Chambray + Leather + Polka Dots | North Market

H&M chambray denim shirt // H&M polka dot shirt //

H&M faux leather pants // Forever 21 cat eye glasses //

Target suede black ankle booties // Black leather purse (gifted) //

Photography: JJ

Throwing back some more to last fall (9/22/12), when JJ and I explored one of my local Columbus favourites: North Market. It's an indoors farmers market that features diverse eats from around the world like Vietnamese pho noodles, Belgian waffles, a hot sauce corner, and Ohio based Jeni's gourmet ice cream. Cut sunflowers next to farm fresh veggies and next to things as eccentric as bison and pheasant give the place a rustic feel. I knotted my chambray top over a bold polka dot top for contrast, and threw on my chilly weather staple: leather pants. These babies keep my legs toasty for sunny-yet-frigid days and post-exam night festivities. Lastly, donned these huge cat eye frames for extra hipster effect. JJ and I unintentionally coordinated with an inverse outfit of leather jacket and denim jeans.

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Sweet Patisserie | Pistacia Vera

H&M mint green skater dress (buy) // Goodwill thrifted gold tip white belt //

Forever 21 black wool beret with stud detail // Predictions for Payless white low heel pump //

F21 gold spike bracelet and pearl bracelets // Revlon Lip Butter in Lollipop //
Black faux leather purse (gift) //

Photography: Cassandra Morecroft King

Catching my breath after hours inside anatomy lab to bring you an outfit inspired by my favourite things: pastel mint green & kitschy French things (10/21). This beret my Mom gifted me two Christmases ago as part of a French-inspired outfit, my college graduation dress in my favourite shade mint green, white and gold accents. Committing "me time" is important to enjoy every day even if it's hectic, feel excited about discovery like watching my first DIY crystals grow in elementary school, be thankful for my supportive friends for propelling me forward after setbacks. The best revenge for the baseball cannons pelting you with lemons is to get up, add sugar to the wounds, and live a really good life. There will always be someone who you wish you could trade with because of their success, intellect, birthright, material wealth. But you will get to where you need to be by not forgetting who you already are.

I am grateful for spontaneous giggling fits about wishing our arms were 6 feet longer to avoid smelling eau de formaldehyde, childhood best friends still being here for each other even as we traverse into the daunting new chapters of our lives, JJ coming to visit this weekend and share more adventures, catching up with an inspirational old friend with hovering mustaches and laughter, late night reliving the 90s kid experience of Power Rangers/Ultraman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shenanigans with the best faux-bro I could hope for (conspiracy theory blood relation pending). Cassandra's selflessness and good company, taking the time to drive up and put up with me and my fanciful ideas that usually involve pointing a camera in front of every half-decent tree, house, fire hydrant, younameit. I had been wanting to check out a French pastry shop in German Village called Pistacia Vera to try out their macaron selection, and boy were they tasty! My favourite flavour was their namesake pistachio, sweet but savory. My goal by the end of this first year of med school is to make my rounds in the coffeeshops around town, portals to my happy place.

Laughter, singing, writing are powerful healers.

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Scarlet and Grey | What to Wear to a Football Game

Faded Glory red tshirt // H&M plaid tweed high waisted shorts //

Forever 21 grey over the knee socks // Thrifted Goodwill white vintage belt //

Target Totes clear bubble umbrella (get it here) // DIY/Converse Chucks checkered sneakers //

Photography: self; timer and tripod

GO BUCKS. Last last Saturday was my first experience at big college sports event: Ohio State vs U Central Florida. I've been a Buckeyes fan since I was little growing up in Ohio and it was a real treat to live it up close in the stadium. Thanks to my friend Marie who won the tickets from our med school and let me tag along :)

I thought I lost my camera remote so without a stand-in, all the photos came out blurry. While flopping around on my bed I found the little black thing after I had ordered the official non-bootleg Canon remote from Amazon. Oh well - that one has a much better range, which is definitely useful so I don't look like Hermione bending over, casting some empathic spell at my camera on a stick.

Obligatory med school update: just finished my first exam today! Man is it a relief to get all that stress and pressure off of my shoulders ... and to get back to normal life. To add to the mess, we had clinical skills exams last week too, requiring perfect performances in procedures like blood draws, EKGs, sterile technique, shots, etc. Describing med school as "intense" just doesn't cut it anymore, it's just downright CRAY before the first midterm. Stewing in my girl-cave all week was not the best thing for my sanity's sake, and many lessons learned. This is one giant marathon (well, one that blitzes by at lightning speeds) and I just ran the first 100 meters. Professional clothes up to 4x a week, throw in scrubs every once in a while and jeans and tshirt becomes a luxury! A girl's also gotta let loose and get sassified, so I'm enjoying a well-deserved break with friends and classmates tonight: sushi and drinks!  [/end speed blogging]

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Fashion Night Out: Easton

If you're in the Columbus area, join me at Fashion's Night Out tomorrow night 6-10 PM at Easton Mall for some mixing and mingling and fancy snacking and wining. I'm so excited for this Fashion Night Out event and a lot of stores will have deals and discounts. Time to play dress up! I'm heading there with some fellow med school gals right after our test review. If only my 250 free business cards were here already, right? Shameless plug and meeting strangers, my public extrovertedness at its best! No matter which city I live in, I will find other fashionistas and live it up sartorially :) Now that I have a car that's even easier - hello Columbus Fashion Week coming up mid-October!

Photo credit: Easton Town Center

Night Out: Models in Shop Windows & Gallery Hop

Tonight was the first Saturday of the month and incidentally the 1st of September (how are we here already, 2012?!). The Short North district of Columbus puts on the Gallery Hop every month and all the art galleries down High Street stay open during the night and the surrounding restaurants and bars are open extra late. Something interesting that made me stop in my tracks as I enjoyed the nightlife was models wearing white "COLUMBUS IS FASHION" tshirts, posing in store windows. Their movements were so graceful and their faces so intense as they pokerfaced in focus at the smiling, camera-wielding crowds (yours truly is a guilty party). Here are some snaps from the evening!

The infamous Jeni's ice cream: lavendar, sweet corn, salted caramel

Playing with Picfx app - so these are all the filters everyone's been using on Instagram ...

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