Memo 112: Stamped!

To: All

From: Me

Date: January 9, 2014

Subject: Passport Stamp Collection
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First and foremost, thank you for your patience! If you follow me on Instagram, you can see that I am currently out of the country. And it was quite a doozy to get out. Hello, Chicago blizzard and two days stuck at the airport (insert *tight face*).

Moving on…

The first stop on my mini European excursion was to Amsterdam. The weather there is quite interesting. The "sun" would come up around 9:00AM but would not come out until noon. Then there were sudden rain showers that would make an appearance right about the same time that it was time to be outside. So, I was definitely dressing to stay warm and dry.

Coat: Zara, Sweater: J. Crew, Skirt: Maison Martin Margiela for H&M
Fauxtography by: LaTanya Casillas

Clutch: Kenneth Cole
Fauxtography by: LaTanya Casillas

Hat: Banana Republic
Fauxtography by: LaTanya Casillas

Fauxtography by: LaTanya Casillas

Memo 015: Funny Faces

To: All

From: Me

Date: December 4, 2012

Subject: Having a Little Fun with Prints and Faces

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Anyone who knows me knows that I may or may not be a little silly. What they may not know is that even as silly, funny, charming, and debonair as I am, I can sometimes take myself a little too seriously.

I'm serious about my dreams, my feelings, and my thoughts. Making a joke or laughing out loud all day long (because my number one goal in life is to laugh all day long) doesn't mean that I'm not serious, I just have the ability to take a serious thought or situation and make it silly and fun. However, it doesn't change the fact that the thought or situation is in fact serious.

This often time carries over into my outfit selections. I can go from classic funk cutie to mixed print maven at the drop of a credit card on Black Friday. That versatility in outfits is often reflective of the mood that I am in at the moment of conception. I'm serious, silly, fun, happy, sad, funny, sarcastic and a whole gamut of emotions but mostly silly and fun! My clothes reflect that.

So, on this day and forever from now, I will continue to keep it silly and fun. Why not? Life is a little too short (and serious) to not have a little fun, play with prints, and make some silly faces.

Sweater: J. Crew, Shorts: Burberry

A little rag doll for the people...
Fauxtography Credit: Natesha Sanchez

Shoes: Miu Miu, Necklaces: ASOS, Bracelets: Dillard's and Angie Gooderham, Clutch: Kenneth Cole, Ring: Forever 21
Fauxtography Credit: Natesha Sanchez

Lip: Dior Mysterious Mauve w/ MAC Date Night Dazzleglass
Fauxtography Credit: Natesha Sanchez