A few months ago I decided that I was absolutely in love with Dr. Martens, and must own a pair immediately.  Luckily I received some for Christmas, but unfortunately they were a tad bit big.  Anyway, after a quick but fun trip to the Dr. Martens store I was able to pick up a pair of my beloved boots, and go on my merry way.  Now onto another story of my absolute obsession.  Last summer I read pretty much every article about Tavi Gevinson there is, as she’s such a major inspiration.  This led me to the world of flower crowns, but the DIY version.  It’s safe to say whenever I had really bad nights, (Fridays), I would make a variety of decorated headbands.  These have even led to another big project I will be announcing in a month or so.   The excitement of owning a pair of these beauties, and a plethora of flower crowns may or may not have caused me to go on quite the fashion rampage, similar to the montages in movies complete with clothes flying through the air, an amazing soundtrack, and the changing of my nickname on my phone to, “The Next Tavi Gevinson.” I thought it was worth sharing, so here we are.  The doc is in!  Flower power!

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Top Tip:  After browsing though Pinterest I discovered an amazingly simple way to spruce up an ordinary pair of Dr. Martens, while still displaying your love of flowers.  Simply pull some of the prettiest artificial flowers (in a variety of colors) you can find off of their stems, and intertwine/thread the laces through the holes in the center.  Voila!

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 Dr. Martens Look 1:  Effortlessly Cool

 

 

This outfit I chose is actually an ensemble I got for my birthday!  It’s really colorful and spring-like but you could easily add tights for winter.  The sweater is super big, soft, and Tumblr-like to it’s a nice and girly piece that really matches this skirt.  The clunkiness and chunkiness of the boots really balance all of the girly vibes, as well as matching the black in the sweater.  I added a simple bejeweled fish necklace, and paper clip earrings, just to the outfit wasn’t too effortless.  To me an effortlessly cool style is full of lovely, simple, Tumblr vibes which I think I have portrayed quite well.

Dr. Martens Look 2:  Edgy

I wanted to wear a pants in at least one of these looks, but skirts and dresses just seem to come more naturally to me.  Luckily I was able to pick out an outfit for you, so here we are!  Black Dr. Martens like these are clunky and edgy especially with pants, so that’s really what I went for.  The shirt is very baggy and tomboy-ish so I definitely wanted to pair it with something tighter. Obviously that’s where the tights/pants (I can’t tell which) came from.  I embraced the gold tube beading on the pockets of this shirt and pulled out some old and new favorites (jewelry) of mine.

Dr. Martens Look 3:  Summer Colors

I definitely didn’t want to go a whole post wearing only black bottoms, so I knew I had to add some sort of color.  I’d actually left this skirt at my grandmother’s house over the summer, so when I got it back I knew that I had to wear it immediately.  Same goes for that crop top, it’s one of my favorite pieces in my closet and couldn’t gone unworn much longer.  The hints of pink on the front of the shirt really match the skirt, and the black base matches the boots.  Since their was so much on the shirt I didn’t add a necklace, but instead just some simple earrings to match.  P.S.  I posed like this, because I couldn’t help but feel like a superhero in these boots and a skirt.

Dr. Martens Look 4:  Geeky Schoolgirl

I got the inspiration for some of these outfits from late night Pinterest browsing, where most of my inspiration comes from.  There I saw an OOTD featuring Dr. Martens and a pinafore, which I knew I had to take inspiration from.  It wasn’t really a geeky look, (actually it was really grunge-inspired and sort of goth) but I’d never turn down an opportunity to wear my pinafore (I wore it before in this OOTD too).  This cropped sweater is new, and I’m absolutely in love with it, so I thought, why not?  Besides, I love the look of crop-tops with pinafores, overalls, and like pieces.  Of course I had to add this necklace, which I sort of wore every other day for a while, then abandoned for just as long.  I’ve been trying to give it more use lately.

What’s your favorite Dr. Martens look?  Which flower crown is your favorite?  Tell me in the comments below, and stay tuned for my next big project, involving these lovely flower crowns.

P.S.  My next big project might include a free giveaway.