GIVE ME PLATFORMS...or give me death.
my name is LEI ANN. i'm a hawaiian-born bostonian. SHOES are my life.
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ooooo…it’s so warm out today, i didn’t even need this jacket! took advantage of the sunny weather to wear this sundress one more time. it’s of such a gauzy fabric that even with layering, it’s not one of those dresses you can get away with during the winter.
liberty of london for target black linen dress
ellen tracy black blazer (via frances rivera’s rack/boldfacers pop up store)
forever 21 daisy platform mary janes
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loooooove these platforms, but i can’t wear them when i know i have to walk for any long distances. i did attach some heavy duty cushy ball of foot pads to the insole & it makes a *big* difference.
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my usual photo spot outside is now too sun-dappled since i was slow getting ready this morning (what else is new), but i’m so loving my outfit today, i didn’t want to wait until later, so inside pictures…here we are again :)
navy dress from design hive clothing swap
forever 21 twist collection black see-through jacket
kohls $1 navy/black plaid tights
bike parts bracelet gifted from a friend
forever 21 black stone double ring
nine west gladiator sandals
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while i like the red & gold combo of my necklace & earrings, i also like dark green & gold together, especially with fall coming up. hence, the fresh new pedicure of dark green toes (OPI here today…aragon tomorrow) & the always-popular forever 21 gold cross double ring…it’s a WIN-WIN!
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uh oh, here we go with the odd faces again. so frustrating when all your photos look like you’re either drugged up or pissed the eff off. hey, at least i’m not looking down!
h&m pink puffed sleeve blouse
marshalls black jumper
DIY fan earrings
polka dot scarf from the canal district clothing swap
forever 21 polka dot mary jane platforms
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the past few days, i’ve struggled with getting even 3 decent outfit photos. for *some* reason, today was much better & now i can’t even decide which 3 to put up…hence a double dose of picturography…or whatevs :)
large tank top (worn as a dress): T by alexander wang
black men’s wife beater (worn as a slip): target
belt: JPG for target
black leather cuff: urban outfitters
black cross double ring: forever 21
posy mary jane platforms: forever 21
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since this material is fairly *thin*, i should wear a proper slip. however, i wasn’t doing much today & kept it super casz (and lazy) & threw under it another men’s tank top that’s so large, it ends up as a dress on me. you can see i kinda have a pattern here :)
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oh yeah, you know what i’m talking about! it’s more of *those* shoes…part deux!
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yup…of course! how could you think i’d get the polka dot versions & NOT the daisy (or as F21 calls it posy) ones? they’re just too darn cute! BTW…here’s a F21 shopping trick that i picked up from someone else online (apologies i don’t remember where i read it, but you get all the credit). if you notice when you checkout, you’re offered a magazine subscription. since i also only ever seem to get the choice of parenting (whaaat?) instead of something cool like teen vogue, i hit the “other” option. turns out, you can get a $10 rebate on your purchase! yup, so even with these shoes already being cheap at $26, they’re really only $16. craaaaaazy!
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well, it’s almost the holiday weekend & my husband is actually home from work early & he has monday off! woweee! we don’t have huge plans, just chillin’ at home, maybe see a movie. we’re going away (again) next weekend instead of this one, so it’s good to just be at home & not really do anything! i loooove those kinds of weekends. have a great labor day weekend everyone!
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so, i pulled this skirt out a while ago, i’ve worn it once or twice already, but something about it was vaguely familiar. it wasn’t until today when i wanted to wear it again that i FINALLY figured out where i had seen it before.
gray one-shouldered tunic: target
floral skirt: forever 21
sandalwood bead bracelets: wah lum temple, guangzhou, china
clogs: dknyc (via DSW)
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yup…i was right! i poured through my photo archives & i finally found it…i had favorited this photo of karla (of karla’s closet fame) on chictopia a while ago & there it was, the exact same skirt! since i hadn’t channeled anyone for a while, i thought i’d style up the skirt exactly like she did. wow…even my clogs that i wore yesterday look the same as hers…yikes!
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more heavy wrap around knuckles blingness! this tiger double finger ring hails from my favorite accessories store these days…forever 21! i forgot how inexpensive it was…5, maybe 7 bucks? it’s nice & heavy too…not obviously cheap. pretty sweet huh?
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i just love printed dresses with unusual pleating or draping…can you tell? this one has a very drapey, bubbly hem of a heavy fine knit that just swishes when i walk. LOVES it!
tunic worn as a dress: paramita (via second time around, chestnut hill)
bracelets: skullduggerys
platforms: forever 21
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wonderfully warm & pleasantly sunny weather plus NO RAIN…just as predicted! told you i’d be wearing these towering monstrosities of polka dotted platformness again :)