Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) February 8, 2014

Kris's Closet

In this blog post you will get a glimpse of pieces in my closet,learn where I found them

 and where I wore them.  

My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

Last Saturday afternoon I went to a birthday party at a bar called Retro with my sister for one of the nicest people I know. We ate, we drank and danced. It was a really nice party and I was happy to be there.  I take care of my mom during the day, who has heart disease, so Friday I never had a reason to get dressed. Since I didn't get to wear red on 'Wear Red Day', I wore red Saturday. I have worn this dress on the blog before but changed everything I wore with it before. This is what I wore.

Cape Coat: Ralph Lauren (similar coat)

Scarf: Chelsey

Dress:Kenneth Cole Reaction (similar dress)

Ties Blouse:Ohio Thrift Store (similar blouse) 

Leggings:Shoppers World

Belt:White House Black Market(similar belt) 

Boots: G by Guess Trinna Over-the-Knee Platform Dress Boot

Hoop Earrings: Nordstrom (similar earrings)

Leather Gloves: Charter Club

It is late in the season so if you want to duplicate this look,

 you will find that most of these items are now on sale and 

clearance. Spring is very present in the stores, magazines and some of the shows we watch. So everything we can wear now in this crazy winter weather has come down in price quite a bit. Luckily with it being Fashion Week for next fall/winter, it is a good time to take advantage of these sales and clearances. I like to check out the trends shown on the runways online and shop for a few items that will carry over into the next fall/winter season.You can save money that way and will find yourself on trend for that season.

What do you think about my look?

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Style Crush (Spring 2014 Trend)

Natural Fibers

A couple of weeks ago I was flipping through the January issue of Elle magazine, and I saw a gorgeous layout of straw oxfords. It caught my eye because I love oxfords and have been wearing them for some time now. I am starting to enjoy wearing stylish flat shoes, opposed to high heels on a regular basis. As soon as I saw the story, I told myself I would do more research on this trend, of course time got the best of me and I am just now getting around to it.

I did some research to see where else this trend was showcasing itself, and I found that designers DSquared incorparated raffia as a prop and a skirt on the runway, embracing a kind of tiki feel. Tory Burch put a twist on it and utilized color in the natural fiber, along with ethnic print. And of course the classic straw hat never goes out of style.

Photos courtesy of: wwwToryBurch.com, www.examiner.com, and www.harpersbazaar.com

It got me to thinking about our own Spring/Summer "Global Gal" collection (which will be debuting soon in it's entirety) where we have also used raffia in some of our pieces. With a name like "Global Gal" we are drawing inspiration from many different cultures, the main culture being African, where the raffia material originates, specifically on the island of Madagascar, and is now grown in East Africa.

Here is a preview of what you can expect from us in the coming months.

To see more of this collection and many other items, visit us at www.etsy.com.

Be Blessed! Be Free!Be Fashionable!

*Chris*