All of the Above

2008-09-22T23:53:00.000-07:00

I (and many others) am SOOOO EXCITED that it is finally getting a little colder around here.. especially since my FAVORITE type of shoes are boots.. I love them so much that I wear them all year round.. With that being said.. I'd like to introduce you all to my new (and affordable) boots! Just recently purchased and I could not believe that I found them at payless of all places.

I plan on wearing these with my fall lazy outfit of leggings, white-t, cardigan and scarf. Especially for those mornings when you just don't have time to think about getting dressed before school.

I am thinking of trying to make a list of my essential fall purchases. So far this list includes lots of boots (in particular a motorcycle boot with lots of zippers) , a new leather jacket, thigh high socks in red, oversized comfy scarves, and lots of soft and comfy t-shirts and tanks for layering. And also lots of new jewelry.

Another one of my recent favorite purchases is this black studded watch from F21.

This is the first watch I have ever bought/worn. I'm more of a bracelets kind of girl but when I saw this, I knew it would be perfect to blend and stack with other bracelets.

What are some of the things on your list of essential fall purchases? Tell me just in case I missed something! :)

xoxo,

New kicks

2008-09-16T21:11:00.001-07:00

Hey guys. It's been a while since i've blogged on this thing. This summer has been so busy. Catching up with friends, keeping the boyfriend happy, and getting ready to start my first quarter at FIDM. I am soooo nervous. A and I are both starting this fall. We have no idea what to expect. I think for the first year we'll be attending the Irvine campus since it's so close to home. Well anyways... I bought these new plaided vans over the weekend. The print reminds me of the classic Burberry print. And then I went to Urban Outfitters this afternoon and picked up a few things. I also stopped by Buffalo Exchange to see if there were any good finds and found the sweetest Stuart Weitzman pumps in excellente condition! They're a bright royal blue. Gives an exciting pop to any plain outfit. Can't wait to rock them this weekend. Oh yeah... VEGAS babyyy~ The boyfriend lives up there so i'm thinking I will visit him for a week or so. Can't wait :D

The color looks so dull in the pictures. They're a lot brighter in person.

They got dirty over the weekend. As you can see i've been wearing them a lot. They make a lot of my plain outfits look more interesting.

-CC

HARD FEST!!

2008-07-07T15:32:00.001-07:00

Hard fest is coming up real soon! If you guys haven't heard yet. Click here and check it out. Hopefully it'll be as fun as i'm expecting it to be. It's my first real concert thanggg. So excited :) I don't even know what to wear. I know I have like 2 more weeks to think one up but I feel like I should be extra prepared so that I don't panic on the day of. I have a huge habit of procrastinating. Need to fix that. I was thinking of getting AA's zip up one piece. Not sure what color though. Black or white? Any suggestions/ advice? As for the bottom I really need some acid wash jeans. I wanted the UO black ones but they're out of my size. Screwed. Hopefully i'll find a pair at the store or somethin'.

As for the shoes... i'm guessing I should wear something real comfortable. I'll probably be standing the whole time. 9pm to 4am. My feet would def die in heels. I'm thinking i'll wear a pair of my nike blazers. I actually used to collect sneakers... gay, I know. I got over it though. I used to really be into streetwear hence the sneaker collections. haha Anways if anyone can give me some ideas/advice on outfits to things like this, it would be so helpful.

-CC

Soweeee!~

2008-07-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

Sorry we've been m.i.a. these past few weeks. You know how it goes.. life just got in the way for a bit. But we are BACK and ready for action! As a sorry for our absence, we did a little photoshoot for you guys!

Dress- H&M, Boots- thrifted (borrowed from CC), Sunglasses- F21

I know everyone has this dress but I still love it. Brings out the Asian in me. :) Don't you guys just love the scenery? It's CC's Jungle(backyard) haha. We used to always want to play outside but there wouldn't be anything to do. Now we know that it's PERFECT for impromptu photoshoots. We are also currently in the process of finding new locations around town but it's hard to find places where people won't spot us and ask us what we're doing (with that look on their face if you know what i mean). Oh well, just a price to pay for good photos! :)

hat-UO, top-WESC, shoes sunglasses bangles-f21

Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to the WESC store in LA for some "tank top thingy" he wanted. I ended up copying him and getting the same thing! I really like WESC. I went to their sample sale a few months back. I regret not getting more things. I love how all their things are very clean and simple. AC and I went to the mall today. Haven't been there in ages!!! We went to the mall to look for a fedora for AC. And I ended up buying these Nine West imitations from For Love 21. $24!!! I really wanted the black ones for Nine West but whatever gets the job done. And they're a fraction of the price! Oooh and AC also purchased a new pair of shoes. They're "stud-tastic!!!" as AC calls them. She'll be posting pics of those later. So keep an eye out!

