Vintage Love

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a lovely, and long weekend! I went home for a few days, and it ended far too quickly.

This jacket was an early b-day gift from my mom, and I couldn't be happier. It's made of vintage fabrics, and is a total standout piece. Of course I had to showcase it by pairing it with jeans, a neutral tank, and black, structural pumps. The gold collar necklace played off the tribal vibe of the jacket just enough for a little accent.

Jacket: Anthropologie. Tank: San Franpsycho. Jeans: Joe's Jeans. Shoes: Pied Juste via Anthropologie. Sunglasses: Vintage. Bag: Anthropologie. Necklace Vintage.

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Celebrity Style: Florence Welch

One may say that I have a bit of a crush on Florence Welch, and my response would be "guilty as charged!" She has a beautiful voice, a sweet personality, fiery red hair that I envy, and a killer fashion sense. She sticks to her guns on stage, on the red carpet, and on the street. Ethereal and vintage is her way, and it suits her beautifully.

(Image 1, 2, 3, 4)

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Tough In The Office

I found my old torn up muscle tee a few weeks ago, and have been wearing it non stop. I thought that wearing it to the office would be completely inappropriate, but then I decided to go with it and see if I could make it work. Turns out, wearing a leather jacket, and tucking it into a pencil skirt actually camouflages how beat up the tee was. Tough girl chic in the office was a hit!

Jacket: Michael Kors. Tee: Vintage. Pencil Skirt: Ambiance SF. Shoes: Madewell. Bag: Anthropologie. Belt: Vintage.

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One Shirt, Three Ways: Part III

This is the last time you'll see this blouse for a while, I PROMISE, but I had to show you part III !!!

After a lovely Saturday spent in the sun, I decided to keep the top, and dress up my bottom half for a dinner, movie, and drinks double date! A purple pencil skirt was the perfect pop of color, and a vintage collar necklace plus a sleek clutch round out the look. Don't forget the heels!

So how do you guys feel about the three looks? Does it prove that peplums are versatile, and a lot of fun to wear?

Blouse: Anthropologie. Skirt: Forever 21. Pumps: Zara. Necklace: Vintage. Cuff: Vintage.

Clutch: Jacobs by Marc Jacobs.

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Day to Night: Part III and IV

Finally part 3 and 4 of my day to night series! Find one and two here.

My gorgeous girl, Jessica, volunteered to model, and let me dig into her closet for this one, so thanks Jessica!

Jessica has this great vintage Missoni sweater dress that she recently picked up at a local thrift store, and I thought it perfect to build a day and night look around.

The dress has some great colors that I wanted to work with, so for day I threw my Madewell cardigan on her. I cinched the waist with my vintage belt, to keep her figure visible, and also let her use my vintage bag. She wore her great leather sandals, and that was the perfect finishing touch for an outfit that's great to run errands in, get brunch, or picnic in.

For night, I thought it would be nice to toughen the dress up a bit. It has such a bold print, that only a bold nighttime look felt appropriate. Jessica has this great leather jacket from Forever 21 that I threw on her as the main contributing piece. I kept my belt from earlier on her, to serve the same purpose of highlighting her figure. I gave her my nude Zara pumps to wear, to tone down the bottom half of the outfit, to make sure the print and dress gets highlighted.

What do you all think of Jessica's looks?!

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Breezy Flow

It has been so windy as of late, that sometimes I feel as though I am being pushed as I walk. After a few days of anger about this, I decided to go to the old motto "If you can't beat em, join em" and take advantage of the breeze. What better than a flowy patterned midi skirt to wear when the wind blows? It makes walking down the street that much more pretty...

Denim Jacket: Forever 21. Tee- Target (Hanes). Skirt: Thrifted from Pretty Penny. Boots: Rachel Comey. Sunglasses: Ray Ban. Belt: Elizabeth and James. Necklace: One of a Kind from Foggy Notions. Bag: H&M.

BTW: I've started an online shop- shoppostgradchic.blogspot.com - I've just put an item up for sale. Check it out. And to check back, just click the link on the upper right hand side of my side bar!!!

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Denim and Leather

Happy, happy Friday everyone! So glad it's the weekend, and it's looking to be a beautiful one. I'm a big fan of combining two timeless materials in an outfit, so leather and denim is a no brainer. I found this brown leather skirt at Pretty Penny in Berkeley for a steal, and finally I managed to pull it out for an outfit. I had a hard time figuring out how to accessorize at first, but the practical cozy scarf just fit in, and I like how the brown tights, and booties to help continue the color scheme on the bottom half.

Denim Jacket: Forever 21 (similar). Sweater: Vintage. Leather Skirt: Vintage (similar). Booties: Schuler and Sons (similar). Scarf: H&M (similar). Belt: Vintage. Tights: Hue. Bag: Aldo

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Sunset Stroll

It's been so gorgeous these past few days that even after the sun goes down I'm able to take a nice evening walk outside still in my tank and skirt from earlier that day! It's really something to take advantage of since it's so rare.

*Since these pictures were taken at night, please excuse the general fuzziness of the images :)

Tank: Forever 21. Skirt: Vintage. Shoes: Miss Albright. Hat & Necklace: Forever 21. Belt: Anthropologie. Bag: H&M.

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Alameda Flea Market

My first trip to the Alameda Flea Market was quite the success. I do have to say that I was totally overwhelmed there; it was complete sensory overload. I could not focus. I didn't even get halfway through all the booths before I spent as much as I was allowing myself to spend and tired out. I will definitely be coming back again though, since I did not find a dresser I wanted to buy (and could afford). Here are some pics from the day.

Cool book filled with vintage sketches of Women's Clothing from the 1970's.

Deep fried zucchini, a must in my book.

Way cool vintage shoes!!! They were so delicate.

Awesome furniture.

And now for my haul:

*Please excuse the last two photos for being completely rotated... they just would not upload correctly.

I thought this would be a great piece to hang up on my wall for jewelry organization.

Vintage topper. This would be great with high waisted bottoms or over a tighter fitted dress.

Two necklaces and a bracelet.

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Too Cool for School

Man did this outfit make me feel cool! From the sleek trench coat that makes me feel mysterious, to the shirt that may seem plain until you check out the shoulders, and the shoes that are just too much. Yeah... my clothes are awesome! Haha, ok, but enough of that. This is something I literally just threw on. I think it worked out this way because whenever I go shopping I like to buy pieces that may seem plain but just have a little something special to them, whether it be the fit, embellishments, or color schemes. It's a way of expressing your personality in each individual item that you wear, and when you put it all together what you get is a statement of who you are.

Trench: H&M. Blouse: Anthropologie. Jeans: Joe's Jeans. Shoes: Zara. Necklace and Sunglasses: Vintage. Belt: Forever 21. Bag: Lucky Penny.

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Back to School Day

It was back to school day today! Not really though, for me anyway. I graduated a year ago, but I still am on campus regularly because of a volunteer position I have. Anyway, campus was full of eager and lost little freshman today, it was pretty funny actually. I remember how intimidatingly big the campus was, never mind how big SF seemed, but more than 5 years later the campus and city are incredibly small that sometimes I think about going somewhere else for a change.

This outfit is probably something I would have worn on my first day. A little trendy but mostly comfortable. Loose jeans and a loose silk shirt tucked in create a casual vibe. Maybe I can transport back to my first day of college with this look... life was so much easier then.

Top and cardigan: Anthoroplogie. Jeans: Joe's Jeans. Belt: J. Crew. Flats: Steve Madden. Necklace and Sunglasses: Vintage. Bag: Lucky Penny

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