Stronger than the love in old love songs

I have way too much grey in my closet. It was giving me a gloomy, grey headache so I decided to wear something bright to brighten my mood. It certainly worked! I felt very cute today, and I received a lot of compliments from my friends. Don't let the snow fool you, today was quite warm so it felt fitting to wear a spring inspired outfit.







I've noticed a lot of talk in the blogosphere about whether it's possible to fat, fashionable, and broke. It definitely is possible but it can also be difficult. I've been thinking about focusing a bit more on affordability on my blog, would do you all think? I'm broke and a fashion blogger and perhaps I could be a bit more conscientious about combining those two aspects. I'm not being as eloquent as I'd like but, basically, would you all appreciate it if I focused more on being fashionable while broke?




Polka-dot top - Old Navy size XXL ($11)
Cardigan - Old Navy size XXL ($30)
Skirt - thrifted shorts DIYed into a skirt ($5)
Tights - Penningtons size 4X ($10)
Ankle boots - Walmart ($20)
Bracelets - Ten Thousand Villages ($18)
Ring - Penningtons ($2.50)
Necklace - Warehouse One (free with purchase of another necklace)
Bag - The Jean Queen in Vancouver, BC (free)

Nautical? Vintage? Both?

Thanks for the sweet comments on my last post! I'm lucky to have the most wonderful readers. ♥

I don't have too much to say today. I got up earlier than normal, did my make-up in front of my sun lamp, ate breakfast (Wednesday's bacon day in the cafeteria), and spent the morning studying for my linear algebra exam. The exam was brutal, with a heavy focus on theory, theorems, and proofs. I hope I did alright.








Skirt - Reitmans size 22
T-shirt - Old Navy size XXL
Cardigan - Alloy size XXXL
Tights - Penningtons size 4X
Ankle boots - Walmart size 11
Cardigan clip - local antique store

Everywhere is somewhere, baby

I was going to do a wishlist post, but I'm quite broke right now and thought that'd be too cruel to do to myself. Instead, I decided to create an outfit that is entirely thrifted. It was a fun challenge, but it made me realise I don't thrift as often as I used to, and my wardrobe isn't built of thrift store items like it once was. I'm sure living in a city with only one, measly thrift store has something to do with that. It felt really awesome to wear a 100% thrifted outfit.






My girlfriend and I broke up a few weeks ago. I haven't mentioned it online yet, aside from a changed facebook status, because I'm not 100% sure about internet etiquette but I figured it was time to tell you all. It was totally mutual but I'm still really bummed. She was my first love! We were together for a year! & even though we'd been growing apart for a long time, I still really miss her. I don't mean to beg for sympathy or anything, I just wanted to share. In other news, my first linear algebra midterm exam is tomorrow so I should really get to studying.

Jeans & t-shirt

This here outfit is from Tuesday. I didn't get to posting it earlier in the week, but when yesterday's plan to take outfit photos failed (it was so cold & windy!), I remembered I still had these to post. Nothing too special, but for an average day on campus it's sure a step up from tunic/leggings/uggs.








Jeggings - Old Navy size 18
T-shirt - Old Navy size XXL
Tank - Warehouse One size XXL
Shrug - Forever 21+ size 3X
Boots - Walmart size 11
Scarf & headband - Warehouse One
Ring - locally made sale on campus

& just a heads up that the City Chic contest to win a trip to Australian Fashion Week has opened up to Canada as well! The contest is open until February 16th and you can enter here.

You're no star to guide me anyway

This is yesterday's outfit. It was the first time I'd worn my white wig out and I sure got a lot of comments! (Most positive, some along the lines of "silver hair whoa what who does that?!") Because the wig's so light you can see the wig cap at the crown of my head so I had to pair it with a hat. I love that ths outfit is all grey and navy blue. I also love mixng prints, polka dots, and cardigan clips. So much cute!











Dress - Penningtons size 2X
Leggings - Walmart size 2X
Cardigan - Faith 21 size 2X
Boots - Walmart size 11
Hat - Ardene's
Cardigan clip - antique shop in Camrose