Flower Power

Apparently I was in a hippie mood today, because what I ended up with was a very 70's-themed outfit today, complete with three different styles of flowers!  I'm glad wide-legged pants (aka Bell-bottoms) has come back into style, because I've always been a fan.  I can still remember when I was in 4th or 5th grade and my aunt took me and a friend shopping--for some reason I wanted a pair a bell-bottoms (they must have been popular back then too!), and I just thought I was the coolest thing ever wearing those!

But my rule with wide-legged pants, and I think I've said this before, is the top needs to be tighter or appear tighter than the pants.  You don't want to put two billowy pieces of clothing together--that will do nothing but hide your shape (and everyone knows you want to EMBRACE it, right? :p).  By belting this top, I'm able to accomplish the balance of clothing shapes while still adding a little shape.

Blouse: American Eagle
Tank: J Crew outlet
Earrings: Forever 21
Belt: Forever 21
Jeans: American Eagle
Wedges: Simply Vera (purchased for $6.00--they were 90% off at Kohls one day)

**Here's a shopping tip: shop the sale racks at Kohls.  They constantly have 60%, 70% even 80% off racks and many times you can find great things.  Also check out there discount shoe selection.  There's not always a lot to choose from, but every once and a while, you'll find a great deal, like these wedges!

And as for the bun, I don't know if you guys have seen or read about the latest "sock bun" craze--but I'm telling you, you really should.  I used this website (http://www.beautylish.com/a/vcvzi/how-to-sock-bun), but I've seen it on so many blogs, it's impossible not to find some sort of tutorial.  I was a little skeptical at first, since my hair is still fairly short, and all I could find was a white ankle running sock (they recommend a darker-colored dress sock), but I figured I would try it out....and I'm super excited that it worked!  All you do is cut the end off of the sock, roll it into a donut-shape, pull your hair through, and wrap it around the sock, trying to cover it up as much as possible.  I had to use a few bobby pins to hide some white spots, but I love it because it will hold it's shape, and it feels really secure (one of my pet peeves with hair is something that feels like it's going to fall out--so this is key to me!).  So I recommend you try this if you're looking for something new to try with your hair.  And I'm proof that even if you have shorter hair, this look will still work for you!