As of now I am finally moved back home - most of my belongings are out of my apartment and piled in my family’s living room, haha. The stressful part is over now, or at least until I start preparing for my move to LA (but that will be more exciting stress). :]]

Now I have more time to blog! I wanted to do an outfit post for what I wore during graduation last weekend. All photos were taken by my dad ~

I am so completely in love with this dress. I searched long and hard for the perfect graduation dress; looking for a dress online was my way of relaxing (procrastinating) from all the end of year projects I had to complete. During that time I visited so many websites that I started to see duplicates of the same dresses and knew where they were cheaper or more expensive. ;p

After almost giving up, I finally stumbled upon this From Paris With Love print dress by Ginger Fizz on Asos. I was searching for something that would make me feel sophisticated (like a grown-up! ;p ) yet youthful at the same time and I think this dress worked perfectly for that. Most of the Ginger Fizz pieces have that same feminine/cute vibe and I’m in love with them all, especially the dresses with Renaissance prints. ♥

Also, I’ve been lusting after large, digital prints for awhile now and this dress turned out to be a pretty affordable option for my tight budget. I managed to get a 10% off code by joining the UNiDAYS program at Asos. If you sign up with that link I’ll get credit at Asos, haha~ :]

For this specific dress, my advice would be to go down rather than up if you’re in between two sizes. On the measurement chart I was in between US sizes 2 and 4 for the bust, and decided to go with the larger 4 to be safe. The dress ended up being a little large on me, but with some quick alterations I made it fit nicely, so it all worked out. And I’m in love with the “scuba” cut of the sleeves/front too!

Outfit Breakdown:

• Flower Hair Clip: Forever21, only $1.80 :]
• Floral Necklace: A modified version of the peach/gold version of this necklace from Forever21
• Dress: From Paris With Love print dress by Ginger Fizz
• Coral Wedges: My parents got them for me when they traveled to Paris last year ♥

I was so happy when I realized I had shoes that matched so well with the dress. I have very few neutral colored clothing and shoes. When I say “neutral” I mean natural colors like tan, white, off-white, brown, peach, etc. I don’t know exactly why, but a few years ago I decided to eliminate most of the neutral colored pieces from my wardrobe.

This decision has of course turned out to be inconvenient at times… so I was lucky that my parents brought me these shoes as a gift from their vacation to Paris last year! ♥

As I mentioned in my previous post, graduation day turned out lovely and I feel so lucky that I got to spend it with my friends and family. :] And now summer is here, as well as new adventures and new projects! ~ Hope you’re all enjoying it too!

Can you believe that last week, my boyfriend Mike asked me if I wanted to take outfit photos after class?? It didn’t even cross my mind to take outfit photos, and when I asked why he told me that I looked pretty and he thought I’d want to. He’s the most perfect boyfriend ever. ♥

This outfit would probably have been better in sunshine photos rather than night photos, but our class ran late (the 2nd to last time I attended a class during my college career!) and we had to work with whatever light we could find - that’s why the photos are a bit grainy~

I think I’m slowly getting more comfortable taking photos with Mike. I’m very shy and sometimes it can take me awhile to feel less self concious with different people. But out of everyone I’ve dated, he’s the one I’ve been the most “myself” with, so I’m not really afraid to be silly with him. (The only other people I’m always comfortable with taking my photos are Eva and my parents, haha)

Outfit Breakdown:

• Rainbow Flower Dress: See You Monday brand. I found it in a shop in Haight-Ashbury a couple of years ago and fell in love with it, so much so that I bought it even though it was too big a size for me (I sewed it smaller later)
• Cropped Cami: Charlotte Russe
• Ankle Boots: Arizona Brand (little girls size…), got them new from eBay and put my old rainbow laces on them

The weather was so great that I couldn’t not be happy!~

And finally, here’s the instagram from when I was still in class. :]

So much to blog, and soon I’ll have so much time to do it! So excited~

Good luck on all your end-of-school-year activities!

Here’s a quick outfit post before I bury myself in my studio again. :D The weather was too nice today for me not to dress up!~

Outfit Breakdown

• Glitter star tank top: thrifted, $2
• Sheer mint shirt/robe: ebay, $5
• Radical necklace: From I’m Your Present on etsy
• Tights: Hue brand
• Lavender platform heels: handpainted by me~

I feel so lucky to have as nice a boyfriend as Mike, who takes my outfit photos for me!~

Only 1.5 weeks left until our final shows, ahh! So exciting and scary at the same time. :o

So I’ve got a half confession to make; I’m not always dressed up in thought-out or coordinated outfits. In fact, I’ve worn this pair or jeans about 80% of the time during the past couple of weeks.

Even though for me dressing up is one of the things that can make any day brighter and happier, sometimes the circumstances call for comfy or easy-to-wear clothes.

Right now I’m about 4 weeks away from finishing my last ever semester of school (unless I decide to attend grad school, but I’m not even going to consider that for a few years yet, haha). I don’t want to ruin any nice clothes while I’m working in the studio, and am not in the mood for less comfortable outfits while sitting through 3 hour critiques, so I’m keeping it simple for this one last stretch of school. :]

And another tool for survival? POLAR POPS! Specifially, caffeine-free Diet Coke polar pops from Circle K (caffeine-free because I’m allergic to caffeine, but that’s a story for another time). $0.89, 32 ounce goodness in a cup.

For some reason my new phone’s camera takes super wide photos.. haven’t decided whether I like them or not. Mike took all these photos, you can see his feet below haha~

I hope you’re all enjoying the spring and the (hopefully) lovely weather, and not stressing too much over the end of the school year! ♥

Sooo… I’ve been seriously lusting after colored faux-fur clothing ever since I discovered Iron Fist’s jackets, like this one on DollsKill.com. But as a student with no full-time job, I haven’t been able to purchase one even though they’re actually pretty affordable.

I’ve been on the lookout both online and in stores for a cheap solution to my craving, and today I finally found one. It’s from a place I’d never expect to find it… Kmart! The Kmart by my parents’ home is closing soon and everything is marked down, so I decided to pay it a visit (the last time I went to Kmart was in junior high when I needed a white-collared shirt for marching band, haha).

It’s a little hard to tell from the photos, but there are glitter strands mixed in with the purple! It’s a size Girls XL - I was too embarrassed to try it on in the kids section so I just guessed at the size and bought it! :s It ended up costing $8.39, down from the original $16.99. :]

But as furry as the vest is, my dad’s cat Badger is still way furrier, hahaha~

But I still haven’t decided if this vest was a great or terrible decision… :p What do you guys think??

It’s been a long day and I’m exhausted, but I wanted to post my outfit before I forgot~

Most people who know me know that I love absolutely any excuse to dress up, haha. I don’t really own any red or white clothing, so I went with a pastel-themed outfit instead. :] Photos were taken by Mike~

Toast wanted to join so here he is. Thirteen pounds of cat, and apparently his breed (Siberian and hypo-allergenic!) can grow until they’re 5 years old…but I still love him all the same. ♥