Hello everyone!

This is something I wore last weekend, I got the inspo from Pinterest (as always), you can check my wardrobe inspiration board and search for "Plaid" tons of stuff there!

The specifics are:

- Plaid Shirt I got from a Ross rack BUT I ordered a similar from Old Navy (tall girl section) and as soon as I get it, I will mix it with something else and talk about fabric/quality comparison. You can find similar plaid shirt here, and you can check the one I just ordered here.

- Tall Skinny Jeans from Old Navy (here). 

- Blazer is Forever 21. I bought this one last year but you can find similar ones here and here.

- I'm also wearing my Kate Spade Berkeley Lane Hanna (find it here with a 20% off discount and similar one here).

And the shoes!!! I want to talk about the shoes a little bit more... these shoes are 100% leather and they're also 100% Mexican. Here in México, there's a town called "León" -in the state of Guanajuato- that specializes in leather goods, everything is genuine and this is as good as it gets, you can smell the real leather. To be 100% honest, I think sometimes the designs are... well... not very impressive; they're progressing at least, they're a bit chunky sometimes or not that detailed, but I do believe the shoe makers are in the right path. Price? $16.00 USD, yep... that's right... for a leather good who also happens to have a very sturdy sole. I could be drowning in these except Mexican girls don't usually come in my size (5'11")... so Mexican shoes don't usually come in my shoe size (9.5 US).

I was walking in a store that I can't lie, I normally wouldn't be walking in that specific store except that I was desperately trying to find a basic turtleneck tee with long sleeves... it's like they don't exist! So I was desperate, I walked in this store... I was about to leave (after checking there were no basic turtleneck tees), I saw the booties and went like "mmm interesting..." then I saw size 27 (which is actually a 10 US, so they're a bit roomy), I saw the price and went like "this is obviously PU..." (but the smell is actually kind of strong) then I check the materials.. LEATHER! "This can't be!" Tried them on, yes they're a bit big but they're booties not pumps so I'm fine with it and I'm THRILLED with this purchase.

Thank you Mexican shoe makers! Thank you for these!

In order to receive the new year, I wore a very beautiful fuchsia full midi skirt. Like I wrote in my previous post, I'm crazy about full skirts! I've also been obsessing about midi skirts length because they're perfect for a girl my height! Sometimes it's soo hard to find a skirt that doesn't look like a belt!!! The color is also very pretty!

I bought it at a local boutique in Ensenada called RÖD Passion Boutique (Calle 10), I really didn't even know they existed! one day I was driving by and I saw the skirt on the window... it had to be mine! Luckily they had my size, so I got it and I meant to wear it earlier for a Christmas Dinner at work but that day was very messy and it was raining and well, didn't want to ruin it so soon. To be honest I found it a bit overpriced, considering my sister got me one pretty much like that but in black and with pockets! (I love pockets) and she got it from a different store here in Ensenada as well. I checked this other store's stock and prices are much lower. Quality seems to be relatively the same... we will see how they turn out!

Sorry again for the photo taken with the cellphone! I should know better! You can't see my shoes, they are normal black stilettos, no specific brand; my top is Old Navy (Size M Tall) and I got the necklace from T.J. Maxx. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Sorry for the blurry photos! these were actually taken with a cellphone and you can see the tree lights all over me!

Still I wanted to share my Christmas + New Year's Eve outfits with you. They both have a story behind them. At this point I'm gonna write about the first one in both Spanish and English, because of a request my friends have made regarding my writing being "funnier" in Spanish when it comes to anecdotes.

Christmas Outfit

This dress has a very looong story behind it. First of all, it's supposed to "mimic" an old dress I had like 6 years ago when I was much thinner and younger (photo below). Second of all, you all know I loooove Taylor Swift, love the way she dresses, her songs, everything! (If you didn't know that, please follow me on Pinterest, there you can see all of my obsessions!) When I first saw her with the exquisite Kate Spade Carolyn Stripe Fit & Flare dress I fell in love! This was like 3 Decembers ago and even when I definitely couldn't afford the dress at the time (can I afford it now?), it got out of stock in all reasonable sizes SO QUICKLY! it was madness! I really really wanted to have something like that again and H&M was well, close enough.

Este vestido tiene una historia muuuuy larga detrás. Primero que nada, tiene el propósito de hacerle "mímica" a un vestido que usaba hace unos 6 años, cuando era mucho más delgada y joven (foto abajo).Segundo que nada, todos saben que aaaamooo a Taylor Swift, amo su estilo, sus canciones y toda ella! (En caso de que no lo supieran, por favor síganme en Pinterest, ahí pueden enterarse de todas mis obsesiones!) Cuando la vi por primera vez en el nada menos que exquisito vestido Kate Spade Carolyn a rayas que tiene un corte ajustado en el torso y suelto de la cintura para abajo, me enamoré! Esto sucedió hace 3 diciembres, y aún cuando en esos momentos no tenía el poder adquisitivo para comprar ese vestido (como si lo tuviera ahorita...), se acabó en todas las tiendas TAN rápido, toda la gente enloqueció por él y ya no había manera de adquirirlo en ninguna talla razonable. De verdad quería TANTO ese vestido, y pues bueno... H&M hizo algo "similar".

