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This is a very boring and self-indulgent post brought to you by my iPhone.
Click below to see the whole post.

I love the camera feature on my iPhone-like many iPhone users, I'm a little obsessed with it.
 
Isn't it great that you can Instantly capture precious moments like these?
It also happens to come in handy for fashion emergencies….
"You guys, should I buy this A. Wang dress??" (They said yes, I did)
You don't have to wait a minute to brag on the awesome "2 Carebears 1 Bong" shirt you just bought. 
I have some friends who like to exchange outfit pics on a next-to-daily pics…below are some of the pics sent from my end.
 
In the changing room at Free People
Trying on some vampy Fendis at Barneys a few days ago
But these are the shoes I actually wore (Dries van Noten sneaks)
Sometime during SXSW
Worn to get sushi, I believe….
Ran out of shampoo, went to Target….
Just sipping tea in my room…
Wore to the grocery store….

Then you start taking outfit pics at the gym and you realize your addiction is getting out of hand…

You may notice some clutter in my bedroom ….sorry about that. Normally I keep my room pretty neat.

Freshly cleaned:

I've had many requests to show a picture of the school uniform I have to wear…
There you go….way to wear navy socks w/ navy shoes, Jane.
Sigh…looking at this makes me miss school sometimes.
Used to have to so much fun screwing around in art class….
 
It was free dress day at school, and I wore a deep v-neck Ann Sofie Back sweater backwards. Apparently I was showing too much skin so I was told I'd have to find an underthing. My friends quickly remedied this problem by sculpting me a hunchback out of newspaper. I wore it the rest of the day and no one said anything.

I think making this post was a step torwards recovering from my addiction..because at least now I can delete these pics from my library.

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  3. daisy says

    Your room is very neat, im still trying to re organise mine! I really like the utfit you took in the changing room at Free People!

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  8. Mizzie says

    So seriously, how do you walk around heels all the time? Do you have botox on the balls of your feet? Do you where insolias? (If you don’t you should check them out. Best insole for heels) What is your secret?

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  9. alysse says

    looks like you need to download the camera bag app. it makes iphone photos look much better (film-like). i can tell you’d enjoy it.

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  14. ava says

    Hi Jane! I like all the pics and your school uniform is cute. I keep checking Urban Outfitters for your shoes. This is exciting. <3 Ava

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  23. Roz says

    Haahaa..A slight addiction maybe? (:
    But I suppose I would be like that if I had an iPhone too, you lucky person! You’ve shown some really nice outfits there.. And I can’t belive how many pairs of shoes you have! That’s the kind of amount I dream of! I have about 14 or 15 pairs, and I thought that was alot..
    Oh and great newspaper hunch back btw. :P
    Your blog is incredibly inspiring, and if you’re reading this, I just wanted to let you know that it was amazing fashion bloggers like you that inspired me to start my own blog!
    Great post, as per usual.
    http://clothescamerasandcoffee.blogspot.com/

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  27. Aili S. says

    ohmigosh. so many shoes. how rich are you? lol you can afford soo many nice shoes and clothes by high-end designers. jeaallouss. lol

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  32. Kate says

    ha ha nice :)
    love the shoe display in your room! & just about everything else. i cant believe that you of all people have to wear a uniform to school. but i guess thats why you are so into fashion….am i right?
    btw, can you wear whatever shoes you want w/ your uniform?
    http://www.getobsessed.blogspot.com

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  33. Sarah says

    so jealous of your shoe display (and collection!) the shoe hanger on the back of my door is just not working and it’s overflowing – i might have to get some shelves too.

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  39. victoria says

    Lovely Dries sneakers. Their extremely cool. I know cool, might sound overly used however their yellow, dries SNEAKERS. How else would you put them?

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  41. Cruz says

    LOL the hunchback! Cameraphones are the best because you can take pictures of stuff in stores secretly and be a creeper and take pics of people without them noticing. Or maybe that’s just me idunno. :|

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  42. Graylen says

    I love the flats you are wearing with the yellow skirt under the caption “Ran out of shampoo, went to Target….,” where are they from?

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  43. Thomas E.K. says

    Those Noten sneakers are rad as can be. I was temped to grab a pair of boys Notens on ebay a few weeks back but decided to hold out for some Y-3’s or something instead.

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  44. Laura says

    hey jane, cute as ever, no question…but one thing surprised me…am i wrong or is it an ikea bed in your room? if i’m right, i’ve the same one:-D a didnt know that there are also some ikea in the usa!?but it would really cool, i think thats the sence of life: mix it; ikea beds and designer shoes;-) love, Laura* from Germany

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  45. Tereza says

    aha, these pics are soo fun…I think your friends tried to change you into Quasimodo, bsc you are too pretty, hehe :)
    Btw, I´ve always wanted to ask- how tall are you?

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  46. Marcia says

    dude, you have so many shoes and heeehehe we have the same bed. I love the Dries Van Noten sneaks…um they are so sick, your wardrobe is bananas…dayum girl. Btw i love the juxtapostion of the two male barbies…um soo hot. lmao

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  48. Riina says

    I would actually like to wear a school uniform :D here in Finland we don’t eaven have that possibility :(
    And wow you have some shoes :–D Cool!

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  56. jennah lim says

    you’re living the dream. BLESS YOU!!!! you, your home, and your stuff is insanely gorgeous. <3 <3 <3. Wish my life was as sweet.
    Where did you get the Iphone cover?

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  60. Ariadna says

    this post is not boring at ALL! sometimes its really cool to see the inside life of a blogger.
    can i just say that it would be nice if you could check your inbox. i sent an email to see if you could give me some tips about shopping in dallas. Anyways great blog!
    A.

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  65. Brigadeiro says

    Haha, great pics! I especially love the Dries mustard sneakers (my last post had them in grey, snap!), and the outfit with the YSL cage sandals, gorgeous! *lol* to the newspaper hunchback, and your school uniform’s so cute! Mine used to be navy Adidas tracksuit and white tee with school logo :)
    xx

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  67. cindy says

    you make me want an i phone and i’ve been anti them for sooo long. love this post jane. those fendis are breath taking. you should get them if you haven’t already. it almost kills me that i’m so inspired by a girl almost 10 years my junior but then i realize that it’s actually incredible. you really are fearless, stylish and ageless when it comes to fashion. not to mention you mom’s blog is equally lovely. age mens nothing to an aldridge girl. love you guys. like real life gilmore girls but with carol too. enough ranting now, lol.

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  68. Hannah says

    Oh my goodness your shoes. Wow. I am infinitely jealous! I love the white lace dress you wore with the lion head belt too, it’s breath taking.

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  71. Laie says

    I love what your friends came up with to cover your back!! I’m sure it will be SO trendy next season! xD
    By the way, every time you post a picture of your shoe collection I get the urge to buy shoes!! Thanks to you my bag-obsession is over. Now I have another obsession… xD

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  72. Davina says

    haha…it’s good to know that there are other people out there that take photos of their outfits in the fitting room via their cell phone! i liked the hunchback idea, very clever… :)

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  82. Cad says

    I really like the hunchback thing,
    I used to love smart ass responses to a teacher’s orders in school.
    I knew a girl who needed to go to the bathroom,
    And her teacher wouldn’t let her, but she insisted she was going,
    And the teacher said,
    “If you walk out that door, don’t expect to come back to my class.”
    So rather than walk out the door, she crawled all the way to the bathroom.

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  85. Sophiemei says

    iphone really good to use
    convenient so much!!
    let’s why iphone always be the best sale in the whole world
    and i like u wear the uniform
    so different Jane!!

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  86. kARA says

    I was excited to the SXSW pic! I know that parking garage you were standing in front of…very close to my apartment! :D
    -kARA
    dreaminfashion.blogspot.com

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  88. jake sutamo says

    i like some of your outfit posts. very inspiring. some of the shoes you wear are over the top….hideous, not to mention ridiculously priced and dangerous. while coming back from miami late mon, a lady in atl fell off her designer platforms. she screamed in pain while they tried to remove her shoe from her mangled foot. i wonder if shoe designers will rethink some of their obtuse designs if they are sued a couple of times for negligence and or long term deformities caused to the foot and spine.

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  93. lippyjam says

    Question – why do girls wear knee-high socks w/ uniforms??? Wouldn’t ballet flats w/ a bare leg be more classic, fashionable, etc???

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  96. Eileen says

    hey jane! i loooove sea of shoes!
    this might be a weird question, but your school uniform, do you buy it from your school? because i’ve been looking for a pleated skirt, and your school skirt looks exactly like one i want!

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  99. Jayne says

    I absolutely LOVE the nailpolish you are wearing in the picture captioned “Wore to the grocery store”. It appears to be a beautiful dark green or teal. I am wondering what product it is?
    LOVELOVELOVE your blog. You have a very unique sense of style, quite different from my own, but I still very much appreciate it. Keep being your wonderful self!
    http://array-of-light.blogspot.com/

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  101. the_barely_tattod_artist says

    I think I’m going to steal your idea of the shoe wall and re-create it in my own special way with bookshelves and wall shelves…
    Sorry, I’m a huge shoe girl and if I was certain you were a size US 10, I’d break into your house when I was in Texas and make off with them…

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  105. frivolous fabulous says

    I wonder why you had to tuck in that newspaper on your back….why were you told not to show off some skin?….if it was suppose to be a ‘free dress day’???….are you schooling in a sectarian institution?

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  107. yansy says

    Love all the pics Jane and I totally agree with you about being obsessed with snapping pics all the time. I wanted to invite you to participate in my give-away, I have a feeling you are going to love it. It will look amazing in your room.

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  110. Sherry says

    Hahaha! I love your iPhone photos. I’m jealous; I want one. Oh, and I am also super jealous of your AMAZING shoe rack. Puts mine to shame. (And I love, love, LOVE your tartan skirt). :]

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  120. becca says

    dear jane audridge,
    though i realise it may be a little too late to praise your recent post about your cat Nao, I absolutely loved it. I just came back myself from a long trip to Japan, and having just come back, all your posts and the ones from your mother’s blog-they all make me smile and make me slightly melancholic… :( BUT, the cat one was hilarious. and I was in tokyo around the same time. I wish I could have seen it all with my own eyes.
    I love how the japanese all do the peace sign with their fingers when they’re getting their photo taken. As it had been my first trip to Japan, my mum and I went to a lot of shrines. So you see these school kids on those end of year type trips, praying to the Shinto gods and then giving a goofy smile ,doing the peace sign and posing for their friends cameras in front of the gods who created Japan as it is of course so important to record and document these wonderful days. it was rather amusing and im supposing that it is a cultural thing….oh shit my pancakes are burning!!!!
    au revoir, becca
    ps loved the pics from santa monica. went there recently. too. I love the whole west coast vibe of it all. the beach, the surf and of course the very hot lifeguards!!!

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  127. S.Elisabeth says

    So cute, the outfit sharing is such a good idea. Too bad I don’t have friends who would want to do that. And I’m glad you got that dress; It’s adorable!

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  128. bingo says

    Teen Movie Day
    About Time Boutique is hosting a weekly Teen Movie Day in Hello Brooklyn, located at 18 Commerce, between Columbia and Richards Streets. Our first meeting is on Wednesday July 22, from 1pm to 5pm.Teens that want to get away and have fun in the summer can join us for a four hours movie session with two fun movies for just $5! The two movies for this week will be Juno and ATL. There will be food, popcorn machines and sodas. For those who need transportation from the train station (the G and the F train) there will be shuttle buses available for $1 to take you to the Hello Brooklyn site :) It’s a day time showcase machine that you can’t miss! Looking forward to seeing all of you there!

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  130. Maeko says

    Aren’t we all addicted to something in some way, though?
    Your style evolution is a revolution, and it’s refreshing. Don’t purge those habits, just keep at it. It’s fuel for less creative types like me.

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  137. Alyssa says

    Those shoes Fendi shoes are so hot.
    And you’re so tiny lol. What do you usually incorporate in your workouts
    and size clothing do you usually wear

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  138. lauren @ la petitefashionista says

    haha love the iphone album! I always break out my phone in dressing rooms for fashion advice.. interesting to see a bit inside the life of Jane.
    p.s. the window display dedicated to you is BEYOND amazing! I think my life would be complete if I had one in my honor!

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  145. Nyx says

    Don’t you hate it when people tell you at school your showing too much back skin? I had that happen to me and I was wearing a tank under it too but I didn’t wear a newspaper hunchback thing. The sweater is not too low in the back if you wore it correctly than it would show too much.

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  149. Carol says

    your room messy? girl, it makes mine look like $#*! But high five b/c we have the same bed. Ok, everyone has that bed, but yeah anyways… I love the free people outfit and your nail polish in the grocery store pic!
    <3 Carol

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  151. Anoko says

    Jane….you better WORK (for those that aren’t familiar with that term…it means “you are as fierce as they come”). I appreciate your attention to detail and how well you keep your inventory. Bravo!!!

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  155. RS Wolens says

    Hey Jane. Big fan. I’m much closer to your mom’s age but my daughter and I are addicted to your blog. She is 19 and just spent a month in Paris on working with a fashion photographer. We had great fun there buying matching Stella net shoes, hers in black (like yours) mine in nude. Luckily we wear the same size!
    I also have a wall of shoes. We live in London. Keep up the great work. I have been inspired by you and your mom to buy a camera and start shooting. My daughter also has a blog called the Bibelle with her best friend. You could check it out. Have a great summer and keep the great stuff coming.
    xRoberta (currently at the Dead Sea where fashion is another country)

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  157. mary says

    all awesome outfits. i dont think u need to stop taking iphone pics, you should just upload them onto your blog more often :) haha and you would be the one to pull off crinkled newspaper lol

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  158. ctee says

    I loved this post, I can totally relate, I use my iphone for all my pictures now and I post straight up from there. It’s so so great.

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  159. Carlotta says

    Oh my God, we are not – at all – the same age but have same addicts : shoes and Iphone pictures !!! I loved your “You guys, should I by this ??” I confess I do… Also taking pictures of fabulous shoes I cross during the day… Thanks for this post, this make my day ! All the best, Carlotta, from France.

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  160. Tommy says

    you’re awesome, I love your outfits. oh and you look so cute with your school uniform ! kisses and a lot of admiration from switzerland.

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  162. Wendygital says

    Lovely set of pics!
    Hahaha, I can understand your addiction… Sometimes these are the pics (those taken with your phone) that you get the most fun time while taking them! :-)

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  164. Love says

    trop cool la ceinture tête de lion !! (soooo cool your lion’s head belt !!) and the Vera dress, god I could kill for the same ! Jalouse je suis…

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  167. eden says

    wow you dressin realy preety!! i wish i had the money to buy things like that!!
    p.s
    where are you buying this things?

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  168. Ana says

    Hi! I love your blog. You really have a very original style and an amazing taste. The only thing is I think it is a bit dangerous?? that a so young girl can get such expensive shoes and cloths. I hope you are conscious how lucky you are and that you don’t take for granted this high style of life. There are thousands of persons in this world who would feed their families during a year with the money that a pair of these shoes cost. Enjoy life but try always to be grounded!
    Love!
    Ana

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  169. Selina says

    Can I come and live in your shoe wall? You won’t hear a peep out of me, I promise. Also, what is the nail polish in the photo captioned ‘wore to the grocery store’?

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  171. vanessa says

    like the post above, i want to know how you walk around in heels all the time too! so far, the only solution ive found is to walk as little as possible and avoid public transport!!

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  175. Amarjit says

    I am very jealous of your ‘tea’ shoes. I have been trying to find those Dries beaded shoes on e-bay at a price I can afford and no dice. Lucky girl!

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  181. Mystique says

    i lvoe your skirts!!!! yellow one was fab, and the fendis you tried on were too!!!
    OMG YOU HAVE SOOOOOOOOOOOO MANYYY SHOESSSSSSSSS
    you look lovely as always :)

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  184. Caroline says

    oh my, if a teacher in sweden, where I live, would tell a pupil the he/she was showing too much skin and demanding him/her to cover it up, i’m positive that teacher would get a warning and it would end up in all the news papers and stuff. it’s weird how different things can be..:S

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  194. Jordan Sneakers says

    Wow，great content and your blog design is just gorgeous. Is this template free or not. If so, would you please share this template? if not, Where can i purchase it? Thanks a bunch!

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  200. Olivia says

    I Love those Fendi Shoes!! Could you by chance tell me what they are called or if they are being sold anywhere? Thanks, I love your blog!

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  201. bianca dela cruz says

    you are raealy amazing. it’s a whoa how you can actually walk with those heels! it’s crazy. xoxo♥

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