Mommy and Me!!!

My outfit today. See the effort???

Mom's Juicys and Mine-- We even matched sandals!

So today was rather eventful and it was AMAZING!!! My mom and I had a day out of the house, while my brother and his friends sat in the house playing COD (which I don't understand because the weather was gorgeous, 85 DEGREES!!).  I was feeling a bit different, and decided to put some sort of effort into my look. At first, we ran a few errands, which included grocery shopping. But then, we ventured onto the lower part of the county and went to Chipotle (a restaurant I've never been to). And with the mall just down the street, I had to ask!!!! I didn't buy anything, because I'm so broke I can barely afford to pay attention. In the end, we went window shopping and went home. But anyways, my mommy and me day was amazing!!!!!!

My nails!! Sticking with the New Year's Resolution... Isn't it FAB??

P.S. Did anyone see the moon tonight??? It didn't look any special to me...

Pick Me Up

This is completely non fashion related. Or maybe it is-- To have a sense of style, you need to have a sense of confidence. And let's be honest, everyday might not inspire confidence in you. There are certain days when you wake with a flaw you believe everyone notices. This is for these days.



Stolen from weheartit.com via just-smileology.tumblr.com

And with that, go make something phenomal of your day. :)

Do You Have Influence?

Recently, I bought (Huge surprise, right???) some items from Amazon.com, ranging from Kanye West's album MBDTF to Breakfast at Tiffany's (I had never seen it!!!).


The cover of the book. I don't know what it is about it, I just love it.



But anyways, my post aren't dedicated to those items. I set aside some time to read a book I've had mentally bookmarked for awhile, Influence by fashion's favorite twins, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Influence is the Olsen's collection of interviews of people who influence them. The interviews include MANY legends, such as the always forward, Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Terry Richardson and soo many others, including the twins themselves. The book is organized between the two sections: a more glamorous section with glossy pages and one with more egdier people and less glossy pages, whixh is supposed to symbolize the difference between the two twins. Anyways I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Packed full of inspiring images, the book is a slam dunk from the people interviewed, to the questions asked and the reponses. They twins also helped with the important quotes that you may want to put on your personal inspirational board, including "Real Creativity is being true to yourself and getting people to go with you. That's Influence"-- Bob Colacello. And it's not only fashion, in the back after the conclusion, they include a list of charities that anyone with a conscience should give back to. After all, "To be able to have it all, you have to be able to give back"--Diane von Furstenberg.




The back cover. Just amazing, isn't it?? (And no, I don't know which twin that is. I'm just assuming it's Ashley.)

 


An image from the book. It's piece designed by Karl Lagerfeld from a 2008 collection. Fab, right???



Another incredible image from the book. This is one of Lauren Hutton in her heyday. Beautiful.

A gorgeous picture of Mary Kate Olsen.

Aren't you feening for this book yet?? It's just that fab.

Craving Satisfied: Coats

My name is Dream and I am a coat junkie. Seriously, though, I really do like coats. Coats are my favorite article of clothing. Don't ask me why, because I don't know. I think I get it from my mom. But I digress. So during the After- Christmas sales, my eyes feasted on this beautiful Forever21 black tweed coat. For months, I wanted something like this. However, with only a limited amount of money, I ventured to H&M first to be sure. There at H&M, I saw another coat that completely made me happy. A Houndstooth classic cut that made my mouth water. And it had the red tag that said "50% off." I tried it on and truly just fell in love. It just looked like quality.

From the shoulders to the neckline to the cut, THIS COAT'S A WINNER!!

Look at the fabric... It's just a rich texture.

 But, in the midst of all my happiness, I left behind my beloved Forever21 coat. That, and we had to go pick up my vain cousin at the nail salon. But back to the story. Two weeks pass and I really can't stop thinking about the other coat. So when I finally return to the mall, I get super excited and jet down to Forever21. I scour the store twice, before asking a sales associate about the coat. She show the rack to me and lo and behold IT'S THERE!!! And it was the last one, in my size too!!!! *sigh of relief*
 



Isn't it pretty??? Classic too...

And lastly, the least important thing about this post: My nail polish. It was in my New Year's To Do List to wear more and eh, I've been slacking but I did paint them again. Still a purple but a lighter one, one that screams FUN!!


My left hand. My right as you can imagine is a mess.

But until next time...

Hearts, Hugs and Lots of Love,
Dream

My Closet Cleanout

All the clothes taken out of my drawers... I should've done this earlier!!

About a week ago, I did something completely uncharacteristic of me-- cleaned out my closet. I really don't like to clean because I find it tedious. But for the longest time, I've been saying that I have nothing to wear, despite a closet AND armoire full of clothes. I got so tired of shuffling through clothes and being late for school. And I've been late a lot (12 times last semester). And in the end, I just decided it would be more beneficial to do clean.

Can you believe that this is only half the clothes I purged??? Ugh, so much clothes, so little time.

