falling days

Last night was the last night of summer for me and my friends. Some went back to school and the others started new jobs. So we made the best of last night. First, went to see two of my favorite bands in Seattle, The Flavr Blue and Fly Moon Royalty, and without even trying ended up being in music video.

Now... I can't wait for fall! I just don't know how to dress for summer. I don't like to show too much skin and being as pale as I am, summer is no friend to my skin. I love fall.

  

However, moving to LA I got to get use to summer. Or start liking how to dress like a true Cali girl.

 

I've been wearing these boots a lot lately. I love my sneakers but heels do amazing things to the legs.

Boots (Target) $30 x Pants (TopShop)

Shirt (ZARA) $20 x Shirt (GAP) $20

something about layers

Hope everyone had a fun and safe New Years. Mine was wonderful! Super chill which is an ideal way to start the New Year. I went to The Flavr Blue show at Crocodile with my girl Gabby and the boyfriend. I took as many Polaroids and Photo Booth pictures as I could. (You know if you follow my Instagram)

(This song takes me back to last January. Please excuse my nostalgic moment.)

But this day - Ah! A day off. I didn't get to sleep in but there's something nice about an early Saturday morning when you don't have to work. The ultimate lazy. Just take things at a very slow, steady pace.

I think I am going to make Rose Gold my color for 2014. I mean my name is all over it. Literally. The watch is one from Nordstrom Rack and this great necklace is from Zebra Club, the brand Cheap Monday (one of my favorites) I mean, I thought that this paperclip necklace was made for a writer like me.

You could never go wrong with layers. You can certainly go overboard but never wrong. And coffee - is the best accessory.

     

Boots (mother's) x Leggings (American Apparel) $16.00

Tank Top (H&M) x gray sweater (Hand-me-down)

Button up (Salvation Army) x Army Jacker (Surplus) $5.00

that coat

Haven't been able to do any style posts because I've been:
a.) sick
b.) busy

I am working on a new blog with my best friend j.mena. It's a social blog about Seattle called "2 girls walk out of a bar" There's no post yet... but we are working on them. The project/the blog is to show people a whole another side of Seattle's social scene. All the happening weird art shows, events, concerts, and actives that go down in this fine (overlooked) city. That "going out" isn't just for the weekends. And you don't always have to go to the bars. There's more out there you know!

  

For now I've been working non-stop and enjoying my days off.

Today was freezing cold! But it wasn't rainy; an ideal day to wear this fantastic leopard print jacket my mother got me last christmas. It not only keeps me warm but is super stylist. My mom has great taste. I got it from her. (p.s. it's where I got these great boots from too. She owns them, I just borrow.)

 

Today was yet another prefect explain of a #guttersnipe golden rules:

"Dress better than how you feel."

    

UNIF Leopard Print Jacket x beanie (freebie)

boyfriend's sweatshirt x leggings (American Apparel) $16.00

Boots (Sorry mom! Will return them)

Necklace (Forever 21) $4.50

boom.

It's soup weather! Went out yesterday and got a bomb bowl of ramen. T'was my highlight.

**Guttersnipe Tip: As you know I am all about taking shortcuts when it comes to fashion (buy bracelets and make them into hoop earrings, turning old cardigans into new ones, etc.) here's another cheap trick!

 

Turn leg warmers into knee high socks! It's simple really. All I did to make sure they looked like knee high socks was to wear boots and them tuck them into my socks regular socks. And then there you have it!

As Cher from Clueless would say "Pretty groovy huh?"

It's funny when you buy new clothes and you just abandoned the rest of your closet. Wearing yet again a Phillip Lim piece. But I mean how could I wear it?

 

Boots (Macy's) $20.00 x Leg Warmers wore as Knee High Socks (Macy's) $7.50

DIY high waisted shorts x BOOM Sweater shirt (Phillip Lim for Target)

rain or shine

 

Yesterday was sunny and cold. But today, today is another typical beautiful wet, cold, over cast, miserable day in Seattle. So I thought it be best to not let my outfit reflect the weather too much.

Last night I watched Sleepless in Seattle for the first time ever. I know, lived in Seattle my whole life and never watched the movie. Well I loved it! I am a sap for cheesy shit like that. But in all honesty the top rom-com has to be My Best Friend's Wedding. It keeps it 100.

I like to think of myself as a "helpless romantic" vs a "hopeless romantic." The differences are massive.

Oh a whole another note, my wonderful friend Gabby gave me a late birthday gift: Unicorn earrings.

  

When I saw these I was speechless, which is hard for me ever to be. If you know me, you know unicorns are my spirit animal. It's the girliest/dumbest thing about me. I just love unicorns. Plus these earrings are banging. You can't even hate.

They paired with today's outfit perfectly.

 

 

  

"brass knuckles" iPhone Case

I love this cardigan. I found it at Goodwill during the glitter sale. Super cozy and very versatile.

Pants (Topshop) $40.00

Shoes (Nordstrom Rack) $20.00

Shirt - actually a dress (Topshop: Sale Item) $7.00

Cardigan (Goodwill) $2.50

Necklace (Salvation Army) $2.00

Unicorn Earrings - Gift from Gabby

instagram: missestelle

Missing the Mark

I love fashion. It's a huge passion of mine (I hate the fact that those words rhyme: fashion & passion) But I feel like some people take it a tad too serious. But then again you can say that about anything: music, movies, food, painting, being tumblr famous (a phrase I still don't understand...)

However with fashion I think it's different. I might not be as big as other fashion bloggers that I admire (like Sincerely, Jules, Karen at Where Did U Get That, or Karla's Closet) but I hope to be someday. I just hope I can inspire at least one person to get excited about fashion. To have them learn you don't need to have the Chanel, the Louis Vuitton, or even the TopShop to be stylist. You just need the right attitude!

Fashion is a club anyone can take part in. You just got to make the right splash to be remembered or to stand out.

boots (Nordstrom rack) $20.00

pants (Levi's) $15.00

shirt (DIY Ripped shirt)

sweater (my mother's/hand-me-down)

jean jacket (Goodwill) $3.00

scarf (freebie) found it in a "give away" pile

necklace (Target) $1.99

New Layers

My New Year's Eve was amazing! By far one of the best. It started early on December 31st and bleed into Jan 1st morning. I spent it with people I love and care about. People who's soul person was to have a good time and no stress.

Yesterday I had to work but today is a day of rest and recovery.

Boots - (Nordstrom Rack) $20.00

Socks - (Target) $5.50

Tights - (Nordstrom Rack) $5.00

Skirt - (Forever 21) Freebie

Belt - freebie

T-shirt - (Target) $5.00

Hoodie - (hand me down)

Jean Jacket - (Goodwill) $3.00

Necklace - (Goodwill) $1.99

Sweetheart

Went shopping today with miss J. Mena. Not really looking for anything but found some goodies. Here are some photos from today's adventure.

AND here is what I wore:

boots (Target) $30.00

pants (Forever 21) $7.00

jean button up (Goodwill) $3.50

scarf (christmas gift)

earrings (gift from my sister when she went to SF)