american apparel, art, ASOS, crop top, DV by Dolce Vita, OOTD

Crop it to me Capin’

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Top: ASOS Skirt: Ebay (American Apparel) Sandals: DV by Dolce Vita Bracelet: Nasty Gal

 
        I wore this outfit to the opening of my best friends first solo art show. If you’re in the twin cities you can check out the show until August 7th at the Uptown Smitten Kitten. If you want to check out her art but don’t live in Minnesota you can go to her blog (just an FYI some of her art is NSFW) and/or check out her facebook page.
          I’ve been wanting to try crop tops recently. I’m not gonna lie I was a little afraid of them at first, flashbacks to  middle school and the strong body image issues I had back then when crop tops/ tube tops grazed the midriffs of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera ran rampant in my mind. But after seeing so many bloggers of all sizes rocking them I decided to give them a try, and I have to say I kinda like them.  I got this one and a matching white one from ASOS for pretty cheap to wear with high waisted bottoms etc. Turns out they were just what I needed to re-invigorate my maxi skirts.

american apparel, DV by Dolce Vita, ebay, maxi skirts, OOTD, target

super casual maxi

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Shirt: Target Skirt: ebay (originally AA) shoes: DV for Dolce Vita
            I wore this outfit last weekend to run some errands. I bought this skirt during my maxi skirt obsession earlier this year. I was really into American Apparel maxis but they’re a little expensive so I looked on ebay and found this one for $25. Although it has two layers of chiffon the skirt is still pretty sheer, but I don’t have a huge problem with that as I often wear shorts under my skirts anyway. When I first got the skirt I wasn’t sure how I wanted to style it. I had a black shirt I liked but not with the skirt. Finally I tried it on with this t-shirt and it clicked. I got the t-shirt a few years ago and am sad to say that it’s pretty much been relegated to lounge wear. It has holes in it and isn’t really right to wear outside unless it’s knotted like so. Anyway I’m still in love with Maxi’s and I think I may have to invest in a jersey maxi for fall. There’s just something about wearing a long skirt that makes you feel like a lady.