Ladies Night With The Blondes

Finally got out on Saturday night! As you may have guessed, my favorite thing about going out is getting ready.
We started by shopping around 4pm and made it to the destination around 11pm. It could have taken longer if we let it!
I snagged a dress at Ross without trying it on. When I got it home the fit was ok, but the skirt was a little long and ended at an awkward place on the leg.
An easy fix was to add an elastic belt and fold the skirt under a little bit, tucking it up, making it shorter.

I accessorized with new shoes, home made studded garter straps, a studded clutch, and lots of rings and bracelets. Overall my look was meant to be a little punk. I didn't try to match color at all, because the look worked together without it. It was more about coordination of style and silhouette than actually matching.

My completed look.

Jessica Simpson platfroms. Nordstrom Rack $38

My two blonde accomplices Cate (long hair) and Steph (short hair) also donned new looks for the evening. 

Stephanie likes to match, but stepped  a little out of her comfort zone by mixing bright colors. She paired her ultraflattering teal peplum dress with coral platform sandals and one of my chunky beaded necklaces. She added metallic rings and lots of attitude.

Cate fell in love with her shoes before she had found a dress, so she decided to make them her focal point. Black and white always makes color pop extra bright, and the look worked perfectly with her suede Sam Edelman heels. She played on the colorblocked bright blue and turquoise platforms by choosing a cascading necklace from my collection with beads that reflected blue tones. She also added bronze earrings, bracelets, and an armored pinky ring!

Ladies night

Confidence is the best accessory.

Such fun girls they are!

It was so lovely to step out with friends, and even better that they each let me have some input on their styling choices, hair, and makeup.

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Rocking in the Mist- a Photoshoot

Inspiration:
The inspiration for this shoot was not from a single image, but more a mixture of concepts. The main two being an abundance of flowing fabric, soft blue and greens for pops of color, and a mohawk. You may have already seen my previous post about how I did the hairstyle. Here are the images. The last one was just the photographer and I letting our creativity lead us to a new place.

Expression:

Silhouette + mohawk =

Body-con dress + belt + sheer black curtain & dyed blue mesh =

Dark purple lipstick + blue & green eyeshadow (on lips) =

Target clearance maxidress + Forever 21 body chain =

Black corset + belt+ black briefs + sheer white curtain =

Jeffrey Campbell shoes + attitude =

All photos courtesy of Kaylyn Beauprey. Tattoo by Stephen Lee.

Thanks for reading!

XOXO

Another Way to Wear a Scarf

Inspirations: Menswear, Michael Kors
I was tempted to make this post about spring (probably because I saw snow in Seattle for the first time this year, which makes me long for florals and brights) but the world had something else in store for me today. I work at a high end shopping center with stores such as Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, Tory Burch and Neiman Marcus. This means that most of the people who pass by my store are extremely wealthy, and some are also fashionable.
My inspiration came today when an older gentleman strolled by wearing a long charcoal grey wool coat, a black hat, and a lighter grey scarf. The way he wore his scarf was very clever. He had it wrapped behind his neck but instead of tucking it into his coat or letting it hang freely, the scarf was neatly tucked into the belt he was wearing around the outside of his coat. I really enjoyed his ensemble, especially because I like the look of a belted coat. It defines the waist, and can make even a loose coat look fitted.
Soon after my stylish gentleman sighting, I was looking at runway shows on style.com as I often do, when I came across these looks in the Michael Kors pre-fall 2013 collection (you can see more here):

Look 1: it is not a coat, but very similar idea.

Look 2: with a big warm scarf do we really need a coat? 

And since I'm such a fan of the belted look on a coat, it should come as no surprise that all my coats already have a belt. Here's a quick idea of how I would interpret the scarf-in-the-belt look:

Twisted and to the side with a bow

Wrapped and tucked.

Outside the coat completely:
inspired directly by the Michael Kors looks.

Let me just add that I bought this coat at Ross for $25.00 and the scarf from Nordstrom Rack for $15.00. This look is great because there are so many variables. I chose to add a splash of color to a black coat, but you can just as easily mix prints this way, add a thick belt or a thin one, or add texture with a large knit scarf. So many options! Have fun <3