In the Mood for a Little Winter Sunshine

Photography by the Flashy Zooey Ingles

Sequins have become the new party uniform. However I can't bear to walk into a room of a million girls in sequin dresses and skirts just like mine. So I found a way to rock them during the day and I've been in love with it. Even though normal things like sweatshirts aren't generally glamorous, they are when you add a touch of sequin. I love how suddenly everything I wear looks dressed up and thus is the power of shiny objects.

What I'm Wearing

Sweatshirt: Club Monaco (similar)
Skirt: Lipsy (similar)
Tights: Express
Necklace: T+J Designs Upcoming Collection
Shoes: Aldo (seen here)

In the Mood for Leather Panels

Photography by Superhero Michael Shriver and his sidekick Jinna Hagerty

My new obsession this season is anything with leather panels. Designers have really gotten creative with the trend lately of experimenting with geometrical leather panels rather than using a print. It's nice to see a dress with a good variety of texture while still looking elegant. Granted the leather on this dress isn't remotely real, I still love calling it "vegan leather."

What I'm Wearing

Jacket: H&M
Dress: H&M (similar)
Scarf: American Apparel
Necklace: Wearable Artworks by Peggy Hunt
Tights: Express
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Vargas (seen here)

In the Mood for Snow Play

Jen shot these during my visit to Seattle back in July 4th weekend. We took a trip to Mt. Rainier, prepared to do a shoot in the beautify mountain with flowers and waterfalls, but who knew Paradise hiking tails were still all covered in snow! Luckily the weather was still warm and we brought our sunglasses and sun screen. It was impossible to go without sunglasses because of the light reflecting from the snow all around us. 

So our casual hiking plan turned into a snow shoeing session in the summer. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking. It was also a fun experience walking in the snow in our summer outfits but not feeling cold.

This season high-low skirts are definitely one of the hottest trends: you can easily spot them on the streets, also in pretty much every shop. (Jen did a post with a beautiful high-low skirt back in February). I found this skirt in Akira when I visited Chicago. It has nice cuts on both sides, instead of a regular front-high / back-low design. This cut creates a lot more movement when I walk. The bright-colored pattern also adds more playfulness. Because the skirt itself is pretty attention-catchy, I try to play down the rest of the outfit by keeping them mostly black.

What I'm wearing:

Top: Urban Outfitters (similar)

Skirt: Akira (irregular cut in black)

Black tights: Uniqlo (similar)

Shoes: BCBG (similar)

Sun-glasses: SUPER (seen here)