Strangers in the Night

My zio Rick :)
Cardi: Zara
Tank: Topshop
Jeans: Nudie
Purse: Aldo

La Bella Vita: In Italia !!

This is my cousin Monica! She always looks so put together and generally stays within natural tones and hues! Gotta love the shoes!!

The Euro is KillinG me :$

jUst cHillen oN a fEnce iN cIvitanova, mArche, iTaly

Has it made me go crazy?? Crazy that I can't afford to shop nearlyyy as much as I need to.
Top: Birthday Gift from Maryann (urban outfitters)
Skirt: American Apparel
Shoes: Zara (copped those in Valencia)
It's really hard and sucks to have such a limitation of clothing to work with here. ho hum woe is me!

a night out on the town...

My roommate maddi and i hit the town for a night out..

Myself: t-shirt dress: Value Village $2.99; Feather Necklace: Christmas present from my brother; Knee socks: high school??; Vest: My friend Amanda cut up her mom's blouse!; Booties: Fornarina inspired Payless $25.00; Rings: Gold and white; inherited, black and gold, forever 21

Maddi: Tank: Garage; Skirt: American Apparel; Boots: Aldo

Travelling Thoughts...

As mentioned in the previous post, I will be venturing back to the motherland, Italy..and hopefully stopping by Spain,Croatia, and Serbia this summer. The super challenging thing about travelling seems to be packing wisely. My shoes alone last summer consisted of: A pair of black patent leather L'autre Chose flats https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tVBdlNE02-aAJxHnuA0SL4bDMm0wt6_LFGXpWx1BGUUudEbdV5Q3OqTsNYxOwLD_0zCeYrFhwZPwOuVo7Ry386K1yU9YmNJ6afym-4MiI5KO7cvjGE4G-pUgsQwP_cRmO_jYaiUlRUQ/s1600-h/L'autreChoseFlatPatentSkimmer.jpg, a white pair of Birkenstock thongs http://www.birkenstock.ca/model/GIZEH-1428-en.php , a brown leather pair of gladiators from Aldo, White leather Converse 3 velcro strap pairhttp://images.asos.com/inv/E/15/94/69186/White/image1l.jpg, a pair of flip flops, and then i picked up another pair of brown flats at the market. SIX pairs of shoes!!! that is insane! except..i did use them all, well, the ones i picked up were totally unnecessary. SO for this summer, and spring/summer shopping: I must not get carried away, and only purchase neutral essentials that will be versatile so I'm able to condense what I bring.

And so i will online browse, and figure out what I really NEED. There is no sense in spending a ton of money this summer on things that i won't be able to take with me anyway. SO instead of quantity, it will be about quality!! (which means fewer, but nicer things..and i think i can deal with that) and also versatility is key: ex. i dont need black, white and brown sandals if i can buy a nice pair of neutral sandals: Something like this perhaps -
(The reason i chose Birkenstocks: They are good for your feet, most streets in Italy are cobble stone, and my white ones have been through hell and back and still look great!)
These sandals offer comfort, stability (mine were similar minus the extra support strap on the back) and the design of them is really nice and current!