Fashion Bible: March

And we are back to March again! I find this post somewhat more important than the other fashion bibles for after all, the first ever How Fitting post was a Monthly Fashion Bible for March!

Tops

I love floppy cropped tanks for they are so easy to make anything look automatically casual and just fun. Since it is still Winter, I would suggest wearing skinny jeans (at least that is what I wear) or possibly leggings for bottoms.

Bottoms

OK how could you not love DIY patched jeans? I really like these bottoms for they have a personal touch to them and though you can buy them, I find it really cool that people take the time to make and collect these patches.

 Shoes

I have been really slouchy lately and have taken to wearing mostly sneakers because I'm boring. Though I basically just wear the same pair of white converse every day, I have a certain love for Vans (especially the floral kind) for not only are they super comfortable, they come in all sorts of styles and designs.

-Ann

*Pictures from tumblr

Monthly Fashion Bible- January

Tops
I recently got the chance to go through my grandpa's closet and long story short, I have more flannel than I know what to do with. I really like long flannel shirt because there is so much to do with them! I have gotten into just wear a black tank under one and tying up the front whereas you can tie one around your waist, wear it loose, or tie up the loose ends.
Bottoms 
A couple months ago, my favorite cousin, Maggie, gave me a whole ton of shorts. With Winter going on at the moment, it is impractical to wear them bare so I recently have been showing them off with tights underneath! I really like this look because it looks really "rookie" mixed with modern fashion. On top, I normally wear a flannel because I like how my long shirts are like cardigan that is longer than the shorts.
Shoes
OK OK I sound like every other person at my school but I actually really like Converse at the moment. Unlike other sneakers, these don't look too sporty and can make a more formal outfit look a bit more casual.
Hair
Though shoulder length hair is one of my least favorite hairstyles ever, I really love how Taylor Momesen pulled it off with her's curled! It looks so cute and bouncy!
-Ann
*pictures taken from tumblr

Monthly Fashion Bible: December

December finally! Though it is snowing and oh so cold, December has its perks with fashion.

Tops

I realize how unoriginal it is to say that I am in love with sweaters, but I can't help but love them! Fuzzy sweaters aren't only comfy and cozy, but can go with a whole lot of things! The other great thing about sweaters is that they come in all sorts of different shapes and materials. Some of my favorites would be cropped sweaters (pictured left) heavy fabric ones that are adorable with a button down underneath (pictured right), and light weight ones with cute designs on them.
Bottoms

Though I am not usually seen wearing short skirts, I have really fallen in love with circle and suspender skirts. The great thing with these type of skirts is that they look great with about anything. Heavy sweaters, tee shirts, crop tops, you name it. My favorite combination is a circle or suspender skirt with a heavy, over sized, sweater draped over it. I really like circle skirts a whole lot too for they come in so many different fabrics and lengths. My friend, Frannie has a really awesome velvet circle one (shown to the left) and I found the cutest, leather skirt with lightning bolts on Tumblr (right)! Same thing with suspender skirts. One of my favorite types was a black one with lace and buttons going down it that I also found on Tumblr. I personally, would wear heavy tights (depending on how thin the fabric of the skirt is) or knee socks to create a sweet preppy look.

Shoes
I talked about these a couple months ago, but I figured they were all too awesome not to mention again. As you guys may know, I have a serious love for combat boots and when I saw a pair of jelly combats, it was instant love. I have a pair of them myself and as pretty as floral looks, I really prefer the clear kind. These shoes are comfortable and pretty sturdy for walking long distances (I walk half an hour to school in them) and can double as awesome rain boots! One downside to jelly shoes is how much you sweat in them. When I went to see Paramore, after dancing for about fifteen minutes, my feet began to sweat like crazy. Other than that, I am in love with these shoes and would definitely recommend them for this month.
Hair
I recently got my hair cut even shorter and at first, I hated it for I could barely do anything with it. After seeing Hayley Williams on the cover of Bust Magazine, that changed. Hayley's curls are so short and bouncy which really compliment her face shape. I also love this hair style for you can wear them to school in your regular clothing as a more casual look or make them extremely elegant and fancy for a special occasion. I am also going to point out how not only was Hayley on the cover of this magazine but there is an article about Tavi Gevinson inside!

Happy December!
-Ann
*All photos aside from the boot ones, are taken from Tumblr*

Monthly Fashion Bible: November (Lazy Edition)

OK OK I realize I was supposed to do a fashion bible but I am seriously unprepared and stressed out about the impending Nanorimo (I have to outline my novel) and just so I am going to show you pictures of pretty girls wearing pretty things and just I have written three posts in the past two hours and I am too tired to function and just OK.

