Style Icon: Sheena Matheiken

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Have you guys ever heard of the Uniform Project? Well let me tell you about it. Last May, fashionista Sheena Matheiken decided to wear the same little black dress (above) every day for exactly one year in an effort to raise money for the Akanksha Foundation, an organization that helps children get schooling in India. Every day she accessorized and layered to make the same exact dress look fresh and brand new. Was she successful? You be the judge-- in one year she managed to raise almost $80,000 and send 220 children to school. Want to know more about Sheena's efforts? Want to see all the outfits she created? Watch this video.

Hats off to you, girl!

Hello, sunshine

The last time I wore this dress was the first day of junior year. Oh how time flies. Hope you guys enjoy these shots cause they cost me about 7 mosquito bites! My backyard is beautiful but full of bugs.

Normally yellow looks awful on me, but this tone is an exception.

dress- Anthropologie

flip flops- J. Crew

necklace and earrings- open market in NYC a few years ago

Flowers and Stripes

My best friend Connie turned 21 today! Here's what I wore to her birthday dinner at a local restaurant:

This dress has been sitting in the back of my closet for about a year, since I bought it on sale at Forever 21. I don't own anything else like it.

Chubby feet

Dress- F21

shoes- not sure

So Fresh

My version of this site:

Nothing I love more than a fresh vegetable salad.

Two Worlds

This outfit reminds me of a cute outfit outfit the Good Girl Gone Blog posted recently, which she called "mixing genres". I feel like this look is mixing genres a little bit, too. The top is kinda retro and the skirt is kinda bohemian:

Do you guys think I can pull it off?

top and belt- F21

skirt- Modcloth

shoes- Etam

bow earrings- American Eagle (present from my friend Liz)

stud earrings- Claire's

watch- Brighton

Minnie Part II

A certain poodle seems to have found inspiration from this post.

She is a minnie-ature after all.

I'm on a boat!

My mother is not a woman to be outdone. On May 17th she turned 60 in style in Rome, Italy with my dad and me; but this wasn't enough. So, yesterday she invited 48 of her closest family members and friends to wine and dine on the USS Sequoia Presidential Yacht. What does one wear on a boat of this magnitude? See for yourself:

From left to right: Alyssa, me, Connie, Charlotte, and Caitlyn

We all wanted to steer the boat:

Everyone was very patriotic

The sunset was beautiful

And so was the woman of the hour

Not a bad-looking couple for two senior citizens:

Outfit details:

dress and earrings- Lord and Taylor

shoes- Target

necklace- shop in Colonial Williamsburg

My backyard is awesome except that one time when it gave me scabies

I want to say that pink gingham is in this summer. What do you guys think?

top- J. Crew clearance

skirt- American Apparel

shoes- Baker's

earrings- Claire's

bracelet- Brighton

Nympheas

This dress reminds me of that one huge Monet painting in Paris at the Orangerie Museum. You know, the one with the water lillies?

With the long-lost Tasia Marie!

How did I style this dress last summer? If you want to know, check here and here.

Dress- Nordstrom

leggings- American Apparel

wedges- Old Navy

watch- Brighton

belt- came with a dress I got in Paris

In which I prove that I have forgotten how to pose for pictures

I wore this out to dinner for my cousin Alyssa's 23rd birthday. Tip to anyone looking for a light meal at Bertucci's-- the Insalata salad is basically some wilted iceberg lettuce and like two cucumbers. You're better off just filling up on the rolls.

Also, can you believe this long top was a dress when I first bought it?

In Rome

I wish the washing machine didn't shrink all my clothes.

First outfit:

top- Zara

jeans-Gap

shoes- Banana Republic Outlet

necklace- marketplace in Chile

earrings- Camden Market in London

Second outfit:

Dress- Zara

jacket and shoes- Etam

bag- NY&Co