Thrash Not Trash

As you may or may not know, my birthday is on Valentine's Day. Which is 4 days away. I'll be 24; it's not a milestone year, or any significant number... but I'm still very much excited!

I haven't actually done much for my birthday the past 5 years or so. My friends all bail on me saying they have Valentine's plans with their boos, and I'm typically too broke from the holidays to go on some cool vacation by myself -- so I tend to just get overly dressed up and have dinner with my family.

Here's to hoping I do something fun! But if not, I can always have a good birthday by buying myself some rad gifts... unless you want to get them for me first. ;)

2013 is roughly a month and a half in, and I've noticed a trend in my spending habits... DRESSES.

I can admit that I definitely have purchased more clothing than I already need in these past few weeks; I can sense a selling trip to Buffalo Exchange in the near future. But do I regret purchasing these feminine statement pieces? Absolutely not.

With dresses now taking up the most real estate in my closet, I'm wondering if this trend goes beyond me and is encompassing others as well? Could 2013 be 'The Year of the Dress' for all of us?

NY Mag's The Cut recently posted this article: What Thirteen People Wore To Their Interview With Anna Wintour

I couldn't help but feel anxious / nervous for their outfit choices. And then I started thinking, "Well... what would I wear to an interview with Anna Wintour?" Most likely something simple, but bold; anything more than that wouldn't be a realistic representation of my style. And that is one thing you do not want her to misinterpret.

So assuming I'd have a good amount of cash at my disposal, and the weather would be nice,  this is what I came up with.

• Chloé Sleeveless Shift Dress ($1,250)
• ACNE Terra Pump Shoes ($500)
• Mark Cross Large Zelda Bag ($1,925)
• BloodMilk The Oracle Part II Necklace ($220)
• Butter London Wallis Nail Polish ($14)

I'd hire me, but Anna would probably pass me off to Teen Vogue. Which I'd be more than happy with.

Overall, I was not at all impressed with the collection. I would have liked to see less "home goods", and more clothing. And if you want a simple way to judge how basic America is, just take a look at what the first item to completely sell out of the Neiman Marcus x Target collab was.

Nope, not the Proenza Schouler iPad sleeve, Derek Lam slippers, or even the Rodarte wrapping paper. It was the tacky, bedazzled, zebra print compact mirror by Judith Leiber. I'm almost positive Claire's sells something like this at a much cheaper pricepoint.

Okay, America... okay.

Over the course of my internet life I've had more than my fair share of "blogs". And I've managed to stop posting / stop caring about each one. Except this.

So here I am, back to resurrect Thrash Not Trash. I've deleted a bulk of the old posts, cleaned up the tags, and apparently lost all followers. But I'm here with a slew of ideas and I'm ready to blog until my fingers bleed. Let's go.

My friend and amazing photographer, Ashley Hallock, wanted to do a shoot just for fun.
Makeup: Andi Valentine  Hair: Alex Kelton  Styling: Ashley Slaton