Nerd Alert!

Inspired by the super warm East Bay weather and all its hotness, I chose this midi classic pleated dress from H&M, brown booties from Shoe Dazzle, and my nerdy librarian glasses I got from Taiwan. 

After 1 year of planning (and failing) to shoot. I finally got a chance to do a photoshoot with Ed Tran Photography! Hooray!

Purse from Alexis Hudson!

Curly hair: yay or nay?

Necklace was only $3!

And as usual, a candid to end my post :)

Polka Dots & Knee Highs

     It is day 2 in Taiwan and I have yet to see the sun! It's not particularly cold but it was colder than I expected it to be- just a smidgen warmer than San Francisco. Since I was just going street shopping with my sister, I wanted to keep it simple with a flare with some velvet shorts, stockings, and knee high socks! I always find this combination to be a go-to look whenever I don't want to go super dressy but want to look presentable to the public without going into sweatpants mode. 
     These shorts are super soft from Brandy Melville (they have super soft everything) and these are perfect for lounging around or in this case- a bit dressed up! My sweater is from J. Crew and it was on super sale (hooray). The texture to me was so unique and really fluffy to the touch; it's a warm, creamy color and it would go great with casual pants (such as denim) as well. The cobalt blue side bag (J. Crew) is the perfect size for my phone, wallet, and iPad mini- it looks small but it actually has a good amount of space in there! My sister found these polka dot stockings for me in Taiwan and it was a bit cold for just stockings so I threw on a pair of knee high socks from H&M (comes in a 2-pack!), my trusty Charlotte Russe boots, and out for an adventure I went!

Time to explore in Taiwan :)

Lover of polka dots.

2 more looks from Charlotte Russe!

Two more looks from Charlotte Russe! 

I love the off-the-shoulder look with the giant bow on this magenta & white dress from Charlotte Russe! And the shoes have a little bow that match it as well :) This was my favorite look of the shoot. It's a very cute and simple look for a girls night out or even a nice date!

My second look was a black and white hi low dress! The zipper detailing and the sequins really make the dress something special. It'd be super cute for a school dance or a nice dress up dinner. The shoes were amazing- the ankle straps gave it a nice pop of detail :)

All photos shot by Ryan Chua (ryanbyryanchua.com)