Finding Treasure in the Midst of 80's Faux Pas

In a mad scurry to find on of my dresses for an upcoming Model UN conferences (its a super fun club) I ran into the closets down in my basement to see if it had accidentally been put into storage. While rummaging through all of the clutter and the fashion don'ts from the 80s I stumbled upon the most beautiful bright yellow peacoat! To any preppy person, or anyone who has ever seen Gossip Girl, a bright peacoat for spring is a must! 

{The coat is brighter in person, there just isn't a light right above my door}

The coat was my Mother's and she had bought it for a family christening a long time ago. Luckly me and my mom are pretty close in height and size and back then she was smaller because me and my brothers weren't here yet! So it fits perfectly and I couldn't be happier. I have allready been able to check on item off my Spring Staples List (post to come) and it was for free!

Love & Blazers

Julia

Have you ever found anything adorable clothing item hidden away?

Pins of the Week

I had a dry spell with pinterest but recently I have rediscovered its amazingness!

Love & blazers

Julia

Oh and P.S. do you guys have any suggestions on cute prints for my room let me know!

Movie Night!

On Saturday me and my friends had a movie night! It was super fun and a good bonding thing or whatever. Anyway, whats a movie night with out a great chick flick? The movie of choice clueless, a product of the cinematic 90s chick flick era!

Love & blazers

Julia

Wish list Wednesday!

I know I haven't done a wish list Wednesday in a while but there are somethings I have had my eyes on for a while. One being a shep shirt from Vineyard Vines (where else?) I was going to get one in November but I decided to get a puffer vest instead and I didn't want to get both. Now I want one again because it is perfect for Spring and as an extra layer for Winter! The one I want (well its practically the only one left but I actually want it so it works) is in the color "holly"with pink and white seersuckers.

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Love & blazers

Julia

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

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

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