I’ve decided that I’m very much a dresses and skirts kind of girl. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely wear pants, but I love the easy freeness of throwing on a dress or the flowiness of a skirt. Lately, I’ve been into wearing faux skirts, as in wearing something over a dress so that it looks like a skirt.
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| sweater, dress- forever 21, tights, shoes- target |
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| black cardigan, red sweater, dress- forever 21, tights, shoes- target |
I was looking up thrift stores in town because I haven’t yet done any thrifting since I’ve been home and apparently there’s this great consignment/antique store downtown. I definitely plan to check it out today or tomorrow!
Also, I started a new knitting project, a late Christmas present for my godmother. It’s a red ruffley scarf (I’ll put up pictures when I’m finished) and hopefully I can finish it soon so I can give it to her before the new year! Do you guys have any late Christmas presents that you haven’t yet given to the giftee?
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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It's great how you can pull off different looks with a couple of pieces,nice :)
XOXO
so girly!
It's a great way to way a dress in a different way!
xoxo ~ Courtney
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I love the striped shirt with the red dress. And let's not talk about presents that haven't been mailed to the giftees yet. Ugh.
Love the dress, I love the second look with the stripes its so cute!
such a fun idea! I love that black sparkly dress :)
xoxo
Great versatility. I know what you mean, I much prefer dresses and skirts, they're so much more comfortable.
Thanks for your sweet comment, hope you had a lovely holiday.
xxx
theothersideofthepondmydear
Read looks nice on you. Happy Holidays! :)
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I LOVE that dress with the sweater! You look great in it. Can't wait to see pictures of the scarf. I absolutely love that you knit. I wish I could.
so cute!!! i love wearing dresses. i hardly wear pants to the point that when i do, all of my co-workers will comment on my 'pants-wearing'. it's quite funny. i love dresses and i'm in love with the red one that you're wearing!!
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love the sparkles in the 2nd look xxxx
lovely red dress, and yes I agree skirts and dresses are fun! though where I live it's pretty much pants for 6 months or else you freeze! hahah. great blog btw, I followed you :)
im a skirts girl too! so much more versatile. happy new year!!
so in love with that sequin skirt/shorts!!! and your dress is perfect, I love red color this season!!
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Oh you look so cute dear! <3
i loove all the red and black! edgy chic ;). and def have to say i loove thrifting too!! it's def oneo f my fav hobbies. i hope you have a happy new year btw girl!! :)
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Love the first dress, so versatile!
I love the idea of wearing something over a dress so that it looks like a skirt. I need to do that more often!
-Meagan
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looking good as usual :)
xx.M
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Yes! I love wearing dresses as skirts lol :)
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I love dresses too! They're so much easier than any other outfit bc you just put one on and you're done!
Thanks for sharing! I love how you turned your dress in to a skirt by putting a sweater over it! Clever.
Tamera xo
Love your red dress! Beautiful :D
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great looks! i can't wait to see your new knitting project!
That's a great touch adding a sweater over a dress!
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Kaylee
Nice looks! I'm also a fan of wearing something over dresses.
mmm yes, faux skirts are great (:
and yes, you must get your thrifting fix before you go back to school!!
hope your NYE was unforgettable! thank you for your sweet comment! you can reach me also on bloglovin, facebook and twitter :)so cu soon! and have amazing new year!!!
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K.
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love your skirt!!! :)
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fashionbit
You look great! Love that first look. I'm a big dress girl.
xo Josie
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Thanks Toni! Same to you :)
thank you Maria!
I like to wear a jumper over a dress to give it a new look as I tend to wear my dresses only a few times. Its a very clever idea :)
Scrapbook de la Emma