-AC&CC

A thrifting we will go!

2008-06-16T22:04:00.000-07:00

And thrifting we went!

Hey guys! We hope everyone had a great Father's Day! We both did despite the fact that AC was suffering from a mysterious illness. She was sick for a good 4 days! We were trying to guess what could have caused it. We thought maybe tomatoes? Too much partying? And then we came to the conclusion that it had to be shopping withdrawals!! She was feeling sick until we thoroughly thrifted through Savers. We had two shopping carts full of treasures! It was hard to narrow it down but we finally came to a decision. The moral of our story is.. shopping cures all. Hehe we're just joking.. or are we? :)

CC's:

This dress is actually AC's but the bag is a vintage Chanel that I found at a Goodwill Store. Probably not real but, hey! Until I can afford an authentic one I am so very satisfied!

I love Savers!! I think it's the greatest thrift store! I know it's definitely the cleanest and it's the biggest thrift store around our neighborhood. And it is also where I found this dress. This "dress" is actually a long skirt worn as a dress. The print is what actually caught my interest. I love the colors with the black and white thin stripes. I paired it with a belt I found at Goodwill The buckle is just gorgeous, I think.

I also got these shoes. I've been wanting a pair just like 'em. So score!! :)

This romper is from U.O. It was on sale for about $28. I like that its wide legged. The fabric is so light and perfect for the hot summer. Keeps me nice and cool!

Forever 21 fringe bag. I wish the straps were longer though. I'll have to do something about it!

AC's:

Today was also my first day of summer school. (gay i know huh) So to make myself feel better, I decided to do a little early morning project by cutting up this HUGE t-shirt from AA into this little grecian style dress. It's still a little rough around the edges. A work in progress I guess you could say. I wore it with a slip underneath and a brown belt thrifted from Goodwill. And also my purse of the moment from Topshop. (another one of my london buys)

These are the sandals I wore with them that my mom bought me from previous trips to Spain. 10 points to whoever can guess what is odd about this picture. (besides my toes guys! dont look at those!!!!! ) (i'm toe conscious. hahahha)

Here are a few more things that I got today from Savers (my favvv place to thrift). This black vest and the black shoes were only 99 cents EACH! Such a steal!!! As for the top, I'm just wearing that "grecian dress" as a shirt with my UO shorts and thrifted belt.

My last few purchases here are a batwing cardigan, this awesome purple skirt and beige ostrich skin belt. It is kind of difficult to show you guys the batwing. I'm thinking of altering the beginning of the sleeve tighter to exaggerate the batwing a little more. What do you guys think? And also this purple skirt is one of my favorite finds out of all of them. I just love the color and the material. It reminds me of grape candy. :) The belt is also really pretty but I didn't get to take a closer picture of it. Next time!

That was our monday thrifting! We're thinking about making it a weekly ritual seeing as how Saver's has a 99 cent sale every monday. If you guys are planning on going, Mondays are the days to go!

Until next time,

<3>

edit: okay so the thing about the silver sandals is that.. i lost one of the straps so i had to use a different gold one. haha but seeing as no one noticed i guess its okay! :)

Skirt = Dress

2008-06-14T15:43:00.000-07:00

I went thrifting a few days back and found a highwaisted skirt in the coolest color with star prints all over it! Bad news... it's a size 16. I'm a size 4 or 6 so this was definitely wayyyy too big. So for the past few days i've been experimenting with it. I cut and sewed it and somehow it turned into a dress, skirt, & top. I dont have the original picture but let me show you some pictures to show you the jist of it.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

This is the skirt as a dress. To get here I just cut the skirt in half. Turned the bottom half into a bubble top. Then I used the top part as the bottom half of the dress.

It even has pockets! I really love dresses with pockets. They're so handy.

