Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) CIAA Weekend

Chris's Closet

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

This past weekend I took a road trip to Charlotte, North Carolina for CIAA weekend along with my best cousin and very close friend. We trekked the 7- hour trip from Ohio, the drive was not bad at all.  I stayed up pratically the whole time, I was the GPS translator/DJ ensuring that we were going in the right direction, and that we had good tunes to ride to. The trip was a lot of fun, not so much just because of the festivities, but I have family there that I hadn't seen in a while. I got to catch up with my sisters, nephews, and I was able to see my newest niece who is now 1 year old. So, outside of the partying, spending quality time with the fam was so much fun.

The original plan was to attend both day parties and night parties, and since day parties are the highlight of CIAA I was a tad bit bummed that we missed out, but the evening events made up for it. It was cold this past weekend in North Carolina, not as cold as Ohio, but cold enough, and ironically on my day to comeback to Ohio it was 71 degrees in North Carolina, as you are guessing I was a bit ticked about that. Anyway this is what I wore:

Friday:

Blazer: Gibson (Nordstrom) 

Tank: Mossimo (Target)

Skirt: Xhiliration (Target)

Gloves: Hot Topic ( I think, they are old can't really remember)

Tights: Hair Store

Socks: Hue (Macy's)

Boots: Sam & Libby (Target)

Clutch: Miss Albright (Anthropologie)

Bracelets: Stella & Dot/ChristinaKristin

Earrings/Necklace: Gifted vintage find

Saturday:

Blazer: White House Black Market

Tank Top: Abound (Nordstrom)

Jeans: insight (Milk Bar, Columbus Ohio)I ripped the jeans myself

Shoes: Steve Madden

Clutch: Vintage

Bracelets/Earrings: ChristinaKristin( left arm:Global Gal Collection coming this spring)

Bracelets/Ring: right arm Stella & Dot

I promise the baby is my niece, we are not holding her hostage lol

Me and the girls!!

Until Next Time,

*Chris*

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) June 24,2013

Chris's Closet

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

 Monday was a pretty slow day for me. I didn't do much, I worked on some jewelry for a while. I quickly became bored and wanted to get out of the house. So I got dressed and just ran a few errands. This is one of my favorite T-shirts, I purchased in Atlanta, I was at a vendor event and Ethnicity Models was selling this shirt, I thought it was super cute and picked one up, along with my earrings. I paired it with different shades of pink. My neon pink tank top is a closet blog regular, I purchased it from Target.  The fuchsia skirt is from American Apparel. I love this store, haven't been there in a while, but they are known for their basic pieces. My belt is a thrift store purchase.

You have seen my bracelets before, on my right wrist the colorful bracelets are from Ghana, the gold bangles were purchased at the World Market. On my left wrist, that bracelet I purchased from a vendor at The Ohio State Fair. My straw clutch is also a thrift store find.

What do you think?

Until Next Time,Ciao!

*Chris*

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) June 17,2013

Chris's Closet

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

Monday morning I unfortunately had to attend a funeral. My cousin's grandfather passed away, but he lived a long life, I knew him and wanted to go and pay my respects. After the service I had lunch with a friend and requested that he take pictures of me. He is an amateur I have to hone his skills. After I looked at the pictures I realized that I had the same pose in every pic...ooops!

Of course I opted for a simple LBD (little black dress). The dress was given to me by Karen, Kristin's mother. The dress is from White House Black Market, I personally don't shop there, but I love this dress it's so simple and easy to dress up. I found a similar black A-line black dress here.

 My striped blazer is from Burlington Coat Factory, I think I paid $16.00 for it. Monday was a very hot day, but I knew that I would be cold in the church and the blazer went well with my look. Here is a similar blazer.

My Avery chain and pearl necklace is from Stella & Dot. The Avery necklace has been discontinued, but check this one out,also Stella & Dot.  I mixed my bracelets with some pearls, and the Starstruck ring also from Stella & Dot. The black studded belt is really old, not sure where I found it, I believe it was in a shoe store Aldo possibly.  I found a super cute studded bow belt by White House Black Market. My black leather clutch is a thrift store find, I believe it was about $2.00. I purchased my silver sandals last summer at some cheap shoe store, I don't even remember where or how much I paid, but I love these little shoes.

What do you think?

Until Next Time, Ciao!

*Chris*

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina) May 4, 2013

Chris's Closet

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

I have not been doing many closet blogs...I've had a lot of missed opportunities, my goal this summer is to do more. Wish me luck!:)

This weekend was pretty slow for me. I had to work a few hours on Saturday afternoon, and I knew I was going to a birthday celebration later, so I wanted to be cute and comfortable, that way I wouldn't have to change after work! This is what I came up with.

When coming up with this outfit, I chose my accessories first. I knew I wanted to wear the beaded necklace and bracelets, that led me to the outfit choice. This was my first time wearing the necklace/earrings/matching bracelets. A friend from Ghana ordered these pieces from a woman in Ghana who makes jewelry by hand, I was really excited when he gave them to me, not only did I love the culture behind the jewelry, but also the craftsmanship. Kristin and I create handmade jewelry and I love supporting fellow artisans!

The cream lace top is from Forever 21, I love this top and probably wear it a little too much! It's so easy to pair with many different looks, this time I opted for the neon pink tank which is from Target. I couldn't find this same exact shirt, but here is a similar one. My jeans are Abercrombie & Fitch, of course I purchased them on sale, they were like 40% off, which is the only time I purchase jeans from abercrombie, I'm frugal, not paying full price!

My printed scarf is also from Forever 21, it was $8.00, I love this scarf because I also rock it as a stylish head wrap. Forever 21 has been having some really cute cheap scarves. I want more.

I did an "arm party" on both wrist, I figured it only made sense, since I was wearing ethnic jewelry. The orange and multi colored bracelets on my right arm are from Ghana, and the gold bangles with the colored beads are from the  World Market at Easton. On the left I have on gold Stella & Dot bangles, and the multi colored beaded bracelet I purchased from a vendor at The Ohio State Fair for $5.oo.

My pewter oxfords are from Shoetique in Columbus, Ohio. I love these shoes because they are so neutral I can wear them with anything, and they are comfy!

Please check out this link to the woman who made my jewelry: B.e.a.d's BEAD Accessories

What do you think of my look? Do you support your local artisans?

Until Next Time, Ciao!

*Chris*