As you know during my last weekend’s trip to Chicago I was able to attend SAIC fashion show! It’s a show put on by sophomores, juniors and seniors of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and they do a wonderful job! I actually have something special coming up on the blog next week, SAIC related, so stay tuned, you don’t want to miss it!
And the show was amazing! We all got to sit in the front row, take pictures and videos with our new Samsung Galaxy cameras (See Disclosure) and chat about the designs in between! I think the most interesting thing for me (other than the clothes of course) was reading the names of the students, and the different scholarships they’ve received!
Now I am going to let pictures and videos do the talking!
I am wearing: Dress – Diesel (thrifted)//Jacket – The Limited (thrifted)
I hope you were able to experience some of the fashion show’s ups, because there were no downs
Xo,
Z
Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Style Voices program and have been provided with a wireless device and six months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.
One of my really good friends is having her second child, so last Saturday I drove out to Eden Prairie, to spend an entire afternoon with her! And here is what I wore:
J.Crew thrifted dress – $4 – Salvation Army
Nine West Wedges – Opitz Outlet St. Louis Park – $28
Anthropologie Cardigan – $2.50 – Goodwill
Trench – bought a very long time ago in Russia
Coach leather cross body – $4.99 thrifted – Salvation Army
Marc by Marc Jacobs Watch (bought at full price at Macy’s)
Ralph Lauren Pink Quartz Necklace – $10 Clothes Mentor in Minnetonka
I am going to be honest with you, this was supposed to be a dress. But then my proportions were really off, so I had to turn it into a tunic. But I have a couple more shirts that my husband has gladly (yeah, right!) donated, and maybe one of them will eventually turn into a dress!
Here is how:
1. Take a shirt and lay it out flat:
2. Find a dress or shirt that fits you well, and lay it on top of the shirt, trace it:
3. Cut along the lines:
4. Hem the neckline and the sleeves, add personal touches (I went for a vintage lace collar and lace fabric), and you are done!
Have a great weekend everyone, and don’t forget to stop back tomorrow, I am having a SALE on my blog!
Xo,
Z
Всем привет! Сегодня я покажу как можно перешить мужскую рубашку в нечто носибельное для себя! Изначально это задумывалось как платье, но что-то не пошло! В общем мой муж пожертвовал (добровольно! хотите верьте, хотите нет) еше несколько рубашек, и одной из них суждено стать платьем!
Итак,
1. Берем рубашку и раскладываем ее.
2. Сверху на рубашку кладем платье или футболку, которые более-менее сидят по фигуре, и обводим.
3. Обрезаем рубашку по линиям.
4. Обрабатываем горловину и проймы, добавляем что-то свое (я выбрала винтажный воротник и кружево для нижней части) и готово!
Всем отличных выходных, и не забудьте заглянуть сюда завтра! Я устраиваю первую РАСПРОДАЖУ на своем блоге!
Last Saturday our family had an early Christmas celebration, opening presents, a great dinner, taking family photos by the tree after too many glasses of champagne… The whole 9 yards!
I also got Sam to take a few shots of me, and give or take, my husband is a great photographer! So here we go, my outfit of the day!
Boots: Corso Como $6 – Steeple People
Dress: Anthropologie – $15 – Clothes Mentor
Scarf: Thirfted back in my NYC days
Cardigan: Mossimo $7
So here you have it, my very inexpensive, but fun Christmas outfit! Thrifting will never be substituted by shopping in my world!
I am working on another crochet project, that is connected with yesterday’s post about Wednesday’s thrift finds. Are you confused yet? Hehe, anyways, stay tuned for next weeks posts, I have at least 3 DIYs planned for this weekend!
So here is what I’ve been working on today:
I figured I might as well attach the crochet patterns for those of you who share my addiction
And here is this one:
I got these patterns off of some Russian crochet web sites, simply because I find them better than the american ones. I love patterns vs description, if you know what I mean!
