There's a Bucket in My Bag

Hellooooo, all!

I'm officially a college student, and it's officially as hot as hell outside. 

Hot weather has never been my favorite. At all. 

Luckily, they keep it nice and cool indoors which makes for lots of happy students!

I actually juuuuust realized that I'm a little bit of a liar because it's so nice outside right now. Like, perfect. One day it will be like this at 3:00 in the afternoon. 

Enough about the heat, let's just take a moment to stare at this outfit.

. . . 

Yep, I want to wear it right. now. 

What's not to love? 

Stay cool kids—and I mean that in the most literal sense of the word, of course!

-A

• Alexander Wang T; J Brand shorts; Church's brogues; Alexander Wang bucket bag; Giles and Brother multi-chain bracelet

The Endless Summer

Well, folks. 

Summer is basically ending for me this weekend. 

It's an extremely sad thought, really. 

It's been such a good summer, filled with friends, the beach, and family. 

I would really rather it not be over.

I'm going to be optimistic and say that it's not, though. I'm going to school with friends, and I'll be in the sunshine and relatively close to the beach (tanning, anyone?). 

So this is my "it's-the-end-of-summer-but-I'm-acting-like-it's-not" outfit. 

Long live summer 2011!

-A

• T by Alexander Wang t-shirt dress; Chloé leather wedges; Cutler and Gross sunglasses; Marc by Marc Jacobs messenger bag

P.S.- I shall try to post while I'm at school. I'll need SOME way to procrastinate on homework, right?

Buyer's Remorse...To The Max

I have got some MA-JOR buyer's remorse going on.

While on vacation, I stopped by a store and tried on a maxi skirt and oversized sweater. It was love at first try-on. I would be able to wear the skirt when it was warm, and when it got chilly I could slip on the sweater...it would be perfect. But I chickened out. As soon as I got my credit card out, I decided that I couldn't do it. I'd find another maxi, maybe one even better than the one I tried on (worst case scenario, I'd go back to the store last minute and ask daddy to buy it for me). Like most cases of buyer's remorse, I didn't realize how much I wanted—needed the skirt until I got home and started going into shops. No, nothing compared to the maxi I saw on vacation... 

*So here, my friends, is an outfit dear to my heart. 

Love, 

-A

• Helmut Lang jersey maxi skirt; The Row sweater; Jeffrey Campbell ford lace-up platforms; Madewell necklace; Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Classic Q' backback 

*P.S.- Everything about this outfit enthralls me. From necklace, to platforms (I'm dying for those Jeffrey Campbells!), I'm smitten. I've also become really into awesome backpacks! 

Now about this Instagram business. Get the app, take awesome pictures, and share them! 

Oh, and find me :) My username is @ashcims - hit me upppppp!

Okay, I'm really done now. 

Current Picks

Here's the thing... I just really love stripes. And bags. And fun jewelry. 

So, I put together SOME of my current picks (mostly from Madewell), and voila—a blog post!

Enjoy!

-A