diy stud necklace, converse for target jacket, audrey cantwell leather vest, t by alexander wang tank, target dress turned skirt, opening ceremony sandals

After seeing the Haider Ackermann Spring 2010 collection and revisiting his previous collections this morning, I felt inspired to revisit this column silhouette I love so much. I originally tried to replicate these outfits with one of my mother's sweaters belted at the hip, but it ended up looking less cool and voluminous and more like I was concealing a goiter on my hip. Oh well.

The vest is an incredible piece that was a gift from Canadian designer, Audrey Cantwell. I actually happened to come across her Etsy store, Black Market Baby, even before she sent me an e-mail and was completely in love with everything she made. I feel terrible because she sent it quite a while back but I never got around to wearing it until now (who knows why because after today I never want to take it off), however I feel like it will be a staple in my fall wardrobe.