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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Disneybound - The Little Mermaid

Posted by Charlene // Tags: , ,
Today I am celebrating my birthday at Disneyland!  I go to Disneyland fairly often, so for this trip I wanted to do something different - I wanted to Disneybound.  If you haven't heard of this before, it is putting together an outfit based on a Disney character.  And for my first time doing this I needed to Disneybound as my favorite character Ariel.   This blog is by no means going to become a fashion blog (me = no sense of fashion) but for this post I wanted to Disney-nerd-out on the outfit I put together!


Starting from the top:

Lauren Conrad Starfish Earrings
So cute and minimalistic - perfect for me because I don't like huge, dangling earrings.  And the ones that I bought actually have a little gem in the middle of it, but I couldn't find a picture of that version online.  
- Bought @ Kohl's

Ursula's Seashell Necklace
Okay, this is supposed to be Ursula's but Ariel's voice is trapped within it, so kinda Ariel's too?  I needed a necklace and this seashell one would do as good as any other!
- Bought @ Hot Topic

Mason & Mackenzie Crochet Cold Shoulder Top
I was all set to buy a different purple top when I saw this as I was heading towards the register.  So. Cute.  I love how the crochet kind of reminds me of netting on a ship, and they have the fan shape of little seashells!  Ariel's top is a darker purple, but I really liked this shade.
- Bought @ Kohl's

Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda Capris
The color is called Pale Sprig, and it is a very pale, almost greyish green.  Not as accurate to Ariel's fishy side, but again, love the color! And I think it goes better with the purple top.  
- Bought @ Kohl's

Mad Love Canvas Flats
The color for the flats that I bought is a bit darker than the ones pictured (and I couldn't find a right shoe to match the left for the picture!  So I just doubled it.)  But actually I wish I had the flats pictured - I think it looks pretty good!  Hmm maybe I'll stop by Target again...
- Bought @ Target

Forever 21 Nail Polish
Forever 21 has some great nail polish at really great prices! (Hmm I sound like such a salesperson)  But really it's only $3 so I can try so many different colors!  I am using the sea green color for my outfit, though I almost chose a lilac one.  But the green color is my favorite.
- Bought @ Forever 21

Everything at Kohl's was on sale, so the price tag for this outfit was pretty reasonable.  If you follow me on Instagram (name is bookwhimsy not bookishwhimsy) or just check it out through the web link, I'm planning to post a picture of me in the outfit sometime today!

Does Disneybounding sound like something you would like to do?  Which character would you dress up as?

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32 comments:

  1. Happy birthday Charlene, have a lovely day! :D The outfit looks great, what a good idea :)

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  2. Happy birthday, "Ariel"! Hope you have fun at Disneyland :)

    (I like Ariel too, but if I were to dress up, I would probably go as Rapunzel.)

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  3. Happy birthday and what an awesome place to celebrate it :D That top is very cute and I love the necklace. I would go dressed inspired by Belle of course ;)

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  4. Happy Birthday Char! I want pictures:)

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  5. Happy birthday! I've never been to Disneyland but I'm sure you'll have a great time because hey, it's Disneyland! Where dreams are made! And by the way, this was such a cute idea and the outfit is adorable! Have a great day! And hmm if I were to dress up as anyone? Realistically either Mulan or Pocahontas because I look most like them but I think like Snow White or Rapunzel would be really awesome too!

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  6. Happy birthday! I love this outfit :D The colors look great, even if they're not the exact shades ;)

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  7. I love this! Today's my birthday too, and Ariel is my favorite :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you have lots of fun!

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  8. Ow, I'm a little late, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Loved this post! Ariel is one of my favorites too! The whole little mermaid movie was my favorite! (and Hercules :p ) I'd like to dress up as Jasmine from Aladin, just because I love her clothes!

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  9. Thank you Rinn! I had so much fun with this, I might have do it again with another character! :)

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  10. Haha thank you Cayce! Rapunzel has such a cool outfit, I think that would be a great idea!

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  11. Thank you Mel! It's nice that with Belle you have two choices of iconic outfits to choose from! I wouldn't mind going as Belle too actually!

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  12. Thank you Alisa! :D I'm sure if you were to Disneybound, you'd go as Belle! :)

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  13. Thank you Annie! You should go dressed as Snow White or Rapunzel - the ethnicity doesn't matter - it's whichever character is your fave. And I've seen a lot of Snow White disneybounding at Disneyland actually - a blue top/yellow bottom and a red ribbon is so pretty and striking!

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  14. Thank you Kayla! The colors do really work together well! I was very happy with it when i wore it on Saturday! :)

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  15. Thank you Quinn! I did have a great time although I actually really wanted to go to Disney World this year but couldn't make it happen - hopefully next birthday! Although really I should try to think of some different places :D

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  16. Oh wow, how cool that we have the same birthday!! Happy Belated Birthday Amaris! I hope you did something fun too!

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  17. Thank you Eline! Jasmine has a great outfit (though I wouldn't want to show my abdomen haha) It's such a great color too!

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  18. Happy Belated Birthday! So do you have picture of you in this fun Ariel outfit?!

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  19. Oops :p that's true. Me neither! Maybe something inspired on her clothes but covering my abdomen :p Hehe

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  20. Happy belated birthday! So jealous you got to go to Disneyland, and I need to visit Disney World again sometime soon. Disney World's closer since I'm on the East Coast. Hope you had fun! And I love that outfit, especially the nail polish and necklace. :D

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  21. LOLOL! I am just now seeing this post. Great job on that fashion picture. I too am not a fashionista. Well.. this is because I just don't have the money or have anywhere to wear the cute clothes out there. Happy Birthday!

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  22. Oh you could totally wear something that covers up but is a nod to her costume. Disneybounding doesn't have any rules. Actually I've seen some great genderbending outfits (like if you wanted to dress like Aladdin! :D)

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  23. Yes! I posted it on my instagram page here- http://instagram.com/p/rNeBm6DkeP/?modal=true Taking the picture by water was totally intentional. :D Thank you Amy!

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  24. Thank you Courtney! I would love to go to Disney World someday soon - so I'm jealous that you are closer! I look forward to seeing the differences between the two parks. And thanks, the nail polish is my new fave color actually!

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  25. LOL same for me, I don't go out too much to show off new clothes- it's better to spend the money on books anyways! Thank you Angie! :)

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  26. Charlene, this is SUCH a good post. I love the outfit you put together and it will look so good on- I hope you have a fantastic time and a brilliant birthday! xx

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  27. Aww, neat! Good job getting a pic by water! :)

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  28. Thank you Romi! I'm glad people enjoyed this post! It was fun to dress up like this for my trip - I think I'll have to do it again with another character! :)

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  29. Happy belated birthday. BTW I LOVE this outfit.

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  30. I'm a bit late, but Happy belated! :D

    I never heard of Disneybound, but that sounds super fun. I have to say Belle (the one in the yellow dress, right) is my favorite, but dressing up as her might turn me into a giant banana. (I have no fashion sense either. LOL.) But the Ariel outfit certainly looks great!

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  31. Happy Birthday! If I lived close to Disneyland or Disney World, I would for sure be spending my birthday there.


    Hope you had a great time, and I love the Ariel outfit you put together.

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