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Cold Weather in California?

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Although it rarely happens, it DOES get cold in Southern California… Of course my version of cold is any temp below 60 (then again, I am desert native.) This winter we’ve definitely had some bouts of COLD cold! But you know what that means? Time for layers and one of my favorite accessories… scarves!!!!

Black, white, hot pink OH MY! Love these colors together! A scarf is an easy way to make a colorless, boring outfit fun and bold!

 

This outfit came together with the help of my all my favorite places to shop… mainly Ross and sample sales!!! The gorgeous coat I’m wearing is from an Abbott & Main sample sale and I scored it for a mere $35!!! The material is incredible soft and the details on the coat are endless. Truly an amazing find!

On my ankle is a unique piece of jewelry I found at a small boutique in L.A. It is meant to be worn over your shoes and works like a basic anklet. This scarf I found in the lost and found at my job, and so after it had been there a while, I took it home, washed it and made it my own.

Although I prefer the heat, ain’t nothin wrong with a few weeks of cold weather to allow my coats and scarves to get a work out!

Red, white and blue, Re-Styled!

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When it comes to fashion, I tend to take a walk on the wild side. When attending clubs, parties or events I like to be over the top with my fashion choices and I like to make heads turn. Sure, my style isn’t for everyone… but I love for it to at least be appreciated as art. Some people paint canvases, others carve marble… and my method of art is simply, dressing myself!

For the 4th of July, I’ve styled a day outfit in my previous post which I would probably wear while running errands and/or shopping. This outfit is obviously a LOT more flashy and would be worn to a club, bar or festival event of some kind.

Using the same high low skirt I found at Forever 21, I simply pulled it up and wore it as a strapless top. Another reason to love high low hems, they can be worn as skirts, or tops! The super wide red belt I found at Junk For Joy in Burbank, CA and cinches the top perfectly to fit my figure.

These sunglasses are just spectacular! They were a gift from a fashionable friend. I had just met her, and was hanging out at her house after a party we attended. I tried these shades on and she said, “They look amazing on you, they’re yours…” I happily accepted and wore them the entire rest of the day. Later on, on closer inspection I come to read the inner part of the shades and what do I see? “Handmade in France” Ohhhh LA LA!!! What a fancy pair of shades I’ve been gifted! They are by Mannequin. Thanks Jane, I love them still!

These shoes you may have seen in a prior post. I found them at the Salvation Army for 3 dollars! Like the shades, the shoes are so unique and avant-garde. Just my style.

The skirt is a vintage piece I also found at Junk For Joy and is made entirely of gold sequins. I would love one of these skirts in every color of the rainbow! I added satin gold gloves for some arm zazz and viola! The perfect re-style.

This is my hobby. This is my joy. This is my art.

Happy Independence day!

Just another night out…

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This was a while ago, but my inspiration was none other than the sexiest animated female EVER, Jessica Rabbit….

My version was a little more tame than the sultry, body baring diva above. I can’t exactly go out on the town in a sequined red dress with a thigh high slit up the side (unless I was Angelina Jolie). Plus, the satin purple gloves??? Jessica pulls them off, but in reality I might look like a baby member of the Red Hat Society. No thanks.

Instead I added black satin hand gloves from H&M and a delicate feathered fascinator with a bird cage veil. I did keep the purple eyeshadow and red lips from Jessica and obviously sported a long red wig for the night.

And this pretty much sums up the reactions I received through out the night:

Remember when?

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Remember when women wore gloves? No, you probably don’t… because that was loooong before your time as well as the rest of us. Unless of course my grandma is reading this, then I’m sure she remembers.

But most of us don’t remember those perfectly fitted, little knitted garments accented with ornate stitching, delicate fabrics, satin bows or decorative buttons. *sigh* How I wish women still wore gloves as part of a daily outfit. I have quite the collection of gloves myself, however I don’t get an opportunity to wear them often. A few of my faves:

Off to the theatre!

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If you ever find yourself on a rendezvous to the theatre (pronounced with an Oxford English accent,) you simply must put on your best. Going to the theatre is classy, upscale and intellectual so you’ll absolutely want to dress the part. When I say theatre, I don’t mean the local over priced, AMC movie theater that is reminiscent of a Las Vegas casino. What I am talking about is LIVE theatre. A play or musical if you will.

When I saw the live production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” being performed at a local theatre I jumped on the opportunity to have a grand evening out, dressed as if I was attending the finest opera in all the land. I had never seen “It’s a Wonderful Life,” nor had I ever been to this theatre. I invited my best friend Ashley to come along and it was night of new adventure!

In past decades (circa 20-50′s) women and men alike have dressed to the nines when attending the theatre. Think fancy coats, pearls, opera glasses, satin gloved arms and furs.

A night at the theatre!

For this grand evening out, I whipped out my finest of threads, including a vintage mink coat my grandmother had gifted to me. We each wore a feathered fascinator with birdcage veils and Ashley even had a vintage, rhine-stoned monacle. With our theatre outfits combined, we were an incredibly opulent duo.

We arrived at our destination only to find what appeared to be an extremely small community type of building, but were hopeful for the inside. We sashayed through the double doors expecting to drop off our coats with the coat check and grab a fancy cocktail to match our fabulous attire. Our sashaying came to an abrupt stop upon entrance where we were greeted with some soccer moms selling canned soda in a giant room lined with cold, metal chairs facing a small, shabby looking stage. As we adjusted to the shock of our grand theatre being a community shack, the soccer moms were enamoured with our ensembles and squealed with delight. One woman kindly asked us to pose for a photograph (the photo below) and said they were going to put it on the cover of one of their community booklets.

After the rush of older woman oohing and ahhhing over out outfits, Ash and I chose two seats in the second row. Out of about 40 seats, there was probably 8-10 people there, including us. It was opening night.

The production was absolutely terrible. And I’m not saying that to be mean… it’s just… well… it was TERRIBLE! The acting was bad, the backdrops and sets were non existent, and the fashion?!?!?! THE FASHION?!?! All I can say is my friend and I looked more like we should have been characters in the play, rather than sitting in the audience.

This was clearly a local, no budget, no talent production. Don’t get me wrong now, my friend and I had an amazing time. We watched the entire thing, clapped, were polite and engaging and overall we had a lot of fun. I just had no idea that it would be AS low budget as it was, and frankly it was slightly embarrassing to show up dressed so nice when the production was clearly not.

After the play, Ash and I clapped as loud as we possible could, for as long as we possible could. Despite the bad play, we truly did have a fabulous time. The actors and actresses all came out to say hello to their families (no doubt the only people in the audience). One actor came over to us and asked, ” Wow, you two must be huge fans of It’s a Wonderful Life to come dressed in part…” I then told him I had never seen the play before. He gave us a blank stare and moved on to chat with someone else. Then another actor came over to us and said, “Oh you guys look great, who do you know in the play?” We then responded that we didn’t know anyone in the play. Again, another blank stare of disbelief. Ash and I were erupting in laughter on the inside. It seems as though EVERYONE in the audience was friends or family of someone in the play, except for us. It was hil-ar-ious! The actors could not believe two totally random girls just showed up dressed as such to see this ridiculous production.

We thanked everyone for there efforts and left with smiles plastered across our faces (without really explaining what our deal was). Certainly not a mission we headed out for, yet it ended on great note, leaving so many question marks behind.

Another night that could have ended in disaster (or complete boredom) if not for fashion making it fun!