30x30: Day 30 The Fat Lady Sings, So it Must be Over!

The last day of the 30x30 is here finally and I thought it would never come. It wasn’t the most hardest thing I have accomplished, mostly because it didn’t have strong rules. But a lot of things I have started I never really finished either, so I am pretty much proud of myself at finishing this.

 

Would I ever do this again? I question this to myself all the time, depending on my mood it could be yes and could be no. I think it would lean more towards yes if a few factors weren't an issue. Weather has been the worst part of it this year, NYC got dumped with so much snow that it was hard to be warm dry and stylish 90% of the time. Another factor I wish that wasn’t is my job and it’s wardrobe limitations, I work in a construction yard/garage and its very dirty as well as being unsafe for bare legs and open toe shoes. Granted I could change out of my work boots but I don’t think that it was fair to the whole thing.

Would this work for the normal person, yes I think it would. Perhaps I’ll try it again in the summer when the weather is better. I definitely will be doing a sort of outfit limitation when I go on my trip next month, the thing is Ill have probably around 5 pieces and 7 days to do them in. I figure that one out closer to the actual dates.

This definity didn’t stop me from shopping for more clothes or shoes, I bought a lot of those during the 30 days.

Hello, my name is Nicole and I am a shopaholic.

Haha!

There are a few things that were a positive with doing this remix.I got to be very creative with figuring out outfits, so much so that I was able to find more that 30 outfits with just 28 pieces. I also loved watching how others put together their outfits. I am also glad it got my out of the rut of wearing just tee shirts and jeans to work and always trying to figure out what to wear everyday.

I think it is now time to relax and wear some sweats for awhile, haha just kidding, I don’t actually own real sweats.

I’ll have to see when the next remix if I will do it or not.

Whatever ♥

30x30: Days 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Finish Line is in Sight.

I had a little bit of fun this weekend, I spent the whole weekend with my friend and her family at their house. Her daughter even took my outfit shot for Day 26 and my friend and I got to spend some adult time (after the kiddies went to bed) to drink.

My friend is in the process of finishing up the renovation of her house, but the main part of the house is done and I got to use one of the bedrooms.

Isn't this bed just gorgeous.

She still has the main kitchen (this house has a second guest kitchen) to do on the first floor and a few other things like an elevator (yes an elevator, the house has 4 floors), the landscaping and some minor trim details. I can’t wait till it is all done, I will take more pictures to show here when it is all done. 

Day 25 was a windy day and Day 26 was taken by my friend’s 7 year old daughter

This was my lounge around the house with company outfit, my Aunt and Uncle came over for dinner.  I had a huge burn on my forehead from a curling iron so I had a huge band-aid on it so I covered it with my new scarf.

I almost didn’t take Day 28 because I was so sick, I actually took 3 shots and went to bed and slept until this morning. My hair was in a bun from Monday morning until Tuesday morning so that’s why its is so curly. I am not to enthused with this burgundy sweater so I am putting it into my clothing to be donated a long with the black turtle neck and the black cords.

I cant believe that I am almost done and that I made it this far with 28 pieces of my wardrobe. I almost feel like my Day 30 outfit has to be outstanding but I tell you that it wont be. I haven’t been feeling well so well so I want to be as comfortable as possible.

Speaking of comfortable I’m going to bed.

Whatever ♥

30x30: Day 24 I Didn’t Come Here to Spy on You.

This is going to be a quick one, its late and I managed to squeeze out two ( and only two) pictures at my friends house.

(Target black blazer, Express grey hooded draped cardi, H&M striped shirt, fashion glasses and black ballet flats, CR denim skinnies)

Btw this is the cheesiest pose.

Tomorrow I am going back to my friend’s house to have a sleep over (code word for I will be drinking to much to drive home so its planned that I sleep at her house) and hang out with her Saturday. I am not sure when I will be getting home to post my outfits but it will most likely I will be doing a triple post on Sunday.

Johnny Walker Black I will dream of you tonight.

Whatever ♥

30x30: Day 22 & 23 Amateur Photography, Modeling and Thieving

Ok, I am willing to admit these two days haven't been my best days either taking  photos or modeling my clothes. I am doing my best because I am in a bit of pain. I kind of put on a good face for day 22 but you can see I am pale as hell and sickly looking and I was wearing a lot of makeup.

Still there is no excuse, I am sure there were a few models during fashion week that had the flu or stomach poisoning on top of their eating disorder. Now granted its not fair that I am comparing myself to a professional model, but technically I am modeling my clothes, wait I should get paid for this!

I only have a few decent shots of me so they will have to do.

Day 22

I managed to take this pictures before I changed in to my equivalent of sweats and ran out of the house to my doctors appointment. But this is what I wore to work minus the shoes ( I wore my grey boots. I wore the shoes the rest of the day.)

My equivalent of sweats are leggings, tee shirt, flannel shirt, a large sweater and a pair of flats. I want to thank David (it used to be his, wait I think he lent it to me) for my new large AX hooded sweater its very warm and comfy.

