Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) Valentine's Day 2015

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!

I spent my Valentine's Day with my sister. She was my official Valentine. We had tickets to the 'Between the Sheets Tour', with Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Tyga. We had dinner at Bareburger then headed to the concert at Nationwide Arena. It was freezing cold and the snow covered ground was slippery but we were determined to be cute in our high heeled boots. I also went bare-legged. Brrrr! I really wanted to wear this old Aztec sequin skirt that I had yet to wear. I paired the skirt with a Pam Grier tee by Accidental Genius Clothing; one of my favorite companies that I mentioned in the last 'Fun Fashion Friday' for Black History Month. I took these photos at my sister's before we headed downtown. Check out the look!

Tee: Pam Grier Tee by Accidental Genius Clothing

Aztec Sequin Skirt: Express 

Sweater: Arden B (old)

Boots: Guess (Old) 

Earrings:Borrowed from my sister

Purse: Gift with purchase from a Michael Kors perfume (old)

Bracelets: Hautelook (old)

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,


Some Galaxy S4 Photo Highlights

Making faces! My sister and I clowning.

Waiting on the show to start.

Trey Songz

Chris Brown

 

Fashion Rolling (Take 1! Fashion Star Favorites)

FASHION ROLLING! 
Every week we see things on television shows and movies that inspire us. I am always looking to some of these shows and movies to keep me updated on trends in fashion and beauty. In this segment I will do a recap on what I saw the week before that inspired me on television or film. This will touch on fashion topics from wardrobe, home and beauty trends.


Take 1!!!

Fashion Star on NBC

(Hernandez front/left in pink & Barroso back/middle in green) photo taken from http://www.nbc.com/fashion-star/designers/

This is the second time around for NBC's Fashion Star and I am so excited. Last year my mom and I sat in the same room and watched it together faithfully. The last two weeks we have watched separately, calling each other during the show to comment on what we saw, loved and hated. This week Friday the show is on week three, already minus two designers and the designs are getting better. Last year my early favorite was Kara Laricks who went on to become the show's first winner. Her masculine meets feminine looks won me and my mother over early on in the show.

I am still trying to figure out who my number one is this year. It will have to be between Priscilla Barroso who wowed me with her personal modern granny style and the polka-dot romper she designed the first week or Johana Hernandez, the funky dressed Latino from California. Both designers graduated from FIDM,  where I spent my first year studying fashion design. I loved Hernandez's sexy red leg baring maxi dress last week. The thing I love best about this show is being able to have a piece of the action. The designers design their garments with hopes that this season's retail buyers will bid on them for the opportunity to sell them in the stores they represent. Two retailers returned this year, Macy's & Saks Fifth Ave. Express took the place of Fashion Star Season One original, H&M. 

My Fav's this year & their work!!!

 Priscilla Barroso & Johana Hernandez

Priscilla Barroso  photo courtesy of  http://blogs.fidm.com/my_weblog/featured/

Johana Hernandez photo courtesy of nbc.com

Barroso's ( week 1) Moonlight Polka Romper photo courtesy of http://www1.macys.com/

Johana Hernandez's (week 2) maxi dress photo courtesy of  http://cdn.blogs.sheknows.com

My Original Fav, Kara Laricks & Her Life After Fashion Star!!!

Kara Larick photo courtesy of http://www.thefashionexpressway.com

Since Fashion Star, Kara has been busy working on her collections. After designing collections for all three of the show's featured retailers, Macy's, Saks Fifth Ave and H&M,  she debuted her Spring 2013 women's wear collection during Fashion Week September. The spring collection is available exclusively at Saks. Her spring & fall 2013 collections can both be viewed on her website http://www.karalaricks.com

photos of Kara Laricks spring 2013 collection courtesy of http://www.karalaricks.com

If you aren't already a Fashion Star fan and want to check it out. It comes on Friday nights, check local listings. You should also check out Macy's, Saks Fifth Ave and Express's websites for the selected garments and info about the show and the retail buyers.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) February 24, 2013

Kris's Closet

Inspired by some great bloggers, my partner and I decided to start our own blog. 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!

Sunday I found myself in the birthplace of Sarah Jessica Parker. The small city of Nelsonville is known for Nelsonville bricks and Rocky Brands. My guy and I went there to buy boots at Rocky Outdoor Gear Store for work and hiking. I was happy to take a ride to the country especially to a place where one of my fashion icons grew up. After several mullet sightings, lots of flannels and work boots, I wondered where a woman with such style got her inspiration. The town is quiet and there is not much to do during the winter so after shopping we stopped at the former site of Nelsonville Brick Company, now a park called Brick Kiln Park. It wasn't much of a park but the ruins of  the company's former buildings provided a great place to take my photos. This is what I wore.

My pants are JAG low rise skinny printed jeans. My mother bought them for me from Nordstrom online. I could not locate them online.

I have been in a fur mood all this month so I threw on an old fuchsia rabbit fur vest by Express over a button up Halogen shirt from Nordstrom. I found a similar color faux fur vest with a sash online at: http://www.hsn.com/products/iman-platinum-pop-of-color-faux-fur-vest-and-sash-belt/6809985 or this rabbit & raccoon vest at :http://www.ioffer.com/i/2013-women-s-raccoon-fur-shoulder-rabbit-fur-vest-coat-534072938

I am so excited about my new necklace that I bought from Christina who sells Stella & Dot. It is the Lillith Fringe necklace you may have seen many times on her. With fringe being a big trend for spring, I had to have it as well. I got it almost for free after hosting an online trunk show. Check out her online shop at: http://www.stelladot.com/sites/christinajovonn

I love a fedora and it's so appropriate in cold weather. This hat was bought for me for my 29th birthday by my friend Tanika. I found a similar hat on etsy at:

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/110409311/fuchsia-wool-fedora-spotted-feathers

The leather gloves are vintage. I got them at an antique shop in Hocking Hills.

These boots you have seen many times now if you are a Kris's Closet follower, though I hardly ever wear them this way. They are my Guess over-the-knee boots I wore a few times this month on closet posts. I folded them down for a lower boots to show more of my pants.

This concludes another Kris's Closet. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,