'Treaded' Last Day

Today is my last day of my 

'Thrift or Go Naked' Spring Break Challenge

Tomorrow I will do a mini recap of pro/cons of the challenge and what not :)

Today I did some final thrifting and got some great pieces all for a grand total of $28

Vest: Wrangler $3

Orange Blouse: New Look thrifted for $10 (its so incredibly silky)

Scarf: given by friend (used in prior posts)

Tread Sole Boots: Nine West $15

Leopard Layers

The ONLY thing I like about winter is the ability to layer. 

(awesome sales, hot cocoa, tea, and cuddling are nice perks to winter as well)

I think the cold weather is a great opportunity to try out layers and patterns that you might not have tried before. 

I did my double scarf trick, and wore 3 pairs of tights today. 

Today it was below 50, and that is cold for this California Girl, but thankfully with my layers I stayed fairly warm!

Dress: (gift) from Macy's

Leopard Scarf - Merona (target)

Sheer Orange/Yellow Scarf - Used here

Brown Jacket - Thrifted (Wet Seal)

Shoes - Thrifted 

I stopped by T.J Max today and got some awesome pieces. Paid a little more than I would have wanted but with 'shopping math,' I have saved enough to splurge on some shoes :)

It's a Wrap

So as a avid thrift store shopper, and clothes enthusiast, I take pride in my enlarging wardrobe and vast bathing suit selection. 

(I think I probably own over 20 bathing suits.) 

"Hi my name is Kayla, and I am addicted to swimwear"

As I started to pack for my Hawaii Trip, my mother found it amusing that the only thing's I had brought from school were my suits. 

No summer clothes. 

"This is just not okay!" I exclaimed.

So my mom was joking around and said I should just start turning my scarves into beach-ey pieces. 

"Challenge Accepted"

-disclaimer-

I am in a swim suit

So the scarf I used was one given to me by a woman that lived across the street from me. 

It was a little.. much for my taste but I hoarded it and kept it out of the 'giveaway' pile.

ALAS! I have use for it. 

So its not exactly a cover up.. but I thought it looked really cool and bohemian, and I ended up packing it with me. 

weirdly enough.. my mom said I should show a view of how it was tied

(so.awkward.)

Extreme Close Up (well hello there.. )

I had a lot of fun putting together this 'What if your suitcase gets lost and all you have are bottoms and a scarf'  scenario outfit. 

Im still undecided if I will be blogging from the islands -- Should I?

Well this post is a 'wrap'

(pun intended)

The weather outside is frightful! {But your outfits don't need to be}

A friend of mine who is studying at University of Idaho sent me little packaged complaints on how cold she was -- considering we are both California girls, we are not used to such frigid temperatures. I thought I would share how to stylishly pack on the bulky sweaters and not look like a pile of lumpy blankets!

I love the idea of belting some of the clothes together!

It's like "Oh, thats where my figure went!"

{My favorite part about this is 1. you can totally find a sweater like this at your local thrift store for 6 dollars and the fact that whoever this girl is, is using 2 scarves! Double the neck heat? Count me in!}

This may not look warm, but it could definitely withstand some Santa Ana Winds and around 50 degree's.

{Whenever I feel like wearing a sweater dress, or a normal dress in the winter, I always layer my leggings/tights. It makes them more opaque and keeps your legs nice and toasty! I learned about this tip at The Glamouri ((aka my blog crush right now))}

Now the reason I put this picture of a dress is because I personally live in Los Angeles, where it is cold-ish but not freezing. I pull this trick all the time; Maxi Dresses. they are not just a summer staple, but are a sneaky way of staying warm on a night out on the town! perhaps a date ;) I always wear leggings underneath because no one can see them! (and they keep you warm.) Also with a thick mid-thigh length sweater you can call it a night and go outside without a shiver in sight.

(Its almost Christmas time--excuse my need to rhyme every now and then.)

--x--

So today in Cali it was a brisk 65 degree's so I opted for a dress/sweater combo!

{Sweater Dress: H&M Clearance Rack, Leather Clutch, Shoes, and Belt: Thrifted, Jacket: My moms (I think from Nordstrom)}

I also layered my tights (aka: two pairs of brown tights) so my legs were nice and toasty!

PS: Sorry for low photo quality -- Its from my macbook photobooth because my camera was dead and no one was around to take a picture of me!