The Voguette

@ Charity Fashion Show

( Asos Velvet dress, Target vest, American apparel heart print tights, Banana clutch, vintage ring )

I met up with the amazingly stylish Hillary of FashionIndie for a charity fashion show a while back. Many of our friends were modeling thus it was only natural that we would go to show our support. It was really just another reason to dress up - these chances come very rarely when you're in Michigan. I absolutely adore Hillary's awesome faux fur vest, I've been searching for a great faux for such a long time now, but sadly - no luck.

I decided to bust out the dark lippie for the event, I've tried this shade a few times in broad daylight, but I don't think people here are ready for that yet. I'm wearing Cyber by MAC, I am so incredibly obsessed with it. I'm also insanely obsessed with heart dotted sheer tights - and when I saw this pair at AA, I had to get them.

I shall leave you with these amazing photos from Crash #50 of Skye Stracke:

(tfs)

Hope you guys all have an amazing thanksgiving break!!

.... yeah, my jeans are ridiculous.

( H&M Blazer, F21 Tank & Jeans, Asos flats, Fossil pendant, Vintage rings )

So I caved and bought crazy ripped and bleached jeans. They just called to me - You know how that happens. First look - you think "oh, who wears those?" and then you see them again and somehow you can't live without them. The more I look at them the more I love them. Although, I'm still not too sure how to wear them. I thought grey would have been a good match, but ofcourse I have no grey basics.

Thanks so much to Winnie for taking the photos, she's a local photographer here in Michigan and her work is honestly some of the best I've seen. Check here out here

On another random tangent... currently Loving....

On a sadder note, RIP Daul. The fashion world will not be the same without you.

Mariacarla, you're the best.

(images from tfs)

Short post today.

Finally done with dreaded Econ exam.

Bought a sick owl ring, and some crazy destroyed bleach dyed jeans.

Im still desperate for some faux. Any suggestions?

thank you global warming.

( H&M floral dress and belt, F21 mustard tights, BCBG wedges, Chloe sunglasses, )

It was unnaturally warm yesterday. Ahhh global warming. I decided to bust out my floral H&M dress, I haven't worn it in ages - I feel like I have to be in the right mood to wear it. This outfit is most definitely inspired by the dear Rebecca from The Clothes Horse. I absolutely love her style and her whimsical photos in nature.

List of things that I'm really into right now:
1. Jeffrey Campbell for LF Acne inspired wedges
2. Socks with Strappy Rustic Sandals a la Burberry
3. Faux Everything
4. One Shoulder velvet jumpsuits - one shoulder everything... really.
5. Really high poofy buns

Oh, and amazing photos from the Vogue Italia beauty shoot by by Paolo Roversi. DIE.

monochrome

( H&M Blazer & Jeans, Zara Top, Aldo Wedges, Hairbow from TheImagined on Etsy )

Being the nerd that I am, I color coordinate my closet, and this morning I noticed that I own a disproportionally large amount of black clothing - thus I thought it would be fun to do a black-on-black outfit. This was my first attempt, and then I found the most amazing heart-dotted sheer black tights at American Apparel and I wore those with black shorts and I belted the blazer - I think I like that look better, but sadly there was nobody around to take my picture.

Story of my life.

On a different note, Lily Cole's editorial for Dazed & Confused is just about the best thing ever.

Ah Lily. LOVE.

OMG. AMAZING NEWS. I am officially studying abroad in Paris next semester - Who's going to be at Paris Fashion Week with me!?!!!!???

Peachy Keen

(H&M top & skirt, F21 Cardigan, Club Monaco Belt, Aldo Heels)

I have longed for the perfect tutu since the beginning of summer - and now, five months later, I've finally found it. Having taken ballet for ten years of my life - I know a thing or two about tutus. I wanted one that wasn't too costume-y, one that's not too structured or frilly. I also wanted the tulle to be somewhat softer - I detest cheap tulle, it's probably the quickest way to ruin a great outfit. And low and behold, I found this adorable nude tutu just hanging on the rack by its lonesome at H&M. Naturally, I had to give it a home. It didn't seem like it had too many friends in the store anyway.

