Christmas Piano Recital

Outfit
White Blouse: Borrowed
Black Evening Jacket: Borrowed
NEW! Black Pencil Skirt: Wal-Mart; $10

Accessories
Music Note Earrings: Gift
NEW! Green Diamond Necklace: Gift
Black Pumps: Target; $30

Clavinova Festival

It was so much fun to dress up and perform at the annual Clavinova Festival, again! This year, I performed "Country Rag" by Alexander Peskanov. So, I dressed up like a "cowgirl".

Outfit:

Cowboy Hat: Borrowed

Long-sleeve White Shirt: Borrowed

Cowboy Vest: Gift

Brown Belt: Part of a set; Gift

Jean Skirt: Gift

NEW! Cowboy Boots: Payless Shoes; $11 (HUGE clearance!!)

The Homecoming Mum

October is a very thrilling month in Texas, not only because of Halloween, but also because of homecoming. Texan schools celebrate this day through a series of exciting events, including releasing school, early; holding local homecoming parades and annual homecoming football games. More specifically, they express their school spirit by wearing "mums."

Around the 1950's, Texan boys started the tradition of picking chrysanthemum blooms for their homecoming dates. Some were tied with a few ribbons. However, because "everything's bigger in Texas," over time, these simple mums were turned into lavish pieces- now artificial flowers, incorporating dozens of long ribbons, cow bells, stuffed animals and even LED lights. The incorporated colors normally represent the owner's school colors and are personalized for their interests. For example, a cheerleader most likely will own a mum with cheer ornaments while a volleyball player will probably own a mum that contains volleyball ornaments. In addition to the girls receiving mums from the boys, they now in turn give "garters" to the boys. Most often, a couple's mum and garter match in at least one way or another.

Because this tradition has grown to be so big in Texas, people have started taking advantage of the opportunity and turning it into a money-making opportunity. There are mum-making stores that sell hundreds of ribbons and ornaments that can be bought to make personalized mums. There are also professional mum-makers who sell their creations. These can be bought anywhere from $60-$300.

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My school's colors are white and blue. However, because our school is a public charter school, we traditionally incorporate the public schools' colors- white and green. Additionally, as a senior, my mum incorporated a lot of white, as well.

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10/5/14:
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Friday Outfit

Outfit
Emerald Green Sweater: Maurice's; $20
White Tank Top: Borrowed
Skirt: Plato's Closet; $5

Accessories
Feather Earrings: Part of a Set; Gift
Scarf: Gift
Bracelets: Part of a Set
Black Ballet Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

Cantata

Outfit
Brown and Blue Floral Print Dress: Gift

Accessories
Gold Earrings: Gift
Bronze Pearl Necklace: Borrowed
Brown Bow Belt: Body Central; $10
Pearl Bracelet: Borrowed
Navy Blue High Heels: Gift

Types of Heels - Their names! Know their names of high heel shoe guide! Different type of heels

Through research on the different names of high heels, I found this quick and simple guide- perfect for any girl that's always on the go! I hope that you find this to be helpful while shopping for your next pair of heels.

Church Outfit

Even though the season has technically changed to autumn, with the weather still being warm, I still find myself falling for summer clothes. ;)

Outfit
Floral-print High-Low Dress: Rue21; $20
Jean Jacket: Gift

Accessories
Gold Earrings: Gift
Coral Necklace: BodyCentral; $5
Red Flats: Old Navy; $20

The King's Brass Concert

Outfit
LBD: JCPenny; $20

Accessories
Music Note Earrings: Gift
"Special Occasion Necklace": Gift
Silver Clutch: Gift
NEW! Black Pumps: Target; $30

Hair How-to
1) Put up hair into ponytail
2) Coil hair around ponytail, forming a bun. however, leaving a "tail"
3) Place a second ponytail around coiled hair
4) Clip "tail", underneath ponytail
5) Lightly spray hair with hairspray

School Outfit

Outfit
Nude Tank Top: Gift
Coral Bow Blouse: BodyCentral; $16
NEW! Cheetah-print Cardigan: Costco; $14
Black A-Line Skirt: Target; $20

Accessories
Cheetah-print Necklace: Gift
Brown Bracelet: Part of a set
NEW! Brown Bow Belt: Body Central; $10
Brown Flats: Famous Footwear; $30

School Outfit

Outfit
White with Black Polka-dots Shirt: Gift
Gray Maxi Skirt: Gift

Accessories
Navy-blue and Green Infinity Scarf: Gift
Nude Belt: Part of a set
Teal Flats: Gift

Church Outfit

Outfit
Black Blazer: Forever21; $20
Purple Blouse: Gift
Gray Dress Pants: Gift

Accessories
Purple Earrings: Gift
Silver Flower Necklace: Gift
Black Ballet Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

School Outfit

Outfit
Nude Tank Top: Gift
Light Pink Blouse: Gift
Glittery Gray Sweater: Plato's Closet; $5
Black A-Line Skirt: Target; $20

Accessories
Black Ballet-flats: Wal-Mart; $6

School Outfit

Outfit
Jean Jacket: Gift
White Tank Top: Target; $8
Gray Maxi Skirt: Gift

Accessories
Feather Earrings: Part of a set; Gift
Cheetah-print Necklace: Gift
Brown Flats: Famous Footwear; $30

Tuesday Outfit

Love how this bright floral outfit turned out, today....

