It's A Hair Story.

The 18th of June marked my first anniversary with my husband. 

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Doesn't Hubs look adorkable in Ralph Lauren?

I felt pretty, oh-so pretty! in my Taylor Tonal Stripe Fit & Flare Dress (Nordstrom).

Clutch: Gucci (circa 2005).

Heels: American Eagle (circa 2012).

While getting ready for our dinner at Simon and Seafort's, a seafood restaurant that has won several "Best of Alaska" awards, I realized it has also been over a year since I cut off a good length of my hair.

Remember this? 

Initially, I cut my hair because it made sense: without a car, I was walking in the Texas heat every day. My thick, long curls carried more weight, more sweat, and took longer to naturally dry (I have never liked using heat on my hair; I don't even own a blow dryer).

Long Hair, Don't Care at South By Southwest 2012:

wearing a pleated Lulu's dress, via Texas Style Council, & vintage Tony Lama boots.

I wasn't nervous or scared when I told the stylist to cut so much. She kept asking me "Are you sure? I don't want you to be mad at me!"

My short hair got a few responses from people at my place of work at the time; one of the television hosts I was working with told me that I was "very brave for such a drastic change."

I didn't feel brave. The only thing I felt after was surprised: my cut locks revealed hair that had not been damaged by the sun, wisps of hair that were much darker. 

Then, as I adjusted to having shorter hairstyle, I felt an appreciation for my natural curls. I had tiny tendrils I had never noticed before. I could style my hair without using a number of products, I could use a Shampoo Plus Conditioner, and I could just shower and go! It was amazing.

Natural curl, with an Instagram filter.

Now that my hair is longer, I may one day cut it short again. Right now my goal is to learn how to style my longer hair: I've never been great at braids or fancy hairstyles. I would like to be, though. Maybe, in another year, I'll be blogging about that accomplishment!

My hair has gotten so long in a year!

Wearing: Vince Camuto Cuff Ankle Pants (Nordstrom); Collective Concepts Eyelet Shirt (Nordstrom);

Michael Kors leather flats (Nordstrom; similar).

I wear these shoes (and these Vince Camuto pants) all the time at work! Both are ultra-comfy.

My favorite bracelet, from a gift shop in Borrego Springs. My sister gave it to me a few Christmases ago!

My necklace came from Blackbird Clothes & Curios, in Austin (now closed).

Readers, have you ever done anything drastic with your hair? 

SXSW Street Style: Texas Style Council.

I've been putting off this post in hopes of getting my laptop, but I've had no such luck! So here it is, via Blogger for iPhone. Hope y'all enjoy these photos from South By and Texas Style Council.

Testing...Testing...Is this thing on?

I didn't think until 15 minutes ago that there may be an iPhone app for Blogger. So here I am, via an Apple product!

Hopefully, I will not be communicating in this capacity for long. But South by Southwest is hitting Austin next week, and I have a slew of events to attend, including Texas Style Council. I'll be posting street style photos from both TxSC and the SXSW festival.

Can you dig it?

Right now I'm testing out the app, so bear with me. Enjoy the photo of TxSC swag from In Pink Jewelry.

On that note...the photo resizer apps are proving to be difficult. Please let me know if there are any ridiculously-sized images on your browser. Everything seems to be okay on my end.

SXSW Street Style: Color Me Darkly.

At Bo Concept during the Texas Style Council Conference.

I am gathering up all my notes and photos from this past weekend's events, and will try to get a summarization post out in the next few days. The whole entire Texas Style Council Conference--from the swap to scavenger hunt to yesterday's panels--was absolutely amazing. Grechen and Indiana pulled it off flawlessly. Their hard work paid off.

So this week, I will definitely post about the conference, along with more style posts from South By Southwest. I cannot wait for StyleX! On top of all these plans, I am also studying for finals. But in two weeks' time, I'll be in total spring break mode.

Until then, have a lovely Monday!

SXSW Street Style: Pretty In Pink.

During the Texas Style Council Conference today in Austin.

SXSW Street Style: September.

This is September; I met her while waiting in line for the Texas Style Council Conference Clothing Swap last night.

Can you believe she made her handbag completely from recycled fabrics? The blue flower on the top right corner is from an old dress that September had grown tired of. Wish I could be that crafty! I have been at the Texas Style Council Conference all weekend, and will probably summarize the experience later next week. Stay tuned!