Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) August 26, 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 spent most of Sunday in Lebanon, Ohio walking through antique shops. It is a neat town. They are known for having great antique shops and a educational train experience. While I was there I was already planning my return with the fella. I did a little bit of shopping then had a great specialty burger at Doc's Place. I took these pictures downtown Lebanon. This is what I wore.

My plaid shirt dress is several seasons old from Nordstom's BP department. I found a plaid dress option @ http://www.zappos.com/fred-perry-button-down-madras-shirt-dress-vintage-pink

The dress would look great with boots and a sweater or jean jacket as it starts getting cooler in the fall. My glasses are Cole Haan cat-eyes. I wore them all weekend including the blog before this. My earring I bought from an antique shop this past spring for $2. This is the first time I have worn them. They are made of wood and brass. A good place to find earrings like this is http://www.etsy.com/ 

My belt is from the thrift store, I think. I got it a long while ago. The closest  belt I found was @ http://www.etsy.com/listing/63457682/the-big-apple-natural-leather-belt?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=big+camel+leather+belt&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all My belt is leather with gold metal.

My bracelets are wood with gold studs. I sell these in my pop up shop. I found several studded wood bracelets on esty like this

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/92970379/vintage-wood-bangle-bracelet-gold-studs?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=wood+bangles+with+studs&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

Mine are not as pricey but also not as nice.

My shoes and bag are now closet blog regulars. The sandal booties are by Levity from DSW. The last few blogs I wore them, I posted the link. They may still be available. My purse is Louis Vuitton, it is the original papillon. I got it almost 10 years ago. The closest one they sell now is http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/search/PAPILLON

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 11, 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 Scioto Downs Racino with my fella and Christina aka Chris. We met my sister and some of her friends there to celebrate my sister's birthday. It was a good time! My fella, Chris and I had dinner in the Clubhouse where Chris and I helped my fella pick horses to bet on. We watched and bet on the races while we ate. We also played the slot machines once my sister got there. I am not a gambler but since you got free money to play on your first visit there, I thought what the heck. I got $25 for free to play and won $25 back. At least I left $25 richer than I started. We stayed there for most of the night then ended up at a lounge that I am not a fan of. I guess I am getting old so I only lasted maybe an hour before I was ready to go home. I took these pictures at Scioto Downs. This is what I wore.

I wore a leopard print strapless jersey dress that a friend of the family gave me a few years ago. It fits no matter how much I gain or lose because of the stretch so it is one of my favorite dresses. The tag fell off a while ago so I am not sure who made it anymore. The pink cotton jacket is from the thrift store. I think an Ohio Thrift Store. It came with culottes that I will probably never wear. Click on links to view similar items.

Leopard dress

1.http://www.discountwomensdressshoes.com/servlet/the-54419/Brown-Leopard-Strapless-Party/Detail

2. .http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=25181199&CAWELAID=1475526798&cagpspn=pla

Pink jacket

1.http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?category=Outerwear&ProductID=2000040208&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=product_feed

2.http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?category=Outerwear&ProductID=2008584865&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=product_feed

For our regular followers, you have seen this piece a few times now. It has been my favorite summer accessory. It is my wicker body chain by CanDid Art Accessories. You can find it @

http://www.candidartaccessories.com/

These wood earring I got from Second Time Around in Attica, Ohio. The closest I found to these earrings are these @ http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/natasha-couture-wood-earrings/3279547?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=natasha_couture_wood_earrings:536378&cm_pla=jewelry:women:earring&cm_ven=Google_Product_Ads&mr:ad=13566440033&mr:adType=pla&mr:keyword={keyword}&mr:referralID=NA&mr:trackingCode=1D56A0AF-9083-E111-8435-001517B1882A&origin=pla

My leather leopard clutch I have featured once before on a closet blog. It is Ann Taylor but I got it for a great deal at Buffalo Exchange in Chicago. My faux wood grain heart ring I got from a vendor at the Macy's Festival in Cincinnati about two years ago. 

Leopard clutches
1.http://www.express.com/leopard-print-cut-out-clutch-47762-3/index.pro?productVariantId=330690&csename=GooglePLA&cid=3158&mr:trackingCode=FB15BA0D-7AD1-E111-9D2A-001517B188A2&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=12592748324&mr:keyword={keyword}
2.http://www.etsy.com/listing/73012811/the-stella-minaudiere-in-leo-the-leopard?ref=sr_gallery_41&ga_search_query=leopard+clutch&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=all

Wood heart ring
1.http://www.shopthebar.com/p548/MARCOS-%22OVERSIZED-HEART%22-Ring-w-Inlaid-Red-Blood-Wood-&-Copper/product_info.html
2.http://www.etsy.com/listing/102912043/wooden-big-ring-unique-wood-jewelry

The cognac sandal booties are by Levity. I got them from DSW online. They are still available @

http://www.dsw.com/shoe/levity+echo+bootie?prodId=dsw12prod3820311&productRef=SEARCH

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

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Scioto Downs is a good time!

