30 Days of Star Wars: What's at Macy's

I had time between my classes and work, so I decided to loaf around my local mall and made a stop at Macy's. I went to the juniors department and of course I found some more Star Wars apparel. So naturally, I picked up a bunch of items and tried them on in the fitting. I didn't buy anything, but I have some items on my Christmas wish list.

Stormtrooper Sheath Dress $44

This was my favorite. It was super comfy and I love how the print is on the side. It's in your face, but in a cool way. I might have to get it on Black Friday because if you click on the link, they have it on sale for $19.99.

Stormtrooper Fit and Flare Dresses $44 Top, Bottom

I don't even think you can call these two dresses. They were so freaking short and I'm 5'7". Maybe if your body shape was straight up and down, you can get away with the shortness of it. Or just consider it as a long top and wear pants underneath. That's a thing again right?

Foil Print Pullover Hoodie and Stormtrooper Jogger Pants, $39 each

If you want to be comfy while watching The Force Awakens, this can be a nice option. 

Comic Print Pullover and Jogger Pants, $39

Option number two for being comfy while watching the movie. Although wearing both would probably be overkill. 

Darth Vader Graphic Pullover, $39 and Darth Vader Iridescent Leggings, $29

Not sure about the leggings, but I love the pullover. 

Comic Print High-Low Dress, $44

This is cute and the low part isn't too long to get accidentally stepped on. 

30 Days of Star Wars: Her Universe Star Wars Collection

Unless you've been living under a rock, you might have heard that a certain movie revisiting a "Galaxy far, far, away" will make its way into theaters next month. 30 days to be exact. So to commemorate it, I'll be attempting to write a Star Wars post every day until the Dec. 17 (yeah it actually comes out on the 18th, but we all know die hard fans will be watching it the night before.)
I'll be posting everything to DIY projects to links to worthwhile articles. I'll also be documenting a R2D2 costume I.m creating for my costuming class.

First off, yesterday Her Universe partnered with Hot Topic and released an exclusive collection and of course I want it all! Her Universe really paved the way to bring fandom fashion mainstream. I remember when the only way to express your favorite fandom, a word that wasn't even used back then, was buying the shirts in the men's department. Now you can find clothing at every big box store and there are a plethora of crafters online that make fandom clothing and accessories. Stayed tuned for that post!

As for the Star Wars collection, here are my favorites.

Princess Leia Dress

Darth Vader Cape Dress

Darth Vader Faux Leather Jacket. Inside the lining is red with "You underestimate the power of the dark side" printed on the inside.

BB-8 Bomber Jacket. There's also Boba Fett version.

Baseball tee with the Star Wars cast

R2-D2 Sweater

Darth Vader Sweater

 Do you plan on purchasing anything from the line?

One More Makes it a Trend

When Rodarte ended their Fall '14 show with their Star War dresses, I thought it was a one off thing. So it was surprising as I checked on Instagram that not only did Preen by Thorton Bregazzi also include a Star Wars theme to their collection, but they even one upped them by having Stormtroopers welcome guests as they entered the venue.

From Company Magazine's Instagram

My new mantra

For Preen, the focus was on Darth Vader. With his face printed on shirts and dresses, their pieces looked a little more wearable for everyday. They also had an amazing collection of coats, dresses, and separates in geometric patterns and a shade of the most vibrant orange.
This was another shut up and take my non-existent collections. Seriously can someone find a way to make money grow on trees? Or maybe I can pay for it in Bitcoins.

Photos from style.com

Rodarte Fall '14

Virgin Suicides with a touch of nerd is what came to mind as I browsed through the pictures of Rodarte's Fall '14 show. From the smocking on the dresses, the crochet, to the space dye tunics, the collection definitely had a '70s vibe to it. Even the bright lurex fabrics used for the coats would be something you would see on dresses that you would wear to the disco. 

Then there were the Star War dresses. Talk about taking geek chic to high fashion. There's something really cool and quirky about them and they are a statement piece in itself. If I had the money, I would buy one of those dresses, wear it one and then display it proudly in my home. 

all photos from style.com

To Tommy, From Zooey

Zooey Deschanel has always been a girl/style crush of mine for as long as I can remember. She was the subject of my first ever blog post and I have written about her numerous times since. I just love her girly/60s style, her amazing singing voice, and she has the best hair. Overall, I want to be her BFF (along with Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Amy Poheler but that's a whole other post).

So when I found out that she collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger to create a capsule creation, I had to check it out and naturally I love it! 

Full of vintage charm, they are items you might discover at a thrift shop, but only after hours of rifling through the racks. They also carry Hilfiger's preppy all-American aesthetic with use of red, white, and blue. The collection hits Macy's stores on April 14 and on April 21, the entire line will be on the Tommy Hilfiger site.

All photos from WWD

Ok, so maybe I'll never be BFFs with Zooey but at least I can say I have a dress that was designed by her. 