So this is the dress without the bottom half. Worn just as a top.

I can also transform the top into a mini bubble skirt.

This skirt was definitely worth the 4 bucks :)

-CC

home sweeeet home

2008-06-11T10:32:00.000-07:00

It's good to be back homee! haha even though Barcelona and London was so much fun, I like to be sleeping in my own bed if you know what I mean. Anyways, here are a few of the outfits i've been wearing lately as well as a few pictures from my trip.

dress-primark, belt- mom's closet, shoes- santee

So while shopping in Harrods in London, I stumbled across my CHANEL BICYCLE. It's only my dream bike. When I saw it I kneww I had to at least take a picture with it. Good thing we got one in before we started getting yelled at because apparently, you are not allowed to take pictures with it. hehe:)

jacket from old navy- $30, fringe boots- $140, chanel bike- $12000, me and my dream bike- PRICELESS!! :)

(haha i know that was lame.)

One of my favorite parts of the trip was when we got to see the Wedding Exhibition hosted by Pronovias and Swarovski. It was soooooo beautiful. It was a collaboration between a whole bunch of designers and Swarovski (i cant remember which designer did which piece). Anyway here are a few of my favorites.

And here's what I wore to the event.

Jumper and Sunglasses- F21, Belt- Ferragamo, Shoes- Old Navy

Anyways, seeing CC's interpretation of the SJP dress inspired me to try to make my own. Although I don't have a pink dress, I thought that this outfit could give me my fix until I could find one of my own.

dress- H&M, belt- CK, shoes- F21

thats all for now! :)

<3,

SJPs dress

2008-06-09T23:51:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I went to Savers a week ago and I bought a dress that almost perfectly resembles SJPs dress in the Sex and the City movie (the pink one in AC's previous post)! It's a vintage bloomingdales piece. I'd wear it with a studded belt but I dont really have one. However, today when I went to this antique store I luckily found a vintage gold cinch belt that pairs perfectly with it. AND, I ran into a pair of vintage Oscar De La Renta pumps! I would keep them but they barely fit. They're a whole size too small so off they go to the Ebay store. But I tried wearing them in the pictures anyway. Yes, I know I need to iron/steam the dress. I'm so lazy unless it comes to shopping. I don't ever get hungry while shopping. It's a good way to diet? Just kidding, starving yourself is definitely not the way. A good healthy diet and excercise, ladies! Okay enough rambling! :)

dress: vintage bloomingdales, jacket: H&M, shoes: vintage oscar de la renta

-CC

Sex and the City

2008-06-09T09:19:00.001-07:00

okay so.. I know a lot of you guys have been saying that the movie was no good.. but of course it didn't stop me from watching it! hehe and I have to say that i reallyyy liked it. I admit it was a little slow in the middle, but there were definitely some good parts in there. And of course, some awesome outfits. One that keeps popping up in my mind is the outfit that Carrie was wearing while shopping at DVF.

I think I drooled a little when she came out in that one. With the studded belt those cute pearls. Anyways, this made me want a studded belt of my own.

So I found this one on ASOS but of course, it's sold out. :( Does anyone know where I can get a belt similar?

Another thing I've been drooling over from the movie are Carrie's Dior Extreme Sandal. You know something is HOTT when Pat Field uses it on Carrie for at LEAST 4 outfits in the movie.

I also liked this outfit but I'm kind of not big on fur. But the dress was amazing. Now of course I'm no Carrie Bradshaw so buying those shoes would be a bit of a challenge. Luckily for me, Steve Madden and Bakers also has versions of this shoe.

(left-Steve Madden, right- Bakers)

I'm not sure yet which one I'll be purchasing. While I do like the Steve Madden one's heel shape better, I'm leaning towards the Bakers one because the leather is more simple and the price is cheaper. I'll have to see them in person and the Steve Madden ones are not out yet.

I also think that this movie changed my perspective on pearl necklaces. Before this, I thought of them as either prim and proper or Material Girl Madonna. But I think I'm going to be trying them out as a more casual accessory. I'll let you know how it goes!

