Weekend WEARwhere: Holy Versatility

In my opinion, American Apparel is the epitome of a completely versatile clothing line. Point one: I tend to wear American Apparel pieces all year long. I 'll buy a casual mini dress and sport it all  Summer, and then pair it with leggings (and if necessary, cardi or jacket) for the colder months. I LOVE the amount of wear I get out of American Apparel pieces, and they offer a completely reasonable price point which allows for guilt-free purchasing (yes!) The amount of wear (rewear galore)  + the affordable prices = the American Apparel wearer totally benefitting. Point two: American Apparel allows for some super easy day-night transitioning. This weekend, I was looking for an outfit that I could wear during the day to go shopping and then just switch up with heels to transition for evening cocktails. What I ended up choosing? Aside from the shoes, a head-to toe American Apparel ensemble... but of course!

Here's what this look was all about: the Baby Rib Mini Shift Dress (which is about three years old) + Shiny Nylon Tricot leggings (new & L O V E) + Circle Scarf ( which I highlighted on The Over-Analyst HERE last week).

 As I'm sure it is COMPLETELY obvious at this point (and several A.A. posts later), I am just a tad obsessed with all that American Apparel has to offer: fashion forward styles, totally bold colors, and TOTAL VERSATILITY. Happy Monday!! xxx- A-

Greenery

I absolutely L-O-V-E all the green (totally necessary) that is sprouting earlier than usual due to this amaze weather. It is in the 80's today in Cincy... Seriously?! It's kind of throwing me all out of sorts as I keep thinking that it's June ...but nope, it's still March... I'm pretty sure I can get over that though. Speaking of green, there was a whole lot of that (and some) around on Saturday for good ol' St. Patrick's Day. As my sis-in-law was in town, and we are not exactly "beer drinkers," we decided to take a non-traditional approach to celebrating the "holiday" by sipping on champagne and wine all.night.long.  I am totally cool with the color-of-the-day on St. Patty's as green is hmm...probably in my top three fav colors. So, Steph & I dressed in green and hit the local OTR bars....and of course had gobs of fun (per usual). Check out the rando-collection of green-filled pics from the weekend. Happy humpity-hump day. Oh, and I have some awesome news to share at the end of the week that I am insanely excited about... I suggest checkin' in on Friday.  xx-A-

ps.. if my hair looks longer, that's because it is. Craziest thing- I woke up one morning and it had grown ten inches....

(me) tank & bandeau bra: American Apparel / jeans: AG /  bracelets: bijouterie, dannijo, asos  /
boots: Chinese Laundry / fringe bag: Cut 'n Paste / shades: ray-ban
(Steph) top: LA Made / purse: Louis Vuitton / boots: Miz Mooz

The green nail stands alone..

mid-celebrating purchase from Sloane (ring by DLC)

little bro, decked out in green #toocutenottopost

rock & rollin'

Hopefully this post meets you with a great big beauuutiful grin- as that's how I am usually feeling on Thursdays. Just one.more.day....until Friday, whew! Somehow these short weeks end up feeling longer than normal weeks, and I am not quite sure why. Anywho, as promised, I have two more posts to share from my trip to Nashville last weekend (sigh, wish I was there...although, I am looking quite forward to a weekend in OTR). Two new  super hot spots to check out and that makes me just as excited as visiting a different city, for reals. Instead of rambling and jambling along (as I could honestly do for quite some time), I am going to share my mini collages displaying my outfits-of-the-day(well, night) while in Nash. Hope y'all enjoy!!! (I just had to do that) xxxox-A-

ps. how hard did Mere's post rock yesterday? Wait till you see her outfit from Sat night....bam.

top & tights: (from) /Urban Outfitters/;  mini skirt and bandeau: /American Apparel/

 wrist full o' rowdiness: /dannijo/, /bijouterie/, /yurman/, /wanderlust+co/

A   dress:/American Apparel/; circle scarf: /American Apparel/; tights: /Urban Outfitters/, shoes: /Vince Camuto/;

       mini white purse: /Two Old Hippies/;  headband (ADORE) /Two Old Hippies/

** headband was sold as a wrap bracelet- totally worked as boho-chic headband- I advice giving this a try!

 M   jacket: /Winter Kate/; tank: /Helmut Lang/; faux leather leggings: /American Apparel/;

       shoes: /Christian  Louboutin; clutch: /Foley and Corinna/, necklace: /Two Old Hippies/

 



REBEL against THE RULES

Lately I have been yearning to add a few new pieces to my wardrobe.... Before doing so, I stopped to remind myself that I do not have that money tree growing outside my condo that I so wish I had (in fact the greenery is quite scarce in the city so to find a tree for starters- WITH money growing upon it -would truly be a miracle). So, I decided to take a glance through my closet (enter anxiety- need to do some serious organizing). I often just throw on a random collection of layers, regardless of the season in which they were intended for- I practically live in American Apparrel dresses year round. This time I decided to take things a step further...so I whipped out denim shorts + WHITE (yes, white, gasp) items and threw some random tights &  jackets to mix in and voila, new outfits were born. My thought during this process was that the "No White After Labor Day" rule is TRULY ridiculous. While the exact origins of this rule of etiquette are not necessarily established, the info I skimmed over via google (bam, research incorporated in the blog) suggests that this rule is mainly attributed to a distinction of social class dating back to the early- mid 20th century (upper class + resort wear). I'm choosing to side with Coco Chanel on this one, who made white pieces a part of her year-round wardrobe. Yikes...I have really wandered along here....The point in all of this is that I am a huge fan of incorporating typical "warmer climate" clothing throughout the seasons, as long as appropriate layering measures are considered. It's fun and unexpected, and white looks so bold contrasted against black. So...out come my denim shorts, white mini dress, and maxi dresses. In attempt to get this blog to become more interactive going forward, please feel free to voice YOUR OPINION on all of this... in fact, it is GREATLY ENCOURAGED. ***My intention with this blog was to not just voice my own perspective but rather to gather a collection of perspectives- so please join the conversation!*** xo





Lots of LnA tops in these photos (LOVE)  Find at Sloane in OTR