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Flea Market Fun

Is that a cut up, studded pajama top I’m wearing?!?!?

Aren’t these amazing?! Hair picks from my one of favorite accessory designers, Antickquites. You can find her link at the bottom of the post.

Who doesn’t love flea markets?! If you don’t, you’re crazy…. UNLESS its the “flea market” in San Bernardino… then I get it. The San B flea market is more like a giant outdoor grocery store selling Dial soap and expired bags of Funyuns. If you’re lucky you might be able to get a new garden hose at a decent price, but other than that… chances of finding vintage or unique items are better at other flea markets outside the Inland Empire.

Luckily the fabulous city of Long Beach has a really big one held once a month a few miles from where I live, so my girlfriend and I decided to check it out. I was feeling gold hardware on this day so I had to bust out my JC spiked Lita’s!

I was really impressed with the Long Beach market. I was in heaven with all the vintage booths selling arrays of vintage jewelry, hats, furs and clothes. I even came across a beautiful Christian Dior fascinator style hat from the 60′s! I actually got a bunch of cool photos of “stuff” but then I accidentally deleted them all off my phone. Booooo.

I did manage to save one photo that you may have already seen posted on Instagram. As I was combing the aisles, this necklace came into vision and my eyes focused in on it while everything else just blurred around it.

This necklace oozes glamour all over! I loved it! It also reminds me of the necklace that Caroline wears on the hilarious television show: Two Broke Girls.

The necklace was beautiful and grand sitting there just begging me to take it home. Unfortunately $75 dollars was not in my budget for a necklace. Oh well. Perhaps it will come to me later in life.

I did end up finding a black mourning hat made of wool and with a netted veil for $5. I will most likely alter the hat so it’s not so depressing looking. Perhaps I’ll remove the veil and add some colored feathers into the band. I also scored this gorgeous vintage, chunky gold link necklace from a seller for a negotiated $8.

A fun and successful day at the Long Beach flea market!

Wearing:

Shirt: Glam Dollz

Pants: Denizen from Levi’s (for Target)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell (Spiked 2 Litas)

Bag: Big Buddha

Hairpicks: Antickquities

Make a Statement!

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I cut, sliced and ripped my way into the crisp, sturdy cardboard box. Packing peanuts went flying as I searched for the shoe box somewhere inside this sea of white marshmallows. Finally I grab hold, pull it out and set it on the floor.

Time came to a standstill and without even noticing, I held my breath and bit my lip as I lifted the lid. Rays of sunshine burst out from the box blinding my sight instantaneously and music rang loud all around!

I couldn’t figure out how rays of sunshine had blinded me… how could this be… coming out from a box? As I regained my site, I peered down at my brand new beauties. It was then that I realized, indeed sun rays had escaped the box. The shiny golden spikes and studs covering the back of the leather boots had reflected the bright Californian sun into my face.

I grabbed them up, slid them on and sashayed around the house to get a feel for them. They fit like a glove and gave me an entirely new perspective on the world by adding about 5 inches to my height. My new Damsels. *sigh*

What’s that? We’re going to the mall? Perfect. Time to suit up with my new Damsels.

I’ve learned a lot about myself through style blogging. I’ve realized most of looks never feature just one statement piece… Usually I’ve got statement shoes, statement jewelry, statement hair and sometimes even statement makeup. It makes sense, since my whole life I’ve never held back to make a statement, verbally or visually.

In mainstream fashion, all these statement pieces in one outfit would be unacceptable. But I would hardly call my style of dress mainstream in any sort of way. As long as I can remember I’ve always used fashion to visually express my loud, out-going and firey personality. When you have a personality like mine, you just can’t help wearing 5 statement pieces at once. Besides what one person might to refer to as “statement” I might refer to as “details…”

Sunglasses and bag: Big Buddha

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Jacket: Goodwill

Top: Wet Seal (on the clearance rack! hey hey heeey!)

Skirt, tights and socks: Ross

All jewelry came from sample sales.

Holiday Party Style Inspiration

It’s all about the accessories.

