Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 June 2013

Pale Pink Pabouche



Skirt - Old Navy 
Cardigan - Old Navy
Belt - Joe Fresh
Shoes - ????? (from Grade 8 Graduation hahah)
T-Shirt - Korea? No tag?? 
pabouche: a slipper, soft shoe

Yesterday was a lazy lazy Saturday, which resulted in me basically changing from pajamas into home lounging comfort clothes (they're really gross). So I tried to dress up a little today, especially because it's nice to look your best for church!

My feet haven't grown at all since Grade 8... which is a tad ridiculous. Also ridiculous is how cute these sandals are, and how I've actually never worn them since then. They're not actually
"pabouches" because they're not soft... but they do slip on? Haha.

In terms of wearing a cardigan, tshirt and skirt combo, you can wear it belt on top or belt underneath the cardigan! It changes the look entirely, don't you think?

The belt on top instantly polishes up the look, making everything look well put together and tidy. The belt under the cardigan, however, has a breezy more casual feel which can be great for some occasions!

Show me how you wear your tshirt skirt cardigan combos! Do you prefer belt on top or under? Anyway, hopefully the weather will get warm enough to not need a cardigan soon!

Thursday, 30 May 2013

Atomic Tangerine





 
























































Top - QED London
Skirt - Sirens
Shoes - Crocs
Purse - Coach
atomic: minute, small
(I'm being a tad lazy with this one, but the first two letters aren't the same and I don't feel like adding another word...!) Anyway, atomic is a cool word. I wish it meant like, "amazing" because saying "Dude, that's atomic" sounds really awesome... 

Hey y'all. Today was the first day to hit 30 degrees Celsius here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). I wanted to wear something that would keep me cool (which this top fulfilled! Such lovely flowy thin fabric). I bought it a few days ago, possibly a week ago (I can't keep track of the days) because it was $3.50. (No this does not count in the promise I made in my previous post, because I bought this beforehand!). But the pretty scalloped hem and neckline, the lovely polka dots.... absolutely irresistible!

I must say, I regret wearing the shoes just a bit though. All my crocs have expanded/stretched out quite a bit since I first bought them, making these a little too big for me. Thus, the part of my foot above the heel/back of my ankles? are kind of scraped. I'm trying to come up with a way to fix this, but I have no ideas thus far.

I must say, I think this (and my most recent previous post!) have definitely been my favourite outfits since the start of this blog. Have I gotten better at posing too? Honestly, I'm so awkward when I get my friends to take pictures of me.... the best ones always tend to be with a self timer. Anyone else feel the same?

Also, good news! I have two job interviews on Friday (tomorrow!) yayayayayay! If I get either job, you will not have to hear my complaints of job hunting and the like for quite some time! They were both food places (though I desperately wanted a retail job), but I'm ecstatic! I hope I make a good impression in real life; sometimes I'm a tad insecure about the fact that perhaps I sound better on paper than I do in real life.

It's warm again tomorrow, so more sunny weather clothing! I was wearing a cardigan today when I left home, but promptly took it off. (It's why my purse is so bulky looking!) Thin cardigans are super in the summer time, because you can scrunch them up and put them in a purse when it's too hot, and take it back out in the evenings when it gets a tad chillier.

Lots of love! Have a great week! (Signatures are overrated, y'all know my name, right?)

Air (of) Superiority Blue





Dress shirt - Old Navy 
Skirt - Forever 21 
Heels - GH Bass 

Hey y'all! Missed me? I hope so, but more importantly - I'm really quite sorry that I have not been posting the past couple of days. See, my home Internet bandwidth for four people is a measly 60GB. 2GB a day doesn't actually seem that small... But when you factor in the fact that I watch shows on Netflix (Skins UK, Drop Dead Diva), my brother watches shows on Netflix (Jimmy Neutron, Danny Phantom), my mom watches random Korean reality shows and my dad watches golf things/Korean news... It's almost impossible to stay under the limit. So at the end of each month, our family must disconnect from our electronic devices. Sometimes we manage to last the month, or we just have to pay more on our bill.

