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Remember the Time I…

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…wore this last week?  Well, I wore it again with basically one modification.

Yeah, how original of me… copying myself!  I actually like the original better because of the necklace.  Unfortunately a necklace won’t work with this shirt, the top just ends up crumpled.  Also, these pants need to be hemmed right away.  Somehow during the course of the day they actually managed to end up under my 3.5 inch heels.  Not so good, but at least I noticed and didn’t wear a hole through the bottoms (I have been guilty of that on many occasions before– you’d think I’d learn!).

I have a bridal shower to attend tomorrow (for a wedding that I received a +1 invitation to… I’m old).  What should I wear?  I’m planning on being the Hipstamatic paparazzi there and I may even buy a new Hipstapak for the occasion.

Yeah, I’m that cool.

FBFF: Fashion + Fitness = …Lululemon?

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1. Do you keep some kind of fitness routine? Why?
I definitely don’t have time for any of the sports I used to do when I was younger,  now I just play tennis in the summer and do a lot of yoga.  I try for Ashtanga yoga 2-3 times/week these days, I used to do 6 but that aggravates my tennis elbow too much.  Why so much yoga?  For the pursuit of stillness, peace, and strength (of both mind and body).

 

King Dancer (also called Lord of the Dance), a personal favorite.

 

2. Has working out, maybe training for a marathon or something of that nature, helped with your own perception of body image?
Going to the yoga studio in Pennsylvania is actually really good with that, even in the high level classes I take.  No one would ever judge anyone in those classes.  It helps that in Ashtanga we’re all internally focused and one of the main concepts is to move at your own pace and level.  In New York it’s not the same, yoga classes are totally cray cray.

3. When you are hitting the gym or just going out for a long walk what do you wear? Is it about functionality or fashion?
It’s definitely a bit of both.  Tennis outfits have been getting way more fashionable in the past few years and I definitely must admit to owning several matching skirts and shirts.  I would rather have looser clothing, actually, but I feel like most athletic wear isn’t made that way.  And it’s not good to wear things that are too loose in yoga because teachers can’t see to correct a form problem that could potentially cause an injury.

My favorite yoga shirt is definitely not a yoga shirt at all, but it was on sale for $8 at tobi.com (Alternative Apparel).

4. Do you feel there is a cultural perception of what you ‘should’ be doing for your own physical fitness?
That depends a lot on socioeconomic status and general lifestyle, I think.  In general, extremes tend to pervade in the U.S. with gluttony and extreme fitness at either end.  I don’t really feel like I “should” be doing anything, but then again I’ve always been an athletic type.

5.  Dream big… what would be your ultimate fitness goal.
I would just like to not be constantly fighting three injuries.  I don’t care about too much else.  I’d love to be able to get into one legged king pigeon (above) and king pigeon pose in yoga, but that’s for someday when (if) I’m not struggling with the limitations of my knee.

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{king pigeon, Yoga Journal}

P.S. I don’t have anything Lululemon.  Maybe one day, but it’s just not cost effective.

Interested in joining FBFF by ModlyChic?

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Dreams That You Dream Of

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I’ve found myself with writer’s block all week.  Not sure why, I suppose I’ve just been lacking writing inspiration.  Either that or I’ve been writing way too much professionally in the past few weeks and have reached my acceptably decent writing limit.

Wore this sometime last week on a day that wasn’t too warm.  Luckily I had the in-between winter/spring coat to wear.  This week the weather’s been quite nice, I spent some time in the park today taking photos of flowers with my iPhone’s Hipstamatic app… and then I happened to look to my right and notice a suit doing the same thing with his BlackBerry, haha.  The flowers look super nice for just having popped up suddenly so I suspect some landscapers may have had something to do with that!

Plum Blossoms

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Happy (late) Easter (if you observe).  Also, how green is everything right now?  Although it could just be my camera settings, my color setting is definitely bumped up a little.

I couldn’t think of a title for this post either.  And this is not a new Easter dress.  I got it in June last year at H&M.

Plum blossoms!