Outfit
Black Blazer: Forever21; $20
Coral Bow Blouse: BodyCentral; $16
White Tank Top: Target; $8
Floral-print Dress: Gift

Accessories
Diamond-studded Earrings: Gift; Part of a Set
Music Note Necklace: Gift
NEW! Beige Flower Belt: BodyCentral; $10
Black Ballet Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

Church Outfit

I had a wonderful experience, this past Sunday, visiting the church of one of my best friends. (It is always interesting to me to learn about how different people within the one body of Christ worship and serve our Creator.)
After a lot of thought over what outfit would be appropriate for this church service, this is the outfit that I came up with....

Outfit
Black Blazer:
Yellow Tank Top: Maurice's; $8
White Tank Top: Target; $8
Skirt: Plato's Closet; $5

Accessories
White Pearl-studded Earrings: Gift; Part of a set
White Pearl Necklace: Target; $15
White Pearl Bracelet: Gift
Black Ballet Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

However, I would like to note that I learned a lot about the common dress trends at that church, while I visited and the next time that I have the opportunity to visit the church, I will be sure to try and do a better job at respecting their traditional fashion trends. For example, most women wore skirts/dresses that hung below their knees; they did not wear jewelry; they wore high heels.

Thursday Outfit

I love how this outfit turned out....

Outfit
Nude Tank Top: Gift
Coral Bow Blouse: BodyCentral; $16
NEW! Black A-Line Skirt: Target; $20

Accessories
Glittery Gray Sweater: Plato's Closet; $5
NEW! Pink & Pearl Daisy Earrings: Gift; Francesca's
NEW! Silver Flower Necklace: Gift
Silver & Gold Belt: Gift
NEW! Black Lace Flats: Maurice's (Canada); $10

Wednesday Outfit

Outfit
NEW! Cheetah-print Cardigan: Costco; $12
White Tank Top: Target; $8
Limeade High-low Skirt: Maurice's; $12

Accessories
Gold Earrings: Gift
Coral Necklace: BodyCentral; $5
Bronze Bracelet: Gift; Part of a Set
Black Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

First Day Back to School!

I cannot believe that another summer has flown by! But, here we are, again- back to school. As sad as I am about letting summer go, I am extremely excited for another school year- not to mention, senior year! Here is what I wore on my first day, back to school....

Outfit

NEW! Cream Dress: BodyCentral; $27

Accessories

Bronze Earrings: Gift; Part of a set

Cheetah-print Necklace: Gift

Red Belt: Gift

NEW! Cheetah-print Bracelet Set: BodyCentral; $5

NEW! School Bag: Target; $30

NEW! Cheetah-print Leggings: BodyCentral; $10

NEW! Red Flats: Old Navy; $20

Church Outfit

 Outfit
Dress: Gift

Accessories
Bronze Diamond Earrings: Gift
Silver Necklace: Gift
Silver & Gold Belt: Gift
Navy Blue High Heels: Gift

1st Year Blog Anniversary!

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I cannot believe that it has been an entire year since I first created this blog! I am so excited about the different fashion adventures that I have gone on and cannot wait for many more!

Here is a quick highlight over the past year....

Thank you for all of your support, over the past year! I have been greatly blessed! 

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, regarding this blog or fashion, please let me know by clicking HERE. I cannot wait to hear from you!

Wednesday Outfit

Outfit
Nude Half-sleeved Sweater: Gift
Mustard Yellow Tank Top: Papaya's; $3
Gray & White Striped Skirt: Gift

Accessories
Feather Earrings: Part of a Set; Gift
Maroon Beaded Necklace: Gift
Gold Bracelet: Part of a Set; Gift
Brown Satchel: Target; $25
Maroon Flats: Target; $8

Saturday Outfit

Outfit
Black Sweater: Gift
Light Pink Blouse: Gift
White Shorts: JCPenny; $20

Accessories
Pearl Earrings: Part of a set; Gift
Pearl Necklace: Borrowed
Pearl Bracelet: Gift
Black Ballet Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

Monday Outfit

Outfit

Black and White Plaid Button-down Shirt: Gift; Unknown

LBD: JCPenny; $20

Accessories

Red Necklace: Gift

Red Belt: Gift

Black Ballet Flats: Wal-Mart; $6

Sunday Outfit

Outfit

Brown Blouse: Gift

Nude Tank Top: Gift

Teal Maxi Dress/Skirt: Gift

Accessories

Feather Earrings: Part of a set; Gift

Brown Belt: Part of a set; Gift

Brown Satchel: Target; $35

Brown Flats: Famous Footwear; $30

Tuesday Outfit

Outfit
Denim Button-down Shirt: Old Navy; $20
Pink Tank Top: Gift
Nude Tank Top: Gift
Lace Mini-skirt: Plato's Closet; Unknown

Accessories
Feather Earrings: Part of a Set; Gift
Cheetah-print Necklace: Gift
Bracelets: Part of a set; Gift
Light Brown Braided Belt: Gift
Brown Satchel: Target; $35
Brown Flats: Famous Footwear; $30

Monday Outfit

Outfit
Jean Jacket: Gift
Coral Bow Blouse: Body Central; $16
Brown Tank Top: Target; $8
White Shorts: JCPenny; $20

Accessories 
Bronze-colored Earrings: Gift; Part of a set
Cheetah-print Necklace: Gift
Bracelets: Gift; Part of a set
Brown Flats: Famous Footwear; $30

Starbucks Outing

                            

This was a cute, yet comfortable outfit to wear on a Starbucks outing with one of my best friends....

