Dear week,
You were awfully busy! We're over you and we're leaving you for the weekend! Deal with it.
Love,
Idu
xx
Showing posts with label Daizy Shely. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daizy Shely. Show all posts
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Dear week,
You were awfully busy! We're over you and we're leaving you for the weekend! Deal with it.
Love,
Idu
xx
Saturday, August 1, 2015
"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open” - John Barrymore
Welcome back FI readers!
Let me start by saying that when you’re a style blogger you don’t drive by a pink wall (especially if you live in a city that is challenged location wise) without hopping out of your car, digging for a pair of shoes that work with your outfit (my trunk is a mobile closet hehe), doing a quick straightening of your clothes and taking a few shots pacing and posing.
It’s safe to say I have a crush on midi pencil skirts. A whole section of my closet is dedicated to them. In fact we are having an affair and staying very faithful. Are pencil skirts your thing too? You have like 43 of them and still drool each time you come upon another one. Your eyes would literally light up and you just won’t walk by without holding it up, putting it up against your body, sizing it up in the mirror, checking the price tag, looking for your size (and sometimes you’re relieved if your size is not available cos it wasn’t planned for anyways), walking away, walking right back. And then the familiar voice of a sales associate rings "May I start you a room ma'am"? You reply with a very enthusiastic "Yes please". "Would you like a bottle of water"? Another 'yes please' accompanied with a smile escapes your mouth. You try on the skirt, take a selfie and the rest is history. Sound like you? I bet it does!
You my friend are a confirmed pencil skirt maniac. No no, don’t try to wiggle out of this. Cos you are and you know it. About time we set up a group therapy for us all, hehe. 'Help is here for the confirmed pencil skirt maniac' might be a good name for the group, hehe. You can tell I’m having fun with this writing huh. I apologize but something happened earlier this week that got my oh so happy juices flowing and my spirits soaring. Hard as I've tried, I Can’t Keep Calm and it’s showing through in my writing today. My bad.
The star of this look is the vest with an exaggerated lapel/collar. Something about me I never shared before is that I tweak most items of clothing to make them uniquely me. I’d stuff hems to make my skirts balloon, I’d add bands to make my skirts high waisted, I’d add lacing to my tops to make them either look different or fit better especially if my chest would not cooperate, I’d wear a tutu underneath to give a skater dress a wow factor, I’d stuff my pockets to create an illusion of fullness, I’d cut or stitch the bottom of skirts or dresses to create an asymmetrical hem. Symmetry is so overrated anyhow. Now you know all my secrets, what?? My daughter always says ‘mom you do very strange things to your clothes’. But I’m creative like that. So when I set up a 'buy my look' page on this blog, you may be shocked to find your purchase looking a little different than it looked when I styled it on the blog, hehe.
So I did it again with this look. I wanted a dramatic look so I stuffed the lapel and took it from laying flat and looking drab to sticking up and looking fab. I got asked a few times where I got this “very unique vest’. Quietly I thought from that store at your neighborhood mall honey. It’s that vest you walked right by and didn’t look twice. But I did, cos I knew exactly what I’d do with it.
A pair of red shoes, a black bag and a show stopping neck cuff that added a fierce flair completed this casual look. Your thoughts?
Thank you everyone for participating in the contest. Congratulations Marija Marovic from Serbia on winning the gorgeous gemstone jewelry. I've sent you an email and your prize will be mailed out as soon as I receive your mailing details.
Deets
Skirt By Roksanda (here)
Shirt By Vince Camuto
Vest By Bebe
Bag By Chanel
Shoes By Christian Louboutin
Neck cuff By H&M
Neck cuff By H&M
Thank you for stopping by and please keep those purple thoughts going, Xo...
Saturday, July 25, 2015
"I created flower women with gentle shoulders and generous bosoms, with tiny waists like stems and skirts belling out like petals”. - Christian Dior
Welcome back FI readers!
I had a great week. No scratch that. I had a better than great week. You? You did too right? I heard you loud and clear, YES!
Hot Pink Please!!! How about today’s outfit? A coat dress. A statement coat dress with pretty hot pink feather details on the cuffs and collar and made out of light weight, textured, shiny fabric with a hint of quilting to it. This outfit needs no introduction as it pretty much speaks for itself. Paired with beautiful slingback sandals and an ornate gold bag. Bold. Stunning. Did someone say more? As in keep going? Alright. How about style? How about couture? How about charming? How about Parisian glamour? How about so Fashionably Idu?
