I was never really a fan of The Hills...
I'm not really sure why, I just never was.
Moving on:

I am more of a fan of Lauren Conrad. Smart girl really. Going from high school to being on a "reality show" to becoming a fashion--I don't want to say ICON, but maybe a Maven!?--to writing books (which I might add I have checked out from the library, yet I can't bring myself to read them yet--again, no clue why), to pairing with Kohl's and creating some not-so-bad pieces of clothing.

I've been eBay hunting and stalking a few pieces of her clothing for a few months now, waiting for a drop in price, or just until I feel ballsy enough to purchase them, and I've also been to Kohl's a few times to try on her pieces.

Not bad, really.

Thanks to the Budge Babe, I was afforded with a sneak peak of Lauren Conrad's new fall line for Kohl's. Let me just say that a few looks have me pretty excited for fall--if I already wasn't excited enough before--now I'm really excited to recreate some of the looks (with pieces I already have in my closet and of course with some new ones from her line).

Below are my favorites.


Enjoy:

This top! Great blouse! All of the sudden I've had a serious girl hard on for blouses.

Probably because of raiding my Uh-Uh's closet while moving her out, partly because the blouse look is a look I just friggin' love, and one that works well with my body type.
Really, I just like business-ing up an outfit.

Sue me, I want to work in a job that requires me to business-it-up and kick ass on a regular basis :)

 This is one of my top picks...

Dress--CHECK // Boots--CHECK

Definitely an outfit I want to recreate! Definitely a pair of easy-going comfortable boots that I would like to own. I really love the look of a dress with boots. Casual, comfortable, can be sexy, or played down and simple. Dresses and boots together is always a fall look of mine.

 

Again, the blouse.

What can I say.

I like simple outfits.

I like simple colors.

I like blouses.

The End. :)

 I don't know what it is about this outfit, but it is my FAVORITE of all of the looks! I want to go out, as soon as these pieces hit the store, and recreate this outfit to a T! I love it! It's flirty, feminine, easy/simple; which is definitely my style... I don't like to fuss too much or call crazy amounts of attention to myself with my clothing. I prefer what I'm wearing to be subtle. Easy. And I especially like to be comfortable. 

I have a feeling that I can be very comfortable in this entire outfit!

The shoe part might be an issue, but I can figure that out later.

Um boots, again. This look is a Winner, winner, Chicken Dinner! for me! For me I would switch out the blazer for a cardigan. The cardigan--a necessary staple in my wardrobe--I have more cardigans than I need, but I love them so much!
This look is an easy recreate because I have it all in my aresenal! Well not the boots of course. I need this pair--see the comments above--and maybe a frillier tank/cami, but otherwise I've got this one done already.
Yay!

:)






Be sure to check out the Budget Babe's post for the rest of the Fall lookbook [Again, the the pictures above are just my personal favorites]. Heck, just check out her website in general. It is one of my daily reads!

CORDS. NO, THE NOT MUSICAL ONES, SILLY.

I, well no, I shouldn't start off with a lie right away... The Hooker snagged the August '10 J. Crew catalog two weeks ago when I was back home for the weddings. I've been non-stop paging through it since she made me put it in my purse since she didn't want to hold it.

[That's a key factor in our friend-lationship, the Hooker never carries stuff when we go out, I'm usually lugging around my honker of a bag, and she usually just ends up storing all of her stuff in it by the time we leave where ever we are... in the case of two weeks ago, we were in Christiana Mall in Delaware, and her wallet, J. Crew catalog, and I forget what else, were the items in my bag, along with my purchases, at the end of our shopping trip. Like I said, it's typical. I'm not complaining... really I'm just commenting on the usual-ality and comfort that that hanging out with the Hooker brings. The normalcy of it--since being here in GA I've lost that--since all of my friends are back in MD. So as I was saying, the Hooker puts her stuff in my big ass bag because it's normal, and that's just how it goes when we go out. I could go into the mooching that stems all the way back to our sophomore year of high school, but if I did that she would kill me. We moochers have to stick together. If I didn't call her the Hooker, it really says that in my phone by the way, I would call her moocher. By now it is just a term of endearment; a 'Hey!' to the olden days of our friendship. But I'll stop now and get back to the real reason for my post.]

Since I got my hands on the August catalog, via the Hooker, I have been obsessing over the possibilities that I could have for my fall wardrobe. As soon as the weather turned warm, all that I've wanted to do was go somewhere cold so that I could wear my boots and a pair of jeans; oh! and a scarf too, I do love a nice cozy scarf. God, I a dork, just listen to me.

Well moving to GA has not helped my dreams for boot-weather. It has been RIDICULOUSLY hot down here! No jeans... maybe 3 times I've worn them this summer. That is a HUGE thing for me by the way; I always wear jeans. I love jeans. They make me happy and comfortable, and well they love me back. :)

Anywho, I've been waiting to wear jeans, been slowly acquiring jeans on the sale rack all summer, and now as the August catalogs and fall looks start appearing I am FREAKING READY FOR FALL--where are my boots?--let's go; I'm ready!.

To kick off my first official fall purchase, I picked up these from J. Crew tonight. Just a simple pair of cords, but a simple pair of cords with a hidden agenda.

I picked them to try and recreate this look from the August '10 J. Crew catalog.

Now, I know that in the above look the model is wearing a simple pair of gray skinnies; however, I feel that a pair of gray cords would add so much more texture to the outfit, and look better. That's my opinion, and dammit, I'm gonna roll with it!

My plan, whenever the cords arrive, is to try and recreate this outfit, and definitely work the cords themselves, into my fall wardrobe. I've never actually owned a pair of cords before; only tried them on and admired them from afar. Also, back during my try-on-cord stage, skinnies were not it, and all of the cords just fit me funny. I'm pretty comfortable with J. Crew's jeans/pants sizing, and with skinnies in general, so I have a feeling that these pants can work for me. Plus, I don't yet have a pair of gray pants, and I've been dying to get a pair for a while. I've got everything else in the photo--basic staples in my wardrobe--although, I am working on acquiring a new pair of boots. Working on it; don't know when or how, but I'll have a new pair sometime this fall. Maybe they will be a Congrats on getting into grad school present to myself... of course after I finish applying/after I get in.

Another plus: These cords are marked down from $79.50 to $19.99. Tons of sizes are still available, as are colors. Also, there are similar styles on J. Crew's website for fall that are NEW; just in more military style coloring [i.e. more fall-ish colors]. However, I feel like the range of colors for the sale pants are not bad. If you're interested, I recommed checking them out. I'll let you know my official review as soon as they come in--maybe the end of the week or the beginning of next week.

I'm excited.

Now off to bed.
Working a double tomorrow, starting my first day to bartender training, and I didn't get ANY sleep last night--go figure [stress/drama/shitty dreams suck].

See you all later!