Happy New Year.

I want to wish all of you Happy Holidays. Hope your Christmas was wonderful and you go on to have a productive, happy New Year. I'm trying to look on to the New Year as the beginning of a new mindset...an awakening within myself to be a better, more whole person. Especially with all the nonsense that's going on in the world, we need more individuals...more thinkers. More people to change the world. I'm looking at you. 

Peace.

Style Post: On a Nice Winter Day.

H&M jacket  / F21 shirt / Urban Outfitters thigh high socks

"It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom."

-Quentin Crisp

 Peace.

Outfit of the Day: Woodsy Chill.

Old Navy cardigan/ thrifted blouse/ JCP printed jeans/ Urban Outfitters sneakers

Hey friends.

Do you ever have shit on your mind that you just can't seem to shake? It's been one of those weeks, I tell ya. But thank God it's Friday...and not only that, but it's a good 60 degrees here in Virginia. Go outside and get some of that wonderful fresh air.

More pics below:

Outfit of the Day: Black, White, and Gold.

Hey guys...

I enjoy and  nice black and white ensemble as much as the next lovely lady, but this one has a special place in my heart. No, I can't really advise you on where you can find an outfit like this, but it's really all about style. The top is the standout of this outfit and it happens to be vintage. Pieces like this are the main reason I live for thrift stores. Because if you look hard enough, you can find some truly amazing one of a kind pieces at awesome prices. I'm talking 3-4 dollars. 

Anywho, click the link below for more pics.

Adios.

Outfit of the Day: The Stones Tee.

What's up guys?

So first of all, eff Rock the Bells for being such supreme haters and cancelling their festival two, count 'em, two days before the festival was set to begin. Not only did they jipp people out of a great ass time and holographic Eazy-E and ODB, but for whoever flew and rented hotels, that's even more money spent on a regular ass weekend. We'll riot later. 

So even with no more Rock the Bells, we still headed to DC to enjoy the nice weather and good vibes. And we had a great time like we usually do in DC. We hit up the District Flea where we had some bomb ass bread pudding from DC Puddin. I highly recommend you try it if you get a chance. Then we headed to Busboys and Poets which is such a cool place with a cool vibe.

Styled by LMo: One Top, Two Styles.

Waddup.

I wanted to do a little styling to show how you can achieve two different looks with the same top. I've had this sweatshirt for a while now, but I did a little DIY and cut it into a crop top, because crop tops are just so adorable right now. Really couldn't resist.

So since it's Fall now,  hells yes, I wanted to put together a couple outfits that you can wear while the weather starts to cool down.

Style Post: Mondo Poof and Cut-Out Boots.

Hey guys!

It's been a minute since my last OOTD post, but I'm back at it. This is an older Outfit of the Day I did while playing around with some new hairstyles. I'm still transitioning my hair from relaxer's so I've been trying to find styles that work for me right now. I call this the "mondo poof" .....for obvious reasons.

In this OOTD, I'm really loving the shoes! I got these new cut-out booties from GoJane.com. I can never stay away from that site for too long. The top is Forever21 and skirt is from Marshalls.

Outfit of the Day: Look 3 Festival of the Photograph.

Sup guys.

Me and Amanze headed downtown yesterday for Charlottesville's annual Look 3 Photo Festival. It was really cool last year, so it was definitely something we were looking forward to. Couldn't stay out all day because we had to hit up the UVA resident's graduation dinner *snores* but it was a good day.

Since I'm transitioning my hair to natural, I'm trying to keep off the heat and wear some of the more hair friendly styles I like. This one's a favorite of mine. :)

Outfit of the Day: Leopard Skinnies and Flatforms.

My boyfriend is kind've a good photographer, huh? Well this is what I wore in KC. It was my first time wearing the leopard skinnies and I already feel like I'm going to wear them 100 more times this year. Nice and stretchy and I enjoy the zipper at the bottom. I love how wrong the flatforms feel at the bottom of those tight pants though. Like little boats. Just the right amount of casual funk for errands in the city.

Hey question: Why does it look like I'm flexing every time I lift my arm? What's up with that? And I did cut my hair again. Too much of the same thing can get boring after a while, so the hair had to go. No regrets here.

Outfit of the Day: Spring Skulls.

Shorts: Hollister /Jacket: Thrift Store Find /Socks: Urban Outfitters /Loafers: GoJane.com /Beanie: GoJane.com /Bag: Urban Expressions

Sup guys. I'm going back home to STL for my brothers graduation. Woo hoo. My boyfriend's brother is also graduating the same day so we'll be hitting up KC to celebrate with his family as well. It's gonna be a great vacation filled with family and friends. Shit. will. pop. off. Only the good shit though. Oh yeaa.

This is an outfit I styled from random pieces in my closet. I mostly merge old and new things to create new looks. I could entertain myself in my room for days on end just making up new outfits. Now I just have to figure out where I'm going to wear this.

Outfit of the Day + Sweetlife 2013.

Hellllooo friends! I went to the Sweetlife Music and Food Festival this past Saturday in DC with my boyfriend. Wanted to update you guys sooner, but I came down with something. Getting better though...punk ass colds. Oh! Anywho, the festival was awesome. This is my second year going and I'd definitely recommend it if you're in the DC area. 20,000 people showed up this year! They featured artists like Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Phoenix, Gary Clark Jr, and Passion Pit. It was an awesome time.

So judging from what I know about festival attire, I wore that little bitty above.  I ordered up a bunch of clothes a couple weeks ago. (I kinda only shop at thrift stores or online unless I'm out of town.) And this is some of the stuff I got. These geometric black and white leggings are from Forever 21. First of all, I love them. They're super stretchy and kind've high waisted, which gives you tons of coverage. Nothing falling out of those, I tell ya. Wore those with a high-low top also from Forever 21. The tail is sheer (there's a pic at the bottom.)

