Thrift Eye

Thank you for all the wonderful feedback I have been getting from my previous post – especially your thoughts on affiliate links. I will be brutally honest with you in that it doesn’t make someone as much money as you would think. I try to keep them as discreet as possible. But at the same time, it takes a lot of time to run the whole blog, that any little bit of money I can get helps me continue running the blog. I will definitely begin injecting more thrifting tidbits into the blog as well as your other suggestions. Thank you :)

Onto the post!

As much as I try to stay away from all black outfits, some days I just cave in. I have been meaning to wear this dress again (last seen here years ago right before I moved away from Vegas!). It’s kind of a difficult dress for me to wear because it’s a little too bodycon sometimes. But let me introduce to you my new favorite holy grail boots I finally found after years of searching on ebay. Something about these boots made me want to wear this dress – and taking a page out of the bad girls club, wanted to do an all dark outfit for this evening. I kept the jewelry extremely simple, and let my boots be the statement piece.

Dress: Alexander Wang. Tights: no name fleece lined tights from Crossroads trading Co. Boots: Emma Cook for Topshop via ebay. Necklace: DIY.

I will admit that these definitely are not walking boots (or maybe I’ve just gotten used to wearing sensible shoes?). They were a little difficult to walk in at first. But oh, are they oh so pretty.

PS. I love my asymmetrical hair, can’t believe it’s been almost two months since I got it cut, but once you get that itch, you have to scratch it. I’m already planning on getting another haircut soon!

Two weeks ago I got a little surprise package in the mail. This post on Facebook explains it a little further, but I partnered up with Intel to start using/test/promote the new Acer Iconia W510 Windows 8 running tablet! I’ll be posting on my social media channels (oh you know, here, here, and here) and on this blog how it’s working out for me. Look for my posts tagged #tabletcrew

I am a PC girl, but I had never used Windows 8. No one else I know had either! I was a little worried that it would feel completely alien to me, but I’m pleasantly surprised that it’s super easy to navigate. It’s like a PC and smarthphone had a baby! You can access multiple apps for anything (and since the platform is still sort of new, I see tons of new apps constantly coming out) or if you need to, you can still access the desktop.

I was borrowing an iPad from work for a small time, it worked nice but it has very little customization and the apps are quite limited (most are for the iPhone). So I’m enjoying how versatile the tablet is in making it look like a real computer and the ease of being on the go without the bulk.

So while most people I know will be gearing up for the Superbowl in a few days (since you know, the city where I live in has a team playing in it!) – I’ll instead be gearing up for Fashion Week and the Oscar’s later this month. I don’t post much about fashion week on here, but I keep my eye on it for trends. So I’m making sure to bookmark my favorite fashion week links like Style.com, New York Times Fashion & Style, and Jak & Jil. But I’m also hoping that the Vogue and E! Red Carpet apps keep me just as updated.

I was compensated by being given the tablet but not to write this or any posts, so when I say the views will be my own, I mean it – because we all know even computers aren’t perfect. The tablet has already frozen on me once (but to be doubly honest, so did the iPad when I was using it). If you have any questions or comments, just let me know. Have you had the chance to try Windows 8 yet?

PS. I’m pretty excited to look for a sleeve/case now, to be continued.

PPS. I just started using the Vine app (I think many of you have seen it by now, but think Instagram for videos), and I made this little video of my tablet (note: there is sound).

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In my dreams, I’d have a wardrobe full of Orla Kiely and Marc Jacobs. I’m still kicking myself for never getting things the Orla Kiely and Target collaboration years ago. I didn’t even know who the designer was back then (here’s a refresher of the collection in case you are interested). So now that Uniqlo has  finally opened a store on the West coast in San Francisco, I have an opportunity to get some more Orla Kiely in my life. As soon as I knew the store was opening and that they would be carrying a small collection of Orla Kiely things, I went to check it out. Surprisingly, the prices were fairly reasonable (I mean, things at Forever 21 are usually more expensive than what I paid for the dress).

I got this fun dress and the leaf print scarf both for under $40! Then I saw that Orla Kiely and Target were then partnering again for Method soaps this time. So I brought a bottle into my bathroom to cheer the place up. As for my wants…I’m kind of obsessed with the leaf print, but I didn’t see this top at Uniqlo. I’m hoping it shows up at some point soon. And cause a girl can dream, this purse and scarf from the Orla Kiely main brand wouldn’t be too shabby either.

Ever since all of my jeans decided to decompose at the same time, I’ve been on the search for THE perfect denim. It also happened at the perfect time because I had outgrown the styles of all my jeans – they were too low rise, too many pockets, weird things going on that were cool in 2007 when I bought them. Now I’m drooling over all the Chimala jeans that Madewell is now carrying. They are specialty jeans hand crafted in Japan. They are definitely something worth saving up for to get one pair.

Madewell/ Madewell/ Madewell

Not your everyday jean because of the pricepoint, but I love that Madewell is really good at bringing in other brands that also represent their style aesthetic. I’m going to have to go in soon and try these on.