by Glitter | Mar 11, 2018 | Fashion, Inspiration, OOTD
As I left my apartment to shoot this look I thought to myself, “is this pink fur too over the top?” It was very bright and I questioned if I was going just an teeny tiny bit over board. Yes, even the most experimental of fashion goddesses sometimes question how they’ve put things together.
As I rounded the corner to where I intended to shoot, an old Italian woman, dressed impeccably, stopped me. She grabbed my shoulder and whispered softly in my ear, “You. This….This is how a woman should dress. She should be fearless.” She smiled and went on her way.
As I set my camera up, I thought about her words. Fearlessness. It’s something that we all should embrace more. If we could live each day as if nothing scared us, as if nothing made us doubt ourselves, and as if nothing stood in our way, how would our lives be different?
I don’t have the magic answer to that deep question, but I do have a photo of the moment I decided to try just a little bit hard to face life with less fear. Well, I have several.
Today fearlessness is bright red pants with gold buttons and a white blouse twisted and tucked into their waist line. It’s a cotton candy pink faux fur coat (similar), gold lame shoes, and a vintage style jeweled bag. It’s this moment in time where I was reminded to question my inspiration less, and trust my gut more. Today, this is what fearless looks like.
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by Glitter | Jan 28, 2018 | Fashion, OOTD, Trends
In Spring 2018, the color is, well, all of them. Multicolor prints are having a moment- primarily in two bold variations. One is the concept of rainbow or multicolor variations of traditional stripes, dots and patterns. Dolce & Gabana sent bold multi-color dress with rainbow corsets down the aisle, while Emporio Armani showed off crisp many hued pinstripe suiting. The second popular iteration of this trend is art inspired multicolored pieces. Missoni sent pieces with prints inspired by Andy Warhol down the spring 2018 runway and Coach doubled down on their collaboration with Keith Haring’s estate.
Multi-Color For the Real World
For most of us a wardrobe of technicolor fashion may seem way beyond our comfort zone; heck sometimes all rainbow print can be scary. However, have no fear! Rocking this trend doesn’t mean that you need a full ROY G BIV moment. Nay! Instead looks for dress, skirts, shirts, and more with patterns that boast at least 4 different colors. This is fashion, not skittles, you don’t need to actually taste the rainbow.
Styled: Stripes of Many Shades
The dress pictured above is from Modcloth. It’s 100% on trend with out looking like my annual outfit for the pride parade. I particularly like the unusual color pairings; who knew mint could look so good with orange? The cardigan layered over top pulls the look together. with it’s multi-colored buttons. It’s a subtle and wearable way to give a nod to this season’s most colorful trend. The shoes and bag featured here are no longer available
Score Some Multi-Color Magic of Your Own.
To help you live your most colorful life this spring, I’ve rounded up my favorite pieces with plentiful pigments below. Click the images to shop.
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by Glitter | Jan 22, 2018 | Fashion, Trends
Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, Vogue Paris and many other fashion gods noted that florals- and especially those with a vintage charm- are a staple part of the Spring 2018 wardrobe. However this glitter bomb, must argue the retro print floral pants are are the very forefront of this trend. Let’s talk about why.
Floral Dresses and Shirts Aren’t New
Trends by definition, represent a change in direction from the norm. Floral print blouses, skirts and dresses- while still very much en vogue- have been around a very long awhile. They also aren’t going anywhere. They’re basically a staple and can be found in some variation in nearly every woman’s wardrobe. The prints may change season to season, but I think over the last 30 years it’s been pretty easy to find any of these pieces in a floral print. But floral pants? Unless you’re a vintage fan or shop retro forward brands, you probably would have been hard pressed to find a well cut trouser in a bright floral up until recently.
How to Rock Floral Pants: The Basics
Now sometimes floral pants get a bad rep. People call them grandma-y or frumpy. Oh hell no. Floral pants can be modern, edgy and chic. The easiest way to rock a bold floral print pant is to pair it with tailored solids that highlight various tones in the pant. Here I’ve taken these rad 1960s inspired daisy print plus size pants from Modcloth and paired them with a light pink, long line blouse from New Look (no longer available, similar style linked), knotted at the waist. To add a touch of pizazz to the top, I buttoned the collar of the shirt all the way up and wore pearl chain necklace around it- I call this my jewelry bow tie. Lastly, I accentuated the teal in the pants with this architecturally styled coat from Eloquii (no longer available, similar style linked) and I drew out the burgundy tones in the print with a cute wine colored heel.
