March 2015
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Everyone has something to say these days. And frankly, it's cracking me up! Everyday I see new and witty statement shirts on Instagram. You've seen them, "I Woke Up Like This", "There's No Way You Woke Up Like That" and so the battle continues. I have decided I need to make one that says, "More Often Than Not I Wake Up Looking Homeless", however, I think it's a bit wordy. So we'll press pause on that thought.
“Let’s take a look how we can take these fun shirts and make them office appropriate and then out on the town with some sexy kitten vibes.”
I found the fabulous, "Don't Be Basic" shirt at Target for $12.99. AMAZING! I spend more than that at Chic-fil-a on a day when I'm not even that hungry. Right?! The funny thing about the shirt is it's pretty basic, so how do I take a shirt that is telling me not to be basic, and make it un-basic? Have I lost you? What I'm saying is how can we take this white T-shirt and jazz it up in a spunky manner to go along with the theme.
My first thought for the pant was definitely something with color, maybe a print? I wanted it to be a color or print that I could still pair a jacket with to add some conservativeness for an office look or to just dress it up a little. I chose these camo pants, gray booties and a bright pink purse for a pop of color.
The tweed blazer I used is also from Target a few seasons ago. I featured it in my Rewind & Revamp project. Last month I took the blazer, which I was tired of and brainstormed ways I could revamp it to find new ways to style it into my wardrobe. I switched out the plain black button with an iridescent button and added some embellishment to the shoulders using gems I ordered off Amazon. (Those are the same gems I used to embellish my New Years jumpsuit as well.) That is my dance team back ground coming out. In the dance world you always order costumes, and then glue on as much bedazzles as possible when they arrive. For the blazer I only did 3 rows of embellishment and it took 10 minutes to glue. If you're feeling like being more low key with less Dolly Parton vibes here is an option with a more neutral blazer.
“Laura Fulmer’s photography skills are so great it looks like I am laughing, however I had just stuck my hand on a bunch of prickly stickers...profanity followed. ”
“Another favorite statement that I have fallen in love with is this little “Shut Your Mouth”, white tank from Entourage. ”
I really wanted to play on the sass of the statement on the shirt which is what lead me to style as a great going out option. My natural instinct when I want to sex an outfit up is leather. Leather shorts, leather pants, leather boots, WHATEVER will work! These pants are from my BCBG days when I still had that glorious discount paired with a Juicy Couture blazer. I chose this blazer with a sort of floral print to off set the leather pants. I love to pair floral prints with leather. It doesn't make sense maybe, but it works, for me at least. And if you carry yourself with confidence that you know it looks good then everyone else will believe you too. So, shut your mouth and rock it.
Our last look on this fun adventure is my first statement shirt from many years ago. Vintage statements! Again, this was from my BCBG days of empty pockets with lots of ramen noodles. I remember the day I open the box and saw this shirt and thought, YES. This is me.
“BORN. TO. DANCE.”
This shirt is a bit over sized so I tied it up to accent the waist of the skirt. The very girly and pink skirt. The neck line is a result of a Flashdance moment I was having in the past which led me to cut it so sometimes I wear it off a shoulder or as styled in the picture. To off set the extreme girlieness of the skirt I paired my favorite leopard heels that are trimmed with little spikes for a touch of rockstar edge.
“Don’t over think it! Have some fun and make a statement. Let the world have a glimpse of your inner sass. Until next time, push those shoulders back and put your chin up. Because being you rocks!”
-LYV.ROX.STYLE