Acne Velocite Shearling Jacket: cue eye-drools

The Little Dandy's Winter 2012 Wishlist! by thelittledandy featuring ted baker

Obama for 4 More Years!

Hi dearies.  I hope you've all been having a wonderful week!  The weather is cold and the days are getting shorter!  Congratulations to Obama last night!  Us Canadians are very proud to be living next to a country governed by a fair and smart man.

This is an outfit I wore on my boyfriend's 24th birthday back in March.  You can see the full post here.

I'm wearing a cropped cardigan from H&M that I got last year and absolutely love.  It's one of those things that H&M carries every year for $14.99.  This season they have a cropped pullover made of the same knit fabric.  I'm thinking of picking up a few to wear tucked into skirts!

Summer Days

I assume you've all been keeping yourselves busy with the things that summer can bring. I love summer, but I've been quite busy! This busy dandy has been running about working two jobs! 
Needless to say, I unfortunately haven't had the time for as many good outfit shoots :(.
If you follow me on Instagram though, you'll know that I snap an "outfit of the day" on the regular! So here are some pics to keep you all interested! And not to worry, I've got some photos to work on! New posts cometh! Oh, I promise you!

 

Outfit of the Day

Hello All!  Now, before I go on about the outfit, I wanted to say:  Thank you for bearing with my shoddy iPhone pics!  My parents recently moved from the house I used to call home.  They did this while I was abroad, so they basically moved all of my stuff for me!  And amongst those things was my beloved tripod...which I now can't seem to find.  I searched every nook and cranny (okay...so MAYBE I haven't actually looked that hard yet, but I did give it a go!), and my mom said she's absolutely positive she brought it with them during the move!  So until I dig it up...or buy a new tripod...y'all are gonna have to bear with these iPhone snaps, and good photos by my lovely boyfriend once a week or so!  Anyways...to the outfit!

Today was a lazy day.  Minimal accessories.  No make-up.  I wore...

• Red velvet twist scarf - American Apparel
• Wool patterned scarf - Balmain
• Black hooded puffer peacoat - street shopping in S. Korea
• Oversized black & grey striped shirt - street shopping in S. Korea (was only approx. $5CAD!!)
• Brown bag & boots - street shopping in S. Korea
• Skinny jeans - H&M

The weather is finally getting to be a bit more mild!  Hurrah!  I'm so excited for Spring!  Pastels! Florals! And wearing pretty flats again!  Yay =).

Oh, and...

Happy March Everyone!

Outfit Shoot

My dear photographer boyfriend has agreed to take pictures for me on weekends!  Here's what I wore this past Saturday.  

You may not know this, but I live in the big 'Oh Canada', and its UNFORGIVINGLY cold...still.  So here I am, bundled up and in the snow.

• Bow hair accessory - sent from my sister in S.Korea (approx.  $1CAD)
• Black hooded puffer coat - underground shopping stall in S.Korea (approx. $50CAD)
• Faux leather brown bag - underground shopping stall in S. Korea (approx. $9CAD)
• Four-way stretch high-wasited zipper pants in Truffle - American Apparel ($85CAD)
• Brown boots - underground shopping stall in S. Korea (approx. $25CAD)

I didn't realize how much cheap underground shopping junk I was wearing this day!  Haha.  Anyway, details of what I was wearing underneath the jacket tomorrow!  Time for bed!  Goodnight!

OOTD: yay or nay?

First of all.  You girls are WONDERFUL!  I've only moved this blog over to blogger in the last week, and you have all been leaving wonderful comments already!  If you are a new visitor, please enjoy your stay, leave comments, and follow me!  I try my best to respond to everyone, and I visit and add everyone back =).  

Anywhoo, I am very thankful for the feedback from all of you about this little dress.  I still can't commit to cutting it short yet, so I decided to tuck it in and wear it as a sweater today.  What do you all think?  Yay or nay?  I think it's an adorable look, and I enjoyed smiling about in it all day haha.  Before I cut it, I'm gonna wear it out with some black pantyhose and a belt like Rachel suggested (visit her blog!  http://coldknees.blogspot.com/) and see which look I like better.  Who knows.  Maybe I'll keep it long and just tuck it in once in a while.  Hmmmm.

