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Chic Geek: Finding Your Inner Stylist Pt. 2 – Accessorizing
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A blogumn by Delia Hauser
We’ve all done it. We’ve all stood in front of a mirror examining a hat, scarf or new piece of jewelry and asked the BIG question. “But…Is It Me?”
This madness has to stop. We ARE whomever we please and we should allow ourselves to change our look everyday if we so choose. I know, I know; this can be hard. We get into style holes and we stay there. We decide early on that we are “old navy” girl or “earthy” girl or “gothic chic” girl and that’s where we stay until we wake up one day questioning the things we really like. So, I’m challenging you to shake it up tomorrow with your accessories. Style yourself into a new person for a day.
Every morning I go through the same routine. My boyfriend calls it my “private time”. Indeed it is; and should probably stay that way considering what strange things happen behind those closed doors. After an outfit is formed and the shoes are chosen, it’s time to decide what character I am that day. I try on jewelry, scarves, bags, I make faces and strike poses that I might make during the day in that particular outfit to see if the decoration matches the mood. My simple dress or jeans and a t-shirt could become seriously chic, sexy, silly, quirky, bold, or whatever feels right in the moment.
Next time you go shopping, try buying something different; gold instead of your silver (or vice versa), something a little chunkier, crazier, or even sleeker than usual. As you grow more accustomed to stepping out of your shell, you can mix things up a bit, but the beginner stylist should start with a clean palette (a really simple outfit) and two or three bold accessories. Here are some “characters” to try on tomorrow. Test it out! Life is simply more fun this way!
The Chic Bohemian — All these looks items can be bought easily. Just click on the link below.
a. iomiss earrings – $29
b. Un-Conventional necklace – $52
c. hierapparel reversible tub scarf– $25
d. Chloe sunglasses – $290
e. Un-Conventional necklace – $178
f. hierapparel polyp clutch – $60
g. Acqua delle Donne belt – $75
More fantastic looks and items after the jump. [Editor’s Warning: DO NOT jump if you do not want to be tempted. Some of these featured items are so spectacular, you will decide to buy them on sight. So if rent’s due or anything like that, don’t, don’t, don’t jump — or at least don’t say I didn’t warn ya.]
Fierce, Modern and Powerful:
a. The Cousin Sisters ribbon bracelet – $12
b. Isharya ring – $130
c. Planet Claire Vintage purse – $32
d. Linda Farrow Luxe sunglasses – $525
e. Marni necklace – $695
f. People’s Couture computer glove – $119
g. Marni belt – $220
Simple and Natural:
a. Crave Jewelry Design – $25
b. stiksel bag – $44.50
c. hende leather earrings – $38
d. moonacre black cherry stacker – $65
e. Chigal sunglasses – $12
f. Precious Meshes necklace – $60
g. Dillon Designs feather ring – $8
Silly. Quirky. Vintage:
a. Marni clutch – $870
b. Honeypop Jewellery necklace – $8
c. sweet little brooch – sold out, check with seller
d. Planet Claire Vintage sunglasses – $75
e. Marc Jacobs headband – $125
f. Katie Burley hat – $125
g. Le Petit Poulailler straw purse – $129
A little tough. A little Rock and Roll.
a. OsoFly earrings – $20
b. Alexander McQueen belt – $630
c. Christian Laquoix – $1,855
d. Marc Jacobs aviator sunglasses – $260
e. t8designs necklace – $98
f. Miss KK feather necklace – $78
g. t8designs – sold out, check with seller
Just Plain Old Pretty and Girly
a. Duck & Dog headband – $25
b. Bayou Salvage belt – $27
c. lillyella earrings – $13
d. my lavaliere necklace – $27
e. Holly Modine Studio necklace – $14
f. On The Lam rope belt – $38
g. Crave Jewelry Design necklace – $28
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Love this idea Delia and your selections are AMAZING! The nest egg and Christian Laquoix necklaces – gorgeous, the Acqua delle Donne belt – just lovely, and the Ahsarya ring is fab beyond words. Thanks for giving me some new obsessions :)
Love this idea Delia and your selections are AMAZING! The nest egg and Christian Laquoix necklaces – gorgeous, the Acqua delle Donne belt – just lovely, and the Ahsarya ring is fab beyond words. Thanks for giving me some new obsessions :)
Thats what I’m here for, right?!
That Christian Laquoix IS amazing…but everything else is actually affordable! :)
Thats what I’m here for, right?!
That Christian Laquoix IS amazing…but everything else is actually affordable! :)
Amazing list! I am an accessory freak. All I need is a good pair of jeans, white tee and fantastic accessories. LOVE (and need) the Le Petit Poulailler straw purse, Marc Jacobs headband and The Cousin Sisters ribbon bracelet.
Thanks for including my paper doll necklace.
Amazing list! I am an accessory freak. All I need is a good pair of jeans, white tee and fantastic accessories. LOVE (and need) the Le Petit Poulailler straw purse, Marc Jacobs headband and The Cousin Sisters ribbon bracelet.
