Christmas Dinner Event!

Hello!

I have been studying for my finals, which is the reason for the inconsistent posting, but I am finally done with my first semester of college! Yay! Now it is time to relax before next semester and enjoy my time at home.

Me and Aika attended a Christmas dinner for our club last Friday and we went to a Chinese Buffet. We dressed up, of course, and Aika even got asked out by a 40 year old with a daughter haha! I thought it was hilarious! The Chinese buffet even had Horchata!!! Horchata is a Mexican drink, made of rice. So delicious! A lot of hilarious things happened that night, it was a really fun and amazing night!

Anyway we did not take single shots of our outfits but our friends took pics and tagged us on FB, so I will show our partial outfits here...excuse my hunch back but I was trying to get down to my friends height lol

This is me!:) I am wearing a dress this brown dress with black accents (Forever 21 $28), tights (Target $7), and black suede wedges (H&M $30), which by the way are painful! Cute? yes! But very painful! And I wore my trench coat! Yes ladies and gentlemen, I have finally bought my trench coat...no picture sorry!

Aika is wearing a thrifted shirt, a skirt which I also have lol (we bought them together at a store which went out of business, so it was cheap), tights (Target $7), and my sister-in-laws suede black pumps, which are even more painful than my wedges! But...PAIN is BEAUTY right?

OOTD-Aika! (ipad)

Hey! I am posting this post from my iPad! So I do not know how this will look but I am giving it a try anyway since it's a very quick Outfit Of The Day!

This is Aika's casual Sunday outfit! We were hanging out and decided to do a quick blogpost!

Hope you like it! She is wearing a kind of nerd chic look! Jeweltone colors are big this fall and of course the "cute nerd" look has been popular for a while now.

The mix of the mustard colored shirt with jade green cardigan is very much fall and leave inspired! (falling leaves)

She is wearing black shorts with gray tights...the gray tights are a nice way to show off her legs and add some more color! Too much black can be overwhelming for such a small frame! But again as I have mentioned before black is my favorite color and I wear A LOT of it, so it is all about preference!

The accessories were very simple. For starters her shoes are sneakers! Most comfortable shoes a girl can own! Adding a little more nerd and boyish charm. Next her necklace is "nerd glasses" (cute right?) which again adds to the nerd aspect. Finally her watch is silver and small perfect for the simple casual look:)

Feel free to recreate or get inspired by this "Nerd Chic" look!

Hope you enjoyed this REALLY QUICK OOTD!!!

Carolina!<3

OOTD: Carolina

 "Friday Night Bowling" OOTD

 Black and White, my favorite tones to wear. This combination of tones is very striking - I love the contrast.  With this outfit, one has many choices on how to accessorize and dress it up to your personal style. Let's see what kind of accessories Carolina chose!

 This bowler hat, I would say, is one of the key pieces to this wardrobe.  It adds to the masculinity of the outfit, which is definitely what Carolina's personal style is all about.

(Hat from H&M $12)

Simple black stud earrings add to the dark, edgy look of this outfit.

 

 

A gold statement necklace adds that little needed pop of color.

(Necklace from jewelmint.com - called "Sealed With Love" necklace $15, Top from TJMaxx $7)

 I like how she chose textured tights instead of regular opaque black tights (which would give her look a "blocky" feel - playing with texture makes the outfit more balanced.) Don't be afraid to pair up different patterns and textures!

(Tights from Target $7; Shorts from Goodwill $4)

Now for the piece that pulls the outfit together - the simple black blazer.  Blazers are one of my favorite articles of clothing. It is so versatile, and I love how it instantly makes one's outfit more polished and dressed up.

(Blazer from Strawberry $6)

This outfit is stylish yet comfortable, perfect for a night of fun bowling with friends! (:

Thanks for reading, until next time! -Aika <3

OOTD! Friends- Part 2

Hello!


I did not post yesterday because I could not for the life of me find the time! School is so overwhelming sometimes. But anyway, my next friend also likes fashion and dressed up a bit for the mini event:)

 Here she is wearing a white mini pea-coat over her outfit! It gives her a nice shape and accentuates her waist.

She is wearing a flowy top with a rose print and a lace trim top. I love the lace because it gives a little peek of skin without being overexposed and gives a more refreshing feeling. If she had a solid top she would feel too weighed down by the fabric!

This outfit paired with a body-con skirt was a great choice. It accentuates her curves and gives her a slimmer look. She has a great figure so definitely show it off!:) I like how she paired it with one simple bracelet and black tights. LADIES invest in a pair of opaque black tights! Another essential piece in a girls wardrobe!

