Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) July 30, 2017

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!

Yesterday I went to Scioto Audubon park to enjoy a group of drummers and dancers who have come together for five years annually for drumming,dancing and fellowship. I took my hola hoop and got a little exercise in before I was due to attend a baby shower at one of my favorite bars. One of my favorite bartenders is expecting a little princess in the fall.I got to decorate a bib, ate really good brisket and fawned all over the mom to be. This was yesterday's look.

Dress:Merona

Vest:Vintage Thrift Find

Body chain:Candid Art Accessories 

Shoes:Alfani (old)

Sunglasses: Quay Australia 

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! 

Be fashionable! 

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) July 22, 2017

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!
  
Yesterday was a crazy busy day. It was also sooo hot and raining on and off. I started my day at the 2x2 Hip-Hop Festival. I watched free style rap, set performances, brake dancing and beat boxing battles. I also stopped by the Jazz & Rib Fest to watch my new favorite band Mistar Anderson perform with Adria Shahid. It was the last day of Columbus Restaurant Week, so I had dinner at Nada in the Arena District. I retuned to the 2x2 Hip Hop Festival for an hour and ended my night at the 2x2 after party. This was Saturday's look.

Dress: Falls Creek from Meijer
Belt:80s retro Etsy
Pearly whites with gold tooth necklace: Etsy
Gold choker: 90s retro, I was my grandma's
Shoes: Adidas
Sunglasses: D&G

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! 

Be fashionable! 

Kris,

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Chris's/Kris's Closet (Christina)

Chris's Closet

A guy I know recently started practicing photography, he asked me to be his test subject and I quickly obliged. One day after work I put a look together and we met downtown, more specifically in the Short North, a trendy area of Columbus. I have to say this was the most relaxed, yet fun-filled photo shoot I've done. We walked through the streets finding cool locations to shoot, and at the end we stopped to cheers our newfound partnership.

Denim jacket turned vest: Target

Crop top: Target

Skirt: Express, but purchased at Discount Fashion Warehouse

Shoes: Coach

Jewelry: ChristinaKristin, Chakra Khan

Photographer: Shannon Watkins

I love my photos and can't wait to shoot again!

Be Blessed! Be Free! Be Fashionable!

~Chris

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) July 8, 2017

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!

 Saturday I was invited to a country style wedding in a barn. It was a beautiful and creative celebration of love catered by local favorite City BBQ. The table decor was bouquets of dumdum pops, another local brand. I have never been to a wedding where you could literally watch chickens and roosters in their chicken coop. The guests were told not to dress up. The bridal party and the groom wore plaid button up shirts and denim. The girls wore red and blue bandanas around their up dos and cowboy boots on their feet. The bride wore a white gown of course with blue trim and details.

I could not imagine wearing shorts to a wedding and it was too warm for jeans, so I chose to wear a casual dress and cowboy boots. Even though I was a little over dressed in comparison to most of the other guests, the look felt appropriate. Atleast the cowboy boots were common among the guests. This was Saturday's look.

Dress: Massini from Meijer  (You read correctly, I said Meijer!!!)
Belt: Second hand shop in Lincoln Road Shops Miami
Cowboy Boots: Durango from Rocky Boot Outlet
Purse: Nine West (old)
Necklaces: Forever 21 & Second hand shop
Bracelet: Clintonville Yard Sale
Rings: Bauble Bar & Flea Market in Amish Country
Sunglasses: AJ Morgan

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! 

Be fashionable! 

Kris,

Happy 5 Year Anniversary!!!

This month marks 5 years since we became style bloggers. We have experienced periods of consistent writing, and moments of not so consistent writing. Each year that passes, we grow more and more, and that's the point of life to continue growing, right? In this post you will read our personal thoughts on this 5 year journey as bloggers. Thank you to everyone who has visited our blog, you give us the motivation to continue writing. 

Christina

Wow, I can't believe it's been 5 years since we started our blog, time really flies when you are doing something you enjoy. This year we have not written as consistently, but we have been working really hard on some behind the scenes projects with our jewelry collection. Styling has always been very near to my heart, ever since I interned at Seventeen magazine. Since then we have done several editorial shoots, and are now ready to focus more on the every day woman. Please be on the lookout for upcoming projects. If I had to choose highs and lows for my blogging experience, choosing only 1 of each; A high would be sharing my personal style with readers. A low would be not using my personal style as a way to teach other women how to develop their own style.(stay tuned) This has all been a learning experience and I am happy that each year is better than the next. 


