sleepwalking through thursday

Loving this bag  Banana Taipei sent me! Reminds me of a miniature Celine. So cute!
photos by Mary Gibson

Happy "it's-almost-the-end-of-the-week" Thursday, everyone!
Just started back at school and I'm beyond ready for another break. Anywho, this was my outfit today! I'm glad I've started picking out my outfits the night before, because I seriously could not function this morning. Trying to adjust to getting up at 6am after waking up at noon for the past two weeks is hard. I've probably had 5 cups of coffee today and I still feel like I'm sleepwalking.

• Skull blouse- H&M
• Pink moto jacket- Forever21
• Skirt- Wet Seal
• Tights- Target
• Bag- c/o Banana Taipei

Don't forget to keep voting for me (and you, if you vote!) to go to New York Fashion Week this February!! 

xo Susie

marc jacobs, i love you

   I often find myself asking the question: am I buying this because I need it, or because it's cheap?
More than half of the time, I generally respond with the wrong answer. Because it's cheap.
But in the case of Marc Jacobs, buying because it's cheap is definitely the RIGHT answer.
   I was trying to pass some time in Target earlier until I had to go pick up my neighbor from soccer practice, so I was aimlessly wandering the aisles until I saw a giant 70% off sign hanging from the ceiling over the Junior's section. I headed over, and it was the Neiman Marcus for Target section that was 70% off. Um, WHAT?!
   This perfect gold leather pouch was regularly $70, and on sale for $50 off. Hi Marc Jacobs for $20, how are you doing? Better now that you're in my possesison? That's what I thought.

SO HAPPY with this awesome find. Outfit post with it to come later!
xo Susie

this afternoon

Came home from school early because I wasn't feeling well and now I'm just lounging and being lazy as ever.
The most recent UO catalog is so good (but they always are!) and the starbucks holiday cups are getting me into the christmas spirit, despite the warm weather we're STILL having.

dallassssss

My sister convinced me to pick this up at Anthropologie because she uses it (and loves it) and I'm so glad I did! Not only does it work on your lips, but you can use it anywhere. Body/cuticles/face....it's all purpose. It is wonderful.

This was on sale at H&M for only $1 and smelled heavenly, so I thought I'd grab it. Now that I've used it, I'm kicking myself for not buying more. It's much too small :(

Found these sunglasses online and fell in love. But they look awful on me.

I wear this bracelet everywhere!

Although I live super close to Dallas, no one in my family really likes going because the traffic is so awful. They have the best mall, though (NorthPark) and it has all of the really nice stores that my local mall doesn't have (H&M, Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, Free People, Anthropologie, etc). My mom bought me some really nice leopard jeans while she was in DC at H&M, but they didn't fit so I needed to return them, and thankfully my sister agreed to drive me to Dallas (too scared to drive in that awful traffic). I was really sad when they didn't have my size left in the jeans, but I found some other nice things! The black and white pants above are what I got as a replacement, as well as a bodycon striped dress (which is basic and boring and didn't deserve a photo) and a delicious body butter. I also picked up a really neat newspaper by Design Sponge and Rosebud Salve from Anthropologie.
I have got to stop spending money, though. Really.

floral jeans from the lingerie section

Just a quick little update from today! I missed a package I needed to sign for the other day, so I had to drive really far out of my way to go to a post office nowhere near me to pick it up (and why they couldn't leave it at the post office 10 seconds from my house is beyond me). Anyways, the post office was right behind Target, so I decided to go in and shop through the sale racks. As I was about to leave because I didn't find anything, I see this sale rack sitting hidden in the lingerie section. I walked over, and in the midst of bras and underwear is a sale rack of gray floral jeans. I don't exactly understand that marketing strategy, but I do understand how perfect these jeans are. I can't wait to wear them out (and I'll post photos when I do!).
xx

hot hot hot

Getting so hot here in TX- high today was 106 (but the "feels like" temperature was 116). It's awful.
Huge thank you to Sugarlips Apparel for this beautiful dress- great fabric and perfect for the weather!

Dress- c/o Sugarlips Apparel
Bag- Forever21

summer favorites

 

Starbucks iced passion tea lemonade= perfect warm weather drink. I get really sick whenever I eat/drink things when I'm hot, but this tea is really light so it's perfect for the Texas heat.
I've also found myself wearing these booties with practically every single outfit this summer, which is weird because I thought I'd mostly be wearing them in cooler weather. So that makes me love them even more: they're perfect year-round.

bottom of the lake

I don't know if you've heard about the huge drought in Texas, but this is at the bottom of our lake. I mean, this grassy area is usually at least six feet deep. Crazy.

Shirt- Thrifted
Skirt- Forever21
Shoes- Urban Outfitters
Bag- H&M
Also! My hair is a bit blonder. But it's not really too noticeable.

Susie xx