Currently Loving: Round Sunglasses

I've mentioned it before, but I just adore the 1970's as a fashion era. The patchwork skirts, the bold-patterned everything, scarves, suede, bell bottoms, fringe bags, bell sleeves, mini skirts and dresses...I could go on. But one of my all time favorite trends of the 70's that has made its way back around is round sunglasses.

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Aren't they just lovely?! I'm lusting after that pair in the first picture, I just love the frames. It's odd because when I was younger, I used to despise large, round sunglasses. Now they are probably my favorite type! 

1. Linda Farrow 2. Matthew Williamson 3. Victoria Beckham 4. Linda Farrow 5. Linda Farrow 6. Mykita    

1. Prada 2. Fada 3. 3.1 Phillip Lim 4. Ray-Ban 5. Karen Walker 6. 3.1 Phillip Lim  

1. Hot Topic 2. zeroUV 3. Forever21 4. Zaful 5. Emblem Eyewear 6. Popmap

And finally, these are my two pride and joys. Well, one pair is John's because he too, loves round sunglasses. I think he likes them because they make him look like a mad scientist, haha. Whatever the reason, I'm all for it because I get to borrow his sunglasses! 

His are the pair with the octagon frames from Urban Outfitters, and mine are the plain black ones from Versona. With the weather warming up, I will be on the hunt for some new ones this spring. I'm going to try to venture out of my "just black" comfort zone this time. 

What's your favorite silhouette for sunglasses? 

Vintage Inspired Lingerie

I think it really is my Mad Men binge that's getting the best of me. I wore a 50's style dress and a subtle cat eye to John's brother's graduation. It may take over my life. 

If you've watched Mad Men, you remember Don taking Betty out for dinner and a hotel stay at the Savoy Hotel on Valentine's Day. That's where we were shocked to see Betty shed her fluffy housewife exterior and expose some classy, sexy lingerie. 

The show is sprinkled with peaks of pretty chiffon nighties, cute bras, more classy lingerie, and Joan Holloway. (I don't specifically remember seeing Joan in any lingerie, I think they left that up to the imagination). 

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Agent Provocateur 

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Victoria's Secret

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Urban Outfitters

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Simone Perele

Currently Loving: Dark Tie Dye

When I walk downtown during the summer, the sidewalks are littered with color. I'm always partial to darker colors, and after seeing this dress on display at Earth Bound, I fell in love. I have a really long, flowy dark blue tie dye scarf that I got last year and never really wore, and I'm SO excited to wear the crap out of it now. It's the perfect relaxed summer print.

Are you going to rock any dark tie dye this summer? Or do you prefer brighter colors? 

Currently Loving: Bras With Fancy Backs

In general I like clothing with cool/interesting backs, but I saw a bra while I was window shopping that had a gorgeous back. I've shown off some of my bras with a loose tank, once or twice with a lace top in the summer. The trick is to make it look like you did it on purpose. Not an "oops I didn't realize my shirt was this see through" kind of thing. Keep it classy!

So this summer, I'm going for this look

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Instead of this look

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I still like the bra showing in the front, and I'm still going to rock that trend this summer. I think it just makes an outfit more interesting if you are showing off a bra with a pretty back, over the regular bra that hooks in the same place almost every time. I think showing off a pretty back is sexier than showing off a pretty front.

Urban Outfitters

Free People

Amazon (Hanky Panky)

H&M

Victoria's Secret

I keep battling with the correct way to spell "lacy" ("lacey"?). But the almighty Google prefers lacy, so I won't question. Anyway, if you're wearing a bra with a lacy back, keep the rest of the outfit simple, and maybe accessorize with some lacy looking jewelry. A lacy headband would be really cute! 

Another way to show off your bra back is to wear a top with a sheer back (or one that's completely sheer, if you're brave enough). If you have a sheer top, a criss cross bra would look better than a lace one. If you're wearing a lace bra, you want to be able to see all the pretty details :) 

So what do you think about any of the bra trends? Do you bra showing at all? If so, do you prefer front or back? 

Re-Decorating- Art part 1

A few weeks ago, I was looking under the "apartment" section on the UO website, when I saw the print shop link. I clicked on it, looked around, and now I've found a billion new ways to spend my money on art.

You can buy an art print, a laptop skin, or and iPhone or iPod skin, if you haven't already heard seen it, you should definitely check it out!

Here are some of my favorites, which I am considering ordering to hang in my room.








Have you explored the UO print shop? What are your favorite places to buy art? Which of these are your favorites? Let me know what you think!