Outfit Of The Yesterdays (Peplum Power + An Important Note)

♫: Every Single Night - Fiona Apple (new)

First things first! I'm moving. 

Well...kinda.

When I first started this blog, Blogger was a good platform to use. It was easy to set up, easy to use, and had that handy dandy little Google Friend Connect widget, making it easy for readers and/or anyone who wanted to see me (obnoxiously) unravel over zombie models and mushrooms in my snow globes to follow along.

Blogger, however, has been undergoing a few changes as of late: redesigning the editor, nixing Google Friend Connect for non-Blogger.com blogs, trying to push people towards Google+, etc. I feel pretty indifferent about most of these recent changes, aside from the new editor making me feel like I have a weird, fuzzy form of low-blood-pressure-fueled motion sickness, but.

I think the time has finally come to shift this blog over to Wordpress. I have always been a bit of a techy-geek at heart, and Wordpress just...does that better.

But it also means that once I make the move to Wordpress, Google Friend Connect will likely no longer be a fully supported way to follow (or subscribe to) this blog. I am not entirely sure how it's going to go down, since I've never done this before, but if you do follow this blog using GFC and want to continue following this blog (thank you, by the way), here are a few ways to ensure that you'll still get my updates once I do move:

1. Follow on Facebook.

2. Follow on Twitter.

3. Follow on Bloglovin'

4. Follow by RSS feed + the reader of your choice

5. Follow via e-mail subscription (see the form to do this at the bottom of this blog!)

6. And/or (apparently) by typing "cloe conspiracy calvin and hobbes snowman lobotomy mc hammer pants" into Google search and then, uh, digging around for a bit. (Yay! Keyword analysis IS fun.)

In all honesty, though, I will admit that getting rid of GFC is a little panic-inducing. If I could bring it with me over to Wordpress, I would in a heartbeat. I feel incredibly grateful for everyone that follows me that way--almost 3,000 of you, believe it or not! And I know that when a blog changes how things work there will always be a few readers accidentally lost in the shuffle.

But this switch will be better in the long run, and I am super excited for the new layout that I have been working on for Wordpress. It will be fun, I promise, and you can even get a sneak peek of it on Facebook right here, right now.

Now on to some outfits. Peplum hems have been popping up everywhere this spring, and I snapped up this bright orange Forever 21 top about a month ago so I could get in on the action. I was also happy to see another of my favorite fashion bloggers rock it recently as well--you can see it on the fabulous Kim over at Penny Pincher Fashion, too.

I had also been searching high and low over the past few months for a jeweled peter pan collar to layer with blouses, something Lanvin or Miu Miu-esque to add a little sparkle and shine. Something like this:

{clockwise: purpleemoon.tumblr.com, hailee steinfeld in miu miu, 
latimesblogs.latimes.com}

I had ordered this dress from Miss Selfridge, and while I wasn't quite so keen on the fit, glitter-topped-pastel-tube-of-sausage wasn't exactly the biggest trend on the runway this year for some weirdo reason, the jeweled collar was perfect.

As it so happens it was also incredibly easy to cut off, too. Detachable jewel collar, done:

Cardigan: J Crew Perfect Mix-Tape Cardigan, old (similar here) (similar here) (similar at Banana Republic) (similar here in 'oro')
Peplum Top: Forever 21, old (similar at ASOS) (similar by Parker) (similar under $20)
Skirt: J Crew Wool Felted Mini, old (similar here) (similar here) (and an option at ASOS in 'lilac')
Collar: Miss Selfridge Dress DIY (here) (similar at Topshop) (similar at Modcloth)
Watch: Michael Kors Parker Watch (buy it here + take 15% off)
Leopard Wrap Bracelet: Express, old (similar here)
Wire Cuff: Rivka Friedman (buy it here) (similar here)
Rose Gold Bangles: Seasonal Whispers Crystal & Metal Bangles (buy them here) (similar here under $40) 
Bag: Lanvin Sweet Dora Crossbody, old (similar here) (similar by Frye) (similar by Proenza Schouler)
Shoes: Alexander Wang Isabeli Mules, old (similar here) (similar here)

And then I figured out away to keep cuff bangles from sliding off my wrists. Look at me go, look at me go--tomorrow I will tackle lacing up my shoes.Hahaha just kidding! I don't have shoes that need lacing up. But if I did...

 

 

 

Blazer: White House Black Market tux blazer, old (similar at ASOS) (similar at The Limited)
Cardigan: J Crew Perfect Mix-Tape Cardigan, old (similar here) (similar here) (similar at Banana Republic) (similar here in 'oro')

Peplum Top: Forever 21, old (similar at ASOS) (similar by Parker) (similar under $20)

Shorts: Zara (buy them here) (similar at F21)

Necklace: Ann Taylor, old (similar here) (similar at F21)

Bracelets: Forever 21 (buy them here) (love these F21 bracelets, too)

Shoes: J Crew Perfectly Patent Pumps in pink, old (similar here) (similar at Topshop) (similar by Nine West)

Bag: Botkier Cleo Satchel, reeeally old (similar here) (similar by Marc Jacobs in blush) (& an option by BCBGMAXAZRIA)