costume reveal + its birthday month

with november comes the start of birthday month! my birthday is two weeks from tomorrow so of course the festivities i plan for myself are beginning! last night, i didn't do any trick or treating or halloween partying, but i did dress up! as i posted yesterday, i was holly golightly and i think my costume turned out great, especially given the fact that at 5 PM yesterday i had yet to make the mask!

j. crew endless shirt and leggings, c. wonder smoking slippers, cynthia rowley tassel earrings

i was originally supposed to be on my way to columbia, south carolina, right now to cheer on the vols. however, because of the weather, we cancelled our trip and i think it may have been a blessing in disguise. i think i would have been a popsicle by the end of the game. these past few weeks have been very busy with school and studying, and a relaxing weekend with no home game seems to be what i needed. today, i am going to see gone girl finally and then going to watch the game at a friend's apartment! no tests next week so i am certainly looking forward to a less crazy week! 

stay warm everyone and go vols! 

xoxo,

clp

happy halloween + DIY costume

happy halloween y'all! though i may be too old to go door-to-door trick or treating like in the good ole days, i'm not too old to play dress up! because as kate spade says, "playing dress up begins at age five and truly never ends." so, after many costume considerations, this year i decided to be audrey hepburn as miss holly golightly from breakfast at tiffany's. and no, not the typical pearls and black dress holly, but the sleepy but still fabulous holly, eye mask and all.

(source: calder clark)

since i had the grand idea to be miss audrey just this morning (i had originally planned to just be a cat), i didn't have the time to order the mask. instead, i found this DIY from martha stewart and got my crafty skills going! i think it really turned out well and also had the bonus of costing under $15 and being easy to make! 

stay tuned tomorrow for the full costume reveal! 

xoxo,

clp