Day 14--August 21, 2011

This blog is two weeks old! And in honor of the anniversary, today's outfit is brought to you by Target.....

Not really. Wouldn't that be awesome though? But really, every single piece in today's outfit is from Target.

Shirtdress: Converse One Star (bought on the clearance rank for $7 this summer! It still had the tags on it this morning!)

Undershirt: Mossimo tank-top (Target)

Leggings: Assets (Target)—they are really footless tights, but I rolled them up some more because it is freaking hot in Texas 

Shoes: Merona (Target)

Even my purse, the black one with white polka dots is Merona, which is a Target brand.

Photo Credit: My friend Sally in the Wesley house’s dining hall.

2 things: This dress has a tie with it, but I took it out. I didn’t like it. Also, my mom bought me these shoes like freshman year of high school hoping I’d grow into them. Well I’ve stopped growing and they are still big. So I predict I’ll be wearing them for a LONG while.

Today I went to Howdy Week Chapel, then to lunch at the Wesley (the campus ministry I attend at school). I hung out at the Wesley house and played games (there were new freshmen there) until 4:30 pm. I came home and changed into the same outfit as yesterday since it’s repeat day. Tomorrow is school!

Also, now that I’m caught up with my Daily Outfits, I will be returning to the one picture post, one text post a day format. 

Day 13--August 20, 2011

So it begins. I’m going to be honest here, there probably will start being more self-taken mirror pictures on this blog. I have officially moved back to school so my parents aren’t around. I will try to get my roommate or a friend to take the pictures, but if I don’t succeed you’ll get this. Sorry.

Shirt: Bought in a gift shop on one of the piers of Seattle in March 2010.

Pants: Faded Glory

Shoes: Converse One Star (Target)

First off, I really love this shirt and I have no idea why. It’s so basic! My mom tried to get me to get a shirt with the Space Needle on it instead, but I stuck to this one. Prior to this challenge I wore this shirt ALOT.

Secondly, when my mom first bought me these pants I disliked them and never wore them. I took them on a mission trip hoping I’d get them so dirty I’d have to throw them away. I wore them the first day and realized that they were actually really nice pants. Thus I kept them despite the paint splatters on them! I think those add character. ; )

(P.S. You get a sneak peek of my bedroom at my apartment! Don’t get too excited though, you’ll probably be seeing it a lot. I spent most of my day moving into my new place. Excitement!) 

Day 12--August 19, 2011

Shirt: Present from my parents; they went to New Zealand for their 25th wedding anniversary

Shorts: Simply Basic; very, very old soccer shorts (from what I can tell Simply Basic is a Walmart brand).

Shoes: my SAS brown loafers

Photo Credit: My mom in our kitchen.

I changed out of my repeat outfit when we got home from Kansas about 12 noon on Friday into this. I spent the afternoon packing and climbing through the barn looking for stuff for my apartment. I got dir-ty! This shirt has a really high collar and I didn't want to wear it to school, so I wore it on my last day home!

Shirt: VBS 2009 Volunteer Shirt

Pants: No brand, but these are the gym shorts I got in middle school for Gymnastics (seriously!), so they are old.

Shoes: Converse One Star (Target)—I only took one pair of shoes on the trip.

Photo Credit: My mom while we were stopped at the airport in Hominy, Oklahoma to get some gas on Friday morning. It was about 9:30 am.

Confession; I wore this outfit Thursday and Friday! GASP! But I’m not counting it as a repeat because we got home about 12 noon Friday and I changed into another outfit. Besides, no one besides my parents saw me wear it twice! 

Day 10-- August 17, 2011

Shirt: Hot Topic (www.hottopic.com)

Pants: Atheletic Works (probable hand-me-down)

Shoes: Converse One Star (Target)

Photo Credit: My mom while we had a pit-stop in Enterprise, Kansas while riding the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railway.

My Ron shirt might possibly be my favorite item of clothing that I own. I got it on clearance after making a special trip to the local mall just to buy it earlier this summer. I wore it to the midnight premiere of Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Day 9--August 16, 2011

Shirt: Old Navy

Pants: Faded Glory (Walmart Brand)

Shoes: Dr. Scholl’s Flip-flops; borrowed from Mom

Photo Credit: My mom in our room at the Diamond Motel in Abilene, Kansas

I originally planned to wear a DRESS (I know right?) on Tuesday, but it turned out to be too small. I was sad because my parents bought it for me in Aruba and I never wore it. But small’s small right? So I guess I’m giving it away. I really like this outfit, but the shirt’s a Large and thus a bit big on me. Plus I know horizontal stripes are bad, but I love them too much!

Blogspot Bonus: For most of the day, I wore my Converse, but for dinner I switched into these. It really changed the look I must admit.

Is there a niche for college fashion?

And if so, where do I fit in?

While searching for tidbits of info and picture for Tuesday’s post, I came across this site:

www.collegefashion.net

(Screenshot of College Fashion’s front page taken by me)

Through that site I came to collegecandy.com, another site that focuses on style/fashion for college women among other topics.

(Screenshot of College Candy’s front page taken by me)

These 2 sites made me realize that I never really went searching for college-specific fashion sites. Oh, I read blogs like academichic.com, but those are run by grad students with families and houses and babies. Their fashion was way too upscale for me. 

(Screenshot of academichic’s category page taken by me. They recently quit posting, but their archives are awesome!)

Typing “college fashion” into Google gave me a HOST of options. Yeah there were some links to various college degrees in fashion, but these sites were there too:

fashionista.com

everycollegegirl.com

collegefashionista.com

thebudgetbabe.com

elle.com

college-style.com

I was done right? There is a ton of stuff about college fashion on the web. But as I scrolled through the sites I couldn’t help but think they weren’t talking to me. There were posts about trends, too much pink in their site design, references to “college girls” (I’m sorry, but I’m 21-year-old junior. I’m not a college girl anymore. I don’t think I ever was a college girl.), and many pictures of outfits that I would never ever wear.

