I went shopping today...

...But I want more. I think my head would explode if I had the kind of money to drop on an outfit like this:

For a night out by kcrosa featuring Jil Sander

Items in this set:
Evening Shimmer Dress, 38 GBP
Jil Sander England cotton-blend trench, $1,895
Spritney Suede Peep Toe, 565 GBP
TOYOSHIMA, $30
Crystal and Chain Multi Strand Bracelet - Bracelets - Accessories -..., $145

BACKSTAGE: CHRISTIAN DIOR SPRING/SUMMER 2010

BACKSTAGE: CHRISTIAN DIOR SPRING/SUMMER 2010


Ahhhh, love, love, LOVE!

1) Finger waves -- I need to try this out especially since my hair is naturally wavy.

2) The intensity and softness of the make-up -- especially on the girl in picture #2

3) The uniqueness of each of their outfits -- tied together with the common theme of a heavy black boot.

H-Ween

I forgot I hadn't posted my Halloween pictures. Oops -- a little late but better than never. Anyways, extra points if you can guess what this is all about before I reveal it at the bottom of this post. I spent my evening dancing the night away at HARD Halloween at the Shrine in Downtown LA.

I was pretty pleased with myself on how the ears turned out. It was my first go at them and I think they got the job done. I already had the gray headband and bought some gray and sparkly pink felt from Michael's. Its the only thing I bought so my outfit cost a total of about a $1.10 -- BOOM.

So back to the outfit....I was .....

a dead mouse.....
get it....like Deadmau5 (the DJ)?

You can't see it very well in this shot, but I put Xs on my eyelids

[vest: Forever 21, tank: H&M, leggings: 99 cents store, boots: ?]

It was a great night, especially because Deadmau5 played a surprise set! By far Justice's set was my favorite. Oh, and of course, I forgot to paint on my little mouse nose and whiskers. I'm sure I would have rubbed it off throughout the night anyway.

xoxo,
Karla

I'm liking the cold.

Yay. Its cold! Well, I'm a Southern California girl, so when it hits below 70, I'm cold! Either way, colder weather means I get to bring out the coats and scarves. Usually I find it hard to put together an outfit when I'm shivering -- I rather just throw on some sweats and a hoodie and be over with it. This is my first winter of me trying to be good and keep up with my "not look like slob" promise. I wore this outfit to work last week.

Coat: Charlotte Russe, white bow top: H&M, purple skirt: H&M, tights: Target

Also, I've been adding to my collection of shoes. These black cut-out zip-ups come from Forever 21

This whole exposed zipper trend is totally up my alley. I love it! And I like how it gives a fashion-forward edge to an otherwise simple work outfit. Pow!

xoxo,
Karla

Time for a wax?

Is it just me or does it look like Whitney Port needs to hit up the salon?

[Photo Cred: Google, click for a clearer view]

The black lace trim is cute on her halter bandeau top, but not so much on the bottom. It seriously looks like her bush is out at full force.

Note to self: make sure I don't look like I'm in dire need of hot wax when I head out the door.

LC by Lauren Conrad

Perhaps its titled LC for "Looks Cheap". Ok, so as much as I hate The Hills (but secretly watch) and this whole uprising in famous for nothing celebrities, I thought the LC line for Kohl's looked kinda cute on the website (which you can access here). Turns out the LC collection is what Cher Horowitz would refer to as "a total Monet". To refresh your memory:

It's like a painting, see? From far away, it's OK, but up close, it's a big old mess.

That's totally how I felt when I actually went to Kohl's to find some new work clothes. The fabrics were cheap despite the higher price point compared to other Kohl's merch, the patterns on the clothing looked messy (further proving the whole Monet comparison), and the line itself didn't stand out as anything extraordinary. Now with point 3 I wasn't really surprised especially when she had her runway debut last year which was probably more disappointing.

Aside from that, I have quite a few outfit pictures I want to post. I've gotten better, I think, with dressing better for work and for play. My data comes from the number of comments I get from people around me. I still need to work on the hair though, because in that aspect I'm just a sloppy mess.

Until another day.

xoxo,

Karla

What's a girl like me to do!?!

According Glamour, size 5 shoes are slowly being phased out by shoe companies. Oh the horror!! I'm so thoroughly disappointed. As an under 5 foot girl I already find it hard to find a good, sophisticated shoe in a size 5 or 5.5, and now they're gonna make it even harder!? Ugh. My life is sad at the moment.

xoxo,

Karla