B SOUP: March 2012

Striped Pants: 3 ways (2)

Friday, March 30, 2012

FOREVER 21 Top, Earrings & Bracelet, DERNG Necklace, ZARA Pants, ASOS Clutch, VERSON Ring & Flats

SAKS 5TH AVENUE Top, DERNG Necklace, FOREVER 21 Bag, TARGET Belt

Striped Pants: 3 ways (1)

RALPH LAUREN Sunglasses, GEORGE Silk Top, FOREVER 21 Belt, Bangle, & Earrings, ASOS clutch, Versona Flats

Less than a weeks turn around time for these to go from my blog to my bottom. Worth the short wait.

MILEY CYRUS/MAX AZRIA Chambray Top, MIA Leopard Loafers, FOREVER 21 Earrings

Pretty Does It

Thursday, March 29, 2012

LELA ROSE Watercolor Dress, TIBI Chain & Jewel Print Dress

I'd really love to wear either one of these for y birthday. One month away.

Runner's Up

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

TOPSHOP Shorts

I'm all about these silky running/lingerie hybrid shorts right now. Either dressed up for night time or casual for day. Here are my ways to wear running shorts when you're not running:

PREE BRULEE Chain Link Necklace, YSL Clutch, TRACY REESE Tassel Heels, TIBI Print Tank,
TOPSHOP Runner Shorts, BOUNKIT Earrings, SEQUIN Chain Link Bracelet, SANDRO Jacket

TORY BURCH Studs, FENDI Silk Clutch, ASOS Leopard Heels (similar), SANDRO Shorts, CALVIN KLEIN Shell,
MIU MIU Sunglasses, J.CREW Necklace, BAUBLE BAR Link Bangle

PIECES Stud Earrings, BAUBLE BAR Link Bangle, CONVERSE Sneakers, TOPSHOP Print Runner Shorts,
KAIN Striped Top, RAY-BAN Sunglasses, LOLA ROSE Ring, BALENCIAGA Bag

I know I've been guilty of this too, but I'm sorry y'all...I've hit a wall. If I hear another Spring fashion buzzword (i.e. florals, pastels, neon, mint etc) via mags, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, or blogs again I'm gonna go Trace Adkins up in here and start smackin' Grandmas.

WE.GET.IT.

Of course florals and brights and prints are popular in the Spring. That's like saying fur is all the rage for winter. I'd consider this revelation a little less trendy and a little more...no %&$!, Sherlock. It happens EVERY year. While I've been in head-to-toe prints, pinks, and frou frou flowers myself- all the talk about it is making me want to get on the first emo train to Hot Topic and make out with a Marilyn Manson poster. I've even been painting my nails black again and went full on goth chick recently in some kind of subconscious rebellion to all of the rainbows and butterflies. And that's saying something, because I never, ever, ever wear black. I need a breather.
Enter- THE STIRRUP. Or what seem to be more or less...well, ski pants.

ASOS

They are totally unrelated and unassociated to everything going on right now and lack the cloyingly sweet look of clothing in bloom. I have seriously not seen stirrups since I wore them with my scrunch socks and white Keds in the 90's, but I am loving these.

ASOS

There's a good chance that these won't be even remotely flattering on me, but hell at this point I'll try anything that isn't splattered all over the cover of Teen Vogue. I know they seem best suited for cocktails in Aspen after a day on the slopes, but the teal and blue pair are totally doable right now. After all it's all about brights, right??? right???
Here concludes my rant & rave. Just to clarify- do I hate flower print? No way. Am I never going to wear pastel pants again? Of course not, I have yellow skinny jeans on right now. These things will forever be pretty, they're just not news.

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!

Monday, March 26, 2012

My new obsessive google search: vertical black & white striped jeans aka Beetlejuice pants.

ZARA Striped Wide Leg Trousers

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This Zara version is a no brainer. They're one of the most affordable pairs I've found and I'm a palazzo pants freak. I'm loving them as skinny jeans too though. I decided on these:

MOTEL Black & White / Pink & White Striped Jeans.

ALICE & OLIVIA Striped Flair Pants

Let's just take a moment

Friday, March 23, 2012

NINA RICCI Print Silk Top $2,290

....and marvel.

Pants Party

STELLA MCCARTNEY Peplum Top, BOUNKIT Onxy Drops, LOLA ROSE Black Heart Ring,
DOONEY & BOURKE Tassel Bag, PREE BRULEE Spiked Bangles,
MARY KATRANTZOU Floral Leggings, ALDO Fuschia Pumps

Swan Print, Tropical, Floral

TOPSHOP Print Leggings

Pree Brulée

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9

I'm loving the superbly affordable line up at Pree Brulée.

Ugh, and ring #9 is so fine.

three times,

or over and over as a bracelet.

Nails are a perfect match- I'm good to go, babe.

insta nails

I have to obsessive compulsively paint my nails a different color every day or two to keep from biting them. Can't figure out if I am a color freak or am harboring repressed issues.