starfish jewels

Nordstrom headband (loving this one) | Ray-Ban sunglasses | Paige denim shorts (similar) | custom sandals | Longchamp bag

I made sure to pack plenty of summer staples for a weekend on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. All weekend I was in my swimsuit, dresses, shorts, and sandals. I know back home Labor Day has already happened, but summer weather is still going strong here, and I will for sure milk it as long as I can! Being by the beach, I wore my starfish jeweled headband and a new pair of custom made starfish sandals from Capri. I'll post photos from the weekend of all the gorgeous beaches, houses, and flowers as soon as I can.

Can it just be summer forever?

xo-ally

outfit inspired by blair waldorf's wedding dress

I was very pleased with the series finale of Gossip Girl. In my opinion, it was the perfect ending to my favorite show. (Read a recap of the finale here.) Gossip Girl has been known for its fashion ever since it first aired six years ago, and the finale did not disappoint! Below is an outfit inspired by Blair's Elie Saab wedding dress.

dress, headband, earrings, bracelet, shoes

I could see this outfit worn to a fun party! I wanted to bring in Upper East Side shopping by choosing a headband from Bendels and strappy heels from Bergdorfs. Oh, am I going to miss this show now that it's over! Good thing it's on Netflix. :)

xo-ally

PS - see costume designer Eric Dahman's favorite Blair outfits of all time here

top image photos from here and here

finals and snow..........

Sweater F21 (similar) Headband Anthropologie (similar - love the braided style) Jeans DL1961 Flats Nordstrom Watch Michael Kors Bracelets Nordstrom Sunglasses Chanel Coat H&M

It's finals week. It snowed today. That is all.

Sorry for the short post! But.....it's finals week and it snowed. If you know me, these two things aren't really my favorite things when they occur at the same time.....blahh I will hopefully be better at posting after today haha.

xo-ally

camano island, washington

Cardigan: Madewell Headband: Lacoste Tank: Forever 21 Shorts: Rock & Republic (old) similar pair Flip flops: Havianas Sunglasses: Chanel

Dance Team retreat at Camano Island

We turned off our phones for the whole weekend

Already loving this year's team

Haha haha haha

My Dance Team initiation sashes throughout the years (and my bday one!)

xo-ally

outfit x2 - finally!

Shirt, jeans: Nordstrom Sandals: Tory Burch Watch:Michael Kors Bracelets, headband: Forever 21 Red cuff: Velvet Hanger Sunglasses: American Eagle

Tank: Madewell Red cuff: Velvet Hanger Bracelet & charms: Juicy Couture Belt: Forever 21 Shorts: H&M Flip Flops: Havaianas

I haven't posted many outfits lately due to my broken camera. Well, it's fixed!! Kind of. It's hard to explain. But it takes pictures again! So I had a whole lot of fun playing around on Photoshop now that I had new photos to edit...maybe a little too much fun. ;)

xo-ally

jeweled headband

Headband: Ann Taylor Shirt, black bracelets: F21 Silver cuff: My mother's closet Double ring: Swank Sunglasses, jeans: Nordstrom Heels: Steve Madden

I borrowed my friends jeweled headband today! The moment I saw it I just had to ask if I could wear it to work. If you know me, you know I love anything with sparkle. ;)

xo

cable knit and leopard print

Sweater: J. Crew Headband: Henri Bendel Necklace: Muses & Rebels Ring: Kate Spade Bracelets, tank: F21 Watch: Michael Kors Jeans: Nordstrom Flats: unknown (aka my mother's closet)

I went for a classic look today with a cable knit sweater, skinny jeans, and leopard-printed flats and added the accessories to put more life into the outfit. I just realized the color scheme exactly mimics my bedroom - I didn't even mean to do that! I love the combination of red and purple, and the animal print packs an extra punch.

After getting only a few hours of sleep last night, I needed some rest this afternoon. I watched an episode of Dance Moms (so much crazy, so much awesome) and took a short nap. Now it's back to business before performing at the last men's basketball game tonight!

Oh yeah, the second photo was taken in my bathroom because I wanted to get a closeup of my accessories. Total MySpace mirror pic right there. Don't mind the awkward green hand towels in the corner. Haha.

xo

at the coffee shop

Sweater: Anthropologie Tank: Nordstrom Jeans: Joe's Headband: F21 Flats: Report

I am currently at this little coffee shop (actually, it's quite big for a coffee shop) about to do homework. But I'm blogging first. Because that's more fun. :)

I realized that I have three midterms, a paper, and a project all due in the same week, so I'm trying to get ahead with my homework for the 3-day weekend. (Thank you, President's Day holiday!)

Enjoy your Saturday,

xo

very pose-y today

Cardigan: Aritzia Blue tank, headband, heels: F21 Jeans, white tank: Nordstrom Necklace: H&M Bracelets and ring: Tiffany & Co.

Tonight I am going out to dinner with some friends to try Indian food for the first time! For some reason, it is one cuisine I have never tried. I hear it is great though - I'm just a little nervous about the spiciness! After dinner, we're going to head downtown to see GOP candidate Ron Paul speak. I'm excited to see one of the presidential candidates.

Happy Friday!

xo