Kristin

Five years ago yesterday, I posted my first blog post. I had no idea what I was doing and honestly five years later, I am not certain I have mastered the art of blogging. However, I can say, the photos are better, we now have ads and people request write ups on products. So to say the least, I can see the growth I have made and the growth we have made as partners. While I am proud of that growth, it also is painful looking at the past posts, knowing they can be better. I have contemplated erasing everything before what I now deem as good but half the blog posts would be gone and allowing people to see our growth is so important. It is important because there are people who are just like us, starting a blog or whatever project and they need to see that things take time, and trial and error. They will see why we will probably never be satisfied with anything completely because to be satisfied sometimes  means stunted growth. I personally want to continue to grow as long as I exist. I say all of this to say, I am proud of my work as a style blogger but I look forward to all of the new challenges yet to be explored. I can't wait to look back at my recent posts in five more years. Hopefully, I will hate them just as much as I hate the stuff I posted five years ago today. 


Thank You For The Love & Support!
Christina & Kristin

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) July 1, 2017

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!

Saturday I had the pleasure of joining a couple friends at the Fat Tire Presents Tour de Fat in Columbus at Express Live. Christina and I were invited by a new friend to see my new favorite local band Mistar Anderson. The experience was pretty amazing. Mistar Anderson put on a great show and I got to discover new bands that I also greatly appreciated. In between the musical performances there were side shows featuring perfomers using holla hoops, puppets and much more. There were even women stilt walkers, walking around. The concert goers wore costumes including tutus, jester hats, crowns and clown wigs. I also really appreciated the free food in the VIP section. It was all awesome. I followed this event up with a JayZ listening party at a social club that I grew up frequenting and ended the night at Rambling House, a soda bar where the band Topher & the Biscuit Brigade were playing. This was Saturday's look.

Beater Dress:Mossimo Target
Shawl Vest:Accents by Lavello Rocky Boot Outlet
Belt:Thrift store find
Necklace:A shop that closed
Braceletes: Festivals
Shoes:Circle Hautelook
Sunglasses:AJ Morgan

  

Until next time,

Be blessed! Be free! 

Be fashionable! 

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) June 16, 2017

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!

Friday evening was the first meet up for a foodie group that I started a month ago.  We met at Camelot Cellars, a local winery in honor of Ohio Wine Month. We tasted wine and talked for a few hours about wine, food, life and music.

Lately, I have been really obsessed with wearing my cowboy boots with pretty much everything. Friday was no exception. My look consisted of a chambray snap button up, a silver small pleated midi skirt, a light weight scarf, an African belly dancing belt and my favorite cowboy boots. 

Shirt:A friend's closet 
Skirt:H&M
Scarf:Target
Belt:A festival find
Boots:Durango
Purse:Michael Kors
Glasses:Crystal Cult
Jewelry: Bracelets- Second Hand, Rings-Noir & Bauble Bar

Until next time,
Be blessed! Be free! 
Be fashionable! 

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) January 21, 2017

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!

This is our first post of the year, so let me first say, Happy New Year! Saturday I went to a 90s party. I surveyed my wardrobe for items that spoke to my favorite movies of the 90s like 'Clueless' and 'Pretty Women' or shows like 'A Different World', 'Saved By the Bell' and 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air'. I settled on a look inspired by Hilary Banks from 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air'. I had all of the items already. They are pieces I wear today but I never wore these particular garments together. The look consisted of a red dress, blazer and studded hat. The dress and blazer were previously found at a thrift store and the hat was purchased at a consignment shop.

To complete the look, I two strand twisted my hair dry and flatted the top of my crown with a scarf to get a the Hilary do.  

What do you think? How did I do?

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/ Kris's Closet (Kristin) October 29, 2016

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!

Saturday I took my annual birthday food tour with Columbus Food Adventures. I invited friends to participate in the Worthington Walking Food Tour. This was my fifth year doing one of their tours around my birthday. It has become a delicious tradition. I was joined by friends and family, on the nicest fall day for a walking food tour. We enjoyed cheese, brunch entrees, desserts and a couple adult beverages. We also learned a lot about the history of the Worthington community. As usual, I had a great time!

Vintage Revamp!
 

I love wearing dresses. They are easy because it's just one garment that I have to worry about. I found the dress at the thrift store and took the hem up because it was very long for my short stature. I used the fabric I removed to create a head-wrap. For fall weather protection, I layered the dress with a fur vest. This was Saturday's look!

Dress: Vintage Thrift Find

Fur & Suede Vest: Thrift find

Belt: Borrowed from my mom

Boots: Chinese Laundry (old)

Headwrap: Scrap from my dress

Sunglasses: Quay

Earrings: Baublebar

Purse:White House Black Market (old)

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

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