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My Style & Inspiration | 90s, Bloggers, & Flower Power

By XO Style Stalker 19 Apr 2015 0 Fashionspiration, Musings and Rants, OOTD 90s, aesthetics, bloggers, Clothing, Dr. Martens Permalink 0

Hi my peeps! I’ve been looking for a way to share with you some of the inspirations and things I’ve been loving lately. If you follow me on Pinterest you may have already seen some of these images, but that’s OK, they’re lovely enough to see again. This is slightly similar to my recent post with Langley Fox as my “fashionspiration,” but sort of different. Hopefully you’re a fan of the 90s grunge, MEGA-BABE bloggers, snazzy street style pics, and editorials… (Inspiration images via Pinterest)

Fashionspiration

~90s, MEGA-BABE Bloggers, and Flower Power~

I have a lot of different inspirations at the moment, so they don’t all fit into one theme, but they’re a mix between 90s, bloggers, editorials, and street style. I really want to have include some sort of retro aesthetic in my outfit, whether that means a suede 90s skirt, thick platform sandals, or bell bottom jeans. I think that some of these pictures really sum that up. Overalls are also a goal of mine, mainly because of Justina Sharp, and Tumblr. There’s also been a few bloggers I turn to for inspiration nowadays, the MEGA-BABES of the blogging world, such as Tolly Dolly Posh, and Clover + Dot, as well as Tavi Gevinson, and Fashion Your Seatbelt. I’ve been loving scuba fabric, and high waisted, light wash jeans, especially the effortlessly cool, grunge or retro vibes. Pastels don’t seem to match the rest of this, but flower crowns do, so of course I had to include a few of both. Pastels and bright colors may seem to contradict each other, but those have also been really big inspirations for me as well.

Translation

~Overalls, Turtleneck Crop Tops, and Dr. Martens~

What I Wore: Mineral Wash Overall Shorts (Forever 21)//Short-Sleeved Knit Sweater (ASOS )//Black Patent Leather 1460s (Dr. Martens)//Simple, Stacked, Rope Bracelets (Assortment)

Surprise, surprise, I wore my Dr. Martens. Despite what you may have been thinking due to my Dr. Martens and flower crown lookbook, A, I do own other pairs of shoes, and B, I do wear them. But I couldn’t help myself, these clunky boots just scream grunge, and 90s fashion. Plus, Dr. Martens, are pretty much iconic, meaning they’re all over Tumblr, meaning that I was automatically effortlessly cool. I paired those beauties with another one of my personal favorites, overalls. I was considering whether I wanted to get a pair of shorts, or full length pants, but I’m glad I decided on the shorts, they just seem to match the OOTD really, very well. Despite the fact that overalls are pretty popular every summer, that’s not really one of the reasons I bought them. In fact, it was because of this crop top. I have made an executive decision, and decided that sleeveless, turtleneck crop tops are the coolest things out there, and they really compliment these overalls. I would have preferred black to match my shoes, but you have to take what you can get in sales.

Due to the fact that my local delivery has decided to be exceedingly slow, I couldn’t wear this turtleneck, but I could wear this just as pretty, yet slightly less 90s inspired shirt.

Had I owned a choker necklace I probably would’ve worn that, but instead I just wore this simple little mouth necklace, mainly because it just seemed grunge inspired. Instead stacked a bunch of simple, small, and sometimes rope bracelets, (which I do almost everyday in the summer) just to add a little flair. Oh and the flower crown… You’ve been seeing a lot of flowers, crowns, and DIYs on this blog lately, mainly related to my next big project, but no one knows what it is. Anyways, I paired one of my absolute favorite and probably most retro flower crown with this whole ensemble. Daisies, they have good vibes you know?

Well that’s that! What are some of your current “fashionspirations?” What aesthetics have you been loving? How do you translate your inspiration into an OOTD? Let me know in the comments.

Lookbook | 4 Ways to Style Dr. Martens 1460s

By XO Style Stalker 14 Apr 2015 0 Fashionspiration, Lookbook, OOTD 1460s, Crop top, DIY flower crown, Dr. Marten Style, Dr. Martens Permalink 0

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!

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!

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.

The Apple of My Eye

By XO Style Stalker 15 Jun 2014 0 Fashionspiration Backpack, Cherry Charm Necklace, Choies, Clutch bag, Doc Martens Permalink 0

I’m ~~kinda~~ definitely in love with shopping right now. It’s official, I am a shopaholic. Right now it’s mainly jewelry I’m stalking. But you never know, my obsessions could quickly grow to clothes and even shoes. The only downside to this is my allowance is quickly disappearing.

I think it would be best for me and my money if I obsessed over things I can’t afford. This way I am not even considering buying them. Actually, I am considering buying them, but I know it is never going to happen. (Some are really big purchases for everyone, and some are just really expensive for people without a job, namely me.) It’s essentially the same thing.

So I present to you, the apples of my eye(s).