Flashback: Texture and Pattern Play

Knit sweater: Monki | Trousers: Monki | Sandals: Topshop | Bag: Primark

While I was in London, I had a fantastic opportunity to take a Styling and Journalism class taught by Johanna Payton of The Fashion Detective. Hello Jo from across the pond (cries) if you ever see this! :) This was by far my FAVORITE class I took while I was abroad, though I did enjoy my other classes too! I actually had to be quite persistent to get into the class in the first place since I didn't come in as a journalism major, so I was very happy that I was able to join. 

Anyways, for our final project of the module, we had to come up with a summer trend that would be the inspiration for three looks. We then had to design a magazine spread and write an article about the trend. I ended up doing my project on texture and pattern mixing, since I had been really into mixing patterns and a bit of carefully crafted clashing (and I still am!). This was the first outfit that I styled, and I was pretty proud of it! *Side note: You may notice slight "moodiness" in some of these pictures from my project...haha oh how I tried! 

I love this knit top from Monki so much, it's so comfortable and soft. I bought the top at the same time as the printed trousers. I tried them on together and actually ended up liking the combination, which probably sparked the inspiration for my project. Wearing these trousers makes me feel like I'm wearing PJs (in a good way though!), and I love it. I had never worn trousers like these before, but this pair has definitely sparked a new love for this style of pant (since I've been home, I've added another pair of printed trousers to my collection, hehe). I added my go-to Topshop sandals and boxy woven bag from Primark to complete the look, and as usual kept things minimal on the accessory front.

PC goes to my friend Jackie, who took a lot of my earlier OOTDs back in London. Definitely missing our lovely and relaxing walks as I sit here taking a bit of a break from studying biochem, ahhhhh! Keep me in your thoughts everyone...hahah just kidding (but not really :p ). 

Hope this flashback was interesting (since I have a few more to post), and that you all have a great week ahead.

Until next time!

x Angelli

Summertime Fine

Top: Madewell | Skirt: Brandy Melville | Sandals: Sam & Libby for Target | Necklace: Free People | Ring: DIY (see the post here!)

Ah okay, so I missed posting this on Sunday by a few hours...merp sorry about that! Today's outfit is a casual summery outfit that Natalie kindly helped shoot for me. We were hanging out and having some fun with the new camera, and found some pretty cool settings for this OOTD (the tree was probably my favorite of the day, haha!). We were also melting because the weather has yet to cool down lately. I love the mixture of stripes and floral, and I was in the mood for putting together a light outfit with this combo.

Nothing much to say really about this one, hope you all have a great week!

'Til next time!

x Angelli  

Leaving you with my attempt to channel something Urban Outfitters/Free People -esque...hahah! 

A DIY Attempt

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, school has started and I'm already feeling slightly overwhelmed with the amount of work I have to do. Sadly, this probably means I'll be posting less frequently…but I want to try and have at least one blog post a week up so we'll see how that goes! Since my last post, I purchased my first DSLR camera (ahhh!) since my other camera is a bit broken. I've been interested in learning more about photography, and I'd also like my blog picture quality to be nicer. Ever since I posted the pictures Jeremy took for my last two DADJ posts, I have not been able to look at my pictures taken with my old camera in the same way…haha. I figured if there was a time to get a new camera, it'd be now, and after debating for about a month I decided on getting the Canon Rebel T3i (a HUGE thank you to my parents for the early birthday present). I'm still learning how to adjust the various settings, so bear with me as I work on my photography skills!

This DIY attempt was from a few weeks ago, when a few of my friends and I decided to have a jewelry-making hangout. I searched through Pinterest for some ideas, and decided to try making some wire rings. I tried looking for the specific pins that I got inspiration from, but couldn't find the exact ones. Just type in "DIY ring" into Pinterest and I'm sure you'll find 'em!

When I first found the bow design I knew I wanted to try it (it was actually kind of trickier than I thought it would be to make a nice bow…lol guess it just takes some practice), and I also wanted to try this midi ring style (with a slight variation on the design by using some Swarovski crystal beads). The midi ring ended up being my favorite! It was very easy to make for a jewelry-making newbie like myself, and I like that it's adjustable. Want to know why I ended up choosing this color assortment of beads? Well, it's because when I saw them at the store…they instantly reminded me of Frozen...haha! Anyways, since I still have a lot of wire left, next time I have spare time I may try out more DIY designs and report back.

Thought I'd start off with this post to get myself back into blogging mode again, hope everyone has a great week!

'Til next time!

x Angelli

P.S. These last two pictures are a bit of a preview for an upcoming outfit post! :)