Pink Office Chic

YES IT HAPPENED. I am wearing pants! Let me explain what happened... I was out shopping with one of my best friends the other day, and she was on a mission to buy new clothes to wear to her work. She works in an office setting, something I am completely unfamiliar with as I've never worked in a traditional office job, so I had a lot of fun going to different stores with her and looking around at "work casual" business clothes, and thought, "I want to try this too!" So here's what I ended up with. What do you think?

Casual Autumn Day

A little late with this post, I'm sorry! I didn't even really realize that its practically almost winter, and warm autumn days are almost completely behind us now. BUT nonetheless, I wanted to share with you this casual autumn look in case you're lucky enough to have a few more days of warmth around the corner!

Black Pink in Your Area ;)

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Bringing you another autumn outfit, featuring this really chic black boots from Forever 21! Ive always wanted to try black over the knee boots ever since I saw them on @freddy on her Youtube and  Instagram, and I finally pushed myself to buy a pair this year! What's the verdict? Well I am absolutely IN LOVE with them! I know that I'm not wearing any other black in this outfit other than the boots and I could be more balanced, but I actually really liked the way this turned out! I've always loved the combination of black and pink together and I just love the contrast of the black in this outfit again the pastel colors. Let me know if you love it too!

Pastel Snowy Day

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Even though its only October, the winter Gods have blessed us with snow!! You can barely tell in these photos but there was definitely snow falling to the ground! As I've gotten older I've slowly noticed that I prefer colder weather much more than any crazy heat, so I was actually happy to welcome in the winter early! Here to celebrate, I have a new Liz Lisa coordinate to share with you to give you some inspiration as we get into the colder months. Who says you can't wear pastel in winter?? Not me, I'm pink all year round!

Transitioning into Winter with Pink

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As we slowly approach the end of the year, I just wanted to share this cute look to give you some inspo for outfits that you can wear when its a bit cold outside! I love looks like this when its a bit chilly but also warm at the same time! Balancing a warm sweater with a short skirt and booties is my absolute, autumn-winter go to outfit! As always, actual or similar items will be linked down below as many of my clothes are from previous years.  Hope you love this look! 

Blushing Ballerina

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I just wanted to share this cute look for autumn! It features a really cute tulle ballerina-like skirt that is actually a kid's skirt from Target! Hey no shame right? If it fits, why not! I actually got this in a XL size and its too loose on me, so I would even recommend going to an L size if you're interested in the skirt! All items (or similar ones) will be linked below for you. Enjoy!

Pastel Autumn Look

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Welcome back! (I mean this is me, welcoming me back into my own blog). I just wanted to share with you all some more outfit inspo pics, since this is want I want to use this blog for. Today's outfit you might have seen a lot on my Instagram already, but I had a lot more pics that I haven't posted on there, so I thought I would just throw them in this post! Enjoy!

Moto Jacket Love

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Today's outfit is inspired by the ever so slowly warming temperatures here in Colorado! Just kidding its still super cold out here but its not so bad when the sun is out. I recently bought this Liz Lisa moto (or biker's) jacket used from their autumn collection a couple years ago and loved it so much I couldn't wait to take pictures of it! 

Sweet Bear Coordinate (OOTD Feat. Liz Lisa & Bobon21)

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Today I thought I would share with you this set of photos I took a while back with this cute coordinate! I feel like even though I posted a lot of these pictures on Instagram already, I thought it would be nice to show you them in high quality and talk about the outfits as well per usual!

Dress - Shoes - Bag - Socks: Liz Lisa | Jacket: Bobon21 | Sunglasses: BP

When I look at this outfit I think "going back to school" meets kawaii adult... whatever that means haha. The first thing that I wanted to mention was this really cute Liz Lisa backpack. I wanted it immediately after I saw it- I love the big bow detail on the top of the bag! Its such a cute added extra detail and it makes the bag so unique. I also love the embroidered Eiffel Tower on it, but then again for some reason I am OBSESSED with any french motifs (especially the Eiffel Tower) on clothing!

If you look closely, I accidentally buttoned the straps on each shoe differently! One is crisscrossed and one is just straight. Oh well! I just love all the small details on every Liz Lisa item. Take these socks for example- the lace is just so detailed and perfect and not to mention there is a huge bow with a tiny rose on the side of the socks! Thats one of my favorite things about Liz Lisa clothing- the more you look the more you'll find something in the print or pattern that you missed before! On this dress there are little teddy bears wearing princess crowns and I just die on the inside whenever I see it- its just TOO adorable.

I initially thought with my hair, accessories, dress and jacket that my whole coordinate would be too pink, but I actually think it worked out really well! I like how there is darker pink in my bag, shoes and hair, but then my main pieces are more of a white/light pink. I think the two shades of pink compliment each other really well and that its not too overpowering! Although I am biased since I LOVE pink and can't get enough...

Thats all I have for now for this post! All of the Liz Lisa items featured here are from the current 2017 Autumn collection and ON SALE! If you want to check out these items please follow my links! 

