Chris/Kris Talks

ChristinaKristin Talk


We are wrapping up our four year anniversary celebration this month on the 9th, exactly four years and one month from the day we started this blog in 2012. It was a little rough this year trying to get things in order after a three day festival we participated in at the end of June.  We haven't even gotten to have a celebratory toast yet, so we are giving ourselves one more week, to get it done. Lets start with our annual ChrisKris Talk interview! We asked you to help us with the questions for each other. We combined your questions with our own. We hope this gives you the insight you were hoping for.

         Kristin: What has been the best moment of your life so far? 

 Christina: Anytime I’ve been asked this question I have the same answer. Living in NYC has by far been the best moment of my life.

Kristin: What is your number one regret?

Christina:This answer coincides with the first question, leaving New York too soon is my number one regret.  Although things happen for a reason, I always wonder how my life would be if I had stayed.

      Kristin: What is the best style advice anyone has ever given to you?

 Christina:This wasn’t necessarily advice, more like scolding and it’s related to grooming. My grandmother was very particular about nails, she would always say “If you’re going to polish them fine, but when that polish starts chipping, take it off or don’t wear it at all. All of your nails need to be the same length make sure they are filed.” Because of this these days I very rarely polish my nails, and I cut them short and even.

     Kristin: What is the one thing you have a hard time throwing away?

 Christina: I have a hard time throwing away magazines. My obsession is much more under control these days, but I still have many magazines from the late 90’s to early 2000’s.

Kristin: What are some strange places that you shop for fashion and have found cool items?

Christina: The sex store, yes the place where you buy vibrators, oil, etc. I find stylish leotards, tights, gloves and lacy socks here.

Christina:  What's your philosophy in life?

Kristin:  I'd say my philosophy in life is our motto.Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable! To me the moto means to enjoy your blessings, being free to be creative and happy and I  believe that with everything we do in life, it should be done in style and with style.

Christina:  What's one thing that people always misunderstand about you?

Kristin: People think that I am mean and weird. Lol. I claim the weird. Most creative people have really different personalities. I CAN be mean but I am usually very warm and accepting of others. I am just really honest about things that people don't always want to hear. I also wear my thoughts on my face. If I don't like something or somebody, most days my face will give me away. Again, I think that is a sign of honesty. People see those things as mean.

  
Christina: What's on your bucket list this year?

Kristin: I really did not make a bucket list this year but one thing I hope to do is finish the Columbus Ale Trail. I have so many lists of places I want to go and things I want to get done, I just hope to cross off items from my last three seasonal lists.

Christina:  If you could style or make jewelry for anyone in the world who would it be?Why?

Kristin: I would love to make jewelry for Solange. I love her style. 

Christina:  You go on many adventures in Ohio, what place has been your favorite?, or 
where have you found the best items?

Kristin: My favorite Ohio adventure changes all the time as I explore more. It was the Lake Erie area like Put in Bay and Port Clinton, it's been West Liberty, Ohio and now recently,  Toledo. I just visited Toledo last month for the Fourth of July weekend. I went to their beautiful zoo and checked out the original Tony Packos and a local brewery.

I have found the best things in antique shops in Circleville, shops in Berlin ( Amish Country) and in a place called Timber Tunes in Johnstown.

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

ChristinaKristin  

 

 

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) July 8, 2016 24 Hours in NYC

Chris's Closet

Thursday night my sister sent me a text saying that my niece had a last minute casting with Gap Kids in NYC the next day. I was so excited for her, I told my sister she has to go, it's a great opportunity and so on. Then my sister says, "Well you have to go with us because you know your way around New York, I'll pay for you." At first I kept telling her no it's too much money for you to pay for me, but after all of her insisting I happily obliged.

Our flight left at 6am, we arrived in NYC at about 7:30 am we took a taxi to the hotel and thank God we were able to check in early. We dropped off our luggage and headed to the nearest diner for food. After getting dressed we headed straight to the casting. My niece wanted to experience the subway, so we took the train part way to the destination and then hopped into a cab (sidenote: NYC cab drivers must be conserving gas because no one wanted to turn the air on, so we were left to ride in hot stuffy taxis!!) my subway skills need some refreshing.

After the casting we walked through Time's Square, my niece took pictures with the costumed cartoon characters, we watched some break dancing, ate lunch and saw a random lady walking around topless. We stopped at Madame Tussaud's, although I have been before they hadn't, and who can resist the wax museum. We had a great time taking pictures with the wax figures, the view of Time's Square was awesome, and my niece ate a funnel cake that was not very good.

