Heaven Knows

The demise of this past fashion week, although depressing, is quite rewarding to those of us who have been running between uptown and downtown to events and shows (mainly in heels, AH). But now that I'm done with NYFW festivities, I've had time to kick back and focus on school. This week, I was super inspired by this fun Lala article, (I'm a huge fan of The Pretty Reckless, btdubs) so I stuck with with neutrals and a classic silhouette. I started with my lovely white collared shirt from Brandy Melville. I paired this drop dead amazing high collar with this awesome flared black skate skirt from Forever 21- a staple in my closet, because it can be paired with just about anything! The proportions are what makes this look, so my easy rule of thumb: high collar, short flare on bottom // low neck, longer and more form fitting bottom. Next I added some white on white action (I love this because they're two very different shades of 'white') with this pleather Forever 21 jacket (with a ton of zipper detail!). 

Finally, to add some much needed color, I added these vintage maroon suede booties (thank you mom!) and paired it with a closely matching lipstick, YSL #4. I couldn't resist to add my grooviest sunglasses in my collection from Necessary Clothing to add some fall orange and pink shine (yeah, I said grooviest, deal with it, lolol). And there you have it, absolutely perfect to start getting ready for fall!

♛ Photography by Marissa Legnini ♛

[Sidenote, the countdown to my birthday begins! 13 days, woot]

"I will speak daggers to her, but use none"

[Hamlet 3.2]

Cheers, x

PS: Thank you John for tagging me for the Ten Favorite Book/ Impacted Most By List (I thought it would be fun to put it on KQ and explain them a little in depth instead of a brief Facebook post) so, here goes..

[PPS: can't do this without throwing in some Shakes >>mwahah]

01. Stephen King, IT [you must read this if you haven't]- This story is one that I find myself constantly going back to, re-reading, and thinking about when I need inspiration in writing. Yes, it is a horror story, but there is sooo much more to it and every single character has impacted me and will continue to. The lessons in this book are phenomenal, and it's a book I will never forget.

02. Stephen King, The Shining- Just perfect for psychological thrill. Again, I dig this because of King's characters, but the whole notion of 'the Shining' is something that will resound with every reader who realizes it. 

03. Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess- Can't even begin with this one. I grew up re-reading this book and re-watching the movie constantly. It's so dear to my heart.

04. Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None- My love for mysteries are all thanks to the great AC. Twists and turns, crisp and concise, her writing is absolutely to die for (no pun intended...hahha...) and this will always be one of my favorite stories, ever. 

05. J.D Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye- Yeah, cliché, I'm aware. But seriously, worth re-reading again and again, I've been able to pull out many different meanings out of this one as I've grown up. That's the kind of book that deserves to be re-read.

06. Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones- Dark and extremely twisted, yes. But so heart-wrenching and beautiful in a way.

07. William Shakespeare, Macbeth // Twelfth Night- Ah, what can I say. These are my two favorite Shakes plays for tons of different reasons. Mainly though, Lady M and Viola have stolen my heart.

08. Lois Lowry, The Giver- Ahhh, another cliché! But, I have to say, this book totally affected me just like it has many many other individuals. It will forever keep me thinking.

09. J.K Rowling, Harry Potter Series (duh)- Too much to say. This is pretty self explanatory though. The HP books taught us all just about everything we know (or, I like to think of it that way).

10. Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects- Phew, this one killed me, in the best way possible. That's all I can say to that.