But anyway, so that's why I've been MIA the past little bit. I'm currently writing this at my high school (which I don't ever really need to come back to, but keep doing anyway.) Lovely.

You know how I've been saying that I need to stop buying more clothes? Right... that's not really working. I bought this dress shirt at Old Navy for $10... Fast fashion is bad... Yeah... I've been saying this for so damn long, but NO MORE SHOPPING THIS SUMMER. NOT EVEN IF IT'S UNDER $5 and GORGEOUS. If at any point in the next three months (unless I go to Korea, then I'm absolutely breaking this rule), I break this promise, call me out on it! I'll buy you food or something, equivalent to how much money I spent on shopping. Deal? Deal.

Anyways, I had to stop writing because periods change at school and I lost my interrupted access to a computer... Alas, here I am at McDonalds late at night (10pm is fairly late), sipping a $1 ice coffee and writing away. This is the good life guys. (No, not at all).

What have I been doing the past few days? Desperately trying to clean out my room and getting frustrated, so living and sleeping in an absolutely ridiculous pile of clothes. Seeing a couple of friends here and there. Rolling around in my inadequacy.... Hahahaha. Time for the next post!









Sunday, 26 May 2013

Azure Mist Ambles




Dress shirt - Club Monaco
T-Shirt - No tag?
Jeans - Urban Planet
Wedges - Call It Spring

amble: a walk at a leisurely pace, for pleasure

I always think that the nice detailing at the top of jeans is often overlooked if tshirts are just a bit too long; I like this tee because it fits well and has a good length hem. I suppose this summer, I'd like to properly hem and alter all of the clothes I really like that don't fit perfectly, before I'm off to university.

Also, I'm quite quite in need of a job. I've applied to quite a few places as of now, but the job hunt is still fruitless. Someone please hire me? Here's my LinkedIn.

Off to see Epic with my younger brother tonight! Quite quite excited. Toodles!

* Diana Yoon

Versute Vermilion




Romper - Dynamite
Cardigan - 
Tights - Joe Fresh
Shoes - GH Bass
versute: crafty 

I realized I really like colours, especially if they're named interestingly.
I quite enjoy words.
I also adore alliteration.

In the course of starting this blog (32 posts as of this one!), I've struggled with picking relevant titles every day. Some days are easier than others, if there's a particular accessory that stands out or if there was some sort of special event... but most posts are hard to give a title to.

Thus, I've concluded that I will familiarize myself with the names of colours (using this wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors)! And I'll add in a nice little interesting word as well, because augmenting one's vocabulary is quite beneficial!

I chose versute today because I learned how to use a sewing machine! And I made this jean bag!


My mom already commented on how ugly the handles are... so I'll fix those eventually. Otherwise, I do really like the shape of the bag! If you can see my uneven hem up top, you can probably tell I still have a lot to learn.

Thanks for reading! Have a lovely week.

* Diana Yoon

Friday, 24 May 2013

Casual Flowy Pants





Pants - xhiliration (Hand me down anyway)
Shirt - No tag
Cardigan - SWS (???)
 Shoes - Aldo

 It is not okay to be this freezing cold. I stayed indoors all day, as a lovely lovely friend Vidhya came over to hang out and talk and such.... but I walked her out (forcing her to take pictures of me) then promptly went back inside to change into warmer winter-y clothes.

If it was a tad warmer though, I think it would have been absolutely perfect for going out shopping or something of the sort. The pants have such a breezy summer-y feel to them! Really should get myself a pair of harem pants, because I love feeling like I'm not wearing pants haha... which is why I'm in dresses as much as possible.

My friend is off to India tomorrow, and I so so wish I could travel as well this summer. It would be incredible if I could go to Korea, but alas probably not going to happen because of the awful financial situation I'm stuck in. But hey! This could be a really great airplane outfit as well. Comfy pants, comfy everything really (except the shoes, sort of).

