Summer Series 2: Prints and Colors- Animal Print

Summer Series 2 on summer prints and colors continues this week and this week we're going to give you another tip on a print that is hot for the summer....animal print. Leopard, cheetah, and zebra prints are the most popular of animal prints and can be found on a number of different clothing items. We found quite a bit of pictures of celebrities wearing animal print, so we will show them to you and tell you how to get a similar look while making it your own! So let's get started!

     Cassie is seen to the below to the left wearing a blue, zebra print crop tank. She paired it with a pair of distressed, white denim jeans and a pair of blue pumps to compliment her shirt. This look is sooooo simple to achieve but we're going to show you a different option but the same concept to show you that you do not have to have the same items to get the look. 

     Start with this Cream/Black Relaxed Zebra Print Top for only $14.80 and pair it with these Fab Skinny Black Jeans for only $10.50, both from Forever21. Instead of doing a pair of black pumps...or typical red (nothing wrong with them though) do another color, something similar to this pair of Yellow Platform Pumps on sale for $20 at CharlotteRusse.com. For top, bottom, and shoes...that's only $45.30...a whole outfit under $50!      Now let's talk accessories! To add some more color to this outfit, try something like this Crackle Faux Stone Necklace. It has a pop of turquoise in the necklace which will stand out against the cream and black top and then stand out with the pumps. For earrings, just do a pair of studs like so....Gold/Black Rising Phoenix Studs. The rest of that necklace is gold and black so it will tie it together. Lastly...try something like this Lime/Blue Peacock Bracelet  (has a bit of turquoise and a yellow tint) to complete the look.

    The whole outfit is only $61.70... Top, Bottom, Shoes, and Accessories for $61.70?! Stop Playing...that's less than one pair of jeans for guys... #Winning.

   
     If you wanted to do a dressy outfit with an animal print top...take a look at Khloe Kardashian to the right. She just has on a leopard print blouse, black skirt, and a pair of black, peeptoe booties. For accessories, she just did a few bangles on her arm. To recreate this outfit, start with this Leopard Print Tank. Then pair it with this Knit Bandage Skirt in Olive and do a pair of nude pumps like so ----> Nude Almond-Toe Pumps (on sale for $20 at charlotterusse.com). For accessories, you could do the gold pair of hoops out of this Hoop Earring Set (3 pair for $3.80) and a unique bangle like this Gold Interlocking Metal Cuff. The total cost of this outfit is only $59.90 ...for EVERYTHING.

Moving right along to dresses...

     

     Let's look at Fergie to the left, she has on a leopard print dress with some color in it. She layered a black jacket over it and paired it with a pair of black booties. To kind of recreate this outfit while still making it your own, start out with this Brown/Black animal print dress and pair it with Black Classic Career Blazer. For shoes, try this pair of Black Platform Pumps. Accessorize the outfit with a the same pair of gold hoops and bangle listed in the tip above. Also, do this Red Clutch/Wallet to make something with the outfit pop so it's not so bland and try to do a red lip and a smokey eye. Now the total cost of this suggested outfit is $88.70 for everything, not as low as the other tips, but there was a dress and blazer involved. Plus, blazers are so versatile and can be mixed with quite a few items in your closet so you'll get multiple use out of the items.

Okay now to move on to bottoms...

      Kim Kardashian is seen to the right in a leopard print skirt paired with a black, long-sleeve turtleneck sweater. For shoes she just did a pair of black pumps. To do a similar outfit to Kim's while catering it to the weather and not doing an exact replica, start out with this Black Racerback Tank w/Pocket. Pair it with this Black/Royal Knit Zebra Skirt and something similar to the black pumps listed in Fergie's tip. For accessories, try something like this Silver Hinge Feather Necklace and a pair of simple silver studs. Then try this Textured Pyramid Bracelet...which is gold and silver allowing you to do this Cleo Bangle Set in Gold/Orange to add some more color to the outfit. The total cost of this outfit would only run you about $56.00 for ALL OF IT!

     

     The tip above was more on the dressy side...so to do a casual look with an animal print bottom, try these Cheetah Spots Denim Shorts. Pair it with this Heather Grey/Red Run DMC crop tank  to add something else to the outfit instead of doing a plain tee and then keep it on the subtle side with this pair of Black Perforated Leatherette Loafers or you could these Cream/Black Herringbone Flats. For accessories, do something simple like a pair of gold hoops and then a bangle like this Gold Snake Chain Bracelet. Depending on what pair of shoes you get, this outfit would cost $66.00-$68.00 for all the items listed for it! 

