Song currently stuck in my head: Us by Carlie Hanson Proud of Ourselves Day 1: Hustling!! Having two successful paid internships. Babysitting every weekend, selling stickers/jackets in the Style Shop, and taking 7 classes every semester. (see “Proud of Ourselves” post) Wow, the jet lag is real my friends. Tara and I had a lot… Read More London Day 1
The end is near and I’m exhausted, crawling to the finish line, but I’m sad. This sadness is hard to comprehend because I’ve never felt this way about school before. The day of my high school graduation was the single happiest day of my life…… Read More Dear FIT,
Currently Listening To: Yeah Right by Joji What’s up internet! It’s been a while, two years to be exact! A lot has happened in our absence but most importantly Tara and I are graduating college!!! To celebrate our victory over the education system we are popping on over to London, Paris, and Brussels for a… Read More Proud of Ourselves
Currently Listening To: Weekend by Mac Miller Ft. Miguel Every once and a while when we can make time in our hectic schedules Tara and I like to have a quality NYC day. A NYC day is a day spent in the city where we check things off of our never ending city bucket lists.… Read More A NYC Day
Currently Listening To: Some Kind Of Drug by G-Eazy, Marc E. Bassy With my final projects completed and ready to be presented on Tuesday I spent time this weekend checking things off my NYC bucket list. When I say bucket list though I really mean list of museums I want to go to, because museums… Read More Cool Shit I Saw This Weekend
Currently Listening To: Make you Feel Better by Red Hot Chili Peppers It’s been a whole year since my summer study abroad course in Europe, but I still find myself thinking bout it a lot. I only went on a short two week trip to Paris, Milan, Florence, and Belgium but it was so memorable.… Read More We’ll Always Have Paris
Currently Listening To: Diane Young by Vampire Weekend Today’s Outfit of The Day comes with a hint of Spanish influence. Tara and I hit the Chelsea area today for salad’s, sun, and shopping. We started the day off right with shopping at the brand new Barney’s New York Downtown location. Then we grabbed a sidewalk… Read More OOTD: Sunday Spanish Influence
Currently Listening To: 30 Hours by Kanye West It has been far too long since my last Outfit of The Day post and a big part of that is because it was winter and in the winter I like to hibernate in my warm dry apartment and go absolutely nowhere. So for the few months I shuffled… Read More OOTD: Twinning with Tulips
Currently Listening To: Gold by Kiiara Last night I had the absolute honor of seeing the Broadway production Something Rotten at the Saint James Theatre. A Musical that makes fun of History and all other musicals? Sign me up! The show captivated me from the first feather hat wielding, cod piece wearing actor that stepped… Read More Broadway: Something Rotten
Ahh sample sales, the best adrenaline rush you will ever feel. People swarming all around you, heart pounding in your chest, grabbing anything you can get your hands on before a fellow shopaholic snatches it away. Since I started going to school in New York City, sample sales have quickly become my favorite way to… Read More Sample Sale Finds
Currently Listening To: Doubt by Twenty One Pilots Today’s agenda was simple: Food, Wine, and lots of it. We drove away from the ghost town that was the Niagara Falls area and over to Niagara-on-the-lake, a very quaint historic town in the midst of wine country. We arrived around brunch time and headed to our first… Read More Spring Break Part Deux (Day 3)
Currently Listening To: Love Yourself by Canada’s very own Justin Bieber Greetings from Canada, It is the evening of our second day in Ontario and boy is it crowded here…NOT! Niagara Falls is a total ghost town. But at least we haven’t had to wait for anything at all. It compares to going to Six Flags… Read More Spring Break Sara and Tara Style Part Deux
Currently Listening to: Right Thing to Do by SBTRKT Starting school after a month of hibernating in the suburbs is hard to do. It’s quite an adjustment to go from zero to 100 REAL QUICK, zero being your couch in your childhood home and 100 being the mean NYC streets. This semester Tara and I went all… Read More How To: Start the Semester Right
Currently Listening to: Medicine by The 1975 My winter break in two words: Packing and Unpacking. This break was an amazing adventure of travel with family and friends. It all started off in Florida with my cousins who I get to see only a few times a year. We took an amazing day trip down… Read More Month in Review: Winter Break 2016
I love giving gifts. Nothing makes me feel better than getting the perfect gift for someone special in my life. But in the spirit of the holiday season, I decided to post a wishlist as well! Be warned, some of these things are not so practical. But a girl can dream can’t she? Fujifilm Mini Polaroid… Read More Winter Wishing Take Two
Currently listening to: Work song by Hozier This year I decided to compile an actual holiday wish list, unlike other years when I would just hope to get something that I wanted. If there’s anything I’ve learned from my 19 years on earth it’s that most humans are not mind readers. No one is going to… Read More Winter Wishing
Currently listening to: Sorry by Justin Beiber (on repeat) So you just ate your weight in turkey and sweet potatoes, and maybe you snuck a green bean or two in there. Yup it’s Thanksgving! That insignificant bridge holiday into the Christmas Season where you gather with people you are forced to get along with and… Read More How to Kick Ass on Black Friday
