Glitter Bomb

Last day of classes! I was so happy to be done with school today, I decided to bust out my party shorts. Admittedly, sequin things are a lot less comfortable than they look. And the weather on the island today decided to stand its ground with the whole clouds and cold, so I had goosebumps all afternoon. I've been enjoying these casual, relaxed looks I've been putting together, just because they are SO easy, and I don't feel entirely odd walking downtown in them (When you live in a town as small as this, just wearing heels can incite gossip) The blazer I'm wearing was actually a medical coat of my late mothers when she went through residency. I have an off-white/cream blazer, but this one is a crisper white, and wearing it is special to me.



Calvin Klein navy swing tank. Forever 21 sequin shorts. Vintage necklaces. Phosphor appear watch. Bracelets thrifted & Forever 21.



H&M white blazer and navy tank top. Sabine sequin shorts. Wet Seal cage heel.



One thing I love that no one seems to do anymore is pins and brooches. Its such an easy kind of jewelry to wear yet they seem to have a reputation for being an "old lady" accessory. The one I'm wearing here was actually a vintage rhinestone cling on earring. The back came off a few years ago, and I glued a pin back onto to make it a fun, sparkly fringe brooch. I did this with a few other old rhinestone clip ons to. I'll be sure to include them in future posts as they are rather adorable.







Studded wrap bracelet from a local store "Softwear" that closed last year.



Forever 21 Multi-chain necklace. Carole Tanebaum rhinestone brooch. Forever 21 ring. 





Forever 21 criss-cross/cage heel.

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Silverado

It's a lovely sunny day in the San Juans today (besides the wind) so I decided to brave the world in a short dress today. I have a habit of dressing inappropriately for the given weather conditions (I wear flip flops literally every single day) so a little chill doesn't bother me. I've been itching to wear this silver dress I picked up at a local consignment shop, Second Act, about four months ago. Finally the weathers nice enough that I can wear it without tights to compliment my hardly noticeable (but still there!) tan. I decided to include a piece-by-piece photo collection again as well for the same reason as I expressed in the previous post. Not all the pieces are exactly what I'm wearing, but I tried to find similar ones.



H&M Divided Black blazer. EverythingClothes.net Event Fitted Long Sleeve Scoop Neck Back Zipper Mini. Dealpulp neon knit and frayed coral scarf. Steve madden platform cage heels.



Phosphor Appear sqarovski crystal watch in white. Calypso St. Barth for Target 3 row coil bracelet. Forever 21 Fall leaves necklace. H&M neon bead bracelets.

H&M Divided black blazer. H&M neon coral scarf. Saks Fifth Avenue "The Works" silver sweater (wearing as a mini). Forever 21 Double flower pendant necklace. silver coil bracelet (other arm, not pictured) from the Rastro in Madrid, Spain.  



Phosphor appear watch. H&M bead neon bracelets. 



Jessica Simpson zip cage heels.

This (for me, at least) is an easy, wearable style. Despite heels always being tricky to totter around in. I like to keep my outfits very fun, youthful, and sexy. I'm taking advantage of the fact that I'm still young and get away with neon, barely-there hemlines, and sky-high heels :) Something that's always irked me about fashion is that because of many trends these days, its hard to find a balance between being fashion forward but retaining your femininity and sex appeal. I know these are not necessarily important aspects to every person's style, but it is to mine. So many styles now have an almost androgenous element to them, that I feel ridiculous trying to mask my curves in little boy's clothes. I try to find pieces and looks that excite me, and I still feel flashy or zany wearing, but that compliment what mother nature gave me.