this week has been soo sunny and this makes me
very happy. this is a pretty mellow outfit that i wore to work sunday. it was a nice easy outfit and plus who doesn't love a bit of yellow especially when its sunny outside.
i haven't worn these jeans in ages. they had been sitting in my dresser forever because they were made for a 7ft amazon, thats right, a 7 freakin foot amazing :) i could only wear them with either high heels or cuff them, which regardless of how often i fixed them, would drag on the floor and eventually they started to rip. so instead of throwing them to the curb, i decided to hem them instead.
it worked because i am now wearing them, go me. it is nice to breath life into something that would otherwise be tossed in the donation pile. next, i think i want to try my hand at tailoring another pair i have that is
actually in the donation pile! we shall see what happens :)
so i have to give you a bit of sad news....the earrings in the picture are no more...crushed to millions of pieces by some horrible ladies dumpy car! tom and i went swimming after we took these pictures and i had put my earrings in a pocket and when i went over a speed bump, it popped out, i saw it fall but couldn't turn around and stop. what i heard has haunted me since....my ears heard the beautiful white plastic shatter....i couldn't look so tom went back and confirmed my worst fear...my co-worker gave them to me and it was the first time wearing them..... my love affair with these beauties was short lived...sigh
details:
top: thrifted
jeans: sale at anthropoloie and hemmed by me!
shoes: vans
xo,
cb
yellow makes me so happy!
ReplyDeleteyellow makes me happy too!
DeleteYou look great in yellow!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about the earrings. I have had a few short-lived beloved items like that in my life and it's always sad. At least you have the photos in memoriam!!
i know it was super sad, i am sorry for your lose too. haha yes i have photos! hehe
DeleteI love your sweater and your nails!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear about your earring :( Maybe you can turn the remaining one into a pendant or brooch so that it isn't a total loss.
Great job on the hemming! I have some pants from Anthro that are very long, too... who the heck are they using as a guideline for their clothes?...
thanks kristen!
Deletei think making the other one into a pendant is a brilliant idea! or even a little brooch! me like this idea! i know who are they making these pants for! it drives me crazy!
This outfit is amazing. And maybe even one of my favorites of yours? I love the simplicity/casualness of it, and it's preeeetty much perfect. Vans! I miss my Vans. You've inspired me to dig mine out. Also, I'm so sorry about your earring. That seriously happened to a pair of glasses I had once....I took them off to put my sunnies on, left them on the dashboard, and then when I took a left turn, they flew out the open window right into the intersection. I'm an idiot! :)
ReplyDeletedig your vans out girl! they are so freakin comfy, i found mine in the back of the bug, i had even forgotten i had them until a month ago! reunited and it felt soooo gooood :)
Deleteoh no your glasses! your not an idiot sweetie, the glasses should have known to stick to the dashboard!
love it! very mellow indeed and your matching nails! <3 i'm so sorry about your earrings :(
ReplyDeleteAdorable outfit! That's great that you hemmed up your jeans. I need to do that with a few of mine. Sorry about your earrings :( So sad!
ReplyDeleteif you do hem some pants let me know how it goes!
DeleteAww bless you about the earrings! I hate when things break on their first outing. Very cute outfit though, love your sunny little nails =)
ReplyDeletei think i am going to make a brooch out of it!
DeleteI do love yellow. It makes me smile. You also make me smile. :) So sorry to hear about your earrings death. That is not a fun way to go.
ReplyDeleteno you make me smile!!!!!!!!!!! it was the saddest death ever, could you imagine being crushed to death, doesn't sound like fun at all!
Deletethat's such a pretty top, and i know you love stripes just as much as i do! also, that's great you were able to hem your jeans, because isn't it so annoying that pants are made for people that are 7 feet tall? i mean honestly, i don't know if i ever see women that tall!
ReplyDeleteoh no, I could almost hear the crushing! love the sunny yellow (in the nails too); you're right, a bit of sunshine makes all the difference :) xox
ReplyDeletei know it was the most horrible sound ever!
DeleteCute outfit! I will always have a soft-spot in my heart for casual outfits such as this...they're almost too perfect.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bummer about your earrings, too...they were so cute! Rest in peace, lovely earrings. <3
xo, Allie
i know i love casual outfits, they are what life is all about sometimes!
DeleteI love your outfit! It's so bright and sunny and fun - yellow is such a great color on you. I love your Vans, too - are they really comfy? I'm thinking of getting a pair! I'm sorry about your earrings - I hate it when things like that happen. I hope you can get another pair!
ReplyDeleteXO
thanks mandy! yes, vans are super comfy and i wore them with no socks too! you should try a pair out!
Deletepoor earrings... i hope they at least damaged that lady's tires! <3
ReplyDeleteooooh its the worse when you lose an earring or when one breaks! At least they made their debut in this lovely outfit! You are rockin' mellow yellow--- and the yellow in your nails + bike bag--- love!
ReplyDeletexoxo!
Des.
Oh noes!! Your poor pretty earrings:(
ReplyDeleteI do love this outfit, I don't normally love yellow, but this is the second blog post today I've seen of someone wearing yellow and looking fabulous:D