Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) October 25, 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!

I have been celebrating my birthday all of the month of October in spurts. So Saturday I had a full day of activities planned. I started my day with a Breakfast Tour through Columbus Food Adventures with Dr. Breakfast; Nick Dekker: blogger and author of blog and book titled 'Breakfast with Nick'. While on the tour we ran into another one of my favorite bloggers from 'Drink up Columbus', Cheryl Harrison. She writes 'Drunk Brunch' my favorite go to for brunch spots in the city. This is the third year I have done a CFA tour around my birthday. It has become kind of a tradition. It was only right to do a tour this year after earning a free tour for filling up my CFA passport. After the tour was over I met my sister for a movie at Studio Movie Grill in the Arena District where we saw 'Annabelle'. We ended the night with a brain workout through 'Room Escape Adventures', where we participated in 'Trapped in a Room with a Zombie'. We were locked in a room for an hour with ten strangers, where we had to find clues and solve puzzles to find a key to escape the zombie before it could reach us. Look for more on that story on Once Upon A Stylish Life or select Kristin's World in the menu tabs. For now, Check out Saturday's look!

This season, I am all about comfort. I am gravitating toward sweatshirts and sweatshirt like tops. This faux fur with quilted faux leather sleeve sweatshirt was given to me by my mom. It was too big for her. I paired it with a red button-up and a pair of Versace inspired pants that I found at 'Out of the Closet'.

Faux Fur Sweatshirt: TopShop 
Button-up: Charter Club (old)
Pants: Xhilaration (thrift find from 'Out of the Closet') 
Studded Smoking Slippers: Jeffrey Campbell Elegant Bow Flat 
Purse: Michael Kors Sequin Grayson 
Jewelery: Vintage (Bracelet was my grandma's)
Sunglasses: Quay Australia  Yibrow Shades

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris, 

Me with Dr. Breakfast after the Breakfast Tour

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) October 19, 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!

I kicked off my Birthday Celebration on Sunday with my nephew. We had brunch downtown in Columbus and saw a matinee of The Lion King Broadway show. The show was something I have been wanting to see for a very long time, so my mom purchased a pair of tickets for my birthday. It was one of the best gifts I have ever received. The show was brilliant and inspiring. The costumes were amazing! I am still singing 'Hakuna Matata'. I want to see it again.

My look was 60s Mod inspired. I am loving this trend for fall. The 60s is also one of my favorite decades in fashion. My mom gave me this tunic/dress because it was too big for her. I belted it and played it up with my accessories. All my metals were antique gold in color. I wore the scarab necklace from the last look I posted:it is pretty versatile. I found the metallic, three tone belt some time ago at a flea market. The round sunglasses felt very 60s with a modern twist. The rounded arch on top of the glasses add a touch of playfulness. The hounds-tooth boots were so appropriate with the chunky heel that also scream 60s. Since the weather was under 60 degrees, I decided to wear my black cape coat. Cape coats were also prevalent during the 60s. My mom told me she had one during that time as a child. Check out my look!

Dress/Tunic:TopShop (old)
Cape Coat:LAUREN by Ralph Lauren
Belt:Nine West (old)
Scarab Necklace:TopShop
Sunglasses:Quay Austrailia (Yibrow)
Hounds-Tooth Booties:DV8 by Dolce Vita (Larel) 
Handbag:Michael Kors Sequin Grayson

I have to say one last thing,Happy Birthday Gayima!

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris, 

Me and my nephew in front of the Ohio Theater.

Details from inside the Ohio Theater

Me and my favorite little guy

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) December 13, 2012

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!

Thursday, I worked the early shift at Shoetique. Then Christina and I met at Franklin Park Conservatory for Cocktails at the Conservatory. I got dressed for day and night by keeping it comfortable with jeans and flats. Christina took these pictures of me at the Conservatory. This is what I wore.

I knew I was meeting Chris out so I got dressed in preparation for the evening. I threw on a see-thru black and lavender lace top by Bar III. I wore a black beater underneath.

My jeans are Paige Skyline Skinny. You can get these at Nordstom in store or online at:

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/paige-skyline-skinny-stretch-jeans-black-ink/3314046?origin=PredictiveSearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=0

My blazer is a repeat on Kris's Closet. I wore it for my event at Danes the first Saturday this month. My belt is a thrift store buy. It is black and gold woven. I found a similar belt that I love more than mine at:

http://www.theoutnet.com/product/255994?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-J84DHJLQkR4-_-Custom-_-LinkBuilder&siteID=J84DHJLQkR4-iHgtpZSxZqjtiSi4NVjNOg

My earrings are last year from Macy's during the holidays.They are gold thread tear drop earrings with a rhinestone center piece. I located similar earrings at:
http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1240129/mudd-gold-tone-simulated-crystal-teardrop-earrings.jsp?src=k108283&clickid=0004d10faa5d6e340a2a404ac30026ab
and
http://us.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33060&storeId=13052&productId=6015640&langId=-1&categoryId=&parent_category_rn=&searchTerm=61E12CBGE&resultCount=1&geoip=home

