THE UGA SMA LOOKBOOK IS FINALLY REVEALED!
Seriously I’ve been waiting So long My baby (A minuscule amount of blood) sweat and tears went into this thing and here is my favorite look I styled with some beautiful pieces from Athens’s own Encore boutique. The striped baby doll dress was ACTUALLY my favorite piece in the store, and I knew it had to be pulled (you can find one just like it on tobi here:http://www.tobi.com/product/58437-tobi-youre-my-babydoll-dress?color_id=82640) Velvet blazer: my own from Cheap Thrillz vintage in Fayetteville ($14) Necklaces: asos and forever 21 ($4 each) Knee socks: Target ($8) Cutout heels: TJ Maxx ($25) I’m so so blessed and joyous to have gotten the opportunity to work on this look book, and I CANNOT wait for this next semester as a proud member of UGA SMA!
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I got some major rainy butt cheeks from this lil’ stunt on the wet cement bench so plz support me in my endeavors in pursuit of celebrity!! And by celebrity I mean having actual real life people read my posts besides my mother and three friends.
SO…my “can’t make up my mind about any major life decisions” mood for the day was definitely reflected in my confused rapper/wannabe hipster OOTD (I felt very intimidating but a little boy ran away from me so win or lose for jenny??) This was one of those outfits where I put it on and I’m like “HAYLS YEAH BAMF” and then I walk outside and see people looking at me and I miss my sesame street pajamas and scold myself for my interesting fashion choices—included thigh high slit skirts that feel like loincloths and cornrows…but here’s the deal, ladies (and hopefully, gents:) A cool thing is to not care what people think about your outfit choices. If you want to wear something, WEAR IT. The only thing stopping me was the weird side-eyes from people, but if the outfit made me feel like the lovechild of Joan Jett and a confused Babysitter’s Club member, they can kiss my grits :) Wear what you want and don’t listen to others’ protest (or let their stupid disapproving judge-y looks make you feel belittled) YOU ARE A GODDESS AND THEY CAN BOW DOWN, BISHES (to quote our supreme ruler, Beyonce.) Top: borrowed from a friend (actually stolen is a better word because I’m keeping it, so thanks, Ari.) Maxi: Forever 21 ($12) (A fun thing is to flip it to the side so it DOESN’T look like I’m wearing a giant loincloth.) Flannel: Forever 21 ($7) Keds: Amazon.com ($21) (If you’re ever making a popular shoe brand purchase like Dr. Martens, Converse, Keds, etc. check out Amazon first because they are usually quite a bit cheaper!) Necklace: BoDy CeNtRal ($4) (I never really shop there, but this necklace was a total steal AND I learned that they have an awesome jewelry section!) As usual, thanks to my hip friend Maggie for being my photographer! Hello Athens fall ilysm please never leave because I can’t go back to constant butt sweat and the inability to wear anything but Nike shorts every day and also having to change said shorts three times a day due to the aforementioned butt sweat. (Please read that in one breath and also use my voice to get the full effect, thank you.)