Brights and Neutrals + FBFF First Questions

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Have to be honest, this is not one of my favorite outfits.  You ever have a day when you just feel uncomfortable with what you’re wearing?  I felt really conspicuous the entire day.  It’s because I don’t think the skirt is neutral (light) enough to go with the punchy red shirt.  I felt kind of garish or something.

This scarf is a recent addition.  It’s Oscar de la Renta via Etsy, and yes, scarves totally have something to do with Pay It Forward.  I actually have one more spot available for that, email me if you’d like the last thing handmade by me (but you also have to pay it forward to five people on your blog).

The questions this week are the original ones that FBFF launched with.  I wasn’t part of FBFF at its beginning so they’re new to me!

1. Which celebrity (celebrities) do you look to for fashion inspiration?
Does Carolina Engman count?  She’s totally a blogging celebrity, right?  Lately she’s inspired me to shop for neon colors when so many of the stores in the U.S. are showing very oatmeal neutrals.  And Rumi Neely, although I wouldn’t necessarily wear the same things she does.

2. When it comes to your own personal style, what inspires you?
My fellow style bloggers inspire me much more than celebrities or blogging celebrities, actually.  Most of us don’t get gifted things all the time or attend Fashion Week.  I like to see everyday fashion more than anything else.  However, runway trends do inspire me (hello, neon and bright colors).

Anna Betty Caitlin Garance Hanh Jane Jessica Katy Kendi Lydia Shenneth Stephanie Terra Yeri


3. How do you hope to inspire your readers?
It’s nice that I sometimes inspire my readers but I don’t think it’s really necessary to inspire other people with my blog.  I just hope they like what I’m doing.  I think among style bloggers it’s often the case that we appreciate each others’ personal styles even if they aren’t our own.  Essentially we just want to see what we’re all wearing.

4. Outside the realm of fashion who/what inspires you?
The weather.  No, seriously.  Whenever it rains I want to wear neon in protest.  Also photography, especially nature and wildlife.  Almost every day I go around and take photos constantly with my iPhone or Fred or my old Sony, whatever I have.  And I don’t know if they’re for inspiration or if the photographer in me just sees beauty everywhere.  Usually I just forget about them until I’m browsing the camera roll on the train or something.  All the photos in this post are iPhone photos taken in the past few months (bonus points if you can figure out exact locations).

5. And since Idol is ending… Which songs inspire you?
…I have no idea what’s going on with American Idol right now, I totally haven’t watched that since Kelly Clarkson.  Right now Queen, Adele, Lissie, and Florence And The Machine feature heavily on my playlist.  Along with some Stevie Wonder, Soft Cell, Steely Dan, and Gin Blossoms sprinkled in.

Interested in joining FBFF by ModlyChic?
Email katy_rose1@yahoo.com or join the FBFF Google Group!


Where The Road Goes

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This cross necklace is one of the surprise MVPs of the things I’ve borrowed.  It’s more versatile than I originally thought and it adds a bit of edge to anything.  Definitely one of ny favorites to borrow, although this is the first time I’ve worn the gold version.

For some reason this vest never makes it into photos, I don’t know why… it’s a little camera shy.  I just realized that it’s almost Easter and I don’t have anything to wear.  Okay, that’s a lie, but when I was younger I used to have Easter dresses.  I got a new dress for Easter every year and then I’d probably wear it again for any events in the summer.  I guess I’ve never gotten over that and every spring leaves me with a need-to-get-a-dress-now-it’s-almost-Easter-ahhhh feeling.

Ugh.  This wind!

Rain Rain Go Away

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So about that spring thing… aren’t torrential downpours fun?  I had to put up my hair despite the umbrella as it was impossible to go out on Saturday without being soaked.  I swear it was raining from the ground up to the sky at one point.  I hardly ever put my hair up but am strongly considering it as a regular style due to the excessive amounts of rain… and I think it’s never a bad time for a bit of change.  I’m also taking suggestions for different hairstyles (bored of my short cut) but keep in mind that the back is significantly shorter and barely covers my neck.

