Chris's/Kris's Closet ( Kristin ) June 26, 2016 Comfest Day 3

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!

Sunday was the Comfest Community Festival finale. It was the hottest day and luckily also the shortest day. I was excited to revisit a dress that I have worn on the blog a few years ago. It was given to me by my friend's mom. I wanted to be comfortable and this dress is one of the most comfortable things that I own. I belted the dress and threw on a hat and some gold sandals. I wore the same earrings I had on the previous day. I had the lady next door to our booth create a tribal paint design on my face. I was feeling super festive. This was Sunday's look!

Dress: Gift from a friend's mom

Belt: Thrift find

Sandals: Type Z Desert Sandal (old)

Hat: It was Grandpa's

Sunglasses: Quay Australia Yibrow

Earrings: ChristinaKristin 

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) September 1, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,two months ago 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. These same words also describe my personality and life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

  

Saturday I spent the day in Amish Country. The fella and I drove down to get supplies for his business. When the business was done, we browsed a few Amish fabric and furniture stores, bought lots of cheese at Guggisberg and walked across the street to Chalet in the Valley to have a late lunch. I took my first two pictures in the fabric store parking lot. I am obsessed with horse and buggys. The rest of the pictures were taken at Guggisberg, the cheese store. This is what I wore.

I wore a beige cotton dress by Apostrophe. It is so comfortable. I originally bought it from a thrift store in Illinois to turn into a high-low dress but I never got around to it.

My 80's belt I bought at a thrift store a while ago. I am no longer sure which one. I love belts and the 80's produced some of the best ones. You can find great belts of all decades in thrift an vintage stores. I also like to order belts from http://www.etsy.com/ Here is one I found that was similar http://www.etsy.com/listing/96272868/vintage-huge-oversized-glam-belt-tie?ref=sr_gallery_24&ga_search_query=+rope+belt&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all  My shell pendant came from Authentiques in Bucyrus, Ohio during a Style Adventure. Find a similar one at http://www.etsy.com/listing/54771068/beautiful-shell-pendant-gold-trimmed?ref=sr_gallery_20&ga_search_query=shell+pendant&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_ref=auto1&ga_search_type=all

My straw envelop clutch is a closet blog regular. I got it in Chicago at Buffalo Exchange. You can find great straw clutches on http://www.etsy.com/ as well. My copper cuff arm party comes from a mixture of places. The bottom one with the turquoise is the newest one. It's from the gift shop at Tecumseh. The third one is a penny cuff made with pennies from a time when pennies were made completely of copper. That bracelet I bought from a jewelry vendor at the Ohio State Fair. It is new to the closet blog. I located some of these on esty like this one http://www.etsy.com/listing/45643744/vintage-1970s-hand-crafted-copper-cuff?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_query=penny+cuff+bracelet&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all The rest of my cuff bracelets are from vintage and thrift shops. Find copper cuffs on  etsy and http://www.overstock.com/

These are my go to D&G gold and silver aviators. They are closet blog regulars. The earrings are also from Authentiques in Bucyrus, Ohio. They are gold, silver, copper and brass colored button style. Surprisingly they are also post. The closest I found to these were http://www.etsy.com/listing/86862931/vintage-50s-italian-glass-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_43&ga_search_query=metallic+button+earrings&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all

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

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) August 25, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,a month ago 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. The best way to describe us if personalities were colors would be red and hot pink. I am the red personality because I am usually wild, passionate and bold with fashion and in life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my

closet!

Saturday I went to the Urban Scrawl in the Franklinton Arts District. I was excited about everything I saw. Art in progression was everywhere! As an artist, I was inspired. I looked around outside and in and took pictures of work I loved. After the art festival, I went home and had wine on the patio with my fella. I took my photos at the Urban Scrawl. This is what I wore.

I wore a lace and muslin cape that I belted over a white beater. The cape is an old piece from Forever 21. My diamond print circle skirt is from The Ohio Thrift Store. 

My sunglasses are now closet blog repeats. They are Cole Haan cat-eyes (C6048)

My shoes are Type Z sandals in distressed gold leather, also repeats. Sold out! I can't find similar shoes anywhere.

