MUST HAVE OF THE DAY

You should invest in not only 1 but maybe 20 of Forever 21's camisoles. For $2.50 each, you really can't beat that. They're great quality and most of the customers looking for these ask for them to be long and stretchy. The ones we had before we're shorter and not as comfortable. The new ones they're releasing are great. They come in all sorts of colors! And for all you vanity size wearers, they have them as well! They're the same prices too! They're great to wear in the summer time just by itself or if you're like me and don't like wearing bras, you can always just wear a cami underneath whatever your blouse is. So comfortable. I love being so, so, free ha!
But I wanted to mention this as somewhat of a secret but not really. A lot of girls come into my store looking for tight bandage skirts. Whenever I point them to certain ones that we have, they say, "Oh nevermind. " They're too expensive sometimes. That's why I mentioned 20 of these bitches. Do you know why?

CUT THEMMMMMMM!!!! Cut the top part off and wear it as a body con skirt! It only really works with the darker colors because they are a bit sheer, but what the fuck. I'll wear a white one and show off my black and white striped underwear, because I honestly don't give a fuck what you think of me. And those things, again, are only $2.50! If you buy 20 of them, you can at least have 10 camis and 10 body con skirts for just about $50! Seriously, such a great investment.

Order in bulk at Forever21.com or just walk in and simply buy them there!

Je ne meurs pas!

Sorry guys. I've been so busy with work and school and Just Dance 2 and mon roi. I never intentionally neglect my blog. I love this thing, even though it aesthetically doesn't look pleasing at first. But I love you guys, most important. So, let's get started.

I was not allowed to take pictures at the new Forever 21 in Myrtle Beach, SC. I'm actually never allowed to take pictures legally. But I was hoping to be able to take silly pictures of us walking in and out and walking behind and in front. It was a great experience to lead a shop like that. Having people coming up to me asking questions that I KNEW the answers to was a great feeling. And being a part of a great team of visual leads are breath-taking. Made friends with a cute little asian girl named Young. You'll see. But next time, I'm totally taking time to take pictures.

Tip of the Day: Don't be afraid to show your stomach
Alright okay I might not be the best example for this since I'm relatively smaller than what America constitutes as the average female. But seriously. A lot of girls at my store ask for crop tops and honestly, I hate to say it, but number 1! We don't have any that are worth buying. And number 2! It's so much cheaper just to go to goodwill and find some funky striped top and cut it yourself. It means so much more to you that way anyways. Crop tops are always good pieces to use in an outfit. Depending on the color, but at the same time not really. Because with just about any color and cut of a crop top, you'll never fail with a pair of high rise denim or liquid leggings. You could always do a high rise skirt or high rise shorts. Either way, the crop top is always going to be successful. Whether you're as small as I am or you wear clothes in vanity sizes, you'll still be able to pull it off. I wouldn't recommend just wearing a crop top with some low rise denim shorts or pants or whatever. That's a totally different look, if you know what I mean. Anything with a high waist band can trim you down some, if that's what you worry about de temps en temps. Trust me.

And by the way, I want to just mention something. You may see me in my black holy grail tights often. Ou toujours. But there's some kind of mental comfort wearing those things. Plus, I'm not running an avant garde line. So I have to be comfortable, right?

Black Lace Crop Top - H&M $17
Floral Denim Skirt - Forever 21 $16
Zebra Print Bandeau - H&M $7
Black Knee High Moto Boots - Forever 21 $23
Stockings are always DIY

please dont forget me

I am currently on board to Charlotte, NC. I encourage the curious but extremely loved ones to follow me on twitter for the next 3 days. I will be tweeting and twitpicing and retweeting and everything. If I'm lucky I can grace you with my beer burn humor. Twitter.com/thegirlyeye. I love you all. I look forward to your dm's and @replies!

avec l'amour,
yeye

MUST HAVE OF THE DAY!

American Apparel bodysuits are the shit, seriously. Yeah, they're pricey. But think about it; you get what you pay for! I'd easily drop $50 for a top notch leotard, rather than $7.80 for a regular looking leotard that's going to shred in the wash. You can mix and match almost anything with a leotard. Are you daring enough to wear just the leotard like Lindsay Lohan (shut the fuck up) or Lady Gaga? If you have those stunning long legs then all you need is some elevated pumps a wide brimmed fedora. You can play it safe too! Put some denim shorts over the leotard, but make sure they're a little over your hips. It's so much cuter that way! Gloria-V bodysuits puts a spin on sex appeal. To me, leotards go hand in hand (for some reason) with Madonna and her trends for the time. Pair that up with denim cigarette jeans and some pumps as well. And can't forget the lace! It's so big this season ;] I would highly suggest investing in a bodysuit or two or four!