I seriously have a thing for crosses to the point where I wish my family was christian so I could wear them without people like wanting to throw rocks at me for not being a part of their religion or something and being a wannabe (what am I even talking about?). This girl's hair is also straight up gorgeous. I am usually not that into dying your entire head unnatural colors but I seriously find her long, purple, ombre to be gorgeous.

My friend described this as "pink goth" which sounds about right. I seriously love how her dress is very short while the outfit still looks conservative for some reason. I am just head over heels in love with her hair and flower crown too.

This is my latest favorite picture. I love how vintage they look yet have a dash on modern in their outfits. The girl on the right's cat tattoo is also totally rad.

At the Tavi Gevinson thing, I met a girl who did her hair like this and I absolutely love it. If my hair was still long, I would absolutely copy this style.

Pictures from Tumblr

Frannie's outfit was adorable. 

OK OK so a couple weeks ago, I told some seventh grader that I liked his glasses and then this happened and just I don't even know... Like I am so exhausted and just I am about to pass out how tired I am...

-Ann

Monthly Fashion Bible: October

Bottoms

Frannie's leggings

Though I wear skirts about 99% of the time, I can't help but fall in love with fun patterns on leggings! The other thing I like about these bottoms is how comfortable they are! I seriously love the feeling of how stretchy they are. Leggings are also awesome for Fall when you're getting used to the colder weather and would rather not wear tights (though I do). I do own a couple pairs of plain black leggings but my favorite are no doubt ones with fun patterns on them. I've seen cute leggings about in every store but my favorite would be the ones from Forever21 like in the picture to the right (photo by Frannie).
Tops
Since I have been so into patterns this month, solid tops seem to be all I wear. Though a plain black shirt is cute, I still wanted to be interesting which is what sheer tops are perfect for. You can find sheer tops at about any lingerie store though I get mine from my aunt who designs clothes.
Accessories
I am a fairly girly person so bows are something that I will wear once in awhile. Though I don't usually wear a bow when I am in a skirt or dress for I don't want to look all too girly, I find that these hair accessories look adorable with a pair of jeans or leggings. My cousin gave me the bow I am wearing on the left, stores such as Icing and Hot Topic have awesome bows.
Happy October!
-Ann

Fashion Bible: September

Well here we are. About all of my friends are going back to school soon and I really don't know if I am excited or dreading it. Though classes suck, I always like the fact that school is filled with people meaning I have a place to flaunt my outfits!
Tops
I have been getting really into tight fitting tees! I really hate wearing a tee shirt and jeans but sticking a band tee into a skirt around my waist is surprisingly cute. Either that or loose tee shirts. I recently bought a Blink 182 shirt from Hot Topic and I love how it blouses out in a skirt with elastic!
Skirts
As I've previously said, my thing right now is most definitely skirts with elastic around the waist to cinch an outfit all together.
Accessories
Since I am such an Arabelle Siciardi wannabe, my favorite accessory store at the moment would have to be Bonlook. This glasses website is amazing. Instead of ordering a pair of glasses and realizing they don't look right on you, they have a virtual try on where using a webcam, you can basically try on your pair of glasses. My favorite part is the personal designers. The people of bonlook send a personalized video of what would look best on you! The actual glasses are oh so adorable too!
Happy September!
-Ann

Monthly Fashion Bible: August

Here we are in August! With the help of my friend and fellow How Fitting writer Emma, we can't wait to give you guys the latest clothing and makeup that we love and hope to see in this last month of American (and Italian and my friends have told me) Summer vacation!
Shorts
I have so far been really obsessed with patterned shorts! My favorite has been floral for it has a vintage and summer feel. Though the ones pictured to the left are black and white, I really do love colorful flower print to add a pop of something lively into every outfit I wear.
Tops
With patterned and printed shorts being a must this month, I have turned to solid tops. My favorite colors being white and black for it goes with basically everything and gives room for the shorts to really shine. I would definitely not suggest wearing anything other than a solid top with printed bottoms for it really is all to much.
Shoes

