The Fashion Thief

OBSESSION: Fab Fabric Quarters

ive fallen in love with my local craft store and in the midst of that love is none other than fabric quarters. <3>

~BOWS baby! grab your needle and thread and make simple or complicated looking bows to add as a brooch or make a bunch to add some pizazzzz to a plain tee (at the collar). for the sewing impaired, (or people like me who can't handle pointy objects like needles) just tie strips of fabric "shoe lace" style over headbands, belts or on the sleeve of your favorite tunic

~add patches to shirts, shorts rompers, anything!! if your going for a beat up look (like Rae's fabo burned and destroyed shorts), rip the fabric or use a lousy pair of scissors instead of clean cutting the patches. then when sewing on the patch, leave about a centimeter edge to show off the frayed edge. for another cool look, stray from the norm square patch and go for other shapes, or random letters of the alphabet

~make a pencil case, clutch or makeup pouch ( just buy a strip of zipper at your beloved local craft store)

~be creative and come up with more unique ideas!!

~Ronnie---%---(()

Top 3 Back to School Picks

Ok so I have been doing a lot of thinking about back to school shopping and here are my top 3 things that I will not go back to school with out:

1! Fred Flare's Faux Fur Vest $60

2! Dr. Marten's White+Black Softy T+Glitter Flocking $120

3! Mod Cloth's Slim Skirt $38

Item of the Day

(Minus the) Leather Vest $88 Express

This is totally on my back to school list!

DIY Bleached Jeans

Here are the pants before. I soaked them in a mixture of 2/3 water and 1/3 bleach until I got them to be a whitish blue. After they got to be the right color I put them in the wash, and then the dryer. After that, I added different embellishments to make them perfect!

I ran a lighter against this pocket to burn it a little.

I bedazzled along the edge of this pocket and stabbed the area with

scissors. I also burned a spot on the belt loop.

I burned a spot on the back pocket.

And bedazzled the middle, back belt loop.

I also burnt another belt loop.

And finally the finished product, back and front.

DiY Harem Pants

So here are my gauchos, I had to get them for my chorus concerts. Yes, they may be comfortable, but not something I would really like to wear on a normal basis. So I quit chorus (I had enough of my teacher) and didn't need the pants anymore. Yay!! So I decided to make them into something I actually would wear.

Fold them inside out
Make the seems bigger by pinning the edges of the giant legs to hug your calves, but only a few inches high.
Sew where you pinned
Done!

Easy peezey lemon squeezey. If you have any further questions, email me and I will give you further instructions.

And below, the finished product!

I paired them with a t shirt I tie dyed and cut up, and a pair of Nine West shoes. BTW: harem pants look best with heels but find the pair that fits your style and harem pants : ) For example, I wore them with black gladiators to school.

H & M Tokyo

Hey peeps, sorry it took me so long to upload these but here are pictures of the dress and shirt that I got at the H & M in Tokyo : ) The shirt is obviously neon green with zippers on the shoulders. The dress, the coolest dress ever, is bright purple and is flapper styled. I LOVE it!

Adult Friends..

So I know this has nothing to do with fashion, but hey, maybe I can tie the two together by the end of this. Anyway this whole post is about getting too friendly with your "superiors". An article in the new September issue of Teen Vogue is about students getting too friendly with teachers, coaches, bosses, you know, adults in there life. They text instead of call, use first names instead of titles, friendly gestures, that kind of thing. This really wasn't that big of a surprise cause that's almost just how it is these days. I mean my neighbor texts me when she needs me to babysit and it's no big deal. Do you think it's bad or good? Because both sides can easily be argued.

Item of the Day

Faux- Fur Rachel Vest $60 Fred Flare (I L.O.V.E. this!)

So Sorry!

So a few days ago I went shopping at a nearby town with great little shops that have the COOLEST things ever. At one clothing store I found the maxi dress for... wait for it.... $40. It's such a great steal because that store is kinda on the expensive side. The clutch I got at on of my favorite stores, The White Picket Fence, for $36. At first I wasn't going to get it, but I just had to. It's perfect for fall!! The store also has anything else you could imagine: loads of bags, tons of clocks, kitchen supplies, notebooks (I got an agenda for back to school 75% off!), books, dog toys, garbage cans, you name it. Best of all, everything is stylish! I also went shopping in Erie, PA and at Express, I got these babies : )

These look like leather, but they are so comfy!! And leggings are my new obsession anyways. I love them!

obsession: tuck ins

ok so a bunch of tops look great tucked into high waisted shorts. pair up cool color combos and you could get a great look! also if you tuck in your shirt you could pair it with a long cardigan on the cooler days. and you know how cool belts usually get lost under your shirt if you wear them in your belt loops? well if you tuck it then you can be creative with belts. but don't forget accesories! if you are wearing a flashy belt go with a necklace or a scarf. with some tuck ins overaccessorizing might ruin the simplistic look. here is a tuck in example: