Terra Cotta

Shirt: AE ($2.5)

Skirt: Urban Outfitters ($5)

Necklace: J.Crew ($12.5)

Hat: H&M ($12.5)

Shoes: Aldo (not in picture $25)

didn't have time to take decent pictures today so here's a quick one from ipod touch. i like ann arbor's annual art fair for only one reason: urban outfitters' sale. every year, they have a lot of their clothes on sale for $5-$15. i never buy their clothes full price because it's really not worth it for the quality and price...but $5 for a skirt or dress? i'm sold. this year i got this skirt and a knit dress for the fall/winter. i usually don't buy clothes in the orange palette because it doesn't suit my skin tone. however, after trying on this skirt, i decided that a burnt orange like this 'terra cotta' color is okay. :) besides the sale, i really dislike the art fair...esp how all the main streets on campus are blocked off and  expensive parking fee. blech. 

i am not a hat person and this is probably the only hat i have (actually, i lied. i bought one years ago but i never wore it in public so it doesn't count). this one from h&m is a nice one for the summer - goes well with any outfit - especially white tee + denim shorts + small crossbody bag. 

Coral Organza

tee: AE

cardigan: Urban Outfitters

jeans: H&M

shoes: Aldo

belt: DIY

So sorry I haven't been posting any outfits this past week. Don't worry, I have been getting dressed...but Michigan has been so cold lately I wasn't in the mood to think creatively. 

There is no way I am ever spending $15 and buying the J.Crew flower pins ever again (see the last post for J.Crew pictures). I DIY-ed this one last night and even though it took me a while...it's so worth it (I did it while watching White Collar and Covert Affairs and got a little distracted...Oops). I put bobby pins on the back of my flowers so I can clip them anywhere - hair, shirt, ribbon belt, etc. So in the last post I made it from cotton but I think organza or chiffon looks much better and more...expensive?

Oh, and matching thread is a must! 

I will show you guys the instructions I followed later. So excited to make more of these... Ha. J.Crew. 

Purple alligator

Shirt: Lacoste
Pants: H&M
Shoes: Aldo
Scarf: Gap

I got these shoes a couple years ago at one of the Aldo stores in Chicago. After wearing them a couple time, I find them extremely uncomfortable to walk long distance in- same with almost all Aldo shoes I have tried on so far. The bottom the shoes are not as cushioned as shoes from Banana Republic. I got these shoes mostly for the color - I love the plum shade with the wedged heel.

Yes, I am wearing the same scarf again...After I buy something, I find myself wearing that item repeatedly until I get sick of it...and then move on to something else.