Here are snapshots of the museum and what I wore during my  24 hours in NYC!

Shirt: Nordstrom, (the tag came out so I don't know the brand)

Skirt: Handmade by a friend

Clutch: West Elm

Shoes: DIY sandals

Hair Accessories: Made by me

Earrings: Vendor event in Atlanta

My niece and I with Usher!

Kelly and Michael (although they are no longer a duo)

I could have been Mrs. X, maybe!


Until Next Time, Ciao!

Be Blesed! Be Free! Be Fashionable!

Chris

Four Years!!!

 

It has been four years for us as bloggers but due to the social climate at the current moment, we have gotten a late start in celebrating. We all needed time to adjust and focus on the things around us that were really important. We have taken a moment to do just that and though there is still so much to be done, we have to figure out how to help resolve our issues while maintaining some normalcy in our lives. With everything going on, it was hard to celebrate anything, but Saturday we silently celebrated four years as bloggers. We have written four years of blogs about how we live our lives in style, how we save money on season trends and the small business brands that we have grown to love. We are so happy that you are still interested in what we have to say.  We want you to celebrate with us the rest of this month. We have a couple of giveaways planned, as well as new blog series we have been wanting to introduce for a while now.

The last few years we have interviewed each other for a series we call 'ChristinaKristin Talks'. This year we thought we would allow you to ask us questions that we will include in this post. We will be accepting questions on all of our social media outlets as well as the blog comment section. Ask us anything you have ever wanted to know? We will do our best to answer! We will take questions until Friday July 15. Check out our past 'ChristinaKristin  Talks' posts from past anniversaries below.



ChristinaKristin Talks 1 Year Anniversary 
ChristinaKristin Talks 3 Year Anniversary

Stay Tuned! There is so much more to come!

Be Blessed! Be Free! Be Fashionable! 

Kris,

It's Our Third Anniversary!!! ChrisKris Talk

 ChristinaKristin Talk

Today we celebrate three years as style bloggers! We have been sharing our style tips and lives with you for three years. It has been both enjoyable and challenging planning and writing blog posts each week. I still get excited to see your comments or meet you in my daily routine. I am still really shocked when someone tells me, they follow the blog and appreciate what we do. It feels wonderful to know that even though it seems quiet, someone is actually listening and paying attention. Thank you for taking the time to read our blog! Happy 3rd Blogiversary to us!

Kristin,

Thank you for following along with us during this blogging journey.Without you the readers, our blog would be pointless. It is my hope that our fashion blog or personal blogs have inspired you in some way.

Chris,

Kristin: What is the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning?

Christina: When I wake in the morning my first thoughts are ..." I gotta get my life together, tired of getting up early to go work for someone, can't wait to live a life of time freedom, no more time clocks"!

Kristin: What is the greatest lesson you have learned?

Christina: The greatest lesson I have learned is not to be afraid to do things by myself. I'm at a point in my life where friendships have evolved to a new place and lifestyles have changed, thus leaving me to do things on my own. As a woman, a black woman at that, fear can be instilled in us to not do anything alone, but living in NYC by myself has shown me differently. I recently went to a 3-day conference in Atlanta alone, people were really shocked to hear that, but I had a GREAT time, and enjoyed being alone for a few days!

Kristin: Who are some of your favorite bloggers?

Christina: My favorite bloggers are Happy Black Woman, which I have mentioned many times. New blogs I started following are This American Girl, Mr. Kate and Naptural85.

Kristin: What styles are you crushing on currently?

Christina: I am in love with the ethnic and tribal prints, I wear a lot of ethnic looking accessories, so I pretty much fall in love when I walk in to stores like Nordstrom or Target and I see rows and rows of ethnic printed merchandise.

Kristin: If you could switch closets with any celebrity, who would it be?

Christina: I would have to say Solange, I'm in love with her bohemian style. 

Christina: What Makes you the happiest?

Kristin: I am happiest when I am traveling. Something about going somewhere I have never been is exhilarating. It is the greatest high. It doesn't matter to me if it's just a small town in Ohio, a city in another state or somewhere over seas. I am always excited to explore the topography and taste local fare.

Christina: If you did not have a career in fashion, what would you be doing?