If you want to check out my review and collection of the Liz Lisa Autumn 2017 items I have, please check out my two videos I have on youtube! You can click here to go to my YouTube and watch :)

As always thank you for reading!

Saki ♡

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Liz Lisa Ribbon Bear Jumper Skirt 

Liz Lisa Milky Backpack

Liz Lisa Message Embroidered Cross Pumps

Pink Denim Jacket (similar item)

Princess Off Duty (OOTD +Inspiration)

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Today I thought I would talk a little bit about this unique look I put together a few weeks ago that I am extremely happy about. I describe it as a "princess off duty" look mainly because of the "nightwear-esque" look of the slip dress and the shoes. It makes me feel like I am a glamorous princess who was about to go to bed, but decided she needed to hit the town for a few hours before heading off to dreamland. This look was heavily inspired by instagrammer @shiiperooo who is a staff member of Swankiss in Shibuya 109, as well as different aspects of the sub styles larme, fairy-kei and harajuku fashion in general. 

Blouse: Ank Rouge | Slip: Ank Rouge | Skirt: Honey Cinnamon | Shoes: Honey Cinnamon | Bag: Liz Lisa 

The reason I wanted to write this blog post was to share my inspiration behind how I decided on the pieces for this look, as well as share some tips on how to draw inspiration from other people without exactly copying them. As I previously mentioned, this look was inspired by @shiiperooo on Instagram. I have seen her pictures so pop up so many times on my instagram feed, and I am always fascinated by her girly and unique looks. Although she does work for the brand Swankiss, she also mixes quite a few brands together when creating her looks (such as Liz Lisa). 

(Photo credit @shiiperooo on IG)

This was the photo that I took the most inspiration from. The main piece on shiiperooo's outfit is the suspender skirt from Swankiss which was sold out by the time I went looking for it. However, instead of trying to find the exact piece second hand I decided to browse through different brands that might carry something similar. This lead me to find this beautiful slip dress from Ank Rouge. Even though the overall piece was completely different, I felt that the underlying concept was the same- a sheer tulle-type material that can be layered over a dress or a skirt-top combo. 

After I found this slip dress, I began playing around with different combinations of dresses, skirts and tops to see what would go well underneath the slip. I don't have many tops, but I definitely knew that I wanted to use one of my short sleeves ones, since the sleeves of the slip were shorter than 3/4 length and wearing a long sleeve shirt would be out of the question. I decided on this Ank Rouge top that I wear quite frequently, along with this semi form fitting skirt from Honey Cinnamon. I love how the ruffles on the skirt compliment and tie in the ruffles from the slip dress so that is why I chose this skirt. 

When it came down to deciding what to wear on my feet, I knew hands down that I wanted to wear this beautiful furry pair from Honey Cinnamon with the cute bows on the side. Again, this shoe choice was also inspired by shiperoo when I saw this picture on her Instagram. Her pair were from Swankiss, but I had previously bought these shoes from Honey Cinnamon which looked really similar so I decided to use mine for this look. 

(photo credit @shiiperooo on IG)

There was really no reason in particular I chose to pair this Liz Lisa bag with my outfit, other than the fact that I was absolutely IN LOVE with this purse and thought that it went with everything, so I decided that even though there were already a lot of pinks going on in this coordinate, the pink from this Liz Lisa bag went really well with the lighter pinks of the look. I also decided to add this Ank Rouge pom charm to the front of the bag as well to tie in the furry-ness of the shoes. 

By combining different aspects of shiiperooo's outfits and adding my own choices, I think that I successfully drew inspiration from her look without copying it 100%. I believe that it is natural to want to copy your favorite fashion influences, but at the same time I also believe in putting my own twists to my coordinates. Generally when I am looking to get inspiration (especially if its a style I don't normally wear, aka if it is not a Liz Lisa outfit), I will usually look at pictures of the outfits I like, and then find similar pieces in my wardrobe. For example, if I didn't happen to find the Ank Rouge slip dress I would probably find a long tulle skirt to wear with one of my Ank Rouge tops. There are so many places to buy items that can be used in J-fashion, you don't always have to shop from Japanese brands!

I am thinking I will do a post or a video showing different items you can buy at stores like Forever 21, H&M, etc that can be used in J-fashion- I wonder if that would be interesting? Please let me know if you would be interested!

That's all for this post- I hope you enjoyed seeing more pictures of this outfit and where I got my inspiration from!

Thanks for reading ♡

Saki 

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Ank Rouge Dress 

Honey Cinnamon Shoes

Honey Cinnamon Skirt 

Ank Rouge Top (Similar Item)

Liz Lisa Bag

Pink and White Paradise (Feat. Liz Lisa)

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I took these photos a few weeks ago and I really wanted to put them here on my blog but I wasn't sure what I would write about to go with these pictures. After going back and forth on it I decided to just do a post similar to my last, where I talked about how I styled this outfit and talked about my thought process a little. 

