Mad for Plaid

Howdy!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Mine was filled with good food and good company. I got to spend quality time with everyone I love. On Black Friday this year, I got to experience the madness of how it begins. My friends, my brother, and I went to the midnight launch of the Urban Outfitters Black Friday. It was so chaotic, crowded, and just overall crazy. I'm generally not a claustrophobic person, but I was that night. By the time I made it to the sales racks, everything was already taken or on the floor. Most of the stuff I scored from that night was found thrown around the store or luckily left behind by the people in front of me in line. It took us two hours just to pay. I'm never going that early ever again. I scored quite a bit, but am returning about half of it. One of the things I did score and am keeping is this plaid top. I've been looking for one so I got lucky that this ended up being $10. I got home at 4AM after going to Urban Outfitters, woke up at 10:30AM to shop some more, and managed to get a pair of Gap's legging jeans for $20 and a t-shirt from Zara. Overall, I think this was my best Black Friday haul yet, but I will not be going so early to UO again. I'd rather sleep and wake up earlier for Gap and other stores.

On Saturday, my friends and I had our annual Thanksgiving dinner, except this time it was in LA. That night was so amazing. I've known most of them since middle school, and some since elementary school. I always love reuniting with them because it never feels like any time has passed despite our busy, now-grown-up lives. It's weird that we're college graduates doing grown up things like working, and attending or planning to go to graduate school. We had a potluck of delicious food. I baked two pies: pumpkin and pecan because I couldn't decide which one to bake. We caught up on our lives, met some new people, watched the USC vs UCLA football game, and played beer pong (I lost once but won once/helped dethrone the champs). This was such a wonderful way to end an already great Thanksgiving.

Holidays are over for now. Back to dieting and working on my applications.

Until next post,
Jasmine

plaid shirt - uo
chambray skirt - uo
grey tights - gap
loafers - aldo

Just Enough

Hello!
It has been wonderfully chilly lately and I've been loving being able to wear beanies, tights, sweaters, and boots comfortably. Especially the boots. Every outfit seems incomplete without them now. It's hard to imagine what I'd be wearing if they weren't a part of my closet. So glad I let Jen and Emily talk me into buying them way back during NYFW. I hope you don't get sick of these either.

Thanks for all your well-wishes on my last post. I had a productive weekend and can only hope I can keep it up before and after the holidays. I just can't wait to not have my applications be on my mind, but I'm also extremely, overly excited for Black Friday this year. I'm in this weird shopping mood. I don't even really need anything in particular, but it'll just be fun to experience the madness with family and friends. My friend and I want to start lining up after Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday to go to the midnight start of the Urban Outfitters Black Friday Sale. I'm so pumped, even if I don't get anything (highly unlikely), it'll be just fun to go.

Have a wonderful Holiday weekend everyone! In the spirit of things, I'm truly grateful for each one of you who read and support my blog!

Until next post,
Jasmine

sweater - brandy melville
dress - victoria secret
boots - topshop
beanie - free people

Stuck like Glue

Hello!

My cardigans have definitely been on the back burner this Fall. I am in love with the way jackets pull everything so much more together. I feel like a good jacket is harder to find because it has to fit better than a cardigan, which is supposed to be slouchy and relaxed. So when I do find a jacket that fits well and looks good, I become obsessed with it and will wear it a lot (as seen with my military green jacket). I really hope I find another good jacket during Black Friday! I can already tell that this denim jacket is going to make its rounds with everything floral in my closet from here until forever.

Have you read IFB's article on "Why I Hate My Blog?" It is entertainingly true (especially the reason on viewing purchases as potential posts rather than additions to your closet). My blog has been on the back burner lately too, and for that I'm sorry. I've been putting off my graduate school applications for too long now and now I'm cramming in everything to get them done so I don't have to stress about them on Thanksgiving. I put them off for a while because I've just been so content with my life and my job, but I know with graduate school, I can move on to an even better life and a better job. So for the next few weeks, I'll be a little less in the blogging world and more in the real world. With all this stress, I've gained a bit of weight back and I'm finding myself back into square one when I started my weight loss journey back in February. It's been hard finding my footing again and getting back into dieting (especially with the holidays coming up), but I really hate the way I've been feelling about myself and so I'm determined to get back on track.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Until next post,
Jasmine

denim jacket - thrifted
graphic tee - urban outfitters
skirt - forever 21
boots - topshop

Dynamic Duo: Denim Jackets

Hello!
When Jen and I were together in NYC a few months ago, we attended the ModSwap. We both scored some pretty great things that night and one of Jen's was this great denim jacket. I encouraged her to get it even though it wasn't something she normally would wear. It was in such great condition that I couldn't let her pass it up. A little after I came back from NYC, I got my own itch to get a denim jacket of my own. I lucked out and found mine for cheap while thrifting.