My straw clutch, copper cuff bracelets and turquoise jewelry set have also been on many closet blogs so I won't bore you with a bunch of the same info. To keep it short and sweet, visit http://www.etsy.com/ for copper cuffs and straw clutches. The site has lots of both. The earrings, ring and bracelet set are from Mali in Chicago. Visit their site to see more items @ https://malijewelry.com/default.asp

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

We are having a sale on jewelry on etsy. Just click on our shop page from the blog or go to http://www.etsy.com/ & type in ChristinaKristin. Use SHOPCHRIS10 for 25% off at check out.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

One of my favorite pieces from the Urban Scrawl, unfortunately I can't find the name of the artist. Let me know if you know! I want to know this artist's name! 

Artists at work! Urban Scrawl

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) August 22, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,a month ago 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. The best way to describe us if personalities were colors would be red and hot pink. I am the red personality because I am usually wild, passionate and bold with fashion and in life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my

closet!

Yesterday I went to Shoetique to spend time with my good friends Dee and Chris. We played catch up and had wine while I took pictures of the new fall merchandise. I had Chris take these pictures of me at the store. This is what I wore.

My glasses are vintage Liz Claiborne. They are oval black and silver sunglasses. I love them! They are my rocker goggles!

My tie-dye beater is  Miley Cyrus. I bought it at a Chicago thrift store with the skirt I have on. The flared skirt is a vintage skirt that probably belonged to someone's grandma. It is covered in flowers and paisley. I love paisley! I found lots of paisley flared skirts on http://www.ebay.com/ The belt I have featured in a closet blog before. It is leather with studs. I have worn it a lot so it is becoming distressed. I found a cute leather studded belt option @ http://www.bluefly.com/Vince-Camuto-black-leather-studded-skinny-belt/cat20054/319327402/detail.fly.

The necklace is leather and metal. I found it at Funky & Functional in Short North, Columbus, Ohio. I found a really cute option for this necklace @ http://www.etsy.com/listing/106918902/leather-necklace-black?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_query=black+leather+and+stud+necklace&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=allThe black and white marble check pattern ring I got in Cincinnati from a vendor at the Macy's Festival. It is a closet blog repeat. The mustache rings I got from Cedar Point two weeks ago. I thought they were great! I found several mustache rings on http://www.etsy.com/ .

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

We are having a sale on jewelry on etsy. Just click on our shop page from the blog or go to http://www.etsy.com/ & type in ChristinaKristin. Use SHOPCHRIS10 for 25% off at check out.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) August 18, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,a month ago 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. The best way to describe us if personalities were colors would be red and hot pink. I am the red personality because I am usually wild, passionate and bold with fashion and in life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

 I went to Bucyrus, Ohio for their Bratwurst Festival early Saturday evening. I had a very low key and uneventful morning and afternoon, so I was excited to finally get out of the house. I have been eating better lately to get rid of some of the weight I have gained this past eight months but at the festival I planned to eat what I wanted and indeed I did. I had brats, fried cheese on a stick, fries, ice cream and more. The food was great but even better was a spontaneous vintage shopping moment at Authentiques and meeting the most polite monkey ever. Yes, I am talking about a real monkey with manners. I put on an outfit that I thought would be comfortable and forgiving, considering the food I was about to eat. This is what I wore.

My bright neon tunic I bought at an Ohio Thrift store many years ago. I love that it captures two summer trends, neon and ethnic/tribal. It is open back and has two ties, one at the neck and waistline. I found some cute tunics on etsy @ http://www.etsy.com/listing/83026238/vtg-80s-boho-ethnic-brown-floral-print?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=ethnic+floral+tunic+tops&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all and this one @  http://www.etsy.com/listing/105481395/gorgeous-vintage-60s-neon-bell-sleeve?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=neon+floral+tunic+tops&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

My skinny jeans are Mossimo from Target.

