Guest Post Blogger: Ana

Hello Hattitude readers! My name is Ana from the lovely little blog AnaCloud! I am so thrilled to be writing a guest post for Hattie.  I hope you all enjoy.

Where should I even start? There seems to be so much to write but it is hard to get it all out! I guess I shall tell you where I am from.  I am a girl living under the sunny blue skies in the suburbs just North of Los Angeles in Southern California.  I have been a California girl my whole life and I don't know if I could ever leave! Living on the West Coast has made me lucky enough to have fashion in my life for a long time.  It is one of my greatest joys in life; waking up and deciding what in the world am I going to adorn myself in! And that is why I have created my blog AnaCloud.  It is a lovely way for me to share with you all of the ideas I come up with from my closet.

Here is a little bit more fun stuff about me.  I can't start the day without my coffee fix; sometimes I'm afraid I'm killing myself with the amount of coffee I drink! I have two adorable puppies (well they are about 2 years old, that's still puppy age right? ;) ) that we adopted.  

I love art history and just art in general. I sometimes fantasize about living in museums. I'm also very thankful that I live so close to LA and so many extraordinary museums!  

I also do a lot of my own artwork.  It is hard right now though, because I am so busy with school and blogging! But you can visit my Etsy to order your own personal piece that I will create for you!  

I also love thrifting and finding diamonds in the ruff! It is so thrilling to find a piece with so much history and to be able to revive the piece! That is why I have started my own little online vintage shop called AnaCloud Vintage! I'm sure you'll find something you like! You can actually buy this fantastic little black dress that I'm wearing at my shop! 

Well I guess this is goodbye.. for now! Don't be afraid to come on over to my blog and say hello! I absolutely love hearing from my readers! Hope you had as much fun reading this post as I did writing it!

Love, Ana

Outfit:

Dress: Vintage, buy at AnaCloud Vintage

Blouse: Thrifted

Belt: Vintage Brighton

Flower Pin: c/o Young Alumni

Shoes: Deena & Ozzy from Urban Outfitters

Thanks so much Ana for writing a guest post for me. I'm currently up in Whistler, getting my skiing, boarding, walking, hiking, snow tubing, zip lining and winter on. 


Thanks Ana girl! See you all back here on friday when I'm back down from the mountain :) 


Don't forget about my giveaway free one of a kind necklace on my blog, winner announced next Friday.
 Click here to see it

a preeeettty bow

Boots: Online Gift

Tights: Joe Fresh

Skirt/Dress: Thrifted, Bolton, Chez Thrift

Top: Thrifted, Victoria

Bow: Guelph, On the Verge (clip)

Bracelets: Hattitude Jewellery 

How this outfit came to be Hattified: I wanted to wear this sweet little dress, so I started with it. Next I had to funk it up a lot (since I'm not in to looking like a 5 year old). I added the leopard print tights and the stripped shirt. I clipped on the bow as the piece de resistance. I liked it better off to the side then in the middle. I'm not total man repeller yet. The boots were just the perfect touch to compliment the clip on bow.

Why this outfit works: This outfit works because the stripped shirt has an elastic cropped part at the bottom of the shirt that brings the dress in. I like that it defines my waist and breaks up the outfit as if it really is a skirt I'm wearing instead of a dress. I did not wear any Hattitude on my neck since I thought with the bow and a necklace it would be too much. I used the rule of three in this outfit. My tights, my skirt and shirt are all patterned, but very slight. I am really diggin' the pattern on pattern look this spring (be careful with pattern on pattern though, not to over power each other)

Another version: Try it with just plain grey tights, and plain grey top. Or try it with a pink sheer blouse over top and some grey tights on the bottom with black ankle booties. 

If you haven't checked out my fellow blogger friend's button on the left hand side, go click it. Ana has an online shop and a pretty sweet blog. Make sure to check out her blog. Yesterday she was wearing a crazy awesome flowy skirt. Check her out. Click it. Just go on...click it.

My friend Carly is visiting from Ontario. So far it has rained, rained and more rain. I took these outfit posts on the weekend before she got here. We are off to the science world today, and the aquarium. Whytecliff Park is on the agenda tomorrow. Suppose to be, bee-eh-utiful. Have a lovely (hopefully sunshiny) day.