Yeah sorry...

I haven't updated in a little bit.  I've been ridiculously busy getting ready for a huge event my work had.  But I have the day off which I've already decided to spend buried under covers and trying to catch up on my TV shows.  I have some kind of gunk (doesn't everyone right now) which is making me congested and hurty so I'm gobbling my dad's recipe of vegetable soup in heaping spoonfuls.  It's making me feel a little better.

This is just a quick clothes post and then I'm off to hide from the cold and rain.

November 3rd:

Hat from 109 Magazine, Shirt YesStyle, shirt Target, jeans Kohl's, boots Couripie.

November 5th:

Sweater Treasure Factory Style, jeans Colleen Collection (Target), shirt & boots Kohl's, necklace Payless.

November 6th:

Sweater Allamanda, necklace Kohl's, jeans Colleen Collection (Target), boots eBay (Shiekh), shirt Target.

November 8th:

Cardigan Treasure Factory Style, jeans Colleen Collection (Target), shirt Uniqlo, shoes Target and necklace Forever 21.

November 9th:

Shirt J.Crew, jeans Colleen Collection (Target), shoes Payless.  Another one from my twinner:

Except I got a different color. 

November 10th:

It was our late Halloween event and this was my costume.  If you don't get this, I don't think we can be friends.  But here's a hint:

I had the umbrella and even the scarf and gloves but it was really sunny and nice so I didn't need either of those.  (Someone snapped a lovely pic of me.)

I was quite popular and many people wanted their photo with me.  :D

I hope you had a lovely weekend and are well (you'd be better off than me).  Back to bed!

December Update #3...

This should be the final December update which will bring my blog up to date.  Whew!

Dec. 15th:

Unfortunately, I had to retire these boots to whence they came.  They are a size too small anyway.  Goodbye cute boots!  Boots Goodwill, jeans Kohl's, sweater Wal-Mart.

Dec. 16th:

Shirt Goodwill, long sleeved shirt & leggins Kohl's, scarf Wal-Mart,

Dec. 17th:

Another Christmas party!  Sweater New York & Co., shorts Goodwill, thigh highs Target, boots Payless.

Dec. 19th:

I love this sweater!  You probably can't tell but the pattern is fleur-de-lis!  Love!  The problem is that the button holes are all stretched out.  Rather than trash this gem which someone probably did already as I got it at Goodwill, I ordered new bigger fleur-de-lis buttons.  Unfortunately, they sent me flower buttons.  :/  So, I sent them back and am now awaiting the correct buttons.  What a hassle!  Leggins Kohl's and boots eBay.  In other news, these boots, which have been good to me, have been officially been retired.  They are in bad shape.  As a Christmas gift for myself, I ordered these:

The charm is what did it for me.  They are my new flat boots from now on.

Dec. 21st (day):

Sweater H&M, tank & jeans Goodwill, shoes Kohl's.

Dec. 21st (night):

Went to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with my bestie which is a good movie but it messed me up bad.  Top & jeans Goodwill, jacket H&M, hat Target, shoes Kohl's.

Dec. 24th:

Ask me how much I love this top?  How could someone give it away?!?!  For me to get it, of course!  Top & shorts Goodwill, tights Wal-Mart, boots eBay.

Coat from Goodwill too (Kohl's brand):

It's a little big for me but I chalk it up to more warmth.  ;)

And my hair looked pretty cute:

Dec. 25th:

Happy Christmas!  Shirt Goodwill, jeans Kohl's, scarf Wal-Mart, boots Macy's (a Christmas gift from my daughter).

And you're all caught up with what I wore during December!

I hope the rest of the year is great for you and the new year is even better!

Disney vacation...

So we just got back from a magical Disney vacation. I know Disneyland is magical because I dropped my phone and it slid across the park. All this happened with no damage to my phone. Lucky!

Anyway, I tried to be somewhat fashionable during my trip despite the fact that Anaheim had sweltering Phoenix temperatures.  I guess the many Phx visitors that frequented the park that day, well, we brought the AZ heat with us.  There were a lot of people from AZ there!

Tuesday:

Top from YesStyle, shoes Payless and pants made by me.

Wednesday:

Total Target outfit! The skirt is Target brand from Goodwill and everything else except the Zizibeh boots from Target.

