Suspender Skirt and a Back to Front Shirt

Hey FI readers, what’s good? 

I’m officially off work for the holidays, alarm turned off until January 4th. Wait, it gets better. I had an early start on shopping so I’m done with Christmas shopping. What does that mean? Drum Roll - I have absolutely nothing to do but lay around the house and eat of course. Lululemons all day everyday. Now that is the life, dancing emoji.

This downright sultry and playful suspender skirt will have you exuding sexy this season. Paired with a white shirt (cos white and black are so perfect for each other, and cos I’m still loving up on black and it’s not even purple) for a classy yet chic look. 

Have you jumped on the back to front shirt wagon yet? And I’m talking intentionally not oops, I was in a hurry and I threw it on backwards? Ha! And you thought style stars were running out of ideas huh? Haha, think again! You may get some odd looks or folks walking up to ask if you knew your shirt was on backwards. You know me, as fearless as they come, I dove headlong into this trend and have had it on rotation for the past few months. It was totally cool albeit feeling a little odd initially and took some getting used to especially around the neck. Wear it buttoned down and bare your back in the warmer months. Umm, that would mean ‘see ya later bra’. Amen to that, haha. Add a cami and layer it up in the cold months. 

Any which way you wear it, it’s a great and inexpensive way to spice up a look. Don’t we all own at least twenty button down shirts? Did you say no? You got jokes huh? Okay okay, I believe you but don’t feel bad. Just steal your hubby’s / boyfriend’s and give it a shot, hehe. I promise you’ll love it, thank me later.

I added and relied on the silver details to dress it up further cos it’s the season to pile on the shine.

I opted for a purple coat cos I’m not completely tucking away my colorful and fun side just cos the temps say so. I am 100% the boss of me after all, not the temps, hehe.

Feeling flirty? Let the thigh high boots in intricate black lace and leather do the talking for you. Just let them. Sexy redefined!

Your thoughts?

Deets

Coat - Benetton (similar here)

Bag - Kate Spade (similar here)

Sunnies - Dior (here)

Boots - Sergio Rossi (here) (here for more sizes)

Thanks a bunch for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts, Xo.

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Suspender Skirt and a Back to Front Shirt

Wrap It Up

The air is surely turning crisp as we watch the leaves change from a beautiful green to an even prettier blanket of orange, gold and red hues. I witnessed the most beautiful autumn leaves storm during recess on Wednesday. It lasted all of almost one minute but felt like an eternity. My young and impressionable students and I ooh’d and aah’d and watched until the very last leaf stood perfectly still on the black top at the end of it all. Applause. Autumn is such a shoowww off. Windy Wednesday we dubbed it as we went back indoors to record our findings on our weather chart. Our deduction? The season gods surely favor Autumn out of all four and that’s a no brainer.

The Autumn feel is undoubtedly beginning to peak even in my usually not too frosty and frigid corner of the universe. The temps are seriously starting to dip. What better to turn to than a coat (duh) and if you love colors like I do, especially if pink/purple are involved, you’d go for this FABULOUS ON A DIME piece perfectly color blocked in black, white, tomato red, blue, camel, pink and black. So much character in one little coat! Doesn’t hurt to bring summer with you into Winter with a burst of colors. But wait a minute. Did I just say ‘Fab on a Dime'? Yes I did, I can’t tell a lie. Hopefully you remember my FOAD series from here and here. This is a FOAD jacket fashioned after one of the Celine Fall '12 pieces. One downside was it getting linty easily. My lint roller never worked harder, but wrap it up around me I did and it kept me cozy.

The length of this jacket is perfect and so is the loose and cozy fit. Perfect for a 54-degree day and totally stare worthy. Oops, are you dealing with cooler temps? Didn't mean to rub my good fortune in, hehe. I paired it with a high waist pencil skirt (that omg hugs in all the right places) and a classic white shirt for a polished and feminine look. The cage belt with a metal plate in front accentuated my waist, the sexy six inch heels elongated my legs and the sparkle I piled on in the form of jewelry created the festive air that this time of year calls for. As street style continues to evolve almost over runway style, I grade this look an A++ for being totally #streetchic. 

Well Hello There Style Lovers!

How was your week darlings? Mine was busy but I survived. Countdown to the holidays is on and complaining aka whimpering (hehe) is off my lingua for now. Call me out if you sense the slightest bit of wah wah wahhh, hahaha. Note to self: savor every minute Idu, it’s the holidays! Anyways, I strutted happily even as the showers came down. After all umbrellas have to serve their purpose as do all other things. The universe says so.

I owned this chic street style, ;). Yay or Nay, your thoughts?

Deets

Shirt - Old

Skirt -Old

Cage Belt - Bebe (here)

Clutch - Saint Laurent (here)

Coat - Shein (here)

Thanks a lot for stopping by and keep thinking the purple thoughts, Xo.

