There’s nothing more fun than mixing and matching different styles! A summer trend I’ve seen from Autum Rain (@autumrainn) and other fashion bloggers is pairing a floral summer dress with Doc Marten boots. It’s a harmonious mix of sweet and tough, punk and girly. Today I’m going to walk you through the ups and downs of wearing an outfit like this around town. I actually wear my black Doc Marten boots often, even to work. A gift from my mother who was supportive of my punk-goth phase, I’ve worn these Doc Martens since I was twelve, making them officially twelve years old today. Since I first got them, these boots have gone through many fashion trends; paired with skinny jeans and a black shirt, they made the perfect emo outfit I wore in middle school; at sixteen I graduated to wearing them with floral skirts and black tights for a retro-grunge look; and now they are great for managing Boston’s snow covered, cobblestone streets. For the summer, most people don’...
Don't let the platform sandals fool you, I'm only 5 feet and 4 inches tall. In America, that seems like an average height for a woman. But when I shop I often have to wear petites. This is especially true now that I shop at higher-end stores whose target audience is young, working women. For example, I can't wear Anthropologie's regular sized clothes, even if they are my usual size. Then there's all those rules about wearing maxi skirts and dresses when you're short. You've heard the rules. "Wearing a maxi dress will make you look even shorter," they say. I also once heard someone say never mix patterns, but that rule has long since been revoked. Now I think it's time to make a motion to end this "no maxi dresses for short people" rule. I love maxi skirts and dresses, which is why I broke down and bought this off-white maxi dress from Clad and Cloth after months of seeing the dress in my Instagram feed. The en...