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SPRING BREAK WEAR


The best thing about this outfit (speaking for myself only) is that it is almost completely thrifted! The shirt, the jacket, and the shorts are all thrifted. My boots are from Free People, more of an investment piece at around $200. The quality is there, so trust. They are definitely worth the money. I put this quick look together for a collaboration with College Fashionista x MTV for a Spring Break article. College Fashionista and MTV wanted to know how I would dress for Spring Break traveling as well as my three must-haves in my bag for traveling. I've repeated this many times before, but the most important thing in an outfit to me is comfort. Who wants to be traveling in an uncomfortable outfit anyway? It's easy to travel in a comfortable outfit while still looking stylish and put together. I just threw on a white t-shirt and vintage denim blue jeans! I've been feeling very 90's lately so I decided to go double denim and throw on this thrifted denim jacket on top for when it gets chilly. And I always find that a pair of nice ass shoes will always turn a simple outfit fab.

My three most important travel items I'll need in my bag are:
1. A portable charger!
2. Sunglasses
3. Travel size perfume

Those are the three most reached for things while I've been traveling. Other than my phone and headphones. Oh. Headphones. I might have to rethink my travel essentials!!!

DANICA 

Ohh Yeah

What I'm Wearing: Top | Forever 21 // Jeans | Zara // Boots | Zara 

I've been channeling my inner Chiara Ferragni from The Blonde Salad. When I saw these jeans in the store, I instantly thought of Chiara mixed with a little bit of Moschino. I'm not one to wear a lot of sparkles, but that doesn't mean I don't love them. Chiara is known for the dazzling sparkles in her collection, mostly seen in her (to die for) shoes and her phone cases. The sparkling emoji patches on the jeans reminded me of something Chiara would put on one of her bags or shoes, or maybe even wear herself. And if I wasn't attracted to these jeans already because of their classic mom fit, the sparkling patches are emojis of burgers, ice cream, and a shake. Honestly me. 

I wasn't so sure about the huge 'Ohh Yeah' screaming on my leg, but I've learned the love the loudness since it really matched the whole look of the jeans anyway. If you take a closer look at my pockets, they're embroidered with 'I AM OK' which pretty much sums up my every day response when someone asks, "How are you today?" 

My favorite part of these jeans would have to be right at the very cuff. The block lettered 'WORK.' I'll tell you a secret though. It actually says "WORK IT," but since I'm so short, I have to roll up my jeans and cover the 'IT' in 'WORK IT.' But to be quite honest, I prefer just 'WORK' anyway. I'm sure Rihanna would agree. On a casual day, I'd probably just style these jeans with a pair of plain white sneakers, but since I was feeling quite diva-ish, I decided to throw on my shiny ombre heel boots, of course inspired by Dior. Ya girl is trying to finish college so I won't be able to afford Dior boots any time soon, so these will do. 

There's still hope for my future though. ;-) 
See you in my next one! 
XO,
Dan

Steals n Deals

What I'm Wearing: // Coat | Forever 21 // Cropped Top | Thrifted // Baggy Jeans | Vintage // Shoes | H&M // Belt | Vintage

I'm all about getting more out of less. Everything that I'm wearing totals up to be less than $50. Let's break it down, shall we? The coat that I'm wearing is from Forever 21. I'm quite selective when it comes to purchasing from Forever 21 because you never know how the quality will turn out. It's usually a straight on hit or miss for me when I shop at Forever. Depending on the location and time of year, they can carry quite a few great quality items. I found this gem of a coat a year ago at Forever 21. It was the last one in the store and retailed for about $60 which was reasonable for the quality and sturdiness of it. It was in a size medium, which is usually too big for me, but I had to purchase it. The deal on this coat was 50% off, making the coat only $30. Quite a steal!

Moving on down to the bottom half, my shoes are from H&M. These boots are absolutely gorgeous, classy, and SO sexy and I am so in love with them. I'm usually a little skeptic with the quality of the shoes at H&M, but they do sometimes carry shoes with great quality. Again, sometimes it's just a complete hit or miss. These boots were again, the last ones in the store. They are genuine leather, and the retail price was $129. They're great, great quality and so slick. I was lucky enough to get the amazing sale price on these beauts. I purchased them for $7 and I had never been happier that day. Let's be real. Steals like that just don't come around often enough! 

The top I purchased was thrifted for $5. My jeans were a vintage hand-me-down DIY'ed with rips, and my belt was a vintage hand-me-down as well. 

Totaling up what I would have spent for this outfit: around $250 
Totaling up what I did spend for this outfit: $42

Photography by Freddy Octaviano (@freddy.csun)