Kendall Kylie long sleeve crop top / Red shorts, $76 / Gianvito Rossi black leather boots, $735 / Madewell brown purse / Whistles bracelet bangle, $46 / Alex and ani bracelet / Brixton fedora hat / Charlotte Tilbury lips makeup, $15 / Gel nail care, $20 / Bling Jewelry pendant / Yochi earrings / Go Jump in the Lake wall art / Wall art / B Ella small appliance
I'm going to miss the guys at work, summer is over and it's time to go back to MSU. Summer is over? What are you talking about Naomi, you ask? Well, if you are a college student the summer is over. The seasons are bracketed by the semesters: now it's fall and shortly after Chanukah it will be spring. Funny isn't it? But that's the way us college students think.
My summer was so productive that I have quite a backlog of stuff to relate to you. Though I worked for the advertising firm for only the summer, I made a humungous number of friends and connections that I'm sure will be useful in the future. Now, you've seen two posts about my workday style, what do you think I wear the rest of the week? I'm sure the Polyvore set I've included in this post can give you a clue, but don't think my working girl style is skewed towards thigh high boots. It isn't, though I do wear platform shoes - a lot!
Now, I've tried many different variations of this Polyvore set before settling on the one I've included in this post. Check out some of my earlier posts, specifically the previous one. The big difference is the hat. The Brixton fedora hat in the Polyvore set in this post makes all the difference. What does it remind you of? Can you say, flamenco? And the red shorts - maybe, bullfighting? Combine that with the accessories, is Sephardic coming to you're mind? Well, maybe not everybody's and I'm sure this is not the uniform for Sephardic Jews but it's what I was thinking of. You've probably guessed by now that I'm Jewish, the rest is a long story. The outfit isn't a celebration of my faith like going to temple, just something I like. The funny thing is I had one of these sets titled "a Sephardic look" or something like that but I can't find it among my Polyvore sets. I'll check again and repost it if I find it.
Now, I bet your mouth is watering by now to see me modeling this style, so here you go, me in this gorgeous outfit in the lobby of the advertising firm I work at:
You've probably seen those stunning Gianvito Rossi black leather, over the knee, stiletto heel boots online at Luisviarom.com, Farfetch.com, or Neta porter.com for $800 or even more. You think to yourself, how can Naomi, a college student, sure, with a summer job, afford them? Does she have rich, generous parents? Does she starve herself to be a model, and so she can buy nice stuff? Does she have a rich husband? Nope, nope, and nope! I paid only $5, including shipping, for them! Incredible, isn't it? Here's how I did it: I hunt the internet constantly for bargains and aliexpress.com came through for me. These Gianvito Rossi boots that you see here, and have seen in a another one of my other posts, were on sale at aliexpress.com for only $50, I combined a Chinese New Year's discount with a coupon and the rest is history. You think they are fakes? Look at my photo, those are the real thing! Here's another photo in my bedroom back home:
Now, check out this link:
They look just like the boots at the aliexpress seller's site don't they?
Don't fall for the tricks many online stores are trying to pull: one store has what you want for $850, the other for $750, you figure you'll get a good deal. It's a dog eat dog world out there, don't be a squirrel. Get the best price you can, look around. Buying at the so called reputable online stores doesn't guarantee you'll get the real McCoy. My friend bought a Chanel clutch from a top UK online clothing store on sale, she went to New York with her family, decided to check the Chanel boutique out, her clutch firmly under her arm, and was completely floored when she saw what she thought was the same clutch. It wasn't. The labels were different, same style, just different. She asked one of the clerks about it, he said, yes, hers was a fake. She was so depressed.
Now, don't let me get your hopes too high. My most recent adventure at aliexpress wasn't very fruitful, seems they're backing off a bit so I may need to find other resources. I confess I didn't verify the link to aliexpress I pasted, it was a long time ago, and I'm closing my eyes and crossing my fingers it's still valid. Nevertheless, you can verify that it is indeed genuine. Just don't give up hope, you don't have to be anyone's pawn in the shopping game.
So that's my story. Hope your summer, though for some it isn't over, was as bountiful and fun as mine was.
A quick note about voting for my Polyvore contest sets. Last time I asked people to vote for me and showed you how to use the convenient link in my profile. Sorry, I forgot you have to be a Polyvore member to vote. Anyway, if you're on Polyvore, or interested in joining, look me up by following the link in my profile. Don't forget to vote for my contest sets! I need your help!
Catchya later.
