Chris's/Kris's Closet ( Special NY Edition) September 7, 2013

Special New York Edition Chris's/Kris's Closet

September 7, 2013

In this blog post you will get a glimpse of pieces in our closets,learn where we found them

 and where we wore them.  

We have come to our last New York post. We hope you have enjoyed and been inspired by our trip. It was a great experience and great inspiration. We can't wait for our next opportunity.

 Saturday the 7th, we did the most walking the whole New York trip. We had brunch at Sylvia's, did some shopping and took a stroll in Central Park. It was our last night in New York so we went out that night to the Shrine in Harlem. This is what we wore during the daylight hours.

Chris's Closet

I am Christina, the hot pink of ChristinaKristin, welcome to my closet.

Since we were walking around Harlem and parts of Manhattan I wanted to be comfortable and stylish,so I opted for this look. If you have followed my closet posts you will see that I love to wear bright colors. We walked so much this day basically from Harlem to the Upper East Side of Manhattan to Central Park, I'm so glad I decided to be comfy

T-shirt: Target

Skirt: Mejers

Shoes: Shoetique, Columbus,Ohio

Hair Accessory: ChristinaKristin; this hair bow is not featured in our online shop, but if you are interested please email us at christinakristin1@yahoo.com 

Jewelry: Stella & Dot; Leather cuff is from Harlem street vendor

Bag: Monk Vintage

Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Kris's Closet

My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

I was super excited about going to Sylvia's and finally checking out Central Park. I have been to New York many times and hadn't checked either place off my list until this recent trip. I was impressed with Sylvia's chicken, red velvet waffles and my peach tree mimosa. Yum! I got so much walking in that day, I know I completely burned the calories from that morning and the night before. I took my photos at Central Park. Check out what I wore!

My look was all about old Hip Hop done in a modern way. I have had this Run DMC tee for many years and never wore it until this trip. My sister tried to steal it because it was in a drawer with the tag still on it and I had to get it back. My vest is a piece you have seen before on my closet posts and it will not be the last time. The skirt is also a piece I have wore before here during the summer with another one of my favorite tees. I completed my modern Hip Hop look with a pair of gold door knockers, a knuckle ring/bracelet, a gold tooth necklace that I think is hilarious and a pair of wedge Adidas. 

Tee:Run DMC shirt by Junk Food (old from Delia's)

Skirt: hounds-tooth mini by Emmelee for F.G. from Deja Vu Westerville

Vest:INC (old Ohio Thrift store purchase)

Earrings: gold door knocker from Cool Cat in Harlem
Necklaces:Gold tooth necklace by theTriangleOfBears on etsy 

Belt: gold chain and leather belt (Ohio Thrift store find)

Bracelets: skulls by JAL Jewelry on etsy/pyramid stud hand bracelet from Nordstrom/skull creature cuff by Tasha from Nordstrom/skull hand chain from Nordstrom

Shoes:Basket Profi Adidas black and white wedge sneakers from Nordstrom

What do you think about my modern Hip Hop look?

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Style Adventures Vol. 13 ( Harlem, New York)

STYLE ADVENTURES 

(Harlem NY 9/7 & 9/8)

This post is about how to add to your wardrobe using antique shops, thrift stores, yard sales and other venues. We travel Ohio and beyond discovering unique and stylish items we want to share and the places we found them.

Christina and I spent our Saturday and Sunday walking down streets like Lenox & 125th. We stopped to marvel at pieces and purchased those we could not walk away from. I love Harlem! There is so much culture and history there. When you walk down the streets you are surrounded by music, interesting people and my favorite thing, STREET VENDORS.
When I come to Harlem I look forward to checking out each vendor's table and stopping in interesting stores. I have personally found some of my favorite pieces on the streets of Harlem and that weekend was no different. Check out the pieces we found and the places we found them.

Red Umbrella Jewelry

 Located at the corner of 126th St

Harlem , NY 

www.RedUmbrellaJewelry.com

One of the first things Christina was attracted to was a pair of pink pearl textured spike stud earrings. She bought them for $5. We asked owner Mark if we could take a photo of his stand and he was nice enough to allow us to do so. The intro photo is his as well. Thanks Mark!  He sells handmade and imported jewelry items. 

A little further down the street I found a great pair of wood earrings for myself and a ring made of ceramic and wire. Earrings $10 & Ring $15

Cool Cat

 126 W 125th St

Harlem , NY 

We found a new place that reminded us of a Claires or Icing but better because it catered to our ethnicity and  passions. It was called Cool Cat and housed walls of costume jewelry and accessories. I'd been searching for a decent pair of door knockers and they had the perfect pair for $5. Then Christina ran across some fun knuckle rings that read 'Black Girls Rock!' & 'Natural Girls Rock!' and pointed them out to me. I had a hard time choosing one but I think I made the right decision. Ring $15 Then it broke before I got to wear it. ( Sad Face) I swapped my plain hoops for the door knockers I bought on Saturday. Look for them in a closet post soon.

Door-knockers & knuckle ring

photo courtesy of inhabitat.com

Celebrities Mobile Boutique

 125th (between Lenox Ave & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd)

Harlem , NY 

Christina and I have long talked about owning a mobile boutique and while in Harlem, we finally got to go inside one. We were super excited about Celebrities. The store was equipped with an on hand make up artist, tons of accessories and a few clothing items.  The shop was fun and well merchandised but we were tired and overwhelmed already from all of the walking and lack of great planning.  I left the boutique empty handed only to want something I saw the next day. They had a fun pair of large sparkly lipstick studs. We returned the next day only to find an empty space where the truck stood the day before. Christina found the facebook page using her phone and messaged to see where we could find the truck. We received a quick response saying the were not open on Sundays. I was heartbroken at first because we were leaving that same night. Fortunately they offered to ship the earrings to me and all was right in the world again.

My earrings arrived on Friday. I was all smiles and ready to find a great outfit to pair them with. Check them out below.

Earrings $20 which included shipping

Look for our new pieces in future closet blog posts! Fashionista's, antiquers & store owners! Got a store or area we should visit? Leave me a comment.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,