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Another plain jane outfit spruced up with accessories! If you don’t already own a plain white, tailored button up shirt, I highly suggest you get one. They go with so many different outfits and looks, indeed a staple item in any fashionista’s closet.

I don’t invest a lot of money in any staple article that is white. With white articles of clothing you have to worry about the three D’s: dirty, dingy and damaged…. all too soon. This shirt I picked up from a local low end boutique for about $10, it’s not the greatest quality, but it fits great and will last me through the next couple seasons.

My jeans are skinny cut Levi’s and they are from Kohls at $40.

How about that belt?! That is one solid chunk of leather and metal. The belt is by Brave. Brave is a leather company that makes women’s and men’s belts and other small leather goods. This belt retails for $120 in stores and online. Of course, I didn’t pay that much! I found this belt at downtown LA’s Friday Sample Sale. Usually at sample sales, the showrooms sell everything at cost (wholesale) price… this belt being $60 wholesale…. but the guy sold it to me for $15!!! Wooo! Major score! I love how chunky and industrial it is.

The ring I’m wearing is a fancy shmancy armor ring that I found at Wet Seal (of all places!) It’s a great statement piece of jewelry.

No purse today, just a little wallet clutch that my girlfriend gifted to me. It’s sparkly black patent leather and the handle is built in “brass knuckles.” Not only does this clutch carry all my cash and cards, but I could bust somebody in the temple if I had to. In self defense of course.

One of the best ways to spruce up a some what dull outfit is to slide on some bold statement shoes! These shoes are by Jeffrey Campbell and are the most expensive part of the outfit (a little bit over $200). Don’t get me wrong… I don’t go spending that much EVER on anything… except the occasional pair of shoes. Shoes are worth it!

Accessories can make your entire outfit go from blah to WOW! In addition, you can take the same basic articles of clothing and create entirely different looks using accessories. Look for an upcoming entry, where I create a whole different style using the same jeans and white button up. Until then, cheers to my lovely readers! I appreciate your views more than you know!

Stacking silver + a new watch!

Glamour + Casual= GlamCas

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If you don’t know by now, I love all things glamorous. Even on casual days, I like to have a little glamour mixed in to my outfits when possible.

Besides the shoes and bag, this outfit was rather inexpensive. The tank, skirt and denim jacket are ALL from Ross!!!! The jacket was $15, the tank was $8 and the skirt was $12! The main outfit was only $35 bucks, which of course leaves a lot of room to splurge on accessories, shoes or a hand bag!

I absolutely adore big, chunky jewelry, so this chrome beaded necklace was a must when I saw it. The ring and necklace are both from the Icing and were probably about 10 dollars each. I’ve paired this outfit with my Jeffrey Campbell Prickly’s.

Whenever you have a high waisted skirt, just throw on a belt for some extra flair. Every fashionista should have at least a few wide belts, in black and neutral colors. A wide belt worn at the skinniest part of your waist will help achieve an hour glass figure and create a curvy appearance. I also love wide belts because they look great on all body types from thick to thin!

This outfit combines my love for glamour, my personal edge and the denim jacket adds the perfect casual element to make the outfit wearable during the day.

For the love of neutrals…

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Neutral colors are so easy to work with because they almost always go together and look great. Without this two dollar scarf I found at a vintage boutique, this outfit would be nothing!

It’s not always appropriate to be showing lots of cleavage, so I just added a cream colored camisole underneath the dress in order to cover up a little more.

My bag is by Big Buddha, the hand bag company I’ve been interning for. The bag retails for $96, but lucky me I got it for $20.

Shoes are by Guess and I found them at Burlington Coat Factory for 40 dollars.

When it gets warm or I no longer want my scarf/shawl covering my shoulders, it’s easy to just wrap it around my waist. I was able to tuck the ends through the loop in my belt for a whole new fabulous look on my dress.

This look and outfit is so versatile and can be worn on just about any day whether you’re going shopping, headed to the park or even attending a friend’s baby/bridal shower. Neutral colors look great on everyone and are easy to work with all year long!

Rebecca Glam

A unique taste of fashion and most of all, style.