My Fashion Diary

I am very, I'm not sure how to put this. Frugal? Thrifty? Cheap? However you like to look at it, I do not like to spend that much money on things. I have to say that one of my favorite places to go clothes shopping is Goodwill. Not only do I not like to spend a lot of money, but I really love old things, especially old books. and with Goodwill I do really like looking at the clothes, but I think one of my favorite things I have ever gotten from Goodwill was this children's picture dictionary from 1939 for $3. I don't know what it is, but I absolutely love old books.

Let me start off with saying Happy New Year everyone! This year has gone by so fast and I cannot believe that it is almost 2012. I hope you all have had a great year, and that next year will be even better!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to make a quick post to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving! Anyone doing anything exciting today? My question today is: what are you all most thankful for? I personally can't answer this because I am so thankful for everything I have. I know there are countless people out there that don't even have a home and I think my goal for 2012 is to take less advantage of what I have and hopefully help others more. What are you all thankful for? Have any of you started to think about New Year Resolutions?

I was thinking. My two favorite abc family shows are coming back in January: Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game. Not only are these shows extremely addictive with all the drama and everything, but the fashion keeps you watching. Whenever a new scene comes on or someone is wearing a new outfit, I cannot help but check out the outfit. I absolutely love Hannah Marin's clothing on Pretty Little Liars. She always has the cutest dresses and outfits. And her hair is always gorgeous. I love the other girls' styles, too, but there are many times that I look at an outfit and couldn't imagine me wearing that. But I always dream of wearing outfits like Hannah. The other three always rock their outfits though. :)

And in The Lying Game, I love Laurel's dresses. She almost always has on a dress and they are so cute. Its no wonder Justin loves her so much. :) Outfits other characters wear in the show are generally a hit or miss for me. Half the time I'm not a fan of the other girls' outfits, but I don't know if I've ever seen Laurel wear something that I haven't loved.

And of course, last but not least, I love Selena Gomez. Not only in the fashion category, but she seems like such an amazing person. But I will admit, I love watching Wizards of Waverly Place. Mostly its for Selena (and Mason) but I love watching her outfits too. I think I'll make a post soon of outfits inspired by my favorite celebs, but tell me, which celebs inspire you (Fashion wise)? Are there any celebs that you wished you own every piece of clothing in their closet?

I absolutely love this time of the year! Christmas songs, hot chocolate, holiday cheer. It all just overpowers you and you can't help but get into the holiday spirit.

I've recently become obsessed with a new youtube guru. I will admit I have been checking youtube wayyyy too often hoping she has a new video posted. But one of her outfit videos that I watched made me realize that you can get into the holiday spirit with your clothing, too. I don't know if I've ever thought about this before at all, but this has really gotten into my head lately and I can't stop thinking about it. And its not as if you have to wear Christmas sweaters to look festive. If you take advantage of the holiday colors, then you can look really festive. My friend had a really cute red sweater on over a dress the other day. It wasn't meant for the holidays because this was back on Veterans day when we were supposed to look patriotic. But I can't help but think of that as I write this post. On the outfits video the guru had a white cardigan on in one of her outfits. This wasn't a holiday video, but this outfit keeps popping into my mind for a holiday outfit. I think that you can get certain pieces in the holiday colors of white, red, and maybe some green, and match them up to create cute holiday outfits. But they can still be separated and these pieces can be used on a normal basis.

This past Sunday I was at the mall with my dad. But we only went there for a certain shoe store, so I didn't get to do any clothes shopping. I didn't get the boots that I went there for either because they didn't have it in my size, but that's beside the point. Walking through the mall, I was looking at all the stores' display cases (display windows? I don't know, neither one of them sound right. Haha, are neither of them right?) and I kept noticing all these mannequins in cardigans and scarves and all these pieces in red and white. And this past week with all these things combined I can't stop thinking about creating holiday looks. And I need some new winter clothing. So I'm hoping to go to the mall on Friday with my sister and my goal is to get some pieces that can be worn on any day, but could also be paired with some other pieces to create a festive look. Right now I can't get this image of a long sleeved white cardigan out of my head, but other than that I have no specific piece I am really looking for. I just want some colorful pieces that can be paired together for the perfect Christmas look. Actually, a red scarf would be really cute, too.

So, my question to you guys is: what is your essential piece for this time of the year? It can be for fall or winter, or both, but what one piece in your closet is your go-to for this time of the year? What do you think is necessary for every other girl to own around now? It could be a clothing item or a pair of shoes. Or it could be something that you're dying to get.

Thanks so much everyone and happy holidays!
~Elizabeth