Spring Fling

I'm so happy winter is over, the 3 days of rain almost drowned me. Even though I love buying coats, boots, layers, etc. I'm truly a sun girl. My toes like to be free, I'd rather have bare legs than tights and my hair likes the dry weather. 

So that brings us to spring. What's new? What's in? What color is hot? What should I add to my wardrobe?  Here's a few thoughts; I don't really care about the trends, if it doesn't look good on you, who cares if everyone is wearing it? Color; buy what you like (except for black - you already have enough of that). What should you buy? Have you looked at what you have? If you haven't worn it in 3 years, give it away. Go through your closet, what needs to be mended, cleaned, tossed, etc. 

Now that you've done the work here's what I found in Nordstroms which caught my eye. I shopped like price wasn't an option, do you know why? Because the same things are in every store at every price. The less expensive stores copy the expensive stores. So you might the same style for a fraction of the cost, just keep your eyes open.

(1) CUT OUTS: This is everywhere, in shoes, skirts, dresses, jackets, etc:

Halogen "Prism" Eyelet cotton fit and flare dress $128

Halogen "Perforated" leather skirt $228

 

Halogen "Prism" eyelet cotton skirt $79

leather skirt up close

Betsey Johnson eyelet dress $178.00

Overpriced honeycomb dress $395

Zara cut out dress with a slip under $100

(2) Trend that won't go away - the "Moto" jacket, short for Motorcycle. It used to only come in black leather. Now it's in all kinds of color and material. 

Splendid cotton blue and white strip $128

Diane Von Furstenberg blue and white leather $945

Some overpriced designer white leather $1495

Zara cream cotton $119

(3) Animal print, this never seems to go away. Me, I'm Persian, we love it and will wear it whether it's in or out! Now if your sick of the typical leopard print, now there's giraffe, snake skin and everything in between.

Diane von Furstenberg skirt  $275

Rachel Zoe Collection

Rachel Zoe Giraffe print jacket

Diane von Furstenberg snakeskin skirt $275

(4) Shapes, fit and flare dresses, shorts instead of skirts....

Mint cardigan (very in color right now) and flare skirt to the left. To the right, dressy shorts - all pieces under $69 

Flare dress - I liked the shape, not the style so much - overpriced $575 

Fashion addict!

I can't believe it's been over a month since I've blogged. Since my last blog I've subscribed to a ton of fashion magazines and I've been blogging in my head. That doesn't help you much!

My last post with JB was 12/26/13 tittled "Get Unstuck". Well I've created a monster, a fashion monster that is! He's addicted to looking good and he has to get his "Katya shopping fix" whenever he can. I love that he loves it. I see him get so much attention from everyone, they tell him how good he looks, how sharp his outfits are and he just seems to smile more and stand with an air of confidence he didn't have before. A makeover can be magical.

JB's first shopping experience was about getting the basics in, black, blue, grey and white. They were all interchangeable and the goal was to get as many outfits from his new purchases as possible.

Now we are venturing out. On our 2nd shopping trip he purchased bright blue slacs (H&M $35) a red and blue plaid shirt (H&M $30) and red suede loafers (Macy's - Alfani $50).

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The 3rd trip we added some summer items: 

A light blue linen shirt (note the rolled up sleeves - makes your biceps look bigger!) (Zara $40.00) Light white/cream cotton slacks, similar to khaki's but with more style (Zara $80.00) and tan loafers (Zara - we didn't buy them - not the best quality shoe for the price)

Below the same slacks but with a blue button up (Zara $40.00) , blue light cotton sweater (Zara $40.00) and a blue and white polka dot tie (Zara $35.00)  - I love polka dot (so now John does too) with blue oxfords (Zara - we didn't buy them).

 Here he wore the same pants and tie with a cotton light blue sweater (H&M $30.00). Grey oxfords (DSW $55.00) and fun blue socks (H&M).

Look how happy he is!!! Notice the new hairdoooo! I suggested he stop cutting it so short and putting gel in it - I think he looks extra handsome like this. 

Here's his new black, shiny suit (Zara $99.00) Aqua shirt (Zara $55.00) and Aqua/yellow strip tie (Zara $35.00)

The overall look is slim pants, color or fun pattern in small doses, clean simple lines, tailored is best and comfort.