Mustard! Or is it Marigold?

Shorts: American Eagle

Blouse: thrifted

Watch: American Eagle

Bracelets: Forever21

Sunglasses: Target

I have never been one to wear blouses. I always thought there were for old people. But the color and the loose sleeves attracted me immediately. And tucked in? I love this relaxed look for the summer. 

Like the truck behind me? It's a partially finished race truck and a sport in these here parts.  There are actually tracks all over the country dedicated to off road racing. It's fun to watch, way more fun than nascar. There's mud, and crashes, and jumps. My dad and my grandpa used to rule this track in their days. If you are ever in the area...like next weekend, when the racing action will take place, you should check it out. I will be there and I will be taking pictures and I will share them with you! I'm so excited!

The Day I Wore a Dress Backwards

The other day I mentioned that my mom picked me up some random stuff from Goodwill or someplace like it. Well, I finally got it and there were certainly some interesting things in that little plastic bag.  There was this dress with, what I thought, was stripes down the front, but no...it was the back and there was this lame looking sun embroidered on the front. Here is the dress in its original form:

Okay looking, right? The stripes intrigued me too much to just give up on the dress so I proceeded to change it a bit. Well, I'm not one for fringe so I cut that off and using a seam ripper I cut off the sun as well. Umm...be careful doing this as a seam ripper can just as easily rip through the fabric you want to keep intact.

Once that was done...

Tada! Not bad, eh? I put the dress on backwards which was easy enough to wear as the dress is more like a column. Something more fitted probably wouldn't have worked as well. Belted makes it just about perfect! Like the bare feet? That's how we do in the Yoop. At least I do...

It's funny because last month, or was it two months ago, I came across a brief article in one of the magazines I read (sorry, I don't remember which one, it could be Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, marie claire, Glamour, Instyle...) about wearing clothing backwards and I didn't think I would ever do that. Yep. Look at me now, breakin' all the rules...

Lets Marry the Romantic look with the Military and see what happens

This collection of Alexander McQueen's brightened my day. Sarah Burton, you rocked this collection (the Resort 2012 collection). It is so beautiful and I would like to share some of my favorite photos, but they are all beautful and you can check the full collection out on style.com:

This is just gorgeous and I don't have much to say beyond that.

I love this military jacket look. The lines of it are tough, yet girly at the same time with the belt and the subtle flare of the skirt. And look at those shoes. The ankle strap...another desire.

The jacket is sweet. Enough said. Well, one more comment. I like the use of the longer lengths in the skirts. Which gives the looks a more feminine, dare I say delicate(?) look.

Talk about a little black dress. This is my dream one. Sigh, alas I will never be able to attain...

This look makes me think of the Spanish matadors. No? Maybe so? Either way, the detailing is gorgeous.

(all photos courtesy of style.com. thank you style.com for being so awesome!)

She really married the romantic with the military and it works. Everything is so structured and detailed and yet so...glamourous , striking, sensual, rich looking. Those last two evening dresses are gorgeous and I wish I could wear them, even just for a minute...


Well, now I must finish my trip down day dream lane and actually go do something.  Enjoy looking at the beautiful, my lovely U.P.er's.

Boots

Boots. I love boots. They have a certain ringing sound as they hit the pavement. They don't clop like my heeled sandals or that familiar clicking sound of heels that makes wearing them sound a little awkward to me (mostly as I walk late into church and the sound of my heels announce my lateness to every single person there. Darn you, vaulted ceilings). Boots are pure confidence. And it's a good thing that I live in an area that is dumped in snow in the winter. Boots, in many ways, are way more needed in the U.P. than heels. Has anyone walked on NMU's campus in the middle of winter and totally fallen on your ass? Yeah, don't worry. It has happened to everyone at least once (NMU work on that shit).


Is this all too soon to talk about? It's not even August, right? However, I wear boots all the time, yes, even in the summer. They just complete me, I guess, like a nut to a squirrel, neon to my nails, a suit to Barney Stinson, fountain Pepsi to my taste buds...get it, sort of?


Anyway, I have three favorite pairs, four actually, but I can only share three as the fourth is my hardcore furry winter boots that are packed away somewhere that could be located at my parent's house, my sister's or my in-laws...


This pair I just got and did share with you in my last post. I love the badass look of them and how versatile they are:

Next these are my favorite all time boots and I hope they last forever!

See that wear and tear? Yeah, that's right, that's U.P. weather and salt from the lower peninsula's streets. Always remember to spray boots down with water proofing stuff. 

These booties I have had for a few years now and I love to pair them with socks or just wear them with jeans:

And here are a couple pairs that I like from a website that I recently discovered. The prices are very decent, but I also don't know the quality of the boots.


These are similar to the pair I just bought but I love the buckles and the two toned look of the boots.

I love what they are doing with the old styles of oxfords and loafers.

Following is a list of boots that I wish I had. Honestly, as I am perusing Zappos.com I could keep going with this post with all the boots that I love and wish I had. The links of the designers just lead to Zappos.com because that's where I found them, at wonderful prices, too!


How badass do these boots look. Ahhh! I want them. Drool a little bit, it's okay. This pair is by Aldo

Wellies for the rainy day! I like the pretty floral pattern. I could see these easily worn with a flirty skirt, walkin' the dog in a light drizzly rain. Am I the only one who likes the rain? These are Gabriella Rocha.

I am not one for cowboy boots, but I like the cowboy boot influence in this slouchy pair. Gabriella Rocha also made this pair. The heel isn't too high either.

Boots! Okay, I will finish with this post before the world ends or something. But, before I do, break out the boots in the summer! I have already gotten a few odd looks and questions, who effin' cares! Going out to the bar tonight? Boots always look adorable with a skirt or shorts. Or anything...

Red Pants

What I want right now:

Red pants!

This flame colored pair is from J Crew. I like how this pair is more of a striaght leg that could easily be born tucked into boots or with heels or flats...oh, the possibilites.

This pair is from H&M. I like the looser fit. They look nice and summery and could be worn as more of a sporty look like in this picture or easily dressed up.

This pair is from topshop. Skinnies!

I think they are all cute, adorable. I know it's red and the first color that pops into my head is black. But so much more can work with this. Yellow, blue if you want to rock an American look, purple is what I'm thinking right now, maybe even a lavender. Something striped would be totally on trend. A lace top would be cute. Red pants I feel have a more rocker feel and the lace would...soften it up or make it more rock n roller...or they would look cute with a blazer and some bright tank underneath.

I just got these amazing boots and the skinny pair would look amazing!

And they fold down so you can see that cute flannel fabric!

 Boots: Madden Girl

This would be a good look to rock on the first day of school as the leaves are just starting to be twinged with the lightest shade of color and the first cool breeze of the new season wafts across campus. Too soon? Yeah, I thought so too. How about Saturday night then? After a day at the beach? Sounds better to me too.

Now, where to find them around here, in the U.P., if you don't want to shop online? Pants are hard to shop online, you have to try them on. Well, I don't really know. Yet. This weekend I will be hitting up the mall and I will search for a pair. Sometimes, though, sad to say, that which the big designers have, we in the midwest don't have. Yet. Red is a big color for the fall so it will just be a matter of time before I find a pair or two or ten. If not, its time to hit up Appleton. I will keep you updated!