Wasteland

5.28.10 Post Sasquatch! music festival, The Gorge, WA. 

I love this photo of the empty mess after 4 days of concerts at Sasquatch. Some of my best college memories are hanging out with good friends at Sasquatch with good music, camping in tents, meeting strangers (mostly Canadian) and surviving without showers. I didn't make it this year because the lineup was just so-so, but I have high hopes for next year! One of my favorite things, for sure. 

I'm going camping this coming weekend and I'm really excited, I haven't been since this photo was taken, and camping in a huge field for concerts doesn't realllllly count. So this weekend will include a campfire, s'mores, hikes, the Oregon beach, and probably a few beers. 

Texture and flare

H&M textured top and sunglasses, Gap jeans, Cole Haan bag, MRKT cork heels, F21 necklace and rings. Photos by Brendan Anderson.

Found a renewed love for Gap long & lean jeans recently in my hunt for a good pair of flares. I don't think I had even tried on any flares since high school, but it's refreshing to have a new silhouette to play with. This H&M top is a new favorite of mine, I love the loose cut and the fun texture. For some reason it doesn't come across in the photos, but the top has little gold flecks in it. My boyfriend and I found this really cool graffiti wall at an area near my house, and I really like it as a photo spot.

The weather here has finally been consistently beautiful and it's wonderful! It's been a breezy and dry 80 degrees almost every day. Yipee! Do any of you have fun summer plans? I'm hoping to head to the coast for a camping trip next weekend, I can't wait to make s'mores. :)

xoxo

Kelly

#nowplaying - Bon Iver "Towers"

Cold gray summer day

Forever 21 cable knit cardigan and necklace, Gap blouse and jeans, thrifted boots

Wore this gray outfit on a cold summer day about a week ago. We've had a relatively cold summer, but it's been heating up the last couple weeks so I really only ever need a sweater in the morning, thank goodness. I have had an amazing couple weeks with the sales at Gap, I found these stretchy gray jeans for a grant total of somewhere around 7 dollars. Major score.

Just a quick post for today, but I hope all of you have a great week. :)

xoxo

Kelly

Summer sunset

6.25.11 Post-wedding sunset at King's Raven Winery, Oregon City, OR.

I figure sharing some of my favorite photos I've taken with you all is a nice way to break up the outfit photos and fashion posts, so I hope you enjoy them. Photography really is one of my passions and I always really like taking photos of the simple things.

Happy Monday (blerg) and I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. :)

xoxo

Have/Want: Fall shoes

have/want fall shoes by kellymontgomery featuring old navy shoes

Dolce Vita Prince Speed boots, Old Navy boots

First of all, impulsively scored these awesome Dolce Vita (top left) lace up boots on eBay today for $45 and I'm pretty excited about it. I'm a couple months away from really wanting to wear these, but they were too good to pass up. I'm not really a fan of the Jeffrey Campbell Lita booties that are now everywhere, so these are my substitute. Chunky, but not TOO chunky, and with a little Pacific Northweest hiking style thrown in there. Psyched to get these in the mail next week, hopefully they fit. 

Second, um hello Old Navy? When did you start making such cute boots? I kind of want all three pairs, not going to lie here, I love them all. That bottom left pair is about as good as I've seen for an affordable version of the insanely awesome but insanely expensive Isabel Marant "Dicker" booties. Not sure how these will do as far as comfort, but for about $35 each, I think I'm willing to risk it. Which are your favorites? I might have to narrow it down a bit so as to not overflow my closet. 

Happy Friday!

xoxo

Kelly

Simple dots and a ray of sunshine

H&M blouse, Old Navy jeans and flats

This is just a simple everyday work outfit with my new polka dot blouse that I found at H&M the other day. I love the loose and flirty style and I really like that the dots are tan instead of white. I added a pair of my favorite jeans and my newfound metallic flats that manage to go with everything. I have been looking for a good pair of flats for months now and I think because they aren't one of the "in" styles right now, it's hard to find a decent pair. It seemed like every pair I looked at had a big fat flower or other unnecessary thing on the toe, ugh. Finally stumbled upon this super simple pair of flats at Old Navy, but they are comfortable and the in between metallic color goes with everything. Mission accomplished.

It's my boyfriend's birthday this weekend so I've been busy tonight shopping and whipping up some cookies (shhhhh...) for a sweet surprise. Also very glad to realize earlier today that the Project Runway premiere was on tonight, yipee! Oh, how I've missed Tim Gunn. :)

Bits and pieces

These are just some photos of bits and pieces of my life and apartment here in Portland. Fun bedding textures, a string of polaroids, Spike (our cactus, the only plant my roommate and I can keep alive), a guitar I haven't played in too long, homemade wall art, a vintage globe, and my mess of a jewelry collection. I always like seeing these little windows into the everyday life of people, so I hope you enjoy these. Sometimes my favorite things to photograph are the simple things like little still life moments. 

More outfit photos coming soon, I've been on a roll lately! ;)

Feelin' flirty

LC Lauren Conrad dress, H&M booties, Gap knit jacket

I found this cute flirty dress on one of my very few trips to Kohls. I remember having to take the Max (lightrail) way out into the suburbs to even find a Kohls so I could check out the Lauren Conrad line in person. Luckily I found this loose girly dress that I like, so it was worth it. This knit blazer from Gap is great, too because it's literally made from sweatpant material. So comfortable and cozy, but still makes this outfit work appropriate, at least for my job. 

Nothing else much new here, just enjoying the Portland summer and trying to get out to do fun things outside. My boyfriend and I took a long bike ride out in the Banks/Vernonia area just outside of Portland this weekend and it was so beautiful. Coming from the city it's so nice to have big wheat fields and green trees everywhere only a short drive away. One of my favorite things about Oregon! Even in the city, you're never far from nature. We also found a really cool industrial photo spot the other night, so I will have lovely photos from that little experiment coming up soon!

I hope everyone is having a lovely (and not too hot) summer. :)

xoxo

Kelly

#nowplaying - The Decemberists - "This is why we fight"