Top - Skirt - Shoes - Bag: Liz Lisa | Sunglasses: BP | Socks: no brand

I am wearing thew new Liz Lisa Cameo Rose original print skirt and blouse from their Autumn 2017 collection, as well as the Heart Balloon series bag and shoes. I don't always buy or wear the matching top and skirts because I think it is really fun to mix and match tops and bottoms, but I am just in LOVE with the lace detail of this blouse and the cameo ribbon that came with it. These items were part of my first Liz Lisa eBay purchase from a while back and I am so happy that I was able to get these items (read here).

This shade of pink makes me feel like I've died and gone to heaven. I LOVE the darker hue and I think it is perfect for autumn. Although my favorite shade of pink will always be the lighter pastel color, this darker one definitely comes in a close second. I feel like Liz Lisa did this intentionally but not only does the Heart Balloon shoes and bag go really well with the set that it was originally intended to go with, but it does SO well with this Cameo Rose set as well. The pinks match perfectly and I think that these accessories will compliment many pink autumn outfits this year. This makes me happy because although I think bordeux and dark is a beautiful color, I much prefer to wear pink all year round. 

I've talked about this oversized bow before on my Instagram but I think that everyone who loves wearing bows in their hair MUST go get one of these now! Even though it is abnormally large and a little over the top, I think that it is such a perfect accessory to match any outfit and adds such a nice touch to the half up half down look. It's so easy to throw on and takes my hair to the next level!

These shoes are really cute and I am really happy that I got them. They remind me a lot of last years organza heart pumps in pink (here) which I am DYING to get my hands on, but in the mean time I will just enjoy having these. The one difference that make me not like these shoes as much is that they moved the bow from the middle to the front. Having the bows in the front makes me imagine that there is a nose on the front of the shoe and personifies the shoes in a way that I don't care for! But other than that I love the lace details and the hearts all over the pumps and I think that I will be wearing these a lot!

The last thing that I wanted to talk about was this bag. This bag is EVERYTHING. I love the color of the faux suede but more than that, I LOVE the color of the faux leather on the lining and straps. I think that it is a perfect almost dark bubblegum pink color and it really matches with everything that I own! The pink seems to compliment even lighter pink outfits (such as the light pink heart balloon skirt that in the same set). It is a also a 3 way bag which means it can be styled as a back pack as well so I am really excited to try it out!

I guess this ended up being a mini review on these new items as well as kind of how I put the outfit together so I hope you enjoyed reading about them! I'm not sure if this post is necessarily "useful" but I'm really glad I was able to share these photos from this amazing photoshoot! A special thanks to my friend Andrew for taking these for me.

Thank you for reading! ♡

Saki

SHOP THIS LOOK

Liz Lisa Cameo Blouse

Liz Lisa Cameo Rose Skirt

Liz Lisa Heart Balloon Pumps

Liz Lisa Heart Balloon 3 Way Bag

Liz Lisa Heart Balloon Bow

A New Kind of Classy (feat. Eat Me, Liz Lisa & More)

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Today I wanted to share with you this more sophisticated look that I created using a mix of Japanese fashion brands and also share with you some insight on how I choose items and coordinate outfits! As you may know I have been experimenting with mixing brands and trying to come up with different ways to coordinate my Liz Lisa items with my other Japanese fashion items and I am pretty proud of this outfit! 

Dress: Eat Me | Coat: Liz Lisa | Bag: Accessorize | Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell | Socks: no brand | Sunglasses: BP

As autumn is quickly approaching, I am getting to break out my coats that I've had tucked away for months. I bought this Liz Lisa trench coat last spring but didn't get a chance to wear it much throughout the spring and summer months as we had a rather hot, so I was SO excited to be able to wear it now. I think that a trench coat is just so classy and a great stable to have in any wardrobe as they are so easy to coordinate and can go with almost any outfit. 

This EATME dress came with two ribbons that you can choose from- a dark red one and a black one but I chose to wear this black one because I knew I wanted to pair this outfit with my black Mary Jane style shoes that I have from Jeffrey Campbell. Because there is black on the top and bottom of my coordinate I think that it doesn't overwhelm the pastel color of the dress and instead adds a really classy accent to the overall outfit. 

The bag that I chose to go with this outfit is this really cute satchel that I bought second hand on eBay.co.uk (with the help of my friend @hopeykitty on Instagram). I think it matches the classy but preppy feel of the outfit that you get from the dress (and it helps tie in the coordinate by adding to the almost school girl feel as well). There is a common misconception that you HAVE to coordinate your shoes and bag together, but because I already balanced out the black color with the ribbon like I mentioned previously, I decided just to try and match the classy/preppy theme of the outfit when choosing this bag. The bag also has beige and pink tones which match my coat and hair really well!

That is all for how I chose to coordinate this outfit! I hope you enjoyed reading about my thought process and I hope you enjoyed looking at my pictures! 

Thank you for reading!

Saki ♡

SHOP THIS LOOK (exact or similar items)

EATME Dress

Liz Lisa Trench Coat

BP Sunglasses 

Various Black Mary Jane Shoes

Accessorize Bag