Anyways, I started by just taking out all the things I knew I didn't wear. All of it. I spent about 45 minutes pulling out all the clothes I knew couldn't fit. Then I took out clothes that fit but weren't exactly my style anymore. Of course, it ended up covering my entire floor, so be a bit more organized (and to truly see the mess), I folded all the clothes. And it was a lot.

This is the beloved bag that I finally had give up when I realized it was falling apart.

I also discovered a bunch of things that, once upon a time, I loved. For example, there was this Koie Cinderella purse. Black, pink, and a princess motif?? Sign me up! Bought at Marshall's for I think $20 when I was young, I loved it. I carried it on planes as my carryon. I carried it on long car rides to my grandma's as an activity bag. I carried it EVERYWHERE. But alas, it was cheap and of less-than-stellar quality. And so it slowly started falling apart in my hands. First, the slipper on the side started to peel, until it fell off all together. But yet, I still carried it around like a baby. Then the other side began to peel and I had to let it go. It was living a sad existence at the bottom of a bin in my closet.

It slowly began to fall apart until I retired it.

Other articles of clothing I had broken up with: Old Navy Jeans I really liked in the store and got for Christmas in the sixth grade, my Ralph Lauren pink and green striped halter dress, my yellow and blue floral patterned kimono top and SO many other things. But I digress. Back to the cleaning.

Possibly my favorite top ever!!! So sad it doesn't fit anymore!!!

A pocket detail of the jeans I used to wear. Oh, ok, back to digressing.

I folded up all the clothes that I chose would remain and put them back neatly in my armoire. I took out so many clothes, I had an entire drawer left without any clothes!! You'd be surprised what purging some ill-fitting clothes can do to maximize your storage space...

All my tees, sitting in my drawer all neat and organized! Woohoo!

But I still have miles to go. I still have to make my closet & room totally amazing-looking. Stay tuned, readers... This is will be a journey. :)
Hearts, Hugs and Lots of Love,
Dream

Happy New Year!!

New Years isn't New Years without something fizzy!

First, I would like to say "Happy New Years!". I celebrated it in church with my family. I don't know what it is about this year but it feels special. I don't believe in "New Year's Resolutions". I consider them cliche and whatnot. But I do have high hopes, so consider this my To-Do List. So here goes:

• Try to dress up more. Life is too short to stay in sweatpants all the time.
• Wear more nail polish. Sure, I wear it, but I usually don't bother because I have no time.



The nail varnish I plan to wear this year. This collection is going to grow.

• Be more charitable. I cleaned out my closet for New Year's (it's tradition to clean your entire house top to bottom in order to bless your house with a fresh start), which I have never done. I discovered A LOT of junk from SO long ago. I'm donating to charity, because I'm not using it.



The pile of clothes from my closet clean-out. Expect a huge post about this project in the near future.

• BLOG more!! I almost never blog and I'm sure it's annoying to some. But I'm going to use my blog as my creative outlet to express my true potential.
• Don't let ANYTHING restrict me from reaching my dreams. It's not the year to give up.
• And lastly, Put my all into EVERYTHING I do! It's not the time to be lazy. It's time to get up and do what you love and do it often. How else are you going to reach your dreams????

But, anyways, I want to wish all of you guys who see this post a Happy New Year! Best wishes for the New Year!

A really crappy picture of what my mom was drinking for New Years'-- Moscato and a strawberry.

Hearts, Hugs and Lots of Love (Plus Blessings for the New Year),

Dream

Craving Satisfied: Mulberry x Target Collaboration

So, since I heard about the Mulberry/ Target collaboration, I WANTED a bag. All it took was a few trips to Super- Target (Yes, in Georgia, we have monster stores, such as Super-Target) and I NEEDED a bag. I mean, who can resist Mulberry?? It's probably the closest I'll get to any Mulberry. However, my funds were running a bit low, leaving me handbag-less for the longest time. Just when all hope disappeared, the holidays rolled around. I never truly know exactly what I want so I usually ask for the gift that keeps giving, MONEY (and/or gift cards). With all this money suddenly burning a hole in my pocket, I remembered this bag. After a few days going without it, I convinced my mom to take me to Super Target to get the bag I had dreamed about for about a month. Once in-store, I was caught between two bags, one completely patent leather and the other, a mix of velvet and patent leather. It was SOOOO HARD to choose!!! I mean, the patent leather would be a smarter, practical, more classic bag, but it had been imitated and done over sooo many times. And then, the Velvet and Leather!!! It was so luxe and exclusice looking. But it would be so hard to clean and definitely not as classic. But I followed my instinct and went with the less practical, luxe looking Velvet & Patent leather bag. And I'm so happy with my purchase. It's so pretty...

This Mulberry bag is the epitome of style. I love the richness of the velvet, in contrast with the smoothness of the patent leather.

Look at the label. It even has the signature Mulberry trees included (although you can barely see it from the photo).

Yep, even the packaging is expensive looking... How amazing is THAT??? And for only 34.99 (without tax)... Yes, dreams do come true...

Until next time, Dream...