coffee shop classic

I spent this weekend in Seattle, hence I couldn't update as much blogging done as I wanted to despite having pictures already pre-taken. Anyways, I will upload a Seattle Photo Diary, as well as a double outfit entry pretty soon, but for now a simple outfit entry I took two days before my trip will just have to do.

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navy blooms

Finally, Vancouver has braced us with a rain-free day! After school, I had a few friends come over to help practice for Mainstage (our school's big theatre production) auditions (wow I feel like we're in High School Musical). This year it's a musical, and as I sing like a dying dog, I'm not too confident in my singing (nearly 4 years of theatre company confidence down the drain by one small solo). We spent the entire time after school practicing songs, with a small shoot break, and even till now, because I have the best neighbour in the world, I am still singing "Bubbly" into the dark of the night.

Without a cloud in the sky, I decided it was the right time to wear some summer-to-fall transition outfits. I paired this romper, that I wore all summer, with a pair of sheer black tights and a loose batwing cardigan to fit in more with the fall weather. I wore my usual layered necklaces, and decided it was time to break out my new ankle booties. My obsession with black boots is unhealthy.

As much as I love this romper, with it's adorable pattern and lace detailing, it is like Mission Impossible to go to the washroom in this thing. TMI? Oh well. At least it's cute.

Welcome to the family, my new, beautiful babies. There is nothing better than sleek black boots.

 Playground pit stops.

Here is my extremely failed attempt of twirling in my batwing cardigan. I make myself cringe sometimes. I look like I'm dancing at Coachella.

OUTFIT INFO:

Romper: Urban Outfitters (similar)
Batwing cardigan: Brandy Melville (x)
Short necklace: Topshop
Crystal Necklace: Urban Outfitters (x)
Tights: Drugstore
Shoes; Topshop (x)

one day i'll fly away

It's only my third day of school, yet I have managed to a) annoy a teacher (I think. Note to teachers if you one day read this: just because I'm loud does not mean I'm stupid), b) procrastinate on my homework (like seriously, I have done the safety unit for the last 3 years, must I do it again), and c) get annoyed until I'm on the verge of tears. That's a good start. Despite all that though, I am happy that it's much easier to get back into schedule. I have enjoyed my English class quite a bit (fun students + fun teacher, ayee), and while I didn't get the Chem teacher I wanted, I'm glad to have some good friends in that class. French is a party, and I'm learning to enjoy Physics, so I guess you could say class-wise, things are going just fine. Although, figuring out which teacher to become a service student for has been tougher than I imagined. My all-time favourite teacher already has about 5 other kids lining up to service for him, and another one of my choices is unfortunately replaced by a substitute that makes me want to rip my hair out. Sigh. At least I got to watch the premiere of How to Get Away with Murder tonight (I swear this is not something to be worried about). For a show that's basically like Suits but in college and revolved around murder, it's wickedly good.

 The moment that Pumpkin Spice starts returning to every food joint, I know that fall is here, and that it is time to bring back one of my favourite accessories: circle scarves. For some reason, I don't feel that regular scarves look good on me. They're cute, but I can never manage to wrap them nicely, so that's why circle scarves are like a gift sent from the heavens. They add a cute, cozy feel to any look, and on a simple look, like this one, it just adds depth and makes it more interesting. I wore one of my favourite patterned sweaters, that is oh-so cozy and perfect for the fall, either on it's own or on top of a button down. For my bottoms, I wore a pair of light blue skinnies that I really should wear more often since my dark blue jeans are actually dying. As usual, I am almost never seen without either heels or boots, or boots with heels, so I finished off the look with my black ankle booties.

Fun fact: I actually got this sweater, not from Topshop, but from Topman. I find that Topman, and other stores I shop at with a guys' section, have the best selection for graphic shirts and interesting sweaters. They're oversize, and extremely soft and cozy, and honestly that alone makes me love guys' clothing so much. To add on to that though, they tend to have more intriguing patterns and designs as well. Needless to say, at least 50% of all my fall/winter sweaters are from the Men's section. No shame.

Whilst taking pictures at a nearby complex, we were photobombed by the most adorable army of little kids! At first, I thought they would just disregard us, but I overheard the first boy (in the red, pictured in the first photo) saying "They're taking pictures! PHOTOBOMB!" And that was when my heart melted. I'm (sadly) not going to upload all the photos with them in the background, as you would probably die of cuteness. After much giggling and some stares whilst we finished shooting, I thought that that would be goodbye; I was wrong. They proceeded to follow us like little spies, hiding every time we turned around, equipped with their little toy swords and such. I'm pretty sure I squealed at least a dozen times.

