February's Coming

Although I appreciate the fresh "do-over" feeling that comes with a new year and the crisp mornings in January, I absolutely cannot wait until February. My birthday month is always a little bittersweet (thank you, Valentine's day), but the weather is always wonderful here in SoCal and the stores are filled with bright pinks and reds and the greatest assortment of dark chocolate candies. 

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm currently attempting to merge both my tumblr and blogger accounts so that I can post more inspiring images on my blog (and therefore post more often). I fell in love with the mix of brights and neutrals in these photos; definitely my new favorite trend. And that arm candy? Count me in. I'm definitely in the market for some new bangles and bracelets.

All images via tumblr.

by Sam

Good Eats

Alright, so you know that saying, "don't knock it till you've tried it?" That would be an excellent quote to throw in right about now. 

Many of my friends have scoffed at the idea of eggs on pizza, throwing my unconventional favorite off the table without even giving it a chance. But let me tell you, eggs on pizza just may be the greatest invention since pizza itself. Plus, this recipe is way healthier than your standard pepperoni pie. It's a whole wheat crust topped with fresh spinach, prosciutto, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and of course, four large eggs.

It's an awesome lunch special (for when I get bored of my standard pastrami sandwiches) that may look a little strange, but packs a punch of flavor.

Recipe here.

{Sliced prosciutto & garlic}

{Chopped baby spinach}

{Pure deliciousness}

by Sam

Chartreuse

One of my New Year's resolutions was to start blogging more often, so I called up Emily, my best friend and next door neighbor since forever, and we did a little modeling in her back yard. It was definitely amateur work, but soooo much fun. I was especially excited to debut my chartreuse sweater from Urban Outfitters (where else?) and some vintage Ray-Bans that Emily found. (Yes, she found a pair of real Ray-Ban Wayfarers lying around. The lucky duck.)

For this little photo shoot, Emily let me style her and I got a bit carried away with the camera, considering she's so photogenic. A couple of these shots definitely scream 'profile pic.'

Anyway, I have TONS of new clothes (yay Christmas gift cards and employee discounts!) so I'll hopefully have some more pictures up soon. 

{Yup, that's my bff.}

by Sam

Home for the holidays

I've been home since this afternoon, and I must say I've been quite productive already. To start, I made an awesome PB&J sandwich, followed by a bubble bath, and a long nap. Then I watched Law & Order SVU reruns while eating chocolate and I'm now currently browsing my favorite blogs and doing some online Christmas shopping. I could definitely get used to this. 

On a side note, I'm thinking of merging my tumblr and blogger accounts and posting some of my favorite pictures and quotes that I usually post on tumblr, on this format instead. Hopefully it'll add up to more posts. 

I'll end this post with a picture I found on tumblr today. I don't think it even needs a caption. 

by Sam

It's been awhile...

{Excuse for being absent from blogger: I was working hard at school! (And taking awesome indie pictures of it.)}

In writing this post, I was going to attempt to justify my blog absence with the fact that it's finals week, however I now realize that such reasoning doesn't quite stand considering it's been almost 4 weeks since my last post. Alternatively, stating that I've been working, interning, and participating in awesome Greek life activities seems to let me off the hook (just a little bit). 

I'm definitely going to try to keep up with my blog posts over winter break, which will hopefully include some outfit shoots with some of my new oh-so-cozy sweaters. Thanks to my employee discount, I was able to pick up a chunky knit, a Cosby sweater, and an oversize grandpa cardigan for an awesome bargain! Oh, the perks of working in retail. 

Hopefully the sweater-weather will persist when I'm home for the holidays! 

And one more thing, how is it DECEMBER already?!?  Geez!

by Sam

New Fashion Icons

New Fashion by bamitssam03 featuring blazers

As a beginning blogger, I'm constantly looking for inspiration and ways to improve my blog. For this inspiration I turn to the many successful and beautiful ladies who have established themselves as some of the most influential fashion bloggers on the internet. Their outfits are impeccable, their blogs are organized and consistently updated, and their lives seem absolutely fabulous. These are the women who made me want to start my own blog and gave me courage to believe that real girls can have awesome lives too.

Although I spend entirely too much time stalking their lives via the internet rather than doing my homework, I feel incredibly excited every time I discover that they have a new outfit post, or possibly pictures of yummy food. 

Hopefully I'll be able to post some actual outfit photos soon, considering that this is a "fashion blog," but until then, I guess I'll just keep making collages on polyvore. Cheers.

Natalie, Rumi, Emily, Dylana

by Sam

Adventures in LA LA Land

{The Well Connected Fashion Festival, downtown LA, Nov.5}

Here are some shots from our awesome adventure to downtown LA! Like real troopers, we took the bus and then walked through the beautiful, towering buildings until we got to The Well Connected Fashion Festival on 8th and Hope Street. There were so many awesome designers and well-dressed people there-- it was like fashion heaven! Not to mention, everything was heavily discounted (as in I bought a dress that retails for $120 for a measly $5). It was quite an experience, and I can't wait to visit more of these special events!

{Love me some sequins}

{Fabulous shades, a must have}

{Rawr}

{Definition of "effortless cool"}

{Sparkly}

{Dogtown Dogs}

{A Diddy Riese rival? Coolhaus}

{Sophia and I in front some cool graffiti art}

{Street Style}

{Beautiful finger candy from Laeken}

{Where was this when I needed a Halloween costume? Six Hundred LA}

{Cool Nail Swag by a local nail artist}

{SUCH COOL STYLE. If only I was ballsy/skinny enough to pull it off}

{80's throwback jacket. Megan rocks it}

{This guy was definitely creeped out when we asked to get his photo, but he was nice and smiled for us anyway!}

{Pretty florals}

{Why thank you, anonymous man, I did have a nice day}

by Sam