I survived.

I survived my first year of college.

I can hear Destiny's Child's, Survivor playing in the background.

Okay, maybe I am being a little bit dramatic college wasn't that bad.

Some of you guys may know that I go to Kent State University and that I am a fashion design major and I honestly couldn't imagine doing anything else. 

Well, besides traveling the world.

But, pushing my wanderlust aside, I seriously couldn't imagine studying anything else. 

My first year of college I had zero mental break downs. I was surprised, it seemed like a lot of people around me were extremely overwhelmed. I am not saying I'm cool under pressure, I think I just knew that I could handle everything that was pushed my way. Projects, papers, homework, I didn't really stress about it or get sick over it. It's probably from all those YouTube videos I watched about GPA not being that big of a deal and because I used to stress a lot about school and grades in high school. One time I literally made my self ill because of all the stress I put on my body and I refuse to do that anymore, mental health is more important.

Despite this outlook, I did still end my freshman year of college with a pretty good GPA, a 3.6 (have to keep those scholarships).

I may not have had any mental break downs, but I did think about switching schools. Kent State has a beautiful campus and I've met a ton of cool people yet, I still felt like something was missing and that switching schools was the solution. I debated it for a long time. I eventually decided that Kent State was still the best place to get the education that I desired. I think I was just homesick since I have no close family in Ohio and I absolutely hated the winter.

I'm a southern girl, where if there is a less than half an inch of snow schools are cancelled, roads are blocked and everything is closed. Even the Korean winter was bearable. But, going from that to there being multiple inches of snow, freezing temperatures, ice on the sidewalks and I still had to walk to class, I was not about it. When talking to my friends from Ohio and they say that the winter wasn't even that bad, in my mind, if I am suffering through this and this "isn't that bad" how am I gonna survive when it is bad?

I guess we'll see what the upcoming winter months have in store for me. 

Now it's time for the outfit overview!!

I recently bought this top from my local consignment store and I love it!

I spotted it, picked it up, and said quite loudly " This is so cute!" The lady across from me on the other side of the racks averted her eyes in my direction. Whoops, sorry lady, you can go back to your shopping now. Anyways, I loved the off the shoulder style and the ruffle detail. What really pulled me in were the bell sleeves and the corset back. I mean this shirt literally has all the popular trends but, was most likely made way before 2017. Plus how many times can you find an all white shirt at a thrift store that doesn't have a stain on it?

As for the pants, shorts, capris, culottes, whatever you wanna call them. I actually made them myself. Every year for Christmas I ask for fabric, I don't really specify exactly what I want, to challenge myself to make an idea out of what I'm presented with. Which is probably why I love upcycling clothes so much (hint to a future blogpost perhaps). Some times what they get me is good and then sometimes it's not, but I am grateful nonetheless. 

Anyways I love this color combination, for those of you who have been following my blog for a while you already know this. 

A lot of you may know this but I can almost never go full on girly. There has to be a balance between bad ass and girly girl. This is probably the only consistency I am able to spot in my style.

Since this top is girly and I've added my pop of color with my shorts all I need now is to represent my inner boss ass chick. To do this I put on my fake Balenciaga buckle boots, and layer on a couple of necklaces and that completes the outfit!!