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Festive in February!

February is sort of a drab month for me. I never felt too great about the month you know? January is cool because everyone’s all excited about a new year, new changes, and wonder what adventures await them. Then February rolls around and you stop going to the gym, the excitement fades and the reality sinks in that it’s just another year. But on the bright side, February does offer up Pisces (Love all you Pisces out there!) and two fun, festive holidays: Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day!

This was my look for last year’s Mardi Gras (2012)… I didn’t celebrate, I just did this for work. Hair picks from Antickquities.

Below is my look for last year’s Valentine’s Day as well. Again, this look was for going to work and being festive.

I didn’t get many pictures from this year’s Valentine’s day, however after spending a nice chunk of time on my hair, I had to capture this:

Gotta love that pin up look for lover’s day! I’ve received many requests on doing a hair swirl/pompadour tutorial and I’ve actually made attempts at this project, but it has yet to be perfected. Maybe some day…

As for Mardi Gras this year, I went all out. I was going to be volunteering at a booth from an on campus club I recently joined, the Student Communication Association. Our club was amongst a plethora of clubs offering Mardi Gras related activities, club information and general recruitment.

I made my top hat last year and never got an opportunity to wear it, so I styled my Mardi Gras outfit all around my hat. This hat took me over 7 hours of hand gluing Swarovski crystals and it needed to shine!

The night before I constructed the feather and beaded epaulette on my right shoulder, and my vintage gold sequined skirt and Jeffrey Campbell Damsel’s completed the look! Head to toe festive and FABULOUS!

My friend April joined the party also dressed head to toe in fabulous festive Mardi Gras garb, with her own personal flair. We were definitely the best dressed on campus that day, and we rocked our ensembles throughout the entire day.

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.

Pink, Re-Styled.

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A new day calls for a new outfit! I wanted to wear the same colors from the outfit that I wore to the Pink Party (which you can see HERE). The events were related, so I wanted to utilize the same colors and skirt but in a whole new way. What I love about the skirt is the super flowy material, and it is short in the front, and long in the back (very popular right now!) For the previous outfit, I wore the skirt as it should be worn, but for this outfit, I simply pulled the skirt up over my chest, and wore it as a strapless shirt/dress. By putting a belt on over it, it cinched it enough to flatter my shape. Obviously it was very short in the front, so I put on a simple short black mini skirt, and added some wicked stockings to create a whole new look out of the same basic pieces.

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Remember, this skirt is from Ross and was 10 bucks! The belt I got from TJ Maxx for 5.99 and the stockings are from Wet Seal for another 8 bucks. I got the stockings a few years and they are gorgeous! I haven’t been able to find them again so I handle these with great care so I don’t rip them up.

Now my favorite part, the accessories!

: This picture looks better when you click on it, so you can see detail.

Okay so that amazing ring that looks like spikes coming out of my finger… yes, that ring is AWESOME! I found it online for 4 dollars!!! It’s one of my coolest rings, and it was soooo inexpensive! The spiked bracelet is from Forever 21 and the slave bracelet is from the Icing. My amazing chain purse I found at Ross (where I find most ALL of my amazing articles of fashion!) and it was a mere 20 bucks. The necklace I found recently at an accessory store in downtown LA and it was also 20 bucks.

My make-up was kept simple, although I did hand glue (eyelash glue!) 15 pink Swarovski crystals around my eyebrows and added a little glitter to my eyeliner. As for my hair, I inserted pink, black and white flowers and a black feather fascinator.

Again, my ensemble was an absolute hit at the event (LB Pride 2012). If it wasn’t my hair, it was my shoes people were in astonishment with. Many people asked to take a photo with me (including profesh photogs), which of course, was awesome. I remember times in the past where I attended different kinds of public events where there would be some gorgeous female all decked out in some elaborate fashion and I always wanted to be her… and after this day… I think I can say I made it. If you want to be “her” you can’t half ass it. You go big or you go home, and I’ve learned this over the years. And it always comes down to details. Clothes can only get you so far… but the details… those are what seal the deal.

Think Pink!

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A promoter came into my job, handed me a poster and walked out. Normally I wouldn’t give these posters more than a quick glance, however the title of party was worthy of reading:

“5th Annual Pink Party” hosted in Downtown Long Beach to kick off Pride weekend here in Long Beach. A pink party you say? A THEMED party you say? Any time there is a theme associated with a party, the wheels in my head began turning overtime. Withing moments of checking out this poster I had formulated ideas of my outfit in my head. I’ve had this gorgeous pink skirt from Ross ($9.99) that’s been hanging in my closet and I have yet to wear it. I just haven’t had the perfect outfit or opportunity to rock it. I knew it would be the key ingredient to my outfit.

Fast forward to Friday, and after a few hours of putting some work into my ensemble I got to put it all together for the win.

I’ve been wanting to make my own feather epaulette’s and this was the perfect occasion being that I had the hot pink feathers already. I added silver chains draping down from each piece and added pins to the them so that I may attach them to a jacket. They came out gorgeous!

My hair came out awesome, thanks to help of my hairdresser, Vero. This is the style I have come to refer to as “the usual,” when we style it. We’ve repeated “the usual” many times in the past. What can I say, it looks soooo cool!

My style often focuses on details. It’s the little things ya know? The accessories! One of my favorite parts of fashion! Rings, necklaces, earrings oh my! You can never have enough! Not in this blog anyway!

All in all, the outfit came together just as I imagined it days before. I set out on the town and the ensemble was an absolute hit. I was asked by many photographers for a photo and the shoes were especially popular with the crowd, including an older Asian man who got down on the ground to take a picture posed next to them.

It feels amazing to dress up!

I was a model once…

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Well… sort of.

It was a glorious, sunny Wednesday in Black Rock City, NV back in 2010 (aka the Burning Man festival.) I was going about my day, combing the open playa for art and cool happenings. In Black Rock City, there is NO dress code. There is no fashion that is “too outrageous” or trendy or bad. Everything and anything goes. People wear what EVER their hearts desire. You’d see everything from birthday suits, to furry bunnies, to hippie goddesses to steam punk warriors. It’s ALL good at Burning Man.

Unknown photographer, however this is an amazing shot of the beautiful style of these lovely ladies.

On this particular day, I felt sexy. I felt womanly. My heart told me it was a burlesque day. My color palette was pinks and black. I suited up and went out for my day. A lovely day indeed riding art cars, touring the art in the open desert and meeting lovelies everywhere I went.

I eventually began on my trek back to home (camp.) I was walking alone towards my neck of the woods when a beautiful man floated past me with a large, professional looking camera. He past me, and then I heard him call out to me and ask for my photo. Well OF COURSE I was thrilled, and stopped and took direction from him. He asked me just to continue walking away, that he wanted a photo from behind. We took a few shots, and I requested his contact info so that I could eventually see the photos. It was simple as that. The photographer and his chosen model for just a few moments in time. It was a quick interaction, yet I felt so happy to be chosen by this photographer to help create a piece of art.

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This is my absolute favorite photo from my three years attending the Burning Man festival! The photographer is named Oliver Fluck, and his work his incredible, you can see his blog and galleries here. Oliver and I have stayed in touch, and we will both be attending Burning Man 2012. Perhaps we will be so lucky to cross paths again. If so, I sure hope I have an amazing outfit on…

There was only one element I forgot to wear on this day, and that was sunscreen. Yes I was sorched the next day, including a fence net print burned into my skin. Never again will I forget precious sunscreen.

Rebecca Glam

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