Summer Series 2: Colorblock for the Summer

Okay ladies....since we did a summer print last week, we're going to switch again and do a summer color. For this post though....we're not doing a specific color...We're doing to do Color-block looks...which is always hot for the summer. We'll show you how to achieve a few looks without necessarily buying an item that is already color-blocked.

Look Number 1....

comes from Camilla. She is seen to the left in a color-block outfit. She paired a loose-fitting purple top with a pair of emerald green pants. Then she threw an orange blazer over it and accessorized her outfit with gold earrings, a gold belt, and green heels.

We'll use this look as an example to get a casual color-block look.

Okay...so start out with this pair of Coral Vibrant Skinny Ankle Jeans that were featured in Saturday's Blazer Post. For the top...go ahead and put on this Soft Racerback Tank in the Turquoise color. You can wear those two alone, but if you wanted to put something over it..try this Fab Basic Cardigan in the grey color for a subtle look or if you want to be bold...go ahead and do the yellow. For shoes, try to do a printed flat similar to these Floral Springtime Oxfords. Keep your accessories simple and just do a pair of pearl or silver studs. 

Moving right along to look number 2!

     Look number 2 comes from Nicole Scherzinger. She is seen to the right wearing a light pink blouse with a bright purple, fitted skirt that really pops against the light color. For shoes, she went the very subtle route and did a pair of nude booties. She accessorized it with a necklace, earrings, and bracelet. 

     This would be considered dressy-causal. So to get a dressy-casual color-block look similar to Nicole's, start out with this Royal Blue Knit Bandage Skirt. Try this Fuchsia Studded Front Knit Top and throw on a pair of Nude Platform Pumps. For accessories, do both this  Yellow/Gold Vibrant Floral Bracelet and Lime/Blue Peacock Bracelet and then a pair of studs. 

     

     For the last look....we're going to steal a dressy color block look from Leona Lewis....It seems as though color block is her thing!!

     So she is seen to the left wearing a royal blue skirt and a yellow bow top. Then she just wore some nude pumps and didn't really accessorize it, but it still looks FAB! 

    To get a similar look to Leona's....without doing the same exact pieces...start out with this Royal Blue Bodycon Cage Dress and then throw this Coral Longline Open Blazer. Then add another pop of color by doing these Lime Green Almond Toe Pumps. Accessorize the outfit with this Wild Safari Bangle and just a pair of gold studs to keep it simple. 

Well ladies....we hope we gave you some helpful insight on some different ways and ideas to color-block your outfits besides just buying an already color-blocked item. Feel free to leave some questions and comments!

     

Tips Tuesday: Old School Week!!

This week we thought we'd do a fun theme as far as tips. We chose the theme of incorporating an old school/retro piece in your wardrobe this week, how to do it, and examples of how to show you how. Everyone should know by now that the 90s and 80s were probably the best decades of our lives..lol. The fashion back then was really fun too. Very carefree and bright colored clothing, gaudy accessories, and yesss for the shoes! Lol..For the ladies we decided on 3 different old school pieces/looks to suggest for incorporating in your wardrobe this week: Harem pants, "The Madonna Look", and Big Reader/Geek Chic glasses.

Piece 1: Harem Pants

Harem pants were big back when McHammer came out with can't touch this, they were know as hammer pants back then. Recently, they have come back with a vengeance and are really popular amongst celebs and "regular" people like you and I. Harem pants can be very versatile as far as dressing them up and dressing them down. We will show you a casual outfit and how to achieve the same look.

Our harem pants look is brought to you by Rihanna of course!As seen in the picture she has on black harem pants paired with a black and white striped tank tucked. For shoes, she kept it simple with plain black pumps. This outfit is very SIMPLE and easy to achieve; it could even be considered casual. If you wanted to make this outfit pop, you could put on some brightly colored pumps and layer some necklaces. We're posting some links to give you a different color/version of the outfit to make it your own!

Outfit Option 1: Tan Harem Pants  , Red Cami , Smoke Leopard Heels , Bronze and Black Necklace, Black/Bronze/Gold Bangles

Outfit 2:
Grey Harem Pants, Pink and Grey Leopard Print Tank, Black Suedette Pumps, Silver Hoops, Silver Bangles , and to make the outfit pop... Bright Pink Clutch !







Piece 2: The Madonna Look

Back in the 80s the "Madonna look" was in! She was known for wearing a sheer/ lace corset type top with a layered skirt. She brought more attention to the outfit by layering a lot of pearl necklaces. If one were to try to go for this look, it would look best at a party of some type of event at night. To achieve a modern day version of this look you could pair a cute fitted skirt or even harem pants! If you do this, keep the bottoms simple. For instance, you could do a black lace corset like top with black harem pants. For accessories, of course the layered necklaces and maybe some printed or brightly colored pumps to make the outfit pop!

Outfit Option 1: Black Satin Corset, Harem Pants, Printed Pumps, and layered necklace!
Outfit Option 2: Lace Corset, Jean Jacket(roll up the sleeves , Fitted Skirt, Bright Heels, and layered chains!




Piece 3: Big Reader/ "Geek Chic Glasses"

This is one of my favorite accessories to wear. They are so versatile and can be worn with anything...if you wear them right. They can be worn with a casual outfit like distressed jeans, plain tee, and maybe some high top chucks. Here we have Leona Lewis wearing her glasses effortlessly. She wore them with a black shirt, with a black blazer over top of it. For bottoms, she wore a black and white stripped skirt and black platform heels.

So here are a few links, for some of the ever popular geek chic glasses: Option 1 and two