Peachy keen

{Shirtdress & Tunic: Foreign Exchange | Cutoffs: Old Seven For Mankind | Sandals: Urban Outfitters (Mom's) | Jewelry: Vintage (Aunt's)}

 

So... I've had this shirtdress for over a year, and I've never worn it until today! I was totally going to ask someone to help me style it for the upcoming Paper Doll Project, but I think I've got the hang of it now, and I've got some more styling ideas for the future! I even found it pretty cute to tie up the ends around my waist. But then I started thinking of tying it up around my head, and began having wild flashbacks to Tai being a wallflower at a big party in Clueless. Need me to refresh your memory?

{Image source: Stale Popcorn}

You get the idea.

On another note, I got a new purse yesterday! It's from a really exclusive, underground boutique called TJ Maxx.

{Purse: MMS Design Studio via TJ Maxx}

It's big (but no too big), structured (with a touch of slouch), and my favorite color - sea foam green! Perfection!

A cheater & a copycat!

{Jacket & tank: F21 | Leggings: Target | Moccasins: Minnetonka | Necklace: Juicy Couture}

So, let me begin by saying: I'm a cheater! I didn't wear this today! I wore this, oh, 2 weeks ago, the day I left for Coachella! However, I kind of hated what I wore today. Sooo, I went ahead and copied Bekah, and posted this old outfit! Yay!

I got lots of people telling me the gal on my shirt looked like me. I use the term "people" lightly as it was mostly 3- and 4-year-olds. Either way, I appreciate the insight! As I may have mentioned a few thousand times before, I love pretty much anything and everything Native American, so I'm very into this "glam Tiger Lily" screen print. (Copyright that, please.) I'm atypically one to do a Native American shirt paired with moccasins, but, hey, when in Rome. Er... When in the California-Intermountain Region? (Que sera sera...)

Take me out to the ball gameeeee...

{Tee: Gap | Jeans: Hudsons | Sandals: Steve Madden}

Tonight I went to my first Angel game of the season! Yay! So, I needed a hairdo that would accommodate a baseball cap, plus a red shirt to show my team spirit! I got this shirt (or rather, I think my mom did) ages ago - it was from the Gap (red) campaign they used to be all about. I also love these jeans (they're my favorite pair!), and these sandals have been my go-to staples for about 2 years. Nothing like a fully tried & true ensemble!

Holly & my "foreva-eva" friend Steve

My best friend forever Holly

Fashion Beauty Friend Friday!

In honor of their one-year anniversary, I am finally going to participate in my first Modly Chic Fashion Beauty Friend Friday!

Inspiration - To further mark one year of FBFF we are going to answer the same set of questions asked this time last year as I think they are still pertinent today and usually ever changing.

1. Which celebrity (celebrities) do you look to for fashion inspiration?
Lauren Conrad, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Rachel Bilson, and Sarah Jessica Parker are my own tried & true fashion icons!

2. When it comes to your own personal style, what inspires you?
Bloggers! Ever since I got into the blogosphere, checking out the awesome style of my favorite bloggers all across the country (check out my blogroll to the right to see my faves!) have completely inspired me. I also subscribe to an endless amount of fashion magazines, and I love cutting them up and posting them up on my inspiration board! I love movies set in different eras - Across The Universe, Taking Woodstock, Almost Famous... or movies with great costume design - Sex & The City, Clueless... I'm also a huge fan of Native American influence - feathers, beading, dreamcatchers, headdresses... And hippie style: Flower headresses, maxi skirts, free-flow, peace signs...

3. How do you hope to inspire your readers?
I think that by posting outfits that I love, and feel comfortable in, I want my readers to know that what makes great style is being yourself!

4. Outside the realm of fashion who/what inspires you?
My mom and grandma absolutely inspire me - they both have their own unique and amazing styles, whether they know it or not. ;) My late aunt was also an icon to me in classic style.

5. And since Idol is ending… Which songs inspire you?
If you couldn't tell from my lengthy Coachella reports, I have a major music obsession! I could list hundreds of artists and tracks to you, but I'll just stick with my top 5:
1. Walking In Memphis - Lonestar
2. Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
3. Brandy - Looking Glass
4. Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac
5. Man In The Mirror - MJ

Prepster 101

{Tee: Old Navy | Jeans: J. Crew | Flats: Me Too via Nordstrom | Peds: Voet Hosiery | Necklace: bp Nordstrom}

{Coat: Gap}

So, one might ask, what would the average person do after spending five days in the desert looking like a hippie? Well, truth be told, I don't know what the average person might do, but my first instinct was to go in my own direction of hippie. In People Stylewatch, they did a multi-page spread on Reese Witherspoon's style, which made me kind of prep-obsessed, so I went right for the boatneck striped tee, cuffed jeans, flats, and peacoat!

