Black Faux Leather Jacket + Leopard Print Jeans

Hi, everyone! Hope you all enjoyed your week and ready to enjoy the weekends. It's really cold and windy outside now. Definitely, hat-and-scarf weather. I thought I would be fine without a hat and scarf today, big mistake! I was so jealous of people who walked passed by me all bundled up wearing hats, scarves and even gloves. I think I could survive without a warm hat, but a scarf makes a difference. Especially, when it gets really windy here in New York. If you don't wear a scarf than you will experience the cold through your body. I mean, literally "through your body." It can squeeze in through your open neck and go all the way down to your warm belly. And if you are wearing lose pants then the wind can go all the way up your legs, so, the wind that entered your body through your neck and the wind that entered your body through your pants can have a date somewhere in the middle. Not a pleasant feeling:) If you live in New York you know what I'm talking about.

I also like to keep my feet warm. If my feet feel cold I can't function at all. All my attention and focus will go on how to make them warm. When I was a kid I used to go to my parents' bedroom so I can warm my feet up by putting them in between my mom's or dad's thighs. Crazy right? My grandmother, knowing my "cold-feet-dysfunction" sent me two pairs of hand knitted wool socks. Wool socks are the warmest socks you can ever wear. They are almost like UGGs, and they usually have pretty patterns, like the ones I'm wearing here. Don't they look cool? I even think that the socks add a little spice to the entire look.

Somehow this look turned out to display of who I am precisely. The leopard jeans convey my wild, adventurous side while the leather jacket expresses my tough and confident nature. The flowing high-low shirt underneath the leather jacket shows my easy-goingness about life. I always try to take it easy no matter how high or low the life gets . Next, the sneaker wedges. I mean, even the sneaker wedges radiate my personality. They are sneakers and wedges in one. If I were shoes, I would be sneaker wedges, because they are comfortable and stylish. And they also add  enough height to elongate your legs and to keep your posture straight. Comfort meets style kinda situation. Most, of the time you will see me dressed stylishly comfortable. Bam! "Stylishly comfortable," I like how it sounds so right. And the right thing to do right now would be wrap it up the right way. Hope you enjoyed the post. Have a great weekend guys!

Forever21 faux leather jacket, Strawberry jeans, Steve Madden sneaker wedges, no brand  high-low shirt and hand knitted socks from Kyrgyzstan

xoxo,

Toscha

How To Wear Patterned Jeans

Hi, everyone! How are you all doing? So, today is Thursday and most of us like Thursdays because its the day before Friday. And Friday means we still have two full days of no work/school ahead of us. I haven't made any plans for the weekend yet, but there are several things I would like to do. First, I have an awesome idea for Halloween costume which I'm going to share with you later in the week. And another thing I look forward doing is to make a big pot of Russian soup ,"Solyanka." As I found out I have never made this soup myself before. I thought I have but my brother proved me wrong, because what I was calling "Solyanka" was some other type of Russian soup which is called "Rassolnik." Now I know the difference. If it turns out good I will share the recipe with you, of course. Wish me luck!

While you need a little luck cooking good "Solyanka," you don't really need any luck wearing printed skinny jeans. All you need is to know the basic rules of what to wear them with. I shouldn't call them "rules" because there are no rules when it comes to personal styling, but I would say "tips" that can help you wear printed jeans with more confidence. Here, I'm displaying one of the safest ways to wear them. The safest bet would be to stick with plain colored pieces since the jeans have patterns already. You kinda want to calm down the crazy patterns and bring some flow to your entire look. As you can see, I'm wearing the diamond printed skinny jeans with the plain black sweatshirt ,Vans and a giant fabric tote. It's a totally run-errands or a grab-a-cup-of-coffee-with-a-friend kinda look, comfortable yet interesting (not boring) outfit. I guess, that's all I have for now. Have a wonderful day! See you all soon:)

Forever21 black sweatshirt, H&M printed skinny jeans, Vans sneakers and a random giant tote 

xoxo,

Toscha

Cropped Denim Jacket Look

Hi everyone! Today's post won't be long. Promise. It's 8:42 pm here in New York and I am feeling little tired. And while I am writing "I am feeling tired" I actually felt even more tired as if my body has been waiting for me to say it all day. Yes, I admit it, I do feel tired. But it's the good kind of exhaustion. It's the kind when you feel satisfied with yourself and with what you've done at the end of the day. Because, you did the best  you could for today. Hehe. See, how I convinced myself  to focus on what I've done today instead of focusing on the exhaustion itself? I am such a trickster!

