YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE

Did yet another GoodWill haul before I leave, and can safely say I am satisfied (although will probably still go again before I head back to Europe). I swear that if I bought the exact same things I got today in any Dublin vintage stores it would be AT LEAST just over 70 euro, and considering that everything I got today cost a grand (not-so-grand) total of 19 dollars, I'm a pretty happy ladeeeeee. Purchases were as follows;

lace up ankle boots - three dollah y'all! Which means I won't feel guilty when I attack them with my freshly delivered order of studs...

black Levi's jeans - to be cut, durr.

blue Levi's mom shorts - to be cut, double durr.

Ralph Lauren Men's plaid shirt - just an oversized version of the one I got in the exact same GoodWill last year, basically what I wear when I'm not very enthused...

I realize how lame this picture looks now... but it was the only picture where I didn't have club feet or that the shoezzz weren't shrouded in a shadow of doom, so deal with it. Plus, OH EMMM GEEEE, look at my guitar, I'm so cool etc. etc. :)

This outfit is nothing special, my family and I just headed out for my sister's birthday, we went to see INCEPTION, which was pretty amazing, but it wasn't as crazy confusing as everyone was saying. Personally my fav. bit about it was how the fog-horn-y sounding music throughout the movie was actually Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien" slowed down a couple hundered times, something that I enjoy geeking out about, then again, I just enjoy geeking out in general...

And speaking of that check out this. It's Justin Bieber's "U smile" slowed down 800%, personally whenever a song uses text speak in it (e.g. Avril Lavigne's GOLDEN hit, "Sk8r Boi") I generally try to avoid it, but this 36-minute form of BIEBER FEVER is just like one big epic event getting all up in your ears, jus sayin, that shit just got real...

PLEAD FOR PLEATS

So basically, went to GoodWill last week, and got three things a dress, a skirt, and a bag, all three of which I plan on boring you with. But this post is purely dedicated to the skirt I got. Anyways, it's a pleated calf-length skirt with a polka dot print, and though mid-calf length is all the rage bla bleh bla...

it is not flattering.

Whatsoever.

At all.

So with my mind-blowing seamstress skillz I decided I would just alter it to a nice high waisted skirt, simples. It was pretty easy to sew, the only annoying bit being having to iron every single pleat back in, because the thread was quite stiff.

But that's pretty much the end of the saga, went to Target today and wore it out for the first time...

If I wasn't a WUSS, I would have worn it like this...

...but I am a WUSS, so I didn't. Perhaps next time. I srsly need to grow some balls, metaphorically, duh.

//LE FIN//

look forward to Parts 2 + 3 of this GoodWill saga...

METAL PETALS

My sister, mom, and I went to the mall today, hit up the yuush ya know? like American Apparel, Urban Outfitters :P cos we're cool, yeah? I just spent the whole day looking for stuff to pair with all the swag I got yesterday thrifting.

I got a few short t-shirts to wear with my DIYed mom shorts, this floral print one is going to be worn LOTS for the rest of the summer, and in the winter because it fits quite well with my woolen blazer, thank you very much...

blazer, thrifted; shorts, thrifted; floral top, UO; nekclace, Marc by Marc Jacobs

And to add to the excitement, if that's at all possible... I GOT A GLOCKENSPEIL!!!! Mother agreed to getting one, but a few hours later when I was messing around on it, I think she may have regretted her decision a little bit...

There was also this amazing range of t-shirts that were between crop top and proper t-shirt lenghth in Urban Outfitters, called Hometown Heroes, not sure if it's a collab. or just another diffusion line of Urban's, must do some more research into them. The prints were all amazing, I took ages to decide which one I wanted. There was this one that had London written on it but as Lon, Don, and I read em..... phonetically? My sister couldn't stop laughing at that... ooops.

I also got this American Apparel leotard, to be worn underneath high waisted shorts, duh! I don't think I'd ever be brave enough to wear it on it's own.... I love the back though, recently I keep looking for stuff with a bit of show-off back.

I think for the first time in ages I'm actually really excited about my wardrobe, and might actually be, what's the word again... inspired??? NAH.... haha.

NiftyThriftyFifty.

Some good mall sales, and a scour in Goodwill have left me very pleased.

shirt thrifted; necklace F21

I just wish it wasn't so hot here, I need an excuse to wear my new American Eagle tie dye scarf. Kind of a simple outfit but you can't see my shoe boots and high wasted skinnies. Just a nice comfortable outfit, yummm. Do excuse shitty webcam avec another shitty background. I can definitely see myself constantly wearing this in the coming Irish winter...

So long, so warm... SO CHEAP.