stuck in cowboy poses

posting these, i realized i look cowboyish again...this time not on purpose, oops!

so remember the sweater i wore in the pheonix post? a month later it was half off, so i bought it in this color as well, since i have a strong belief that you can never have more than enough elbow pads.

this weekend im going to paris yet again, to meet boyfriend who is coming to visit me for a week! i am crazy exciteeeeed! i didnt get to do versailles or the louvre last time, so i am really looking forward to going back. eh, and i guess its cool that boyfriend will be there too. just kidding, boyfriend, i cant wait to see you!

p.s. this is just a quickie post from mallory, but whitney WILL be back again, shes just been busy and malnourished from lack of french fries hehe.

HM sweater | homemade bib necklace| Joe's Jeans

an american in bordeaux

so i had already been wearing this outfit, when i discovered that the party i was going to later that night was an "american" themed. whatever that means... but i guess i managed to turn it into a costume party. what it actually meant was loud american pop music, oh well.

on a completely unrelated note, i went to the carnival yesterday that is in bordeaux, and got 12 churros for 3 euros. also nutella to dip them in. AMAZING. its a good thing that the carnival wont be here forever, becuase i have no self control when it comes to sweets. i had to loosen my belt after i ate them, oof. worth it.

p.s. i always forget whether i call it a button-up or a button-down. when i button i start in the middle, so its kinda both...herm.

Anthropologie sweater | J Crew button-up | Ciao Bella boots | HM leggings and earrings | Urban Outfitters belt

mallory and phoenix

phoenix is the name of this adorable pupster, but here in france it is pronounced feh-neex. he is the dog of my host family, and he used to be a show dog. now he spends most of his time rolling around in straw and nudging people for pets. this week has been BEAUTIFUL in bordeaux, temperatures in the mid to high 60s, meaning i have spent the afternoons basking in the sun with pheonix, who is an expert basker (aka sleeps on the warm cement).

hope other people are having as beautiful weather as i am! (i know whitney is not, she has already complained to me this week hehe).

oh, and in case you haven't noticed, i'm slightly obsessed with stripes. and elbow pads. making this sweater the perfect storm. i wish i could personally thank HM for creating this beauty!

mallory

HM sweater | Zara cords | thrifted belt

Whitney's fishface

(h&m coat & shirt, thrifted scarf & shorts, zara flats)

I brought two coats to Shanghai with me--this one, and the one I wore in my previous post. Until coming here, I haven't actually really worn this coat. I found it at h&m last year for $30, and just couldn't stop myself from buying it even though I wasn't in love it at the time. Good thing I bought it because I've come to like it a lot! it keeps me warm in this cold cold weather!

haha, btw..i made an awkward attempt to make mallory's fish-face. i miss shopping and taking pictures with her :(

mallory is back from italy

hello, all! i am back from italy :). it was UNREAL. italy is so beautiful i felt like i was in a dream. also, the gelato and hot chocolate (which is more like chocolate soup) was to die for. i had one or both every day for the 10 days i was there...and may or may not have eaten them in place of dinner on multiple occasions...but its vacation, right?? i will probably post a couple of photos as soon as i have access to them (i kept running out of space on my dinky sd card and had to upload them to my friend's computer).

anywayyy...let's talk about this coat! SO, in rome, there were two zaras close to the apartment we stayed at. both of them had the most beautiful green silk ruffle-sleeved shirt in the window. i drooled when we walked by it for three days, but restrained from buying it. back in bordeaux, i broke down and decided to go look for it, but my zara didn't have it. i wanted to cry. but, lucky me, i found this coat instead...for 15 EUROS! amazing. there was only one, and it was my size...it was destined to be: starcrossed lovers, this coat and i. i love the ridiculous collar, which is actually a ridiculous hood!

mallory

Zara Coat | leopard belt | Joe's jeans | HM socks | Bata shoes

Spring?

So finally some nicer weather! I just got back from Paris where it much colder, making me very thankful to come back to Bordeaux...which was warmer even with the crazy rain yesterday! I was going to post some photos from Paris, but they are mostly touristy/irrelevant/embarrassing. There is a lot of me imitating statues and gargoyles haha.

thrifted crochet shirt | Gap jeans | HM feather earrings

fyi there will be another lull in posting, as i am going to italy on friday for ten days!! i have never been and am CRAZY excited!

whitwatwear withdrawals

whitney and i have been apart for about a month and a half now (only 6.5 more months), and i have been feeling the withdrawals. i miss editing eachother's outfits, having giggle-filled photo shoots, and watching scary movies (i watch, whitney cries into my shoulder). alas, i can only look back at these photos and remember....

and if you would like to remember with us: you can find these posts : here, here, here and here :)

miss you, whitney!

love, mallory