outfit ramblings

As I've mentioned, I have been uber-busy with school, my past job, and my weddings, but every now and then I had a bit of time to take some outfit pictures. Most have been taken by Alex, but he still needs to take a few lessons (I love you though!). Not saying they're horrible, but of course there's always room for improvement. I believe this holiday break will give us more of a chance to get better!

Como habia mencionado antes, e estado super ocupada con la escuela, trabajo, y boda, pero aveces tenia el tiempo de tomarme fotos de la ropa que estaba usando esos dias. Casi todas las fotos me las toma Alex, pero creo que necesita practicar un poco mas :) En estas vacaciones de invierno espero que los dos mejoremos en ese aspecto! 

Mondays will never be the same...

Okay, so I am pretty much sure that half of the world (including myself) is mourning the grand finale of Gossip Girl- I mean, how could you not when you've been addicted to Chuck & Blair's never-ending love story for 6 years?! I am so happy that it ended the way it did, including the hour-long interviews with the producers and cast before the show. I will most definitely miss the fashion, the idea of getting out of my reality for a short while on Monday nights. I've always said I would be very upset if I wasn't truly shocked to find out who Gossip Girl really was, but I have got to say that it kind of came out of nowhere! For those of you who have not watched it, I will not spoil it, but those who did..OMG! Can you believe the outcome of everything?! I swear I almost cried, but I kept it together..for now. Anyway, here are a few GG moments that I will never forget. What was your favorite part? What did you not like from the final episode??

Okay, quiero pensar que medio mundo (yo incluida) esta destrozado por el final de Gossip Girl hace unas horas, pero como es posible NO sentirse asi cuando e estado adicta a la relacion de Chuck y Blair por 6 años?! Estoy feliz de que termino como termino, y mas porque antes de que dieran el ultimo episodio, pasaron entrevistas con los productores y todos los actores. Creo que lo que mas extrañare sera la moda, la ropa, los zapatos, y todo lo que tiene que ver con el estilo del programa. Siempre me gustaba tener esa hora los Lunes por la noche en la que me olvidava de mi propia vida y me perdia en el mundo de GG. Tambien dije que estaria enojada si la persona que en verdad se revelaria como Gossip Girl no me sorprenderia, pero no lo fue asi. Casi llore, pero para los que no lo an visto, no dire nada! :) Y si si lo viste, que parte fue tu favorita?

I'm still so sad about this! :'(

What's in my bag(s)?

So I woke up this morning to an e-mail from the marketing coordinator at Iconix Brand Group, which is the company that owns brands such as Material Girl and Badgley Mischka. I was asked to be a guest blogger and told to choose from different topics such as dress inspirations (from Madonna and Lola of course), Halloween, or DIY with an MG product. I however, chose to do a "what's in your bag" piece because I've personally have always liked it when other fashion bloggers write about their bags. I am not sure when it will be on the blog, but when it hits I will be sure to let you guys know about it! There is a sneak peek about it below!

Anyway, tonight was the Lulus.com event, and some really cool things happened there, but I'm saving that for the next post tomorrow!


Me levanté esta mañana a un e-mail de la coordinadora de mercadeo de Iconix Brand Group, que es la empresa propietaria de marcas como Material Girl y Badgley Mischka. Me pidieron que fuera un blogger invitada y me dieron de escoger entre diferentes temas, tales como fuentes de inspiración de vestir (de Madonna y Lola, por supuesto), Halloween, o que canciones me gustan en el momento. Yo escogi hacer el tema de "qué hay en tu bolsa" porque yo personalmente me gusta cuando otros bloggers de moda escriben sobre este tema. No estoy seguro de cuándo va a estar en el blog, pero cuando leste me asegurare de que ustedes saben acerca de ello! 


(abajo esta una foto de mi bolsa de escuela!)

(arriba esta mi bolsa de salir!)

The school bag essentials/Adentro de la bolsa de la escuela

1. Binder & planner/cuadernos
2. School ID/identifacion de escuela
3.Headphones (for those spare working times in between classes!)/audifonos
4. Drawing paper/papel para dibujar
5.Measuring tape/cinta de medir
6. Ruler/regla
7.Macbook laptop/laptop
8. Ray-Bans eyeglasses/lentes para ver 
9. Pencil (very crucial, especially when taking tests on Scantrons!)/lapiz
10. Marker box & Chalk/marcadores
11. Tote by Betsey Johnson/Bolsa de Betsey Johnson

Personal bag/Adentro de mi bolsa personal

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs wristlet/cartera Marc by Marc Jacobs

2. elf Oil blotting sheets/papel para quitarse el brillo de la cara

3. Iphone/telefono celular

4. House/Car keys/llaves de mi apartamento y carro

5. Eyelash curler/enchinador de pestañas

6. MAC setting powder/polvo de cara

7. Gum!/chicle

8. Small notebook & pen/cuaderno chico y pluma

9. Sunglasses/lentes de sol

10. Bobby pins/pasadores

11. Carmex, Revlon lipstick in Siren, & MATERIAL GIRL lip gloss!/tintes de labios

12. Teen Vogue’s latest issue/revista de Teen Vogue

13. Betsey Johnson bag/Bolsa de Betsey Johnson

Thursday.

