Showing posts with label rich fashion looks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rich fashion looks. Show all posts
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Lots o' Dots
Everyone who knows me well knows that I am absolutely positively the worst liar ever. In high school my parents were going to let me have a sleep over with all my friends (sans parental supervision). When they asked me if we were planning on having alcohol, my giggle fit had the sleep over immediately canceled and me realizing that if I had to lie to save my life I would probably end up dead. The point is, I'm gonna be honest, this seasons trend of polka dots is not my favorite. I find polka dots almost annoying, busy, perhaps even a bit childish. However it's a big one for fall so I started to look into it more. There are some extremely interesting, out of the box ways to carry this out which end up being more textural, more sophisticated and more interesting than perhaps the polka dot headbands you remember your kindergarten cohorts wearing. If you click here you can see different ways designers have put together looks for fall using dots. I particularly like the looks that have a plain dress with a sheer black tight with small black dots peeking from under with a sassy pair of boots. It's just a dash so to speak. Another look I found very original is where the dots were created out of texture as opposed to the actual pattern on the tight. Finally, where dots were taken in a more literal sense I found myself being most drawn to a dark dot against a dark background. It's a little more unexpected and a little less..dotsy. Our dot pattern from Sweet Pea shown above is one of the dark on dark dots and would look great with a dark jean or black dress pants and a blazer for a more corporate look. What do you think about the lots o' dots trend we are seeing for fall?
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Silver on Silver
Yesterday as I sat outside at a cafe on my day off reading the worst book ever written (50 Shades of Grey) I became rather bored and started to people watch, day dream, sip my iced chai and wonder how many times an author can say murmur and why she didn't use a thesaurus. Anyways, out of nowhere I see a gorgeous silver Cadillac with silver detailing. I have loved Cadillacs since as long as I can remember coveting a Gold Cadillac Coup Deville in my younger years and now admiring the more modern sleek designs which, while not as "vintage cool" would make a sassy ride for a city girl. So why am I talking about Cadillacs when I am supposed to be writing about fashion and my boutique, Next Door? Well seeing this gorgeous thing drive by in its subtle metallic silver with silver metal detailing made me think just how good a silver dress/top or even grey with bold silver jewelry (enough to really stand out and pop) is undeniably chic and rich looking. They don't call them luxury cars for nothin' right? This look can also be carried off with gold on gold or some variation of gold ie: mustard or camel and will perhaps be a bit more on trend since gold is everywhere this season. What do you think? Would you rock the silver on silver or gold on gold look?
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