Since my back was open and I was not going without a bra, I opted for a matching neon pink beater to go up under the tunic. I purchased this beater at Meijers for $8. I did not find the beaters on their site. However, I found a website that just sells beaters in a variety of colors and for cheap @ http://www.freshbeaters.com/page/403261570

My sunglasses I wear often, they are my go to gold/silver combo D&G aviators (6065). My earrings are also closet blog repeats from Mali on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

My necklace premiered the first time this month in my Style Adventures Vol. 4 blog. It was purchased a couple weeks ago at the Chesterville Flea Market from a vendor. I payed 25 cents for it. If you like my necklace check out this one from etsy @ http://www.etsy.com/listing/106306007/large-dramatic-vintage-brass-ethnic?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=large+brass+ethnic+necklace&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=1&ga_search_type=all

My bracelets and ring are all closet regulars. I have worn them in many closet blogs. The copper cuffs are from vintage stores, thrift stores and the bottom one with all the turquoise stones is from the gift shop at the outdoor drama in Chillicothe, Tecumseh. The ring and matching bracelet go with my earrings. Again, all of them are from Mali in Chicago. My Louis Vuitton I purchased almost ten years ago at the LV store at The Mall at Millenia in Orlando. It was my first Louis Vuitton. The style is called Papillon. I am guessing my particular bag is no longer being produced but I found a similar one on the LV website @ http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/search/PAPILLON The distressed 
gold leather sandals I am wearing are Type Z (Desert). They are sold out and I have not found anything similar.

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

We are having a sale on jewelry on etsy. Just click on our shop page from the blog or go to http://www.etsy.com/ & type in ChristinaKristin. Use SHOPCHRIS10 for 25% off at check out.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Me giving my new friend a dollar at The Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival . This monkey stole my heart. His name is Jojo.

The most polite monkey I have ever met. He tips his hat and shakes hands.

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) August 4, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,a month ago 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. The best way to describe us if personalities were colors would be red and hot pink. I am the red personality because I am usually wild, passionate and bold with fashion and in life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

Saturday was a miserable and hot day! I went to Lexington, Ohio for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. I did not know that these car races were three hours long. Grey's Anatomy fans, Patrick Dempsey (Mc Dreamy) was there racing in the Le Mans Series. I added a picture of his car at the end of today's blog. I was sitting outside in 93 degree temperatures in a captains chair sweating but not enough to keep myself from feeling faint. Then when the fella and I couldn't take it anymore we left and headed toward home. We stopped at a flea market in Chesterville then went to a party to celebrate my friend's husband graduating from the Columbus Fire Department Academy. Go Elijah! I took my photos in the park next to their condo.This is what I wore.

My dress I got from Kohls this week on the clearance rack in the juniors department for $10. It is by Mudd. I loved the ethnic look of it and it was very comfortable when I tried in on in the store. It ties and gathers at the waist and has a crochet back. I found similar dresses @http://www.dillards.com/product/Rampage-Printed-CrochetBack-Dress_301_-1_301_503240824?cm_mmc=Linkshare-_-J84DHJLQkR4-_-null-_-null&linkshare=http://www.shopstyle.com/affiliate & http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/crosssells/juniors/dressapparel/dresses/PRD~1093859/City+Triangles+Geometric+Crochet+Racerback+Dress.jsp My wicker body chain is by Candice Cox of CanDid Art Accessories @http://www.candidartaccessories.com/.

My brown cat-eye sunglasses are Cole Haan (C6048) from Nordstrom Rack. I found the same pair online @
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RVHIIW?ie=UTF8&tag=fantastic-gui-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007RVHIIW

My turquoise earrings are a part of a set I wear often. They go with my bracelet and ring I usually wear with my copper jewelry. The set came from Mali on Michigan Ave in Chicago. You can find some of their pieces @https://malijewelry.com/default.asp

These are my copper bracelets and the rest of my Mali set. You can find copper cuff bracelets at thrift stores and vintage shops. Online I always suggest http://www.etsy.com/ and http://www.overstock.com/. My straw clutch I have carried before on a Kris's Closet blog. I gave specific suggestions for the clutch the first time I blogged about it so I don't have any this time. A place to find great straw clutches is also on  http://www.etsy.com/ . It is my favorite online place to shop.

