memorial day outfit

Shirt: free people, belt: F21, shorts(cut off jeans): Hippie, shoes:converse

Hope everyone had a fun memorial day weekend! Mine was nice/relaxing and i spent most of the time outdoors doing the usual bonfire and barbecuing, and nothing says laid-back better than a pair of converse and cut offs. The cropped bubble shirt is somthing that i havent worn in a while, but it was perfect to show off my new favorite belt. I love the round studs and the big shiny buckle. It does a nice job completing the semi-rocker look i was going for haha...

Black&White

Jeans:Citizens of humanity, Necklace and Bracelet: F21, Shoes: report, T-shirt: urban outfitters.

These are my fav ripped jeans which i love because you can dress them up or down, for day or night....and with ripped jeans being seen everywhere lately i usually get tired of those type of trends quickly, but there is just something about ripped clothes in general that always looks effortlessly cool and sexy. Oh yea and i finnaly got over wearing OPI's "lincon park after dark" nail polish and ive moved on to a pink from Nicole (OPI's line) called "city pretty rose"....So my mom says my great grandma used to wear the same color, which is interesting and makes me like it even more! lol obviously it never went out of style.

Pinned Down

After being inspired by Tom Binns and his gorgeous necklaces i found another way to use safety pins. What I'm wearing is an old American Apparel dress (Fine Jersey T Dress) that i cut, then pinned with a few super big safety pins called kiltie pins, which i didn't know they were called that until i saw them at the craft store. They are usually used to pin down those Scottish kilts! haha Anyways, i thought they were perfect for this because they don't look as raw as normal safety pins, plus they're a lot more decorative. One thing i wasss worried about was the comfort level, which ended up not being a problem at all! I'm happy how it turned out :)

Wish List...

I recently discovered a line of jewelry by Tom binns, and I'm in love with ALL of it! Its so different from anything Ive seen. I think its the details that really count here. The mix of crystals/pearls/chains are genius, who would have thought safety pins could look so elegant! I'm definitely incorporating them into my wardrobe sometime soon.

Leather and Lace

As far as summer essentials, destroyed denim jeans (in white or black) are as high up on my list as cut off denim shorts and sheer flowing tanks.

Dark Night

My favorite part of this outfit is the belt and you cant really see it because its so dark out, but the darkness seemed like the perfect backdrop...Ive had this lacy shirt for a while but i always find a different way to wear it. I really like the contrast between the romantic lace and the edgy studded belt with the frayed shorts. For some reason Ive really gotten into wearing shorts with chunky platform shoes, the good part about platform shoes though, is that they are alot more comfortable than they look. I found these shoes at a super cute store little store called Shoe Envy (shopshoeenvy.com) but they are by Report so you can also find them online here. A friend told me about the store and im glad i stopped to check it out casue i had a hard time leaving! They have wayyy too much cool stuff to look at! And I might actually do a separate post about the jewelry because it dosent really stand out in these pictures...