Shoe Swapping

Shoe Swapping

• Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Blazer & Leggings: thrifted   Shirt: AE   Hat & Bag: c/o Oasap   Blue Boots: c/o My Hot Shoes   Black Boots: Just Fab   

Okay, let's be honest. How many fashion bloggers here have worn uncomfortable shoes just to make their outfits more...blog worthy? When I first started blogging, that's what I did! I still occassionally do, although I prefer to remain as true to the original outfit that I actually wore out. However, I decided I might as well come clean and depict what occured. See those cobalt blue boots? Much more practical for a day of classes! Just a short little heel that's easy to prance about on campus. However, these black boots I switched to for the pictures are definitely more "night out" appropriate and make my legs look killer. Not to brag or anything, but come on, there's a reason every girl needs to have a good pair of heels, and this is it.

So, in a lengthy manner of putting it, I'm showing you how I'd take this outfit from day to night! I mean, I'm already wearing leather leggings for day, it's not too hard to make it transition to a night time look.

Also, DAT HAIR! Haha, I'm so pleased with how pleasantly deep red it showed up in these photos. I'm still not used to it! Everytime I pass a reflective surface, I can't help but peek to catch a glance of my fiery strands. Its probably the deep blue of this blazer that makes it stand out more, so I'm definitely going to be playing with that color more! So now that I've actually dyed my hair from roots to tip, I'm so concerned about color loss! I'd hate to have this fade on me.
So what'd I do? I went out and bought about 5 different products dedicated to color protection. That crap gets expensive though! That quote about going through pain to be beautiful forgot about the broke part.

As far as my classes go, I couldn't be happier with them! Our first assignment in Humanities was to write a bio poem. Since I'm taking it online, it was a fun way for everyone to introduce ourselves. What's ironic is that while she suggested we write it in poem format and even gave us the order of what she'd like us to include in it (ie: our goals, hobbies, etc.), only one other person actually wrote a legitimate poem. Everyone else just created a list. I took some time and decided to have fun with it though, and here's my bio poem:

Linda is my name,

with a repertoire for art, fashion, and the mundane.

Many things can make me jump, 

arachnids and loss of family make up a good chunk.

When inspiration strikes, I love to splash paint on a canvas,

thrift for one-of-a-kind finds, and travel is always a must.

When my hair turns gray, I want to point to the globe

and say: "Wherever you point is where I strode."

To travel the world and learn a new language

is something I consider a worthwhile challenge.

Paying full price is silly and I'll avoid it at any cost,

and so is a loose tongue, so before you speak, please stop. 

A state of dreaming is a land I've yet to leave,

until then, I'm just a dreaming girl named Greaves.