Monthly Archives: June 2012

Color Splash

You don’t need to know me for very long to discover that I love girly twirly dresses. The bigger the twirl factor, the better! Although I love my body conscious dresses, I always feel super feminine when I wear a dress that swishes and swirls as I walk. I mean come on, a dress that is this twirl-able is so much more fun!

Aren’t the hues on this Oasap dress gorgeous? The splash of colors almost reminded me of Monet’s, “The artist’s garden at Giverny.”

[Photos by NR]

Dress: Cut-out mini floral dress thanks to Oasap | Shoes: Valentino Rockmance leather pumps | Accessories: pink rose clutch (old, similar here), gold bow belt (similar here), initial pendant necklace| Bracelets: Michael Kors ‘Collections’ two-tone link chain pave bracelet (similar here),  Bar III neon bangle, 7 bangles set from mom

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This month’s Petite Fashion Challenge (PFC #17): Candy Colorized is hosted by the talented and a fellow DIY enthusiast Sew Petite Gal.

The Challenge: Candy Colorized

“Take a bowl full of colorful candies (M&Ms, Jolly Ranchers, jelly beans, etc.), close your eyes, and draw 2-3 pieces.  Now use those colors (+ a neutral of your choosing) to form the basis for your ensemble.”

I love me some colors but randomly picking from a bowl of candy and combining the colors into an outfit can be risky…and possibly scary-looking. So when I picked these colors, you can only imagine the horror on my face… I can see it now: bright blue jeans, yellow top, red blazer and do-do brown bag. I’m a risk taker but this outfit will put me into clown land.

Luckily this dress came to the rescue, ok so I kinda fail in the red vs. pink department but if you close one eye and squint the other eye really hard, the red really looks like pink! :)

I hope you enjoyed this post! Don’t forget to check out the other ladies who participated! xo

by KTR Posted on 06/28/2012
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Be My Valentino

Marilyn Monroe sure knows what she was talking about when she said, “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world,” ’cause I sure feel powerful when I can finally reach for a cup in the kitchen cabinets, the microwave that’s conveniently located on top of the fridge, the cereal box on a high shelf somewhere and other randomness without having to look for a stool. Thank you high heels, what would life be like without you?

(Valentino Rockmance Leather Pumps)

Aren’t these babies lovely? After trying them on and realizing they weren’t my size, my WWICHD (want-what-I-can’t-have disorder) kicked in and I went on a crazy rampage in search for them. I’ll try to spare you the details of my nutty frenzy…in short I called every NM in the U.S. frankly because I didn’t trust the system, and as luck would have it one pair finally popped up. It was a very kind person in Hawaii who rather wear flip flops than high heels that decided to pass these up.

So here they are, the last size 5 resting atop a little red box on my bedroom floor that I watched go to bed the first night they came home….Ok, I didn’t really do that but I did pull it out and tried it on about 18 times! Haha, I hope I’m not alone here…Ladies, do you have any funny/crazy shoe stories?

xo

by KTR Posted on 06/27/2012
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Shop My Closet + Custom Designs

Hey everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! My weekend was great and was very productive! I have set up a new tab for “Shop My Closet” that includes some goodies from my closet.

It’s going to be hard letting go of these items but I have no choice. My closet is literally going to explode and it’s either I dump all of my husband’s clothes into the garage and take over his space or I start finding a good home for mine. Well… the former option did cross my mind but I think he’d notice if all of his stuff are missing after he came home from his vacay.

So here they are, most has only been worn once and are in excellent condition.

Go to “Shop My Closet” for details and more items.

(Accessories are not included)

ASOS dress US 2 – $40

H&M dress US 6 – $25

Zara dress XS – $30

Tulle dress S – $30

CONTINUE READING…

by KTR Posted on 06/24/2012
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