Morticia-Inspired Black

Hello everyone!

It's been a while since I've done an outfit post, but I'm back with a new style to try!

Since it is October, I want to experiment with darker colors, and how to make them interesting, since most of my Fall/Winter fashion in past years has been quite boring with darker colors, or obnoxiously pastel.

I'm going to try and make simple outfits with dark colors into my own style.

Let's check out my first attempt, shall we?

Details from the top down:

Necklace: Betsey Johnson

Top: Thrifted

Dress: Topshop

Ring: Local artisan from Dallas

I watched The Addams Family recently, and I was inspired by Morticia's wardrobe.  She makes wearing all black look so fashionable and simple!  My problem with black in the past has been that I just look like a shapeless blob of boring.  In looking at Morticia and through my own closet, I've noticed that playing with textures is necessary when wearing all black, or mostly dark colors.  Using the top with lace sleeves, I created a point of interest in my outfit, even though it's only one color.  The A-line hem of the dress makes for a flattering shape as well, complimenting the tightness of the sleeves and the top of the dress.  

In the interest of keeping this outfit classy with a bit of edge, I kept the jewelry minimal.  The necklace brings a pop of color to the outfit, and since it's red, it fits in with the Morticia inspired theme, since the only color she wears is the red on her nails and lips.  The combination of black and red always makes me think of vampires, which is fun for October, since all I can really think about is Halloween.

xD

The ring is something I've been wearing often lately, since it goes with almost every outfit I put together.  I felt that with the lace on my arms, my hand needed some embellishment as well.  

And as you can see, I now have blue hair!

I had some leftover purple dye from when I had lilac pieces in my hair over the Summer, but without diluting it with conditioner at all, the color turns out a cobalt blue!  It's not what I expected, but I like it a lot, and I think it'll help me experiment more with darker colors.  It goes well with my pink clothes too. ^^

I hope you enjoyed this outfit post, and I have some more fun stuff for you coming up soon!

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time!

xoxo

Martha

Spring Break Style!

Hey there honey bears!

Sorry for the lack of posting, but preparing for All-Con with the Kira Kira Maids was crazy!  I'll make a post about All-Con later.  

But!  Right now, this is all about the free time I had before the con!

Over Spring Break, I spent a couple of days in the DFW area with my godmother, then I went home to Austin for another few days before heading back up to Dallas for the con.

The day before I left Illinois, I decided to be a magical schoolgirl!  All mahou-kei style!

...that was the only way I was going to make it through classes. XD

Seifuku:  Bodyline

Star Brooch:  Pinkly Ever After

Hello Kitty Headband:  Gift

Hello Kitty Glasses:  eBay

Star Hair Ties:  South Korea (gift from the PEA ladies)

This is soffy bear.  While I wore comfy clothes to the airport, I made sure soffy looked as cute as possible.

While I was visiting with my godmother and her friend (who are both named Martha), I went to the Casa Manana theatre in Fort Worth to see a production of CATS!  It was AMAZING and if you're in Fort Worth, I highly recommend seeing a production there.  I was particularly proud of my make up that day so I took a selfie in the back seat of the car...

I was wearing my Topshop dress and Love Culture cardigan with my hello kitty earrings and Tsuji Nozomi X Hello Kitty necklace from Kittywood Designs.  The flower in my hair is from Sam Moon.

Side Note:  This is my new friend Bunny, and she liked to sit on the bed with me while I was visiting.

Back home in Austin, the weather was lovely, so I actually got to wear some Spring type clothes!

I was having a good hair day.  Yay!

Tank Top:  Love Culture

Cardigan:  The Gap

Skirt:  H&M

Flower:  Sam Moon

I love the print on the H&M skirt.  You can see the floral print on the front, but I couldn't get a good picture of the back by itself, which is why I really bought the skirt.  Check it out:

 I adore the high-low style of the skirt, and the tiger on the back is beautiful!  The skirt itself is very soft and comfortable.  

Anywho, these are the outfits I wore when I wasn't in dance rehearsal wear with the maids!  I hope you liked all of it, and that post on All-Con will be up soon!

Did y'all do anything fun over break?

Let me know, and see you next time!

xoxo

Martha

Kawaii Business Casual at SEA Conference!

Good Evening lovelies!

So this past weekend from the 21st and 22nd, I took a trip with some other students from Millikin to SEA Conference!  SEA stands for Self Employment in the Arts, so it was a bunch of young artist-entrepreneurs running around a hotel for two days!

The conference itself was so amazing, I learned so much in such a short amount of time and I made some great new friends!  I could write a whole post on the content of the conference, but it would be a novel and I'm afraid I might bore you to tears.  If you'd like to see a post about it, leave a comment and I'll get it done as soon as I can!

Although this post is really about what I was wearing during the conference.  It was only an overnight trip, and I wanted to pack light, so I had to figure out how to combine just a few core pieces together.  The dress code for the conference was business casual, and I'll admit that when I read that I was slightly panicked.  

I didn't think I really had any office drag in my wardrobe, and I wanted to make sure I was still myself and didn't just look like an office drone.  I took to my closet and I was pleasantly surprised by what I put together!

Outfit photos after the jump!

Spooky-cute in black and pink!

Hello again lovelies!  

I'm back with another outfit post!

Since this past week or so has been fashion death with all of the crazy cold and windy weather, I haven't been able to take outfit snaps since as soon as I got back to my apartment I dashed under my covers to hide from the weather! XD

This outfit is from the day before I left home to come back up to Illinois for the semester!

Dress:  Topshop

Cardigan:  Love Culture

Tights:  Holley Tea Time

Shoes:  DSW

Click "read more" for more photos and details!