PB Goes DC: Dara Ettinger

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Floaty Edge

At Target today, I couldn't help but overhear a "conversation" that sounded very familiar.

Girl: *rifles through clothes*
Guy, somewhat quietly: "We're here for groceries..."

So, yeah. Glad to hear we aren't alone. Anyway, after hearing this conversation, I found the dress shown below for my bridal shower in Virginia. (Obviously, I tried it on over my jeans and not in the dressing room. Being classy is really hard.)

I tried it on again at home and was relieved to see that it fit when I didn't have jeans on beneath it. It calls for a belt and some funky jewelry and high heeled sandals. Hopefully I will find some that I can walk gracefully in. In the meantime, here's some fun jewelry that I found online. The crystal wrap studs are my favorite, and it was great to see that Urban Outfitters has a good range of jewelry at different price points on its website.

I'm looking forward to posting some ideas for high heeled sandals soon!

Floaty Edge by emkroth featuring bing bang

Double Happiness stud earrings
urbanoutfitters.com

MARIAFRANCESCAPEPE spike ring
urbanoutfitters.com

Dara Ettinger oval ring
urbanoutfitters.com

Bing bang
urbanoutfitters.com

Stone earrings
urbanoutfitters.com

Bangle jewelry
urbanoutfitters.com

Earrings
urbanoutfitters.com

Xhilaration Juniors Lace Racerback High Low Dress Assorted Colors
target.com

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Mom Says...Always Wear Earrings!

I may not always agree with my mom when it comes to style, but I have always agreed with her that pierced ears (especially if you only have one hole in each ear like I do) need to always have earrings in them. I need to have something, no matter how small, in my ears. Otherwise, I feel like I look strange; not to mention, adding earrings is one of the quickest and easiest ways to add polish to a laid-back outfit.

A couple of days ago, I lost a back to the pair of my everyday earrings. I am a creature of habit...perhaps too much so. I literally wear these earrings every single day! Instead of running to pick up a pair of earrings exactly like them, I decided to try and branch out a bit. I picked up a pair of gold pyramid studs and some button earrings similar to the ones below at CUSP. Together, the two pair of earrings cost around $65.

Even though I know I'll go back to my everyday pearls eventually, it's nice to shake things up. I have several events coming up that the blingy button earrings will be perfect for; also, they'll look great with all of my scarves. The pyramid studs will be a great backup basic for when I want to do something a little more exciting than my usual pearls.

Out of the earrings I posted below, I think the hexagonal silver pearl studs are the most interesting. It's nice to be reminded that it can be fun and productive to go outside my comfort zone!