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) July 14, 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!

Friday I spent some time with a friend Naima from high school who had just graduated from the school of Aveda. She came over and we played catch up while she did my nails and toes for me because they really needed some help. Thank god for her! Then I got dressed to go to dinner with my fella at Mary Kelly's in Dublin. We took these photos out front before we ate. I was not notified by my photographer aka the fella, that my bra strap was showing the entire time. =(

I wore a tie dye empire waist top by a brand called Casual Freedom that I got from TJ Maxx several years ago with a pair of target brand Mossimo, mid-rise, skinny, fit 4/curvy jeans. Find jeans @ http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=mossimo+jeans&category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallpartial%7Call+categories

Click on the links below to view similar tops.

1. http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/quotation-red-haute-tank-tie-dye?ID=616131&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

2. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/c-c-california-tie-dye-asymmetrical-hem-tank/3294663?origin=keywordsearch&fashionColor=&resultback=4742

3. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/free-people-garden-mixed-media-tank/3302060?origin=keywordsearch&fashionColor=&resultback=3813

The large statement piece is a wicker body chain by Candice Cox in New York. The brand is called CanDid Art Accessories.  She has some crazy amazing pieces including this one @ http://www.candidartaccessories.com/

Here is a close up on the complete body jewelry piece. It is my new favorite accessory and I would buy one of almost everything she makes if I could. I get compliments on this every time I wear it. Love! Love! Love!

My sunglasses are gold and silver D&G aviators (6065). I got them last summer at Nordstrom. The earrings are wood earrings I found at an antique shop on the way to Sandusky, Ohio. Click on the links below to view similar sunglasses and earrings.

aviator sunglasses

1. http://us.sunglassesshop.com/d-and-g/6065/brown-29373/11401.aspx

2. http://www.ray-ban.com/usa/sunglasses/rb3479/001-51

3. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/salvatore-ferragamo-aviator-sunglasses/3339204?origin=keywordsearch&fashionColor=&resultback=817

wood earrings

1. http://www.etsy.com/listing/92057365/diamond-shaped-wood-and-steel-dangle?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=wood+diamond+shaped+earrings&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

2. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/natasha-couture-wood-earrings/3279547?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=natasha_couture_wood_earrings:536378&cm_pla=jewelry:women:earring&cm_ven=Google_Product_Ads&mr:ad=13566440033&mr:adType=pla&mr:keyword={keyword}&mr:referralID=NA&mr:trackingCode=1D56A0AF-9083-E111-8435-001517B1882A&origin=pla

3. http://www.chenese-style.com/wooden-earrings.php

My turquoise and gold cuff and matching ring I got in Chicago at Mali. It is a store on Michigan Ave. You can find some of their pieces @ https://malijewelry.com/default.asp. My other bracelets in my "arm party" are copper cuffs I have picked up from thrift stores, vintage shops and the newest one with the turquoise at the base of my left wrist came from the Tecumseh gift shop. I gave some copper cuff suggestions in my closet blog from 7/8. You can find lots of copper cuffs @ http://www.overstock.com/ and http://www.etsy.com/

The clutch I got just shy of a month ago. It is a leather bag by Ann Taylor that I bought at Buffalo Exchange in Chicago. The original price was $138.00. I know this because the original tag was still attached. It looked new and unused. I paid $19.50 plus tax. Click on the links below to view similar clutches.

1. http://www.etsy.com/listing/100134399/leopard-hair-hide-clutch-skull-clasp?ref=sr_gallery_3&sref=sr_a3c8fec35996aee2695d9fd7b4b8edbdc1c7c97d12ee4be4ed75706b73df0f7c_1342306755_14126485_clutch&ga_search_query=leopard+clutch&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all

2. http://www.etsy.com/listing/83915171/vintage-50s-style-leopard-print-clutch?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_query=leopard+clutch&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=all

3. http://www.karmaloop.com/product/252855

Theses are brown leather sandal booties by Levity from DSW. They are still available @ http://www.dsw.com/shoe/levity+echo+bootie?prodId=dsw12prod3820311&productRef=SEARCH

They are definitely a couple hour shoes. My feet hurt after two/three hours.

Thank you for stopping by my closet! Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,