College Fashion

Hello everyone! I know I haven't posted in a while but I have just been so busy with college and Youtube and trying to keep up with my...ahem... other social media pages..but anyways, I really wanted to get back to blogging and today's post is going to be more me writing about goings on and observations so sorry if you are in the mood for pictures but I will be sure to have some in my next post and hopefully you enjoy this little bit of story time with Michelle.

About a month ago I started my first semester of university, I wasn't really sure what to expect especially in terms of fashion. What do people wear in college? Would it be the same as my high school with a diverse range of styles? Would I be able to wear the same kinds of clothes without being judged? So far there is definitely a range of different styles, which is awesome, however, it seems like there is more pressure to wear casual lazy clothes then in high school where I felt more pressure to be dressed up all the time..But maybe that's just my sleepiness talking! ;)

As far as my college style goes I have already been sucked into the vortex of sweatpants and leggings, usually a couple times a week, which I admit is kind of a relief. Being able to roll out of bed and throw on comfy clothes to go to school without the fear being judged is a wonderful feeling, especially after a long night of studying... or reblogging things on Tumblr. I feel that it shows confidence and secureness with who you are as a person (and a fashionista) to occasionally be able to go out without putting much effort into your appearance.

However, once I get my mocha in and walk across campus with the cool fall wind nipping at my cheeks, blowing the sleepiness away, I will realize how I wish I dressed up a little more. In high school I was always the one who looked put together, always the one standing out of the crowd. I miss this sometimes but I know that underneath the leggings and bulky sweatshirts the same girl is still there, she just has more social media to keep her procrastinating school work into the late night!

Besides being unbelievably lazy, practicality has a lot to do with my changes in fashion choices as well. Now that I am in college I am walking every which way, from my car across campus, across campus to another class, back across campus to the University Center and then back to my car... all in the cold autumn rain. Obviously that is going to have an impact on my outfit. Am I going to wear my adorable red flats with the white polka dots that are a half size too small but still the cutest things ever? Or should I choose my dingy brown Sketchers boots that are both comfortable and weather resistant? Although I am all about looking cute, I'm not about looking stupid and being uncomfortable.

What I am trying to get to with this post is that even if you give yourself those lazy days, that you very much deserve, that does not mean you are losing your sense of style or that you are not a fashionable person. Being a fashionista is, and always will be, inside of you. It courses through your veins and no amount of yoga pants or lazy days can take that away from you. Dressing up and getting ready are still my favorite things ever but we all need a day off or two!

Sorry this was such a rant but hopefully you enjoyed it and maybe you can relate to this!

Do you guys have any advice for me (or other readers) about looking cute but being comfortable at the same time? What about looking cute while bundled up? I'm going to be doing some experimenting with this and will probably do some posts on it but I want to know your ideas as well!! :)

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Michelle

All You Need is a Dress

Sometimes when you are feeling down there is really nothing better then taking as long as you like to just get ready. You can start off taking a long bath and fill the water with bubbles and lovely scented oils and let the perfumed water just devour all of your stress. After you finish your bath and you are nice and clean and refreshed feel free to use all of your really nice makeup and take your time to make sure everything is done just how you like it. After that you can do your hair and just enjoy the process of styling it, there is no rush! And of course you can finish it off by putting on the dress that you have been saving for a special occasion, that dress that makes you feel like a princess mixed with a high fashion model, it is amazing what a dress can do to lift your spirits! Even if you aren't going anywhere particularly exciting I find that the day just becomes brighter by going through this process of getting ready.

For me getting ready is not a chore or a hassle, unless I'm really tired and lazy and just want to lie around in my pjs all day long which can be just as nice sometimes! But usually getting ready for me is one of my favorite times of the day. It is a time I get to dedicate to myself, a meditative process where I can just pause the stress and the work of daily life and just relax.

Instead of freaking out about the test you are going to have later in the day throw that to the back of your mind, even if it is just for an hour, just focus on how good you are getting at using liquid eyeliner or how amazing your new curling wand makes your hair look. People may think this is vain or narcissistic but I truly think that it is completely necessary, even if it is just once in a while, to stop and focus on yourself and the little things that make YOU feel good.

Moving on to my outfit in these pictures! The reason for my rant is because the day these were taken my sister and I spent hours and hours getting ready, we weren't going anywhere special or anything but just wanted to dress up, feel good and take some pictures.   

I love Peter Pan collars!

This lovely dress is from Primark and I freaked out
When I found out Zoella has the same one in another
color!

This ADORABLE heart bag is from
H&M and it is my favorite!

My go to earrings are from Icing!

I believe these flats are from Ross! They go with
everything!

I would like to finish this blog post by thanking everyone who is following me so far. I have never actually had followers on a blog before so it is incredible that there are actual people who are looking at my posts this time around! Thank you for seeing something in me and in my blog. I have a lot more that I want to do to this page and I know there are MANY things that could be improved and I definitely am working on that. Please don't give up on me because I promise it will only get better here on When Thread Met Fabric!

Thank you everyone, have a lovely week!

Love,

Michelle

Back to School Again!

As many people of 18 years of age do, I am about to begin my first year of college. I am not sure what to think of it yet. I am excited to embark on this journey of self discovery and higher learning but also afraid. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question that often taunts me. The idea of having to choose what I want to do for a living is absolutely terrifying to me. Not because I have no idea what I want to do but because I want to do so much! I have so many passions that I could carry out into many different careers, art, fashion, music, languages, film, theatre, teaching, writing... these are all things I have interest in and it frightens me to think of having to choose only one of them. For now I guess I'll just work on being happy when I grow up, because happiness is truly priceless. 

Ready to go back to school?

My high waisted shorts are from Forever 21.

