Summer

Sergeant Pepper

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Marching Band Jacket H&M | Necklace Subversive for Target | Destroyed Jeans ZCO Jeans | Spike Ring Forever 21 | Gold Beatrix Spiked Flats Sam EdelmanI am sharing an outfit from last month that is more Cal colors than patriotic, but I love how the jacket still has a slight military feel. Gold and navy is a classic combination and I feel this look is perfect to watch fireworks from the rooftop. I am looking forward to doing that tonight!
Happy 4th of July!
(For those of you celebrating today have fun and be safe! Enjoy the BBQs, fireworks, and parades but never forget the true meaning of today.)
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Hidden Treasures

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Top, Skirt, and Necklace Forever 21 | Cardigan Wet Seal | Flats Steve Madden | Sunglasses DG
I attended 2 events back-to-back on Wednesday and I am very excited to be sharing my coverage of those events this weekend. Be prepared to be amazed and awed by the stunning photographs Armando takes as well!
This outfit is from a few weeks ago and wore it for casual Friday. It amazes me how quickly the Bay Area goes from cold and gloomy to bright and sunny with the flip of a switch. As you saw from my last outfit post,  instead of dressing like it was the middle of winter I finally was able to dress the way one should in June.
I adore this outfit and feel like I should be going on a picnic with this! It looks like a dress, but it is so deceiving! It is just a top tucked into a high-waist skirt. I love to match, and that must be obvious given all my other posts. I wanted this look to be very girly so I added the dainty charm necklace, nude ruffle flats, and sweet tan cardigan. The lace back detail on the cardigan adds another layer of deception and I love that it matches with the engraving on one of the charms in my necklace! I am obviously a big fan of little details like this.
Hope you’ll come back to read about the fun times I had at the events I attended this weekend. As a reminder, Google Friend Connect will be discontinued so I hope you’ll add via Google Plus or follow me on Bloglovin to stay up-to-date with all of my posts.
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School Boy

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Blazer, T-Shirt and Ring Forever 21 | Red Shorts Erin Fetherston for Target | Gold Chain Necklace Found via Garage Sale | Gold Beatrix Flats Sam Edelman
Happy Friday Everyone!
I had an obsession with blazers last week and stuck to the same red and blue color scheme as I did with my Snow White look from Monday’s post. You know what they say, “if it ain’t broke don’t mess with it.”
Last Thursday, I went to watch Star Trek Into Darkness and wanted to be comfortable sitting in a theater and also something I could be cool in during the warm day. I opted to wear the shorts and I felt like a school boy ditching class to watch a movie. (The theater is located near a public high school, so I am sure that does happen often.) I channeled this inner rebel and translated that into my outfit with the chain details and the spikes on the flats. (Special thanks to +Inda Liza Luciano for letting me shop her closet and finding the cool chain necklace.) I’ll be wearing the necklace and the shorts a lot this summer, so be prepared to see them frequently!
Hope you enjoy the first Day of Summer and have a fun-filled weekend! If you are in the bay area tonight don’t forget Fashion Friday on the Plaza is happening in Oakland. Just in case you are interested in free wine and a different type of shopping experience.
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Modern Day Snow White

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Navy Blazer Moschino Cheap and Chic | Cream Ruffle Blouse Ari & Kris | Red Quilted Handbag Kate Spade |Navy, Red, and Gold Print Scarf Pucci | Logan Glitter D’orsay Pumps Jimmy Choo | Apple Ring Forever 21 | Camera iPhone Case iCA GizmonHere is the outfit I wore to the +Eventbrite event that I wrote about on my last post. 
As I was getting dressed that morning, I thought of what I would call this post. At first I had just the navy and yellow mixed with the white blouse to represent Cal’s school colors. I wanted to incorporate the scarf so I added that to the Kate Spade bag, gifted to me from a co-worker, and immediately felt matchy-matchy and polished. Since I had all the primary colors going on I felt I looked like a school teacher, and so proceeded to add the apple ring because, for some reason, apples are associated with teachers and school.
Then I got to work and one of the student interns said the colors reminded them of +Disney’s Snow White. The apple ring surprised her and she could not believe the weird coincidence that I would pair that with the the colors from Snow White’s Dress! I watched pretty much all the Disney movies growing up, especially the Princess ones, and I can’t believe I didn’t think of my outfit as a Modern Day Snow White!
Needless to say I might be watching more Disney movies in the near future. Uh, you know, for outfit inspiration.
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Eye of the Tiger