How to Rock Floral Pants: Advanced
For more advanced fancy pants action, try pairing two different florals in similar hues together. You can take the same approach with any print- even stripes. I personally am loving some of the stripe and floral pairings I have been seeing floating around on the internet. Maybe it’s because I just love any excuse to put more colors on my body at once. Yep, it’s probably that.
My Favorite Floral Pants
To make rocking some sexy grandma floral action easier on you, I’ve rounded up my favorite pantaloons in bloom below. Click the images to shop.
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by Glitter | Dec 13, 2017 | Fashion, OOTD
I have heard it time and time again from my internet friends and many kind old ladies in retirement homes, that I have a face of a 1920-1940s film star. Maybe the 20 year span is a reflection of the length of my career had I been born then and wasn’t completely rubbish at acting. One never will know. Well, unless we invent time travel and I am alive and rich enough by then to afford such history spelunking. 
So even though I may never get to be a flapper (other than at some weird murder mystery theme party), I can incorporate elements of those swinging 20s into my wardrobe. However, I’ve never liked literal translations of fashion inspiration. Instead I like to use elements of an era to drive my creativity. So when sitting down to create this 1920s/1930s themed look, I couldn’t help but be inspired by the Art Deco movement.
Art Deco was a 1920s art movement characterized by precise and delineated geometric shapes paired with bold, saturated colors. While Art Deco was predominately seen in the architecture and interior design of the time, it also bled in the era’s jewelry and fashion. Art Deco not only stood for glamour, it also symbolically represented faith in social and technological progress.
I created this “berries” (1920s slang for cool) look by pairing a luxe bee-printed blazer with a creme ruffle neck blouse, and tuxedo striped ankle pants. The tuxedo stripe is a nice mirror for the black satin used for the jacket’s lapels. I gave the look some extra polish with black and gold sling back shoes, geometric earrings, and a bright red lip. The result makes me look like a total “baby vamp” (a popular and cool woman). Lets get blotto (drunk) and find me a bimbo (sexy man)!
Lets discuss how this art movement is fully manifest in this awesome look from Modcloth. First, the bold jacquard print of this blazer mirrors the saturated, luxe hues that would have been used in upholstery, curtains and anywhere one could drape in fabric. The bee- often used in art to symbolize the power of community and personal progress- included in the print could be interpreted as subtle reminder of faith in community. This isn’t any jacket, it’s a blazer of hope.
The shoes’ Arts Décoratifs nod is more subtle. The line of the slingback leaves the gold block heel exposed, showcasing the bold geometric lines that were popular during this era. However, the overall style of the shoe remains far too plain the fully fit in the 20s, making it a perfect mixture of modern elegance and vintage charm.
Lastly the earrings in this look leverage a geometric print that was very popular during the era. Art Deco incorporated elements of many ancient religions- including those from China, Mexico, Egypt and Persia. The triangle, used by many of these regions’ endemic religions as a proxy of strength and knowledge, was often incorporated into many designs of the 1920s as symbol of power. This final touch polishes off an outfit of hope and celebration, that recognizes the thoughtful design of the Gatsby era in a deliciously modern way.
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by Glitter | Nov 28, 2017 | Fashion, OOTD
When I received this skirt I just wanted so bad to style it in a way that wasn’t formal. Luckily the pieces just sort of came together in my head and the next thing I knew I had created a look I was proud of. Sure I create a lot of styles I think are good, but few do I step back and marvel at. This was such a bizarre mix of items that, when jumbled together, worked in such a delightful way.
The orange beret is from Amazon, a rare midnight ” I can’t sleep” find- and yes it comes with the netting. The sweater is from Zara. It’s not plus, but I find their XXL to be fairly true to size. The distressed metallic skirt (on super sale right now!) from Macy’s I am I wearing accents the sequins in the sweater, and really makes them pop. To bring out even more color in the jumper I added a yellow neck scarf from Modcloth and a bright red lip from bite beauty. For my final accessories I added one of my favorite bags from Min & Mon and the most amazing wide fit booties (seriously the insole padding is amazing) from RWN by Rawan.
