TAG: Different Ways to Wear Something

So on the YouTube community, users tagging each other is a common thing to bring the internet closer. I say, why can't us bloggers do it, too?

The topic was something my friend Si Qi suggested :) And ever since I started blogging, I've been visiting different blogs, and I felt like it would be kind of cool if I can tag a fellow blogger and we can continue the tagging! woohoo!

For this topic, the "different ways of wearing the same piece of clothing" I'm choosing 5 ways to wear a Maxi Dress, and I want to Tag Grace from Memo28!

And thanks Cally Zhou for taking this wonderful pictures for me :)

5 Ways to wear a Maxi Dress.

#1. California Love

Crotchet Top: Cotton On; Navy Maxi Dress: Forever 21

Initially, I bought the Navy Dress because it gave off a very beachy-vibe. But if I were to wear just the dress to the beach in just the maxi, it probably would have been to simple. With the crotchet top, the outfit would then look like a two piece in a way, and that's pretty different!

Then, top it off with a big sun-hat and boho styled accessories, it's Pacific Ocean, here I come!

All the accessories seen worn in this could be found in my accessories haul post.

#2. Electric Neon

Okay, these aren't my favorite combination in the world. Trojans, namsayinn?!

But hey, the color works. I'm a huge fan of contrast. With this simple yellow shirt, it easily turned the too-simple maxi dress into an outfit that could be worn for shopping, or for a more formal day look.



#3. Contrast

In the weddings post, my outfit consisted of a navy lacy dress with a red belt. Here's a more casual spin on the look, I just love pairing navy with red. I guess I'm patriotic with red and blue :p

#4. Valentine Chic

Finally! The moment we've all been waiting for, a look that matches my site name. I was very excited when I thought of the idea for this look of the collage. I wanted to come up with something more formal, and I came across this pink blazer. It's very chic, and it would be appropriate for a date night or even an interview. I just named this look "Valentine Chic" because of the pink color and the hearts. The shoes are the one I got from Zooshoo, as described in the cute accessories post.

#5. Navy Nautical 

Okay, I know. With the passing of Labor day, summer is over. Why am I still having summery outfits? The nautical trend have been so hyped for a while, and I really like the trend. Even with the passing of summer, this trend can still be useful for the fall for those family outings to the docks!

The rope belt is actually from another dress. But I took it off the other dress when I bought the shoes because they're a perfect match! Sure they might be a big over board (get it?), I think it will be fine because the length of the skirt makes the shoes a bit more subtle. I talked about these shoes in my accessories post, too :)

So which one is your favorite?

Hope you enjoyed and have a great weekend!

XOXO.

Jo + Valentine

I wear white after labor day.

In Monday's post, I mentioned that I went to Griffith Park for a hike. I just wanted to share that it was absolutely beautiful! It was a very trip up to the observatory, but once I got there, the hike was totally worth it. The view was breath-taking. I might do a shoot there sometimes :)

Look at this view!

Photo taken from USC APO Website

If you've been following me on Twitter (@joanneinazoo), you probably know by now that I am the greatest Friends nut. EVER!

So, I was just casually scrolling through the millions of Friends tweet when I realized, Labor Day JUST PASSED! Do you remember that episode where Joey asked Rachel to help Charlie shop because everything she owned had shoulder pads in them? Joey said, "Yeah Rachel taught me everything I know about fashion, like 'you can't wear white after labor day.'" What is up with that? So I did some research.

According to Times, one of the reasons why this rule is created is because it's a symbol of summer's passing and the oncoming of fall. People wear light colors in the summer and darker colors during fall, and like I mentioned in the Sex and the City 2 review, Labor Day is like a pivotal day that transitions summer to fall, so it's like a symbolic day in which people change their dress from summer style to fall style. But there are rule breakers like CoCo Chanel, who totally just makes up her own rules, you can read more about her in my other post.

So I've decided to take on CoCo's rebellious spirit and wear white :)

Summer didn't exactly pass here in LA, it's practically summer "all-day errday" of the year!

White Sheer Shirt: Foreign Exchange // Red Shorts: Forever 21

Bag: Cotton On // Bracelet: Shanghai Boutique // Sam Edelman Ballet Flats: Nordstorm Rack

Turn to page 394!

Studiously waiting to learn!

Photos taken by: Caroline Sykes

I've been monitoring Fall Trends to get ready for the season for a while now, as you can see from posts like The Hunger Games Post, or the NYFW Post. Another one of my favorite trends is The Scarlett Fever. I really like the color of these shorts, they add that "Pop" that I value so much. Of course, since the shorts are such a bright color already, I had to pair it with something neutral, and white was what I had gone with. There goes me, breaking the "no wearing white after labor day rule!" But! In my defense, white and red is patriotic colors, so I'm paying respect to our country, and our country is built by laborers. So, by transitive party, I am respecting the laborers and workers!

Anyways, no more lameness. I like this look because it' spretty simple. Yet, it's not boring. Ideally, this outfit probably would have been better with a pair of red shoes, but the fact that the gold contrasts with the entire outfit worked out quite well!

Talk to you Friday,

XOXO.
Joanne

P.S. I have a super exciting idea to debut for Friday :) So don't forget to come back and visit me on Friday!