I love clothes and I love Smashing Darling. Supporting indie designers is the best way to give a gift this holiday season. And not just Christmas. As my friends know, no one receives a gift for me until after New Year’s and so this year, I’m embracing it. I am only giving “Happy 2009″ gifts or perhaps even, “Congrats on all you’ve accomplished in 2008″ gifts. Possibly even, “Don’t worry – this year will be better” gifts. Regardless, people appreciate gifts, no matter how late they are.
Picking just a few things was very hard so I chose one item and paired other items with it. This is often the way I create an outfit. I’ll have one handbag or one necklace and create the outfit based on an accessory instead of adding accessories to finish an outfit off. I feel like I’m playing dress up already….
I started with the gorgeous Flowers in the Dark earrings by Fancy Footwork.
I love dark earrings because they contrast with my hair and I feel like they go with anything. I am also a huge fan of vintage so these earrings caught my eye right away. These earrings really make a statement for me and I felt like I could match lots of stuff with them- so I did.
The 50’s Black Swing Dress by hello, fabulous is perfect for both dressing up or dressing down. Because everything is dark, you could pair a cute pair of bright shoes or a bright handbag. I thought the Anna purse would match the dress and the earrings perfectly for a nice night out.
When I’m not feeling girly and vintage-y, I’m probably wearing a cool tank top. The Anouk tank is exactly what I like to wearing on a day-to-day basis with a cute pair of jeans and, of course, cute earrings. I also picked out the BrooklynSoul Flutter Bracelet for this outfit just because it was so damn cute. Both are very affordable and created by awesome indie designers – what more could you ask for?
The next item is for all my girls with a lot of vintage dresses. If you’re like me, you buy the dress and then never wear it because you don’t own the right undergarments. The Mergirl Vixen Slip could fix that problem
right away. (By the way, this is the perfect gift for any vintage-loving lady in your life. Hint, hint.)
Everything in the Lara Miller collection is gold. For this particular outfit creation, I went with the Erin Miller dress It’s like a million dresses in one and it looks completely classy. Perfect for multiple occasions and no one will no you are wearing the same dress, you sneaky thing. Plus, you could pair it up with any jewelry.
I love this Erika Hendrix tunic. It’s so rock-n-roll and there’s so much you could pair it with especially a long necklace like the one from RockLove Jewelry. Both items could be such a fun outfit. Pair them up with the original black earrings to look very awesome.
Lastly, I wanted to include something crazy sexy and I think the BOAZ Silk Tuxedo Dress just screams sex appeal Perfect for a night out. I picked the Go Robot! Toronto Bangles to go with it so there was a splash of color. – Brea Grant
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