Mint Condition

(January 1, 2012)

 I thoroughly enjoy shopping..but sometimes you get to a point where you just have to stop and assess your inventory. I know I'm not the only one who's done this. You allow retail therapy to get your through those free afternoons and heart wrenching moments..but then you never quite get the chance to wear all your fabulous pieces. Yet, the mountain continues to grow. *sigh*. I'm so dramatic sometimes. Honestly, though. I found myself with several wonderful items that were just waiting to be worn. So I made a decision, no more shopping or thrifting, until I wear all the items I've previously purchased. I'm doing pretty well with it so far, and seeing as I've yet to get paid, I have no choice but to closet shop. Not the worst thing ever :).

 This jacket I wore for this look was another cute piece I picked up from my Goodwill Hunting post. I really wasn't sure how to wear it..It has a similar shape to the black, off shoulder top I wore on Christmas Eve. They both come in at the waist and flare out at the bottom. This jacket comes up higher, though. It's almost cropped.

I didn't want to do skinnies..I felt they took away from the put together look of the jacket, so I paired it with some flared jeans..aaaaaand these!

I've had these pumps for a while. As soon as I spied them, I knew I had to have 'em...this happens a lot ^_*. 
The scarf was a last minute addition: 1) it brought the look together. 2) made the look a bit more modest. 3) gave me a scarf to use during praises lol. If you've attended an African church, you know what I mean. 

"When all the leaves have fallen, and everything is dark, cold and bare; there is still a ray of light..of hope."

What's in the drawer?
Jacket: Jesa&Jonnie (thrifted)
Jeans: H2J (Kohl's)
White tanks: owned
Belt: Old Navy (thrifted)
Heels: Bakers (thrifted)
Scarf: mommy
Earrings: owned

~Amanda

           

         

Tribal Blues

(November 29, 2011)

This poor dress is a closet orphan..*tear* I probably have several, but they're all hiding. This particular one was given to me by my mommy (yes, I call my mother mommy..at home, at the store, at church, at school, on the phone..you get the point). She gave it to me this summer and it sat in my drawer for the longest time. Until one day I just needed something loose and comfy, so I wore it with a dark brown skinny belt (or else the empire waist gives you that preggo look) and dark brown, studded sandals.

This time..I wore it on purpose!

pictures in the car =]

I do this regularly..it's not strange at all, lol. I'm practicing for when I get home :p

Can ya dig it?!

(November 2, 2011)

Tired...

Diva is back!! YES. My precious locks have been hiding underneath my braids for a few months, but now they're back and I'm so happy. The above picture was taken immediately after I finished taking down and detangling my hair. My fro was still pretty stretched out. I blew it out before getting it braided, and had washed it about 3 times while it was still braided. Hopefully I'll blow it out again and maybe straighten it just to do a length check. The last time I straightened my hair was April of this year. Crossing my fingers for substantial growth =].

I'm a Pirate!!!

(October 24, 2011)

Yes! I'm a pirate lol. This entire outfit happened in 5 minutes. I was getting dressed for school, put on my jeans, and thought.."I want to wear stripes!" The top is actually a dress, second time I've doubled a dress as a top in the past two weeks, and they're both striped. Threw on the jacket, then my scarf, the boots were the last addition, but they really pulled it all together. I didn't mean to look like a swashbuckler that day, but ehh, it happens I guess.

Kinda nautical . . but nice ;)

(October 9, 2011)

Sunday night=movie night! (when there's a 3-day weekend) *btw, Real Steel, awesome movie!*

Annyyyhow..I was still drifting on my new-scarf-high, which I picked up Saturday afternoon, and wanted to use it SOMEHOW! A necktie was a bit too.. prep-school for the movies; belt it is! (ways to wear a square scarf..coming reeeaaalllyyyy soon ^_^).

Savvy Sunday

(October 9, 2011)

Hello Divas! So..this past Sunday, I decided to implement my new wardrobe staple, a square scarf *love*! I wanted a more studious look so I wore it as a necktie (coming soon: ways to wear a square scarf). I loved the primary color scheme; enjoy!