Shades of grey for Mother's Day

(^ it rhymes, hehe) 

Finally we had a beautiful day! 

I spent Mother's Day getting caught up on a couple months-worth of magazines while my mom visited Grandma, and then we took mom out for her Mother's Day dinner (and it was still warm out when we finished!!)  

 action shot 

jacket: Calvin Klein, crop top: Wilfred, skirt: homemade, bag: Danier, wedges: Spring shoes 

Emilio Pucci F14 RTW

Despite being Italian, I've never been a huuuge fan of Emilio Pucci, but his Fall 2014 RTW collection just had me in awe. Maybe it was his monochromatic/velvet pantsuits that flawlessly blurred the lines between masculine and feminine, or maybe it was all those beautiful dresses that appealed to the rebellious beauty queen in me. Whatever it was, Emilio Pucci definitely caught my attention with these looks. 

spring 2014 wish list

The Chronicles of Yarnia: Part 1

Being a fashion student, it's a given that I love fashion, but what pushed me in this direction was my grandma having taught me how to sew when I was 11. I really wanted this skirt that Hilary Duff wore on the back of her Metamorphosis album and my grandma took that opportunity to teach me how to use a sewing machine. I started putting together multiple patterns and improvising my sewing skills, so it was interesting to actually take a sewing class when I started school because it taught me the proper way to make clothing (lol). 

The Chronicles of Yarnia (a clever play-on-words name given to me by a friend) will be a series of posts I do to display some of the clothes I've made thus far. One of my closest and oldest friends was kind enough to act as my model (thanks, Angie)! The first two pieces I wanted to show off were a pair of shorts I made (which was actually an assignment for school), and a velvet cardigan that I made to briefly satiate my velvet obsession. 

Leather-look shorts

Velvet cardigan

boxing day wish list

boxing day wish list by styleorwhatever featuring zara pants

La Maison Vintage

As a final project for our visual merchandising class, we had the opportunity to create our own stores! Everything was our decision, from the store name and product and brand image to our lighting fixtures, mannequins, and window displays. My group met every week for 2 hrs from the 2nd week of class, so needless to say, it was a pretty intense process! 

We did such a great job on it though- I have never been so proud of a presentation before. I just thought I'd show off this short promotional video we shot and edited, to enhance our presentation and bring our store vision to life.  

Enjoy! ;) 

**Most of us just starred in the video and provided clothes- one girl in our group, Daria, spent 7 hours editing this to perfection!**