leather jacket

Splendid tshirt; Guess leather jacket; Scarf stolen from Beth (or rather, she left it here and I'm taking care of it in her absence); Gap jeans; Coach satchel; Minnetonka Moccasin moccasins

 

 I'm in love with my new jacket! I've actually owned a leather jacket for years now, one I picked up at a consignment shop back in Minnesota and always told myself I'd wear, but had never managed to take off its hanger. I'd convinced myself I just wasn't a leather jacket person (much to the dismay of my visiting friend Beth, as they are pretty much all she wears) - until I put this one on. It's perfect! It's soft, it's surprisingly warm, and it's just the right amount of slouchy to fit in just right with my look. Yay for visiting friends giving me an excuse to explore the city and find new shopping gems.

Beth got on her bus back to NYC this morning, and although I'm sad that the weekend is ending (we had a blast), I think if the visit had gone any longer we would have both dropped dead from lack of sleep. As I'm typing this, sitting in a room for Economics tutoring (gotta love it when no one comes and I can just do work procrastinate) I can barely keep my eyes open. And I already took two naps today. Good news is I have less than two weeks until Spring break! California here I come and, I suppose in the more immediate future (as in right now), Comparative Political Systems readings here I come... Have a good night all :)

a real outfit post?

Gap shirt; Urban Outfitters dress; Vintage necklace; Coach bag; Gap flats

 When was the last time I posted outfit pictures that were taken on the correct setting while it was still light outside? I know, probably never. But that doesn't matter, because now it's happened! I brought my camera along to lunch today then forced Nicole to make a pit-stop next to our dorm building for a quick photo shoot - and in case you were wondering, those windows behind me face into a classroom that had students in it while we were taking pictures. Worse than sneaking around outside the Jesuit residence? Not sure...

I was honestly contemplating doing laundry sooner than my habitual 3-4 weeks just so that this shirt would be clean again. I'm in love! The chambray, the oversize fit - I don't even mind that I think it was called a tunic (for those of you who don't know, I despise tunics). And this dress is obscenely short, but I just couldn't resist the denim with the deep green with the pseudo-leopard print shoes, in case you couldn't tell I really love this outfit! That was really obnoxious, done now. Time to do some work so I can go to bed at a reasonable hour again tonight! Hope you all had a lovely start to your week :)

sorry I fail at blogging

 I know, I know - its been an entire week since I last put up a post! It's just been so crazy, what with my mom visiting last week (which was so nice, just what I needed to rejuvenate me for these last few weeks before Thanksgiving break) and it being Halloween weekend... But now that I'm back, I'm making a resolution: I will be a better blogger (kind of vaguely defined resolution I know - but it will happen)

 target sweater

h&m cardigan

street fair pendant

jcrew skirt

gap leggings

aldo boots

coach bookbag

So I've decided that I shouldn't be allowed to choose my outfits the  mornings Nicole gets up after me - it's dark, I'm tired, and I can't really be responsible for what I come up with. I mean yes, I look cute now, but this is only after I came back to my room post-Econ and realized that there was some work to be done (before what was on top was worn with ripped jeans and moccasins - cute pieces, but not right for this particular outfit).

Updates on these, which you've seen way too much:

1) I wear this necklace all the time

2) Boots are still falling apart, still pretty stressed out at the prospect

3) You actually have never seen these legging before (as I don't normally wear leggings in outfit posts, as a good fashion blogger) but they are the comfiest things ever. I tell you, Gap Body makes a quality pair of leggings.

So my face looks kind of weird in this picture, but I liked how it was movement-ey but not blurry - why do I attempt to explain my thought processes?

Happy Halloween everyone! It's weird, having Halloween on a Monday, right? I actually forgot until a friend reminded me... apparently in the real world trick-or-treating and other activities and such are still happening, but in college Halloween is basically the weekend, when everyone dresses up (I was Dorothy, in case you were wondering)

Ok, now I need to go do some work before Nicole and I watch a Halloween movie! Halloweentown, to be more exact - I don't do well with actual horror movies... But guess what you can all look forward to from me as a blogger? Semi-regular posting! Get ready for it...

it's fall

And by fall, I mean it's freezing. And by freezing, I mean that I had to practically crawl under my bed to get to my box of winter clothes. And what did I pull out? My gigantic green cardigan!

by corpus cardigan

vintage necklace

hanes tshirt

jcrew pants

star ling boots

thrifted coach bag

Sorry for the kind of unattractive photos. The camera was being angsty, and I was freezing (photo above, anyone?). Basically, I've been wearing my fuzzy socks for like 24 hours straight. I know I said I was ready for fall, but now I'm not so sure - I mean, if by fall you mean sunny, crisp, and 55/60 degrees, sign me up! But this fall, the 40 degrees and drizzling, it's pretty much inhumane. 