Peter Pilotto for Target

After what I thought were a string of disappointing designer collaborations with Target, it was finally redeemed with the 3.1 Philip Lim collection last fall. I didn't get one of his covetable bags, but I did get his comic book sweatshirt which I wear at least 2-3 times a month. It's the only graphic sweatshirt I need. 

Their next collaboration is with designers Peter Pilotto. Know for their bold mixed prints, this collection screams spring and I love it. Of course I want half of the collection, but I'll settle for a piece or two. Here are my picks from the collection makes it debut to Target stores on February 9. 

ModCloth Polyvore Challenge

ModCloth Sacramento Style Skirt by aquietnerdything featuring a green purse

Last week ModCloth e-mailed me asking if I wanted to be part of their Polyvore Challenge. It's a weekly challenge where bloggers will have one item to create an outfit from with other items currently selling on their site. Each week, the winning outfit gets posted on the ModCloth Ployvore page with a link back to their blog. It's been a while since I have created my dream outfits there, so I thought why not. 

The challenge was to style the Sacramento Style skirt. The first thing I thought when I saw the piece was that it was very summery. With hints of fall already in the air, I wanted to make an outfit that would be versatile in the cooler weather.

Here are the items I paired the skirt with:

- Positive Cat-itude Sweater 

Sweaters with animals are all the rage this season and it makes the outfit a bit more casual. Plus the green in the cat's eye matches the green in the skirt.

- Indie Rock Star Jacket 

Not only does the jacket lend a tomboy edge to the outfit, but the black helps temper the bright colors. 

- Conifers Things First Bag 

I just really like this bag and I need to add to my Christmas wish list. 

- Know a Trick of Two Tights and Seychelles Scoundrel Booties

Made to look like knee socks are attached, these tights are very clever. Also who doesn't like a wearable brown flat bootie. 

- Brick and Chose Earrings
I like the subtle hint of nerdom in these earrings.

I would wear this outfit for a nice casual outing with my friends. How would you style this skirt? Also as I was making this outfit, it made me miss making Polyvore sets. So check back here this weekend for four quick and easy Halloween costume ideas.
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Instaoutfits... Or is it Outfitgrams?

Even before my laptop died on me in July, I was getting tired of taking outfit pictures. The process of lugging my camera and tripod, finding a good location to set up, taking numerous shots to get a couple that looked decent, and then fixing it on a site like Pic Monkey. It was something I no longer wanted to do.
But as vain as it sounds, I missed posting my daily outfit photos. So I decided to start it up again, but keep it simpler. Three pictures taken by my phone, using PicFrame to make a collage, and posting it on Instagram. I've done this for the past few weeks and I really like the ease of it. So now you can follow my daily outfits over on Instagram and I 'm also going post my weeks previous outfits here. :)

Dress: Thrifted

Belt: Target

Cardigan and Bag: Old Navy

Boots: Forever 21

Dress (worn as a top): Derek Heart via TJ Maxx

Cardigan and Skirt: Old Navy

Earrings: Forever 21

Dress and earrings: Forever 21

Cardigan and tank: Old Navy

Belt: unknown

Dress: Very Vera for Anthropologie

Cardigan: Old Navy

Belt: Thrifted

Necklace: American Eagle Outfitters

Sweater and jeans: Old Navy

Earrings: Kohl's

Flats: Minnetonka via TJ Maxx

Jason Wu for Target

Confession. I'm tired of the designer collaborations. What was once an neat and exciting way to bring high fashion to the masses, has grown to where a majority of the people buying it are just trying to sell it on ebay. Which was the case with the Missioni for Target line. Would you really shell out $31,000 for a pair of $34.99 rain boots? I certainly wasn't going to. I also have to say the recent Versace for H&M collection wasn't enticing at all. They all looked like clothes I would wear to a Decade of the Supermodels costume party. 

I was about to write off designer collaborations completely when I saw the Jason Wu for Target look book on Lucky this morning and I have to say I love the collection. It's the first one I'll been excited to see in person in a long time. I love how the clothes in the collection aren't carbon copies of his runway designs, but you can see his ladylike aesthetics in each piece. 

The collection hits stores on February 5th and everything is under $60. If there's only one thing I get, it would be the floral blue purse. Here's hoping that it looks just as good in person as it does in these photos. 

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Calvin Klein Spring 2012

In the opposite end of the spectrum of the color and flourishes of Rodarte's spring collection is Francisco Costa's Calvin Klein spring offerings.

When it comes to clothing, I'm not a minimalist. I like all the flourishes and embellishments that is a part of a garment and I have more prints than solids in my closet. But I just loved the simplicity of this collection because the clothes speak for themselves. I also love how the clothes skim the body instead of binding it like the ubiquitous bandage dresses. It's sexy without being overt. Sexy minimalist is what I would call it. 

Photos from Style.com