Well ladies....we hope we gave you some helpful tips on how to incorporate some animal print in your wardrobe in a few ways and pairing it with things that you would think of. Feel free to leave us a few comments and questions. Let us know if you would like us to keep doing total outfit cost for the suggested looks we give you. We love feedback..so we can make the blog better for you! :-)

Summer Series 2: Prints and Colors -Stripes

     This week we have decided to do another summer series..and from the title you would know that it'll be over summer prints and colors. This series will be a bit longer than the Summer Essentials series we did for a few weeks in June. Like we said, this series is over prints and colors that are hot this summer and just for any summer in general. We will of course give you tips on the different ways you can incorporate them in your wardrobe. So get out your pen and pad, write down a few tips and item suggestions, and then...go purchase them! Lol

     Today we are going to start out the post with a summer print that is always in for the summer and can be worn for 2 or 3 different holidays...we are talking about stripes!!

     Now we all know how versatile stripes can be and the different items they can be printed on like shirts and dresses. We'll show you a few different looks and how to achieve them without having the exact same pieces!

Look 1: Striped Top

       The striped top is probably the most versatile out of the 3 items that we will feature on the post today. Being that you can wear one with shorts (dressy and denim), jeans, slacks, and skirts. To the right, Sienna Miller is seen wearing a casual, navy and cream striped tank, a cream skirt, and cream flats. She accessorized it with a red beaded necklace, sunglasses, and a large red handbag. This outfit is very simple, but cute, and can be worn for a number of different occasions.

    

      If you wanted to get a look similar to Sienna's but make it your own, start with this Striped and Floral Navy and Cream Tank. This has print and stands out more than the tank Sienna is seen wearing in the picture. For bottoms, try something like these Natural Color Paperbag Shorts or if you just wanted to wear jeans, try this pair of Dark Wash/Black Skinny Jeans. For shoes you can go several different routes with these Nude Peeptoe Leatherette Flats if you went with the dark wash skinny jeans. If you went with the shorts, try something a bit darker like these Woven Trimmed Sandals,  Spring Day Flats, or..Platform Sandals depending on what look you're going for. To accessorize the outfit, keep it simple with a pair of hoops like these Gold Textured Flat Hoops and a bangle or two like ---> Bangle 1 and Bangle Set 2.  

 Moving right along to look 2...the striped dress!

    

      Now a striped dress can be worn casually or dressy depending on what type of dress you purchase. If you purchase a striped formal dress then of course you'll just be wearing it formally, but were going to show you a look you can dress up and down with just a change of shoes! Now seen to the left, Kristin Cavallari from OC, is seen wearing a black and white tube-top striped dress. Pretty casual but she added a dressy touch with her black blazer on top and nude strappy shoes. She didn't accessorize it much other than a watch.

     To get a look similar to Kristin's but not identical..all about trying to make it your own...try this Striped Racerback Dress in Navy/Cream. Instead of doing a black blazer, try something a little different by doing this Charcoal Gray Tailored Woven Blazer and cuff the sleeves. For shoes you can go the casual route and do Turquoise Lattice-Front Sandals or dress it up and do this pair of Fuchsia T-Strap Platform Sandals. These shoes will also add a pop of color to the outfit since the colors of the outfit are dark. For accessories, just do a pair of silver hoops like so ----> Large Hoop Earrings and Silver Etched Bangle Set .

Last but not least look 3....a striped skirt.

      Seen to the right, Fergie did a photoshoot wearing a yellow blouse and a black and tan striped skirt. We love the brightly colored top with the plain black and white and will tell you how to get a similar look.

     Start out with this Striped Knit Skirt. We know it comes in black and white and pink and white so we're going to tell you how to wear both colors!

     If you do the black and white skirt, you could do a pop of color in the shirt or shoes. To do some color up top, try this Pink Leopard Print Tank. This also will add something different to the outfit by mixing prints. Keep it simple with the shoes since you've already did color and a mix of prints, do something similar to these simple Black Platform Pumps . For accessories, you could do the silver hoops and bangle set that were listed above in look 2.

     If you wanted to do the pink and white skirt, you could keep it simple with a Knit Camisole. You can do black or you could add some more color to the outfit and do the turquoise or jade colored cami. Throw on the grey blazer over it that was listed above in look 2 as well. Then for shoes you can do the same black pumps listed in the paragraph above as well as the silver accessories. You are pretty much set!

     We really hope we gave you some helpful tips on the different ways you can wear striped items. Look out for next week's tip as our summer series 2 continues on summer prints and colors.

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