Me vs. The 21 Year Old

The other night I attended JAFA - Josef's Annual Fashion Awards with a good friend who is a fun younger version of myself. When I was her age I would be out til close, hanging out with friends and dancing in some risque outfits. Nowadays, I am in bed by 9:30 PM and wake up at 4:30 AM when I used to go to bed at that time.

The fashion show was an all ages show, but the 21+ was upstairs, which is where we happened to find a table at this packed house. I have never felt older and more like a mom. Several young'ins behind me were talking about shots, more drinks and smoking and asking the waitress for all of these. I happened to know the waitress from high school and we both have children now. Since I'm still nursing and actually care what I look like in front of strangers, I opted for a glass of water. She came back later and asked how we were doing. I said, 'Great! But I'm starving. Do you have any food back there?' How lame am I? She came back with another water and a glass of trail mix for me. At a fashion show. Surrounded by 21 year olds. 20 minutes later, I left the show early.

Man! Am I old! At least I looked cute in my black maxi dress, black booties and leather jacket.

50 Shades of Perfection

So, I'm not jumping on the 50 Shades bandwagon, but I am in love with Dakota Johnson's Valentino dress from LIVE with Kelly & Michael aired a couple days ago. Instead of baring my legs in the winter (it's -12 here today!), I would wear some black tights and a cute bootie heel. Love this! 

I'm also considering stalking her Polyvore at Dress Like Dakota Johnson. Take a look! 

http://everythingdakotajohnson.tumblr.com/tagged/Article

On the hunt!

Everyone has a style icon. If you like Jennifer Aniston, you are probably like the girl next door. If you like Sarah Jessica Parker, you tend to dress more fashion forward. And if you like Keira Knightley and her boyish figure, you may like the tomboy style. No matter how you dress, it is an undeniable fact that Stacy London knows how to dress herself and knows how to dress others.

On her new TLC show, Love Lust or Run, she wore something that I never thought I could pull off. When someone asks me what to wear under a top that is see-through or thin, I always say, wear a similar color so it doesn't  stand out too much. That was my motto until I saw Stacy London wearing a black lace blouse over a white button down. She even had a red flannel moto jacket over it to pull it together outside.

Ever since I saw that, I'm on the look out for something similar. This one is from Loft and is $54.

http://www.loft.com/paisley-lace-top/361094?colorExplode=false&skuId=17890991&catid=cat640046&productPageType=fullPriceProducts&defaultColor=6600

                                        

                                               

Pain in the...

I still have not figured out how to not get a headache from my hair in a bun all day. It was 4:15 when I was finally able to take my hair down. As it feel down from it's high crown, I could feel my headache lessen. There is nothing like that feeling. Aaaaahh!

My comfort zone.

                                          

                                           

Day 6 of the new hair color and I still love it. Although, I realized the other day, once I get a gray hair, it is going to stick out like a bright light! Why didn't I go blonde?!

I must admit I'm having a hard time dressing how I usually would, with bright colors. Some would say that bright colors are who I am, so not wearing them makes me feel less like myself. I think the black and other dark colors with my hair look so simple and classic. Maybe tomorrow I'll wear some bright pink.

Time for a change...

The last time I dyed my hair, I was in middle school and it was with red Kool-Aid. It was during my grunge/punk phase. Which is an entirely different topic. Let's just say we all have that time in our lives we wish we could go back and re-do.

I noticed some gray hairs the other day - you better believe I pulled those suckers out! But I knew they'd be back. So I picked up a couple boxes of dye and called my girlfriend over. It's a little darker than I wanted right away, but it's growing on me, literally.

On trend.

Sometimes I make a fashion decision that I'm not always sure is a good idea. Recently, I bought a floral jacket bomber style on my Vinted app from my favorite vintage seller. I liked it and it was cheap, but I want exactly sure how to wear it. Yes, I do have that problem. So I let it sit in my closet for a few days before I tried to make it an outfit. 

Well, the fashion gods heard my cry and answered. I got the newest InStyle edition (aka - The Fashion Bible) and what do you know? There was a section about a new trend of bomber jackets! It was like this magazine was written for me!

It's not yet summer, and it feels like it's a long ways away, but this jacket screams spring and I can't wait for it to get warmer. Me, and every other North Dakotan.