Thanks for including my paper doll necklace.
Though, I rock more of a writer-nerd look, can I just say that I love and absolutely must have everything in the plain old pretty and girly section. The Duck and Dog headband would rock against my small fro. I adore the lillyellas earrings and the crave necklace. And Holly, when are you going to restock the paperdoll necklace??? Because I need it like yesterday. That’s all.
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P.S. — I might be willing to go into foreclosure for that Marni clutch.
I would go into foreclosure for Marni ANYTHING….
And did you look at Holly’s other stuff?! God bless great images and a creative mind!
I would go into foreclosure for Marni ANYTHING….
And did you look at Holly’s other stuff?! God bless great images and a creative mind!
Thanks everyone for your comments! It really inspires me. I relisted the PD necklace today, here is the link.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15534554
I have several and I try to relist as it sells.
Holly
Thanks everyone for your comments! It really inspires me. I relisted the PD necklace today, here is the link.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15534554
I have several and I try to relist as it sells.
Holly
Sorry Holly, you’re going to have to re-re-list it. I don’t know what happened. One moment I was looking at it, and the next moment, paypal was informing that you would be shipping it to me fairly soon. Complete blank on what happened in between — at least that’s what I’m going to tell my husband.
Coral Bell Earrings back for sale!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15555394
Coral Bell Earrings back for sale!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15555394
Hmm…a little birdie told me that Ernessa will be happy about this!!! ;-)
Thanks Nicole!
Hmm…a little birdie told me that Ernessa will be happy about this!!! ;-)
Thanks Nicole!
Super fun post. I am in love with the Alexander McQueen belt. A girl can never have to many black belts.
Super fun post. I am in love with the Alexander McQueen belt. A girl can never have to many black belts.
Wow Delia, what a great job you’ve made!!!
I love all your selections.
Thanks so much for including one of my earrings.
xoxo
Wow Delia, what a great job you’ve made!!!
I love all your selections.
Thanks so much for including one of my earrings.
xoxo
How could I not?! Those earrings are BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for doing what you do best!
How could I not?! Those earrings are BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for doing what you do best!
Thanks for including our Vinyl Record Earrings in this impressive list of styles! By the time I had reached the end of the list, I was craving multiple items…. I love how you broke down the different styles, and included such versatile flavors…
thanks again!!
–OsoFly….
Thanks for including our Vinyl Record Earrings in this impressive list of styles! By the time I had reached the end of the list, I was craving multiple items…. I love how you broke down the different styles, and included such versatile flavors…
thanks again!!
–OsoFly….
I think that this site and Ernessa are going to be the death of me. I don’t need people to help me shop. I have LOTS of accessories and clothes but new ones are always so attractive and somehow feel different. I want the Chloe or Linda Farrow sunglasses. . . .
I think that this site and Ernessa are going to be the death of me. I don’t need people to help me shop. I have LOTS of accessories and clothes but new ones are always so attractive and somehow feel different. I want the Chloe or Linda Farrow sunglasses. . . .
Very cool Delia, very cool. First you inspire me to buy a new pair of shows (4 inch, black and metallic gray, oxfords) which are completely out of character for me and now I am seriously thinking accessories and more accessories. Although, your taste is a little too high end for me. Perhaps you can craft a list of less expensive recommendations. =)
Very cool Delia, very cool. First you inspire me to buy a new pair of shows (4 inch, black and metallic gray, oxfords) which are completely out of character for me and now I am seriously thinking accessories and more accessories. Although, your taste is a little too high end for me. Perhaps you can craft a list of less expensive recommendations. =)
Monique, there’s a ton of stuff under $50. It’s all mixed in. Look again. :)
Delia,
What is Etsy? Also, do you the designers that you are featuring? I think that I have to have the Iomiss earrings but am curious about the quality. . . .
Delia,
What is Etsy? Also, do you the designers that you are featuring? I think that I have to have the Iomiss earrings but am curious about the quality. . . .
Etsy is a marketplace for handmade goods. Artists and designers open their own store through the site and sell their goods directly to people like you! This means that not only are you probably paying their rent and cell phone bill by supporting their work, you are NOT paying a huge company a 200% mark-up.
Individual stores have their own return policies- check them out before buying. I think products purchased directly from an artist are higher quality than those purchased from a store that uses a factory (with unskilled and underpaid workers) or buys wholesale from an artist (b/c they have cut corners on their design to make thousands from home).
Etsy is a marketplace for handmade goods. Artists and designers open their own store through the site and sell their goods directly to people like you! This means that not only are you probably paying their rent and cell phone bill by supporting their work, you are NOT paying a huge company a 200% mark-up.
Individual stores have their own return policies- check them out before buying. I think products purchased directly from an artist are higher quality than those purchased from a store that uses a factory (with unskilled and underpaid workers) or buys wholesale from an artist (b/c they have cut corners on their design to make thousands from home).