OOTD: 80's Revival. Righteous.

Every morning, I walk into my closet and see my pretty Rodarte for Target dress and think about how little I wear it and how it shall never, ever EVER see my office. It just sits there... all sad and lonely. And it wants to be casual-ed down, yes it does. So I pulled out my new denim jacket, lace up shoeties and socks and realized...

Woah.

This is 80's at its finest. Or, if you hated the 80's, its worst. (I happen to love it and think this it's fun, but definitely not a safe outfit!)

 

  

  

 

 Dress: Rodarte for Target leopard print dress (pretty alternative!)

Jacket: F21 Dean Denim Jacket

Belt: F21 bow belt

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell lace up shoeties (kinda like these, but also kinda not. Hm.)

Socks: ?

A little less acid washed:

  

 

Jacket: F21 peplum jacket

Necklace: possibly F21... I really need to stop shopping there, huh?

OOTD: A mighty mix of animal

I really don't recommend mixing animal prints. It can look a little less laissez-faire and a little more like crazy-cat-lady.

However. I was curious.

Honestly, I still don't recommend, even if it was as subtle as I could think of. Yeah. Just a general no.

 

  

  

Sweater: F21 bow neck cardigan

Jeans: AE Super Skinnies

Belt: Rodarte for Target bow belt

Shoes: Steve Madden zebra printies

Earrings: ModCloth drop earrings

When forced to choose which animal print I'd keep, it'd be the shoes. The belt is sorta unnecessary in the outfit, so it went. But I was a little excited to discover that these earrings, which I got free from a past ModCloth order, worked well with the pearlized buttons on this sweater. I hadn't worn them before because they're a little loud (to say the least), but a necklace just wouldn't do with the neckline on this cardigan and it definitely called for some danglies.

I felt like doing a poll (which woulda made more sense in the post from Saturday), so here ya're: Will you mix your animal prints?

I've got the leopard flu

Yes, lovies, and it may be fatal. I'm in love with animal print.

It's funny, actually- I used to hate the look. I automatically thought of old women with white-blonde hair 5 inches off their heads, red lipstick on their teeth, and their slip showing at the bottom of their polyester knee length skirt. And proceeded to shudder.

As I browsed through my closet the other day, I realized-- I have animal print in almost every shape and form. A sweater, a jacket, shoes, a skirt, a scarf, a tank top, (a few) dresses... I'm slightly obsessed. And it really can be classy and sophisticated rather than haphazard and sad.

But sometimes I think I'm actually becoming that woman, just with brown hair instead of blonde... I think I'm becoming victim to the power of the animal. I've fallen prey (oh hardy har har!).

Evidence: this look kills me (in the good kind of I DIE way). But I just don't care. I love it.

Torn by Ronny Kobo, $139

What's my sentence, lovies? Should I just resign myself to a lifetime of lipstick stains, hairspray comas and malfunctinoing underpinnings? Or could I pull this off in a sleek, hipster way?

Somehow I think my fate has already been written. And it's not hipster.

(P.S. This is post #100!)