GRADUATE WITH STYLE

I had my last day of school a little bit more than two weeks ago. In a week I have my first exam which is followed by two other written exams and an oral exam. After that I only have to go back to school for my graduation which is a crazy thing to think about.

The only time I will need to go back to school is my graduation ball. I always imagined it would be a magical night with the boys dressed in suits and the girls wearing ball gowns. As the end of my school time I always wanted it to be perfect. The perfect dress, perfect shoes and perfectly matched jewelry. At some point I realized that I did not need to look perfect nor please anyone with my looks. The night should be about me feeling confident in what I wear and rocking the look by doing so. It wouldn't matter if I really wore a dress or a suit because I should not feel pressured into wearing anything. This night would be the end of my school career and the start of my new exiting life.

It took me about five months to find a dress that I loved but was not too expensive and even though it is pretty simple I really like it. If you do not want to go all out with your dress but still want to show yourself off a little bit you can always pimp your outfit with accessories and shoes.

I do recommend to go into a store that sells prom dresses or suits and try on a couple different ones to see what style you are going for or in what style you like yourself the best. You might even immediately find a dress you like! Trying on dresses in the store makes it possible for you to look up dresses on the internet which gives you more options.

If you do not have a limit for the price I would definitely check out Sherri Hill. In my opinion they have the most beautiful prom dresses and lots of different styles and colors. If you are not able to spend a lot of money on a prom or graduation dress I recommend to check out Missguided. They have a lot of different styles, colors and lengths for a very affordable price here and here. Missguided also ships worldwide which I love.

Here are a few of my personal favorites.
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rose gold heels

nude strappy heels

nude suede strappy heels

( I could not find a way to save the photos of these shoes and insert them here

so the links will have to do)

GOING NUDE

Kanye kicked it off and now it's everywhere.

The trend of wearing all nude, camel or taupe but also white outfits is going around the world and all age ranges. I especially love the tan nude color even though it kind of reminds me of old people or at least something my grandma would wear. I feel like this color scheme fits every skin and hair color perfectly which is also why I adore it that much because it doesn't exclude anyone. 

The fact that I see this trend everywhere and I don't own a completely nude outfit brings tears to my eyes but I'm coming for it. This color scheme is helping me by being my shopping guide this year.
You can obviously get clothing pieces in those colors from the Yeezy collections but I also love Blackdope and if I'd have a job I would get everything from their website. You can also shop at your local Forever21, H&M or Urban Outfitters store because they always carry some standard pieces but I feel like I find more specific clothes in online stores.

♡ vmn ♡

BY MAKEUPBYMANDY24

BY MADELEINE BITICI

PONCHOS AKA BLANKET TO GO

I've been on a hunt for a good poncho in the past weeks because those things really got me. Ponchos are a nice combination of a blanket and a sweater just like oversized sweaters and huge cardigans and they are a good way to feel like you're still in bed even though you're at school or at work.
When wearing a poncho I like it to be the center of attention so I keep the rest of the outfit pretty simple by creating a monochrome outfit where the poncho stands out with either its color or fabric. I like to pair ponchos with all black outfits because - let's be honest - when do I ever wear a different color in fall and winter.

I only own one poncho right now but I'm definitely planning on getting more soon. Mine looks very similar to the one in the second outfit. The first time I wore it on my flight back home. I paired it with a pair of simple black see through leggins from Victoria's Secret and some ankle booties and I kind of recreated the look in the middle of the outfits below. I wore it because I knew I'd be spending several hours at uncomfortable places and I at least needed a comfy outfit. Even though it gets really cold in fall where I live I only wore a white T-Shirt underneath because the material of the poncho kept me warm enough.

♡ vmn ♡

by violamariexo on polyvore

Ponchos from left to right:

Harvey Nichols, Topshop, Burberry

MBM24 FASH

Amanda Steele aka makeupbymandy24 is a sixteen year-old Youtuber with more than two and a half million subscribers on her main channel. She is a beauty and fashion guru with a bomb fashion sense. I took it to polyvore to create some outfits that I either saw her wear in a video or some Instagram photo or just think she would wear something similar to them.
I see her wearing a lot of black and white and she seems to like Jeans but - let's be honest - who doesn't. I love how she pairs simple basics and makes them seem less basic. The first four outfits are from a video and from her Instagram photos she posted a little while ago so I'm pretty sure this is what she wears. I got my inspiration from other Youtubers or Instagramers in addition to her Amanda's own style for the other four outfits..
She developed her style a lot in even the past year and I'm honestly all about it.

