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 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.

I'm in Kansas!

Sorry guys, there will be no Daily Outfit photos again until Friday. But don’t worry—I’ve put three posts in the queue (2 more after this one). They will all come out around 2 pm on their respective days. Don’t cry over me too much! : )

Kansas is where I was born, but I don’t really claim any allegiance to it. My family moved from Kansas to Missouri when I was a year old, then to Texas when I was seven. I consider myself a Texan now and have no intention of ever living anywhere else again.

But a tiny piece of my heart lives in Kansas so I’m always glad to return there.

In honor of my birth state, here’s some things that connect fashion and Kansas.

1) An amazing fashion blog that also does the Daily Outfits thing run by a Kansasan.

www.kansascouture.com

While her style is more trendy than mine, I love her risk-taking outfits!

(Source: kansascouture.com)

2) The state flower of Kansas is the sunflower. Here is a rocking sunflower dress:

(Source: www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-style-city/2008/01/17/fashion-get-ready-for-the-sunshine-64375-20362966)

3) Apparently Amelia Earhart (from Atchinson, KS) had a major impact on modern fashion! See the following articles:

http://cinematicpassions.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/amelia-earhart-americas-first-fashion-designer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-hall/amelia-earharts-fashion-l_b_341283.html

http://www.fashionising.com/trends/b—Style-inspiration-aviation-Amelia-Earhart-2797.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_4493699_dress-like-amelia-earhart.html

(Source: www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/blogs/amelia-earharts-final-resting)

4) The Lee Jeans Company is located in Merrian, KS. I’ve already worn one pair of Lee jeans in my Daily Outfit photos and I bet I’ll be wearing more eventually!

Here is the link to Lee’s newest line if you want to take a look:www.lee.com/store/LEE_STORE_US/en_US/category/women/new-arrivals.html

(Source: www.lee.com/store/LEE_STORE_US/en_US/category/women/jackets.html; cropped by me)

Have a lovely day!! I’ll see you soon, but for now you can bet I’m enjoying the cool Kansas weather. (Cool because 80 feels nice when you’re a Texan used to the 100s!)