Elbow Patches

Posted: August 1, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black jeans, blue, gray, gray elbow-patch cardigan, hiking boots, navy plaid shirt | 5 Comments

Even though the scenery in Da Lat is perfect for photo shoots, I didn’t really take outfit photos while I was there. Mostly because I was too busy taking pictures of other things, but also because my outfits were kind of uninspired. Functional, yes, but hardly blog-worthy. This outfit and the SIA one I posted on Monday are actually very representative of what I wore, so I didn’t see any point in taking outfit photos every day.

My packing list worked out pretty well, though. I only wish I had packed more T-shirts for layering. Da Lat is said to have four seasons in one day – spring in the morning, summer at noon, fall in the afternoon, and winter at night – so in the morning I just piled on the layers, only to peel them off one by one as the day went on, and then put them on again.

Also: apparently I had a thing for elbow patches while packing sweaters for this trip.

Shirt: Uniqlo, Cardigan: Zara (Zara Boy, actually), Jeans: Hermes, Boots: Payless

Pot Of Geranium

Posted: July 28, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black jeans, hiking boots, pink, pink floral scarf, pink sweatshirt, style imitating art | 7 Comments

So I just got back from my amazing trip and am still sorting through 300+ photos, but here’s my outfit for this week’s SIA, as inspired by Henry Matisse’s “Pot of Geranium”. As suggested by Jen, I used my floral scarf. I’m missing a bit of green and blue from the painting (though the background made up for that); happily, my orange bag fits quite well.

So that’s it for today. Hopefully tomorrow I can get back to you guys with more photos. Don’t forget to check out Librarian for Life and Style for more interpretations of this painting!

Sweater: Zalora, Jeans: Hermes, Boots: Payless, Scarf & Bag: gift

Valentine’s Dinosaur

Posted: February 14, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: brown, dinosaur sweater, gray circle scarf, hiking boots, navy skinny jeans | 8 Comments

I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, just like I don’t celebrate any made-up holiday that has little base in tradition and seems solely designed to make people buy stuff. I did go to a book fair today though, so I put on my thickest sweater, old jeans and old boots. It’s not the most blog-worthy outfit, but it’s warm and comfy, and that’s all that matters right now. The boots turned out to be a great decision too – the book fair was insanely crowded, and with these I could stomp around without worrying about anybody stepping on my toes. Seriously, it was like a feeding frenzy around each booth. Man, how I miss those quiet library book sales my friends and I used to go to back in LA.

But hey, come to think of it, a book fair is the perfect place for me to spend Valentine’s Day, so maybe I did celebrate it after all.

Sweater: hand-me-down, Jeans: Forever21, Scarf: self-made, Boots: Payless, Socks: Target

What’s My Age Again?

Posted: January 30, 2013 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, hiking boots, mustard skirt, navy cableknit sweater, navy polka dot scarf, tights, yellow | 2 Comments

When I look at these photos, the outfit strikes me as being a little young – perhaps it’s the combination of short skirt and ankle boots (the polka dot tights don’t help either.) Dressing my age is still a problem for me. A part of it comes down to not having a clear-cut definition of my style – I go back and forth from twee to tomboy to grandma and everything in between. The other part is due to not having a proper job where I have to dress professionally. I don’t think I would ever dress inappropriately in a specific situation, it’s just that when left to my own device, I tend to go for a younger look.

What about you? Do you struggle with dressing age-appropriately?

Skirt: thrifted & dyed by me, Sweater: Fedora Boutique (Vietnamese shop)
Scarf: hand-me-down, Tights: Target, Boots: Payless
Post title: song by blink-182 (I do listen to bands that are not indie hipsters, you know)

Blankety Blank

Posted: November 14, 2012 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, hiking boots, navy cableknit sweater, necklace, purple, purple floral dress, tights, yellow | 4 Comments

I’m all focused on NaNoWriMo (are you sick of me talking about it yet? Please bear with me, because unless something really really note-worthy happens, I’m going to talk about it until the end of November) and my brain is drawing a blank on what to write in this post. When I was thinking what I should say about the outfit, my train of thought went something like this, “Cable knit sweater… fisherman… the sea… I need to figure out a better ending for that Little Mermaid story…” (I’m doing a bunch of fairy tales retold, Andersen’s Little Mermaid being one of them.) So… yeah, I got nothing.