Currently Listening to: Locked Away by R. City and Adam Levine Today, Sara and I decided to take on the ultimate challenge: finding everyone’s holiday gifts in one day. We went against the odds at Bryant Park’s Winter Village. For a few months during the winter, vendors set up shops at 40th and 6th Avenue.… Read More OOTD: Winter Whites and Everything Nice
Currently Listening to: Skin Tight by Niykee Heaton My favorite place on the tiny island of Manhattan is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, hands down. Here are my top 5 reasons why: 1) I have been to the MET so many times, yet every time I discover something new. There’s a new undiscovered space around every… Read More MET is love, MET is life
Currently Listening To: Black Skinhead by Kanye West Kanye as Defined by Urban Dictionary: 1)To steal another person’s moment of acknowledgment, spotlight, and attention by interrupting them as they are talking Bill interrupting Chris’ science presentation by standing in front of him and saying, “I think your presentation is lame, and I like butterflies.” (Bill busted… Read More The Kanye Beanie
Currently Listening To: You & Me by Disclosure Tara and I were so busy this month with school and work and fun we didn’t have enough time to write a single post. Here’s what we’ve been up to! Style Shop Retreat to Alstede Farms in New Jersey Tara’s club took a trip to the beautiful Alstede… Read More The Month in Review
Currently Listening To- Thinking Bout You by Frank Ocean Living in New York exposes you to a wide range of styles and when you first come to New York you naturally fall into your personal style. Tara, Sara and their friend Krystal have all found their own styles and that’s cool because individuality rocks. Tara –… Read More OOTD x THREE
Currently Listening To: Uma Thurman by Fall Out Boy After months of drooling over these Everything Donuts from Flex Mussels on W 13th Street, we took to the streets to satisfy our craving. You see, Sara loves everything bagels with cream cheese and donuts. So these tasty treats may as well have been made for… Read More To Smorgasburg We Go
currently listening to: Ex’s and Oh’s by Elle King Four months of summer have finally come to an end. There were pool days, european adventures, and panties….lots and lots of panties. To clarify, Tara spent the summer working at Victoria’s Secret and going on surprise picnics with her handsome prince of a boyfriend. Sara on… Read More Another Day, Another Dorm
As the school year comes to a close I have started to think about the incredible year I have had, and all of the knowledge I have gained. Tears come to my eyes as I write this because I am so thankful for the opportunity to study at the greatest design school in the country,… Read More Reflections of a First Year Fashion Design Student
In a kingdom far far away, King of Prussia Pennsylvania to be exact, there is a palace that prides itself on being a place filled with happiness and fun. This magical palace is none other than the Lilly Pulitzer headquarters. As a member of the Merchandising Society I snatched up one of only 20 spots… Read More A Pink Palace Found in Pennsylvania
Currently Listening to: Idea of Happiness (Sebastian Remix) by Van She This first week back at school after spring break was hard and I spent every minute waiting of it for the weekend. By the time it finally rolled around I worshiped this weekend. Unfortunately I spent most of my short spring break miserably sick,… Read More A Perfect Spring Weekend
Currently Listening to: Left Hand Free by alt-J Yesterday I wore my first skirt of the season…YAY! I bought this skirt for my Halloween costume (I was Mia Thermopolis pre-makover) and I was skeptical as to weather I would ever wear it again, but here we are! This is my school girl outfit. French Toast… Read More Some type of Schoolgirl
Currently Listening To: Dangerous by Big Data My love for flowers is endless which makes decorating for spring as easy as rain in April. I wanted to make something that was a little bit more interesting and less obvious than flowers growing from the grass, here is what I came up with. First grab a… Read More Decorate A Dorm Door
Currently Listening to: Peaches by In The Valley Below Hello Blogosphere! It’s been far too long since my last post but I promise my next few posts will be worth the wait! Tomorrow is the first day of classes after our spring break and I am so not ready to go back. That’s why tonight… Read More Spring Break Sara and Tara Style
Today Tara and I took a trip to Barney’s New York on Madison Avenue. Barney’s is an essential part of Manhattan’s three B’s, Barney’s Bendel’s and Bergdorf’s, the three most elite shopping destinations in the city. While any tourist can walk into this fashion mecca in their puffy coat and New Balance shoes, Tara and I… Read More 5th Ave. Fabulous
Let me just start off by saying what a terrible person I am for not blogging more. School keeps me crazy busy with homework and clubs. Sara has been doing a lovely job picking up my slack. Now to the fun stuff!! *I took these pictures about a week ago so they are not from… Read More Outfit of A Day*
Every time I open the door to the refrigerator in my dorm room kitchen I am pleasantly surprised. It is bursting with Fresh fruits and vegetables, tasty sauces, juices, cheeses, all kinds of grains, and much more. So many people worry about eating healthy at college but I have to say it’s much easier than… Read More Not Your Average College Refrigerator
Happy Valentines Day! It has been said many times and many ways that Valentines day is just a hyped up holiday that Hallmark created so we would spend millions of dollars a year on cards candies and flowers for our loved ones. While I do believe that this is true I also think that maybe… Read More Today is February 14th
