OUTFIT OF THE DAY

Hello, humans. I thought I'd do a very casual outfit of the day picture. This is actually an outfit I wore last weekend on a day out to the plaza on a mother daughter outing with my roommate and our mums! Excuse the odd lighting. I'll do better next time.

Top: Free People (Last seen HERE)

Dress: Urban Outfitters (old)

Socks: Free People

Boots: Target

Headband: Target

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink

As many of you may know, today is the 10th anniversary of the world's greatest movie (in my humble opinion), Mean Girls. Honestly, it completely freaks me out that I was 10 years old when I first understood what if meant to be personally victimized by Regina George. But I'm better for it now. I had nearly every line memorized before I even entered high school. Lets face it, that's the only way I made friends. Anyhow, in order to celebrate properly, I had to wear pink in honor of those four girls and the struggles they went through trying to get through Jingle Bell Rock with an extra person.

Shirt: Forever 21 (old)

Skirt: Free People (Nordstrom Rack)

Boots: Target

Hat: Forever 21

April Showers Bring May Flowers

So it has been nearly a month since I last wrote a blog post. It has been the craziest month- I was sick for a solid three weeks of it and last week was super duper stressful as I tried to catch myself up. I'm still not there yet. Yikes. Anyhow, I thought I'd do a post to give you guys your own little catch up of all the things that have happened outside of the illnesses I contracted.. 

I volunteered at Kansas City Fashion Week. To be honest, I don't know anyone in this photo but they were such nice people. I'm always up to make random friends.

I stayed at the lake for a few days with my grandparents. They're the greatest people in the world.  We had a lot of lovely adventures.

I went to the world's most darling teahouse with my mom and grandma. It was the best day. Plus we did a lot of shopping. A. Lot. I have got lots of posts in my head, so be prepared! 

I went to visit my very good friend in St. Louis. You might know we didn't get any photos together. But above and below are two of the pictures I did get of the weekend. You might remember my friends Katelyn, Sophia, and Rachel from an earlier post on friendship.

On a sad note, my family dog, April, passed away after 12 years in my family. She was an angel and she will always be remembered for the loving puppy she has always been.

Buuuuut my parents got a new puppy. His name is Walter. I haven't met him yet but I hear he is a sweetheart. 

And I got to spend some time with some friends from school. This is my friend Marissa. She is a fashion major too. We took this completely casual and candid photo together. I SWEAR.  In this picture I am wearing a kimono and jumpsuit I found on an excursion to Marshalls. I'm obsessed with the combo, honestly. I love the jumpsuit phenomenon and I'm always ready for a fringe kimono so the combination is just a dream. 

And that is about the full update on the last month of my life. I hope to be more on top of things from now on. 

FLANNEL FRIDAY

So yesterday was flannel Friday. These are some more friends. We decided we should probably go all out for such a great day. It really was so beautiful outside, I couldn't just enjoy it alone. So we got together, took some photos and basically pretended we were all a lot less gooby than we actually are. Basically we just stood there awkwardly as a random and kind acquaintance (stranger to me) took 2774375857585749 pictures. Jokes for days. 

SERIOUSLY THE PAPARAZZI NEEDS TO STOP FOLLOWING ME SO INCONVENIENT

What's that? Normal humans standing normally? That's different. 

What I'm wearing

Flannel: Topshop

Tank: Nordstrom Rack

Joni Jeans: Topshop (Similar HERE)

Flats: Topshop

Beanie: Akira

Sunglasses: Free People

Necklace: Topshop

TICK TICK TICK AWAY

Are you familiar with the days where you just are too tired to get out of bed? That's been every day for me. I think I'm developing sleep apnea or something because I've woken up at 3am the past three days and just can't seem to get back to sleep after that. My mind just starts running and I can't stop it. With this, I've taken to wearing a lot of leggings and fashion sweatpants (that's never going to be a phrase I'm comfortable with). This is basically my go to "I'm really not actually ready for the world but I'm still going to try" look. 