It's the weekend, y'all! For me though, every day feels like a weekend because I have almost nothing to do. (This is not true; there are lots of things I could be doing but don't feel like doing - namely my G1 Test which I have put off for 2 years).

Have a lovely weekend! Hopefully the weather here in Mississauga picks up soon!

Love, 
Diana Yoon

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Busy patterns for Busy Days



T-Shirt - Old Navy
Shorts - American Eagle
Shoes - Toms
Bag - Gifted? Can't find a tag.

Today was a crazy hectic day. I needed clothes that would be comfortable to walk in all day; I should have brought a cardigan, it was freezing cold... Also, socks with toms are not a good idea. Look at the first picture above, then at the second one, then back at the first to see how much prettier Toms look without socks. Yeah.

Here is a relatively good summary of my day, minus the group picture of show choir! My friend Cindy and I went downtown (Toronto) to go prom dress shopping for her, and had some yummy lunch as well. Then I missioned back to school for my school's spring concert Printempo!

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Seussical!






Skirt - Abercrombie & Fitch 
(I bought this a long time ago, I don't agree with their brand "purpose" or whatever nonsense their CEO is saying)
Shoes - Call it Spring
T-Shirt - H&M
Cardigan - ??

I was really looking forward to writing a blog post yesterday, and then realized I really didn't put on proper clothes all day. So I wanted today to be quite pretty! 

The skirt is the standout piece of my outfit, keeping everything else neutral grey. (I have to start using "gray" with an "a" instead of "grey" with an "e" when I head off to America.... strange.) The skirt is actually originally a tube top, but I much prefer it as a skirt (partially because tube tops intimidate me, so much risk of skin exposure). 

I know the brown wedges are a tad too warm coloured for this outfit, perhaps, but the black Mary Jane heels I had made this outfit much too formal! Also, the jellyfish necklace is easily one of my favourite jewellery pieces! I got it at Monterey Bay Aquarium! It is not a real jellyfish, contrary to what many many many people have asked me. There's a relatively good picture of it in the second photo; I'll likely wear it again soon! (All the pictures in this post are wonky sizes, I'm not too sure why!) 

Anyway, today I cleaned my room a bit. It's still ridiculous (my closets are abysmal...) but this particular clothes rack has all my dresses on it (left side, until the striped cardigan), then cardigans/blouses on the right side. The big black blob at the end is where I tie my opaque tights. There's even a sneak peak of my prom dress! There are two long gowns there though (which one could it be?! Even though I bought one for $160 and the other for $8, haha).



In the evening, I watched Seussical the Musical at Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School! It was such a blast! So so so so impressed with the quality of singing, dancing, set, costumes, everything. Well worth the $15 I was originally kind of skeptical of spending! Yay!


So remember, "a person's a person no matter how small"!

Love,
Diana Yoon

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Quick Fix & Great Wolf Lodge!




Dress - Pacific Mall 
Dress Shirt - No tag? Hand-me-down from family friend?
Shoes - Crocs

First off, sorry for not posting the past two days! I went to Great Wolf Lodge (indoor water park) straight after school on Friday and didn't come back home until late late yesterday. It was a great little trip though! (More pictures under the read more!)

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Why yes, I am pulling off "The Children's Place"




Denim Jacket - Children's Place
Dress - Clothing Swap
Boots - Nine & Co.

As you can probably tell from the lovely detailing of the denim jacket, this is a children's jacket. I've got to say, the clothes at Children's Place are quite ridiculous for a 17 year old to wear. I mean, look at this stuff! 

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Red Navy Springtime



Skirt - Forever 21
Shirt - Garage
Boots - Crocs

I've been sewing shirts for show choir, learning some french (but not really), and watching too many episodes of Drop Dead Diva (Season 4). The trees in the background are lovely, and I wish I had some botanical knowledge to call trees by their actual names, not "trees". Have a lovely week y'all!

