{OOTD} Green Plaid

It's been a while since I've mentioned Poshmark, but this outfit consists of mostly items I purchased off of the app. I haven't posted a Poshmark Finds post in a while, but I haven't stopped shopping! That app can really get addicting! Just a fair warning! Haha! Do let me know if you'd like those types of posts to continue :]

Anyways, I just wore this out on a little date with the Boyfriend. Actually, not so little because dates together are always special. Excuse the cheesy-ness, but we're actually in a long distance relationship, so time together in person is extra special. We only get to see each other about once a month. Shout-out to all those in long-distance relationships!

He really liked the outfit that he insisted on taking a picture for the blog. Unfortunately is is just an iPhone photo in a dimly lit apartment complex hallway. Apologies from the both of us! The Beret is my boyfriend's, but I'm really the only now who uses it. It was gifted to him from his sister from her trip to Paris. So it was ultimately a gift to me! 

Outfit Rundown

Beret  |  Stolen from the BF

Coat  |  Love Tree

Turtleneck  |  Talbots via Poshmark (similar)

Scarf  |  via Poshmark

Skirt  |  Forever 21 via Poshmark

Gloves  |  Aldo Accessories

Tights  |  Forever 21

Ankle Boots  |  Target via Poshmark (similar)

{OOTD} Blue Chevron Stripes

So... you may have seen my last post about the eShakti dress review. It was actually a really cold day for me and I couldn't actually go out without a coat, so this was my actual outfit for that day. I just needed to highlight the dress for the review, so I took pictures without the coat. So here you go! My outfit and accessories for a date with my boyfriend that weekend. I'm really happy about how the blue  and green embroidery match my purse without being the same color.






Outfit Rundown

Beret  |  Goorin Bros.

Earring  |  Claire's 

Coat  |  Purchased at Ross 

Dress  | c/o eShakti

Boots  |  Purchased on Zulily

{Review} eShakti Dress

Hello hello! Long time no outfit post! I'm not counting the Dapper Day outfit because of course I would take pictures whilst on vacation! I did get off by butt and took actually outfit photos on a normal day because I got the lovely opportunity to review a dress from eShakti. Many of you have probably heard of eShakti from the many blogger reviews around the community. It is a website that sells customizable clothing. They have tons of dresses and skirts in retro styles, which definitely attracts me. They also have tops and jackets. They do have regular sizes and the base design where you pay $7.50 for customizing, which I find pretty affordable. I chose the Retro embellished poplin shirtdress. I had it customized to my measurements and I also changed the sleeve length to 3/4 sleeve. Other options were to change the skirt length and to remove the pockets or embroidery.

Pockets

The thing I love most about eShakti are the side-seam pockets. They are perfect. I am much less likely to lose my phone when I have pockets. So, I would never choose the remove pockets option. Ever. 

Sleeves

I changed the sleeve length because I prefer 3/4 sleeves the best and most dresses I find don't come in that length. I found that I didn't enjoy the look of the sleeve being so loose fitting didn't seem to fit the style of the dress, so I folded it up and folded it up until it looked good, which ended up being short-length. I regretted not getting a full length sleeve because I could have folded that up to 3/4 sleeve length. It would have been much better if there were actual pictures of each type of sleeve length instead of illustrations. I understand not making completely different sleeves every time they make a new dress, but at least show different sleeve types in different fabrics. It would definitely help the decision making process. 

Embroidery

The design is lovely and I like the colors. The embroidery isn't evenly stitched around the entire skirt. Some parts are stitched closer together than others. The closer stitches are definitely better looking. Overall, further away it looks  good. The chevron stripes also don't match up on the side seams. They kind of match up on the top, but closer to the bottom it gets less matched. It's understandable since the skirt goes outward to make it full. It also isn't so noticeable. These are things I am fine with, but it does speak to the quality. Since I'm taking about the skirt portion.. It is extremely full and fits my petticoat, but it isn't a full circle skirt as advertised. It's not cut as a circle skirt, which automatically makes it not a circle skirt. It's actually 4 panels. It might be 2 panels because I can't tell if the embroidery came before or after the fabric became a skirt. I'm unsure because the stripes match up on 2 of the seams. Anyways, When I hold up a circle skirt it makes a 180 degree line, but this dress doesn't make it that high. It definitely comes close though! Fitting my petticoat is really all that matters.