Maybe when these 30x30 days are over (in seven days) I’ll take a picture in my “sweats.”

(Thrifted brown cardi, H&M black sheer blouse, black ballet flats, and blue silk scarf, ON straight legged denim)

30x30 Day 21: Illegal Leopard

First off this outfit is illegal, I kinda wore it Day One. The difference between day one and today is that I wore a grey sweater and brown boots where as today I wore a black draped cardi and grey boots. I kind of got dressed without thinking, I mean my outfit was all set to wear but I switched jeans last minute because the original ones were a bit dirty. 

(H&M leopard shirt and brown braided belt, F21 black draped cardi, Target denim skinnies, unknown grey boots)

30X30 Day 20: Poison Ivy

I think I’m coming down with something, my cheeks are on fire and my nose wont stop dripping. But I am managing to get this post done tonight.

As for my outfit if you don’t like the belt, I agree. But I like it, I just have to find the right thing to wear it with. My friend David said it looked like I had a backward back brace on. I’ve had the belt for years and I do not remember where I got it.

(Spotted Moth green cargo jacket, H&M grey sweater and beige button-up, unknown black corded skinnies, belt and grey boots, vintage silk scarf)

30x30 Day 16 Tree Hugging

Today I killed a bug and I feel bad about it. It was a hornet flying around my office and I brutally killed it. I am allergic to bee stings and I didn’t want to take my chances. I don’t even want to explain how it was brutal, it was done so I didn’t have to get within a foot of it. I mean why was it in my office? It is 30 degrees outside, don’t bugs hibernate? And how did it even get inside?

I do not like killing nature’s things if I don’t have to but this was a special case. I am not a vegan like my friend Karen who doesn’t consume animal products whatsoever because she doesn’t believe in killing another life. I hate that I am a meat eater and that animals have to suffer in order for me to enjoy food. I could become a vegetarian but animals would still be harmed whether or not I eat their products. There is animal products in almost everything we consume everyday, from soaps to clothes to medical items and so much more. I commend my friend Karen because she reads every label on every item in order to make sure no animal bi-product is in it. I live in a matter of convenience, its lazy thinking, but I have to live with the conscience thought that an animal gave its life so I can enjoy its product.

So today I hug a tree and I will pray that the bug didn’t suffer a horrible death. I promise I am not kooky, but I don’t like anything to suffer, ok well maybe an x or two.

(MNG yellow cardigan, H&M white tee, Old Navy jeans, Madden Girl boots, handmade flower necklace)

30x30 Day 15 Can You Meet Me Halfway

Wow, halfway through already! I cant believe I made it this far. I tell you though, it hasn’t been with out a struggle. I have had lazy days and days I couldn’t figure out what combinations I wanted to do. I also had to work around snowy cold days.

My main issue though was getting the pictures done, finding locations and people who were willing to take my pictures. I was able to take my own pictures but I had to find places that were secluded that I wouldn’t be bothered by nosy people.

I've also lost two pieces of my wardrobe one to a hole in the arm pit and the other in a friends house. Luckily those two pieces I haven't yet worn so I will replace them with something else that I have in the rest of my wardrobe.

So here is Day 15.

(H&M black tunic, unknown grey boots, grey tights bought 7 yrs ago Wal-Mart, purple lace tank, white military belt bought at army/navy store, chain lapels handmade by me, Express hound's-tooth coat given to me by my friend Karen.)

30x30 Day 14 Pounding the Pavement

I feel like I walked 10 miles today. I took the day off from work since I knew it was going to be a nice day and I needed to run some errands. I was up and down streets, in and out of stores and I backtracked a bit.

Ok so apparently I only walked 2.1 miles, but its still a decent walk.

I just found this here, I thought its pretty cool.

(Spotted Moth – green cargo jacket, Express blue button-up shirt, Target jeans, Spotted Moth brown boots, handmade locket necklace, NYC vendor glasses)

30x30 Day 12 Dont Mean A Thing If You Aint Got That Swing!

First of all I must say I had fun with this shoot. It wasn’t my first location choice, I was supposed to be behind here at the water’s edge, but something at the park drew me over.

Half the swings were knotted but this was was straight but it was a little high to touch the ground while sitting in the swing. I got the swing pretty high, I haven’t been on a swing in years, but I remembered how to do it.  I used to love the old NYC swings that were a flat metal seat that you could stand on, I miss those days.

(H&M blue and white striped shirt and skinny belt, Charlotte Russe skinny jeans, Madden Girl Boots, Express grey wrap sweater, unknown Russian hat, brass sign language “I Love You Pin”.)

30x30 Day 3 Here Come The Men in Black

 

I should of worn black and my Ray Bans for this location. It’s the place were the aliens kept the spaceships in the movie Men in Black. This place is in my city and almost in my backyard if you consider 3 miles away your backyard. I technically don’t have a backyard because I live in an apartment. I love love this structure and its uniqueness, there is nothing like it and when I see it when I’m not in town it makes me think of home.