I wish I could convince the cold weather to wait a little so I could wear light jackets and dresses little longer. Only a few days ago I could wear this cropped denim jacket with the striped dress. *Deep Sigh* And now it's too cold to wear this kind of outfit. See, how I'm starting to complain again? Ok, one good thing that the cold weather has brought was the craving for soup. And I had a really good Beef Barley soup today. Yum. I can still taste it in my mouth. Ok, few words on the outfit. Seriously, I was gonna right a short post with the outfit details only, and look at me now talking about Beef Barley soup. I just complained again, I guess.

Let me quickly wrap it up before I start writing about what I saw and how I felt in Central Park today. So, I really love  this cropped denim jacket for its versatility. This is only one of the gazillion ways you can wear the jacket with. You can wear it over long/short dresses, with skinny jeans, shorts, skirts, leggings I mean the list can go on and on. You know, how they say that every  girl must own a little black dress aka LBD. I think every girl must own a little cropped denim jacket because you will wear it a lot more often than your LBD. That's all I can say for now. Hope you enjoyed my "short" post. Have a great day or night! See you guys soon.

Strawberry denim jacket, Rampage striped dress, Elie Tahari wedges and a handmade cross-body bag from Kyrgyzstan. Oh, the bracelet is handmade too. I bought in New York.

xoxo,

Toscha

All Black + Faux Red Leather Jacket

Hi, everyone! Hope you guys are enjoying your weekdays. I've been enjoying a lot of things lately. Starting with my morning coffee and finishing with herbal tea that I have before going to bed every night. Yesterday, I went to a Turkish store and bought different kinds of herbal tea. I specifically picked the kinds I've never had before (rosehip, rose petal and mixed herbs). They all turned out to be really good. So, the money I spent was well worth the risk I took by not knowing if they taste good or bad.

Speaking of not knowing... This Sunday, me and my brother decided to stroll around the city with no plan and a specific destination. First, it felt kinda weird. I felt like finding a specific location by googling or yelping, then I decided not to do it. Just wandering around the city is a luxury in New York where people always rush and have a gazillion things to do in a day. Imagine if someone asked us that night, "Where are you guys going?" And we would, of course, answer," Well, we don't know, we just gonna wander around the city." Sounds very touristy right? Even tourists know where they wanna go and what they wanna see.

Anyways, it turned out to be great. We even bumped into Chef Russel Jackson (Food Network star) and took a picture with him. He was super nice and sweet, he even gave us his business card. Will post the picture later. First, I want to email him and ask if it's ok with him. I can assume that he wouldn't mind, but you never know. So, after, wandering around the area for a while we got hungry as wolves. Then we decided to look around and find a place to eat. The only certainty was that we both wanted Asian food. Then we found a small Vietnamese restaurant  which turned out to be amazing. The food was really good. I mean, really really good. It's our favorite now.

And these pictures are from that night. Oh, by the way, how do you like my red faux leather jacket? Don't mean to brag though. I wore it with all black outfit to create a sharp contrast. This look can easily be worn for night outs and special occasion dinners. You may want to change the boots for something more dressier. If the dinner is really "special." I think, that's all I have to say for now. Hope you enjoyed it:) See you guys soon, and have a wonderful day/night.

Here's another look with the red jacket: http://www.styletoscha.blogspot.com/2013/11/legit.html

Forever21 leather jacket, Express long sleeve chiffon blouse, Guess leather-looking-like-but-not-leather pants, Nine West suede boots and cross-body bag.

xoxo,

Toscha

Stripes Meet Flower Power

Hey, lovelies! Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Do you guys wait 'til it's Friday so you can rest, do something fun on weekends? I used to wait 'til weekdays were over so I can enjoy weekends. It's like a special treat that you wait for a long time and when you finally get it you try to enjoy as long as its possible. But it never lasts long enough. It seems like it was Friday yesterday, then all of a sudden, you realize that it's Sunday evening already. Sounds familiar? So, after having realized that weekdays are longer than weekends, duh, I've made a choice to enjoy every single day. Yes, including Mondays! Doing, at least, one thing that brings you joy can change your mood and productivity. I haven't mastered enjoying-every-single-moment skill yet, but I am working towards it. Hope you are with me. And, here, you can see how I enjoyed posing for the camera. Honestly, it's more goofing around, but I liked the results.

