Color Me Preppy

January 13, 2014

Having a Great Shopping Experience

Happy Monday everyone! I think in one of my first few posts I talked about a really bad experience I had dress shopping for Homecoming last year. This post is the exact opposite! On Saturday night me and my Mom went out for some impromptu shopping for winter formal dresses. The night started out with some fun items for my Mom and an adorable pair of earrings for me at Neimans. Followed by a stop at Anthropology were the fun escalated! We ransacked the sale tracks and the rest of the store, then I tried things on for at least and hour. Everything there is so adorable and even though somethings are a little out there like to tutu pencil skirt I tried on but it was a night to remember. I even found my winter formal dress on the first day dress shopping! If that wasn't good enough I go it on sale from Anthropology for 50 bucks!

{Tips for a Great Shopping Experience}

1. Don't worry about anything else: Sometimes you get preoccupied thinking about other things while shopping! Don't worry about it have fun!

2. Try fun things on: if you see something you think is cute, or adorable, or quirky! Saturday I tried a lot of strange things on just because I thought they were beyond adorable and they made me so happy!

3. Don't worry about the size: Sometimes we get so preoccupied on being a certain size that when things run small or just don't flatter your figure we get upset and give up! I know from personal experience that it can ruin a great day and how bad it can make you feel! So don't worry about it!

Love & blazers

Julia

January 12, 2014

Quote to Live By Sunday

So I thought that this was a good quote to start with for the new "Quotes to live by Sunday". I feel that sundays are just a fun day to sit back, grab coffee with friends, go to church, and finish anything you have to from the week before. So I like planning a low maintenance post for these days like a quote post, or things I have been posting on pinterest & tumblr. Also, since Sunday is the beginning of a new week (if you didn't know that ;)) a new quote is a good way to start of your week and it can become a weakly or monthly mantra.

So "Do one thing every day that scares you" is a very famous quote originally coined by Eleanor Roosevelt and is now used by life coaches, motivational speakers (if your schools ever made you watch this sort of things) and lulu lemon billboards all across America. Personally, I am the type of person to over think things and this keeps me from doing/saying things I really want to because I am afraid what people will think or say. So this quote will be a fun thing to experience for this week!

Do you have a weakly mantra? Are you inspired by quotes you see?

Love & blazers

Julia

January 10, 2014

Blizzard to Rainstorm in less than a Week

Well I don't know what the weather where you are is like, but in Chicago it went from being colder than Antarctica (fact) to having a rainstorm. I would just like to know what is happening with the weather! I was not prepared for the rain! Anyway rain or storm I having been wearing my hunters non stop so here is a cozy casual outfit to wear with your hunters.

Love & blazers

Julia

January 6, 2014

Katie Nehra's Home

On the 4 hour plane ride followed by an hour and a half wait for a gate, I had more than enough time to read basically every fashion and style magazine in the Hudson News store. In Lucky Magazine there was an article on Katie Nehra's fabulous prewar apartment and being in the middle of a room redesign I took a special interest. Her apartment is absolutely to die for from her hot pink dining room to her classy but chic office space. Her style is a really tasteful rebel look with classic furniture but outrageous colors and accessories. Here are some of the featured spaces...

She has flamingo sconces on the wall!

I am absolutely in love with the chair. It has a classy dark wood outline with a hot pink and cream damascus print.

Love & blazers

Julia

January 5, 2014

San Francisco Day Three

Alcatraz The Island Where I Fell Down a Hill and Cracked My Phone

{OOTD}

So for this day I don't exactly have a direct picture of my outfit but here is the hop part!

puffer vest: (well you should know & don't judge me I am OBSESSED) necklace: jcrew,

sweater: Top shop

{Alcatraz}

bye bye San Fran

ahh the hill I fell down, on my butt! I really need I work on my balance

{Cable Car Ride}

It was 3 hours in line to hope on a cable car and cling on for my life! It was terrifying and so much fun at the same time. Not to mention that the cable car driver had an anger management problem and almost ran over a lady in a car plus San Fran has so many hills! Why would someone build a city on like dozens of hills?

{New Years Eve}

Cocktails on New Years! Well I didn't drink one but I did make my Mom order one!

Isn't it adorable?

Love & Blazers

Julia

January 4, 2014

San Francisco Day Two

Muir Woods + An Amazing Beach

{Adventure Outfit}

cap: jcrew, puffer vest: jcrew, sweater: Nordstroms, jeans: Nordstroms, sneaks: Nike

{Muir Woods}

If you didn't know the Muir Woods is a nation park home to hundreds of red wood trees. In the picture above I am standing inside of one its HUGE! In the park we hikes 6 miles up a Mountain and It was exhausting a breath taking, here are some pictures...

look my brother is a cave man

and now he is trying to look cool!

{The Amazing Beach}

So we were trying to get to a town called Tiburon for dinner and we had some time to kill. So, as usual my Dad took us on a 3 hour detour to see some light house that we couldn't find. Along the way we found multiple cows, cliffs and wildflowers. Then, we stumbled upon a breath taking beach! I absolutely love the ocean and walking on the beach (how cheesy but I love it!) The water in California was frigid but I still wish I could of hoped in; however, the beach was full of sharks, rip tides, and sneaker waves (what ever those are).