"You look like an 18th century peasant"

Could I be any more awkward about taking pictures?!
So, a few quick things about this outfit. First, the dress is new. Its a summer dress that I couldnt wait to wear! I've been playing with it all week...different shirts, tights, boots, sweaters flats etc. I finally decided on this I didnt want to be too matchy matchy with the hunter green tights and the hunter green sweater, but I thought that because it was a shrug and my boots covered most of the tights, the other colors broke it up enough that it went okay.

Can I just say how much I love the color combination of the dark brown and green tights? I wish the ligh brown of my dress hadnt overshadowed it as much!
So ready for the weekend! Its supposed to rain a lot next week, so I'm VERY excited to wear all my new rain gear!

simple things.

I love Wednesdays. Today was sunny, but still windy and cold. I brought this sweater back from home this weekend. (It's from Anthropologie...) I've had it for awhile and wanted to wear it last week, but I couldn't find it! I had to search my closet at home for it. It is quite possibly the softest thing I own. I think the color brings out my eyes, but my favorite part is the detailing on the neckline.

Also, I'm playing a game of "how many days in a row can I wear these shoes?"
So let me tell you about them. Almost exactly four years ago, my family and I went to visit my sister while she was studying abroad in Perugia, Italy (pre-Foxy Knoxy). We went into a shoe store and I immediately wanted these brown Italian leather shoes. About a year after I bought them, the strap across the front of the shoe broke and the nails started to poke through to my foot on the heel. I wasnt ready to let them go so I went to a local shoemaker to have them fixed and I've been wearing them ever since! Thats love.

I think this was a good outfit for today. So far all I've done is class, kava, JFP crossword puzzle with Chris, visited with Katie and other non productive things (story of my life). Hopefully this sweater will keep me warm for my long night in the library...oh joy.

tuesday, wednesday break my heart

I am SO READY for spring. It was absolutely disgusting outside today, hence the inside picture. I had been doing so well on taking good pictures too! My wonderful photographer Chris and I brainstormed about some cool locations on campus to take pictures, so get excited to see where I'll pop up next!

Anyway, This shirt is so comfy and forgiving and it might not look like it, but the vest adds a lot of warmth. They're both from Banana Republic and two of my favorite purchases this year. I usually wear it without the belt, but sometimes that feels a little sloppy. So I decided to try belting it today, but Im not really sure how I feel about it.

What I DID feel good about today is one of my friends looked at me and all she said was “BLOG ABOUT THAT OUTFIT!”

So, that was good :)

Other than that, February had been such a blah month. I am looking forward to warm weather clothes and sitting outside in he sun. Cant wait.

monday morning.

This is one of my lamer, don't really have to think about it outfits. I had to get up early early this morning to get a flight back to Jackson before class at 10 and basically it was comfortable, easy, and security friendly.Its all from Anthropologie, but you probably already guessed that.

My mom and I did some shopping in Houston this weekend and I did pretty well. I've already been thinking up all the wonderful future outfits in my head. Can't wait to show you!

The Dog Dress

THE dog dress has finally made its appearance on Edgycation! I've worn this dress on three different occasions, styled a little differently each time and I finally got around to taking a picture today. My sister bought the CUTEST dress at Anthro in January and it had scottie dogs all over it. It looked really good on her, and when I found this dress on Modcloth, I couldn't resist. I put it with boots and tights today for class, but a couple weekends ago I wore it to a fundraiser event with heels. It can be a little too short for my comfort at times, but I've found that I love wearing short dresses because it makes my legs look so long.

While I love this dress, I'm a little disappointed in my styling efforts. I like the tights and boots on the bottom, but I feel like I'm lacking substance on the top. I am bad at accessorizing and I dont have many sweaters or anything for layering in my closet. Im going home this weekend and I'm hoping I can talk my mom into doing a littl vintage shopping. I have so many wonderfu basics in my closet, now I just need to start adding edgier pieces!

whimsy

This is another one of my comfy outfits and definitely one of my favorite dresses. It was an Anthropologie sale item, and it was the first thing I bought to go with these boots. Tights for added insulation, of course and this sweater isnt perfect, but it does its job. The picture had to be on the go since I was running late, but at least its not in a dorm room this time...progress!

Comfy always wins.

I wear this dress as often as possible for one reason: COTTON. It's warm, it's comfy, it's soft...the list goes on and on. It covers most of my body. I love it, perfect for cold winter weather. The tights and boots were perfect for it and I added a headband (with feathers!) for an edgy touch. A perfect Monday outfit.

Dress: Gap
Tights: Target
Headband: Anthropologie
Boots: Steve Madden(I bought them on Amazon!)

The Striped Shirt

It is officially my goal to wear this t-shirt as many different ways as possible. I normally don't like to wear things with horizontal stripes as they usually make me look larger than I am, but from the moment I tried this shirt on I've been determined to make it work. I am obsessed with prints right now and I love the flowered print at the neckline. I've been wanting to pair this with a necklace for quite some time, but I don't want to compete with the pretty print!

Shirt: Anthropologie
Sweater: Anthropologie

Pin Attire

I love pin attire Thursdays because I love an excuse to wear a dress. I've had this in my closet for awhile now. Its not a great picture, as usual, and I've had a lot of trouble remembering to document my edgy endeavors. While this isnt particulaly edgy or out of the ordinary for me, I think the scarf spiced it up a bit. I so badly wish this dress was two seperate pieces, I have so many skirts I want to wear a brown fitted shirt with!

Dress and Scarf: Francesca's Collection
Riding Boots: Ralph Lauren (Macy's)

Wine and Cheese

This as the only picture I could find that showed almost my whole outfit from last night. I've had this picked out for awhile now and I've been dying to wear it. I'm wearing my black turtleneck(which severely needs to be replaced), a new, high waisted skirt from Anthropologie (which,I will say I got on sale and is my first purchase of an ethnic print which most of you know I've been lovin). I added the yellow necklace (also from Anthropologie, what can I say? addicted) for some color in my face. What you can't see is my diagonal diamond textured tights and my black booties.

When I first picked out the skirt, my mom and my sister didn't like it but I think adding a subtle top let the colors in the skirt do their own thing. And I thought the necklace matched nicely. So far, this is probably one of my favorite outfits of all time. Seriously.

Hey February!

I have again decided to revamp edgycation in an attempt to make myself update more. I am going to be taking on a format similar to What I Wore. I am going to be posting pictures of my edgy endeavors in attempt to (maybe) track my progress and edgycate the rest of you. Enjoy!

As a lot of you may know, I really covet the foreheadband and felt like I couldn't pull it off. But with the help of my newly flat hair, I decided to give it a try, and I think it worked! I am also wearing those Steve Madden booties for the first time and I LOVE LOVE them. They'e the perfect tiny little height. I really liked the way the grey of the books complemented the blue tones in my tights, which brought out a lot of the blue in the dress. Works!