My Girly comes with a side of Rock

I just don’t like being predictable.Or being like you.

No, no- you’re lovely.  I adore YOU.

But I don’t want to be like you.  Or anyone.  It’s probably a terrible waste of my mental energy but I just prefer doing things my own way.

I picked up this adorable and killer skirt at Target the other day.  Full price- $23.  It spoke to me.  It flirted with me.

It said ‘buy me damnit.’

It’s cute.  Suuuper cute.  The style is very girly… even the name of it is girly- ‘Cupcake Skirt’.  The bold black and white stripes edge it up a bit, but it’s still very feminine.  So I wanted to create some contrast with the top I chose to wear with it.  This skirt is super high waisted.  Like- high above the waist, with a thick band.  And that screamed tiny T to me.  So when I brought it home, I went straight to my stash of crop tops and this sweet little guy winked at me.

 

I’ve had this tiny Beatles shirt for about a year.  It came from Forever 21 last year and I spent under $10 on it.  And as much as I love it- it’s very difficult to style.  It’s sooooo short.  You’ve seen me joke about it in a previous post.  But it was the perfect choice for this skirt.  I love the black and white theme of this outfit…with mixed media.But I needed a pop of color on my feet.  And I have always liked wearing platform pumps with short, full skirts like this one because it makes me feel like I have long legs.  I feel kinda flamingo-like in ’em.  So to edge it up even more I chose these cobalt blue suede pumps I picked up from Goodwill awhile back.  $4.99 by Bakers.

 

 

For my hair I felt like a bun would have been too predictable for the silhouette of this outfit, so I went with a high pony with wispy bangs around the face.  And did it in a thick, black elastic.  It kinda skirts that line between girly and rock to me. 

 

Accessory-wise I chose to stay in the blue family for a few things, but bring it down a notch and keep it fairly simple.  This turquoise clutch with gold closure isn’t really a clutch at all- I just detached the straps cause I think it’s cooler this way.  It’s from Forever 21 last year, cost me around $12 and I’ve used it a lot- both for fancy and casual events. 

 

The earrings are also turquoise…

 

Matching the purse made a classy statement for me.  They’re studs and they’re AMAZING.  Look how cool they are!!  I get compliments every time I wear them.  The smaller front ball has the stud that fits inside a hole in the larger ball.  I got them from FiFi’s Fine Resale for $10.  I wish I got them in every color.The ring matches the clutch and the earrings and also came from FiFi’s.  You’ve seen it before.  You’ll see it again.  It’s one of my favs- in the $10 ballpark.

The bracelet comes from H&M in LA a few years ago and I’ve worn it so much.  It’s ivory colored metal with a thin, copper band around the edges.  It’s really elegant but also funky enough to wear casually.  I needed something neutral for my wrist.  $10.

The glasses are Candies by way of Kohls.  $5.  I have them in black rimmed as well.  I wanted wire rimmed glasses in a retro shape for this outfit.  John Lennon glasses would have been cute 😉