I Wear My Heart(s) On My....Legs?

Derek and I don't put much emphasis on February the 14th, but I wanted to get into the Valentine's Day spirit for work with these black and white heart tights. I picked the tights up at Forever 21 on my random trip to the mall (yesterday) for some exercise. I also came home with this open front cardigan from H&M which is already becoming a useful layering piece.

(I'm wondering if Robert Smith got my valentine...hehe!)

How ever you spend this day, just remember love can be celebrated everyday with anyone at any time!

Robert Smith kisses to you all!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Halloween Fashions 2013

I do a lot of 'window shopping' online from fast fashion U.S stores like Forever 21 to U.K based shops like Top Shop and Halloween is definitely trending this season. I have to admit a lot of these items I picked are quite cute, but some of the prices I'm seeing for other items made me look twice. What the?

Have you spotted any Halloween fashions you adore?

Thank you for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Shoes! OMG : Batty Canvas Loafers

Whites Shoes, are you crazy?! The answer is yes, BUT these Batty Canvas Loafers are just too awesome and I had to share. I actually really love white shoes, yet I think (knowing me) I would spill my coffee on my shoes and stain them. D'oh!

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XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Outfit of the Day : I Wear Short Shorts

This was my outfit yesterday, rockin' more short shorts! I bought these shorts from Hot Topic last year in a "I need black shorts" panicked shopping trip. I needed shorts, was looking for black shorts, found next-to-nothing.....this year they are everywhere. D'oh!

I wish they were a little longer!!!!

The cross top was a purchase I made on my retail therapy/quest for tops shopping excursion. For some reason I don't do to well finding tops while thrifting, so I have a tendency to buy new (sales racks, etc) which also means I'm that much more picky in my purchasing. I've always had a lack of tops in my closet, it's annoying and I'm trying to fix that issue....baby steps.

I picked up this button-up cross patterned top at Forever 21 for $14.80. I've been trying to stay away from Forever 21 and explore other stores, but I went back to them and Voila! walked out with two tops. This particular top has two things I love, collars and buttons. I really like a structured garment with a feminine flare and this top has a slight peplum along with being flowy and light. I showed Derek the top and he said, "Yeah, that's definitely a Meagan top", hahahahaa! 

Do you have more tops or bottoms in your closet? 

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Running, Running, Running Errands!

Thumbs up to a good thrift day! Yay!

I hope everyone is enjoying their week so far, mine has been filled with errands, shopping, sewing and sippin' on margarita's. I've also been exposing my skin to the nice weather we've been having, but it's still odd to not be walking around without four layers on and I'm not going to complain!

Here are just a few of my casual outfits from the early part of this week:

New cotton polka dot dress from Forever 21

Dress can also be seen here, I've styled it a little different.

New lace button-up top from Forever 21 worn with my little bone flats.

I guess it's been a Forever 21 sort of week, woah! Admittedly, I don't own a lot of summer specific clothing, so I have a tendency to buy a few new items every season. I had an online order arrive from Forever 21 and exchanged half of the order to the store on Monday, so got the little polka dot dress (second picture) and lace top (last picture) along with a very cute all over bow print cardigan. All items were tried on with a whim and they came home with me, bring it on summer!

Do you prefer online shopping to in-store shopping?

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Shoes! OMG! : Valentine's Day Shoes

Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is here...today. I personally don't care too much for Valentine's Day-or-I should say I don't put much emphasis on it, but I do love the color red! So this week's Shoes! OMG! is dedicated to red shoes. *Wink*

Do you own any red shoes?

Thank you for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

An Exciting Weekend : Happy Birthday to Derek

Fun with friends!

Saturday was Derek's 39th birthday, so we celebrated in style at Transmission Dance Party, which is a bi-monthly dance event dj'ed by our friend's Jason and Bill. This particular Transmission was their annual The Cure vs. The Smiths, so you know we were happier than pigs in mud (or bats in a belfry). Transmission is one of my personal favorite dance events, it's a mix of indie dance music, post-punk and goth classics. I like that the crowd is diverse and that all my friend's just dance like manics all night long!