Fit

It fits really well. It felt tight whist putting it on, but I think it just fit so exactly. That or they didn't add enough breathing space or I measured incorrectly. I found that the shoulders were actually a little too big. I may have measured myself wrong? That was the measurement I was most unsure of when I took it. This is definitely the hard part about ordering customized clothing online. I know a lot of people don't know how to measure themselves properly. That may actually also include me! 

The construction was good.  The darting was the best fit I've ever had there. The sticking connecting all the pieces together was solid. It didn't feel like it was going to fall apart anytime soon. The pockets are awesome. They are big enough to hold what I need. I wouldn't need to use a purse sometimes even. They also aren't obvious when worn. I have other items with pockets including a coat and a different dress (not eShakti) change the draping of the fabric that it's obvious if I have something small in my pocket and ridiculous if it's something big. The way these pockets are sown are awesome. I love the customization choices as I really like over the knees lengths which is so hard to find even for a shortie like me. I absolutely hate sitting down and being able to feel the chair. Some dresses are too difficult to resist though. The dress design is also extremely cute, much like most of the other options on the site. They also seem to go through designs pretty often. You'd be hard-pressed to find someone wearing the same dress as you. I do like eShakti and already own a dress and skirt from them. I also just purchased a dress for my mother. I'm excited. I wouldn't count on the fit being completely perfect all the time even though it's a customization website. It is really difficult to do, even designers have multiple fittings before the finished product. I would definitely continue to shop at eShakti purely for the pockets and over the knee-length skirts/dresses. The pretty designs and full skirts are also a big reason too though. I could definitely look past any imperfections for these reasons. 

Outfit Rundown Beret: Goorin Bros. Earrings: Claire's Dress: c/o eShakti Website - Facebook - Twitter - Pinterest If you want to shop at eShakti, you can get 10% off with the code "calamaristyles". It's only valid until December 3, 2014 though! Just enter it in the promotional code box :]

I received this dress for review, but all opinions are my own!

Halloween 2013

I know this post is a bit late, but I wanted to share what I did for the actual day of Halloween. I happened to get the day off work :) 

For Halloween, I went to Chipotle for their $3 come wearing a costume special, hung out with my friends at their apartment, went Trick-or-Treating, and ate at a Korean restaurant.

They're both wearing Giraffe Kigurumi and their cat is a Hot Dog! 

I am Marie from Aristocats. My boyfriend is Mako from Legend of Korra (Handmade, he did everything, except sew - which I did)

I actually also have an outfit rundown for this as well:

Dress: Forever 21

Jacket: Costco

Socks: Angelic Pretty

Headband: Forever 21

Ears: Disneyland

And bonus, I went to Cream in Palo Alto (not Halloween day) and got their Halloween special. It's mint chocolate chip ice cream in double chocolate chip cookies with orange sprinkles and fudge.

{OOTD} Yellow Tiers and Wedged Heels

Finally a real outfit post that's not just mirror shots, but sorry it's still taken with a phone camera. These pictures have actually already been on the internet, posted on my Chictopia. Also, my nails I had this day were posted yesterday :)

I wore this to go on a date with my boyfriend. We ate at Outback Steakhouse. Also, just wanted you all to know that spinning was fun.

I decided to layer two dresses for this outfit because the yellow one is pretty sheer and low cut. I usually wear it with a long tank top, but I wanted to wear pinkXyellow and I didn't have a pink tank. I liked the feeling of wearing two dresses though!

And... I just had to do one more mirror shot.

 May 12, 2013
Yellow Dress: Forever 21
Pink Dress: MINE
Cardigan: Kersh
Necklace: Claire's
Shoes: Old Navy

Outfit Post: Gothic Lolita

Please excuse the heart, I had a creepy smile (>_<)' I wore this on a trip to Japantown just for fun. I had always wanted to do a blackXgold color combo, but all I could do was black with gold accessories. One day I want to own either a black skirt or JSK with gold print. I don't have a dream piece yet though. I keep swaying between blackXsilver too when both those options are available.

