Monday, December 27, 2010

2010 Flashblack

Hello!
Since my blog's birthday and New Year's Eve are so close together, I decided to do a huge flashback and reflection of 2010 altogether. It has been an amazing year for me, probably one of the best ever and I'd like to think it was all because I started blogging. A little over a year later, I am more sure and confident of who I am; have developed a unique style; and have made so many friends along the way. While in the beginning, blogging stressed me out (and still does sometimes), it is without a doubt one of the best projects I've started and continued. It's kinda cool to see how much I have grown as a person, as a fashion blogger, and as a photographer since my very first post.

I feel like I came into my style in July during and after my 21 for 21 challenge. It's kinda ironic and poetic that during a time when I was most limited, I became the most creative. My subsequent and present outfits have followed the similar style and pattern of those 21 outfits, and I don't think my outfits have ever been better than they are now. I think that challenge really reaffirmed my love for stripes and bows by showing that I could wear them for weeks (now months) without growing tired of them. Even though sometimes I get into ruts with all my striped tops, solid bottoms, and basic dresses, I honestly would not have my closet be filled with anything else. I love my clothes and my style.

Here are my top 10 favorite outfits/posts:

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#1 On My Way Down

For many of you, this was your favorite outfit of my entire challenge and it was only my second one! I just love how sweet this outfit is with the lace and the bow belt. This was my first outfit with this belt and it has been so loved ever since.

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#2 Soak Up the Sun

I adore all the colors in this outfit--they look so delicious! This was such a spontaneous outfit. I had planned something entirely different for the blogger meet up that day, but I love the way this turned out.

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#3 The Little Blogger Who Could

This was my last outfit in my 21 for 21 challenge. It was the first time I layered a shirt over a dress to make the dress into a skirt. I felt so good in this outfit and so good that I had actually finished a challenge. I need to get around to doing another one sometime soon.

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#4 Dynamic Duo: Better Together

This photo pretty sums up that weekend in NYC with Jen in all our dorky glory. Dynamic Duo has been one of the best parts of blogging. I love Jen. Meeting her (and all the other bloggers) in September was so indescribably amazing--life changing actually. That entire weekend was life changing. I love how similar yet different we are when we style our DD items. The entire purpose of DD really encompasses the best parts of blogging: friendship and collaboration. This reminds me we need to get around to doing one or two DD posts during winter break.

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#5 Over My Head

I debuted this dress in this post. I've worn this dress so many times afterward. It's so comfy and easy to slip on when I don't know what to wear. Look at shiny and fresh my Topshop flats used to look too...!

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#6 Slow Me Down

I love the print mixing going on here. Stripes and bows? Seriously perfect for me! This skirt began as a Dynamic Duo item and is now one of my favorite skirts in my closet.

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#7 Ordinary Days

This is such an everyday outfit for me: a plain t-shirt with a skirt, cardigan, and a bow and I'm out the door. I absolutely love how this one turned out. I like this red, white, and grey color combination. I need to try it out again.

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#8 Separate Ways

I wore this to a Thanksgiving dinner with some friends. This dress has become one of my favorite finds in the sale section of UO (my way of "thrifting" hehe). I love it paired with the red tights.

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#9 Blanket of Leaves

I like this outfit mostly because of the amazing scarf, that has pockets. Need I say more?

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#10 Night Life

I wore this to my first time clubbing ever while in Vegas with my first pair of heels. I think this outfit shows how much I've grown. I don't think I would've ever dared to wear anything like this last year, but look at me with heels, printed tights, a metallic skirt, a blazer-like cardigan. I can only wonder the great lengths I'll go next year!

Thank you to all my amazing followers! I'm going to try to be a better blogger in 2011, hopefully by hosting more giveaways and trying to comment back on your blogs.

Until next post,
Jasmine

11 comments:

  1. you're so cute! I've also loved how much your style evolved over the year. I especially loved that post of how "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy of having an uniform of what you're most comfortable in.

    I don't think I could actually do a similar retrospective post...it'll take forever to go through the posts...

    happy new year!!

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  2. great reflection! i love how you incorporate colours and lots of cute bows into your style! congrats on the 1 year of blogging :)


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  3. I love that picture of us so much where our D's don't match up! We're so recreating that picture sometime in 2011! :)

    I love the outfits you picked! I adore that gray cardigan with the madewell bow pinned on in two of your outfits. Here's to hoping 2011 is even better!

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  4. Aw honestly I love every single one of your top ten looks because you use this skirt-shirt-cardi-combo so often and I use it a lot too! It's so cool that you've developed this kinda signature style with your bows and stripes!
    I wish you all the best for 2011 :)

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  5. These are all SO cute Jasmine! It's so great to hear what wonderful things blogging has done for you. It's been the same for me too. I love how it's helped me discover who I am as well as discover so many amazing girls! I cannot wait to see what's in store for 2011 for both of us!

    xx

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  6. It's so awesome to see all these old pictures and think, Omgosh I've been following your blog for a year?! Haha I just love your style Jasmine, in all its bows and stripes glory, and I think your love of stripes kind of rubbed off on me ;) You've been such an inspiration to me! Have a wonderful new year, and here's to another exciting year of blogging!

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  7. Aw, I love your recap! The last one is definitely one of my favorites- I love those awesome tights. You look club ready! You are just so, so adorable and I know you get that a lot, but your personality really does shine through your personal style and it's the sweetest. :)

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  8. All of these outfits are just lovely! I really love the leaves one. You are a wonderful blogger, and I'm so happy I get the opportunity to read your blog :)

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  9. aw, i love posts like these :)
    great outfits, dear,
    can't wait to see what 2011 brings!

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  10. You have such adorable style! I just found your blog through another blog and you have a new follower. Totally love the colors and the patterns you wear! I hope 2011 is just as good to you as 2010 was : )

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  11. Aww, I love how you always dress for you - you're seriously too cute. So excited to see you continue to grow in 2011! xo

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