This look is youthful, flirty and fun. I am all about having fun and feeling fun. So, this look carries a joyous personality on its own.The combination of stripes and flowers create an interesting ensemble. I figured stripes and flowers would work well together. It's like two singers of different genres sing a hit song together. They are both stars, and they both shine at the same time. Same way, the striped long sleeve top and the skirt are both stars of different genres. Not only they complement each other, but they also create a unique atmosphere than if they were seperate pieces. So, I guess, that's it for today. Have a blessed day!

Zara top, Mandee skirt,  Elie Tahari wedges, handmade leather bag from Kyrgyzstan.

xoxo,

Toscha

Bring Summer to Fall

What's up everyone! Are you guys ready for fall yet? It's not that we have much of a choice, but feeling ready for something is far better than resisting change. I mean, what's the point of resisting it when it is going to happen anyways, right? I personally love fall for it's breezy, cool nights, at least here in New York. No more sticky humidity which lasts for months in the summer. ugh! At least, the weather in New York is perfect now, not too cold  not too hot. Just nice. Perfect for long evening walks. Just throw on your light-weighted jacket or a cardigan over your summer dress and you are ready to go. 

And, so I was ready to go to see this amazing fashionista tree:)

This is my brother's discovery. He brought me over here without telling me what it was. He thought that I should really really really see something unusual. I've never seen this kind of creative work in my life. And when I saw it I was pleasantly surprised. Imagine someone took her/his (but I'm assuming it's her, but can't be sure though) time to knit all these beautiful pieces to dress this tree. What a lucky tree! It's probably one of the luckiest trees that got styled:) Whoever styled it, did an awesome job. That's all I can say. To my surprise The Fashionista Tree and I were dressed alike, same color combinations. And, there I was standing next to the gorgeous tree wearing a knitted blue cardigan...

As you can see, I wore thr blue Ralph Lauren cardigan over the F21 flower-power dress. I also used the dresses' belt to create a strap for the handmade wool wallet to make it look like a purse. Just created a big loop by tying the ends of the belt and put it through the top part of the wallet. Well, I think it's a clutch because it doesn't have any partings in it. I carried my cell phone, keys and a small wallet inside. Oh, I also had a lipstick inside. Very important detail to let you know:) Ok, I am running out of words which means it's time to wrap it up. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. You can always ask questions and leave comments here. Have a great day/night!

Ralph Lauren cardigan, Forever21 dress, Tommy Hilfiger booties, bracelets from 99 cent-kinda store, handmade clutch and silver earrings are from Kyrgyzstan.

Note: This post has been posted on www.thehappyhandsandfeet.com ( my other blog). 

xo,

Toscha

Orange-Themed Outfit

This outfit was inspired by a pumpkin. My eyes have been seeing all sorts of pumpkins and orange colors around the city lately. New York is getting ready for Halloween! Yay! I think it's one of the meaningless but fun holidays that human species came up with. What I love about Halloween is that this is the only day when we can wear scary costumes and feel good about looking awful. Fun.

When I wore this outfit I felt very Halloween-ly pumkin-y. Hehe, I like inventing new adjectives. I think, you can wear this kind of outfit anytime. It is refreshing, flirty and colorful, thus you can wear it whenever you feel like looking extra joyful. Don't be afraid to be judged, allow yourself to get out of the "boxed" thinking every now and then. It feels good when you allow yourself to be a little different. Perhaps, yourself. Have once a week "out-of-the-box" day. Hmmm, it's a good idea. Maybe I should post "out-of-the-box" looks once a week on the blog? See, sometimes ideas come out of nowhere:) Ok, enough for now.  You guys enjoy your day or night. I will see you all very soon;)

Note: This look has been posted on www.TheHappyHandsAndFeet.com (my other blog). 

Abercrombie long sleeved top, Mandee ruffled chiffon top, Mandee coral jeans and the shoes are from China. I bought them 6 years ago during my stay in China.

xo,

Toscha