OUTFIT INFO: 

Sweater: Topman
Circle Scarf: I can't remember (similar)
Jeans: American Eagle (x)
Watch: American Apparel (x)
Bracelet: Brandy Melville (similar)
Boots: Topshop (similar)

never grow up

First full day of school! Woohoo. Thankfully, not all my classes were as bad as I thought, and as that was my first official day as a senior, I guess you could say I was a tad excited. One thing I'm not too happy about though is that for the first week of school, we have to attend homeroom 20 minutes before school is supposed to actually begin, so that's a bummer. Anyways, my school runs on a Day1/Day2 basis: 4 classes on Day 1, the other 4 on Day 2, and we live by that for the whole year (we also have 4 rotations, so we experience each class as every block). Yesterday was a Day 1, so after homeroom, I began the day with English. I'm glad to have the same teacher as last year, as I'm sure she's taught me more and helped me improve more in my writing than any other English teacher I had before her. After, I had Chem. The teacher was alright, but I'm happy to have a nice core group of friends I can count on. Lunch was lunch, and after it was French Honours. I've known the class for about 3 years now, and this is my second year with the teacher, so it was just like one big reunion (quite fun, full of laughs). Lastly, I had Physics. Originally a class I was just going to drop, I ended up sticking with it since a) my classmates are quite funny, b) I had the teacher last year and I did quite well in his class, and c) turns out, I understood the material more than I thought. Can't say it wasn't a bad way to begin the new year.

I've noticed that a few of my fave Youtubers seem to follow this one rule: There's no need to dress up for the first day, since everyone will do that. Instead, opt to look nicer later on in the school year, or even in that week, since that's when everyone will start to get lazy. I tried to do just that, by opting for something simple, classic and cute for the first day. I wore a sweater I bought with the cutest pearl collar, for an innocent, timeless look. Yes, I wore them with my favourite jeans, and to play up on the softness and girly-ness of the look, I went for flats and minimal jewelry.

For a brief time last year, I was completely and utterly obsessed with Peter Pan collars. Under shirts, layering button downs under sweaters, you name it, I wore it. Which is exactly why I fell in love with this sweater. It's the ideal collared sweater (black and white, oh so delicate), but with a twist since on the collar, there are pearls (which only adds to the delicateness. Score!).

My feet did not die yesterday, nor did it get (too) soaked in the rain. Yes!

OUTFIT INFO: 

Sweater: This store in Gastown (I forgot, sorry!) (similar)
Jeans: American Eagle (x)
Shoes: Aldo (x)

add it all up

 You know what I find completely and utterly useless? The fact that the first day of school was literally an hour-long assembly where all the VP's and the principal and the counselor, and the long list of other heads just have a quick speech about stuff that a) we already know, b) we don't really care about, or c) both. Nonetheless, because I am an extreme keener, I still attended. Knowing that today wasn't going to be special, I just dressed pretty casually, since with Vancouver's weather, you never know if there's going to be a rainstorm or heatwave in the next 5 minutes. Thankfully, our assembly was at 11, and not at 8 like some of the other grades (godbless), so we got to sleep in and not waste the entire day. Score! After the assembly, we got our schedules, and I hung around the school for a bit, saying hello to familiar faces that I haven't seen since exam time in June. I left the school with a group of friends, to relax at my house for a bit, and then once we got bored, we went for a quick trip to Metrotown. Me and a few of my friends bought the cutest (somewhat) matching planners and pencil cases, and this excites me because the one thing I love about class is notes! I seriously get obsessive about my colour-coding. Anyways, once we were done, we headed home and I took quick shots in a random alley across the street from my elementary, and proceeded to take a 2-hour nap (that's a quick nap in my definition). Once I awoke, I went to Staples with my parents for last-minute back-to-school supply shopping, and then just spent the night doing what I do best: absolutely nothing on the Internet.

Like I mentioned, I didn't really want to dress up for an hour-long assembly. It was chilly in the morning, but since I knew that Vancouver could easily heat up by the afternoon, I opted for layers, but not too many. I started by wearing a patterned button down that I absolutely adore, and just threw on my favourite jeans. Usually this would be enough, but I got really into the fall mood, and threw on my Aritzia trooper jacket, with leather sleeves to add edge to the look (plus it matched the shoes). I threw on Doc Martens instead of riding boots, my second option, since I wanted to go for a more grunge look. Plus, I heard it would rain. Lastly, I went extremely minimal on the jewelry, opting for just a simple jewel necklace that would peek out from underneath my blouse.

I love the print on this shirt. Is it a plus-sign? Is it a cross? Am I a math fanatic or do I just like prints? No one knows!!

Words can't explain how much I love my Docs. Sure, I could always just go for my ratty old combat boots instead, but there's just something so... English(?) about them. I think it's because they remind me of the old British punk bands, and somehow, despite my extremely lame exterior, I feel just a smidge cooler with these on.

OUTFIT INFO: 

Jacket: Aritzia (x)
Shirt: H&M
Necklace: Topshop
Jeans: American Eagle (x)
Boots: Doc Martens (x)