Pretty cool picture of me, right? Except not at all... but it does show off the folds of my cardigan quite well! This thing is actually gigantic. Humongous. The collar is so large that sometimes I put it on upside-down.  How is that possible? Besides the obvious, that I'm not the brightest bulb, I'm not really sure how. But I love it anyways.

This is my second Sunday outfit post! Of course, I've only posted once in the past week or so, so I'm still not doing so hot on this whole posting thing. I think it's the change of seasons. It's hard to go outside and take photos when it's freezing and rainy! And Kennedy is sorely lacking in picture-appropriate stairwells, unlike the lovely New South. All the lights inside are harsh and fluorescent, making picture-taking simply impossible.

Well, this post has been thoroughly uninteresting, so I think I will end things here. Hope you all had a lovely weekend - rest up, because tomorrow's another Monday! Ugh.

lace

zara tshirt

vintage lace vest

thrifted bracelet

gap jeans

minnetonka moccasins

thrifted coach satchel

I really thought I'd gotten into a thing, doing these every other day posts... apparently not so much. And I looked so cute yesterday! I wore this adorable shirtdress my mom got me from J.Crew and my Frye boots (which would be a much-appreciated change I'm sure, since I believe all you've seen me in lately is moccasins - promise I don't wear them every day)

Found this bejeweled little piece at a thrift store in Fort Collins, Colorado (when I was helping Mckenna move back to school at the end of the summer). I think it may actually be a choker - quite the trendy piece nowadays, not sure if I'll be participating regardless... much prefer it as a wrap bracelet.

 I showed this vest earlier this summer, only as a crop top, a la Natalie - not sure if I could pull of the same look, as I am lacking the rock-hard yoga abs... She actually also wore it for her senior pictures, which I must say are absolutely gorgeous! I might just have to pick my favorites (if that's possible) and put them up in a post so that you can all marvel at them yourselves. Funny anecdote: as we were getting ready for Natalie's senior pictures - a.k.a picking out like 5 outfits from all of our closets, filling up the car with props, driving out to our uncle's horse farm, I remembered my senior pictures. Which were basically "Alison grab a few shirts from your closet, we'll go wander the yard and figure something out" - notice a difference? Oh well, photoshoots are more Natalie's thing. Which is why I'm the one with a blog?

  Can't believe that one week from tomorrow I'll be in NYC and that two weeks from tomorrow my mom will be here in D.C. with me! October is most definitely going to be a good month... Good night all!

P.S. You may notice that this post, unlike my others, is completely devoid of text formatting. Not saying I like it, but I'll try anything once. You're welcome Emily :)

moths

Well, I'm sorry to say that today's photos aren't my best. I know Nicole will take this as a personal offense to her photography, but... Still, I'm quite enjoying my insect- and animal-themed shirts from All Saints. Walked past the store today and a guy who was cleaning the front windows told me he liked my shirt... also, it was really difficult for me not to go in and browse. You're saving your money for NYC Alison, just remember that...

all saints spitalfields shirt

old navy skirt

minnetonka moccasins

coach bookbag

jewelry thrifted, gifted, from various travels (a.k.a I'm no help if you want to know where it's from)

 So besides the whole beginning-of-a-new-week-I'm-so-tired thing that inherently comes with Mondays, today was actually a pretty fun day! On Mondays and Wednesdays I have a break in classes from 12:15 - 6:15, so basically I have the whole afternoon to do whatever! Today I walked to this vintage/consignment store up on Wisconsin Avenue (just 10 minutes or so off campus), where I found some really cool stuff. Didn't buy anything, as I'm not shopping before New York, but if I was that Chloe cardigan would be mine no questions asked. Also probably the adorable quilted Brooks Brothers bag. Just saying.

