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Trail and error – Styling something new and different

12 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Bec in Bec

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bold prints, city chic, Halter top, How to style...., Lace Cardigan, Red and White Bird Print, Red flats

I found a top at City Chic on the weekend that was on sale (reduced to $15). It is a bit different to my normal style, has a bow on it and is quite girly. I don’t normally go for small patterns and the top has a bold but petite bird pattern. The colour is great though and the cut and style worked well (OMG my boobs look great in it).

I had the normal dilemma of whether to buy a top I wasn’t 100% convinced I could pull off and be happy with or miss out on an awesome bargain, eventually it got the better of me and I decided to take it home with me.

Once I got it home the problem I was having was what to do with it other than putting it in my wardrobe and just look at it admiringly because it is so adorable.

I admit that I struggled to find something that I was happy with but decided that I would go for this look which would be something that I might wear out to dinner:

I apologise for the photo, I didn’t have anyone to take one for me and I couldn’t figure out the timer on my iPad camera (technology fail :/ )

The look:

Black wide legged pants from Target ($39.95)

Long lace cardigan from Autograph ($40 in a half price sale)

Bird Top from City Chic ($15 in a stocktake sale)

Accessories:

Items:

Curvas Necklace in Ruby from Bela Toroso ($30)

Red tasselled flats from Kmart ($15)

Black gemĀ earringsĀ from Diva ($14.95)

I also tried teaming the same look with some great black chunky heels from Target for a slightly more formal look and alternatively with dark denim and a black maxi skirt for more casual weekend wear. The looks were pretty much the same in the end.

If you wanted to recreate this type of look here is a similar one I created in Polyvore:

The only real problem I found was that because the top’s fabric is some type of polyester/ satin blend it didn’t sit quite as well as I would have liked and so I felt I needed the longer top over it in order to hide some lumps and bumps and avoid cutting my body at my widest point (mid hip). I am looking forward to trying it under a black shirt dress, unbuttoned to just below the bow, with some leggings to see if that works out.

Bec xox

So after all of that what would you do with this type of top?

On Trends: The Floral Jean

19 Monday Mar 2012

Posted by ABCs of Style in Caitlyn

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bold prints, clothing styles, Fashion, floral, floral denim, floral jeals, floral jean trend, floral patterns, floral prints, floral skinny jeans, how to style floral jeans, pattern jeans, silk shirts, skinny jeans, style, trend

Someone on Vogue (AU) forums made a little thread about other people’s thoughts on Floral Jeans. Not surprising the majority of replies seem to agree that this is a passing trend and not many people can pull off the look.

I for one adore florals and would love to get my hands on some. I must prefer larger floral patterns with most white spacing. I’m not a fan of small, crowded, bold floral prints as I feel there is too much mayhem and it feels overwhelming.

Some of the comments also suggest this look is childish because it reminds them of the floral leggins they wore when they were growing up, but this makes me think the term childish could be applied to a lot of different clothing styles out there.

Floral Jeans

Floral Jeans by icebubbletea featuring denim skinny jeans 
 

 

 
Personally I would keep the overall styling very simple as to not draw away from the floral jeans, make them the focal point of your outfit.

I’m not bold enough to mix bold prints just yet so I would style it a little like this:

Floral Jeans

 

Floral Jeans by icebubbletea featuring silk shirts

 
Unfortunately I think these will be a passing trend and won’t stick around for too long. I would like to see more of them but I doubt it will be overly popular because florals just aren’t everyone’s cup of tea.

Passing trend you are going to give a miss or do you love florals as much as I do?

Caitlyn

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