Winter

Metallic Stripes

Posted on by Brandy Saldana

Metallic Sweater Borrowed from Sister | Sweater, Pants, Knit Beanie, Rings, and Belt Forever 21 | Zeda Boots Madden GirlHello from Japan!
I flew in last night to visit my sister for the week before I head down to my parent’s house for Christmas. It was kind of a last minute trip meaning I had to pack my winter essentials and finish up a lot of loose ends at work before our holiday break.
I have not had a chance to take any photos yet, but I managed to take two outfit photo posts last week in spite of all the madness. This post features a sweater that used to belong to my sister. Before leaving to study in Japan for the year, she cleaned out her entire closet and gave me two huge bags to either sell or donate. I donated a bit, listed some items for sale on Poshmark, and I kept a few pieces. I love the stripes, shape, and sparkle it has. It adds a lot of interest to an all black outfit.
I love how there is symmetry with the asymmetrical striped cardigan and the architecture of the building behind us. Armando has some pretty great skills and I love how he has an eye in making a picture just a little bit more interesting. I am hoping he can let me convince him to be the one behind the lens and feature his personal style. He is claiming more space in our closet with some great sweaters that I might just have to borrow as it gets colder in the Bay Area. 
It is also pretty cold here in Tokyo, and I hope to share a post soon of what I am wearing here. I am also interested in sharing what I packed (in a smaller suitcase than last time) for a week and what I would have done differently. Stay tuned for food photos on my instagram account as well! (@willbakeforshoes)

Fashionista of the Week!
On a side note: I’ve also won the title “Fashionista of the Week” thanks to Kimberly of Sensible Stylista. Thanks to everyone who voted for me via Facebook! You can read about in her post here and also checkk out the great giveaways going on every Sunday! Her style is also pretty sweet so I would recommend following her for some lovely style inspiration too.
Talk to you soon and I guess good night to those of you in the States.
 Until next time,
Brandy

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Holiday Red

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Black Princess Coat Steve Madden | Red Basuto Dress Diane Von Furstenberg | Rhinestone and Chain Bracelet Forever 21 | Silver Sederaby d’Orsay Heels Manolo Blahnik It is time for the Holiday Reds in your closet to come out for the parties and dinners happening this month. Jennifer from Just Add Glam invited me and a couple of bloggers to a holiday event she was hosting in Marin. I dressed up in this Diane Von Furstenberg dress and invited my arm candy aka Armando to “Meet Me Under the Mistletoe.” Armando and I had a blast on this date. We took our photos in a booth, won gifts in a raffle, and even had our tarot cards read! And we ate yummy mini bundt cakes from Nothing Bundt Cake. The best part was hanging out not only with Armando, but also with my blogger friends! We were the loudest group during the whole event and we were joking and laughing the whole time (and it was a dry party!) 
I went to a flower shop to buy some mistletoe earlier that day, but they did not have any in stock yet. I tried a Christmas tree lot later that evening and still nothing. (It’s almost Christmas, these places need to step it up pronto!) Instead I came out of the flower shop with the red Poinsettia flowers. Back home, my mom will buy a big pot of Poinsettias around the holidays, so to me these flowers really do say Christmas and are part of my family’s tradition. I put them in the center of our meeting table to spread some holiday cheer in the office after using them in my outfit shoot.
I painted my nails with the Dimepiece silver nail polish by Floss Gloss. I’ve tried it before when I’ve had a mani/pedi at Beauty Company and love how it reminds me of the glitter on Christmas ornaments. I never would paint my nails before and it is now something I don’t mind trying on my own. All my money would be directed to clothes but I like that I’ve discovered a beauty product that makes a statement and is inexpensive. I should note I am not getting paid for sharing this product, but it is something I genuinely love. Who doesn’t want sparkle in their day-to-day life?
Hope that you are having fun dressing up for your holiday parties! My office will be having is Holiday Party this week and I am already planning my outfit. 
Until next time,
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Victorian Gentleman

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Coat and Ring Forever 21 | Ruffle Blouse Chelsea & Theodore | Vest and Pants Diane Von Furstenberg | Zeda Boots Madden Girl | Nail Polish: Faded and Dimepiece by FlossglossThe time change has really thrown me off. These photos were taken at a BART station after Armando and I attended a celebration for Birchbox Man’s 1 year anniversary. Armando got some swag from the event that he can use. 
In honor of the event I decided to wear some menswear inspired items. I was going for either an equestrian look, but then added the cameo ring since it matched my manicure and I felt it gave off a hint of Victorian style thanks to the ruffle blouse. At work I was told I looked like a caterer, but clearly a fancy caterer. I was also told I looked like a teacher and a waitress. *sigh* This was an outfit I wore 2 days before Halloween so it might have been mistaken for a costume. What do you think of the look? 
I am thinking with all the events I attend it might be best to upload photos to my Facebook page and share the link here. What do you think? I think it might just me being lazy and not wanting to write a post on every single event but then again its better than me blogging about it a month later! 
Also, I’ve been busy for the past few days with updating my Poshmark closet. If you’ve been following since September you’ll know my sister moved to Japan for the year to study abroad. What you didn’t know is that she decided to do a thorough closet clean-out letting go of things she never wore or would not wear again and left me with the clothes to sell or donate. Thanks to Poshmark I’ve sold enough to send her her first care package! And now the app is available on Android so it provides extra incentive for me to list more of her (and my) stuff. You can shop our items here.Thanks in advance if you buy anything. I have been sending her some funds to help her while she is abroad but it would also be nice to head back over during the winter and pay her, and Japan, a visit with some extra spending money thanks to sales I’ve made in my closet =].
I made monumental progress today by not only taking photos of everything I want to list, but I also was able to take down one of the extra clothing racks in our apartment! Armando could not be happier! I’ll admit it was an eyesore but I am glad it served its purpose and that I was able to put it away. Now only one clothing rack remains and I am hoping it stays that way until we move out to a place with my dream closet. I’ve stored my extra clothes in suitcases and now need to decide how long I’ll keep things before donating my unsold items. Maybe until the end of the year so I can start off with a clean slate? We’ll see…
Talk to you soon! 
Brandy
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Black and White School Girl Look