"New" H&M Dress (collection 2014, it actually fitted me for Christmas 2015)

I really wish it had a fuller skirt, I'm soo into full skirts! and instead of white, it had the beautiful pearl color the KS has on it, but then again... it's KS! It's perfect.

De verdad quisiera que la falda fuera más ampona, que tuviera más volumen; me encantan las faldas con mucho volumen. También quisiera que en vez de blanco, fuera un tono más perla, como el KS... pero pues KS hace cosas perfectas!

Youth, divine treasure! You have now left, never to return! Well the only thing I did hate at the time was my hair... rememer I can't stop talking about I couldn't get it longer than my shoulders? It was icky and texture was yucky, dry and very ugly overall. Read here to know how I got my hair to grow long and strong. Another "funny" anecdote is that my friends from Aguascalientes started to hum Beetle's juice theme song whenever I walked into any room... mean people, what can I say?

Juventúd divino tesoro... ya se me fue para no volver. Bueno, mi cabello sí era un desastre y no lograba que llegara más allá de mis hombros, aparte de que tenía textura horrible (pueden ver más sobre cómo hice que mi cabello creciera sano aquí). Otra anécdota "graciosa" es que mis queridísimos amigos de Aguascalientes empezaban a tararear la canción de Beetlejuice cada vez que me veían... muuuy graciosos!

Differences between the 2 dresses

Old Dress:

- Fabric wasn't the best. It was very thin and somewhat sheer as you can see in the photo with flash, black is not as black as it should be. The blend was about 60% polyester, 20% rayon and 10% spandex.

- It didn't have a lining, therefore the sheerness.

- No specific brand, I probably bought it at some Ross store.

- It had a boat neck, or similar. I really preferred that neckline. 

- Sleeve was 3/4

New Dress:

- Very sturdy. Not sheer at all. Blend is Cotton Satin (98% cotton and 2% spandex).

- Very nice lining, so it doesn't itch at all.

- I bought it at H&M in Chicago (September 2014) but it was a true miracle! Since I had my eye on it from the beginning, when it first came up on their website but couldn't find it anywhere in San Digo. Downside was it didn't fit, I was a bit chubbier at the time and I couldn't get myself to zip it up! (obviously and like always, I bought it so I have it when I'm thinner! - Women Logic)

- Short sleeve.

- Crew neck.

Diferencias entre los 2 vestidos

Vestido Viejo: 

- La tela no era la mejor, era muy delgada (60% poliester, 20% rayón y 10% spandex)

- No tenía forro (como pueden ver medio transparentoso al usar flash)

- No era de ninguna marca en específico, lo tomé de alguna tienda como Ross o algo así

- Manga 3/4

- El cuello era algo más "boat neck"

- De seguro costó como 10 dlls a lo mucho :) 

Hello everyone! 

Today I'm enjoying the few hours left of my Holiday break... tomorrow it's back to work :( but today I'm so happy because of my outfit! if you go and check my Pinterest Wardrobe Inspiration board, you'll see that -since last winter- I have an obsession with faux leather leggings outfits. The problem here is, for a very tall girl like me (5'11) there are not plenty of options out there. Normally, I buy my regular/skinny jeans at Old Navy - Tall Girl section (only sold online so it's a huge bummer you can't try anything on in-store), but I never find specific pants that are from a special fabric or something like that so it's kind of a quest each time I want one because I have to try a lot of them in-stores and most of the time just deal with an "ankle-looking" pant that was not meant to be ankle height. 

Anyway... I had one pair of faux leather leggings I got as a gift on my birthday ♥, but I still can't decide on how to wear them since they're short... not even ankle short... they're shorter, and it's winter and it's cold! I felt defeated, I felt this was going to be another winter without those special leggings and then, a miracle! Last weekend I was over T.J. Maxx and I found them!!! Yes, they fit my height and all!!! They were on the clearance rack along with this sweater I'm also wearing... they were meant for each other!

First of all, I'd like to explain why I changed the name of my blog from My Vanilla Tiara to Love Type Thing; when I first started this blog on 2008, I was a little bit obsessed with the scent of vanilla and all my parfums, body lotions, etc. had a strong hint of vanilla in them. I'm already over that obsession and I've been thinking about changing the name for a while and thought of an obsession that I've had for years and years and it will unlikely go anywhere: Tegan and Sara. 

After shuffling and shuffling through their songs, this one came up and I just knew this was it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am now, and let's hope it lasts at least 7 years as My Vanilla Tiara did. 

This is me, resting after a loooong day!


For wrapping the gifts, I used mostly FRAMSTALLA paper from Ikea. It was hard to manipulate since it's thick, and even being thick it's a bit see-through (weird). Last year I used a huge roll I bought at Costco and it had much better quality,  it even had the guidelines for you to cut evenly. The solid colors were delicate, a bit of rubbing against the table made the color fade, so after the first gift I had to be very careful with it.

Still, I was very much pleased with the results :).