Snow to Resort Wear

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am in the process of gaining six inches of snow in my backyard. Funny to watch the dog go outside believing that this time it won't be cold, and being proven wrong, but... it does make me wish for places like Florida, southern California, and Arizona. Cool enough to wear jeans and jackets, but warm enough where you can wear heels without the fear of frost bite, as well as no furs. Yes I love my fur, but there are times where I fear for its safety. Here's the thing about furs, you wear them out, make the go bald in places, when you allow things to rub against them. Basic purses can do it! So being able to go back to a simple jean jacket and not fear too much about wear would be nice.
Ah well, you can't have it all. Speaking of warm weather, the snow has made me turn to resort wear for some inspiration on adding warmth to my wardrobe. Yes, resort lines came out a while ago, but who takes the time too look at them? They come on the heels of fall lines and are simply put on the back burner till around... now actually. So here are some of my resort picks for the moment, and hopefully they'll put a little warmth into your winter days.

Marc by Marc Jacobs (remember that romper from two posts ago? Yahtzee!)

Dsquared² (Personally, I'll probably be rockin' black instead of kahki, but we'll see)

Just Cavalli (Lots of aqua, hot pink, black and snake skin here)

Also, colors like coral, navy, and yellow are in designer's mixes, with draped sheaths and simple a-line dresses sprinkled in for taste. And now I'm excited to go shopping my closet, even if I don't get to go to a warm climate afterwards. 

Joined Lookbook

And I'm beginning to feel like everyone is a little biased there. Perhaps it's just me being out of sorts due to lack of hypes, but I have a theory about those that actually get hypes:
1. You must look like you shop at places like Urban Outfitters or Topshop
2. Your photos need to look like they were taken by a professional
3. You can't have classic taste. Unless there is an underlying trendiness to it - socks and platforms anyone?
Oh well, I'll keep posting and hope for the best. Lookbook is so that I can flaunt my style and get inspiration, not be ashamed of what I wear. Also, if you feel that I'm full of shit then please prove me wrong. I like when people do that.

As for those of you looking at the weather today, the Chicago area has finally gotten its first real snow. Quite a few inches over here ladies and gents! Thankfully I live with my dad, who lives in a townhouse, who's snow shoveling and yard work get done for him. Yeah! No snow shoveling for me! Another fun thing about the weather: I get to wear my fur coat! Granted I could have worn it earlier this winter, but out in the burbs a fluffy blue fox jacket is a bit out of place, and the days I was downtown it would have been too heavy. But since it shall now be nice and chilly for awhile, I can wear it. I don't know what it is about fur, but one always feels glamorous in it.

Also, I have this terrible urge to have a dark and romantic tea party. Where are my friends who understand this urge when I need them?

Hello World!!!

Haha... that's the first thing you are tought to produce in a java programming class. But programming is not my direction of study anymore. In fact, if I ever had any doubt, fashion is definitly my calling, what with getting straight A's this past semester. STRAIGHT A'S!!! It would seem that giving up my blog for nearly a month has paid off. Granted, finals was during the first week of my hiatus, but that was the beginning of the end of many things. The end of living in downtown CHicago (I now live in the burbs *tear*), the end of summer vication (I'm in summer school), and the end of free time (I have class, work and an internship downtown still - that's roughly a one hour comute each way). Now I understand how my parents could always tell me I didn't understand what tired and no time ment, and that I would have a rude awakening once I joined the real world. Today was my first day off in almost two weeks, and I gotta say... I'M EXHAUSTED! I'd like to believe it is well worth it, but until I actually make more money (crappy hours at work, a non-paid internship and paying for transportation) I won't declare it a fact.


And that was written on 6/6/11. It's been a while since then. I'm still making no money, and I'm still dog tired. Thankfully though I do occasionally make money at my internship, I'm getting more hours at work (they're still long, crappy and underpaid mind you), and my Wednesday morning classes are now complete. In two weeks I need to move out of my current house (my dad's really) and into my new one (aka my dad's new house). I still need to repack my room and get all my stuff together. This is quite alright with me though. Why? I GET A WALK-IN CLOSET!!! That's right, a big fancy closet with enough room to keep all my belongings (including the ones packed up in the basement) in my room and out of everyone's hair. People roll their eyes when I gush about it, but come on, what girl going into the fashion business doesn't want a closet that's the equivalent of half the size of her room?

Anyways, I'm sure you all want to know more about this internship, and if you didn't your gunna have to listen anyways cause I don't have a clue as to what you want me to talk about otherwise. So I intern at a furrier. Huh? It's a place where fur coats (and hats, and vest, etc.) are sold. In Fabbri Furs' case, it also happens to be where they're made. SO I'm not only learning the basic construction (in visuals and theory) of a fur coat, I'm also learning how to sell them and work with the clientele that wishes to buy them. I'm sorry if you are PETA fan, but I find my job fascinating and don't want to hear about animal cruelty. They've also go me helping to sketch and design the furs!

So yeah, let's hope I get some more time to work on my blog this summer, but I can't and won't promise anything. If anything I'll make sure to give you all an update come July. Ciao!!!

By the way, here's some fur designs that have inspired me lately:

Kind of fun right?