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Black Cardigan, Black and White Top, Denim Shorts, Rings and Bracelets Forever 21 | Tights c/o HauteLegs |  Flats ParisSomebody at work described me as a Japanese school girl in this outfit. I think it might have to do with the tights I had on courtesy of HauteLegs. They give the illusion of knee-highs, and I love how they completed my black and white look. This is definitely my favorite pair of tights out of the 3 I received because this is the second time I’ve worn them!
This was another one of those outfits I just threw on without planning it out the night before. Typically I have an outfit in mind that I want to wear, but this outfit came to me just before work. I had initially intended on wearing a white blouse tucked into the shorts to show off the high waist detail, but decided against it after I put on the sweater top with black ruffle detail. There was already a lot going on with this outfit, adding a ruffle blouse and tucking it in to show the detail on the shorts would have been too much. You can imagine me scrambling in the morning trying to put this outfit together quickly so I could still make it to work on time. Adding the accessories did not take long since my jewelry had been recently organized too! 
I had been trying to steer away from being too matchy-matchy, but I loved this look and am so glad I was able to wear the black and white flats I purchased in Paris after graduating high school.  I just have this thing for shoes, if you don’t already know.
Hope you treated your Mom to something nice this weekend!
Until next time, 
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Fashion and Comedy

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Blazer 7 for All Mankind, Top and watch Marc by Marc Jacobs, Skirt, bracelets, and purse Forever 21, Leggings H&M, Zeda Boots Madden Girl 
Happy Friday Lovelies!
I have so many outfit photos on my camera at the moment and I have only posted 2 of them  from this week! I am very behind in a way, but I have felt lately that each outfit really needs more than just 15 minutes of fame in the blogger world. (That and I have been really busy as of late which is why I have not been consistent.)
Let me just say I survived my first week in my new position at the office. I feel I am being let off easy because I came in with a lot of baggage in the form of running projects I am wrapping up this month, so I can only imagine what it will be like once I start being handed more responsibilities for my position. I have already been given a few new tasks to complete so next week should be interesting. 
But back to the fashion. This outfit is from Tuesday and I chose to wear this for a comedy show at the Punch Line Comedy Club called Comedy Stylings hosted by Comedienne and Vintage Fashion Blogger Mary Van Note . I shared a couple of pictures on Instagram at the event but could not take any during the show. It would have been hard for me to take clear photos anyways because I was laughing so hard. I enjoy Fashion but I am also a big fan of comedy. I listen to so many comics on Pandora frequently enough that I eventually memorize their bits. I had never thought about combining my two interests, so I had no idea what to expect when I decided to attend this show. Comics doing stand up in their favorite outfit – turns out it was a brilliant combination! I am now inspired to visit more comedy clubs in the bay area. I will let you know if I hear of any good shows so make sure to follow me on Twitter @willbakeforshoe for updates.
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XO,

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First Day at Work

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Geometric Print Trumpet Dress Diane Von Furstenberg (here) | Black Cardigan Forever 21 | Tights Chinese Laundry | Ulltra Nude Heels Steve Madden My outfit for Monday for my first day of work!
Despite working at the same office for about 3 years, Monday was my first day in my new permanent position. I was relocated to another cubicle far away from the front desk which I was initially hired to assist almost 3 years ago. The change has been a little surreal and I am still adjusting to my new space, but it is a lot nicer in comparison to the space I had before. I especially enjoy that I have natural sunlight beaming in throughout the day. (I will have to share photos of my new space on Instagram because I had more freedom to decorate the space and make it my own with nicer furniture.)
I had my welcome party in the morning and “met” my coworkers, so I wanted to dress up. I opted to wear a dress that I purchased using the Poshmark app. This has been my first (and so far only) purchase using that app and I am addicted to it. I enjoy browsing other girl’s listings and listing items I no longer love as much as I used to. I was lucky to find this DVF dress. It has a fun print and a feminine shape, so it was love at first sight!  I would have worn this without the tights and the cardigan had it not been so windy. I could see myself wearing this dress again so hopefully you don’t get too bored of it when I wear it over and over again.
Overall, my first day was not too bad. I know I have a lot to learn and I am ready for the challenges that lie ahead. I will be best equipped with a dress and heels, so expect more posts like this with the changing weather minus the tights. =D
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