Future DIY?

My mom recently returned from a prolonged trip to Korea to visit her parents.  Upon her return she brought with her a whole batch o' goodies for me.  Amongst those goodies was this.  This adorable lady-like dress.  Now, my mom is usually TERRIBLE...absolutely TERRIBLE at buying things for me.  Anytime she ever buys me something (whether its clothes, bags, or even books) it usually ends up in the corner or very back of somewhere and just collects dust over time.  So good job, mum, in finally getting me something that I am not totally turned off of.

Now, while I think that this little pink frock is absolutely adorbs to DEATH, it's not totally my style.  I'm into pink--yes.  I'm into cute details--yes.  I'm into collars and cuffs--yes.  I'm into dress--absolutely.  But this for some reason is not really me.  I love my girly side, but I also have quite the tom-boyish/edgy side to me as well.  For that reason, I've been thinking about cutting this dress into a cropped sweater of sorts.  I know...I'm evil.  I am the evilest evil-do-er of them all for even THINKING about cutting this innocent pink dress.

Bah...I just can't get myself to do it.  Look how cute she is! 

HELP!!

penguin nails!

Yes. Believe it.  I have tiny penguins on my nails.  ON-MY-NAILS!  PENGUINS!  CUTENESS!  Haha.  I saw this either on someone's tumblr or Instagram a while ago (wish I could remember!!), and I just had to try it!  It looks a bit messy, but I'm satisfied with how it came out for the most part.

I used Skin Food nail polish in Ice Milk for the base of all my nails.  For the penguin I used any white polish I had kicking' around (this one's from H&M), and for eyes I put a glob of Chanel Black Satin on a piece of paper, and used a pencil to dot the eyes.  The yellow details were done the same way in Sally Hansen Instadry in Lightening.  For my non-penguin nails I used Sephora for OPI in Flurry Up.  Then I put a top coat on everything!  Easy, peasy, lemon-squeezy!

Stripes & Denim <3

Wore my *new* H&M necklace today!

• Oversized striped tee - American Apparel
• Charcoal winter leggings - American Apparel
• Denim button-up - belongs to my boyfriend

new necklaces :).

Got myself some sweet treats today!

• Pink rose beads - forever21 ($4.80cad)
• Gold magnifying glass - H&M ($6.95cad)

outfit of the day

Today's outfit of the day!  Simple & comfy :).

• Red velvet twist scarf - American Apparel
• Caramel tee - American Apparel
• Black colour-speckled oversized cardigan - street shopping in Seoul, S. Korea
• Ankle-zipped skinny jean - very old...can't remember!  But I remember they cost me less than $10!
• Pink sneakers - vintage $6 from Talize (London, Ontario)
• Timex brown leather watch - American Apparel

heavy knits.

Love heavy knits.  It snowed again today...winter, when will you be over?!

Today's Accessories

• Black & gold heart earrings - forever21 ($1.50cad!!!)
• Vintage beaded bracelet - Mesh ($2.00cad)
• Black & gold ring - Club Monaco ($3.00cad on sale w/ employee discount)
• Vintage gold locket necklace - birthday gift from the Boyfriend <3

little bow atop my head.

In the mood to post some accessories that I adore.  Today I am wearing a cute rosy bow hair clip I bought for only 1,000krw (about $1.00cad) in Seoul, South Korea last year! 

outfit of the day.

Me today in layers, layers, layers! 

• Red wool cardigan - Joe Fresh
• Denim button-up - the Boyfriend's
• Cashmere Lily short-sleeved sweater - Club Monaco
• Leopard print cami - street shopping in S. Korea
• Black winter leggings - American Apparel
• Brown crocodile skin bag - vintage
• Gold & black ring - Club Monaco