color POP

This outfit is SO simple.  But that's also why I like it so much.  These are some of the easiest, most plain pieces in my closet... but everything POPS when you put them together.

I can remember having obsessions with these color schemes since I was a little girl... what? It's totally normal to think of color schemes when you're in Elementary School, right?! Well it was... for me... just like drawing floor plans of my future mansions was normal.  I'm a girl that belongs in design!

But really... black and white, I'll always love.  I love contrast.  I love bold.  Which is probably why I love blue, purple and pink together so much.  Many people would pick one of those as an accent color.  Not me.  I put them all together, all the time.  There's something really girly about the combo and I love it.  And I think as long as the tones are rich (more like jewel tones), you can definitely pull it off as an adult look.  I kept everything solid... no crazy patterns mixed in or anything like that.... so you can really just appreciate the bold colors and the individual pieces.

What do you think?  Looking back, I think the only change I would make is adding a statement necklace.  I love the stacking of beaded bracelets, but I feel like I could have done more with jewelry.

And while we're on accessories... let me please mention my Dooney crossbody bag because I'm obsessed!! This was a special prize I earned through Mary Kay... so, sorry! unfortunately you can't find or buy it!

Surprise! There's HOT PINK inside! 

{Sources: Blue skinny jeans, Black tank & White button-up shirt are all from Target; Purple Suede Pumps are Guess; Pink Belt was a gift}

Hope you have a great rest of the weekend! Put some color in your clothes since it's so gloomy outside! 

Bracelets!

I have to say my favorite accessory lately has definitely been bracelets! I love the trend of layering a ton of different bracelets together. This pic shows some of the silver i wear, but i still love adding in other textures like my handmade leather strap bracelet from the beach and my hand-woven colorful tribal bracelets that my dad got for me in Nigeria years ago! Mixing these with my normal, fancier silver and gold jewelry is really fun!
Try mixing patterned and detailed jewelry with more simple outfits that follow the color block trend! Make sure not to go too crazy and keep a few neutrals here and there ;-)

you down with OP? yeah you know me!

As a child of the 80s I'm of course nostalgic about things like neon colors, leggings, New Kids on the Block, and slap bracelets. So when other blasts-from-my-past show up, I get really excited!

Sooo remember OP? As in the clothing brand. I remember wearing OP, I remember my brother wearing OP and I remember just about everyone I know wearing OP at some point!

Today I'm sporting some OP shorts I bought at Walmart about 3 months ago. I'm not big on Walmart, only because it's crazy busy with literally like 3 check-out lanes open every time I go there. I'm much more of a Target girl... in fact I sort of have an obsession with Target and I go there probably at least 2-3 times a week! But anyway, I happened to go to Walmart a few months ago, I don't even remember the reason. While I was there some florescent pink shorts caught my eye and I had to have them! So I decided to cheat a little on Target and bought the shorts. How do you pass them up when they're $12?!

So I'm loving the revival of this classic brand! OP is perfect for spring/summer 2012 because it's full of bright colors, coloring blocking and my favorite, NEON!

Shop for you own blast-from-the-past HERE ;-)

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