Hautelinks- 4/16/11

This post is inspired by the Hautelinks of the Week posts on College Fashion. 

The next big thing to hit the runway is the show itself. Check out Burberry's unconventional runway show in Beijing. 

I'm loving this creative and simple way to create a glamourous dress!

Plenty of color and a bit of sporty edge, I'm digging the DIY potential of these camping cord bracelets. 

This website allows you to watch the best kids' show in the world FOR FREE. Rhombus!

Trying to make the best of your time in college? You may want to implement some of these ideas: 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate. 

10 poses that will be getting me into Vogue. 

You can make your own organic lipgloss at home. And it's easy. Who knew?

I need to make one of these nautical bracelets! I am in lust. 

Here is a sassy idea for repurposing one of the cheap bangles that you don't use anymore! 

These cute decorations make me want to have a map themed room in my house! My mom collects globes, so it just may work. I am in Map Love! 

After getting a cupcake pin cushion for christmas (made of felt, and the pins are the sprinkles! so cute!) these crafts are cute enough to eat! 

This statement necklace is a DIY dream. 

I've discovered the perfect way to repurpose old shirts and those ones you find abandoned in the laundry room: make a skirt! Cutest girl at the game? Yeah, that's me. 

Nautical Nonsense

 (Photo credit to Julie Ruppert)

When: March 31, 2011

What:

Sweater: Lucky Brand

Jeans: Levi's

Shoes: Sperry Topsiders via Nordstrom

Bag: J. Crew

Earrings: DIY (more on that later)

Where: To classes and around campus

Hey friends! Sorry I've been slow getting back into the blogosphere. I feel like I'm still on spring break. I keep getting distracted by DIY ideas, and potential outfits, and jobs I'm applying to, and I remember, these things are really cool and that I should share. Sharing is caring, right? Also, after a long winter, I just rediscovered this thing called sun. 

In Oregon, when the sun comes out and the temperature reaches anything above 60 degrees Fahrenheit, half the campus breaks out the shorts and sandals. I'm serious. I'm all over the nautical look this season, and I have been for pretty much my whole life. The night before I made these adorable little fish earrings (which I will do a post on later so you can see them is full aquatic glory), and decided to continue with the nautical mindset by adding stripes with a boatneck and topsiders. Perfect! And it was comfortable to boot. Now all I need is a day at the beach. 

The weather recently has been fantastic! I am so ready to start planning outfits that don't involve a jacket. I feel like I'm at a California school. Also, I wanted to share with you the song I'm loving right now! "Next 2 You," by Chris Brown (feat. Justin Bieber). 

Have a great weekend! 

Ra Ra Fashion Baby

Don't be alarmed. I know it's a lot of pictures, but trust me, this isn't even the half of it. I took 699 pictures last night. It was challenging, with all the models strutting so fast, but here they are! I'm not super proud of the image quality, but they give you an idea of the show. Perhaps they may even inspire you! Feel free to take them if you are a model or designer, but if you put them on facebook or your blog, please link back to me! Thank you. 


Annnddd.... here is Palmer! These pictures have been lingering on my desktop begging to be seen:

Our dress was music themed, with sheet music on top from the recycling at the music building and cassette tape on the bottom from the OSU recycling center. The clutch took four hours of melting over a light bulb, and watching a whole lot of House. You should be seeing more of it because I got to keep it! But guess what?! It gets better. 


We won an award! 

We were the only freshmen to win an award! We won the Design & Human Environment Chair's Award, authorized by Dr. Leslie Burns. Originally, I was a little upset because they forgot to put my name up on the slide when the dress came out! I was really let down. Yet, everything worked out in the end, and the award totally made up for the faux pas. 

I hope you enjoy all the pictures (I know, it's overwhelming)! More on my outfit later! 

I have a busy finals schedule, and I've been a bit under the weather, so I may be sparse this week, but I'll have some great things to show you during spring break. So it'll all be worth it. Have a great weekend!

PS: I added a facebook box in the right sidebar, why don't you just head over there and click "Like," ok? 

(all photos are Copyright (c) Lakin McCarthy 2011, for personal use only)