jumping on the jelly shoe trend

shoes: mel 

In my defense, I totally wanted a pair of jelly shoes last year but they were all fugly and/or overpriced. So now I'm jumping on the jelly bandwagon with a slightly less intense version than their clunkier relatives. Surprisingly, rather than reaching for the black or nude version, the hot pink sandals were the ones that caught my eyes and heart. I can't say these were made for puddle hopping-- unless drenching your feet in dirty puddle water is your thing-- but they're a nice alternative to clunky rain boots for those wet days in the summer, where you probably spend more time in your car + indoors than you do walking around outside.

jacket: barney's co-op, polo: ralph lauren, shorts: ag jeans

trendy

dress: h&m (last seen here), jacket: zara (last seen here), shoes: asos

It seems that every time I come home for short spans of time, my life is in a whirlwind. So many things I'd like to do... somehow all at the same time. I'm stuck with 2 suitcases of clothes for the summer, and all of them were promptly dumped in the laundry. One thing I've come to appreciate after living in the dorms the past two years is a good dryer. It sounds incredibly mundane, but when you get stuck with a shit one, your wardrobe faces the repercussions. One cycle and say hello to the wonderful smell of mildew, two cycles and you feel like you've gained 100 lbs every. time. you. get. dressed. Hence, I whipped out this dress that's a bajillion years old for a day of shopping... in which I didn't buy any clothes but rather ice cream, cupcakes, chicken nuggets, and breadsticks #fattylyfe

Anyyywayys, chic trends is having a June blogger contest and this is my entry! After browsing through their trends I thought two of the ones that best fit my style were boho revival and country chic. I think the flowy floral dress, gladiators, and military jacket are some sort of mix between the two.

June gloom

tank top: forever 21, jeans: citizens of humanity, peacoat: gap, bag: cambridge satchel, boots: arturo chiang

DONE DONE DONE! Officially done with my sophomore year of college! I'm not going to lie, that last paper killed me a little. I would have preferred to have spent my day laying in bed, watching scrubs and drinking apple juice. The amount of time I spent on the essay may or may not equal the amount of time spent reading articles such as "how to write an essay in x hours." It came down to the point where I was calculating the amount of pages I had to write per hour, or estimating my optimal sentence per x minutes rate. Can you tell that I'm a left-minded thinker? 

(sorry not sorry, I just had to)

This past week LA has been hit with a case of June gloom. While I was lucky enough to walk around in shorts in the middle of February, jeans AND a coat were necessary today. Now time to pack alllll my stuff for the summer. Oh joy.