Summer skirt, December Child

Arizona weather is always something to talk about. As of late, we've had a 180 turn from warm lovely weather to chilled winter weather.

So what better way to indulge in such weather than to take a favorite summer piece and work around it to complete a warm and cozy ensemble than to write about it and hopefully ignite a spark of inspiration somewhere across the world.

The cool thing about having an older sister is that she gives you the clothes she doesn't enjoy anymore.

The sweater I'm wearing here is one of those pieces she gave to me. She got it at Wet Seal for  FIVE DOLLARS. Definitely poke around that store next time you're there.

The skirt -- Oh, my skirt, how I adore you. -- I got at Target and is one of those pieces that I posted about several time during August and the hot months. 

I tucked in the sweater, added some pantyhose and my Target boots, and voila! I had myself the perfect, cozy and warm outfit for the chilly weather.

I am also sporting my DIY Chevron bracelet! Check out the ads on the right side of this post and click on the Honestly WTF photo for a tutorial on how to make your own.

Peace out (I'm gonna eat some pizza, have un chocolat chaud et watch Buffy the Vamp. Slayer...instead of studying for my final),

@NoemiPossible 

Campus Style: The Reporter

Thania Betancourt, journalism junior at Cronkite, ASU, took us into her campus wardrobe for her reporting lifestyle, hence why her outfit would be singing to Nancy's "These Boots Were Made for Walking" considering news reporters are constantly on call.

These Boots Are Made for Walking from LaisPrieto on Vimeo

Sweater: Urban Outfitters, $9

Tights: Charming Charlie's, $7 

Studded black shorts: Ross, $10 

Boots: Forever 21, $20 

Necklace: Charming Charlie's, $3 on sale buy one get on free 

Earrings: Charming Charlie's, Free

Estonian Princess

Meet Piia: A high school student with an an impeccable hand for accessible fashion. Hoping to move on to the university and maybe study journalism afterwards, Piia currently is living in the capital of Estonia, Tallinn - located in north-eastern Europe.

Piia has an amazing blog that she started three years ago where she features her OOTD with the help of one of her photographer friends (the photos of Piia were a contribution of hers to this post). Go check it out, you won't be disappointed: Bowtie Diary.

Over a year ago, Gabee and I decided that we wanted to start our own blog featuring accessible fashion through people-features where, hopefully, others could gather some inspiration from those features. 

At the time that Gabee and I came to this conclusion, we were on vacation in California - whether it's something about the West coast or not, we decided that we loved fashion but we wanted to be able to look utterly rich in very affordable clothes. That's where Piia comes in. Gabee presented me to her blog, and she had me at "Bowtie Diary." We, therefore, used her blog as a foundation for ours, gathering ideas and generating new ones through a variety of sources but mainly through hers.

We came into contact with Piia about a month ago and asked her if she would participate in a Q&A with us, and she agreed. I was seriously doing some mental twirls and cartwheels in my mind! 

Please enjoy the Q&A with Piia, her photos, her outfit, and make sure to check her blog out HERE (blog), HERE (FB) and HERE (Lookbook)! 

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Q: ♥ Who inspired your outfit? Or, how did you go about deciding how to pair the outfit?

A: The main inspiration for this outfit was the bitten apple necklace from an online shop called

Rings&Tings. Since I received it a bit before Halloween, I thought that it would be fun to build

my outfit around that and go for a Snow-White look. With the black and white colors, I think it

all came together quite well, with the necklace being a small, but important detail.

  

Q: ♥ Where do you shop? Where did you purchase each item from your outfit? How much was

each item? Which one item was your best bargain?

A: Mostly I shop at thrift stores, because as a student, I’m always on a budget. There are a few

shops in my hometown that aren’t ridiculously overpriced, where I go too. Sadly we don’t have

the big international retailers and the closest H&M is in Helsinki. But on my trip there and to

Sweden I almost always buy something from H&M or Gina Tricot. Sometimes I like to make

myself something too, whether it is a simpler skirt or a piece of jewellery or just adding little

details to something.

