What I Wore: 7.28.13

Sweater: Vince
Shirt: Target 

Sandals: Sam & Libby Keira Tall Gladiator Sandal with Studded Straps from Target 

Jeans: Car Mar from LF 

Necklace: Minoux

What I Wore: 4.7.13

Come for the outfit, stay for the puppies. 

Vest: Gap

Shirt: Target Mossimo V-Neck Tee (my blog post on them: here)

Jeans: Car Mar Jeggings from LF

Sneakers: Topshop Aerobic Wedge Heel Trainers
Necklace: Minoux "Tiny Bar"

What I Wore: 3.9.13

Pretty much what I tend to wear on an everyday basis: booties, tight jeans, and an oversized top.

Top: Topshop "Burnout Drop Shoulder" Top

Jeans: Car Mar Jeggings from LF

Boots: Dolce Vita "Jax" in Cognac

(my blog post on them and an Acne Pistol Comparison post)

Necklace: Garnett Jewelry "Media Luna"

Stacked Rings: SecretCharm on Etsy

Coin Pouch: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Nails: Essie "Maximillian Strasse Her"

What I Wore: 10.18.12

Vest: Silence and Noise "Faux Leather Vest" from Urban Outfitters
Shirt: Target

Jeans: Car Mar from LF

Boots: ALDO

What I Wore: 8.30.12

This outfit incorporates two of my very favorite purchases of late, and possibly of the whole year! My giant Zara sweater and my Dolce Vita "Jax" boots are some of the most comfortable things I've got in my closet (excluding pajamas and harem pants!) and I cannot imagine my wardrobe without them. The sweater has never been available online, and I would know because I literally obsessively scan the entirety of Zara's website once a day. Psycho! I bought it in the San Francisco location in mid-August (for ~$90) and it was still on the sales floor as of mid-September. I featured it in a haul video and it sounds like people were able to track it down at their local Zaras across various states and countries, so good luck if you've caught the oversized knitwear bug!

As for the "Jax," well... I just can't say anything more about them besides they are the best and you need them and you WILL NOT regret it. I cannot stop wearing them. Literally. I sleep in them. Okay, that's a lie. Bygones. More looks with the boots are soon to be posted (in the lighter "sand" color, to boot -- pun intended?), so check back! As per usual, this outfit was also featured in an outfit video on my YouTube channel, ChelseaWears, if you'd prefer me awkwardly standing in my childhood bedroom mumbling through a temporary fever.

Sweater: Zara

Shirt: Urban Outfitters

Layered Tank: H&M

Jeans: Car Mar from LF

Boots: Dolce Vita "Jax"

Necklace: Garnett Jewelry "Media Luna"

 
My mom and brother wanted to get in on the action too...

Mom's Sandals: Nordstom 

(Of course, I picked them out for her!)

Sean's Sneakers: Buffalo Exchange

(Yet again, another pick of mine! I bought these for him for his birthday gift a few years ago.)

Andddd I got photobombed by my brother. This organic bamboo ensamble is not Chelsea approved!

What I Wore: 8.19.12

Here's what I wore on my (long past) 24th birthday... 

the weather was (finally) nice in Philly, so I couldn't resist my forever favorite combo of black jeans and my Topshop wedged trainers.

Sweater: Pippa Lynn Latty Sweater from LF (similar)
Jeggings: Car Mar from LF
Tank: H&M
Sneakers: Topshop Aerobic Wedge Heel Trainers
Nails: OPI's Brisbane Bronze

Recent LF, Zara, Urban Outfitters, Gap, etc... Purchases

With a recent trip home and a burgeoning shopping addiction (let's be real), I've racked up quite a lot of purchases in the last couple of months. Some of these items you may have seen featured on the blog in outfits or in their very own latest purchase post, but some are brand new -- hot off the rack of my nearest Zara. My mom is responsible for the purchase of most of these items, so let's take a moment of silence to thank MamaWears, who I convinced to buy a second piece (for moi) of any item I "personal shopped" for her! A bit of a finder's fee, if you will. I help her look cool, hip, and not at all in midlife and she helps this unemployed fashion obsessee stay outfitted in hideous floral pants (her words, not mine)! This is a great deal if you can get your Moms behind it girls, work your best pitch and go!! :)

and then I shopped a little more.... 

What I Wore: 8.8.12

Another day back home, another day spent wearing my new Winstons and the most comfortable jeans I've ever worn, my Car Mar jeggings. They literally feel like yoga pants and I pretty much only take them off to wash em... or to put on my new Zara kids -- yes, KIDS -- floral harem pants. Fear not, I'm well aware I've gone mad; but I'll be damned if that wasn't the best $7.99 I ever spent.

Shirt: Gap

Jeans: Car Mar (bought at LF)

Wedges: Madewell Smokeswirl Espadrilles

Necklace: Gift from Grandma

Glasses: Warby Parker Winston in Lunar Fade

What I Wore: 8.4.12

I've always wanted glasses, but I have had the (un)fortunate luck to be born with eagle eye vision. I know... poor me, right? Don't worry guys, I haven't let this (dis)ability stop me! Oh no, I'm a fighter. I've been eyeing Warby Parker glasses (no pun intended, unless you chuckled -- in that case, pun totally intended) for over a year now and have successfully blocked out my friends' and family's discouragement. I don't think it's such a weird idea to wear glasses if you don't need them -- they can simply be an accessory for your outfit, just like a scarf or belt. Sure, they serve a utilitarian purpose for people who actually need them, but I love the glasses vibe and want to join in on all the four-eyed fun. I tend to associate fantasy lives and characters with clothing items and accessories, so I've adopted the persona of an artsy, creative gallery owner in these Beckett frames in Aqua Tonic (a limited edition color combo from their Summer Crystal collection). More to come on these in a future post, so keep your eyes peeled. Now, I really want to make more eye/glasses/sight related puns here, but I'm going to spare you. You're welcome! (To see a video of this outfit, click here)

I fully expect some jeers and ridicule for my new goggles, so do tell.... on a scale of 1 to 10... how stupid do I look? ;)

 

Top: Zara
Sweater: Urban Outfitters
Scarf: Forever 21 (found it in my mom's closet, SCORE!)
Jeans: Car Mar, purchased at LF
Flats: Gap
Bag: Zara
Glasses: Warby Parker Beckett in Aqua Tonic

What I Wore: 6.17.12

Shirt: Zara
Jeans: Car Mar from LF

Sneakers: Topshop Aerobic Wedge Heel Trainers

Necklace: Minoux Tiny Bar

What I Wore: 4.25.12

Featuring my new BFF, an army jacket with leather sleeves from Zara.

It's like we go everywhere together. I guess you could say we're inseparable.
She just.. gets me. You know?

Jacket: Zara (and if sold out, similar here)

Sweater: Targer
Shirt: Zara 

Jeggings/Jeans: Car Mar from LF

Boots: Doc Marten's 

Bag: Cheap Monday (Gazak)

Jewelry: Gifts from Family

What I Wore: 3.8.12

Shirt: Target

Sweater: Gap

Jeans: Car Mar (purchased at LF Store)

Scarf: Blue Birds Fly Boutique on Etsy

Wedges: Madewell Smokeswirl Espadrille