what i wore

 

 

[jacket - forever 21, boots and leggings - rainbow, dress - urban outfitters]

 

i did a little non-vintage-shop shopping yesterday when i stopped by rainbow after going to the gym. if you've seen a rainbow store around, it may look kinda crappy and like some place you don't wanna go, but you do. it's still cheap forever 21 type stuff, but if you're into that-- which i, for one, am-- then there's some cool items in there. i picked up these leather-look leggings and new ankle boots to replace the ones i got at forever 21 LIKE FOUR YEARS AGO! i never would've thought forever 21 boots would last so long, but now that they're finally falling apart, i decided to try my luck with another inexpensive pair. and these feel pretty damn sturdy so far. they also had tassels on the zippers but i cut those off. too much for me.

 

i wore this, which includes my two new purchases, out for thai food last night. of course i also wore a hat, gloves, and giganto down coat because it's still FREEZING here.

 



clueless

I got a gift certificate to Forever 21 for Christmas and although I've been there since, I haven't bought anything because nothing stood out to me. It's weird to think about back when I was in high school and my friends and I would just go to there for fun and buy a couple things with the money we made from our part-time jobs. I don't remember ever thinking very much about what I was buying. I've gotten a lot pickier since then and I feel like it's increased each year and even more recently. Even since moving to New York I've noticed that I still love looking around in stores, but I hardly ever buy anything. I think this is partially because after starting my vintage shop I feel that the clothing purchases I make should be for the store, not for me, and I also think shopping for the store has made me feel even more like I want the things I own to be unique.

All that profoundness was just to get back to the silliness that is:

I think I decided what I might spend my gift certificate on and it's this ridiculous/ridiculously awesome Clueless shirt. I was a big t-shirt fiend in my heyday (read: around age 14) and I think it's time I get back to my roots.

I've never shopped at Zara before. I've seen things I've liked from Zara, but never bought anything since nothing really stood out to me as being something I just had to have. It's hard for me to spend more than $20 on anything from chain stores (including Forever 21, H&M, etc.) unless I really like it, just 'cause they aren't exactly unique. Which brings me to these two pieces I saw today at Zara that I really wanna save up to get now. Really just the jacket, which I can see myself wearing all the time when it gets warmer. Motorcycle style but in white with weird abstract floral print-- I'm willing to go more than $20 bucks, but at $89 I'll need to do some eBaying or sale watching 'cause I need this thing.