F.I.T. had a pretty cool event the other night that Tara and I weren’t sure we were going to but at the last minute decided to check it out. I am very glad we did. It was 80’s rollerskating night. Our school gym was transformed into an 80’s roller rink complete with hula hoop dancers,… Read More It’s 80’s night and I’m feeling right
H M black top $18 – hm.com H M jacket $30 – hm.com ESCADA clothing escada.com H M black loafer $15 – hm.com Betsey Johnson shoulder bag dsw.com Elizabeth Cole swarovski crystal earrings piperlime.gap.com Pearl necklace vessos.com Dolce Gabbana red belt yoox.com A friend of mine wore this outfit to a dinner I attended recently and she was dazzling. My eye… Read More The Game Changer
Currently Listening to: 1901 byPhoenix This Winter Break I spent a lot of time on the couch as everyone should during their college break. It was on one particular couch in my home where I sat looking at our window seat and suddenly realized how ugly it was. The window its self was beautiful and filtered… Read More W is for Window Seat
Currently listening to: Wasted Time by Vance Joy When recently on Style.com I came across the Fall 2015 Band of Outsiders Menswear collection and I was inspired. This collection is casual yet innovative and gives a stylish twist to the typical blue collar work uniform. I love the colors textures and the subtle yet powerful… Read More Band of Outsiders Fall 2015 Menswear Collection Review
Currently Listening to: Elevate by St. Lucia Behold the mighty Cat Camera: Gifted to me by Tara for my birthday Sold by Urban Outfitters this old school disposable camera comes with pre-set filters on every image And Now… Two Chic to Function presents to you the exclusive Cat Camera Collection Photos taken with this wondrous… Read More Breakthrough Photo Exibit
Currently Listening to: Safe and Sound (Disco Tech Remix) by Capital Cities (in no particular order because they are all equally awesome) 1) Unbroken. This movie was incredible. recently I haven’t felt like many movies are worth paying $11 dollars to see in the theatre but this one was. Hands down. I already had love… Read More 10 Awesome Things I Saw This Week
Ahhh award season, the smell of diamonds and couture are in the air. It truly is my favorite season, spring and fall have got nothing on the Golden Globes, Grammys, Oscars, Emmys and more. Last night at the Golden Globes tons of beautiful looks walked down the red carpet. Celebrities always bring their best to… Read More 72nd Annual Golden Globes
Having lived through the last four years of the 90s, I am a self proclaimed 90s kid. That being said, I did not get to enjoy to infamous 90s fashion we all know and love. I got my 90s fix however from reruns of the very popular sitcom Friends which graced American televisions from 1994-2004. My prepubescent… Read More Time Capsule of the 90s
With Spring just around the corner I thought this would be a good time to re-vamp an old jacket I found in the back of my closet. Its a 100% cotton Gap jacket that I know will last forever, the only problem is that it is way too basic for my taste. … Read More Bring a Jacket Back From the Dead
There is something insanely magical about New York City at Christmas time. I can never put my finger on it: the lights, the music, the atmosphere, something makes the city transform into a mystical land of concrete. On any normal day in the city, people get engaged, people have babies, people beat cancer, and people… Read More New York City’s Big Secret
Currently Listening To: Fallingforyou by the 1975 This song perfectly describes how I’m feeling right now…about Manhattan. I’m falling for you Mahnattan. You are electric, rough around the edges, you keep me on my toes, there’s never a dull moment when you’re around, I want to spend the rest of our lives together. This long… Read More Missing Manhattan
Currently listening to: Dreaming by Smallpools When you get an email from Urban Outfitters informing you that all sweaters, jackets, and winter accessories in store are 30% off, you drop everything and GO. Well, that’s exactly what I did this morning and it definitely paid off. I walked away with a pair of beige fingerless… Read More I Bought a Menswear Sweater
Currently Listening to: 11th dimension by Julian Casablancas We are packed in like sardines and I’m resisting castrophobic urges. We’ve been standing for almost two hours and it just keeps getting tighter. I’m really appreciative of everyone’s personal hygiene. The girl who keeps flipping her ponytail in my face uses a really good smelling shampoo.… Read More We Went Way Out
What if I told you that among the most expensive and luxurious department stores in New York City something free awaits you? That’s right people, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and more are all offering something free to every eager shopper this holiday season. What could this magical object given away by stores… Read More The Only Time Window Shopping is Enjoyable
Currently listening to: Waves by Mr. Probz Nothing is sexier than a hot shower in the gym locker room in the basement of your school… Just because it could, our shower decided to stop working the other day. It started spewing sewer junk from the drain in the floor and stopped draining water. This predicament… Read More Sexy Shower Time
Sara and I instinctively both wore black Wednesday so obviously we had to blog about it! I am wearing a black sweater from Forever21, black jeggings from American Eagle aka the only place to get jeans that fit, and black combat boots from DSW. Sara has on a black faux leather jacket from American Eagle,… Read More Ootd: On Wednesdays We Wear Black
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