Outfit of the Day: Stripes and Khakis.

Hola mi gente! (I speak Spanish way too much to be part Italian.) My style can be kinda crazy at times, so this outfit was intended to be a little more clean and relateable. But still fun.

I'm wearing a random assortment of arm candy in different sizes and colors. My bag is Steve Madden. I wear it all the time because you can just sling it around your shoulder or wear it on your arm with the shorter straps. It's also has tons of gold studs along the front.  The top is a thrift store find, and I'm not sure where the khakis are from, but they're mad comfy. Shoes by Michael Kors.

Outfit of the Day: Black, White, and Some Yellow.

Um hey guys. I've been in Roanoke, Va the last two weekends visiting my boyfriend. That doctor life means 4 times during his residency, he'll be away for 2 and a half months. Yikes! Yesterday he was on call, so naturally, I went downtown to the art museum.

Kind've cool weather for a May day, but nice nonetheless. I wore boyfriend jeans with a black and white semi-sheer skull lace top and my black and white creepers that I love. I was going to do a funky little hairdo, but opted for a bold scarf that I found at a vintage shop a while back.

Outfit of the Day: High-Low Floral Top.

Hola my friends. I'm feeling real adorable in today's "outfit of the day." I've featured this vintage flower top in a previous ootd, but I recently, and quite impulsively, cut the front of the top, making it a high-low style. Not sure if I'm done with it, but for now, let's style an outfit shall we?

I thought it would be cute with a simple red Forever 21 mini and my new red heels from Go Jane. I sometimes like things to be a little "off" with what I'm wearing....a little unusual. For this outfit, I thought the different color reds were interesting. And also how from the back it basically looks like I'm wearing a t-shirt. I'm weird like that.

Outfit of the Day: Mizzou Pride.

MIZ-ZOU!
I've had this shirt since my very first visit to Mizzou during summer orientation....oh the memories. I decided to tie the shirt up in the front to make it a bit shorter and more fitted. I think it goes well with the pleated skirt since it's simple and has similar colors in the lettering. I don't honestly remember where the skirt came from, but I know its vintage.

I love getting skirts like this from thrift shops because they are easy to manipulate. A regular ankle length skirt is now a high waisted calf length, which automatically makes it more modern. And you could easily hem the shirt to make it any length. I paired the look with silver bamboo earrings, metallic sandals (which I awkwardly forgot to show), and cat eye glasses.

Outfit of the Day (4/20 Edition): Hip Hop Pirate.

Hola. For those of you out there that partake, you'll know 4/20 was this past Saturday. And in my neck of the woods, 4/20 meant getting supremely lifted, heading out to the Big Boi/ Killer Mike concert, running to 4th St for this bacon red velvet sundae (Lord, hear my prayer!), then going home only to smoke more and watch Beetlejuice with my boyfriend. It was a good night, let me tell ya.

And on this good night, I decided to dress like a hip hop pirate. Argg. I found the blue parrot top at a thrift store, and I cut the shirt to make it a crop top. I love the bright colors and the details in the stitching. Then I had on some of my favorite black shorts, suspender tights, and black and white creepers. I'm kind've excited for these shoes in the spring. :)

Style Post: Sherbert Church Fit.

Please peep my $3 Goodwill top at work for the Lord. I wore this cute abstract watercolor top to church on Sunday with bright neon orange pants and sandals. The pants are from Marshalls and my sandals are F21.

When I decided to take my bantu knots down, I unleashed the wrath of my thick hair, and really liked the outcome. I'm still trying to figure out a nightly routine, though. Any suggestions?

More pics be-loww.

Style Post: Bantu Knot African Princess.

Please don't ask me why I named this outfit of the day "Bantu Knot African Princess"....but if you must ask, it made me feel pretty tis all. Annnd it probably didn't help that my Nigerian boyfriend told me I looked like his mom when she was back in Africa. Then I just felt authenticated. Anywho.

I have relaxed hair, but I still do "natural hairstyles." I braid my hair a lot, wear it in updo's, and it kind've gives me the best of both worlds. I decided to do some bantu knots the other day, which usually takes forever and 200 days for my hair to dry, so I rocked them out the house.

Style Post: Alice and Wonderland Tights.

If you were at SXSW on Thursday, this is what you would have found me in. I got the top and bottom from Marshalls, the loafers from Go Jane, and my jacket from F21.

The Alice and Wonderland tights are from an online boutique I found on Etsy. They were, by far, the most raved about part of my outfit (to the point where I had several pictures taken of them.) I like wearing tights for SXSW because the weather is so perfect and warm during the day, but once it cools off at night, the tights are almost necessary if you plan on wearing the same outfit all day. Plus it makes it look like I have a ridiculous amount of leg tattoos, and I enjoyed that illusion.

Style Post: Capetown.

Hola friends,

Here's a new outfit of the day. I'm wearing a vintage plaid cape, a blue Old Navy tee, distressed jeans, and neon yellow heels with ankle straps. My neon heels with clear plastic are from Go Jane. I love them because they're comfy and adorable.

My sister Jai bought me this cape like 5 years ago in STL as a gift. I have literally never worn it. I couldn't tell you why, maybe because I'm slightly retarded, but I will keep clothes in my closet for years until I feel like it's the perfect time to whip them out. Not exactly something I want to keep doing, but I'm working on it. (My closet literally broke a couple weeks ago from too many clothes. Took about 8 bags to the Goodwill...and there will be plenty more where that comes from.)