Black & White Inspiration

So we all know that Black & White is a huge trend for spring this year! Even Stripes ! (which I love). So I amped it up to show you how you can rock the trend with some simple basics. I love this jailbird/beetlejuice inspired dress from INLOVEWITHFASHION! It is super cute, super versatile, and a perfect way to rock both trends in one. I paired the dress with some quirky cute accessories like a black & white flower crown, some cat-eye sunglasses, a vintage bag, and some red lips! If you're not brave enough to work it all at once, try combining just a black & white dress with some red lips, or a cute white top with a black skirt and a flower crown! It can be so simple and really fun at the same time.

What do you think? Will you rep your black & white this spring? I hope I've at least inspired you to give it a try! Enjoy the rest of your weekend my fabulous readers, you're the best !

Dress: INLOVEWITHFASHION.com (Click here to get my dress!)

Bag: Vintage

Shoes: Old (via Nordstrom)

Sunglasses: Buffalo Exchange

Mismatch ?/! Earrings: Topshop (Shop similar here!)

Don't forget to check out Inlovewithfashion.com to get my look! Free worldwide Shipping PLUS a 15% off Student Discout with a valid Student ID number (:

Cheers! 

XOXO

Olivia

Hypnotize

Bringing back pixel print and black zippers courtesy of Nasty Gal ! Here's what I wore to go downtown the other day..Cincinnati actually has quite a lovely (and quite large) downtown for a midwestern city! I highly recommend if you are ever in the area.. anyway! I decided to layer my black collared shirt with one of my favorite French Connection "wink" sweaters. Paired with the pixel print hypnotize squirt, I thought it made an interesting combination that I've surely never seen before. And of course, I did have to eventually bundle up in my favorite sheep coat!

I'm still a little ill with the flu, I have so many wonderful outfits waiting to be photographed this weekend AND a salon apt (yesss cut these bangs ay ay ay!).. keep your fingers crossed for me !!! (:

Skirt: Nasty Gal (click here!)

Sweater: French Connection

Hat: UO 

Coat: BCBG

XOXO

Olivia

Long Winter

 I was finally able to capture some little snowflakes on camera! Now that I did it, they can stop anytime...Today was a more casual cold day with my new navy tweed coat that I paired with a fun little diagonal striped skirt (reminds me of fruit stripe gum!) and a comfy hooded pullover from F21. Oh ! and a beanie! I switched up my hat option a little because I'm desperately needing a hair cut/color/the works! 

Sadly, I've come down with a pretty bad case of the flu (again) so I'm currently resting up with a fruit smoothie and 2500 mg of vitamin C at my side.. hopefully I'll be back to normal soon!!

Coat: BCBG

Skirt: BCBG

Top: F21

Boots: Aldo

Beanie: UO Shop Urban Outfitters HERE!

XOXO

Olivia

Color Wave

Throwing some cute colors on recently to combat the winter blues. The flats were a new and necessary purchase, having worn all my others down through the sole. I feel as though breaking in a pair of flats is so painful and highly not-so-fun. But I took the plunge today and paired it with a simple vintage crop top and colorful patterned hi-lo skirt, and the necessary black hat. Temperatures are way up, then way down.. only adding to this inconsistent shorts one day and a parka-the-next type weather.. to be honest, I was still freezing (in comes fur coat).

I'm also obsessed with this new Ankh necklace from Nasty Gal, its super big and prominent, and I pretty much have been wearing it nonstop since It arrived about a week ago. I love staple jewelry. It's always been something that I don't buy a lot of, because I prefer inheriting my Grandmother's. There's just so much character and sentimentality to inherited jewelry as opposed to new. However, I can definitely see this simple little piece becoming a favorite.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and enjoy your Sunday! It's still snowing here.. thank goodness the groundhog didn't see his shadow.

Hat: Jessica Simpson (via Nordstrom) Shop Nordstrom Hats!

Top: Vintage

Skirt: Target (old)

Shoes: Via Spiga (via Nordstrom) On Sale here!

Necklace: Nasty Gal Shop Sale Accessories Here!

C

XOXO

Olivia

Updated figure modeling gallery

WordPress has finally made creating photo galleries easier. Before you couldn't de-select images that are also part of a post to not include them in a gallery. It's finally fixed (took long enough). With all social sites like Google, Facebook and Twitter cracking down on any form of nudity at all, I need to store my pictures on my server in case they get reported on the other sites. Screw them. If people haven't seen nipples, they're living a sheltered existence.

Needless to say, NSFW if your work hates art. Click the image to go to AmberUnmasked.com (18+ only please).

Seventeen Magazine Style Council!!

So I told you all that I have great things in store for my blog this year!

I am a part of Seventeen Magazine's Style Council for the year 2013!! Me, along with 4 other lovely ladies, will be bringing you style inspiration via the magazine and Seventeen.com all year! I'm currently in the March issue which just went on stands today, so make sure you head out and pick one up! Along with me, you can get to know the other 4 ladies- all amazing! I can't wait to work with them and Seventeen this year!!

For more details (especially if you can't get the magazine where you live) Head to Seventeen.com! to learn more about us all!!

Today I'm going to celebrate the good fortune, and tomorrow I'll bring you a new outfit post (:

A BIG XOXO TO ALL MY SUPPORTERS AND READERS!!! I couldn't have done it without your continued kind words, comments, emails, etc etc!!

Xoxo

Olivia

VS PINK & CHICTOPIA COLLAB !

When I think of a definition for Victoria's Secret PINK, the first three words that come to my mind are feminine, fun, and beautiful! PINK represents our inner girly-girl. So when I was asked by the lovely people at Chictopia to collaborate with them & VS and style one of PINK's new Eclectic Crew sweaters- I definitely jumped at the chance! I styled my lovely lace-shoulder PINK crew in a way that I think embodies the ultimate PINK girl- a flowy chiffon skirt, a white flower headband, and some platform wedges. Nothing too fussy, and everything girly.

My carefree nature definitely was living it up in this outfit all day. I also took a small cue from my Parisian streetstyle inspiration..sweatshirts mixed with feminine skirts have been everywhere this season. Not to mention, it's the world's softest, most comfortable sweater I have EVER worn. My outfit was perfect for our 65 degree weather with a little wind. I even got so many compliments on the pretty lace shoulders.

PS: An older man wandering around told me "for the low low price of 50 cents you can take a picture with the cadillac of all bikes!!!" so I gave him 5$ and took a picture with the only bike to ever have a flamingo wind chime on the front. Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow! 

You can see my look a long with the rest of the Chictopia bloggers who styled their own version of the sweater by clicking HERE, or by going to chictopia.com!

Slouchy Crew Sweater: You can shop my sweater and the other colors here, VS Slouchy Crew Sweaters! 

Skirt: Forever 21 My Skirt Here!

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Shop Similar Here!

XOXO

Olivia