Blouse: Bodyline

Skirt: Bodyline

Tights: YesStyle

Shoes: Cotton On

Jewelry: Icing by Claire's

Pier 39 and Ice Cream

Another 'should have been posted earlier' post from 2011. My boyfriend and I went to hang out at Pier 39 again. We tend to go here when we want to hang out because he loves the ocean so much.

First we ate some ice cream at the Dreyer's there. I wish I could remember what flavors these are. I always try to choose something new unless I'm really craving a certain flavor (like chocolate). My boyfriend tends to like sherbet types.

We went behind the building away from the crowds to eat our ice cream and saw this old sign!

There were bar style seats overlooking this:

I played with the color contrast to make it look super blue. Tee Hee.

We saw some strange birds though. That shorter, darker bird kept following the seagull and squawking at it. I remember taking a video of it, so maybe I'll post it when I find it. Unless I forget...

I decided to take a picture in front of Hard Rock Cafe because I like how they have giant guitars. I can't remember if we ate there that day or not. My boyfriend really likes eating there, but me, not so much. I'm not big on burgers, but the foods are still pretty yummy.

I guess this could be considered an outfit post as well. It is from September 9, 2011.

Dress: From Ross 

Jacket: Forever 21 

Boots: Jessica Simpson from Macy's

Bag: Fossil

Hello Kitty at Yogurtland with Outfit Post-ish

Last year, my sister, her bf, and I went to yogurtland upon my request. I kind of collect those cute, colorful yogurt spoons (I'll show you all my collection sometime). They were having a Hello Kitty collaboration and I just had to have some Hello Kitty spoons!

My unattractive yogurt... Somewhat melted, but very chocolate-y!

I love these yogurtland collabs because I can always get a cute character spoon out of it. I loved the Tokidoki collabs too. The cups always get a cute new look too. It never fails to keep me entertained.

Just look at how cute the characters are on the cup!

The shop kind of gets a makeover too. Here's the entrance door.

I suppose this could also be my outfit post for July 23, 2011. With my lovely sister :]
I'm just wearing my favorite pair of dark wash jeans, Mossimo v-neck, and a yellow/white stripes crop cardi from Wet Seal. For my accessories, I have on an owl necklace I borrowed from my sister (it's probably from Forever 21), a bracelet I borrowed from my mom (no idea where it's from), and a transforming backpack/messenger bag from Forever 21 (that's hidden behind me). I can't stop using it, everyone should have a transforming bag. It makes life so much easier when my one shoulder gets tired. It's perfect for students because it's big enough for notebooks.

The collab is happening again this year. Here's the info about it on the Hello Kitty Official Blog. New spoons will feature Hello Kitty, Tuxedosam, Little Twin Stars, and Badtz-maru.

Outfit Post: Playing at the Beach

So, I found a ton of old pictures from times when I stopped blogging. Since I have no new pictures, I shall be uploading many of my old ones. This was when my family attended a baby shower at a park somewhere in or near San Francisco. I am not quite sure what this place is. I actually have a bunch of pictures of my mom, sister, and I running around taking jumping pictures and being silly here. Hence, my hair is a mess!

These are from June 23, 2011. Over a year ago!

Anyways, this is just a simple outfit with pretty much basic pieces. The jeans are Old Navy and the boots are Jessica Simpson from Macy's. I actually don't have that blue long-sleeve anymore because I just never much liked wearing it. I don't even remember what the brand is. I wear those boots all the time though!

Yea... we took a lot of silly pictures that day.

Outfit Post: Yellow for the Clouds

June 26, 2012

Dress: Forever 21

Blouse: H&M

Hat: H&M

Belt: Forever 21

Stockings: Forever 21

Boots: Target

I went to San Francisco to celebrate my boyfriend's Birthday. It was a pretty late celebration though. We walked around Japantown and  had dinner at Pier 39. The day started out pretty nice and sunny, but the clouds rolled in. We ended up eating at Neptune's Waterfront Grill & Bar. They gave us a seat by the window and it had an amazing view! The restaurant had very dim lighting, so we had to use flash and the pictures didn't turn out that great, but here's what we ate.