But really...too #blessed with a perfect day to be #stressed. Thinking about wearing these jeans a month ago (as I regrettably did in London this summer…) I would have had been swampy and having a meltdown like 2007 Britney taking an umbrella to a car. (Still sort of having a meltdown in them because I ate three cookies right before I took these photos and my food baby, Jorge was due yesterday—the ultrasounds pics aren’t included, soz.) This was my first shoot that little light angels came down upon my shoulders and whispered to me, “Jenny, you are kind of actually a blogger and not just a girl with three Tumblr followers…now you have SEVEN Tumblr followers. And maybe people actually read your blog! So maybe smile in a photo this time?” That’s about how it went. Also clearly it was Morgan Freeman's voice. Thanks to that little realization that I’m starting to actually move towards doing something with my life—and now I have something to tell my mom when she asks “what in the heck have you been doing at school”—today is starting to be a wonderful day. Maybe it’s the outfit?? Because this is a pretty tight outfit. Like literally tight…do you not remember the aforementioned food baby? Yeah, I don’t laugh at my jokes either. Let me spare you from more horrendous attempts at being funny and just give you the low-down on today's ensemble. Crop halter: Forever 21 ($8) UM?? Halter tops may be my new actual fave because they are very “business in the front, party in the back” if ur smellin’ what I’m steppin’ in. High waisted jeans: Topshop Spain ($38) ACTUALLY SERIOUSLY THE BEST JEANS OF ALL TIME. If you are below 5’3” and have short legs and a large and in charge booty but still want to wear high waisted jeans, BUY THESE. Joni moto jeans with inseams from 28”-32”…HOLY GRAIL Earrings: Forever 21 ($4) Sweater: Free People from TJ Maxx ($16) Tribal print is one of my all-time favorites (maybe I'm just too obsessed with Coming to America?) and lucky for me (and you), it is all over the place!! Check out this similar tribal crop top or this dress, both under $20! Thanks again to my sassycool friend Maggie for being my slave and also making me pose like Tyra. xoxo, gossip girl A very happy Outfit of the Day as a salute to some actually tolerable and v pretty Athens weather! *Madea voice* Thank da lort for no more 98° weather! ...Only so I don't have to be ashamed of introducing myself as a fashion major as I WEAR WORKOUT CLOTHES TO WICK AWAY THE SWEAT. This is my kick-off of blog posts so act like you're enjoying it or else I'll be reduced to crawling back into my turtle shell that is my lofted dorm bed. :) :) :)
But the REAL question all two of my readers are probably asking is...why am I pulling yet another blog out of my butt?? For so long I would have people tell me "Ugh, Jenny, start up a fashion blog...you would be so great at that!!" And of course, for years, I would both start and delete countless blogs. Why? For fear that either my peers would google my name (amongst all the creeping they were clearly doing on me) and find my blog, never letting me live it down, OR no one at all would see it and I would continue to be the nobody I thought I was/am, floating into internet oblivion with my dreams of being a superstar celebrity stylist slipping through my doll-sized hands. With this constant battle of fear of embarrassment vs. fear of eternal anonymity knocking inside my skull for like, ever, I finally decided, "Hey dude, you're going to college where nobody knows you, and you're leaving a place from where you don't need anybody, so how 'bout you screw what everyone thinks and do what YOU want for once?" So here I am bloggin' away in my tissue box-sized dorm room, the sweet smell of Jimmy John's wafting in as I attempt to spark the flame that will turn into the freakin' MONSTROUS FIRE of my (hopeful) future career. And I know I'm making the right choice--doing my own thing, that is. College has barely started, and I've already learned that if you want something, then YOU have to make it happen. If you want it, dayum girl, just go get it!! Wish me luck. Jacket: JCPenny ($30) (quite literally took me four months to find an affordable cargo jacket that wasn't too thick or too silky or too heinous, and lemme tell you...this is the BEST investment I've made in a long time.) Slip Dress: Urban Outfitters, Betsey Johnson Vintage Collection (actually an ACTUAL SLIP from under the original Betsey dress, whoops am I in my underwear?) ($15) Scarf: Thrifted from my late great great aunt's closet Earrings/necklaces: Forever21 ($4, $3) Shoes: ASOS ($28) Lemme just go ahead and wrap up this post by giving a brief explanation of my style...something along the lines of "thrift store/your dad's closet/the sale section of any UO/wtf is she wearing" (illustrated by the fact that I am wearing a slip as a dress and maybe shouldn't have worn my hawaiian girl underwear that says "get leid" underneath a very sheer piece of non-clothing??) The point is--and my point all the time for every blog post and that I want everyone to know--wear what you want. Wear your great-uncle's weird sweater with santas on it, wear your friend's leather pants that may be a little tight on you (hey, they're still hot), or wear leggings as pants BECAUSE THEY CAN BE PANTS OKAY, MOM?? Your body is your canvas so do whatever the heck you want, homie!! And once again, who cares what people think? If you wanna wear it, wear it. If you wanna do it, go do it, man! As the wise philosopher Pinterest once said, "You regret the lack of action more than action taken." A huge thanks to my cool photographer friend Maggie Scruggs for taking wannabe model shots of me (hopefully you can't see the gangly teenage white boys playing basketball behind me outside the dorm...) |
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