Star Spangled Studs

I bought a Bedazzler. I know you think Bedazzlers are totally passé, but studs are totally hot and a Bedazzler is the easiest way to apply them. Frankly, the Bedazzler looks and feels like a piece of junk, but it works well and can even be a bit addictive.


Jacket, Forever 21. Dress, vintage, thrifted, shortened, and BEDAZZLED. Tights, Hue. Shoes, Delicious. Bangles, Girl Props. Clutch, Apt 9. Coat (pictured below), Bebe.


I apologize for the blurriness of the photos. We were losing the light, it was starting to rain, the wind was gusting, and I was navigating rubble in four-inch heels. These photos were taken in Eden Park, on, what I affectionately call, the Road to Nowhere:


This dress was horribly dowdy in its original state.


I could tell, though, after adding a belt and pinning up the length, that it had potential.


Thrifted (or swapped) clothing is my favorite for experimentation – shortening, dyeing, and, now, bedazzling. Later this month, I’ll show you a pair of thrifted capris turned shorts and bedazzled with cone studs. Nothing is safe from the Bedazzler! I’m eyeing more studs (and a size 60 plunger for 1/2 inch studs) on Kit Kraft right now.

Tights and Toes

Tights with open-toed shoes emerged as a fringe trend two years ago. I first tried it in November 2007 and it received mixed reviews. Two years later, as Angie says, our “eyes have adjusted” and the trend and has gone mainstream. I’m going to celebrate it with a week of Tights and Toes. Won’t you try it at least once this week?

Easiest ways to get on-board the tights and toes trend:

1. Pair nude fishnets with any open-toed shoe
2. Wear black tights with black shoes
3. Match your tights to your skirt or dress and add any color shoe

More tips on tights with open-toed shoes

My past Tights and Toes looks:


You can see that dark colored tights (e.g. purple) paired with black shoes is also a subtle look.
The second to last picture (appears to be sheer gray hose) is actually a pair of gray fishnet tights. Fishnets, unfortunately, photograph as unfashionable sheer hosiery.

Antique Market

I’ve been watching others wear shorts and tights ensembles for two years now. I admired the combination on other women, but thought it would be too weird, too slutty, or too chilly to wear myself. Today, the weather was ideal for shorts and tights (cool, but sunny) and I decided that the Tristate Antique Market was the perfect place to be weirdly slutty. (In fact, I got lots of compliments!)

Sweater, Body Central. Green tee and herringbone tights, Forever 21. Shorts, Charlotte Russe. Green tights, Hue. Boots, Diba. Necklace and ring, vintage. Zipper bracelet, Urban Outfitters. Bag, Target. Charm (on bag), World Market.


So, this is what I wore to the antique market, but what did I buy? Take a gander:


Silver and cobalt glass salt and pepper shakers, two owl pendants, a carnival glass ring, a dress/cardigan clip, a metal arrowhead pendant, an owl and a cross mother-of-pearl charms, and a sterling silver antique mechanical pencil (which I intend to wear like Joan of Mad Men).
But back to the outfit…this was super comfortable and fun to wear. Would you wear tights and shorts? Is it really that different from tights with a miniskirt?

WCC Year 2: Choose Your Favorite

My favorite part about the Wardrobe Capsule Challenge is seeing all five outfits lined up.

Which capsule outfit is your favorite?
	Day 1
	Day 2
	Day 3
	Day 4
	Day 5
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WCC Year 2: Day 5

Today is the last day of the Wardrobe Capsule Challenge! I’m totally sick of navy and purple. But it was kind of a relief to use the same purse all week.

Cardigan, I Heart Ronson. Blouse, J Crew. Jeans, Express (overdyed with black). Studded pumps, Oh Deer. Charm necklace, Kenneth Cole Reaction. Bag, Payless.


Yay, yay, yay, it’s over!
Capsule items:

Continuity piece: same shoes as yesterday (and no, these are NOT comfortable)

WCC Year 2: Day 4

Another day, another pair of crazy tights. It’s simply tragic that I’ve only worn them once before.

Cardigan and dress, Merona. Earrings, Target. Tights, Apostrophe. Pumps, Oh Deer! Bag, Payless. Jacket (pictured below), Esley.


I had no idea it was going to get so cold this week and didn’t leave space for a proper coat in my capsule. Thankfully, the top I wore as a blouse on Monday also serves as a lightweight jacket today.

Capsule items:

Continuity piece: same earrings as yesterday