I also love the combination of pastels - if it hadn't been so cold I would have gone tights-less. But I think the black tights give it a nice fall feel. Can we also talk about how amazing the faux ysl club monaco belt is!?!? I am SOOOO in love with it!!

Please ignore my nails, they're a horrible shade of pink leftover from halloween. I've been lazyyy.

HALLOWEEN DIY: Thierry Mugler Dress

I bet you can't even recognize me in that! Haha. I promise it is me though. I made a DIY Mugler for halloween because I knew that almost everyone is dressing up as gaga for halloween - but nobody was going to spend as much time as I did on their costume.

So to make this dress, here's what you do. First I bought a pleather skirt/dress from American Apparel. Then I cut out SYMMETRIC diamond shapes of cardboard - its really important that they're perfectly symmetric and narrow so that when you put four pieces together you get a lovely crystal or 3-d diamond shape. If you're going to do this - USE A RULER. Play with the sizes so you get a nice variation of crystals.

Next I superglued the four pieces together to make the shape, and I painted them gold - a la Gaga. Now attaching them onto the dress is tricky because I didn't want to straight-up glue them to the fabric - so I hot-glued safety pins onto the shapes and pinned them to my dress.

Now I know it doesn't look exactly like the real thing, but I think it comes close enough and people will most definitely get it.

So I made a little pseudo music video. Yes. That's me singing. Not Lady Gaga.

Fall in Michigan

As much as I complain about Michigan, I absolutely love the fact that we have seasons! I would be so upset if I lived in a place that was only green leaves and sunshine all the time. Our campus is so charming and whimsical in autumn. Sometimes a chilly breeze and bright yellow leaves are all one needs to make their day better. There's something so refreshing about that first breath of crisp air in the morning. It rejuvenates you.

( Marc by Marc dress, F21 sweater, Target socks, Prevue Heels, Banana Republic bangle )

I busted out my Marc dress for the day. I probably could have thought about the outfit more, I kinda just threw it on and headed out - I think the tights look silly in retrospect. Haha.

I got a dark purple lipstick today - Cyber by MAC. Its AMAZING. Pictures Soon!

currently loving...

(studdedhearts, moneasywardrobe, streethearts, fashiongorogue)

Just some inspiration for your sunday! Exam coming up... again... ill be back with more actual posts then.

sasha + craig mcdean = <3

(tfs)

Sasha P. by Craig Dean for Vogue Italia October 2009.

Dear Natasha, you are fucking amazing.

(image from tfs)

no words are needed.

Happy Diwali!!!

( H&M dress & Blazer, Ralph Lauren Boots, F21 Tights, Club Monaco Necklace )

As many of you may know, today is the first night of Diwali - the festival of lights - a five day celebration of the Hindu new year. Naturally, my roommate and I went out to get indian food in celebration of the holiday. I couldn't help but take pics of the yummy samosas.

Then we lit candles - ofcourse!

I think going to an international high school really opened my eyes the many different cultures and traditions around the world. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have that experience. Throughout the years, I've become somewhat of an expert when it comes to India and I must say one of the most amazing things about the culture is their dress.

Every year the Indian Student Association puts on a dance show ( I was actually in it one year in high school, it was honestly the coolest thing ever - yes I know, I'm not Indian...), and I would ogle at the beautiful sarees and lehengas floating around - longing to wear one myself. I absolutely love the brightly colored fabrics, the detailed embroidery and the beautiful draping of the fabric. With stars like Freida Pinto and Aishwarya Rai, I expected indian fashions to be more integrated into main-stream clothing - but perhaps people just haven't discovered its wonders yet. Well here's a peek of what we're missing out on: