Blazers

   One thing that i can appreciate when it comes to cold weather is the change in your wardrobe. If winter wasn't so long, i wouldn't mind having it for just a few months! I really love winter fashion though. Layering is always fun and the styles are so comfortable.
   A trend that came out not too long ago was blazers. It used to be where you only wore one if you had an important event to attend. They were also more expensive. You can go into most trendy clothing stores and find one for under $40. I paid under $20 for mine at an Outlet Mall. You can wear them out just for fun, don't save it for an important event or you could be waiting awhile.
   Blazers might as well be in the same category as a little black dress. I think every girl should own one. I have a yellow one, a striped one, and an all black one. They give that same sexy and confident feel like a little black dress but without showing much skin. Pair it with a funky necklace, skirt and/or heels and see what you think! Click here and check out this link to The Buckle. They have a great selection to choose from.
                                       Here is what i thought might be a cute style for the day:

 

Here is a fun/sexy style for the evening:

 

Girls Guide

 

I'm a bit of a unique soul, haha. I literally can go from being a tom boy with a baseball cap sitting at the races to sporting a Slipknot shirt ready to go to a concert and yet here i am blogging about my version of a girls guide to putting together an outfit. I worked at Banana Republic fresh out of school as well as worked for the outlet mall. I also have a passion for photography so I'm all about being creative.

I'm going to take you back a moment to the good old days. I remember being in middle school and going through my closet in the morning before class started. I thought if tops and bottoms were the same color, they matched. I also thought it was a good idea to just throw on all of my favorite items. I'm talking like my best dress top with my favorite pair of ripped jeans and sneakers... yeaaah, haha. I remember asking my best friend at the time what she thought of my outfit that day. I was a little self conscious because i hadn't done laundry and it was one of my only clean outfits until i finished my clothes when i got home. It was a cobalt blue top that shined hot pink when you glanced at it from different angles. Very sparkly! my pants were navy colored baggy corduroys. Carpenter style. I told her to rate the outfit a 1, 2, or 3. One meaning it looked good and 3 meaning it was terrible. She said it was a 2. lair, haha ;) but then again, most everyone dressed funny at some point in middle school. Back when i was in Jr high huge flares (jncos) and tall shoes (the kind with huge, chunky heels) were in, haha. Yes, i was a 90's child.

Below is a list of real basic pointers when putting together an outfit:

 

     1. If you have a really busy pattern on your top, keep your pants simple. The same rule goes for your pants.

 

     2. If you have a more simple dress, pants, or top on, you can get a little crazy with accessories.

 

     3. Stock up on solid colored cami's. You can use them under almost anything! Make sure you have black, white, and grey.

 

     4. Have a variety of jeans... boot cut, flares, skinnys, jeggings, etc.

 

     5. Number five really has nothing to do with making sure an outfit looks good but trust me when i say almost anything from this store WILL look good on you. Every woman must have something from Victoria's Secret. PERIOD. Anyways...

   

     6. Have a variety of shoes. sneakers, winter boots, black dress shoes, light colored dress shoes, etc. Carry both heels and flats. Try to avoid chunky heels if at all possible. The more slim and slender the heel, the more slim and slender your legs will appear.

 

     7. Own a variety of dress clothes. Even if you rarely have an event to attend that requires you to dress up. Have a day of the week where you just dress up for the heck of it! Who cares what other people think?! Own a dress, a pair of dress pants, a few every day skirts and at least one dressy skirt. I rock blazers every once in awhile just for fun.

 

    8. If you are wearing a baggy top, avoid baggy bottoms. The same goes for bottoms. You will lose your body shape underneath your clothes if you don't follow this rule.

 

    9. There are more "rules" but those are the most basic and ill have plenty of time in the future to cover more.

 

Right now I'm a huge fan of leggings and skirts. My outfit in yesterdays blog was a pair of dark blue floral leggings with a more plain dark blue cami and dark blue button up shirt. By having my tops more simple, it let my leggings make the statement. You will understand what i mean if you glance back at yesterdays blog.

 

 

The Buckle is usually a great store to put together an outfit. It helps that they have a ton of manikins to give you a visual. Here is a current outfit sold at the buckle for the fall/winter of 2012:

Notice the button up top is simple and so are the jeans and boots, however, the undershirts have a design. that's where the attention is drawn. It's definitely not a boring outfit, it has a lot of personality but isn't overwhelming.

 

Remember, fashion is a way to express yourself and who you are. You can find a way to do this on almost any budget. Appreciate everyones creativity and don't be afraid to try your own style even if it means bending one of the guidelines above! Rules are sometimes meant to be broken, right? ;)

 

 

 

 

 



Lets kick this off!

    Welcome to my first of many blogs about crafts, fashion, and anything closely related! I'm a mommy to a 19 month old little boy but when i get a chance to do something for myself, i love to create and be artistic. The first thing i usually do when i go somewhere is look around and decorate it in my head, haha. I love to mix modern with vintage so you might notice that in the future. There is really no right or wrong about fashion. Its kind of like music, most people have their own preference. Its just another way to express yourself!
    Everything does seem to go out of style but the good thing is, a lot of it will have a new and improved comeback in the future. Ive seen some pretty outrageous outfits and decor but that's just my opinion. It might be a genius idea to another! A important tip id like to share is DO NOT spend a lot of money on a current trend! When it goes out of style in the near future you will have an expensive clothing item collecting dust in a closet. Don't do it, haha! Go to a thrift store that sells gently used current trends for less such as Plato's Closet or find a sale. Where i spend more money on clothes is on outfits that i know i can reuse over and over on various styles such as jeans, coats, certain shoes, or tops that are timeless. Take a look at the picture below:

 
   All the way to the right is a shot of the entire outfit. Those are floral leggings from Aeropostale. They are cheap to begin with but this is an example of an item i wouldn't recommend spending too much on. The reasoning is simple, a few years ago these were not in style and I'm sure in a few years they will be in back of the closet so its not worth it to spend too much for something that's a fad. However, the locket and blue button up top with matching blue tank top is something i would pay full price for if i had to because i can mix and match those items with a ton of other clothes in my closet. Ive paired those tops and that piece of jewelry with many other outfits and made it worth my buck.
    I hope you liked my into to my new blog! Feel free to leave me comments =)

*The complete outfit above was sold at Aeropostale in the summer of 2012. This includes the necklace. Some items might not be sold anymore... i waited until the necklace went on sale. They wanted $20 and i paid $5... score! =)