Thursday, March 31, 2011

dotty mixes green with green

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[wearing]
green dress: target (similar)
wool sweater: j. crew
skinny belt: forever21
green tights: vera wang (exactly)
boots: old navy

[going]
studio, tacos for a classmate's birthday, and then more studio.
and this dress shares a hue with guacamole...aces!
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[previously on] wool ruffle sweater
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

dash of hexnuts

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i've been totes into the necklaces at totokaelo lately, so i picked up some hexnuts from the hardware aisle, to make my own version.
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[materials]
jump ring (from a crafty store)
chain (from a crafty store)
hexnuts (from the hardware store)
snippy pliers
bendy pliers

1. measure length of chain.  (i used 28", but it could be shorter or longer)
2. string on hexnuts.  (i used five, but there were eight in the package)
3. attach jump ring to close the chain. 

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dash hexnuts hexagon hardware diy whirl how-to crafty necklace gold pendant

[wearing]
cardigan: forever21 (similar)
white tee: boy's
jeans: h&m
oxfords: forever21 (similar)

Monday, March 28, 2011

Sunday, March 27, 2011

dotty on the river

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[wearing]
tie-neck blouse: thrifted (similar)
cardigan: forever21 (similar)
jeans: forever21
shiny oxfords: forever21
coat: j. crew (similar)
hat: boyfriend's

[going]
errands and such with the boy.
and he picked out my outfit.
and then he took photos of it.

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

dotty wears ruffles

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[wearing]
ruffle skirt: target (similar)
marled top: forever21 (similar)
olive tights: apt. 9 (exactly)
gray boots: old navy

[going]
to talk about my thesis work.  

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[previously on] black tiered ruffle skirt
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out dancing in spring 2010, first day back in the desert in summer 2010, as a top for work in summer 2010, and all bundled up in winter 2011.

Monday, March 21, 2011

corporate dotty

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[wearing]
gray: thrifted (similar)
black: kenar (similar)
brown: target (similar)
yellow: forever21 (similar)
peeptoes: nine west (similar)
pearls: dotty-made (similar)

[going]
for a chat with corporate america. 

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

dash of spring cuffs

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[wearing]
cardigan: thrifted (similar)
gray tee: target (similar)
jeans: forever21 (similar)
shoes: forever21 (similar)

[going]
to studio to draw for a very long time.
and there's still snow around, but the cuffs are here to stay.  

cuffed jeans parking garage style blog spring metallic oxfords grandma cardigan dash dot dotty architecture style blog

Thursday, March 17, 2011

dotty wears a little black dress

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[wearing]
little black dress: banana republic (similar)
cardigan: forever21 (exactly)
sweater tights: target
boots: forever21 (exactly)

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[previously on] little black dresses
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Monday, March 14, 2011

dotty wears gray on a gray day

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[wearing]
jacket: forever 21, winter 2010 (similar)
dress-ish: forever 21, spring 2011 (exactly)
jeans: forever 21, summer 2010 (similar)
boots: forever 21, winter 2011 (exactly)

apparently i buy all my gray in one place.  
and the dress+pants combination, even with a super short dress, will always seem a bit japan circa 2006 to me. 
and i am officially jealous of bloggers (and non-bloggers) that live in sunny climes.  i am so over clouds. 

dress and pants tunic almost style blog dash dot dotty neutrals moto jacket forever21 desert boots gray suede

Sunday, March 13, 2011

dotty hearts neutrals

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to contrast last week's color saturation, this week i'm going to neutral it up!

 previous neutraled-out looks:

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fall 2010, summer 2010, winter 2009, and spring 2010

Friday, March 11, 2011

dotty likes limes, but not tomatoes

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[wearing]
lime: target (similar)
tomato: thrifted (similar)
gray tights: apt. 9
boots: old navy (similar)
necklace: self-made

so this is exactly the type of color that i've been so afraid of.  all out color blocktastic with no neutral jacket to hid behind.  and i totally get it now.  being punchy has its advantages. 
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lime tomato colorblocking brights colour skirt style blog architecture

lime tomato colorblocking brights colour skirt style blog architecture

Thursday, March 10, 2011

dotty wear pink and purple

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[wearing]
purple: max edition (similar)
pink: forever21 (similar)
scarf: thrifted (similar)
jacket: h&m (similar)

yup.  another scarf-inspired outfit.  this one has adorable little yellow-orange hearts on it. 

purple maxi dress vintage scarf brown boots riding style dash dot dotty grad student style architecture corduroy blazer h&m max ross cowgirl


purple maxi dress vintage scarf brown boots riding style dash dot dotty grad student style architecture corduroy blazer h&m max ross cowgirl

purple maxi dress vintage scarf brown boots riding style dash dot dotty grad student style architecture corduroy blazer h&m max ross cowgirl
[previously on] purple dresses: the long and short of it

purple maxi dress vintage scarf brown boots riding style dash dot dotty grad student style architecture corduroy blazer h&m max ross cowgirl
summer 2010 in la, summer 2009 in vegas when i bought this dress, summer 2009 in vegas going to work, and winter 2010 in the mitten

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

dash of magenta and ochre

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[wearing]
ochre: brooklyn industries
black: banana republic (similar)
magenta: target (similar)
scarf: thrifted in vegas
boots: brazilian riding boots via ebay (similar)

magenta mustard jacket brooklyn industries banana republic tights boots scarf vintage red floral

i figured since both of these colors were in this scarf that they could work together.

magenta mustard jacket brooklyn industries banana republic tights boots scarf vintage red floral

oh, and there's snow on my jacket in these photos.  
don't worry, it melted.  unlike the huge ice mountain at the end of my driveway that i keep scraping up against whilst avoiding my neighbor's recycling cart. 

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