Cucuco

Hello! I admit, I have been a perfectly horrible blogger lately. Let's just say I'm more than enthused about my school work lately and I was and still am dealing with some family things.

Good News x2: I now have a Graphic Design internship + I have a lovely collection to share with you :D Rachel, of Adore More and Cucuco (etsy) was sweet enough to ask me to promote her new accessories line (this was the good news I mentioned in my last, ancient post). So click on one of those links or on this graphic.



She sent me this lovely headband. Which seriously, no doubt beats out any silly three dollar F21 in and out purchase (which I know, just happens when you're rushed and feeling the need for something cute in your hair). You can tell Rachel's things are made with love :) You can see this original post here where she posted up these photos a little bit ago.









Eeeee. The headband is named after meeee. I squeed when I saw that. Not to mention, if you scroll through Adore More, you can see a few other guest posts. Not going to lie–I definitely have my eyes on this. The pieces are so wonderfully crafted. Pleeease take a looksie :D

Summersong

I have been so busy with schoolwork and work this summer, it's ridiculous. I always imagine summer as being this sunshiney carefree time, but I never actually let myself relax–I always sign up for classes and load on the work hours. It's great having Robert home, finally, but it's disappointing that most of the time we spend together is consumed by me being on the computer fretting over minuscule things like the tracking and leading of type.

It feels like I haven't done outfit photos in forever!




Robert and I went to our old high school the other day though. We bought some pretty awesome Greek food and then sat in the bleachers. In the band section of course! :) Because we used to be in marching band together.




These pictures make me smile though. They are so soft and dreamy. And I hardly did anything to them in Photoshop. Robert has been experimenting with some different lenses–all of which are older and fully manual. It's crazy when you see photos nowadays that aren't perfectly crisp and clean. I like these a lot.




Such big things are happening this summer. My parents are moving, I'm finally getting into the groove of graphic design, Robert is home and I'm leaving for Hawaii in five days; I'm escorting my grandpa back. He's been living here in Portland for a few years now, but now that my grandma is retired, he is moving back. So I'll have some pretty pictures to show when I get back :)

I quit + 4th of July outfit

Okay. I've known this for about a week now, but now I definitely have to make the confession: I'm quitting the 30 for 30. I feel like an idiot, since a blog is such a public thing. I mentioned in a post about a month ago that I wanted to slowly shift the content on here to being a little less fashion and a little more design. It feels impossible to do that with a 30 for 30 going on. Plus, it's hard for me to take pictures every single day.

So anyhow, that's why I haven't been posting outfits. And now you know. This was my Fourth of July outfit. I don't own many red things at all, so I went with an all blue palette. I love this sweater–the color, the shape, the patterns.




So anyhow, I have a lot of ideas for my blog. I just need to stick by them and not get sucked into constantly posting up outfits. I might lose followers, but that's all right; I feel like there's a lot more that I could and should be blogging about. I want my blog to reflect more of me than just my outfits.

That being said, I'll still be posting them. Heather over at 29 Skirts actually has a feature I want to be joining in on, called Thrifted Thursdays, which sound like exactly what they are–outfit posts of outfits made entirely of thrifted clothing :)




I also want to get back into my Virtu and Inspiration posts as well as start posting up illustrations and my projects. We'll see how this all goes. I feel like I'm definitely still trying to grow into my blog. Happy Friday!





sweater: UO on sale
shorts: thrifted
purse: thrifted
shoes: Steve Madden
necklace & headband: F21

9 of 30: polka dots are a solid

I loved this outfit. It embodies a lot of things that I love: polka dots, florals, subtle color combinations, my pretty wedges and the fact that I wore it out on a date. AND took the pictures at one of my favorite places (Director's Park in Portland. A more recent public park project). I've slowly started to get into pattern mixing--though this can hardly be considered bold, since I think polka dots (and stripes) are baasically solids--at least when it comes to pattern mixing.

I had class in the day, then Robert and I went to see Tree of Life, which if you didn't know, won the Cannes film festival this year. I'm in no way a movie connoisseur--I'm the opposite, actually. I'm horrible at watching movies because of my short attention span. I'd much rather read, where you decide the pace and can sort of make things happen yourself (how cheesy does that sound?).