Oh yeah and meeting Jack and Sally was like the highlight of my life.  I'll admit I was a bit starstruck and was rendered speechless.

I hope everyone is having a nice relaxing week!

My matching skills are unmatched...

See what I did there.  Anyway, yeah so I wore this before I went to Disneyland but totally forgot to post it.  Oops!

I wore this to the Tron party.  Top from Goodwill, skirt & hairbow from Target, leggins from Wal-Mart, legwarmers from eBay.

You notice I didn't mention the shoes.  Because I wanted to feature them separately.  So here's a close-up:

These are Adidas, obviously and I found them at Goodwill.  Not only were they at Goodwill on a sale day but they were my size exactly!  What luck!  They are in nice condition too.  HOW COULD SOMEONE GIVE THESE AWAY?!?!?  Oh yeah, I know, so I could buy them.  :D  These are totally J★Style shoes.  Look in any magazine or any ABC Mart.  Anyway, I ♥ them so much.  Oh and btw they were $9.  Go me!

Halloween, Monday and jewelry...

So, I had a very busy weekend.  First here is my Halloween costume:

I was Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim Vs The World which is a fantastic movie.  If you haven't seen it yet it comes out on DVD on 9 November and I highly recommend you watch it especially if, like me, you grew up with 8-bit games.  Otherwise you may not get the entire ode of the movie.  I think Ramona is a really fashionable girl.  The jumper I had.  I altered an eBay bag.  The jacket is from H&M and the boots, gloves and shirt are from eBay.  I think I spent under $75 which is good for one of my costumes.  I was a little disappointed in the hair color.  The spray can said "bright blue."  It definitely didn't turn out that way.

Today, I wore this:

This is an outfit I had in my head last night and it actually worked when I put it on.  (That rarely happens by the way.)  This picture was taken with my camera phone and I think it turned out better than my normal camera.  I have a sour look on my face because no one can fucking work my camera phone.  It's just such a bastard.  Military cardigan, boots and my one pair of long black leggins from eBay.  Stripey top from Japan.  (Glamorous Garden, I think?)

Finally, I wanted to talk about Lia Sophia.  Now, my disclaimer is first that I don't work for Lia Sophia.  However, I was invited to a party and decided to host one of my own.  I'm not going to lie their jewelry is expensive but the hostess benefits are awesome.  Plus, they have specials and I think it's cool that you can use your 50% off on your highest priced item.  Like what store does that?  Another thing I like about their jewelry is that it feels heavy and I buy a lot of light cheap necklaces.  I can feel the difference.  As a hostess, I spent $24 ($8 each!) and I got these three items:

Blossom Necklace:

Reflection Necklace:

Galena Bracelet:

Plus, my mom was so sweet and bought me the Night Watch Necklace:

They should arrive by the end of this week and I am very excited to wear them.  (The Reflection was my hostess gift so I already have it and have worn it twice already!)  I am especially excited for the Night Watch because I have only one black necklace and have searched endlessly for another but until now couldn't find one I liked.

In other news it's supposed to be 90 degrees this week.  Goddamn ridiculous!  It's November.  I am so over this.  I guess I'll be dressing for warmer weather this week.  :(

Wow, this is a long post!  I hope you enjoyed it anyway!

New week...

I think cute outfits dropped off by Wednesday.  Thus, I only have two for you.  (Too lazy to shave is why.)

I love how skinny the color black makes people look.  So I bought the recycle shirt on eBay and the rest is from, you guessed it, Goodwill.

That outfit is inspired by the movie Push which is a fantastic movie and if you haven't seen it, please do.

Here's the original outfit:

Next, this:

Both the sweater and dress from Goodwill.  I swear people give away some pretty pristine items.  The dress looks brand new.  Anyway, legwarmers with boots are featured in many Japanese winter mags this season.

That's all for now!

J-Style meets geekery!

I went to see Transformers today. I wore this:

There's really a perfectly reasonable explanation for this massive display of geekery. When I saw the OG Transformers I wore a dress I had made so I thought it'd be cute to snap a photo of me in this vintage dress with my ticket stub. This is just an ode to that photo.

So thanks to Japanese magazines I was brave enough to wear a lighter sweater with a black tank. I don't think I would have ever done that otherwise. Hooray for new fashion avenues!

I think my sweater (from Kohl's) is reminiscent of these from Ryu Ryu and More:

Thoughts?