Though I have been wearing quite a lot of flip flops, I did find a pair of pretty freaking awesome boots that I could not help sharing. I am in love with everything combat boots and when I found these waterproof, floral, combats it was instant love. At the moment, I have been wearing this pair and my three year old black ones that I have given a makeover in sharpie. I have been living by the fact since sixth grade that you can never have too many combat boots no matter
Makeup
As one of our lovely writers Emma has stated in her past two posts this month, we are going natural and showing off true beauty with just a little of what I call "helpers". Meaning, this month not only do we suggest it, but I myself am going to try and go a bit more natural and wear the least amount of makeup possible.
Happy August!
-Ann

Fashion Bible: May

April showers bring May flowers! Exactly four days ago, I celebrated the creation of howfittingblog.blogspot.com. This blog is my baby and I couldn't be more happy with how much it's expanded over these last three months. I mean didn't this website start with a disorganized jumble of words called a "Monthly Fashion Bible"? Without getting deep, I just want to say thank you and I hope you enjoy my May edition of the first thing I ever posted.
Tops

With the weather getting warmer, it's finally time for light weight shirts! My favorite are the button up ones that blouse out when tucked into a pair of pants or shorts. I tried going with bright colors along with cute springy patterns to go with it.
Where to find: Thrift and vintage (expensive)





Pants/ Shorts
It is finally time to break out those shorts! This Summer and end of Spring, I have been wanting to buy a proper pair of high rise shorts with the buttons and everything. I finally found an adorable pair of badge high waisted ones and would love to say that they are kind of the best thing ever. I have seen pairs with patterns on them but I'd have to say, I believe they look better solid. I also prefer solid shorts so it gives room for patterned shirts (don't you dare ever wear patterned bottoms with a patterned top). On those cold days, I whip out a pair of jeans and a summery shirt.
Where To Find: Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, Urban Outfitters

Dresses
I'm trying to go brighter this month and therefor I decided it was time to start wearing bright, summery, sundresses! I like the lighter ones for the cottony pieces don't flow as well and are hotter. My new favorite kind of dress is the ones with collars for it gives a retro vintage look.
Where to Find: Thrift and Vintage




Accessories
While thrift shopping, I found this beauty under a pile of giant church hats and I have to say, I am in love. Floppy hats are beachy and casual which I like about them. They can also cover up a bad hair day (which is every other day for me). You could wear it with about anything: bathing suit, sundress, shorts etc.

Shoes
Sperry's can go with a cute pair of shorts and a dress or two but what about when you want to look girly? After scavenging through a couple stores at the mall, I finally discovered these treasures. They have cats on them. I repeat THEY. HAVE. CATS. Flats are nice because you can dress them up and down and always give off a cute and feminine look.




Happy May! I wish for sunny days, cute shorts, and end of testing for all of you!
-Ann

Monthly Fashion Bible- March

  Happy almost March! This March, seems like the biggest deal to me for it means only two months away from my long awaited bat mitzvah. Having to learn a whole three pages in a language that you barely know could probably be up there on the list of things that are the most stressful and most of my time has been spent locking myself in my bedroom just trying to finish the things before May. Being the procrastinator I am, instead of practicing Torah I've spent those hours of guilt looking through my closet for what I think of as "Hidden Treasures" or in normal language, things that you totally forgot you owned.
March is that month that you can't say is cold or hot. Therefor, your outfits have to accommodate that awkward feeling of being cold just not cold enough to whip on those three layers.Talking about hidden treasure, I found an old "Charlotte Russe" forest green tank. I then paired it up with a "Forever 21" lace blazer that I normally wear to bat mitzvah. Lastly, I put on my favorite edgy hand-me-down "Abbey Dawn" pants. This style could work without the blazer also by replacing it with a flowing cardigan or even a three quarter sleeved top. This picture was actually taken in December so it was just the perfect weather for straightening hair but in March the humidity and rain prep for April can make just hot ironed locks become giant nest of frizz. Suggestions for hair are curls and or wearing it up to give it a more preppy look.

Colors- Dark greens (forest, ivy, etc), Deep reds, browns, tans, soft grays, washed out denim
Tops- solid tanks (washed out or dark), Tight 3 quarter sleeves (washed out or dark)
Pants- Patterned leggings and/or jeans, washed out denim
Skirts- pattered! (plaids, no floral!, Buffalo check) lace, knee length with tall boots or calf length with short boots
Shoes- BOOTS! converse (classic red is usually the best), Tall boots with laces (as seen above), ankle length boots with zippers.
Jewelry- CHUNKY, Collar Necklaces (view blog), tight bracelets, infinity (view blog)
Hair- Keep it curly! High ponytails, low braids (just one!), ballerina buns