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Cardigan and Tiger Bangle Forever 21 | Emerald Green Silk Wrap Top Diane Von Furstenberg | Shiny Black Pants  Anchor Blue | Gold Glitter Bello Peep-Toe Wedges Jimmy ChooThis outfit is from last month and I wore it to a vendor fair for laser safety. I wanted to wear something relevant to the fair, so picked to wear my DVF wrap top that I found (new with tags) at Crossroads Trading Co. It is a bright green that I thought could be reminiscent of a laser beam (or light saber).
I love the color of this top and using it as my the base of my outfit, I picked out the Tiger Cuff I found at Forever 21 because of the emerald green eyes that matched my top. The gold helped me pick out the glitter wedges and belt as a way to compliment the rich green and black colors. I’ve worn these wedges a number of times already and I adore them! I am so glad I bought these in gold and silver! They make any outfit I wear just a little more interesting.
On Tuesday, I posted some photos on Instagram of Peanut Butter and Chocolate cupcakes I made and after some requests I decided to share the recipe for them on my next post. I have a bunch of outfit photos on my camera and will be covering a fashion event that I was invited to tonight, so I have a lot of fashion-related posts in the queue. But this blog is titled Will Bake for Shoes and it would be very silly if I didn’t include a recipe every now and then. So stay tuned for a yummy blend of peanut butter and chocolate coming your way later this week.
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All Saints Black Dress

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Black Dress All Saints | Asymetrical Stacked Rings Forever 21 | Black Cardigan Forever 21 | Studded Belt Forever 21 |Black Beatrix Spiked Flats Sam EdelmanHope you all are having a wonderful holiday! I came to Salinas to visit the family for my three day weekend and I am happy to report that things with the family are a lot better. It seems odd to me that I was slightly afraid of coming home and having the door shut in my face, but that wasn’t the case. I received a warm welcome and I think it might be because I gave my parents time to process what had happened and their realization that it is time to move forward and not linger in the past.
I am ecstatic and even the cloudy weather cannot bring my mood down. Speaking of gloom, I know my outfit post might seem a little too dark, but I actually thought it was perfect to wear for happy hour after work last Tuesday. One of my co-workers is retiring at the end of the month and one person from the team would not be around for her good-bye party this Thursday and decided to invite everyone for a small get together at Sliver Pizzeria.
The pizza and the cocktails there are amazing! I ordered a Mint Julep for myself and it was surprisingly sweet and refreshing. It complimented my pizza slices very well. I sometimes wish I liked beer, as it is usually cheaper for happy hours, but I am just not a fan. I took a sip of a coworker’s PBR during our small party which wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t amazing. I feel if I keep going out with my co-workers I’ll eventually develop a taste for it like I did for coffee and espressos. ( I still don’t like black coffee, but I enjoy mochas a lot more.)
I dressed myself keeping in mind that I would be going to happy hour at a pizzeria where the dress code is pretty casual. I would have worn jeans, but I had been wanting to wear this dress for awhile now. I paired it with some accessories that complimented the odd structure of the dress. I wore this dress during the winter with more layers here and it amazes me how well it can stand with a few simple accessories for warmer weather. I am slightly cold in these photos because the winds started picking up during the afternoon, but the lighting allowed for some cool photos. Mando always comes through with his amazing photography skills and I am very happy with these photos! This dress is just meant to be photographed and I have Crossroads to thank for it.
Anyways, hope you have been enjoying your holiday weekend and remember to give thanks to those that served our country.
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