Where’s my college fashion site? The ones for the college women who are not trendy, who spend more time reading than partying, who abhor pink, who know what they want in life, who are definitely not looking for a Mrs. degree, and who think that life after college is going to be so much better.

Where’s mine?

I’m not saying I don’t enjoy looking at those sites. I do, but they are not practical. I like practicality more than I like trendiness or flashiness. Maybe people who are practical don’t care about fashion. But I don’t really believe that—I think this is a fashionista in all of us to some extent.

Where are my fellow fashion-loving, practical college women? Let me hear from you!

(P.S. I’m flying home while you are reading this post! There may even be a daily outfit post tonight!)

Day 8--August 15, 2011

Shirt: Church Youth Group shirt for Summer 2009 (the youth pastor always makes a new shirt every summer to memorialize our summer "theme"); it's Spiderman-themed. That black smudge you see on the right of my shirt in the photo is actually a spider

Pants: Old Navy jean shorts; you can't see it well, but there are rainbow stripes on the front pockets

Shoes: the brown loafers I wear to work (Sorry I tried to get my mom to get them in the pic, but no dice).

Photo Credit: My mom in her work office (She works at our church).

I really like these shorts, but I'm pretty meh about the shirt.

Today I have been packing for school! I went to church at noon to have lunch with my mom, then came home and napped. There will be a post detailing my clothes for school coming shortly!

Blogspot Bonus: The first time I ever wore this shirt around my house, my mom starts FREAKING OUT when I came into the kitchen for breakfast. Turns out she thought the spider on my shirt was a real one....I now bring this story up every time I wear this shirt, including today. I'm such a good daughter. : ) 

Strategizing My Wardrobe

I'm developing a strategy to get through my closet. I have to have variety in my clothes if I'm going to get through this. I can't wear all of my jeans at the start and then have only skirts and khaki pants. I can't wear all of my t-shirts in a row and only have dressy shirts left. I might have to wear a dress on a non-Sunday (GASP!). I have to move between casual outfits and more dressed-up things like collared shirts on a daily basis. I have to save my black pants and shorts for that time of the month (I wore a pair of black shorts on Day 3 and then wished I hadn't. I might need those shorts later!). I have to have careful planning when I go to school (as I have previously stated).

And there might be days when I just NEED to wear a certain item (black shorts, sweatpants, a collared shirt, etc.) and what if I've run out? I can't let that happen!

So variety and planning are the catchphrases of this blog. Don't be surprised if you see me wearing a skirt to class!

Day 7--August 14, 2011

This blog is a week old! Yeah!

Today I went to church at 8 am and stayed until noon. I was wearing this lovely number:

( I really dislike this picture, but it is the only one I got. Definitely going to be more aggressive with my mom next time about blurriness, getting the WHOLE outfit and being outside, etc. At least you can see my dress!)

Dress: City Triangles (bought at Ross)--they don't have their own website
Shoes: black Merona wedges from Target
Photo Credit: My mom in our living room.

Don't worry, I wear these wedges to church fairly often, so I'll definitely get them in the picture next time I wear them!

After church my mom and I went out for lunch with our church group. I came home and changed into the top from Day 1 and the pants from Day 5 (Sunday is my repeating day remember?). I then napped and at 5, my mom and I went back to church for the camp meeting. Now I'm watching TV with my Dad while I type this.

Hope you all had a lovely Sunday!

Day 6--August 13, 2011

This outfit is one of those that I didn't want to take to school, so I wore it today.

Shirt: It's my high school senior shirt; it has my graduation date and my high school's mascot on the back.

Pants: Old Navy; hemmed by my mom

Shoes: Converse bought at Target

Purse: Merona (a gift, but it's a Target brand)

Headband: Goody

Yeah...so I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a high school shirt on campus. I can't get rid of this shirt though...too many memories! 

Even though you can't see them, I really love the socks I'm wearing--they are black, white, and gray argyle!

I'm so proud of my Converse! I got them this summer and they are my first pair! I love them!

Blogspot Bonus: I really really like the fact that my shoes and purse match! Ha!

These jeans are slightly too big around the waist and I should wear a belt with them. I never do though, so I wanted to leave them at home. They used to be way too long for me as well, but my mom fixed them for me!

I woke up at 9 am, spent the morning reading, and then headed to lunch with my dad and brother. We were waiting at the restaurant when my brother snapped the picture with his iPhone. This afternoon, my brother spent a BUNCH of time showing me stuff on Google Maps. Once again, a chill day.

But from 3 pm-bedtime I'm wearing....

A decent picture of my work outfit at last! I know you all were DYING to see it right? ; )

Here's the info copied from Day 2.

Shirt— Liz Claiborne (www.lizclaiborne.com);probably passed down from my mom

Pants—Tyte Jeans-American Standard (www.tyte.com); no idea where/how I got these

Nametag—given to me by Target (haha!)

Shoes—brown loafers from San Antonio Shoes (www.sasshoes.com);I think they are style Twin; inherited from my mom

Purse--Merona (I'm the type of person who uses a purse continually until she gets tired of it. My purse prior to this one was from Paris and I used it nearly exclusively for two years!)

Taken by my coworker Lauren at 11:15 pm on Thursday in the Target Team Member area.

Today's my last day of work until Christmas, so no more red and khaki on this blog until then! I'll wear red and I'll wear khaki, but I will NOT wear the two together outside of work. Oh and this work outfit now counts as worn! I'll get a new set of red and khaki out at Christmas!