My bag is a Michael Kors Sequin Grayson. I got it last Christmas from my fella. This bag is no longer available. My rings are from Forever 21 and Nordstrom. The left is a two finger pearl heart knuckle ring and the right is a skull. Look for similar items below.

handbag

 http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/betsey-johnson-handbag-key-item-satchel?ID=748389&PartnerID=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc=LINKSHARE-_-2-_-20-_-MP220&LinkshareID=J84DHJLQkR4-puMEodgO8EyRVcg0HFGiIQ  

and

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/MICHAEL-Michael-Kors-Fulton-Sequined-Small-Flap-Bag-Shoulder-Bags/prod151830598_cat40860750__/?ItemId=prod151830598&ecid=NMALRJ84DHJLQkR4&CS_003=5630585

rings

http://www.zappos.com/betsey-johnson-status-multi-heart-2-finger-ring-gold?utm_source=shopstyle

http://www.zappos.com/wildfox-skull-ring-black?utm_source=shopstyle

These are my new favorite smoking slippers. They are called (Skulltini) by Jeffrey Campbell. They are black leather with skull studs all over. Find them at Nordstrom at http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/jeffrey-campbell-skulltini-flat/3359421?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=Black%2F+Gold&resultback=0

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

Check out our newest jewelry additions on etsy by selecting shop on the homepage of our blogspot or go to etsy.com and enter ChristinaKrisin.  

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) October 20, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample, we decided to open up our closets to the world as well. We are ChristinaKristin of Columbus,Ohio. We are two women close in age, with two different takes on style and completely different personalities. My style is usually wild, bold, adventurous and colorful. I would use the same words to describe my personality and life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

DAY to Night Looks

This closet blog is a little different this week. I had a very busy Saturday. I had a few places to go and not much down time. There wasn't time to change clothes from my day activities to night. So I chose a dress that I could wear for the day and night and packed a bag with a change of accessories and lip color for the evening.

Day

 Saturday I watched the Ohio State & Purdue game with my dad, then my family went to the new Hollywood Casino to check it out. We had an early dinner at the Casino Buffet.Very good! Then I met up with my fella and we headed to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. We watched the parade, checked out the large pumpkins and ate junk. I ended my night at Lounge 62 for the weekly event called Prime. One of my besties was celebrating her birthday there. Love you Yima! I took my day pictures at the Casino. This is what I wore.

I love mixing patterns. It is something I do often, in style or not. Since I wanted to be appropriate for both day and night and it was kind of nice out, I decided on this cotton striped dress with lace detail. The lace was hidden under the jacket during the day. I got this dress in Cincinnati at TJ Maxx a couple years ago. 

 The tribal printed jacket is a thrift store buy. I bought just outside of Cincinnati. The studded belt is from the Ohio Thrift store. It is a closet blog regular.

 My sunglasses have become a closet blog regular. They are vintage Liz Claiborne. 

These earrings are from a vendor at the International Festival we have at Vets Memorial in Columbus, Ohio once a year. 

 The handbag is DKNY. It is over ten years old, originally from Marshall Fields when there was a City Center Mall in Columbus. It is leather with colored piping. I took this purse from my mom.  My ring is a closet blog regular. It is a piece I picked up from the Macy's Festival a couple year ago.

Remember these? I just bought these cowboy boots last week during my Style Adventures at Caesar Creek Flea Market. You can find great cowboy boots at http://www.zappos.com

Night

Saturday night I was meeting some friends to celebrate my friend Gayima's Birthday. I kept on the dress I wore earlier and swapped out my earrings, belt, shoes and purse. I also changed my barbie pink lip to fall's oxblood lip color. I did the swap in the car before I went into the lounge. I took these pictures at Lounge 62 on the back patio.

This sexy lace back is what I was hiding earlier under my tribal blazer. I removed the blazer to reveal my favorite part of the dress but also to stay cool in a room full of people producing heat in the lounge. 

I swapped my studded leather belt for this vintage decorative piece. I bought this belt a few years ago from a seller on etsy. 

My earrings I picked up from a vendor at the Macy's Festival a few years ago. It's funny, I just saw them on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta recently. I bought these same earrings for my sister as well.

My lace open toe booties are from Aldo. I bought them a year ago. I found a similar pair by Jessica Simpson at http://www.dillards.com/product/Jessica-Simpson-Raurie-PeepToe-Booties_301_-1_301_503438989?cm_mmc=Linkshare-_-J84DHJLQkR4-_-null-_-null&linkshare=http://www.shopstyle.com/affiliate

I switched my DKNY handbag to a sequin (Grayson) Michael Kors handbag. My fella bought me this last Christmas. I have seen some of these bags on ebay and other auction sites. My ring is a skull that my mom bought me a week ago from Nordstrom. I located a cute skull ring on etsy at http://www.etsy.com/listing/92533522/sugar-skull-ring-in-sterling-silver-with?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=skull+ring&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

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

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Hollywood Casino Columbus, Ohio

Circleville Pumpkin Show

Pumpkins from the Circleville Pumpkin Show