day outfit

colored denim & ruffles

July 11, 2012 by Nicole 6 Comments

You know when you fall in love with an article of clothing, buy it without question on the spot, and then see it on sale for a million percent off the next month? It’s THE WORST. Not only does my bank account give me that “you’re a dumbass” look, but I take it as a personal insult that something I found to be perfectly amazing has been banished to the sale rack. I’m financially irresponsible and apparently have terrible taste. Wonderful.

Well this ruffle, low-back, wrap top from French Connection totally redeemed that sting of defeat I’ve felt all too often. I saw it in the store, fell in love with it, but somehow managed to resist its seduction. A month later, I was visiting friends in NYC and doing some shopping in SoHo and—BOOM!—saw it for 50% off in my size. I win! It’s that victorious feeling that has me fully addicted to eBay.

You can’t go wrong with colored denim this season, so I paired my prize with these yellow pants. Casual, bright, summery, fun and, most importantly, 50-freaking-percent off.

{top: French Connection}
{pants: Zara}
{sandals: Jack Rogers}
{bag: LF}

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June 26, 2012 by Nicole 12 Comments

It was only a matter of time until I’d wear sandals on this blog and reveal my painfully awkward toes to you all. The middle three might as well be fingers and the pinkies are curved inward and barely longer than a little nubbin of flesh. They’re pointless.

Creepy toes aside, these crinkly, soft linen pants are some of the most comfortable I own. And nothing says “summer” like white linen paired with an eclectic bead necklace that I actually found on the beach while lifeguarding. In fact, during the five summers I spent as a lifeguard on the Vineyard, this necklace was the only thing I ever rescued. Go me.

{top: 344}
{pants: Victoria’s Secret}
{sandals: Jack Rogers}
{bag: LF}

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Filed Under: Day, Fashion Tagged With: day outfit, fashion, linen pants, ootd, outfit of the day, what i wore

peaches & cream

May 24, 2012 by Nicole 2 Comments

Remember 112’s hit song “Peaches and Cream”? This post is named after that musical masterpiece, not because I’m wearing peach-colored shorts and cream-colored shoes. Just a weird coincidence.

But in all seriousness, my friends and I made up a dance to “Peaches and Cream” in the eighth grade that would put professional choreographers and dancers to shame. Middle school dances didn’t even know what hit them when that jam came on.

And now that I have absolutely no idea what I’m even talking about…the outfit. The shorts are totally see-through, but comfortable and adorable so it’s worth going commando for a day. I stole the chain necklace from Lil’ Wayne. The end.

{button-up: Victoria’s Secret}
{shorts: Bebe}
{shoes: Aldo}
{sunglasses: Dolce & Gabbana}
{bag: LF}

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earth day outfit

April 21, 2012 by Nicole 4 Comments

I normally wouldn’t post on a Saturday, but Earth Day is tomorrow and I wanted to have something up on the blog to celebrate.

I realize that a far more productive way to celebrate would be to plant a tree or participate in a trash cleanup, but this Earth Day outfit will have to do.

I’m qualifying this outfit as Earth-friendly because the main pieces are recycled. Not in the sense that they were made from recycled materials or molded out of plastic bottles, but “recycled” in that I got them from eBay.

A big misconception about buying clothing from eBay is that it’s ripped, covered in pit stains and smells like a thrift store. Not the case at all. A large majority of the clothing on eBay is new (sometimes still with the tags), and being posted by boutiques and department stores because they can’t sell it in house. This could be for a variety of reasons: It has a small defect, it’s out of season, or it’s been returned (a shocking number of stores will THROW AWAY clothing that’s been returned, even though it’s in perfect condition!). By shopping on eBay you’re saving those duds from the landfill and helping out ol’ Mother Earth.

I know. I’m wearing Dolce & Gabbana and T-Bags and calling it an Earth Day outfit. I’m a douche. But the point of this is that giving discarded clothing (or anything else, for that matter) a second life benefits the environment, your wardrobe and your wallet. A win-win-win.

And before you get any perverted ideas, the underwear I’m wearing is NOT secondhand or purchased from eBay. That would just be weird. But, I did wear some hanky panky undies made from organic cotton. Boom. Saving the planet, one thong at a time.

{dress: T-Bags via ebay}
{shoes: Jessica Simpson via ebay}
{hat: LF}
{sunglasses: Dolce & Gabbana via ebay}
{nail polish: chinchilly by essie}
{snake ring: Aldo Accessories }