Of Mice and Men and Women

Alright alright alright so there's no Fashion Forward Friday this week. My bad. But I realized that all my 'fashion forward' outfits consist of a skirt, a belt, and a top. So, uh, hittin a dry patch here. Perhaps I need another style guide (hint hint)...

However, I've decided to post this AMAZING video of Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram singing Somewhere Out There from the Disney feature An American Tail. This song has been stuck in my head ALL week so the other day I looked it up on YouTube to give a listen. Do people still make celebrity radio versions of Disney songs? Because they should. They were so popular when we were kids! Consider this:

-Beauty and the Beast (Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson)

-Reflection (Mulan) (Christina Aguliera)

-True to Your Heart (Mulan) (98 degrees and Stevie Wonder!)

-Go the Distance (Hercules) (Michael Bolton)

and so many more.

Here's what went through my head when I watched this video. In order:

1. omg glasses

2. Linda Ronstadt's hair

3. They're both artists!

4. Fake window

5. Props dept. strategically placed a 'cool hat' in James Ingram's apartment

6. THEY'RE RIGHT ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER!!

7. The animation scenes during the guitar solo are kind of inappropriately violent/scary

8. Why is she wearing a blazer inside?

9. THERE'S A WALKWAY!!

10. They're probably in New York

Pretty soon I'll do a post completely dedicated to Linda Ronstadt. Until then I'll be staring out of a french door a cartoon moon and thinking of you (with Spanish subtitles).

Fashion Forward Friday

Better late than never! I just remembered Fashion Forward Friday and it's Sunday so I'm sure the anticipation was killing you. Here it is!

Lumber Jill, I think, is the name of this outfit. It's pretty much the same combo of skirt, shirt, and tights that I've been doing lately but with a Northwestern twist. And by that I mean the plaid and the boots.

Lumber Jill day was cold and foggy! I had the day off and had a wonderful 'alone breakfast', which is exactly what it sounds like: I have breakfast alone and read and journal. The rest of the day I spent looking at apartments. Exhausting and exciting! Fingers crossed that we get the first one we applied for because:

1. It's a great place

2. I hate filling out rental applications and paying for credit checks

Fashion Forward Friday

Today's Fashion Forward Friday was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend about shorts with tights. Is the trend too old? What's the best way to wear them? What combinations work the best? What kinds of tops go well with shorts and tights? Here's the version I wore last Saturday to do some grocery shopping and see Inception:

Things I like: I think loose tops are a great choice with tights and shorts because sometimes the tights go up to your natural waist and a loose top will hide the tights line. I also like the flannel 'keepin it real' with the lacy top

Things I'm not crazy about: Looking at this now I think that boots would have been a better choice. That a lotta leg!

Fashion Forward Friday

Maybe I should retitle my blog 'Fashion Forward Friday' since that seems to be the only post I'm up to doing lately. Hope hope hopefully I'll have some quality blogging time coming up soon. I've just been so busy with visitors and work- I'm just so popular and professional, you know. Anyway, here's something else I wore:

It's Nautical Chic and it's so here in a big way. Braided belt, striped shirt from (really) Kohl's, skirt from my friend Liz, knee high socks, and the old brown standby shoes. Knee high socks are great when:

a) you forget to shave your legs

b) you run out of tights

c) it's cold out

I experienced the entire trifecta the day of this outfit and was a happy camper when I remembered my grey socks.

Ahoy, style!

Fashion Forward Friday

It's another Fashion Forward Friday! I missed last week because I had a friend visiting (which provided lots of topics for future blogs, yay) but I'll try not to skip too many more.

It's warm and summery here now and I'm loving it. Shaving my legs is worth it to be able to wear skirts and shorts. Yesterday I went out in a sundress and DIDN'T BRING A SWEATER! Hooray for July.

Today's outfit is pretty simple- just a skirt and tank top but I think the belt is a nice little touch. Also maybe you can see my really awesome v-neck sunburn in this picture. I sat on my deck yesterday for seriously half an hour and this is what happened! I'm going to have to change into a v-neck for work so I don't get all the 'woah, you must have been out in the sun' comments.

I also decided that if I took a picture of what I wear every day I would probably dress a lot cuter. This doesn't mean that I'm going to do it but it got me thinking for sure.

Fashion Forward Friday

I've decided to start Fashion Forward Friday, inspired my by BFF Lindsay!

Lindsay and I lived together for 6 years (!!) and she directed my in all things

fashion. Sadly, she's still in Seattle and I'm here in

San Francisco left to navigate my closet alone. A few weeks ago

I asked her to send me a fashion guide so I would:

a) know what was cool/trendy

b) have some new ideas

c) get something in the mail

She made a great guide (and a fantastic care package)! Here's what she sent:

As you can see there are a few looks to try. Yesterday I went for the 'Pretty Lady' look:
Two vintage (Value Village haha) slips layered under a belted cardigan (it was kind of chilly) paired with sheer patterned tights, my amaaaaaazing new brown shoes and a dangly necklace. What do we think? A winner? I kind of wanted a better cardigan but you gotta work with what ya got.
Thank you, Lindsay, for making sure I look cute even from miles and miles away!