Sep 21, 2012

Fashion Friday: Girly Grunge

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Meet Haley Bowman

Last week I was on campus getting some work done and spotted Haley from across the room. I instantly loved the top knot, floral dress, denim vest and bright red booties combo she was rocking. Although I had never met Haley before, I threw caution to the wind and asked if I could feature her in my next column. Luckily, she accepted my offer and behold a fall look that is equal parts edgy and sweet:

Some of my favorite trends Haley’s sporting include her dip dyed tresses, multi-colored skull bracelet, Jeffrey Campbell flatform sneakers and her leather and pink pleated dress.

To get the look, check out one of Haley’s favorite shopping spots.

On another note, HAPPY FRIDAY. Honestly, the weekend has never felt so good. I plan to catch up on some much needed sleep, see some friends and enjoy the amazing fall weather. What are you guys doing? Have a fun and fabulous weekend, more adventures to come.

♥

Sep 16, 2012

Weekend Recap : Bon Iver

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As I reflect on the highlights of my weekend, I am realizing that key parts of it were centered around personal growth. A few weeks ago I decided that I would go to the Bon Iver concert instead of a sorority event that some of my closest friends were attending. I had a few good reasons for making this decision, but I was still unsure of whether I had made the right choice: would I regret missing out on the experience? Would going to Bon Iver be worth it? I figured these thoughts would be a good thing to write about on SLB because in this situation my biggest fear was the unknown, going against what most of my friends were doing.

So, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and embraced the experience. I went with two good friends, and then met up with another group half way through. Everything about the show was beautiful. It was held at Merriweather Post Pavillion, a venue I have grown to love, and Bon Iver’s music was even more powerful live. While I was there I had the opportunity to snap a few good photos, including street style of some on-trend concert goers:

Sweet friends, Hillary + Rebecca

Overall, the experience exceeded my expectations and all of the doubts floating around in my head vanished by the end of the night. It gave me the chance to reflect, to stare up at the stars, listen to the melancholy chords and realize that beautiful, inspirational things can come out of life’s hardest circumstances. I will end this post with one of my favorite Bon Iver songs, a cover originally sung by Bonnie Raitt:

♥

Sep 15, 2012

Fashion Friday: New York Adventure (Part II)

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As promised, the second and final installment of my photos from New York. You can find the first installment with all of the details about the adventure here.

One of my favorite dresses from the collection — the print on it is a map of Paris!

Daniela’s Day 2 outfit — her vintage Ann Demeulemeester flat forms were perfection.

At the end of Day 2 with the designer, David Peck.

Just want to reiterate how amazing and positive this experience was — I met so many inspirational people, got to catch up with some great old friends, and picked up a cat shirt in the process so overall it was a very worthwhile adventure. Hope everyone is kicking off their weekend with some fun, happy Friday!

♥