City Chic Lookbook

The second City Chic Blogger Lookbook is out, and I'm once again lucky enough to be a part of it. Thanks to those who voted for me back in July!

As you can surely tell, these photos are from the summer when I was still in Edmonton, but I'm happy to be able to share them with you now. This dress is one of my absolute favourites and I can't wait to dress it up for autumn.





dress c/o City Chic, gifted turquoise necklace, Payless wedges



Be sure to pop over to the City Chic website and check out all the gorgeous women in the lookbook!

Love is all over the place

Hey! So sorry that I haven't blogged in over a week, you'd think the winter semester had started or something. School is really busy, but I'm finally registered in the art course I wish to be in and my student loans have come in so I'm not broke. Now that things are a bit more ordered, I'm hoping this semester will be a good one!



This is what I wore today. Nothing super-duper fancy but I felt cute. I only had one class today, and I spent right before and right after at the club fair (I'm the secretary of the photography club). Later that afternoon my friend and I went out to get a few groceries and we saw that Penningtons was having a sale. I bought two shirts, two rings, and two necklaces for $42! I love a good sale.

Leopard print hoodie - vintage via Divine
T-shirt - Old Navy size XXL
Layering tank - Warehouse One size XL
Denim leggings - Old Navy (I love these so much that I purchased a new pair)
Ugg-style boots - Payless size 11

Zebrala

This is the shirt I wrote about yesterday. Thursday after school I popped into Winners and tried some things on, which was silly because I didn't have any cash with me. I tried this shirt on in a 2x, really liked it, and decided to go back and get it. Yesterday evening I went back and grabbed, but when I saw that they also had it in a 3x i decided to try on both. The sizes honestly didn't seem that different but the 3x was a bit longer and a bit looser around the hips, so I decided to go with that one.




This shirt it very different from what I'd normally buy. It's not only zebra print but sparkly. That being said I was certainly drawn to it and really like it. I love the sleeves, the way it fits, and the way it drapes, and as far as animal print goes zebra is my favourite (with the exception of leopard print flats). The neck is a bit high then what I'd normally go for - I'm the kind of person who feels like I'm choking in a crew neck t-shirt.

As for buying plus-sizes at Winners, I think it's most comparable to shopping at thrift stores. You have to dig through a lot of crap but if you can tolerate that, it's worth it. As usual, the plus size section is very small and hidden away at the back with clearance. I didn't see a section for plus size dresses or outerwear, they only really had tops and bottoms. Overall, it is worth it to check it out every once and a while, they do often have nice plus size blouses. This shirt was $20 and I'm very pleased with it.