Once again, I'm wearing these fabulous Voet Hosiery Lingerie Toes! They look white in the photo, but they're really a nude/light tan color. I think they add such an elegant touch to any outfit. I still need to find an occasion to dress them up. You know what that means? I need a day away from work!

Coachella Round-up! Day 3!

{Shirt: via Luna | Tank: American Apparel | Shorts: ANGL | Boots: Steve Madden | Necklace: flammable hearts etsy shop | Hat: F21}

Day 3 of Coachella - also known as medieval torture by heatstroke! When we parked at noon, it was already 101 degrees, and only got hotter until sundown! I sent a few "I think I'm dying" text messages throughout the afternoon. Aside from such, it was a great day of music!

We began in the EDM tent again to see Green Velvet, an artist I actually knew!

I was excited to see him sing "Shake and Pop" and get a little early afternoon dancing in. Next we headed over to see the band I'd been most looking forward to besides Bright Eyes since the lineup was announced! We headed to over to see fun.

fun. put on an absolutely amazing show! I've been a huge Format and Steel Train fan since I was in my early high school years, so getting to see Nate and Jack play together was awesome! Nate has such fantastic stage presence and command of the audience - he's almost mesmerizing to watch perform! I definitely loved hearing them play "All The Pretty Girls," and danced along to their entire set! When Nate shouted "It wouldn't be a festival without the ghost of Freddie Mercury!" I knew I was in for something good - their cover of "Radio Gaga" was radical, and I've had the song stuck in my head ever since! I'm a sucker for a good cover, and this was definitely one of them!

I'm also a huge Something Corporate/Andrew McMahon fan, and was kind of bummed that the Jack's Mannequin set time was in direct conflict with fun.'s. Still, after fun.'s set ended, I did get to hear them play "Made For Each Other," which put me in a great mood!

After a major cool-down session, we went to watch Jimmy Eat World. I'm a huge Jimmy Eat World fan! (Noticing a "huge fan" trend here?) I saw them at the Pop Disaster tour with Green Day and Blink-182 about 10 years ago, and have been dying to see them again since. I had tickets to a show about 6 months ago and didn't end up being able to go, (Well, truth is, no one would go with me...) so I was so stoked that they were at Coachella. They were fantastic, as always.

I really wanted to see their entire set, but Melissa wanted to see Ellie Goulding, so we headed over to her set about halfway through. I was pleasantly surprised and definitely enjoyed her music.

I had never heard of Best Coast, either. I actually confused them with Beach House, but when I saw them I realized I was mixing them up. Hah. They were really great, and as the sun started to set, it made everything in life more enjoyable.

Next, Melissa really wanted to see Duck Sauce, another DJ/EDM act. Turns out, so did everyone else at the festival. It was super crazy and crowded in that tent, so we left in the middle to try to get a "good spot" for Chromeo. Chromeo was super awesome, though. They put on a fun dance party, with a whole mess of people grooving along. My favorite part was when Ezra from Vampire Weekend came out to sing and play sax with the band.

Unfortunately, because Chromeo started about 20 minutes late, we missed most of The Strokes set. Still, I got to see them play a few songs, and they were super fantastic! Watching them play "Last Night" was almost unreal! They were so fun to dance and twist to!

I was also kind of bummed that Coachella put Neon Trees on a smaller stage and an odd time slot, because I didn't get to see them, and I'm really fond of them. Luckily, I'm pretty sure I'll have more chances to see them in the future! I hope so, at least!

We finished off Coachella with two hours of Kanye West! Holy guacamole! His set was bananas!

Kanye came out on this elevated platform, floating over the crowd, when he opened with "Dark Fantasy." While singing, "Can we get much higher?", he did! He also had his full entourage of ballerinas dancing onstage throughout his set - it was awesome! He sang a ton of his material, from all of his albums, mostly focusing on "My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy." He even did a medley of all of his collaborations and I loved it! He gave the audience a huge speech about how thankful he was to be included in Coachella, how grateful he was that his fans stuck with him after everyone told us not to, and that this was his most important, memorable, and proud show since his mom passed. Then, he went into "Hey Mama." I was teary-eyed! His act was nothing short of spectacular, complete with background graphics and fireworks. What a perfect way to end the weekend!

Happy Coachella!