Robert explained it to me as having been developed as more of an experiential piece, rather than something with a clear plot and clear development. That makes sense but I could feel myself getting squirmy in my seat when nothing was seemingly happening. That being said, I would suggest watching this movie for the photography alone. The imagery is stunning; it's full of suburban 50's America, sunflares, fields, the cosmos--everything that us bloggers love. ha. ha.




Anyways, I was in absolute love with this outfit. Every single thing I wore was one of my favorites and I loved how they came together. The color palette was perfect for me with just the right amount of contrast in the patterns and colors.





polka dot dress: H&M
skirt: thrifted
cardigan: ? old, from highschool
purse: vintage Coach, hand-me-down from Robert's mom
tights: J. Crew
wedges: BC

8 of 30: children again

Hello! I'm finally almost caught up with life, since I went on vacation. So the part that's fun and feels like summer is actually starting now. These were taken at the elementary school close to my parents' house. It's where Robert and I spent a lot of time our first summer together.






I haven't bitten my nails for about a month now! Which is amazing for me, since I've bitten them since I was 3 or 4 years old. I'm one of those horrible people who bite it all the way down so that there's a pathetic stump of a nail left. They are at least long enough to paint now though--so usually, after I get past that hump, I won't really bite them unless I get super stressed out. Hopefully this time, it'll be for good.




I am also so so so glad that I included these sneakers in my 30. I've had them for a while and have been wanting to wear them but then usually just wouldn't, since they seemed a bit out of my comfort zone. Now though, I'm finding I want another pair of sneakers. I have to admit, they are quite comfy. Any suggestions?

And... a ladybug that I found on my dress :) Robert snapped a photo and then I let it outside the car and it was happy.



dress: F21
cardigan: Tommy Hilfiger
shirt: thrifted
tights: ?
sneakers: UO

7 of 30: craig monkey

Another backlog post. I wore this on Monday as my drive in a car for hours then visit Hearst Castle outfit. As you can see from the wrinkles, I was obviously sitting all day. I also have with me, Craig: an adorable stuffed monkey that was Robert's as a child. I myself have a stuffed seal named Pip (after Pippin from Lord of the Rings, since I was a fantasy nut in elementary and middle school--oh wait, still am. whatever). While Robert was away, we constantly switched custody of the "babies." But anyhow, Craig was in the car with us driving from Socal to Portland.



You finally get to see the pattern up close :)




And, it is silly, but the photoshoot started out being in the hotel room, since I "matched the room" according to Robert. But it was hard to get decent shots inside, so we moved out. Wish these had worked out, since I was jumping around on the bed and stuff. Hehe.




button up: thrifted
shorts: thrifted
tights: TJ Maxx on sale
shoes: Steve Madden

6 of 30: loss of momentum

You know? I was originally going to start out this blog post with another round of I'm sorries: for lack of blog posts, for lack of comments, for lack of activity in the blogging world. But no, this is something that I do for fun and life is far far far more exciting right now :P

Robert is back in Portland officially. I'm a little behind in my summer classes, since I missed the first day and I work a crazy amount this week. My little blog can deal with a little inactivity. Especially, I think, since from here on out, my photos are going to be just crazy amounts of awesome :)

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This is actually what I wore this past Sunday for Robert's graduation. It is a lovely Modcloth dress that I purchased when they were having their awesome 50% off select items if you are a Facebook friend deal. I've been slowly trying to incorporate more vibrant colors into my wardrobe and I loved this dress, with the flutter sleeves. Plus, his graduation seemed a good excuse to buy a new dress. I felt a little overdressed, but that is okay.

This photoshoot was fun. We drove up to Ojai, which is a little town near to where Robert lived in California. It's cute and rural with lots of pretty fields. I am proud to say that this was the first time we trespassed for pictures. Meaning we just walked over some barbed wire where the fence had collapsed in.





I am slowly failing this 30 for 30. I mean, I've only been wearing things from the 30, but there are already 4-5 outfits I've worn but haven't had the chance to photograph. Sometimes, it feels less carefree and happy when you're worrying about when and where you're going to take outfit photos.

At some point, I will be able to catch up with blogging, but for now, it's definitely not one of my priorities. I'm thankful as ever that there are some of you reading this. Please be patient with me.