I ordered my Oxfords from Amazon.com! They 
can be worn throughout the entire year!

I really like this look for back to school, it is cute
and very comfortable too!

My polka dotted collared shirt is from
TJ Maxx!

Going back to school usually is something most people dread,
 switch it up this year by thinking about what you're looking forward
 to! Whether it be seeing your friends, taking a fun new class or
wearing that new pair of shoes that desperately want a day out!
 Whatever it is there's always something.

Love,

Michelle

Summer Style

I think that summer is one of the best times for Fashion. Don't get me wrong I adore big sweaters and boots as much as the next clothes enthusiast but there is something really quite special about being able to put on a dress, a few accessories and having your outfit be complete. 

The little rainbow by my foot really makes the 
best of all accessories!

My dress is from Forever 21 and my bag is 
from Primark.

I purchased these adorable sandals at a street 
fair in Aix en Provence, France.

This lovely bow bag goes with everything!
Such a great purchase.

My bow is from Wet Seal and my smile was given
to me by the summer :)

I truly loved this summer, it had its ups and downs

 but I like to believe everything happens for a reason. I think summers mark important stages in our lives whether they be the smallest of things like learning how to swim or even greater things like falling in or perhaps out of love. If you made a timeline of all the summers you can remember I believe you will find an incredible metamorphosis. All I know is that mine is not over yet. Not even close.

Love,


Michelle

Prom: The Biggest Fashion Show in High School

 When it comes to High School, every day can be a fashion show, however, probably the biggest showcase of peoples' style is Prom, where everyone is dressed to impress, an occasion that I always found invigorating! This year my senior prom was a "masquerade" and since I struggled with finding a mask I decided to make my own, I was very happy with how it turned out!

When I went shopping for a dress for my Senior Prom I was surprised at how shops that specialized in dresses for special occasions had a very limited selection of dresses. It was pretty difficult for me being smaller in size(yeah I know skinny girl sob story, but hear me out!)to find a dress that fit correctly. Most dresses I tried on in boutiques looked very baggy on me and were very unflattering. I don't know if they were sold out of small sizes or just never had them in stock. Many dresses were also covered in bling or animal print and I felt kind of insulted that dress makers think that those dresses are an accurate representation of what girls my age would wear on a night where they want to look their most beautiful. All in all I was not impressed. Where were all the classy, elegant and unique dresses?? Well, surprisingly, I happened to find many of them, including my Prom dress, at Dillard's.

Before the actual dance there was "The Grand March" Where everyone is announced and then they walk around in front of the people who came to watch, much like an actual fashion show. It was very exciting to see everyone all dressed up showcasing their different styles. There were people wearing princess ball gowns, flirty short dresses, sexy mermaid style gowns, some vintage hollywood looks and many, many others.  I thought my dress represented me perfectly, it was feminine, classy and just a little different.

Prom is the perfect end to the school year and an
 amazing chance to showcase your individual style
 and to just have fun! My dress was a strapless nude 
high low dress from Dillard's! I really recommend 
looking for your Prom dress at department stores
 rather than boutiques. Usually there is a better 
selection, a range of sizes and they are much,
 much cheaper! I hope you enjoyed your Prom!

Love,

Michelle

Today's Fashion Haul!

Today I went shopping with my Aunt who came to visit us from Chile as a surprise. She wanted to pick some things out to bring back to my cousin and I thought I would take my aunt to the mall today to see if we could find things for her to bring back to Chile.

I new I was in danger when I walked into Wet Seal and I saw that the dresses were 25% off!
I ended up getting two dresses at Wet Seal (the ones in the picture) and I was absolutely in love with both of them! The coral colored dress is a maxi dress but the lining stops at the knee and has little holes in it, kind of like netting. The blue one is knee length and has spaces for skin to show on either side, they were both so original and perfect for summer!

I also got two pastel colored sunglasses with a gold heart on either side of them. They were two for ten dollars, so I couldn't resist! Wet Seal is starting to grow on me now....
We then went to Victoria's Secret where I got two pairs of panties for FREE! How is this so, you ask? I  get coupons in the mail from Victoria's Secret that I think are from signing up for Angel Rewards or something.

Our last stop was at Icing where I got two gorgeous necklaces for twenty dollars! I kind of went crazy today... I usually don't do things like this but I just couldn't resist and it's good to splurge once in a while!

Love,

Michelle

The Best Time to Wear a Striped Sweater

    Last week I went to the mall to pick up some take-out from Noodle Express and my sister and I could not help but glance in a couple of stores while we were waiting for our food. We went into American Eagle and as always they racks and shelves full of adorable things. I wanted to buy them all! Sadly American Eagle usually has pretty unreasonable prices, at least for a job-less student like me. I usually don't like spending a lot of money on clothes, I know it's bad but I would much rather have quantity then quality (if the quantity i am buying is full of cute things!).

We then wandered into Wet Seal, which usually is not really my style, and bam! There were some really gorgeous spring dresses at the front of the store. Of course me, being the cheap spender that I am, rushed to the back of the store to look at the sale racks and my sister happened to find an adorable striped white, blue and pink sweater on sale half off of the sale price. She graciously let me have it and when I calculated the numbers in my head, I found the price of the sweater to be an unbelievable $7.50.  Let's just take a moment to let this sink in....I could not believe it! Whenever I (or in this case my sister) find an amazing deal like this I feel like I'm an explorer and I have just made a glorious discovery.

Tonks is my modeling companion!

Sweaters and cats are two of my most
favorite things in this world :)

My collared dress is from Forever 21.

I ordered these Oxfords from Amazon.com 
and I think they spice up an outfit perfectly.

Enjoy your sweater weather!

Love,

Michelle