Renovated Watches

This weekend, my older brother made an unannounced visit into town from Boise!  I was so excited.  I have not seen my brother since my wedding in October.  He rarely can make it in due to work and the expense of traveling.  Luckily, he found a crazy deal on a direct flight and we got to see him for a few days. 

Amazingly, one of his hobbies is restoring and fixing vintage watches (he apparently has a YouTube channel about it but I have to ask him the URL).  Anyways, he grabbed some of his recent fixes to bring to us so we can pick out ones we liked.  I knew he had found this beautiful gold pendant watch for me and fixed it up but I also fell in love with the silver men's watch!  Everyone thought I was crazy for wanting to wear a men's watch!

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I wore the pendant watch at work today.  I feel like work has generally consumed my life lately.  Well, work and ballet.  But ballet is fun so I don't count it.  Lately, I just feel uninspired about fashion.  I have been more into jewelry.  Maybe it is due to the season change.  Its not quite warm out and not super cold either.  Its just in between.  

Blouse: Forever 21

Vest: ModCloth

Skirt: Express

Heels: Aldo

Necklace: Vintage Pendant watch from the 1970s

Earrings: Target

Chictopia10 Conference and Menwear Influence

I wanted to first approach everyone and ask who is going to be at the Chictopia10 Conference on February 13th?  I was really thinking of going but I am so hesitant.  I would be traveling alone (unless somehow I can convince my husband to go with...doubtful) and I have never actually done that except for a trip to Paris which really just consisted of being alone on the flight not in the city.  So I thought I would get some feelers out there as to who is going.  Maybe someone in the Chicagoland area?  I really think it would be great to go.  Not only to meet many of the ladies that are going but because I think my industry (beauty) should be represented as well.  I think I could learn something as I am in the eCommerce sector of beauty retail.

With that said, I wanted to mention my recent love for menswear inspired outfits.  So much that I bought oxfords (ok so, they still have a heel), which has always been something I have geared away from.  Somehow I have just been loving all the new spring collections (haven't we all) and their amazing and whimsical menswear inspiration.  I love to pair some of my new menswear-esque pieces with some of my more feminine blouses and such.

 Blouse: H&M

Cardigan: F21

Brooch: vintage

Skirt: gift from mom (Express)

Leggings: Hue

Oxfords: Rampage

(That cat would be Madeline. She likes to impede on my photography space) 

Speaking of Menswear, there was a great Spring editorial in the most recent publication of WWDFast magazine.  I get WWD at work in order to keep up on the industry and I love when they publish WWDFast because it is not like the newspaper version.  This editorial has been my favorite in the last few months...

 

 

(This last one reminds me of a past post from Aya of Strawberry Koi!)