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Like I've said before, autumn is my favorite season. I mean...pumpkin spice everything, sweater weather, scary movies, HALLOWEEN?! How can it not be my favorite? So I may have already decided on my Halloween costume this year. Maybe. Looking at one of my favorite little tank dresses by Asos gave me an idea for cooler weather. Throw it over my American Apparel button up to look all school girl cutesy...did I just say cutesy? So I did. To add to the private-elementary-school look I parted my hair down the middle and secured my bangs with bobby pins. Although by the time Halloween rolls around I'll be pairing this outfit with some semi-sheer black tights and little combat boots (will repost the final look,) here I wore my trusty ankle booties from American Eagle. Excuse me while I go live off candy corn for the next two months.
Rima Vaidila wearing
American Apparel Oversized Chiffon in "Bone" (psst it's on sale here)
Asos Smock Dress (original dress post here)
American Eagle Booties (previously worn here)
Photos by Adria Vaidila
What better way to celebrate Bastille Day than looking fit for stop into Ladurée in Paris wearing simply chic black and white. Yesterday I wore my new pair of black high waisted skinnies by Koral Los Angeles and one of my favorite closet staples...backwards. These are hands down the perfect pair of black skinnies...you know, the ones you've been searching for?! Yup. A little stretch, the perfect length and a true black color (none of that faded crap.) Uhhhh heaven. Worn with one of my closet essentials, the striped racerback from American Apparel, backwards for a cool girl spin on a cutaway neckline. Added a pair of black stilettos and some studio vibes to pull my wannabe-Parisian look together.
C'est magnifique!
Rima Vaidila wearing
Koral Los Angeles High-Rise Skinny in Black (available here)
Huge thank you to Tiff at Koral!
American Apparel Racerback Tank (worn backwards, available here)
My instagram pics featured on Forever 21's blog as a part of "21 Days of LA!" Yay!
Check out the F21 blog posts here!
Wearing a dress?! Me? Super rare. Got this little vintage Laura Biagiotti dress for six dollars at the Goodwill on Beverly & Fairfax a while back. I'm not a huge fan of floral prints and girly details but for some reason I couldn't help myself. I stitched on a few of the missing buttons and went to town. Yes, this is the lone floral print hanging in my closet and I'm ok with that.
Rima Vaidila wearing
Vintage Laura Biagiotti dress
American Apparel denim shirt
American Eagle Outfitters ankle boots and necklace
I'm a dark denim chick at heart. An almost black wash with distressing and perfectly placed knee rips gets me more excited than my birthday and Christmas combined. For real though. This obsession, however, does not fare too well in the sweltering summer heat. Since getting that pair of light blue babies last week, "blue jeans, white shirt," I just might have embraced the other end of the wash spectrum. Light wash denim is perfect for hot days paired with a baggy tank and bright nikes. The solution to maintaining my denim addiction year round! One of my main draws to dark denim is that, without so much as a swipe of mascara, you can seamlessly go from lunch to dinner...BUT I've realized it's totally possible to rock light wash at night! Just trade the nikes for a killer pair of stilettos, add a clutch and some bling and va va voom! You can head straight to dinner and dancing after hitting the farmer's market for kale and cold pressed juice. Although it does feel a little weird looking down at my legs and seeing legitimate "blue" jeans, I will be embracing these all summer long...and hey! Maybe I'll even rock these babies into fall. Crazy! Get ready for lots of light denim in my outfit posts!
MY favs above
Do YOU love light denim? How do you style it for summer?
On an extremely hot day this past weekend I wanted to pair my favorite high waisted denim shorts with a crop top only to realize...I don't own any crop tops. Yeah, I know a normal person would just go purchase one and although I don't usually DIY, I wasn't exactly in a position to go shopping. So I sucked it up and just took a pair of scissors to the tee I already had on. Viola! I now had a cool-girl asymmetrical crop tee perfect for the heat!
I like that the hem is off a little bit...waaaay more
cool-girl than a standard straight across crop.
Here's how you can make one too!
1. Pick!
Take any tee shirt, I used one of my American Apparel Sheer Jersey Summer Shirts, and lay it on a flat surface. This is the perfect opportunity to use one of those old graphic tees you haven't worn in a minute.
2. Make your mark!
Mark on the right side-seam with a marker where you will crop from. The closer to the arm pit the shorter of a crop it will be. I marked my tee 5 inches from the armpit to create a bit of a longer tee.
3. Snip Snip!
Make a small snippet through the seam on the right side (about an inch across) and another directly across on the left side seam about half an inch lower. Make sure you cut completely through the seam on both sides.
4. Pull!
Literally. Put your fingers into the snippet you made on the right side and just pull across to the left snippet like you're tearing off the bottom half of the tee...cause that's exactly what you are doing.
5. Viola!
You've got an asymmetrical, raw hemmed crop top! Throw it in the dryer to soften the hem a little more. Roll the sleeves and throw it over high waisted denim or a bikini for some cool-girl summer action.
I also realized normal people don't choose all black
when it's 85 and sunny, but hey. YOLO
Would YOU crop it yourself or just buy one?
The Canadian tuxedo. Classic and chic but never stuffy. Paired best with major cool-girl swag. American Apparel gets major brand-love for their awesome assortment of denim. Shirts, shorts, skirts, skorts...whateva you want in that good ole jean material, they got it (and in a variety of washes to boot!) Tried on a bunch of stuff but this is probably my favorite combo. The Unisex "Denim Shirt" in light wash indigo paired with the Denim Circle skirt in medium-stone washed indigo. I turned the skirt so that the zipper and button were on the front instead of the side because why the heck not...YOLO.
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