shoes.

This video just makes me happy for so many reasons. I love color and design, and getting a glimpse into the designing of these shoes makes me want to be a shoe lover. Shoes have never really been much of my thing, but this video may have just turned my subtle dislike of shoes, into a hint of love. Now if only it were easy to afford a closet full of awesome j.crew shoes. :)

Little Black Dress Challenge - Days 4-7

I seriously love doing these kinds of fashion challenges. It's good for my brain. I used to think that I couldn't be as creative with limitations, but know I know that's totally not true. Some form of limitations, whether it's in the space I'm photography or the number of clothes I can wear, really helps my creativity thrive.

DAY 4:

I wore all Ethiopian jewelry in celebration of the news that the co-op that works with Noonday was able to hire 25 new women to work for them! That means, 25 women making their way out of poverty, getting the proper medicine for HIV, and families that will now have enough food and be able to send their kids to school. I love world change!
Cardigan- Banana Republic
Tshirt- Sevenly
Jewelry- Bethe Rope Necklace, Two Coins Necklace, Bullet and Bead Hoops, Very Versatile Bracelet, Tessa Bracelet

DAY 5:

It was finally starting to get warm. The winter just felt like it was never going to end. Spring is most definitely better than winter.
Skirt- Target (like years ago)
Jewelry & Accessories- Wildflower Belt, Breezy Ikat Scarf, Tassel Earrings, Sseko Sandals

DAY 6:

Today's outfit was pretty simple. I wanted the Noonday "arm party" to speak for itself. It's definitely fun to see just how many of my bracelets I can wear at once.
Shirt- Old Navy (similar)

Jewelry- Stacked Arrows Necklace, Beaded Statement Bracelet, Gypsy Stack Bracelet, Pelotas Bracelet, Brightly Wound Bracelet, Penelope Bracelet by 31Bits

DAY 7:

I was most definitely tired of wearing this dress by day 7, even though I could probably come up with at least about 4 more outfits. I'll definitely be doing this challenge again sometime in the future.
Skirt- vintage (I got it in a bag of clothes that my aunt's friend gave me just because. how fun is that?!)
Cardigan- Gap

Jewelry- Minted Necklace, Olivia Necklace, Tessa Bracelet, Trio of Bangles

Little Black Dress Challenge - Days 1-3

About a month ago I found the blog of a high school girl named Sheyanne, who decided to have her senior project revolve around fashion and helping girls in Africa. She decided to call it "Dress for Change".

"How many of you have ever said, “ Ugh, I have nothing to wear!” I sure am guilty of it. When reality is, most of us have a closet full of clothing but our lack of accessorizing and realization of our closet’s potential forces us to believe our closet is empty. While we are all coveting over the latest trends and designer collections, there are little girls in foreign countries who cannot afford a dress for school, forcing them to stay home and continue to stay uneducated."

So for her project she decided to encourage others around the country to wear the same black dress for a week and accessorize it differently in order to create 7 different outfits. She's also collecting donations from all of the participants in order for her to make simple dresses for an organization called Little Dresses for Africa. The dresses will really give the girls a sense of beauty and dignity and worth when they each have their own unique little dress. I just love the idea of that, and I love when high schoolers take initiative on important issues. So of course I had to sign up. This is not the first time that I did a week long challenge with this black dress. I did it last summer, and this time it's definitely easier to create different outfits everyday when the temperatures are cooler and layers can be worn. And now I have fun Noonday accessories to make each outfit awesome.
The dress that I'm wearing is a basic t-shirt dress from H&M.

Here are my outfits for the past 3 days.

DAY 1:
Accessories: Ruth Necklace, Trio of Bangles, Tessa Bracelet, Chevron Dangle Earrings

DAY 2:

Accessories: Copper Twist Bracelet, Stacked Arrows Necklace, Rockstar Orange Necklace, Violet Necklace

DAY 3:

Accessories : Angelica Infinity Scarf, Purple Gypsy Stack Bracelet, Pelotas Bracelet, Penelope Bracelet from 31 Bits

welcome!

hello lovlies. welcome to my new style blog. i'm thinking of starting something new, but that's still in the works in my brain, so for now here's look at my style. i'll be reposting some old blog posts from my photography blog that were fashion posts for the next few days.

i'm still posting photography work, it's just now directly on my website. if that's what you were looking for, go here: http://laurajanephoto.com/blog/