Today my fiancé Alex & I decided to take a trip to IKEA, one of our favorite stores OF ALL TIME! (I've heard that you know you are "maturing" and apparently "getting old" when this happens..) We recently moved into our new apartment and wanted to spice things up a bit around here, so we knew we were about to splurge on some (a lot of!) goodies! Tomorrow is our other free day, but the Lulu's (info. down below!) fashion event is happening in downtown Phoenix, and since hardly anything uber-great happens that has to do with fashion in Arizona, I most definitely made it a priority to go! And of course, I am dragging Alex along too ;) I also start my quarter back up again on Monday and leave for Vegas for my bachelorette next Friday, so it is crucial to get our place done ASAP! I am such a neat freak and I can't stand such mess!

Hoy mi novio Alex y yo decidimos hacer un viaje a IKEA, una de nuestras tiendas favoritas en cual vende cosas del hogar (He oído que la gente esta "madurando" y aparentemente "envejeciendo", cuando sucede que preferimos ir de compras por muebles que cualquier otra cosa...) Recientemente nos mudamos a nuestro nuevo apartamento y quería decorar con un tema diferente por aquí, así que sabíamos que estabamos a punto de gastar el gran dineral al final del dia! Mañana es nuestro día libre tambien, pero hay un evento de moda que está sucediendo en el centro de Phoenix de parte de la tienda Lulus.com, y como casi nada grande sucede que se trata de la moda en Arizona, tengo que ir definitivamente! Y por supuesto, me llevare a Alex también ;) Ya también empiezo la escuela de nuevo el lunes y me voy a Las Vegas para mi despedida de soltera el próximo viernes, por lo que es crucial arreglar nuestro lugar hecho lo antes posible! Gracias por leer y si tienen INSTAGRAM, busquenme bajo el nombre "platformsforbreakfast" ! Besos! 

Outfit of the day/ Look del dia:

• black spandex dress/vestido, Forever 21
• plaid button-up/blusa de cuadros, Hollister
• shoes/tenis, Converse All-Stars (which I've had since the 8th grade! Ahh!)
• Rings/anillos, Nasty Gal & Forever 21 (and my engagement ring doesn't really count, haha/ y mi anillio de compromiso en realidad no cuenta!)

(Anyone and everyone in Phoenix should attend this event! It's free! Just register first!)

(Todas la fashionistas en Arizona tienen que asistir a este evento! Registrense primero!)

Alex (the fiancé) <3

Alex, mi prometido <3

..and we JUST washed our car too :/

...y apenas habiamos lavado el carro :/

Leather bag by Betsey Johnson ($15 at Nordstrom's Last Chance store! Score!+ my huge Iphone case!)

Bolsa de piel de Betsey Johnson que agarre en una tienda de descuento a solo $15! Y mi caja de celular grande!)

Downtown Phoenix nearby

Centro de Phoenix a la distancia

This room is SO AMAZING! Ugh, love everythinggg about it!

Me encanto este cuarto! 

Hot dogs at IKEA! Yum!

Y unos hot dogs para terminar la visita!

Afterwards, we went for some ice cream & frozen yogurt (which wasn't that great, so it made me sad)

Despues, fuimos por nieve (que no me agrado tanto-me puse muy triste)

my semi-ombre hair needs a complete makeover soon! 

creo que ya es hora de pintarme el pelo otra vez muy pronto!

xo

LET'S CATCH UP.

Sooo, I KNOW I have been beyond horrible in keeping up with this blog (formerly known as "Fashion Commotion", FYI); I've been super busy with school (what's new?) and I am also getting married in less than 2 months. Crazy indeed. Anyway, I graduate in March (YAY!) and I am crossing my fingers so that I can find a job immediately after. I need a vacation, and I need vacation money! Aside from this  small vent of mine, I have plentyyyy of new pictures so satisfy your eyes. Or not.
Let's just call them "Outfits of the past days"- or entitle them how you want. Either way, thanks for reading and I am actually motivated to keep up with this blog even more that I have a better camera (Canon Rebel t3i), and also because I am going to change this blog up to a more professional looking one, since I plan to use it to display a part of my senior portfolio show. Love you guys! xx

HUUUUGE thanks to Seventeen Mag for featuring me on their Instagram during NYFW! (New York Fashion Week)! 

Andddd this was me on the last day of school. Call it whatever, I call it "happy dancing"!

PS. Sorry for the low-quality on some of the images! They were taken from my Iphone! Actually, a lot of my photos are from my phone!

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