Ya Nasty

"I'll apologize for tonight tomorrow morning." Well said, Tinie Tempah. So chances are, this phrase is a disclaimer placed in direct correlation with my adventure-filled not-real-life of a life (whether this movie would be a cartoon or a soap opera, however, is up for debate depending on the current weekend's events). From 1) scavenging a second-home-status frat house fridge to snatch, microwave, then consume a senior brother's leftover Jason's Deli sandwich... to 2) drawing wall-to-wall sunshine-yellow crayon squiggles on the 25th floor hallway of The Olivia, I feel the constant need to say "oopsies" for anything that happens to innocent, sober bystanders between the hours of roughly 9 PM to 6 AM.

Well, that was a nice interlude into my post dedicated to Nasty Gal. In short,the same principle applies. With this multitude of images and lack of writing, I'll apologize for tonight tomorrow morning. My usual rhetoric will back shortly.

Chopped Leather Moto Jacket - gray

Muubaa, $300

Chopped Leather Moto Jacket - blush

Muubaa, $300

Zoe Boot

Sam Edelman, $198

Scalloped Lace Dress, $88

True Blue Denim Vest

Washborn, $78

America Cutoff Shorts

UNIF, $88

Jagger Cutoff Shorts

MinkPink, $78

Lily Crochet Top, $48

El Carmen - American flag

Jeffrey Campbell, $130

Whiskey and Lace Tee

Chaser, $50

Wicked Leopard Wedge

Steve Madden, $158

 Penelope Fringe Dress, $78

Kelsey Platform Wedge

Jeffrey Campbell, $205

Leopard Lady Cutoff Shorts - faded blue

Insight, $68

99 Tie Wedge - pewter glitter

Jeffrey Campbell, $118

Frolic Cutout Top

UNIF, $68

Lita Platform Boot- taupe suede

Jeffrey Campbell, $162

America Shirt

UNIF, $128

Here's to you, fashion. Cheers.

Dedicated to the girl who loves horses

I enjoy being a pioneer as much as Fayettevillemandy enjoyed learning about them as a ten-year-old tomboy (she admitted to me over our romantic Valentine's Day dinner that these two phases did in fact coincide). Pioneer meaning an admitted trailblazer within the Business and Enterprise Management major. Me creating my own concentration basically translated to, "Yes, bitches, I'm serious about this being a viable career." Whether it's merchandising, buying and planning/allocation or brand management, by conducting my own time-consuming research and reaching out to those far more educated than myself, I've learned a shit ton about the fashion industry and the careers that lie within. That being said, as the second half of OB has taught me, it's now my turn to step into the mentoring cycle to provide knowledge to my own little minions of fashion within business. Exhibit A: Raquel Scharyj.

Oh, herrrrrrro.

I seriously applaud Raquel's willingness to wear six-inch heels to finance class (in B-02, of course-- the practicality factor of Murphy's Law), as well as her effortless employment of my two most essential philosophies: balance and layering. From the scarf over sweater over dress top-half to the just-above-ankle socks / cognac footwear contrast, it's as if all my principles have come together before my eyes in a single cohesive form, a stylistic execution that approximately 98.27435% of girls at Wake Forest have yet to learn. And from the trials of Theresa Breitton, we all know just how damn comfortable these Aldo oxfords are... naaahhhhttt. So let us raise our glasses to the future fashion trailblazers of Kirby Hall, and wish Raquel well on the final half of her semester before she begins a kick-ass internship at Oscar de la Renta in the greatest city in the world.

Scarf: (Roman street vendor)

Cardigan: Urban Outfitters

Belt: Comptoir de Cotonniers

Dress: Splendid

Socks: (own)

Shoes: FORNILI, Aldo

Wait. Jungle king. I'm totally not done. Aldo's shoe collection for Spring is quite good, minus those few bad apples, notably these and these... just no. Also, while imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, trying to overtly channel the one and only Jeffrey Campbell does not earn Aldo cool points. Stowing the negativity away for just two seconds, here are a few of my favorites.

CAPECORAL, $80

URQUIZA, $90

DESTIME, $90

AIME, $80

DONILON, $110

Here's to you, fashion. Cheers.

Grrrrrrrrrr

Seriously, the more "enlightened" I become by the existence of revoltingly-preppy (read: boring, conservative, and risk-averse) Plain-Janes who claim they are these earth-shattering fashionistas, the more I want to continue harshly scrutinizing their so-limited creativity, shred anything I own that remotely reminds me of going to school in the South, and then invite their pastel-piqué-cotton-sporting selves to do the entire fashionsphere a favor by kindly jumping off a cliff (and taking their painfully-awful Vineyard Vines totes with them, while they're at it). Aggressive, violent, geedy? Yes. But to call these sentiments unwavering would be an egregious understatement, especially as a seasoned fourth-year undergraduate whose summer was spent socialite-ing around the world's greatest city and being exposed day-in and day-out to what fashion truly means. Attention all die-hard Jack Rogers and Vera Bradley fans aka logo-obsessed fools: I dare you to spend an afternoon in Chelsea. Yup. Enjoy being ripped to shreds by people with aesthetic standards that aren't shallow as a shower.

Here's an inspirational outfit that if attempted in Winston-Salem would undeniably warrant snide comments from just-left-the-kitchen slampieces and confused stares from frat daddies (all hail the mighty and magnificent Man Repeller).

Lace Tee

Kimchi Blue, $32

Venice Denim Shorts

Friend of Mine, $165

Leather Double Keeper Tipped Waist or Hip Belt

ASOS, $34

RSASKTH1 Polyester Solid Thigh-High Sock

American Apparel, $16

Bowmer Suede Wedge Heel

Aldo, $100

The Bike Bag

Madewell, $98

Also, on a completely unrelated note, I really fucking want the Lita's. Now.

Lita, Pewter Glitter

Jeffrey Campbell, $160

LOLZ how would people react if they saw me doing finance problems while I was sporting these, along with my brand-new white Studio Beats? Social experiment time.

Here's to you, fashion. Cheers.