Inspiration from Art

Senior Trip was amazing, and something I'll always have a memory of. Because I was so busy I didn't take too many pics, except on the last day. We had around 3 hours to roam around D.C. and the first thing I did, along with 2 friends, was go to the Art Museum. Consisting of two buildings connected by an underground tunnel, one building contains artwork from past centuries, while the other contains more contemporary art. The insides of the buildings were so gorgeous and peaceful, I really just wanted to stay there forever. There were so many gorgeous pieces there that we didn't have time to see them all, but what we did look at seemed to be some of the best pieces they have. When I was looking at a few pieces, I totally saw how they can transcend into the fashion industry today. Here are pictures I took of some of my favorite pieces and you can translate them yourself into whatever you want them to be. Sadly I don't know the names or artists of the artwork because I didn't have anything to write them down with.

This piece had to be one of my absolute favorites, I don't know why, but I love it.

And of course an Andy Warhol:

After that we went to the Indoor Botanical Gardens, and here's a few pics from that.

Is that A for Alexa? And how gorgeous are those 3 flowers?

Yea, it was a lovely day (inside), but what you don't see is the dreary weather outside.

Senior Trip

Tomorrow, er four in the morning to be exact, I go on my senior trip with my school. It's the last real school event I'm going to (besides graduation), as I will not be going to prom. I'm so excited and the weather is gonna be warm, hopefully. Most people are all ugh why do we need to do something educational?, but I actually enjoy Washington D.C. I've only been there once, but found it interesting and I'm glad to go back. We will also be going to Busch Gardens, so there's the fun factor. I'll be back on Monday, hopefully with tales and pictures from the trip. (btw, I got an 80 in AP Environmental this quarter, woohoo)

Spring Style: Get Printed

Just when I thought it was gonna start getting warm outside, its still super cold. I really need to move to a warm climate. AP Environmental is killing me and I have no idea what I'm doing. My teachers a psycho,the whole class is pretty much failing, but thank god the year will be over soon. That's actually kinda scary though, Senior Trip is in exactly 2 weeks (Washington D.C. and Busch Gardens) and then Graduation will be here before I know it. It's really quite scary just how fast life moves.And not just my life, but the people around me, the news, the fashion industry. It just seems everyone is just up and onto the next thing and I wonder if in the years ahead I'll just have any time to relax at all. I think I'm going to make a promise top myself to try and keep my life as stress free as possible from June through August and just go with the flow and see what happens.

One thing that is not relaxed is the prints that are in for spring. From global prints, classic floral, and everything in between, an awesome print can give your outfit a standout look. Don't go too overboard on the prints though, choose one key piece and keep the rest of your outfit simple. A top, skirt , or dress seems to work great.


Global:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1133828


Floral:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1141940

Shapely Patterns:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1154683


Gingham:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1161563

Runway the Cheap Way

In lieu of the first day of spring (even if it is cold out), I've decided to take a look back at the Spring 2008 ready to wear collections. While many of them are now working their ways into stores, not everyone can afford to own these looks (I know I certainly can't). Having nothing else to do today, I've looked through pages and pages of Style.com(yes I looked at all 8716 looks) and picked out some of my favorite looks for the Spring season in order to recreate them at more affordable prices and into more casual looks. Here's what I've come up with and I hope you enjoy.You can click the link following each look to find out where to get the clothes from.

Inspiration: Chanel - Look: Americana

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1048471

Inspiration: Collette Dinnigan - Look: Springtime Safari

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1048751

Inspiration: Elie Saab - Look: The Springtime Dress

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1052517

Inspiration: Emporio Armani - Look: Checkered Cool

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1052775

Inspiration: Lanvin - Look: Black and Blue

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1053527

Inspiration: Nicole Miller - Look: Purple Chic

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1053801

Spring Style: Flat Sandals

Ahh, so I am completely horrible at keeping this thing updated. I really can't help the fact that I'm busy though. On Saturday I went to go see Cobra Starship and We The Kings. It was my first standing room only concert and it was soo much fun. Then Sunday was the bridal shower and I end up just wearing that printed jacket from target with jeans and flats. The shower was soo boring, I wish I didn't have to go but whatever, hopefully the wedding will be better. Then all week I've just been doing various tasks and homework. Today I had 2 quizzes and a test which was completely ridiculous but whatever. Today is also Pi day(3.14), so Happy Pi Day everyone! I made chocolate chip cookies with pi symbols on them for math and they were soo good. I'm finally going to the mall tomorrow, so I guess I can check out the hype that is Gilly Hicks and get spring clothes elsewhere. Enough about me, lets get talking trends.

Flat style sandals are not only chic and trendy, but also comfortable and easy to walk in. From patent to metallics, gladiator to braided, there's tons of options to choose from.

Dolce Vita has a great selection of sandals for spring. I myself own a pair and must say they are so comfortable. Shopdolcevita.com


Urban Outfitters offers tons of styles of sandals from different brands. There's something for everyone from colors that pop to a more natural look.


Lately Nine West has been making such cute shoes, and sandals are no exception.


Shopbop is always good for shopping the trends, and have some exceptionally cute yet expensive sandals.


So take my advice to heart and go out and get yourself a pair of flat sandals, believe me you will not regret it!

Spring Style:Handbags

I'm so happy to have all my projects done with in school. Seriously doing 3 projects at once cause a lot of stress on me. Talking about stress I should be seeing if I got into University of Delaware within the next 2 weeks. Hopefully I did, otherwise Philadelphia University here I come. Ugh, enough school talk. The new style icon of the month is Kate Nash just because I love her so much and that dress is adorable. For the rest of my month I'll be doing a mixture of posts of whatever I want to talk about and then some spring style must haves. Today I will be staring with bright colored handbags.

Whether it's neon leather, colorful patterns, or a bold color, this seasons handbags definitely make a statement. They add a little spark to any outfit and are perfect for the Spring/Summer. It gets away from the white handbags a lot of people carry during these months and by carrying one you'd probably get soo many compliments. Here are some of my favorites:

Let's start off with Coach. A lot of people are not fond of the brand, but I adore it and they have some great spring colors in their leather bags. Here we have the Bleeker Duffle in Canary and the Madeline tote in Geranium.

Marc by Marc Jacobs bags always have an array of color and this season is no exception. Here are a few I love. All via ShopBop.

L.A.M.B. is another lovely label and they also have some beautiful bags out for spring. All from Eluxury.

Here are some really expensive bags we can all lust over, but will never afford. All from Neiman Marcus.


And then of course we have the more affordable bags that are still stylish and trendy.

Via Macy's.

I hope this gives people ideas for a great handbag for spring, and please let me know what else you'd like to see on the blog.