She paired it all with white shoes which is a nice choice since she is wearing all black. Too much black can be overwhelming and depressing! Don't get me wrong! BLACK is my favorite color and I love wearing a lot because it makes me look slimmer^-^ but in this case it would be too much!:)

Thank you!<3 Carolina

OOTD! Friends- Part 1

Hey Guys! It's me Carolina :D

My club, at my college, had a mini event today and my friends dressed up really cute for it so I took some pics of their outfits along with my own...but I am camera shy so I look a little awkward! haha

My first friend is from Korea and she has such cute clothes and dresses very fashionably!

She is wearing a trench coat, which she got in Korea, I believe a trench coat is an essential piece in anyones wardrobe and she definitely rocks it...I am hopefully getting one soon:)

 The belt sinches in her tiny waist, giving her more curves! Making it less masculine!

 The shoulder has a cute ruffle detail and it makes a good statement. It gives her more power! And adds a cute feminine detail.

I love the fact that this trench coat hides its buttons when most expose them and are a very prominent...This gives it a more feminine feeling rather than being such a bold statement. She is all about being feminine!:)

Under her trench coat she was wearing an adorable blue dress with white lace sleeves and to give her shape a blue belt (with a bow), black tights and strappy black heels.

 The sleeves are so beautiful! More femininity~

 The bow belt gives her body shape and breaks up her body in a good way, so we can distinguish the waist from the rest of her body.

 Her black heels paired with the black tights give her height. They blend together well so you cannot tell where the heel starts and ends...(you can of course, but from far away it makes her look taller)

Hope you liked this! Very feminine OOTD!

Thank you<3

Fashion and Finances...

Hello, This is Carolina.

I am a broke college student. I am a girl who loves fashion. Those two things do not mix well most of the time. However, if you know what to do it can actually be very interesting.

I for one love to shop at thrift stores. I know cliche, every "true" fashion girl loves to shop at thrift stores..."what's new?" Well when I say I am broke, I mean BROKE! I do not have a job and my mother is a single mother. My mother has shopped at thrifts store before I was even conceived!
I have to say though that I have not always loved thrifts stores! I use to hate them when I was younger. I use to hate going to them with my mother and I would even say I feel itchy or allergic to the store lol. But as I became a teen and continued to go with my mother I LOVE thrift stores!

You can find trendy stuff in thrift stores, especially since fashion keeps repeating itself! I can find something that is in major retail stores that would cost like $30 for like $2 at a thrift store...MAJOR DIFFERENCE. Now that being said I still love Forever 21 and H&M and I swear by them. But thrift stores are a good option for the BROKE FASHIONISTA!

I encourage you to go out and try a thrift store! Do not be scared to wear old or used clothes because it's new to you!!!:)
I shop at Value Village, Good Will, or this amazing thrift store from my hometown!
Again I will post pictures later when I have time to take pictures!

Thank you!

Fashion, overseas.

Hi everyone, this is Aika. I will neglect my studies for now to finally post in this blog! 

Being of Asian descent, I get most of my style inspiration from Asia - mostly Japan and Korea. I really enjoy how the girls there can go from being super-cute casual one day to classy-chic another day.

I can not summarize my style in just a couple words, I have days when I like to dress up super girly (pink, lacy, complete with a hair bow) or days when I feel like dressing the complete opposite (jeans, boots, graphic tees).

I think cultural background plays a big role in people's personal fashion sense.

Where does your style inspiration come from?

(photo credits: yesstyle.com)

Fall! Part 2

Hello! Sorry me and Aika do not post much!:( We are busy college students and I am the one with the most free time. Anyway this is Part 2 of our Fall segment! I do not know exactly how many parts there will be but keep reading please:)

My (Carolina) Favorite fall trend is the MENSWEAR for women trend. Of course I love the other trends but I am in love with this trend especially because of the ANDROGYNOUS appeal.

I have a pixie haircut so the androgynous look, I believe, suits me since it fits with my look!

Here are some examples of the Menswear look and again I got these photos from lookbook I do not own them!
I will post some pictures of how I wear the MENSWEAR trend soon...as soon as I do not have homework:)

Thank you,
Carolina<3

Fall! Part 1

Hello everyone, This is Carolina again!:)

Fall is definitely my favorite season of all! I do not like summer, personally, because it is too hot and the fashion is also not my favorite. However, Autumn is definitely an amazing season for fashion! I feel more myself in fall clothing and around this time I am the most inspired when it comes to dressing myself in the morning.

One of my favorite parts of Autumn is that we actually dress in layers! Who does not LOVE layers? I know I do! I can wear Blazers, Cardigans, Sweaters, Light coats...ahhh the mention of all these fall essentials just makes me giddy! (did I just use that word?)

Something I notice a lot is people dress in darker colors during this season and some of those colors mimic the leaves that are dying. I love this! It definitely makes a statement! And I love watching people interpret their style this season in different ways. I wish I lived in a town with people who are more fashionable, especially during Fall!...sigh...

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