-AC

photos courtesy of instyle.com, stevemadden.com, bakers.com

Quilts and Chains

2008-06-08T20:12:00.000-07:00

I REALLY like quilted bags and chain straps. Such as the classic quilted Chanel. I just recently scored a vintage one at a Salvation Army (black bottom right). Pretty awesome! :) and I also bought this bright blue quilted bag with gold chain straps (blue one in the front). I bought it for my ebay store but I am falling in love. But then again I'm going broke so I could use the extra cash. Especially with the climbing gas prices. It's so insane. Oh, and AC is back! I'm absolutely jealous of all her buys. You guys have to check it out. We'll get some pictures of them ASAP!

New outfit! The top is actually a long silk dress folded and tucked into my jeans and skirt. I don't know how to work it as a dress so I wore it as a top. And on the right is the most awesome vintage high waisted skirt. The color is what caught me first though. I'm really liking blue these days. Come to think of it... I think blues my favorite color. It's like the only color that doesn't have an ugly shade. For example: green, there are a lot of ugly shades of green. And red, orange, yellow... the whole rainbow haha except blue. Well then again thats just my opinion.

And last, Before I end this post I wanted to know if anyone had requests for my ebay store. If theres anything you guys are looking for in particular. I usually just look for whats cute but I think I should start to find things that people are looking for specifically.

-CC

EBAY update!!!

2008-06-05T17:46:00.000-07:00

I finally put up my first 5 items! Hope you guys are interested in them! I'll be putting up more items sometime this weekend so keep checking! I'll post again once I add more items! Oh and the ebay user is Alloftheabovegirls** :) check out my other items!

-CC

2008-06-02T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! I am having such a good time in Europe. I just wanted to do a quick update and also share this.. :(

Anyways.. a quick update..

My first stop was Barcelona, Spain and I have to say, shopping was not that great. Maybe it was just my timing but all the stores and shops that i went to just did not have that much to offer. I did end up purchasing 2 shirts. The real reason that I was in Barcelona was because it was Bridal Week. I work with my mother to help buy new stock for her bridal boutique in costa mesa so this was first and foremost a business trip. The dresses were BEAUTIFUL and there were also some other showcase pieces that were really stunning as well. I will post pics of my favorite dresses.

My next stop is london and although the weather sucks, shopping here is great! thanks everyone for all the tips! my favorite so far has been topshop on oxford st. Me and my mom spent at least 2 hours in here (only because every time we tried to leave, we found something else we liked!). As its only my first day here, I have yet to fully explore so more to come later! I plan on visiting Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols. It is really hard to shop here in the UK because the USD is soooooooo low. It's almost depressing but of course that didn't stop us from tearing up Topshop! :)

I'll be coming home within the next 3 days so I leave you guys with promises of a wayy more thorough update including pictures of my new buys!

<3,

Ebay!!!

2008-05-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

AC is off to Europe!!! I can't wait to see all her pictures and buys. Well anyways I've thought of starting an Ebay store! But its so confusing! I can't start the actual store till I recieve 20 points in feedback so till then I will just have to sell items using a regular account. I've started to take some pictures but it's so difficult taking them by myself! So please dont mind the quality. When AC returns we'll have better pictures :) I don't want to ruin the surprise but heres a little peak of some of the things i've bought for my future store!

starting from right to left: 1. vintage summer dress, 2. vintage hippie embroidered slouch tunic/top, 3. vintage mexican embroidered mini dress. 4. navy blue embroidered top and highwaisted black skirt, 4. navy sailor romper dress

What do you guys think? I love shopping at thrift/vintage stores and I always find great things to buy but never end up wearing them. So I thought why not fullfill this urge to buy these things and then sell them to people who will actually wear them. Hopefully this works out. And if anyone knows how to add extra pictures on ebay without having to pay for each additional photo please let me know!!

-CC

May 27

2008-05-27T16:27:00.000-07:00

The weather here in CA has been out of control. As you guys might of heard, theres been tornados, floods, thunderstorms. Anyways, here are some outdoor shots we took before this madness. We love the Summer!

fedora, tanktop, denim shorts-U.O., boots-vintage

dress, sunglasses, headband - F21

-AC & CC

woohoo!

2008-05-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

I am so excited becausee in a few short days.. im going to be off to Europe(barcelona, london, paris)! :) but of course with the coming of travels like this comes the dread of PACKING. :( so any suggestions on what kind of outfits to wear? and also if any of you are familiar with the shopping over there! haha please help! i've never been. :) thanks!