My distressed gold leather sandals are Type Z (Desert). I also own them in black and have worn them in a few closet blogs. The closest sandals with this particular toe that I have found are @ http://www.overstock.com/Worldstock-Fair-Trade/Womens-Leather-and-Hand-beaded-Fabric-Sandals-India/6068388/product.html.  Here is a pair of  gold leather sandals as well @ http://www.shoethief.com/shop-designers/dolce-vita-sachi-gold-leather-flat-sandal.html

Close up on my distressed gold leather gladiator flat sandals

The crochet back of the dress and back of the body chain

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

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

The car that (Mc Dreamy) Patrick Dempsy drove in the Le Mans Series car race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) July 28, 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. The best way to describe us if personalities were colors would be red and hot pink. I am the red personality because I am usually wild, passionate and bold with fashion and in life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

Saturday I watched a lot of Olympics, messed around in my garden and cleaned the house. Then I had dinner with the fella at Sago Asian Bistro in Grove City. Afterward we went for a walk at Gantz Park in Grove City.  I ended my night at the Pickerington Violet Festival where I watched Night Ranger, the 80's hair band perform. These pictures are from Gantz Park. This is what I wore.

My tribal print, strapless dress is what I call a "maxi mini". I am too short for a real maxi dress so I don't tend to wear dresses that come past my calves.  I bought this dress last year from Forever 21. I needed to change out of my work clothes for a party and this dress was cute and quick. It also worked well under a blazer when it was cooler out. To view similar dresses click on links below.

1. http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?category=DRESS&ProductID=2000035355&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=product_feed

2.http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/women/fair-square-prices/month-long-values/ana-strapless-ruffle-dress/prod.jump?ppId=pp5001260051&selectedLotId=2192705&selectedSKUId=21927050059&navState=navState-:catId-:subcatId-:subcatZone-false:N-:Ns-:Nao-0:ps-24:pn-1:Ntt-strapless+dress:Nf-:action-search&catId=SearchResults

3.http://www.zappos.com/gabriella-rocha-zina-dress-rust

This belt is a tribal belly dancing belt. I bought it from the International Festival that Columbus has every year at Vets Memorial. It is covered in wooden buttons, seed beads and cowrie shells. Click on links to view similar belts.

1. http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/African-tribal-cowrie-shell-belt.html

2.http://www.allseasonjewelry.com/seashell-belts/cowrie-shell-tropical-belts.html

3.http://www.indirani.com/product/tribal-belts#.UBag22FtqSo

My straw envelope clutch I bought at Buffalo Exchange in Chicago for like $12. I love the straw clutches, this is one of two that I own. They go with so much. To view some similar clutches click on links.

1. http://www.etsy.com/listing/100528145/vintage-straw-clutch-by-jordan-marsh?ref=sr_gallery_19&ga_search_query=straw+envelope+clutch&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

2. http://www.shoebuy.com/earth-axxessories-straw-clutch-cl-1101/470614/996122?cm_mmc=googleproductads_pla-_-none-_-none-_-{keyword}

3.http://www.etsy.com/listing/53993425/yellow-straw-envelope-clutch-summer-tiki

My flat, black, leather, gladiator style, bootie sandals I have worn in a previous blog. I made some suggestions for them in my very first closet blog earlier this month. Review blog dated 7/7.

These are my copper cuff bracelets that I wear pretty often. I have worn them in two blogs already this month. The "arm party" is hot right now. If you aren't familiar with the term, it means wearing a bunch of different bracelets all at once. So stack and mix to get this look and it can be done with all kinds of bracelets. But I love doing it with my copper cuff collection. If you have skinny wrists like I do, cuffs are he best style of bracelet. The best places to find copper cuffs are thrift stores and antique shops. For vintage and new copper cuffs online I would browse http://www.etsy.com/ and http://www.overstock.com/. My turquoise and gold bracelet and ring set are from a Chicago store called Mali on Michigan Ave. I put up the site for them the first time I wore these in my closet blog dated 7/14.

The gold and silver sunglasses are my go to sunglasses most of the time. They are my D&G Aviators (6065). I have worn these quite a few times in my closet blogs this month. The best place to find quality aviators is the well known ray-ban @ http://www.ray-ban.com/usa. My earrings are handmade by a vendor I ran into at the Dandelion Festival in Dover, Ohio this past May. He does that festival and the Island Fest in Kelleys Island every year. I just saw him on the island last weekend. The earrings are made out of wood beads, gold wire and black seed beads. I could not locate anything similar to them but there are lots of fun wood and wire dangle earrings on http://www.etsy.com/.

That concludes another Kris's Closet. Thank you for stopping by! 

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,