My Style Icons: The Bold, the Beautiful and the Breathtaking

Bonjour Beauties!
Everyone has style. If you wear clothes you have some sort of style, it isn't just for high fashion twenty-somethings living in New York City and attending the Fashion Institute. We all have an individual and unique style that makes us who we are, it reflects our personality and gives a good (or bad) impression to those we've just met. With style comes those people who have inspired it. Everyone's style began somewhere, whether it was a three year old little girl who absolutely adored the yellow rain boots they saw on their play mate, a thirteen year old boy trying to impress the girl in his math class so he takes outfit ideas from that one actor every girl his age loves, or a fifty year old rediscovering animal print after deciding to splurge on a Gucci handbag because that three day work call she was on really took a toll.
A style icon can be a celebrity, a movie character, a family member or a stranger you saw on the street. So here are my super chic inspirations:

 Taylor Swift: 
Common Style Elements: High waisted skirts, 50's style clothing, colored jeans, cat printed anything, kitten heels, oxfords

Aside from being gorgeous Taylor sure does know how to dress. From high waisted skirts to cat shirts to jeans and a plain tee she always looks amazing, and also gives the rest of us amazing ideas for new ways to wear old clothes.

 Demi Lovato:
Common Style Elements: Ripped denim, leather jackets, band tees, tights, combat boots, high heels

Okay, Demi is an inspiration in general in everything she does, but in this case she is very much an inspiration for style. Her punky style is my absolute favorite, especially the way she wears her ripped denim shorts and band t-shirts.

 Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games:
Common Style Elements: Comstumey dresses, excessive jewelry, wild hair pieces

Admittedly I would never go out in her outfits seeing as they are a little wild for day to day life, but her girly day to day style and confidence in wearing whatever she wants makes me want to be super confident and slightly over the top with my outfits.

Sam from The Perks of Being a Wallflower:
Common Style Elements: Tights, headbands, oxfords, high waisted skirts, well fitting dresses, letterman jackets
Everything about Sam is admirable, and I aspire to be her. She is my idol (yes, my idol is a movie/book character, deal with it). Her confidence and forwardness is amazing and not to mention her style is outrageous gorgeous. Though simply and easy to wear, her outfits are often very flattering and very pretty, without having to spend to much time ripping through your closet to find an outfit.

Who are your style icons? I hope you enojoyed reading and I hope you may have found inspiration for a new look! Keep an eye on these ladies style because you will not be disappointed at what you see!
Bisous,
Emily and Liana (Limly)

Back-to-School Clothing Haul

Bonjour Beauties!
I know, its been like twenty years since Liana and I have posted on here...oops? Sorry, Liana is in the process of getting ready to move away to college and I'm busy salvaging the very last few days of my summer vacation in hopes that if I have fun now the happiness will last through the year until the next break (hint: it won't).
Anyways, today I'm going to share with you the clothing I've bought for school just because I can! If you have been outside in the past few weeks you will notice all of the shops have back to school sales and supplies and whatnot, so I guess its that time again... Without further adieu here is!

 White Shoes: Vans, Brown Wedges: XXI

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A pair of plain white shoes is a must for me, even if they tend to get dirty quickly they go with EVERYTHING. Also I love wearing heels but they suck for school, so instead I like to opt for a pair of wedges, which are heels but so much more comfortable than any other kind! 

Red Faux Leather Jacket: XXI

 Next: A leather jacket!

They are warm but not boiling hot, so they are definitely fit for California winters! Definitely my favorite sort of jacket. (I have four leather jackets...is that overkill?)

Solid Black V Neck: Forever 21, Amour Baseball Shirt: Forever 21, Lacy Red Collared Blouse: Forever 21

 We all need to wear shirts to school so obviously it was a good idea for me to pick up a few!

 A simple black t-shirt is always handy to have around because you can wear them with most things. I also picked up a new baseball tee, which is great for lazy days when you still want to look cute! My last purchase was a lacy Forever 21 blouse that I purchased from a thrift store called Plato's Closet (which was an awesome find seeing as it still had the tag on!

 Polka Dot Shorts: XXI, Dressy Sweats: XXI, Jeans: American Eagle

I go through jeans and pants like crazy, so I was due to buy more asap. 

I bought a pair of red shorts that were deemed 'school appropriate' by the finger tip test, as well as a pair of what I like to call 'fancy sweatpants' which are exactly what they sound like; dressy sweats. Also I needed a pair of jeans because all of mine are ripped up...

Purple Skirt: Bongo, Feather Skirt: XXI

And lastly everyone needs a skirt or two!

I am completely in love with skirts because they are beyond comfortable! The purple one that looks like it has a quilted material of sorts is easy to pair and also out of the ordinary, which is my favorite thing. The other is harder to pair but is still absolutely gorgeous and I refused to leave the store without it!

That's it for my haul today, thanks for reading, and thank you for being patient about the uploads!

Bisous,

Emily and Liana (Limly)