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Trend alert: the fabulous fringed kimono.

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The trend is just emerging and just a few weeks ago I found this picture on the cover article of a fashion tabloid:

Three well known celeb- fashionistas rocking the kimono jacket.

I first fell in love with the fringed kimono last year while searching for Burning Man garb on Etsy.

It was love at first sight:

I did not want to spend 300 dollars on this particular exquisite article of clothing, so I continued on my search.

A few months ago my beauty arrived. It’s burn-out crushed velvet in a gorgeous deep burgundy. I absolutely love it!

I love that this type of garment can be worn so many ways. With jeans or a skirt, a tshirt or a tank… or even belted or not belted. This garment will speak numbers no matter which way you wear it.

I added two long feather earrings on one side, to add to the hippie feel of the outfit and a couple of chunky, bold rings on one hand.

In my opinion, the fringed kimono is article of fashion that can transcend seasons and years with its classic beauty and versatile ways of wearing it. Trendy or not, I’ll still be rocking mine.

Red, white and blue, let me inspire you!

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Like most old folk, I adore dressing up for holidays year round. I may skip the tacky, wool sweaters bedazzled with beads, glitter and pom poms… but I make attempts in my own fashion to be in the holiday spirit! Whether it’s Valentine’s day, Christmas or one of my favorite holidays for fashion…. Independence Day!!!!

Red, white and blue is a great color combo, however it’s kind of difficult to rock any other time of the year. (Unless you’re my grandma who is the Queen of Red, White and Blue— seriously, I’m not joking, she was in the newspaper many years ago with that headline. She’s very patriotic!) For the rest of us, we can aim to rock those magnificent three colors roughly about this time of year!

Independence Day is still a few days away, but I’ve already created a trendy, cute outfit just for the day. (Night, of course, is a different story… I have a whole other 4th “party” outfit coming in an upcoming blog post.)

Believe it or not, this is my “toned down” 4th of July outfit. This amazing high low skirt I found at Forever 21 for less than $20!

I have to be extra cautious when kicking when I have these spiked Lita’s on. ;)

This is an awesome stainless steel double finger ring that goes with soooo many different looks, I love it. It was $35 at a small boutique in downtown LA.

By ruffled red bag is by Big Buddha which I found at Ross (for $35) long before I was interning for the company! I love the femininity of it, and the chain adds a dash of spunk.

Love love loved this outfit and I hope you enjoy all of it, or at least some of it! Right now is a great time to find any articles of fashion in a patriotic theme, considering it’s been a hot trend recently. Why not add a little more to your 4th of July and rock those patriotic colors?

If you’re not following already, I would absolutely LOVE you to follow my blog, and in a few days I will be posting my 4th of July outfit, RE-STYLED! You have to have a different outfit for the night right?

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.

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!