Happy Halloween!

How to dress thinner than you are...:)

  Since it's Halloween, I thought it would be apropos to post the very outfit that inspired my costume this year.  I have been obsessed with this WILDFOX Death Becomes Her sweater since they came out with it, but then was torn because they also made a maxi dress with the same ribcage print on it! What's a skull-and-bones-obsessed girl to do??? Well, anybody that knows me, knows that I LOOVE maxi dresses!! I tend to gravitate more towards them because they are basically an outfit in one piece. Throw on a maxi dress, easy accessories and you're presto...put together!

  So I got the maxi dress version. ;) What sold it for me was that the sides of the dress come with buttons and you can raise the hem from the sides like pictured here.  Nothing better than having the option to wear the dress long with wedges or tall chunky boots, or with flats for a super casual look.  And although I do love the sweater version, I can throw on a cardigan with this maxi dress and wear it in the fall and colder months, and yet still rock it by itself sleeveless during summer! Done and done!


dress:        WILDFOX
bag:           Ember Skye
beanie:       No Rest For Bridget
bracelets:   Brandy Melville USA
sunglasses: Tom Ford Charles aviators

It's Boho, Babe

Perhaps my everyday go-to look would probably be what I call "Boho Hippie Chic."  Why? Well, cuz not only is it easy and comfy...but for me, it truly reflects my personality.  I'm a Pisces-Virgo-Virgo that's a true hippie at heart...a free spirit that just really comes from a place of love. <3 That, and I'm really really drawn to fringe, turquoise, Southwestern and vintage pieces, mixed with some new, chic, trendy pieces. Voila! Brands like Free People and Novella Royale were created just for girls like me, and thus the "Boho Hippie Chic" look was born...or "reborn," should I say! :)

I spotted this most amazing maxi skirt at Varga Boutique and just really fell in love with the hippie-inspired print, and the fact that it was a maxi skirt. That gave me the option to pair it with several different tops, like maybe a loose tee with a statement necklace, or with a neutral-colored  tube top like the brown own pictured here, which I wore in the summer, to show just a bit of of skin. Hey, just cuz it's "hippie" doesn't mean it can't be sexy. :)  Throw on some aviators, wear your hair down, carry your favorite fringey bag and sing some Tiny Dancer.  That's Boho, babe! xoxo


Maxi Skirt: Varga Boutique
Awesome Fringey Bag: JJ Winters
Sunglasses: Chloe

Cross My Heart, I Love these WILDFOX-inspired Shorts

When Wildfox came out with these amazing sequin cross shorts, I HAAAD to have em!!  Thankfully for me, my shopping spirit guides were watching out for me, and I waited on getting them.  Lo and behold, one of my favorite boutiques, Luna Boutique in Huntington Beach, started to carry this near exact copy of the very Wildfox sequin cross shorts I lusted after just months later!! At a wallet-friendly price tag of $42, snapping these up was a no brainer!

 
  I loved the gold tone of the sequin crosses on the shorts because they were somewhat rose gold, which would perfectly match with my Brian Atwood Rose Gold Maniac Pumps!  I paired the shorts with my trusty old ruffle white tank (which I tucked into the shorts, to make it look cropped...aha!!) and threw on some sassy gold jewelry and I was ready for a balmy night out!


Cross Sequin Shorts: Luna Boutique
Tank: Final Touch from NRFB (ages ago)
Cream Snake Print Bracelet: VITA Fede
All other jewelry: Luna Boutique
Super cute heels:  Brian Atwood Maniac Pumps