There are probably one million and one reasons why I love a coat dress so! From the double breasted very professional looking ones to the single button closure, to the fitted and to the flayed but top most on the list you’d agree is the ability of a coat dress to double both as a dress and as a coat. Duh, the name gives that away right? Summer is the perfect time to wear your coat dress as a dress and show some skin albeit a little. Layering it as a coat over a fitted dress or a skirt would be perfect in the colder winter or mild spring days.
I wore this as a dress and in the near future hope to show how I’ll style it as a coat for winter street style. Somebody remind me please, hehe. If you’re thinking ummmm, I don’t know about that just because it’s pretty brightly colored I say hold your horses. Let's not forget that there’s never too much color when you set out to brighten those dark dreary winter days with a pop of very well deserved color.
Not sure if it’s just me but when I think coat dresses Diana the Princess of Wales comes to mind. Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t she wear a lot of those in the 90’s? And if she did then that must have helped project this style to even greater popularity, worn by millions of her fans and gals all over the world. Today we see the Duchess of Cambridge championing the coat dress cause from time to time as well. So it’s safe to say it’s also a preferred style with the royals. Dress code? Nah, not for Kate I don’t think.
As I walked out of my car in this dress, a teenager called out the loudest ever "You are killing the game, are you a model"? And this happens quite a bit. No I’m not young one I replied. I’m just documenting my style for my online magazine aka style/fashion blog. "Do you have your card"? Yes I do actually. Here’s a few for you and your friends. I was tickled pink and was literally tickled the rest of the time by the beautiful feathers on my coat dress that just so happen to be pink.
Dare I end this post with another quote that really speaks to me.
"I have eclectic taste and I love vintage style mixed with glamour and old world charm” - Sonam Kapoor
Huge thank you for all the lovely comments on my one year anniversary post. A lot of love and warmth. I am humbled and truly feel blessed to know each and everyone of you (clap emoji ). And to the entrants, one more week until reveal time. Yes, one more week so if you haven’t had a chance to enter... STOP! What is that I hear, "Tick Tock, Tick Tock". Sounds like the clock ticking away. Uh oh, yes it is! But guess what? You still have the gift of time, so go for it!
Deets
Coat Dress By Miss Dior
Glitter Sandals By Christian Louboutin
Gold Clutch - Vintage
Thank you for stopping by. Keep thinking the purple thoughts, Xx...
Saturday, July 4, 2015
"I have enough jewelry” - said no one ever
Welcome back FI readers!
Don’t know about you but purple totally rocks my socks. Holy Toledo! My happiest moments are when I'm clothed in purple. It’s my it color, my go to color. I truly am purple crazy in case you haven’t figured it out already. I think its powerful and punchy. Very uplifting too. Pair it with red and I am in heaven. Pair it with nude and I’d go pop faster than a balloon, hehe.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
"I like being a woman, even in a man’s world. After all, men can’t wear dresses, but we can wear pants.” - Whitney Houston
Welcome back FI readers!
We meet again Saturday. It's been a beautiful week celebrating my lil girl's birthday. I appreciate all the messages an well wishes. I showed her the over 600 likes and over 400 comments on my Facebook post for her birthday and she felt pretty special. Tell you what, you are the real MVPs and I couldn't thank you enough for making her day even more special with all the good will. Blessings always.
We meet again Saturday. It's been a beautiful week celebrating my lil girl's birthday. I appreciate all the messages an well wishes. I showed her the over 600 likes and over 400 comments on my Facebook post for her birthday and she felt pretty special. Tell you what, you are the real MVPs and I couldn't thank you enough for making her day even more special with all the good will. Blessings always.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
"De stress on the water… near the water… in the water…it’s that simple”.
Welcome back FI readers!
I’m all rested up and enjoyed the first full week of my summer off work. Drawn to places and things I’ve been wanting to do for relaxation without having to constantly check the time on my phone. The gift of time! I am a piscean, not sure if that’s the reason I am naturally drawn to water even though I’m petrified of it. I invest in the most fabulous bathing suits even though I don’t swim, only in the bath tub,
hehe.