Normally Jen and I style the exact same thing for Dynamic Duo, but I thought it'd be fun if styled similar items this time around. I love that we both paired our jackets with printed dresses. I've been eyeing this dress on ASOS since the beginning of summer when I was unemployed. I was happy to see that it was still there now that I am employed, and with a coupon code, I was out of excuses not to buy it and try out ASOS. I really love it and I can tell it's going to be heavily worn through out the year. I think jackets with dresses are my new favorite easy, go-to outfit.

Until next post,
Jasmine

my outfit:
denim jacket - thrifted
floral dress - asos
belt - gap
loafers - aldo

Pushing Daisies

Hello!
This is the last of the items I swapped with Chloe. We sent out/received each others' items in the beginning of Summer, so it's about time we return them to each other. I'll be sad to give back her items, since I really enjoyed them, but Chloe said that once she has styled it a few more times, she will gift the sailboat print dress to me! How sweet is she? I must find a way to repay her! I'm going to try to squeeze in one more wear from that dress before I have to send it back--I just love it so much!

Daisies are one of my favorite flowers since they resemble my #1 favorite flower--the sunflower. They're just so cute and simple--kind of like me (jk). So when I saw that she owned this dress, I couldn't resist borrowing it. I really wanted to throw a cropped sweater over it so that the cute peter pan collar can peak out, but I never a sweater for it so I put on my trusty military jacket to break up all the daisies. I don't think such big daisies is such a flattering print on me, but I did my best.

Have a wonderful long weekend everyone!

Until next post,
Jasmine

jacket - gap
dress -topshop (via swap with chloe)
belt - topshop
shoes - urban outfitters

Sweater Weather

Hello!
My weekend shopping trip was such a success! I haven't been that successful in a really long time. A lot of it was cheap/on sale! This sweater is one of my finds. It's easily the softest sweater I own so I couldn't resist finally being able to wear one over a skirt. I also love the colors and the subtle stripes. I really want to figure how to layer it so I can wear jeans with it. I've been looking for a nice button down blouse to wear with sweaters but haven't found the right one yet. So until then, this sweater will make its rounds with my skirts and dresses.The weather is finally Fall-like here in Southern California! I hope it's here to stay (though I'm kind of missing the feeling of warm sunshine on my face). I can't wait to bring out fun tights and more knits.

Until next post,
Jasmine

sweater - brandy melville
skirt - cotton on
loafers - aldo

Diamond in the Rough

Hello!
I'm so sorry for disappearing from the blogging world. Again. It's been a pretty hectic week and TGIF has never felt so good to say. We took these photos when it was still sunny and warm, but for the next few days, I'll finally get to layer since it's rainy and gloomy! I broke my F21 ban with this dress. I just couldn't help it since it's been so hard to find cute, sleeved dresses lately! There aren't any good detail shots, but there are bows down the middle and it has a diamond print. Don't worry though you'll see this dress many times in the future. I can't wait to wear it with tights and sweaters!

I promise to devote some time to catching up on blogs, but for now I want to begin my weekend bundled up in blankets and sipping hot milk tea. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I'm hoping to get in some serious shopping time and come home with some new clothes for work. I've realized this week that a lot of my plain t-shirts are either stained, out of shape, or has a hole in it. It's time to get new basics!

Until next post,
Jasmine

dress - f21
cardigan - gap
belt - anthropologie
shoes - swedish hasbeens x h&m

Lone Ranger

Happy Belated Halloween everyone!
So I hope you do get my costume because the kids at my workplace did not, which made me super sad because I might as well have just showed up to work in normal clothes (and because they don't know who Power Rangers are!). I was going to go as Minnie Mouse because I've had the Minnie Mouse ears since I was a kid from one of my early trips to Disneyland, but a lot of people went as Minnie Mouse this year over the weekend. And when I went to Hot Topic I couldn't resist becoming one of my favorite childhood heroes. I was going to go all out, but I couldn't find a pair of yellow leggings and yellow shorts anywhere--which might be what threw off the kids. I'll definitely plan it better next year. I really hope you all had a wonderful Halloween weekend and night!

Until next post,
Jasmine

power ranger top - hot topic
heart belt - zara
yellow skirt - h&m (via swap with chloe)
shoes - urban outfitters
bow - etsy