Shredded T-Shirt

After seeing beautifully shredded t-shirts on Childhood Flames, Outsapoptrashion, Atlantis Home, and a few other blogs, I had to make one, too. Since the project doesn't require any supplies other than a knit t-shirt (or any knit fabric) and something sharp to separate the loops, I thought it was the perfect DIY for a lazy Saturday.  The shredding started out slow because I didn't realize that you have to start each section to be shredded with the width THEN work upwards pulling the loops (if you watch the childhood flames video this will make more sense.  The whole process ended up taking over 5 hours and was spread out over several days.  Even though it took forever, I am so happy with the result.  I already have several friends comment that they want one of their own! Instead of making all of them, I'm thinking about having a t-shirt shredding party.  That way I have time to make more for myself! 

From the front it looks like a normal plain white t...

T-shirt: DIY shredded, Hanes 8 pack from Target

Bra: from Victoria's Secret

Skirt: gift, Kimchi Blue from UO

Belt: borrowed from friend

Bracelet: borrowed from friend

Shoes: Steve Madden from Steve Madden store

from the back it is artfully deconstructed...

I used a regular Hanes tshirt that comes in a pack of 8 from Target because that is what I had lying around but any knit will work, even if it is a rib. Good luck shredding your own shirts. Just remember it takes a lot of time and patience. OR if you don't want to DIY it I would be happy to take custom orders for a small fee.

In the Garden

My lovely cousin Tanya offered to take these photos for me today in exchange for helping with her makeup portfolio. They were taken in the garden on the side of her house. She even let me borrow the snake belt that I am wearing.  My sister has a complete phobia of snakes and was freaked out just by touching the belt but it reminds me of the pet snake that my college roommate had.

Blouse: batwing from H&M, gift from Danish cousin

Skirt: Kimchi Blue, birthday gift from friend

Shoes: "Firlik" via Aldo Day After Thanksgiving Sale

Belt: borrowed from Tanya

Here is a close up of the shoes. They are my favorite shoes but since they are pointy I can't wear them for hours at a time like I can with some of my other heels. 

- Melissa 

The Perfect Red

I went on a quest to find the perfect dark red lipstick.  After seeing all of the fall runway looks with dark red lips I knew that I needed to get one for myself.  The sales woman at Sephora pointed me in the direction of Make Up For Ever #205, a gorgeous deep red color (you can only get this color at Sephora and they sell out fast in the store!).  I managed to snag the last tube and even had to fight my friend for it.  (She decided to get MAC's Russian Red instead.) Just in the 20 minutes that I modeled it around the store I got a few compliments and people asked me which lipstick it was because they wanted it to try it too!

After wearing it to work twice, I can say that if you wear it you will get a TON of comments on it, all good ones of course (except for maybe a few creeper ones).  The color is very saturated and leaves my lips bright pink until I exfoliate them!!! I am definitely hooked on this lipstick and plan on wearing it whenever I want to feel extra glamorous. :)

The only red lipstick that I had before was Revlon 655 Scarlet Velvet.  If you are looking for a good drugstore red lipstick that might be comparable I would definitely suggest trying this Revlon color. 

Studding Party

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I celebrated with my friends by having a stud party.  No, this wasn’t a party themed around a young bachelor but rather studs, or pyramid studs to be more specific.  I ordered 500 silver and 200 black studs from studsandspikes.com after reading positive reviews from other bloggers about their products and service.  I received the order promptly and the studs were all that I had dreamed of! 

This stud obsession of mine started before Christmas when I began to see more and more studs pop up on everything from clutches to men’s dress shirts.  It was an instant obsession.                                                                      

           

At first everyone was weary of studding because they didn’t think that they were cool enough to wear studs or they didn’t want to ruin an item of clothing if they ended up not liking the finished result.  After putting in their first stud all of my friends were hooked! One friend said that she could totally understand my obsession and wanted to order some more studs with me! 

Here is the pair of jeans my friend studded. 

We learned an important lesson – thin cotton tank tops are not suitable for heavy studs! Even if they look like they are secured, the studs slip out very easily! Denim and leather are still the easiest and best fabrics for studs.

Happy Studding