inspiration

A short, inconclusive compliation of the things that have been inspiring me lately.

Black and white photos of The Beatles

 

The artwork of Matthew Taylor Wilson.

The music video for "Recovery" by Frank Turner

 

Iced Moroccan mint tea.

Seeing how my photography and personal style has changed over the years.

 

xo,
Katy

what i wore ---> floral pants

 

 I went to the mall last week to get a massage because my back was killing me and I didn't have time to go to the chiropractor. That ended up being a terrible idea, because they pretty much murdered my back. It still hurts, and that was days ago. All whining aside, I'd been trying to find a pair of floral pants for a few months, but had yet to find any I really liked. On a whim, I went into Aeropostale. I never shop there, as it's usually way too preppy for my taste. But there they were. The pants. AND they were on sale. I had no intention of spending any money, but I just couldn't pass these up. :)

This shirt was my mom's. It's a bit big on me (though I'm not sure how it fit her, as we we're about the same size!) but I love it. It's so her. And the color is so sweet. :)

I wore the pants (with a different shirt) to see Dark Knight Rises. I felt fancy. ;) That movie was great, by the way. I'm going to go see it again this week. Then I'll decide if I like it or Dark Knight better. I'm torn at the moment. I loooooooove me some Christian Bale. ;)

Have a lovely week! Make this Monday memorable!
xo,
Katy

Now Playing----> Somewhere Over the Rainbow- The Piano Guys

vanishing point

 

I originally intended these photos to be used for an outfit post. I bought a pair of dadgum floral pants and they're pretty much marvelous. Sadly, the location and posing of the photos was just awkward. Boo. I was, however, able to salvage the photos for something a little more artistic. I experimented around with the post-processing on these photos for quite a while. I rather like them. They're a definite departure from my normal style. Ole! 

xo,

Katy

P.S. I did get one good photo of THE PANTS. I'll share later. ;)

VSCO cam

Visual Supply Company makes incredible "film" presets for Lightroom and Camera Raw. I've been eying them for a while, but buying them would require a new version of Lightroom--and let's face it, I'm a poor college student. ;) VSCO released an app this week that emulates the look of film. Granted, we already have Instagram and Hipstamatic, but those filters can be too over-the-top sometimes. VSCO's filters are much more subtle. Basically, I've fallen in love with them.

Sunset heading into Nashville. My bed at my dad and stepmom's house. I'll be staying with them this summer (hello, poor college student...again.) I've got a lot of painting and decorating to do...but I love my quilt!  

View down the street from my school.  

Sometimes, I wear hats. 

Good news...one week of school left!

Bad news...finals.

Good news...I'm over the flu!

Bad news...no legitimate excuse to lay in bed. 

I hope all y'all have a lovely week. :)

xo,

Katy

Now Playing--> Lazy Eye- Silversun Pickups

what i wore- saturday at home

It's story time, folks.

So, first of all, my dad moved to Nashville a few months ago, taking on one of the VP positions at my school. (That bit of info isn't really pertinent to this story. I'm just a proud daughter.) So, I've been going home on weekends to do laundry and be an introvert without any interruptions. Fun fact: I'm really lazy sometimes, so I never take clothes home to wear. Just laundry. I'm always hoping there will be something hiding in my nearly empty drawers that I can wear that's clean. (Because yes, my room is not unpacked yet.) Most of the time, I'm lucky if my clothes match. This Saturday the unthinkable happened...I actually looked, in my opinion, cute.

 

So I went out behind my dad's apartment complex and took pictures. I got lots of strange looks from dog walkers. Excuse me sir, you are the one prancing around with an animal on a string. I am not the weird one in this situation. 

 

  

So yeah. That's what happened.

Outfit:
dress- JcPenny
shirt- Delias
boots- DSW


xo,
Katy

listening to---> The Only One- Manchester Orchestra