This cobalt blue bow skirt from forever 21 ($8.90 @ village) gave me so many choices; I loved my glitter pink pumps with the vibrant hue, but I needed to tone it down for work. As much as I love to believe I’m going to a party every day….it’s not practical or appropriate to dress that way. So a simple black blouse and leopard heels(well, I couldn’t help it, conservative is NOT my middle name!) complete the look
Black silk Blouse: White house black market $4.90 from Village thrift A blouse with volume is perfect for small chested figures, and the a-line skirt slims down the hips and narrows the waist (especially with the bow as the accent it works just like a belt visually drawing the eye to the narrowest part of the body) That’s what made for a difficult choice because this skirt would create the perfect silhouette with almost any blouse in my closet, in addition to the amazing color combos I could create.
The pleats on the blouse and skirt coincided nicely
Tthese “E” for Emmaline earrings I found at Forever 21 for $1.50 !!! Great prices on accessories….although I still hate that store with a burning passion: it is a cluster F*@! if I ever saw one, completely overwhelming, nothing in the right place, no one on register, line out the door, but if you can handle it, then its worth the trip. (A dirty little secret if you won’t tell on me….these for some reason came as an E and an R together…can anyone tell me why bc I’d love to know….so I switched the sets so i would get 2 E’s!)
rhinestone Earrings match the rhinestone bow (notice a motif?) of this Betsey Johnson necklace —B-day present from my BFF Alex
Shoes: Jessica Simpson 39.99 at Marshall’s Blue tights Forever 21 $4.80—-the blue may be too wild for some, but remember wearing the same color over your bottom half elongates the leg line; a little trompe l’eoil never hurt anyone
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