Collection | Jeffrey Campbell 'Lita'

Is this really my first 'collection' post?! No better way to start one than with something I didn't even realize I was collecting... Anywho, I'd like to talk about a pair shoes that I love - they're the 'Lita' by Jeffrey Campbell. I bought my first pair (the mustard colored ones) from Karmaloop in March/April of 2011. I was hooked because of how insanely comfortable they were/are. As a girl ringing in at 5 feet tall, I like some height but sometimes heels do not equal comfort. The 5 1/2ish" heel is not bad because it's so chunky (wooden) and is helped out by the 2" platform in the front. When I first bought them, colors were limited, but now you can get them in virtually any color, print/pattern, material (canvas, leather, suede, velvet, etc). Of course, plenty of people may think that they're "played out" and "overdone", but again, I absolutely do not care. I found something I like, that I can wear all day and that looks pretty bomb (in my opinion). As for sizing, I'm a 6.5 and they run true to size, but my Cosmic print and Red Spikes are a size 6 and fit a bit more snug than my other 6.5 Litas, but are still comfortable nonetheless. 

I now own 5 beautiful pairs, 2 of which were given to me as gifts, but let me let you in on a secret: I've never paid full price for these shoes...EVER. I've scored great deals on Karmaloop (where I got my mustard, black and cosmic print), Nastygal (where I got my American flag print) and Solestruck (where I got my red spikes). You can still look fresh on a budget; they are totally worth the price, though, if you love 'em, snatch 'em up!

So rock your Litas with pride! I know I do!

PS: Do you like the gif? I finally learned how to make it and thought it would be a cool concept to show of my babies beyond a still photo, haha :)

xx

O&C

COMME des FUCKDOWN

When I finally got my hands on the "Comme Des Fuckdown" beanie a little over a month ago, I was pretty fkn excited! As a play on words from the fashion house Comme des Garçons I thought it was genius/hilarious. I posted it on my instagram as "fake, late on trend..." and it's true - it is an over-hyped, over-trendy, over-done piece that I was too late to hop on the bandwagon BUT, to be quite frank, I don't care. I love it so much. And when you love something...big, small, materialistic, characteristic, person, or place...it doesn't matter how others may view that. So I'll keep on truckin' the streets of my beloved Chicago offending some people, but hopefully making other people laugh.

Also, took the American flag Litas out - my mom hit the spot with this very early Christmas gift.

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O&C

        

Meet the eyes behind the lens for 99% of my posts: my sister, Priscilla. Poor girl, she endures strange weather conditions, my constant looking at photos and telling her to re-shoot, and my inability to pose more than 3 facial expressions/body positions. She actually chose the outfit of this post in an efforts to let people see that I really do wear leggings and a t-shirt at home, and that I should feel comfortable enough to just throw on heels and a scarf to walk out the door. Would I really do it? Probably not, but just having her get me out of a comfort zone for a blog shoot is pretty awesome. I love her and never give her enough credit for making some of these posts happen. She's the reason I haven't invested in a tripod - even if we get into 20 billion arguments over what she thinks/I think is cool.

Also, pretty sure she was hating my guts when I started to use her as a coat rack.

Pink Pants | OOTD | VIDEO!

Okay, so now it's really starting to feel as if my posts are out of order because I have videos from OOTD's that I posted sometime last week. Editing videos is not my top priority when I come from work - all I want to do is take a shower and go to sleep. But, life is too short to not take advantage of time doing things you love, so I'm trying to make it a habit to be more consistent. Bear with me. Enjoy!

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O&C

Pink Pants & Light Leaks

When I received these pants in the mail, I was beyond excited! The scarf print on them is such a fresh twist to the standard on-trend colored denim for the season. They're a bit long (because I'm short) so I cuffed them up and still like the white detail of the fold. I couldn't contain myself to make a super decent OOTD because I wanted to blog about these bad boys, asap! So I just paired it with my favorite (and now, unshapely and faded) oversized black shirt. I tucked it in because it's so long, so it has this funky bubble effect, but who cares! This outfit was so comfy, and of course I had to throw on my Litas and some gold accessories to complement these pink obsessions. & yeah, my bun has made an obnoxious comeback.

PS: I've been into faking some light leaks...I know, I know, sad but it reminds me of the real light leaks that would happen when I was shooting film.

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O&C

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