Kristin: I feel like this is part two of the first question. I would be a travel writer, I think. I may still do that later in my life. It's possible. I love to travel and I enjoy sharing the places I have been. That is part of the reason I started my personal blog. I was doing a lot of local travel during a time when people were struggling. I don't have a regular job or a lot of money and I wanted to share the cool places in Ohio I was visiting with those who wanted to travel but couldn't afford to go to New York, Florida or Belize. I wanted to make it clear that exploring your state or city can be just as exciting as going out of state or over seas. Travel experiences are what you make them.

Christina: What other blogs do you read?

Kristin: I read lots of different kinds of blogs. I have included links.

Fashion:

I GO By Frankie

Beckerman Blog

Style Pantry

A Love Affair With Fashion 

Advanced Style

Travel:

A Dangerous Business

Cool Young History

Discovering Ohio

Lifestyle And Personal Growth:

Columbus Living

Women Can Grow

Closet Cooking

Christina: What was your favorite childhood television program? Why?

Kristin: I had to ask my mom. She said I liked the Smurfs. I remember my grandma was great at drawing. I remember I had giant smurf drawings on my bedroom wall. I also recall loving Jem and the Holograms. I would clap when Jem's band would battle the Misfits and win. I am a fan of any show, movie or person with an an alter ego! Jerrica/Jem, Super heroes like Bruce Wayne/Batman and Beyonce/Sasha Fierce. Lol

Christina: Who are your favorite designers? Why are they your favorite?

Kristin:  I love Betsey Johnson, Alexander McQueen Label, Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld. Betsey brings the color and fun. Marc Jacobs's style is fresh and cool. The McQueen house brings drama and Lagerfeld keeps Chanel Sophisticated and Classy.

  Until next time, 

Be Blessed! Be Free! Be Fashionable!

ChristinaKristin,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) June 9, 2015

Chris's Closet

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

Last week, I posted about Kristin and I being "It Girls" for Rocksbox. Today I am going to share with you how I wore 2 of the pieces. Kristin and I had a longstanding date to go to Paint Nite at Bar 145 in Grandview. If you are not familiar, Paint Nite also called Wine & Painting is held in a bar/restaurant where you can enjoy cocktails while you paint. The event was really cool the host played great music and had lots of energy the whole night. I have to admit I was a bit nervous at first, I just couldn't get past the thought of destroying my blank canvas, but once I got started I had so much fun. I can't wait to do it again.My outfit was pretty simple, since we were working with acrylic paints I did not want to  make a mess in "good" clothes.  

Blazer: White House Black Market

Tank: Nordstom, Abound

Jeans: Hudson Jeans

Shoes: Red Valentino

Jewelry:

1. Perry Street Alice Necklace (Rocksbox)

2. Jules Smith Textured Open Cuff (Rocksbox)

3. Black and white beaded bracelet- ChristinaKristin

4. Stella & Dot (2 bangles after cuff)

5. Last 2 gold bangles- gift from India

Sign up for your Rocksbox subscription and remember to use code christinakristinxoxo to get your first box for free.

Until Next Time,

Chris!

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) Halloween 2014

Chris's Closet

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

Last weekend, I celebrated Halloween by going to a costume party  at The Boat House at Confluence Park, in Columbus, Ohio. This venue has such an amazing view, it sits near the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers overlooking the downtown Columbus skyline. Needless to say this was a grown-up affair, and the guests were so creative with their costumes. They actually put the fun in Halloween for me. I snapped a pic with a couple of my favorite costumes.

Guess who I decided to dress up as? Janelle Monae! With my natural hair, brown skin and petite frame, I knew I could pull it off. I was in character so well that people did a double take, even asking if I was in costume. Janelle's uniform is so easy, I think anyone could pull it off. Take a look at what I put together.

My inspiration.

This is what I came up with. I actually recreated her look a few years ago, but my hair was not long enough for the pompadour. I was pretty excited that I had no problems with my hair this time.

Blazer: White House Black Market: Donated to me.

Tuxedo Shirt: H&M, $24.95

Black Pants: H&M, $24.95

Bow Tie: My own

Shoes: Nordstrom Rack, Valentino Red Oxfords, originally: $398, paid $50

Earrings: H&M, white pearl studs $2.95

Me and Mr. Brown

Myself, along with Notorious BIG and Faith Evans.

Halloween 2014 was pretty fun! How was yours?

*Chris*

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,