Pretty Knitty

Sweater: thrifted

Skirt: thrifted

Bag: Tignanello via eBay

Shoes: Jessica Simpson

My friend Natasha came over to my place yesterday so she could try on and buy a few things from my Etsy shop. In the process she convinced me to keep two sweaters and a skirt in my shop that I hadn’t allowed myself to try on before but that fit me and I liked a lot. So I ended up taking this sweater out because it had been posted for a while without getting too much attention anyway. Yep, that’s how I’m justifying this. 

Thrifted Thursday No. 34

T-shirt, skirt, tights and shoes: thrifted

Wow, this week has seemed really long for some reason. Oh well, only one more day to get through, plus a Mediterranean food truck is coming to my work tomorrow! We have a food truck show up at our office during lunch time once or twice a week, which is pretty cool. My cousins’ Crepes Bonaparte truck even came once.

So here’s another all-thrifted outfit. The T-shirt is a more recent find and from J. Crew originally, and the skirt is a bebe skirt from (probably) the ’90s. It’s weird, I used to avoid blue, especially navy, thinking it was boring and not very flattering, but now I love it. I was happy with how this outfit had a sort of nautical vibe while incorporating tights since it’s still technically winter...although it was 80 degrees in L.A. today.

Just Roll It

Sweater: thrifted

Skirt: thrifted

Tights: Target

Bag: Tignanello via eBay

Shoes: Naturalizer

Even though I’ve already had this skirt shortened from ankle length to just above the knee, I sometimes feel like it’s still a little too long. So I roll it up at the waist. This works pretty well with pleated skirts in general, which I learned as a teenager at an all-girls Catholic high school when micro-minis inspired by Clueless were trendy.

Does this bag look familiar but different? It’s the same as the gold Tignanello bag that I used to have but in silver. When I bought it on eBay I thought I was getting the exact same bag and was surprised when I found this silver version in the box, but I decided to keep it because it’s still an awesome bag and change is good sometimes.

These Colors

Sweater: thrifted

Necklace: made by my sister

Jeans: CJ by Cookie Johnson

Bag: American Vintage

Shoes: very old Seychelles

I can’t stop wearing bright green, lime, mint, etc. with red. I’m obsessed with this color combination. I also keep wearing this particular outfit on weekends and not getting a chance to photograph it, so I’m glad I got to post it today. It’s so comfortable, especially for walking around in the city. I need to find more boxy short-sleeved sweaters like this one. I love the tag inside this vintage sweater too...the brand name is Cuddle Knits. So cute!

I wore this yesterday to hang out with Jasen, my brothers and my sister in Rancho Cucamonga (if you haven’t seen me mention my hometown before, yes, that’s where I grew up, and I know the name sounds bizarre, but it’s a real place) since Hillary is visiting Southern California for the weekend. Jasen cooked noodles with peanut sauce, green onions, sprouts and chicken for all of us because he is awesome. This is one of my favorite dishes that he makes, so I had to share a photo:

January Favorites

Sorry this is SO late (not that you’re anxiously awaiting my picks or anything). I just finished looking at all the posts in my reader through January 31st this morning. I can’t post my favorite outfits until I’ve seen everything from the month in my reader. That is my OCD rule.

Avant Blargh 

Black Sheep 

Bunny Picnic 

Feathers and Freckles

Kittenhood 

Lost in the Haze 

Miss Tallulah Porkchop 

Porcelain Complexion 

The Daily Fashionista 

The Girly Bird 

The Styling Dutchman