-AC

may 22

2008-05-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, as promised, here are my purchases as well as some of cc's too. We had a mini photoshoot to show you guys (we're photoshop newbies so dont mind it). :) So first, here are mine.

skirt-AA, bag-H&M, sunglasses & sandals- some random stand at Santee Alley

I've had my eye on this skirt for a while but wasn't sure how it would look on me. I tried it on a bunch of times before but never bought it until CC convinced me that it didn't look bad on me. The bag I was really iffy about but decided that if I didn't purchase it that day, it would be gone forever and I would regret it. Well it's a reallyy good thing that I bought it because it is my new FAVORITE purse. :) It's always the perfect something to boost up my outfit without looking like I'm trying too hard. love it! :) I know the sandals are nothing new, but for $20 I had to. It was such a deal. And I was due for a new brown pair anyway.

jacket and leggings- AA, sandals-Forever 21

I've been looking at these leggings for a while as well. I had bought a pair earlier this year but returned them thinking that it would be too hard to pair with in an outfit but as I saw more and more pictures of other people wearing them, it became clear that they go with almost anything. Also the jacket was just a basic that I needed. You can never get too much AA. And now on to the sandals. So all of my friends know that I LOVE fringe, feathers and basically anything Native American inspired. So when CC pointed out these sandals at F21 it was basically my dream come true. I have my other fringe boots but since summer is coming I knew that I needed a pair of sandals that had the fringe. There were a few contenders but this one was the clear winner.

Here are some of CC's latest vintage purchases. It's always hard to go and rummage through everything. It definitely takes patience but we always come out with some good stuff.

jacket, tunic, purse - thrifted

The denim jacket I got a while back and it seroiusly is one of the best things for this summer. It goes with just about anything. I got it for $7 and it was more than worth it. As for the animal print tunic, I love the fact that you can dress it up with some nice pumps and sheer tights or wear it casually (as done above). The messenger bag was another great find. It goes with anything and it fits all my junk whether it be for school or going out.

fringe vest, boots - thrifted

I am in love with this leather fringe vest. It looks black but its actually navy blue. It would go great with a vintage t-shirt and leggings or shorts. There was one problem though, I thought the fringes were a bit too long for my height. So I was thinking about giving them a little trim. What do you guys think? As for my boots, they're actually from Nine West. Awesome find right? haha well until next time.

-AC & CC

finals suck. :(

2008-05-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

I should definitely be studying right now.. but first a quick mini update. This past weekend, CC and I made our way down to LA for some AA, Beverly center and Santee. (more updates on purchases later) It was my first time at Santee and I'm sad to say that it was too hot to take advantage. I did come out of it with some new sunglasses and sandals.

This weekend also made us realize how much we LOVE american apparel. Because no matter what, you can never get enough. haha not only can you get every item, but there is always at least 5 other colors you can choose from. I ended up getting a brown skirt, black lame leggings and a pepper grey zip up hoodie.

At Beverly Center, we did a quick run through of H&M and Forever 21. While H&M was thoroughly disappointing (clothing wise) I purchased an awesome studded bag. Forever 21 was usual chaos but I did pick up the cutest fringe sandals that CC picked out for me. I had been looking for something like these for a while and the H&M ones were just not cutting it for me. I did like the ones from Urban Outfitters but just never got around to ordering them. The F21 ones were just fate i guess.

Anyways, I will close this post with promises of pictures from all the purchases as well as outfit posts as soon as finals are over. Back to studying.. :(

-AC

Our Debut

2008-05-15T21:17:00.000-07:00

So here is our very first official post. But before we start we would like to give you guys a quick little introduction. Hi, we are AC & CC. We are two girls trying to share our very different perspective and dimensions of fashion through a blog. And hopefully to inspire those who fancy our individuality. We also hope to recieve opinions from other great minds(you) to see what we might be lacking or if there is any excessiveness that we should lose. So bring on the comments, love or hate, we will appreciate. It's great to be an open-minded person. Especially when it comes to style. - AC & CC

FINALLYYY

2008-05-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

Finallyy!! We've been talking about making this blog for so long, and we're FINALLY starting. This blog is going to be about all things we love. Fashion, clothes, shoes, accessories, all of the above.. More to come soon!

xoxo,

AC & CC