This shoe picture up above is really awkward! It looks like my skirt doesn't exist on the right side... it does. In case you're wondering. And below, the classic "cover my face so that you can see my rings but not my weird facial expression" photo. Or as Nicole thought it was - the "I'm so distraught you didn't take good photos" photo. I mean really, I'm not that melodramatic yes I am. 

 

Oh, in addition to checking out vintage clothing today, I got a cupcake! A free cupcake to be exact. A German chocolate fudge free cupcake to be super exact. Yes, be jealous. And on that note, hope you all had a great start to your week :)

out and about

loft button down

vintage necklace

jcrew belt

gap shorts

sperry topsiders

thrifted coach satchel

Sorry for the quick and awkward photos here, but as you will read below we were on a little excursion and I don't like people looking at me while I have photos taken. So we were very sneaky...

I just realized looking back at these photos that my belt is most definitely not in place! Ignore that please, as I hope everyone else who saw me today did.

 

Photos in today's post were taken at the Textile Museum! Nicole, Colleen (my other Colleen, who goes to Georgetown with me) and I went on this trip sponsored by a Georgetown group called "Breaking the Bubble" and got to explore a bit of the city today! A lot of students really never leave our campus and the surrounding M street area (there's shopping, restaurants, cupcakes - what else do you need, really?), in what is colloquially called the "Georgetown Bubble." So this group received a grant from the school to subsidize trips for students to get food, see music, explore galleries all around the District! We went to the farmer's market (so. many. free samples.), ate dozens of empanadas, explored a used book shop, walked up embassy row, and went to the textile museum! It was a fun little trip, and definitely inspired me to get out into the city more often from now on! Oh, and I took a city bus for the first time. Pretty proud.

But now I'm getting some work together and headed to the library for a muffin. And to do work, you ask? I mean yes, I suppose I may do some work at the library. Mostly just there for the pastries. Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

gross weather

I hate attempting to dress in weather like this. Daily temperatures ranging from 60 - 70, humid and muggy, will it rain, will it not? Can I wear my green pants or will they clash with my rain boots? These are the questions I have to ask myself every morning (and in response to the latter yes, yes they will). So here is what I came up with, sorry this shirt doesn't photograph very well, there will be detail shots farther down...

vintage shirt

coach bookbag

 citizens of humanity jeans

minnetonka moccasins

Woah. Can we just take a second to recognize (as I'm sure you'll notice when you look at the detail photo with my shoes), that I'm wearing pants that aren't skinny? I know, when was the last time this happened? I've been thinking about it, and discounting trousers, I probably only one 4 or 5 pairs of non-skinny pants. To be honest I think the largest category of pants in my wardrobe are the "skinny-and-cropped". Not sure what that says about me?

So apparently since the buttons are in the back of this shirt, it looks like I'm wearing it backwards? I was hurrying to class and some friends from my last class were behind me. I heard them say, "should we tell her?" so of course I turn around and ask, and they tell me that they think my shirt is on the wrong way - oh boys. Don't you understand the concept of decorative buttons? Though I did try it on the other way when I got back to the room just for kicks, and with a tank top and the tag cut out, it could be quite cute backwards too.

Super attractive photo right? I had Nicole take a close-up of my shirt detail and, assuming that my head wasn't included in the picture, made a very attractive face. I was going to crop it, then decided why not keep it? Why not give readers a true taste of what I probably look like most of the day? A.k.a. really odd

Sorry that I haven't posted since Sunday! I'm sure you were all so proud, me posting an actual outfit on a Sunday, then I totally go and ruin it by not posting for two days. Typical me. Thing is, I was super busy yesterday! I know. Me, busy? I'm pretty excited about it too. In addition to classes I went to my Econ professor's office hours to ask some questions, checked answers to our problem set with a girl from my class, had my second experience tutoring, and had my first actual-singing-practice with the girls from Harmony (the internationally-themed, all-girls a cappella group I joined!) - needless to say it was pretty crazy. Unlike today where I watched 3 episodes of Gilmore Girls - a.k.a. my life back to normal, you can all breathe a sigh of relief :) Hope your week is going well so far!