Love
Diana Yoon

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Coat-Worthy Coldness




Jeggings + T-Shirt - Garage
Coat - Urban Behaviour
Shoes - Crocs 

The downside of posting this often, when my life isn't all that interesting, is that I have very little to write about... so I think, until I start writing (hopefully). Does this even make sense?

Monday, 13 May 2013

Purple Indigo Casual




Heels - Steve Madden
Long Sleeve Shirt - 
Blazer Cardigan - GarageJeans - 
Headband - Aldo

It's not supposed to be this cold in Mississauga (a suburb outside Toronto) in May! I know we're Canadians, and we're supposed to be able to face the cold... but if the weather teases me with beautiful, sunny 20+ degrees Celsius days, please don't hail the next week. 

Anyway, this outfit is not warm enough for 8-13 degrees Celsuis weather, which was the range today. I just can't justify bringing out the winter/early early spring jackets again. 

Sunday, 12 May 2013

Happy Mother's Day! Part 1




Dress - Pacific Mall
Cardigan - Elena Solano
Bag - Upgrade (? Bought this at my church)
Shoes & Headband - Aldo

This is what I wore today on Mother's Day! I would have liked to maybe wear something a tad brighter, more spring-like.... but the weather forecast was awful and gloomy (rain, hail, winds, cold temperature, etc). I liked how cozy all of the fabrics in my outfit today were winter-worthy warm.

There's a part two to this post, because my mom deserves her own post! Haha, here's to internet fame mother dearest (kidding!)

Love, 
Diana Yoon


Saturday, 11 May 2013

Amazing Green Race!



 Jeans - Garage
Shirt - EcoSource
Denim Shirt - Garage
Shoes - Keds
Headband - Aldo
Earrings - Made by LinLin 

Today was the Peel Environmental Youth Alliance's Amazing Green Race Day! Super exciting stuff, y'all. As an executive member, I got to help run the entire event (based on the Amazing Race) which had 100+ students from Mississauga and Brampton travel around by transit (or bike!) and go to different eco-challenges. It was an incredible day! I was stationed at Riverwood Conservancy for most of the day, and went to Sheridan to see everyone for the finale!

Friday, 10 May 2013

Winds of Uncertainty





Shirt - Garage
Dress shirt - stolen from Dad
Shorts - American Eagle
Shoes - GH Bass
Earrings - Etsy: Made by LinLin
Bag - Michael Kors

Some days are windy and rainy, and that's just life. There is nowhere with a perfect climate; even in tropical islands, the monsoon season will overwhelm the area with rains so thunderous, that its typical aura of paradise will be swept away.

And some pictures are wrong in all sorts of ways: awful hair blowing around everywhere, awkward positions of body parts. But I'm learning to appreciate the wealth I have, for being able to enjoy (too many) clothes and having an iPhone to embark on this fashion journey.

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Free as a Bird












Skirt - American Eagle 
Sweater - Tommy Hilfiger
Shoes - Timberland (borrowed from Zona)
Necklace & Headband - Aldo


On this lovely day of this incredibly tedious day, I finally finished IB exams (minus French... But haha it's in a week and a half so I don't care). It also was sunny and raining for a little bit today, which is my favourite kind of weather! Pathetic fallacy perhaps?

So on this day of "freedom", I decided to channel the aura of a bird, which the whimsical skirt and feathery accessories. My friend accidently touched my headband instead of my head, and said it felt like a dead rat.... lovely. But no! Feathers! Because birds can fly! Anywhere! And still they stay (unless they're migrating south or something).

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Prefect (Perfect) Day




Dress - Zizimo (Korean brand?)
Cardigan - Papaya
Shoes - Call It Spring
SLYTHERIN PREFECT Badge - Gifted from Kelly

Today was a really wonderful day because my HL History exam, which I've been complaining about studying for forever and ever, was really quite good (I hope!). But I didn't think it would be, so I pulled out an outfit that would make me feel like I looked good, even if I didn't feel so great (but I did! So just a lovely bonus, I suppose!).