OOTD: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Today, I was rummaging thru my "to fix" sewing pile and found this gold lurex vintage dress. I had been planning to shorten it but after wearing it for these photos, I'm kinda liking the length. 

OOTD: The Oversized Cardigan

I picked up this oversized cardigan at a thrift store in Los Angeles two summers ago. I had to wear it at the airport as it was too big to stuff in my luggage. I looked like a bag lady (I was carrying a large black bag that looked like a garbage bag so that didn't help either). Oversized may be an understatement when describing it. It's actually super-sized oversized. The sleeves are very ballooned at the hem hence why I am wearing it draped over my shoulders. I love it nevertheless!

In Living Monochrome Color

Restyle 2014 l Day 15: Monochrome

mickey mouse sweatshirt / hand me downs

pastel blue jeans / h&m / thrifted

diamond floral necklace / joe fresh

In an attempt to get out of the blue jeans mold, I have been putting colored bottoms on my thrift list. Yes, this h&m jeans is still blue but it's pastel blue so that's ok. I also liked that it had a higher rise (though I'd prefer it to be a true high-waisted jean). Again, I'm digging into my son's drawers and am wearing a hand me down mickey mouse sweatshirt (which little Luu loved). I quite like it so it may stay in my closet for a bit =P. 

xo,

K

[DIY TUTORIAL] The 1 Minute Scarf Dress

Today, I'll show you how I used a silk floral scarf and turned it into a (faux) dress in 1 min...NO sewing, NO cutting needed!

This is what you'll need:

• A large scarf (mine was 33"x33" wide)

• A vest, cardigan, jacket...something that is longer than the scarf
• 4 safety pins (any size)

Step 1

Tie two ends of the scarf around your neck to make a halter. 

Step 2

Pin the sides of your scarf to the inside seam of your vest, cardigan or jacket. I used two pins on each side: one about 3" below the armhole and the other at the hem. Alternatively, you can make this permanent by sewing the scarf edge to the inside seam of your garment.

Tip: You'll probably want to wear a slip under in case the wind blows open your garment.

Voila! There you go, beautiful! Easy peasy, right? If you this try it out, please let me know, I'd love to see your outfit.

xo,

K

The 1 Minute Scarf Dress

Restyle 2014 l Day 14: DIY

Today's prompt is DIY which is always fun! Well, I was able to put this one together in one minute and tomorrow I'll post the tutorial so stay tuned.

floral silk scarf / thriftedoatmeal duster vest / kersh

The Square Root Of Floral

Restyle 2014 Day 13 l  Florals

This is a thrifted homemade floral dress. It looked like a school project (and not in a bad way)...like it was sewn for marks as it looked unworn. I love the print on a black ground. And the back bows are just beautiful. I would like to move up the waistline so it'll look less 80's. Other than that, I always feel put together and pretty in this dress.

xo,

K

Girls + Boys

Restyle 2014 l Day 12: Tomboy

 fake "chanel" tank/ diy

 high waisted skinny jeans / diesel

 plaid fleece hoodie / borrowed

 diamond drop earrings / joe fresh 

 suspenders / thrifted

 heather grey sneakers / sears

I love mixing boy style with a little girly glam. I don't usually buy clothes from the opposite sex when thrifting unless I'm shopping for my son so it was a bit hard to find something but I remembered I picked up this pair of suspenders for him. LOL...the plaid fleece hoodie is also his. As he gets older, he's going to have to stop me from raiding his closet for "boyfriend" style clothes.

xo,
K

p.s.-Here's the Girls + Boys music video from Blur. Enjoy!

Sneaky Little Snake

Restyle 2014 l Day 11: Arm Candy

Don't you just love this vintage snakeskin purse? It had straps but it was all bent out of shape so I hacked it off and made it a clutch. I'm thinking about adding a chain strap to this someday.

xo,
K

No Dots, No Glory

Restyle 2014 l Day 10: Spots + Dots

 green + blue dotted dress / karin stevens petite / thrifted

 oatmeal linen cardigan / no label / from milan

 gold metal belt / thrifted

I love this green + blue dotted vintage 1980's Karin Stevens dress. I was a bit apprehensive when I picked it up because the colors and pattern was bold. I thought it was borderline ugly...which meant it's perfect in my books =P. It's a bit big for me so I'll have to do some modification. I was tempted to hack the top to be a cropped style but I'm resisting because even though it's trendy now, I don't know how I'll feel about crop tops next year…but I do know that I love this pattern and want to wear it forever. So today I had cut off the sleeves and in the future will take in the sides. Simple but classic! I did save the sleeves and am thinking of making a super sexy bustier...what'd ya think about that?

xo,

K

Girl Crush: Doja Cat

I'm so having a girl crush on music artist Doja Cat. I'm loving her tracks "So High", " No Police" and "Beautiful". Check her out on soundcloud:

Here's her debut single/video "So High"...