So I hope you are all excited for next week’s posts now! Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t yet!
I also wanted to share some of the books I got today. I love going to the central library on Nicolette Mall here in downtown Minneapolis, there is a little store between a Dunn Brothers and the restrooms, where they sell “officially withdrawn” books. And I got some pretty shabby chic ones today I also got one on vintage sewing! That’s right up my ally!
I am really excited about those books, especially because all of them cost $1 each, much cheaper than that Shabby Chic book that I saw at Target for $20! Talk about savings!
I hope I intrigued you enough to come check out my posts next week (as you know I don’t blog on weekends anymore, I hope you understand!) I do take pictures for the future posts and actually write posts on the weekends!
I wasn’t originally going to even write anything, because these images are pretty self explanatory, but this case of plagiarism just wants to make me laugh, or cry, I don’t know! The funny thing is – I found the Revlon picture on some blog last night, and left a comment that Revlon has completely ripped off the chubby stick, I literally had to look twice! And I work at Clinique! So I left a comment on that blog and the author didn’t even post it, you know those blogs when your comment is awaiting moderation and then it never appears? (oh wait I do that on my blog too! But that’s so none of you would be offered sex toys from Germany or Russian brides). I just wish people would’ve been more honest and open to criticism, besides, I wasn’t saying anything against her, just the company! I also hope that you understand that even though I work at Clinique, I still use other brands, including drug store ones, but hey Revlon is going off my list, with it’s crappy nail polishes and awful PhotoReady!
Have a fabulous day everyone, I know I will!
Z
PS. The pictures were taken off of Revlon’s FB page and Musings of a Muse, who also provides a great review and compares Revlon to Clinique and Tarte!
На самом деле я изначально не хотела даже ничего писать под этими двумя фотографиями, так как они говорят сами за себя! Но такой плагиат заставляет меня биться в такой истерике (то ли от смеха, то ли от слез, сама еще не поняла!) Самое интересное, что я нашла фото с новой продукцией от Ревлон на одном блоге, и сразу же оставила комментарий, что данный продукт является точной копией Chubby Stick от Clinique. Мне даже пришлось приглядеться поближе, хотя я работаю в Клиник! Но мой комментарий так и не появился – знаете есть блоги, где автор может модерировать комментарии, то есть вы его оставляете, а потом ждете, но ваши слова так и остаются неопубликованными? (ой блин, я же тоже так делаю на этом блоге – но это чтобы всем читателям не начали предлагать секс тойз из Германии или Русских жен) Жаль, что некоторые люди бояться критики и не хотят слышать ее в свой адрес, причем я не критиковала автора блога, а именно саму компанию Ревлон. Я также надеюсь, что вы поймете следующее, не смотря на то, что я работаю в Клиник, я пользуюсь продукцией и других брендов, того же масс маркета, но сегодня я вычеркнула Ревлон из своего списка, пусть их вонючие лаки и отвратительный PhotoReady катятся в тартарары!
Всем отличного дня! Я знаю что мой день будет отличным!
Today’s outfit is all the way from France, I really appreciate Anna jumping in and agreeing to share her outfit and a bit of her life with us!
Anna lives in the north of France, has a career, loves taking walks around the city and travelling.
Jeans Jacket – Mango
Jeans – Camaieu
Flats – André
Sunnies – Mango
Scarf – Promod
Purse – Galeries Laffayette
Bracelets – H&M, I AM
I hope you all took a trip to the north of France with Anna today!
Salut!
Z
Сегодняшний наряд дня для моего блога согласилась представить Анна, она живет северо-востоке Франции, работает, любит городские прогулки и путешествия.
Наряд Анны состоит из
Джинсовая куртка – Mango
Джинсы – Camaieu
Балетки – André
Очки – Mango
Шарф – Promod
Сумка – Galeries Laffayette
Браслеты – H&M, I AM
Я надеюсь что мы все смогли побывать во Франции, благодаря Анне и ее наряду!
