Life in Lyon - France Travel Diary Entry #2

When we went to Lyon during part of our homestay, and my friend and I took the time to explore the city after doing some shopping!! Lyon had a huge Galeries Lafayette with all of the European stores that I wanted (and did) hit before I left the continent! We found a super stylish fountain that had no water and we had to take pictures by it!! This was the second to last time I wore these boots before they sadly broke, so I'm labelling this as a tribute to my boots...RIP my dears. 

New Shoe Sunday

Wow its been forever since I've posted!! That's going to be my opening for a while now (hopefully not...) but I'm back and I'm bring fashion back to my style blog! I recently got 2 pairs of shoes, and I haven't posted anything about style in forever, so I thought I'd do my first Shoe Sunday! 

The most recent pair that I received were a pair of Topshop Arabels. Literally the last ones...anywhere. I bought them off of the Nordstrom's website after failing to get to the Topshop store in New York, and I'm

a) amazed I got them 

b) in love with them, to the point where I haven't taken them off for 3 days

c) glad I waited.

The shoes weren't on sale in New York as I later found out, but when I got home, I saw that there was one pair available in my size online, so I paid for them ASAP, especially since they were $60 cheaper than normal. The shoes are amazing and I can't rave about them enough. The buckle adds a nice accent to the simple black leather, and the leather is stiff enough that the shoes hold their shape, but not tio the point that I can't walk in them. The heel is low and comfortable, and they are great walking shoes after they're broken in. The only problem I have with them is the back strap, it digs in sometimes when walking, but a little pad on the back can fix that. 

Rating: 9.5/10 

Out on the Town

In the midst of all this series writing and early exam prepping, I did manage to make it out of my house! I was quite proud and I even got a little bit of shopping in! It was my friend Janet's birthday brunch and needless to say I dressed up a bit (well compared to my friends). After eating and a movie, I stopped by Saks and Fifth (nothing purchased) and Nordstroms (PURCHASES), and because of the bag below I bought stuff! I walked around the mall in this dress from Zara Trauflac (sold out, similar), a pair of tights (similar here), and a pair of H&M booties (not shown, sold out, similar), Bag (UO, Deena & Ozzy, similar here).