Outfit details:

Sweater- thrifted – 3,5 € [~$4]

Dress- thrifted, but actually from Zara- 1,2 € [~$3]

Necklace- gifted by Rings&Tings, but costs 3,5 £ [~$5]

Boots- are by Tamaris and belong to my mother. As for the price, I have no idea, but I guess they

were about 35 € [~$44]

I think that my favorite item is the sweater, although the dress is a spectacular bargain too. But

the sweater has a really nice fit, is extremely versatile and classic and I can see myself wearing it

all through the winter.

Q: ♥ Define your style in 3 words:

A: Preppy, feminine, affordable.

Q: ♥ Tell me a little bit about yourself (school, major/study, future goals, why are you majoring/studying that, where you’re from)? 

a: I live in a small country in Europe, called Estonia. I’m from the capital, Tallinn, which is a town

with rich history and beautiful sights. I’m currently a high school student, but plan to go to university next year. It would be pretty awesome to study journalism, I’ve kind of started to like

the field as a possible career option.

As for hobbies, then blogging and an interest in fashion (does it even need to be mentioned?!), I also play badminton, love to cook (and eat!) and try to keep fit and do a normal amount of

sports regularly.

Q: ♥ If your outfit could sing, which song would it be singing? Why so?

A: “Wake me up before you go-go”. Pretty obvious, considering the Snow-White theme.

Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go from Kaloyan Kosev on Vimeo.

Q: ♥ Tell me about your blog: why did you start it, what would you like to get out of blogging, what would you like your readers to get out of your blog?

A: I don’t really remember why I started my blog almost three years ago. I think it might have been because of the inspiration I got from a few blogs I followed and wanted to share my style and thoughts too. It’s amazing how little I knew about fashion and blogging then and how much I've learnt with that time.

It would be awesome if my readers would be inspired to wear something because I wore it, or

try something new because they saw it on my blog, but if they’re not, that’s OK too. I love to

have people reading about what I do and what I wear and I appreciate every single one of them for that.

Q: ♥ What is your favorite latest trend and how do you make it your own?

A: I absolutely love plaid. There’s something so British about the print that I’m instantly pulled

towards it. My ultimate wishlist item is a pair of plaid paints, but I’d absolutely love to have a

plaid coat, boots, umbrella…(all very British items of clothing, no?).

p.s. If anyone knows, where to get a cool pair of budget-friendly plaid jeans, I’d be so grateful!

Q: ♥ Where would you wear the outfit? (i.e. night out with the girls, date night, café)

A: Well, I wore it to school, but it would work very well at a casual party, a café date and pretty

much every casual-dressing place you want to go to.

Make sure to give this "like" a post and to check out Piia's blog!

Church Swag

I think everyone has a pretty good visual of a church outfit. Never would I have pegged Demetrius Burns' wardrobe to be of church swag, but that's what the current-Washington state resident calls it.

Demetrius has quite the daring and that '60s/contemporary suave look, which is sort of why I don't think of it as church-going clothes: but that's probably because of my church clothes vision. 

Inspired by his dad who was voted best-dressed in high school, Demetrius has always put effort into his wardrobe. Last year, I took photos of Demetrius, which were used by Arizona Foothills Magazine, where he layered and topped off his outfit with eclectic pieces that..well, I can't describe, so check it out!

After my Goodwill post, Demetrius contacted me through Facebook and told me that the sweater he was wearing in his profile photo was from Goodwill. The sweater is shown below.

He further describes his style as portmanteau, vintage, dissonant.

"Fashion is my life," he says. "I'm a writer, and I try to make my writing visual and highly synchronous while at the same time having some dissonance to them. For example, in my outfit I'm wearing three different colors of brown, which is usually a no-no, but I pulled it together through subtly. So in my writing I try to bring in dissonance subtly in order to supplant my synchronicity."

Demetrius tells me that if his sweater could sing, it would be singing Miguel's "Let My Love Adorn You" featuring Wiz Khalifa or The Weeknd's "What You Need." 

"Both songs are slow jams that carry a seductive element to them," he says. "I think with every outfit that I wear, there is a spark of seduction, and I want people to take their time to soak in the complexities within my outfits. I like complexity: in people, in music and in outfits."