rediscovered // music monday.

i thought i'd mix in this week's music monday with an outfit post. it's a two for one deal! lately i've been loving both this song by the strokes and these shoes from aldo. i'd forgotten about these boots for most of the winter and have just recently started wearing them again. i absolutely love rediscovering old favorites and am looking forward to falling in love with all my summer clothes again. i'm also experimenting with some new layout choices for this post and i think i quite like them. what do you guys think?

what i wore: gap jacket, nordstrom tee and bag, urban outfitters jeans, h&m scarf, aldo booties, spitfire sunglasses.

xx
isabelle

lumberjack.

oh wow it's been a while. we've certainly got some catching up to do. how've you been? i've been in the midst of an internet/social networking detox and i think it's finally winding down. i'm ready to get back into blogging and with summer coming up i'll have enough time on my hands to really invest myself. if i'm being honest these pictures are from way back in february and it's pretty embarrassing that i'm only getting to posting them now. stay tuned for more lovely teenage angst pictures.

what i wore: flannel from my dad, zara shirt, urban outfitters jeans and boots, vintage watch, leather bracelet from p.49.

american.

i realize it's been close to a century since i've posted, but between finals and the holidays and life and school and everything else i have been drained of all inspiration and motivation. it is much more difficult than i thought to keep up with both trigonometry and a blog and i'm sure it would not surprise anyone to know which one i would rather be doing. so i decided that i had to get at least one post up before the world ends tomorrow just in case. enjoy!

what i wore: aritzia denim shirt, gap shirt, j brand jeans, urban outfitters boots, vintage ring.

shadows.

i'm sorry for having been m.i.a. this past week. my life currently involves a heinous amount of math homework and it's actually quite depressing. i'm desperately counting down the days until thanksgiving because even an hour off would be praised at this point. it's also getting fairly difficult for me to take pictures. now that the days are shorter, i rarely get home before dark and wind up with these unnatural looking things that render me ghostly. short of beckoning the sun to stay, i haven't been able to find a solution. any tips?

what i wore: splendid sweater, agnes b. skirt, aldo boots.

to marissa.

i stole this coat from my good friend marissa back in september and she graciously let me keep it. it's become one of my favorite things to wear during fall and i definitely owe her one. clothes sharing is pretty much the number one way i revitalize my wardrobe when it starts to become a little dull, and i'm lucky enough to have friends with excellent senses of style who are open to letting me borrow (and sometimes keep) way more often than i should. but hey, as long as there are great clothes to go around, i'm positive sharing them is absolutely fine.

what i wore: gap jacket, band of gypsies top, zara jeans, urban outfitters boots.

brisk.

i am overjoyed at the fact that it is finally cold enough for me to pull out my winter coats. anyone who knows me is aware that i love the cold and winter months more than anything. i blame this on growing up in chicago and going through blizzards early on in my life. this coat is one of my favorites because it's thin but warm, perfect for november. it may be a little strange that i'm this excited about pulling my coats out from storage, but if the little things in life make you happy, i'm all good.

what i wore: delia's coat, vintage shirt, lily white skirt, urban outfitters boots.

knit.

i spent my day with jen of elephant's hide watching grey's anatomy reruns and making these beauties from a pastry affair. besides being incredibly talented, she's also hilarious and her blog is definitely worth stopping by. otherwise, i've been listening to this in its entirety on repeat and tacking more pictures on my wall for the past half hour. tonight is the inaugural weekly family movie night my dad has decided to start, which should certainly prove to be interesting seeing as we still haven't picked a movie. hope you all have a great weekend and i loved hearing about all your halloween plans!

what i wore: gap sweater, urban outfitters dress and shoes, hue socks.

halloween.

happy halloween! i spent the day dressed as a witch minus the hat, which equaled utter confusion from most people. nonetheless, the day went by pretty well, and i ended it eating / stealing most of the candy meant for the trick-or-treaters. i don't have school over the next two days and am more than ready to spend some time relaxing after all the stress of this month. halloween was definitely a great way to get sstarted. hope you all have a great night!

what i wore: bcbg poncho, uniqlo top, thrifted skirt, k. bell socks, urban outfitters boots, guess ring.

shimmer.

this weekend was fairly stressful due to the boatload of work i had to do. i get two days off of school this week and they couldn't come at a better time. between midterms and everything else going on, i'm pretty sure you could feel the amount of stress in the air around my school. i think we're all looking forward to four days of pure relaxation and recuperation. otherwise, hurricane sandy is sending cold fronts, choppy lakes, and an early winter to chicago, which can't even begin to compare to those in the midst of the storm. to anyone on the east coast: be safe!

what i wore: velvet cardigan, vintage top, agnes b. skirt, urban outfitters shoes, nordstrom belt.

collar.

things have been quiet around here lately. i was sick all weekend and didn't get much of anything done. the only time i left the house was on saturday to go to an xx concert. i got tickets for my birthday back in september and wasn't going to let anything stop me from going. they were absolutely amazing live and, if i ever get to it, i'll share some pictures soon. now that things are going back to normal, i'm going to try to blog more regularly and get more involved. fingers crossed that i actually do.

what i wore: gap sweater, maison scotch shirt, zara jeans, urban outfitters booties.

stripe.

i'm sorry for the lack of posts this week! with psat testing and near constant rain and two papers due time managed to disappear fairly quickly. now that the madness is over, i'm ready for this weekend to be as calm and quiet as it can possibly be. naturally, this is much easier said than done and would be much more calming if i wasn't sick as well. i'm set for this weekend will turn the downward spiral of my week back around as fast as possible.

one last thing, i didn't get many good pictures for this post since a bird decided to use my tripod as a perch and, well, slight mayhem ensued. but, oh well, it makes for a good story.

what i wore: urban outfitters shirt, zara jeans, aldo booties, spitfire sunglasses.