Here is an interesting post about it in Stickers and Donuts

Today by the way was a great day, I manage to capture what I wanted. I had so many pictures to choose from and the location turned out great no one around for gawking. I thought of a great thing to say when people ask what I'm doing, I tell them I am a location scout for a fashion magazine. I haven’t really had to explain but I’m gonna go for it. There are a lot of nosy people around.

Let me get on with the show.

 

(H&M blue button-up, skinny pants, ruffle front shirt, Express grey hooded drape cardigan, unknown boots and belt, NYC street vendor scarf, Target sunglasses, Armani men's watch, gold hoop earrings, DIY ruffled necklace)

 

 

There you have it. Day 3

Now to think of what to wear tomorrow, I heard its going to be close to 40 degrees, Yay! It calls for a tunic with tights, ooo maybe I go crazy with the tights color.

I’m so dangerous. Not! Whatever ♥

30x30 Day 2 Happy Ground Hog day!

 

So apparently the Punxsutawney Groundhog didn’t see his shadow today so spring should be coming early. Good. The weather in NYC is getting annoying, seriously. I love the winter cold and few snows and all but this winter has been ridiculous.

Today it sleeted all day and my car was a solid block of ice this morning and you needed ice skates to go down a sidewalk it was so icy. But sometime in the afternoon it warmed up enough to make the snow on the ground a  slushy mess.

Now normally I don’t complain about this but I forgot my hat at home today so my hair got wet and so it got frizzy. Frizzy never happens to me but the combo of the sleet/rain mix and the static my hair was well fuzzy.

 

                                      

 

(H&M leopard blouse and grey sweater, Target dark denim skinny jeans, Madden Girl tan boots, Handmade necklace, earrings and bracelet)

(F21 cross ring, diamond band and Tommy watch)

My father secretly wanted to be involved

(Wrangler jeans, navy blue collared button-up shirt, Lands End Jacket, leather gloves, grey hat and black boots)

Puddles, puddles, puddles everywhere.

Tomorrow there is sun in the forecast so hopefully the weather will be good.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Oh eff enough of this. Whatever ♥

30X30 Day 1, Am I Really Gonna Do This?

 

I’m not mad, I'm frustrated.

My frustration isn't coming from 30x30, but from the weather and me being tired and cranky.

First of all NYC has been having the craziest winter, today it snowed, sleeted, iced, rained, snowed then iced again. I had to wake up at 5 am to shovel the snow off my car which wouldn’t be so bad but I couldn’t sleep at all last night. But the weather fouled up my plans for a decent photo shoot.

I have to take my shots in the afternoon because there isn't light when I go to work in the morning, but today I got home late due to the weather. My car was covered inch thick of ice, so I had to scrap that off to get home. So by the time I got home there was practically no light for any good indoor shots.

So after trying to make it work indoors I ran outside not caring how nosey my neighbors are and took some shots.

The outdoor shots would have been ok except my frustration of the day shows on my face.

So with out further ado.

 

The original idea for the outfit, accessorized with belt and chain necklace

You can see in the first picture that I accessorize my outfit with a belt and a chain necklace. Well I scratched the belt because its too big to wear at the waist it kept falling down all day at work and the chain I never ended up wearing at all because I already had a necklace on that was much more simpler. Coco Chanel said "always take off one thing (accessory, non important clothing item) before you leave the house"

 

(MNG cardigan. H&M striped shirt, Old Navy jeans, H&M ballet flats, H&M necklace and unseen bracelet, Lands End Coat)

 

See a sort of smile. It was getting chilly and the sidewalk I was on was a sheet of ice so basically I skated to my location.

Ok enough of this, I need to plan tomorrows outfit. Oh you should see my face now, I managed to knock my tripod down camera and all, not once but twice. The only thing that broke was a knob on the tripod, it will live.

Oh I made this today

I better have a better day tomorrow. Whatever ♥

30 for 30 February 2011

I am finally starting the 30 for 30 challenge that I happened to spy on Kendi Everyday’s blog. I have mentioned it in a post back in December and now Kendi is starting a new season so I decided I want to do it.

Compared to what I see on the other bloggers sites my clothing choices aren't as fancy, I don’t have any skirts or heels. But I work in an environment where I cant. But it just might prove a point where any wardrobe can be remixed.

So without further delay here is what I have decided to use for my 30 for 30 remixes.

So there you have it. My 30 for 30, hopefully I can keep up with the outfits. I cant wait till February 1st where I cant test out my first outfit. I am also looking forward to what other bloggers are going to come up with. Wish me luck.

By the way since NYC has been getting so much snow, I will have to wear my snow boots to shovel and to get back and forth to work but I am not going to count them since they really don’t go with anything in general. So if you don’t say anything we can keep it a secret.   Whatever ♥