Chambray: Madewell

Shirt: Forever 21 (old)

Pants: Nordstrom Rack

Boots: Those Were The Days (Vintage)

Glasses: Warby Parker

Necklace/Snake Bracelet: Grammy's closet (Vintage 1970)

Watch: Fossil (old)

Hat: Old

CALL THE DOCTOR

After months and months of desiring Dr. Martens, followed by a few more months of saving my funds, I finally ordered my first pair! I cannot express how excited I was to finally receive them in the mail. But alas, what would my life be if things went smoothly all the time? Incorrect. Incorrect is what my life would be. I opened the box and realized they still had the security tag on them! This wouldn't be a huge deal for a normal human who lives in a real city, but the closest store for me was an hour away so now I had to wait until the weekend to fix my treasures! I don't know how I did it, honestly. I had reached that point where I just got frustrated every morning because I knew my Docs were the only shoe that should be worn with the outfit of the day. TALK ABOUT STRUGGLES. Anyhow, yesterday was the day I finally got the tag removed and I'm already so thrilled. Walking through the melting ice/snow is no longer terrifying because I believe my Docs can handle anything. Am I right?? My friend Kathleen and I have been talking about Dr. Martens all weekend and I figured I'd grab some pictures today since we were both rocking the crap out of them. Except she is more adorable. I need to get on her level, clearly. Anyhow, I am obsessed with them because they're so versatile. There is a Doc for any occasion, it seems. I'm seriously in love with her white ones (maybe they'll be my next pair). I love how rad they look with her velvet dress and denim jacket. So much grunge. So long story long, Dr. Martens are flawless and they make every outfit more perfect. Also comfort. I'd wear these over heels any day. 

What I'm wearing: 

Hat: Forever 21

Sweater: Free People

Leggings: Nordstrom Rack

Dr. Martens: Dr. Martens

Necklace: Topshop

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Save Me From the Rain

As of late, I've been enjoying doing weird print mixing. Over winter break I went in to Nordstrom Rack- its safe to say I did a fair amount of damage. I left with about three new shirts, a dress, shoes, and the cardigan featured in my last post. Plus some other odds and ends that seem to be escaping my mind at the moment. After all these items, I only wound up spending $150! If that's not a steal, I don't know what is. Every time I go into Nordstrom Rack I wind up leaving with far more than I came in. Its dangerous. Anyhow, the crop sweater and acid wash dress are probably my two biggest steals of all time. Both were under $10. I MEAN, WHAT A STEAL. 

Cropped sweater: Nordstrom Rack

Button-down dress: Nordstrom Rack

Necklace: Vintage

SUMMER IN THE WINTER

This outfit features my two favorite summer pieces: high-waisted shorts and my vintage cropped tee from a flea market in Brooklyn. I loved rocking them with my gladiator sandals and flower crowns when it was warm and breezy. However, in the cold winter months I've forgotten how much I've missed these staples in my wardrobe. As I was looking through my closet, I had a longing for to whip them out again and certainly wasn't going to wait another three months for another cool breeze. Then I had an epiphany. Winterize it. I threw some tights on with my Free People maxicardi and I was out the door! I think I quite like the way it turned out. 

Cropped Tee: Thrifted

Shorts: Urban Outfitters

Cardigan: Free People (Similar HERE)

Booties: Bakers

Necklace: Rue 21 (Similar HERE)

Glasses: Warby Parker

A Bright Hello

Greetings.
My name is Mackenzie and like many of my friends, I've been considering taking up blogging for some time, but didn't have the courage to do it. As I am seeing more and more people bite the bullet, I think I'm finally summoning the courage (more like motivation) to take part in this brilliant community that is blogging! Please be kind.

I am a junior at University of Central Missouri, a school in a tiny town outside of Kansas City called Warrensburg. Someone once told me our town is about the same size as Beaumont in Footloose. I am studying Fashion Merchandising- the official title is unbelievably long and confusing and I can never remember the whole of it. Either way, fashion is a passion I have been exploring all my life (even when I decided every piece of clothing I had needed frogs on it, but we'll not discuss that). Anyway, I am excited to share some of this passion to anyone who may come across my blog.

A few things about me: I love music and becoming quite the concert connoisseur. I love traveling. I love adventure. I love trees. I love all things England- hopefully I'll study abroad there next year and absorb as much of it as I can in one semester. On top of that, I am obsessed with British Youtube for reasons no one can fully understand. I'm pretty sassy and really awkward at times. But above all things, I just love life and all the beauty and harshness it has to throw at me. Bring it on.

Some things about my outfit:

Shirt:  TOPSHOP

Dress: H&M (old but similar HERE)

Jacket: Grandma's closet (similar HERE)

Shoes: Vintage from MEOWDY

Necklace: First Fridays in Kansas City

Hat: Grandma's closet

Legwarmers: Old (similar HERE)

Rings: Vintage, Gifted, and TOPSHOP (ON SALE)

Glasses: Ray-Ban