mama’s got a brand new bag

As some of my fabulous readers may know, I’m gearing up to go to New York for Fashion Week! One of my very generous friends (who prefers to remain anonymous) gave me a plane ticket for Christmas and obviously I am losing my mind with excitement! Since Christmas I’ve been saving almost every penny and am finally starting to buy a few pieces to take, and this fringe bag might be my favorite. I went to H&M on a hunt for a lip-shaped bag (which I also bought but forgot to take a picture of) and found this beauty for $30. I just couldn’t say no. It reminded me of something my cool biker aunt would’ve had when I was a kid.

“Hello dahling.”

“You heard about my new bag right?”

Isn’t it gorgeous?

I just love all the neon in this little jacket.

And of course hooker boots!

The other piece that I’ve been wearing almost everyday lately is my Gramma’s charm bracelet. She got charms from her kids and whenever she traveled and it’s totally overloaded. As a kid I always admired it and I was so touched when she finally gave it to me a few years ago. Although we definitely don’t see eye to eye on many things, she has always been a huge influence on my style. For many years, she made most of her own clothes and was never afraid to try some out there stuff. She recently gave me some really beautiful riding boots too that you’ll see lots of once all this snow melts!

WHAT: tropical blazer, chicken lays an egg

grey tank, h&m

fringe bag, h&m

charm bracelet, gramma

cocktail rings, gramma

double finger ring, forever 21

dark jeans, forever 21

otk boots, thrift

WHERE: work at chicken

WHEN: wednesday, february 2

bunny ain’t no kind of rider

I went on a thrifting extravaganza recently and managed to find some amazing pieces that I’d been hunting for; I finally found some blazers that fit me correctly! My other big find was these over the knee platform heel boots, which I scrunched down for this day’s look.

Why the big smile?

Oh yeah, that’s why…

WHAT: cowl sweater, thrift

plaid vest, chicken lays an egg

bangles, my gramma

jeans, forever 21

boots, thrift

WHERE: work at chicken

WHEN: tuesday, november 16

someone called me a fly girl today

Yeah, I got called a fly girl. Anyone who remembers In Living Color will understand why this kinda made my day.

Anyway, this is one of the super-fabu new blazers that I got last week and I am so in love with it! This whole outfit turned out pretty great I think, especially since I was half-asleep when I threw it together. :)

This is what your face looks like when you try not to squint into the sun. Yup.

WHAT: straw fedora, forever 21

blazer, thrift

maroon shirt dress, chicken lays an egg

watch necklace, yard sale

bullet necklace, pixel 19 vintage

combat boots, thrift

WHERE: work at chicken and hangin’ at the bar

WHEN: saturday, november 13

Jacob has really been steppin’ up his style lately (which I love) so I of course have been making him pose for pictures. I think he was a little mad about it at first, but he gets more comfortable as it goes along.

I love that he put the glasses on. So cute.

I love these boots that he found too and can’t believe they fit his super-wide feet.

Love having a dude who like dressing up!