I had a rather lazy Saturday and at one point I think I was actually a zombie, my allergies were that bad.  I’ve been doing the crazy hyped up/spaced out Mucinex DM thing since then and I’m not sure if I’m going to pass out or bounce off the walls right now.  But good news, I’m much better than I was on Saturday!

I had a little fun with some borrowed jewelry too.  The seafoam color of the ring and earrings just went so well with my ombre sweater.  I think I’m definitely going to try wearing this color combination again this spring.  I’m adding seafoam to the list of colors I’m committed to finding.

At Last

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Last week I finally went out in bare legs for the first time.  I started off in nude fishnets because it was definitely not warm when I left, but later on the weather became more pleasant.  I just wish it would stop raining.  Yesterday it rained while it was being sunny… I guess that’s better than raining and dreary?

This blue/yellow (okay, this is navy) combination is one of my favorites.  I’ve seen it on a lot of people lately so I decided to break out my blue and yellow too, although I usually prefer a the lighter blue of my long Free People shirt.  That’s my favorite blue combination with this skirt ever.  I also rediscovered Nine West, definitely haven’t had a pair of their shoes in forever!

I’m so pale after the long winter and dreary spring.  Might be time to break out the Mystic!  Also if you’re using Chrome sorry about the color issues, I’m going to try to fix it tonight.

FBFF: Oh The Places You’ll Go

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Congratulations on the one year anniversary of FBFF, Katy! We wouldn’t be here without you! In honor of the anniversary, this week our questions are about gratitude.
 

1.  When it comes to be personally – I owe a lot of who I am to: my parents for enriching my experiences as much as they possibly were able throughout my early life.  I definitely don’t think I’d be the same person if I didn’t travel as much as I did when I was younger and to so many different places!

 

 

 

 

2. When it comes to be professionally – I owe a lot of who I am to: so… I don’t actually have a career, I just switched career tracks from international politics to fashion and fine jewelry.  But I expect to owe a lot to the companies I intern and work for.  Now to find that job…

 

{I wear cool things at work.}

 

3. When it comes to the art of blogging, I’m grateful to these people for helping me through some rough spots: I’m really grateful to have started out on Chictopia because I met some great blogger friends I’m still in contact with even if I don’t use Chictopia as much any more.  Chictopia gave me a really good foundation in photo style and blogging. Also, my early readers (hello, tumblrs), but really I’m just grateful to you all, the whole community is so wonderful.

 

4. One blogging challenge I’m grateful happened because it made me stronger was… I’ve never done 30 for 30, but I intend to one day!  Seriously though, I’ve never had an international magazine steal my photos, been stalked by trolls, infringe on my blog name or any other really serious blogging challenge so I’m not quite sure what to say.  I feel like I’ve never had to face anything big yet… maybe in the future?  I hope it goes over gracefully…

 

5. To my readers, I’d like to say… thank you!  For reading, commenting, anything, everything.  And especially for making me feel like I’m not just burping up stuff to fly off and be lost into cyberspace somewhere. It’s nice to have so many friends I otherwise would never have known.

 

Interested in joining FBFF by ModlyChic?
Email katy_rose1@yahoo.com or join the FBFF Google Group!

 

P.S.  Sorry I didn’t reply to comments last week, I just figured that out.  Also, checked out those Payless platforms from last week, really uncomfortable across the toes if you have wide feet.  If your feet are N or M though then go for it!

 

I hope you all enjoy the weekend (especially if you’re lucky enough to be at Coachella)!

Minimal Everything

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I’ve been wearing some unusual stuff for me lately, like the shirt from yesterday (I tend to wear things long with pants) and this very loose dress.  I actually wore this on Saturday night, it was my friends birthday and we went to The Melting Pot for dessert and drinks.  My knee’s been bothering me a lot because of the constant rain so I actually changed out of these heels into slightly lower ones that I just got.  I’ll photograph them soon!

It’s interesting — and freeing — to wear a dress this minimalist and loose.  I also didn’t expect this to look very good when I tried it on in H&M last week but I found myself liking it.  And I think the color sold me a bit too, it’s a vibrant navy.  I even kept my jewelry minimal, I wore plain silver hoops for the first time in years and just one small bangle.