Outfit

Denim Button-Down Shirt: Old Navy; $20

White Tank Top: Target; $8

Gray Maxi Skirt: Gift

Accessories

Bronze Diamond Earrings: Gift

Coral Necklace: Body Central; $5

Brown Satchel: Target; $35

Brown Flats: Famous Footwear; $30 

Tuesday Outfit

(Yes, if you read the labels, they are correct. I am back in school! I am taking summer II classes. ;) )

I love how this outfit came together, incorporating this bright new skirt....

Outfit
Black & White Flower Print Blouse: Gift
White Tank Top: Target; $8
Limeade High-low Skirt: Maurice's; $12

Accessories
Feather Earrings: Part of a set
Coral Necklace: Body Central; $5
Teal Sandals: Ardene's (Canadian store); $5

Church Outfit

Here are a couple of my new summer pieces that I have enjoyed piecing together with different outfits....

Outfit
Mustard Yellow Blouse: JCPenny; $20
Black Tank Top: Gift
White Shorts: JCPenny; $20

Accessories
Diamond Stud Earrings: Part of a set
Navy Blue Necklace: Borrowed
Silver Sequin Yellow Box Flip-Flops: $20

Flowers & Polka Dots

I am extremely proud of the mix of patterns, within this outfit....

Outfit
Black Blazer: Forever21; $20
White with Black Polka-dots Shirt: Gift
Floral-print Dress: Gift

Accessories
Bronze Earrings: Part of a set
Butterfly Necklace: Body Central; $5
Bracelets: Gift; Part of a set
Black Belt: Gift
Red Flats: Target; $8
Brown Satchel: Target; $35 (This is one of my absolute favorite purses, right now! I looked for this purse style for a long time and finally found this one! It matches well with many different outfits.)

Spring Flowers

I am so excited about this spring-colored outfit!

Outfit
Floral-print Dress: Gift
Emerald Green Sweater: Maurice's; $20
Gold Glitter Pencil Skirt: Gift

Accessories
Diamond Stud Earrings: Gift
"C" Heart Necklace: Gift
Pink Belt: Part of a set
Silver Flats: Wal-Mart; $12

Lacy Layers!

I absolutely love how this outfit came together!

Outfit
Black Blazer: Forever21; $20
Mustard Yellow Tank Top: Papaya's; $3
Black Tank Top: Gift
Lace Mini-skirt: Unknown

Accessories
Feather Earrings: Part of a set
Cheetah-print Necklace: Gift
Red Flats: Target; $8

Hot Pink!

Outfit
Black Sweater: Rue21; $5
Hot Pink Blouse: Gift

Accessories
Black Beaded Necklace: Gift
Black Belt: Gift
Silver Flats: Wal-Mart; $12

1 Dress, 4 Styles

My "Aztec Dress" is one of my favorite dresses to quickly piece together with accessories, creating many different styles of outfits. Here is a quick look at a few different ways that I have accessorized this one dress....

Skirt

I am super proud of this outfit because I thought of the idea of fashioning it into a skirt by simply wearing a blouse overtop of the dress....

White Coat

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Denim Jacket

 Denim Button-down Shirt

Prom 2014

I am so blessed to be able to say that I had a wonderful prom experience in every aspect! From being a part of my school's prom committee; to planning and preparing for the special day, with my friends; to having a wonderful friend as my prom escort; to spending the evening with a great group of friends, alongside my escort, I treasure the many great memories that have been made, regarding prom. 

  

I was so excited to have the honor and privilege of borrowing this dress from a dear friend of mine! We had a lot of fun trying on different special event dresses, but I was most excited when I tried on this dress because after seeing it on me, I knew, right away that it was the right one!

I was really excited to find these heels! About a month before prom, I went shopping to buy all of my accessories. I walked into Famous Footwear and was back out in about fifteen minutes with these in my hand! This was the first pair of heels that I tried on and they were found on the clearance rack! Enough said! 

I found this creative idea on Pinterest.... It is one of my favorite creative photo sessions!

I had a more difficult time choosing my clutch. Although, I am really happy with what I ended up buying! As for the shawl, I was really excited to have found this in amongst my scarves and other shawls. It matched perfectly!

I love this necklace! I call it my "special occasion necklace" because I originally bought it for another special occasion, a year ago and still like to save it mostly for special events. 

Here are close-ups on my corsage and his boutonniere....