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Salvatore Ferragamo

Hey gals and boys, did y’all have a good Thanksgiving? Wow wasn't I just writing a Thanksgiving post here? That was a year ago? Time zips by for real. My whole family of six minus my older daughter had an amazing and laughter filled day. Mom missed it all as she spent her day crafting. I cooked some dishes, ordered some, wore an outfit with a loose fit (iducation: whenever you plan on binging out on food, go for a loose silhouette) and ate. Then I ate some more. So much so I had to serve my bathroom scale separation docs. cos I just can’t with it right now. Maybe in a couple weeks we can rip the docs and get reunited, hehe.

On bright colors or winter darks, high necks on dresses are the ish this fall. On a pencil midi dress like this one, add a belt to accentuate your waist or wear it without for that clean look, truth is you’d be hard pressed to find a better fitting piece. This silhouette shaping outfit is in a chic midi length, my new favorite. I love the slight hint of ballooning of the bottom that created curves right where I wanted them while the nipped waist accentuated the hour glass. 

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Your thoughts?

Deets

Dress - Salvatore Ferragamo

Clutch - Old

Pumps - Brian Atwood

Sunnies - Quay Austrailia

Thanks for stopping by and keep thinking the purple thoughts, Xo.

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Roksanda Ilincic

Dear week, 
You were awfully busy! We're over you and we're leaving you for the weekend! Deal with it.
Love,
Idu
xx

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High Fashion on High Street

Well hello darlings, you are here and I appreciate that.

Welcome Back!

After exactly six months of unending buzz, and all the hype lately, thanks to the epic promotion (even I was sucked into using hashtag Balmainnation :-0), the highly anticipated capsule collection, the baby parented by Balmain and H&M was dropped on Nov. 5th in select H&M stores. Some pieces from this collection had nothing to do with subtlety or minimalism. Over the top comes to mind, so does 70’s flair and opulence. 

The Jist

I drank a sh*t load of caffeine and waited up till 5am when the collection dropped online and in stores. Oops, website crashed and the error message about a lot of visitors on the site kept popping up. I refreshed as frantically as possible, ended up saying f*ck the site, moved on to plan B which was to pick my friend up from around the corner and head out to the store. The line of people that camped out all night wrapped almost around the big city building on Powell street San Francisco that houses the brand.

Holy cow! It didn’t matter if they were all reseller gangs or folks shopping for themselves, it was time for plan C. We headed off to Westfield mall two blocks away and were greeted by a shorter line. Colored bands were handed out and the color you got determined what time you could go in and shop. I applaud the brand for great organization, letting shoppers in 15 at a time and allowing each group 20 minutes to shop. And oh, you could only buy 2 pieces of each item. We enlisted the services of a shopper that was number 2 in line and headed out to get out caffeine fix. She delivered, and I’ll be using her again in the future. Boy was that a smart move, the first group that went in cleaned out the collection!

The Look

I had obsessed over this jacket like I said in my review here and I'm glad to have snagged one before it was completely gone. The rack that held them was picked clean in no time, I kid you not! Today I’m showing how I styled it as an anchor with very simplistic supporting pieces. I stayed away from thigh high boots cos that seemed to be the "default" way to style this piece following in the footsteps of the models in the campaign. This heavily embellished piece needed no introduction. I balanced out the trendy jacket with classic solid black high waisted shorts and a simple lace bandeau for a neutralizing effect. I even kicked heels to the curb (which I rarely do) as I was determined not to have any other piece competing with the star of the look aka this beautiful beaded velvet jacket - BBVJ, which btw is still an H&M piece regardless, hehe. I look forward to styling it differently soon. Pops of color here and there maybe, we'll see.

Then What?

Like I read in one mag and I forget which one, the worlds of street wear, fast fashion and luxury are now almost indistinguishable. I nodded my head in agreement. These fresh out of the oven pieces look nothing different that the luxe versions from the House of Balmain. I foresee everyday street pieces being elevated to higher levels by the fashion elite and street style stars sporting pieces that would normally only be on runways. Like Coco Chanel rightly said, "Everyday is a Fashion show and the world is the runway”.

The Verdict

One thing I can say for sure is that it was another successful H&M collaboration. H&M has collaborated with fashion/style icons from Karl Lagerfield in 2004, Versace in 2011 to Alexander Wang in 2014, Balmain in 2015, who is it going to be in 2016, 2017, 2018 and beyond? Any predictions? Any one in particular you’d like to see offer those enticing iterations/prices to their fans?

The Dream

I’d love to see <<< DRUM ROLL >>> : Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad, Krikor Jabotian, Valentin Yudashkin, Alexander McQueen, Fausto Puglisi in that order. They all have one thing in common: unique, over the top, jaw dropping, so up my alley.

Your thoughts?

Deets

Jacket - Balmain x H&M

Top - Bebe

Shorts - Zara

Ankle Boots - Zara

Thanks for reading and you guessed it, keep thinking the purple thoughts, :))).

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