Avec l'amour,
Yeye

The high grade ones

People like to joke me about how much I hate wearing lots of clothing at once and how I never wear pants in the winter. There's just some kind of comfort I find in being as close to naked is possible. Why does it matter? I mean, my stuff is similar to your's honestly.

ALSO! I will be out of town for the weekend so I will not be able to post anything until I come back. So sorry, but I have to see my parents for free food and hospitality!

Black Hooded Leather Jacket - $20 Forever 21
White Button Up - Boyfriend
Zebra Print Bandeau Top - $14 H&M
High Waist Sequin Hot Shorts - $20 Forever 21
Black Garter Thigh Highs - $5 Walmart
Black Knee High Moto Boots - $23 Forever 21

Homemade Cape Made By Nico Alexander

My nephew made that cape for me as a Christmas present. It's so legit. When he's done with fashion school, hit him up. But always remember his name, Nico Alexander. If you'd like to get into further contact with Nico, let me know and I'll send the message his way.

Black/white lace cape with english cone detail - Nico Alexander
Black body suit - $32 americanapparel.net
Floral tiered skirt with grommet detailing - $7 hm.com
DIY tights
Black Leather Wedges - $22 Forever21.com
Black Fedora - Thrift store

Always In Tact With The Roots

I didn't post yesterday! I know :[ Ah coo coo. But you know what that means! I'll just posting more than once every day for the rest of my life! In conjunction to this post, I will post another one later tonight relating to the look inspired here.

I also want to address something that almost concerns me. When I first started this blog I wanted it to be extremely personable, but still to the point if you understand. I wanted you all to get to know me, and later on begin to carry a piece of me with you through your daily life, whether you're in line waiting for your venti upside down soy extra caramel macchiato or your venti iced coffee with soy milk and 12 pumps of classic, or you're shopping for a girls night out. I don't want to just be some nameless, faceless person circulating the internet. So on that note! I will not be able to post on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of February. I will be traveling to South Carolina to help open up a new Forever 21. How exciting! Will take many pictures though!

If you're a visual merchandiser, one tip I can offer is to look at the picture as a whole. Not just your face out at the moment, or your one pink-based top bar. My field visual always tells me that, and it often helps. You should look at that too! If you're trying to get into visual merchandising, I suggest a thorough investigation on the difference between chambray and denim, and heathered and not, and cuffed and rolled, and cream and white. Every bit of color knowledge is so useful. It really does stretch a long way knowing all the colors and matches and etc. But at the end of the day, cream is not white and blue is not teal and red is not orange.

After exposure from the right kinds of kids and the right kinds of music, eventually I turned into something really dark, but often had my girly flings. I used to screan print t-shirts and sell them for stupid amounts, but some people bought it! I always wore studded belts to the side or backwards, and when I did wear jeans they had holes, but only if the jeans were black. If they were blue, they'd have to be cigarettes. I had a thing with cuffing the bottoms of my jeans. Oh you know, the whole new-to-being-indie look. Even though every now and then I would wear ruffles or floral prints or fitted stripes and shit, I always still went home in the dark. The hardcore grunge-y days came around my freshman year until about my early sophomore year. Then I don't really want to talk about what happened in between. In a nutshell, the whole track jacket-skinny jean-saucony wearing thing invaded me. But later on, it became whatever. If you want that true piece of me in the long run, it was because of the drugs. In my early ODU year though (notice I unfortunately said year without an -s), it got darker. And it's still dark! But I try not to let it engulf me as much anymore.

Now, onto the look!
Back then I'd be pretty upset for some selfish reason, but the whole biker/punk style is coming back for the spring. Leather jackets, leather shorts, stud and grommet detailing, moto and military inspired low or high rise boots, the whole deal. That doesn't require much accessorizing. I'll keep it short and sweet for ya, because I know those stupid long technical fashion terms don't make sense. It makes everything sound so much more complicated than it is! But seriously, grab a bunch of thread, dark thread, and tie those shits together onto your wrist. Whenever you go to a venue that requires wristbands before you enter, don't even rip them off. Don't even comb your hair! (Well, you can comb it and make it look not combed. Honestly, I don't even brush my hair.) Don't over accessorize, dude. Chain necklaces/bracelets and studded chokers/bracelets are just a no go. A crucifix here OR there, but that all depends on the piece! You know the whole saying, "Less is more." It really is in these cases.

Black cap sleeve long basic shirt - Forever21.com $2.50
Black denim hot-shorts - Forever21.com $19.80
Black DIY stockings - Anywhere
Raveen Combat Boots - Forever21.com $23.80