This is what I wore, minus the shoes since we got dumped on with snow, so I wore my Docs instead to keep my feet dry and for the traction. I would have slipped and fell in my new spiked creeper platforms, ouch!

The dress is a new wardrobe addition, purchased from Forever 21 online. I styled the dress with a shiny pleather belt, some knit tights, my favorite silver cross necklace, spiked hoop earrings, and assorted bracelets. I tied my hair up in a hair scarf to get it out of my face. I'm really glad I bought the dress, it's so easy to wear and the stripes are fun! I wish they made this dress in black or grey or both, I really love the cut! I'm also glad I bought it when I did since the black and white stripes are all sold out! 

Yeah, I love dresses. 

But the fun doesn't stop here!

On Sunday we went up to IKEA in Burlington, Ontario Canada. As silly as it sounds, I've only been to IKEA once before while visiting Philadelphia, PA so I was really excited! We don't have an IKEA in Buffalo, so the closest one is about an hour away, which includes having to cross an international boarder and all the jazz. We had a blast and managed to get some new useful household things for our apartment and the guys enjoyed their Swedish Meatballs, hehehe!

On our way home, before going back into the States, we dined at Happy Jack's Chinese restaurant. Derek and I had never been, but we now understand why our friend's love their food so much. Mmmmmm! We even drank out of ceramic pineapples! 

Birthday wishes, dance party, friend's, IKEA and Tiki drinks! Good weekend for sure!

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Kitsch Picks : Handbags

+Don't Cross Me Handbag +Sanrio Hobo Bag

+Lacey Vintage Handbag +Anatomical Bat Bowler Bag

I love handbags, this is no secret amongst my friend's. Though I usually only carry my friend's Dungaree Dolly designs, I do like to oogle at all different styles of handbags, both new and vintage. Please check out my purse collection right here, I've acquired more since this post. Oh my.

What sort of handbag do you like to carry?

Thank you for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Kitsch Picks : Sanrio Sweaters

+Badtz-Maru Comic Strip Sweater +Houndstooth Hello Kitty Cardigan

+Chococat Dropped Shoulder Cardigan +Two-Tone Badtz-Maru Sweater

Sanrio has made it's way to Forever 21's website and I love the Badtz-Maru items! I've had a love affair with Badtz-Maru way before Ice Bat, just don't tell Ice Bat!

Thanks for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

An Old Goth In A Nu-Goth Sweater

I posed this question to my Facebook friends, "If you're an old goth who wears a nu-goth top, does that make you a born again goth?" Of course I say these things in jest as I have a really good sense of humor about my tastes, lifestyle and fashion. I don't normally like to feed into the 'what is this and what is that' monster machine, but I since my most recent purchase made me giggle about the nu-goth trend and how upset people get over it.

Cross Sweater, Forever 21. I love the inside details

The question is, how could I not love this sweater, it's covered in crosses! My little gothy heart went a flutter when I saw this on Forever 21's web site and the price was right at $25. I'm impressed with the quality!

Now my opinion on the nu-goth trend is this, if I can walk into a store or shop online to find things that are my taste and style, how could I not enjoy it? Though this trend is based on just fashion and not focused on the other aspects of goth including the music and culture, that would have to be another discussion for a different blog (there are plenty of people bitching all over the internet). -Shrugs- I bought this sweater because it has giant crosses all over it, which is in my tastes and I like black and white. I also really love crosses, a lot. Hehe!

Thanks for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Shoes! OMG! : New Rider Platform Bootie

I must admit I am a sucker for red shoes, even though I only own one pair (D'oh!). The New Rider Platform Bootie by Iron Fist caught my attention as I love booties, buckles and red with black. I have to admit I'm not too crazy about the skull print, yet I think it works with the design of this particular bootie, as the black buckles and folded ankle details take center stage. I would pair these with some black skinny jeans or leggings and a moto style jacket to put emphasis on the booties while pairing together an outfit.

                                       French Terry Moto Jacket from Forever 21-$19.50

XOXO-Meagan Kyla