Falling For Fringe Year After Year

I know that people seem to think that fringe is having a moment right now and will be passé like, any moment now, but I feel like they have been saying that year after year since the mid 2000's when I fell hard for fringe and have been rocking a fringey bag literally daily ever since. Flash forward to 2015 and I think I'm going to take it upon myself to say that "fringe" has become a wardrobe staple rather than a trend that will pass. Well, that seems to be what's going on in my closet anyway.  How about you? Has fringe become a mainstay in your closet?

xo

Karen

All photos shot by the talented Kelly Brooke, whose site can be seen here.  Follow her instagram, @kellybrookephoto to see the magic she makes with both a profeshh camera and an #iphoneonly. :) Ha!

SHOP THE LOOK:

Festival Fashion

Well ladies, Coachella is just around the corner!! Do you guys have all your Festival outfits ready??

I'm excited to be finally going!! Nothing better than being surrounded by live music, friends, and all the Festival Fashion, of course!

This bag fits all my daily-bag-must-have criteria: Fringey, suede and ginormous.  Might be too big for Coachella though. Better off wearing my smaller Spell Designs crossover fringe bag. Ya!

This statement necklace is everything...

This is my very first Mink Pink top I ever owned, from four yeas ago, and it's STILL a goodie! I can't believe how much the company has grown!

A hat might be a good call, since it's in the desert and everything...

I own way too many pairs of these Bells for Trader Joe's to handle.

What will YOU be wearing to Coachella???

xo Karen

Outfit Details:

Bell Bottoms: Luna Boutique

Top: Mink Pink (no longer avail)

Fringe Bag: Urban Outfitters

Necklace:Urban Outfitters
Hat: Urban Outfitters ( no longer avail, here is similar)

Bracelet: H & M (no longer avail, here is similar)
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Be Young, Wild and Free

I discovered Wild & Free Jewelry while casually browsing on Instagram last summer.  I was taken by all the beautiful photos of custom made boots and immediately contacted Corina Brown, the designer and owner of Wild & Free Jewelry. Excited at the prospect of having custom made boots for myself that no one else would have, I went ahead and ordered two pairs!  She basically finds vintage cowboy boots for you, which she refurbishes and adorns to your liking, whether it be with lace and floral (me, me!) or a southwestern vibe with turquoise (me, too, me, too!) or any ideas you may have, really.  I love that not only will no one else have your custom made boots, (since you are creating it together) but the right and left boot aren't exactly identical either.  I really appreciate finding unique pieces like this, when even today's boutiques seem to carry mass produced product.  Not to mention that Wild & Free Jewelry's hippie bohemian vibe is all me! :)

Not only does she make amazing custom made boots, but she also has a plethora of other unique pieces like rings, headdresses, jewelry, tie dyed short shorts (perfect for Coachella, which is coming up!!) and flannels.  I'm loving my most recent Wild & Free Jewelry piece, a vintage mint and lavender flannel which she fringed in the back and added studs on the shoulder and alongside the top of the fringes on the back, as per my request.  

Throw on a white tank, cut offs, boots and some turquoise and crystal jewelry and I was feeling Wild & Free, indeed! xoxo

OUTFIT DETAILS:

Flannel: Wild & Free Jewelry

Cutoff Shorts: Lucky Brand

Boots:  Steve Madden

Turquoise Leather Bracelet: Planet Blue ( no longer avail)

Crystal Necklace:   Urban Outfitters

Turquoise Bullet Necklace:  Stacy Sterling

Ring: Low Luv by Erin Wasson

Skull Bracelets: Brandy Melville