♡ vmn ♡

by violamarixo on polyvore

GET HIGHER (BOOTS)

Over-knee boots are the trend this year. I see them everywhere and it's like telling me that they're the missing piece to my fall/winter 15 closet. There are so many to choose from, though. There are so many styles of boots - even styles of heels that show a whole other side of you. I've always liked the chunky boot simply because they're easier to walk in and still look good. I don't always like stilettos just because I haven't learned to walk in them properly yet. I feel like over-knee boots are a really nice touch to a simple outfit. They make outfits a lot more fashionable in an easy way. If you pair them the right way they'll make you look very classy and - if you're younger than 20 - older.

I definitely prefer heeled boots and I don't even know why. I just love the look of it. The classic over-knee boots from Stuart Weitzman (which are not featured below by the way) look amazing though. I don't know what it is about them, maybe it's just the hype but the way I've seen them being styled kind of makes me want them but the heel is still kind of necessary to me.
Below are a few types of over-knee boots that I like. Different heels, textures and designs but the same kind-of style in all of them. What I like about them is that they're all tight-fitting around the leg.

The pair of boots I'll most likely get is the pair with the outfit on the left. They're classics and you can pair them a lot of different ways. The boots in the middle are obviously classic too but if I want to wear them to school too, I'm not going to get a small heel.

The boots to the outfit on the right are amazing. I love the pattern and the golden heel - sadly they cost more than $5 000. Of course there are much cheaper pairs of over-knee boots yet none of them caught me the way they did. Since I'm not going to pay that much for a pair of boots, they're going to remain a dream of mine. That's okay because there are really a lot of other boots that look extremely good and are affordable.
The first store where I spotted over-knee boots was lamoda.co.uk half a year ago but I haven't seen them there last time I checked. The online store I would probably get them from is soleaffair or prettylittlething because the quality is quite good and the prices are nothing to complain about. The pair of over-knee boots I have an eye on only cost £30 which is about $47 and 43€.

This post definitely got longer than I wanted it too but the longer the boot - the longer the post.

vmn ♡

by violamariexo on polyvore

Boots (from left):

office, strategia, emilio pucci

DRESSING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

I love dressing for back to school since outfits are the only thing about school that don't change after summer break. My school doesn't have a dress code so I could go there in sweatpants and a simple tank top and I totally would if I didn't love picking out outfits as much as I do. What I like to to is to keep my outfits casual and comfortable yet a bit fashionable. I don't wear a lot of skirts or dresses so must haves for school are a good pair of jeans that you can pair with anything. Trust me, especially when you have to shop on a low budget simple jeans are needed.
My back to school must haves also include basic t-shirts no matter what color, leggins, an oversized sweater and boots or sneakers that fit your whole closet so you won't have to get a lot of shoes to match your clothes.

The four outfits below are all really comfortable in my opinion especially if you're like me and don't wear a bra most of the time. I'm actually surprised that I managed to create one outfit that doesn't include a black item because I barely wore any other color to school last year.

vmn ♡

by violamariexo on polyvore

SJP TECHNIQUE

A recent blog post by Morgan Demeola inspired me to create these outfits. She wrote about the SJP technique where you can wear the same top and bottom with different shoes, jackets and purses to make it suitable for different occasions. Even though I feel like all three of these outfits could be worn to the same occasions they all still have different personalities. The outfit on the left is an edgy chic outfit which I'd probably wear when I'm going out with my friends. The middle outfit has a grunge touch and it's an outfit I'd wear to school. The one on the right is more chic because of the faux fur jacket and the style of the boots and I feel like its a night kind of outfit. 

I love all of these because they're almost all black and every pair of shoes is a pair of boots and I'm really into both. Also, the SJP technique allows me to wear my favorite color and clothing pieces, a black tee and black skinnies, to any occasion and also to make me come across in different ways even though I'm still wearing the same basics. 

vmn ♡

by violamariexo on polyvore

(from left)

Shoes: Balenciaga, Dr.Martens, Office

Jackets: River Island, Levi's, Whistles

Purse: Gucci, Parentesi, Givenchy