winter white

Blazer - Zara//Sweater - Sears//Necklace - Joe Fresh//Jeans - Gap//Ankle Booties - Dolce Vita//Fur Scarf - a local shop?//Carry-All Pouch - American Apparel//Ring - Aldo

Whatever would entice me to dress entirely in shades of white and tan and head out to the currently slushy streets of this city?  A post on my interpretation of ‘winter white’, of course.  This outfit is a complete contrast to my normal winter uniform of darker colours and I really enjoy how it provides a blank canvas, so to speak - it makes it easy to keep the focus on the fur and metallic gold accessories and a colourful lip.  To keep it interesting I chose each piece in a different texture: fur, wool, denim, suede, and leather.  You may or may not be able to see from the expression in these pictures but today was a bitterly cold and windy day and immediately following this I headed home and layered on some thermals and cuddled up under a blanket to catch up on some episodes of Happy Endings.

study break

one lonesome duckie!

Sweater - Winners//Skirt - Forever 21//Booties - Dolce Vita via Winners//Necklace - Ardene//Watch - Nixon//Jacket - Kohls//Belt - Unknown

Well the snow is almost gone (for now) but it seems the cold temperatures are here to stay.  Yesterday I surfaced from behind a two foot high pile of textbooks, notes, calculators, etc. to go for a brisk walk around the park.  My boyfriend snapped these shots while we were there.  It has to be said: the one with the leather jacket thrown nonchalantly over the shoulder was his idea - I can't take credit for that much cheesiness ;)
Good luck to those writing finals!!

black, white and red

Tights and Scarf - Winners//Booties - Dolce Vita via Winners//Shorts and Earrings - Forever 21//Button-Up Shirt - Joe Fresh//Sweater - Urban Planet//Watch - Nixon//Bracelet - Aldo//Coat - DKNY via Model Citizens

First off, please excuse my coat being covered in cat hairs... she wants everyone to know I’m hers.  Moving on: this is the second outfit I’m posting with coloured tights.  I went with red tights to have as the focus of an otherwise completely neutral and basic outfit.  In fact, just between you and me, a few hours before this photo was taken I wasn't wearing a turtleneck sweater on top of the white button up shirt but... nutella on toast cravings happen.  And when one occurs in conjunction with a white shirt, a mess ensues.