All About The Skort

True to fashion, a trend from the past has circulated back to present day- the skort! Does everyone remember loving these in the 80's and 90's? Well now they are popping up on almost every fashion blog and email blast as a major Summer trend. I found this one months ago during the end of the year 60% off sale at Big Drop NYC I must have premeditated psychic fashion abilities because now I am seeing them everyone - one of my favorite ones being at Zara.

I wore this outfit for a Girls Night/Birthday dinner this past weekend and I will definitely look to add more skorts to my closet.

Deats: The skort is Jennifer Hope. The shoes are from ShoeMint. The tank is a simple Sugar Lips One-Fits-All tank that I own in every color. The bag is Prada. The statement necklace is a custom made design by Jennifer Hoodenpyle.

 

 

 

Maxi Slits with a Bun on Top

As I mentioned in my last outfit post, high-low skirts were really big for Spring/Summer 2012 but I feel like that has evolved to the maxi skirt. I got this amazing shocking pink Jennifer Hope maxi skirt 60% off at BigDrop. Beyond the amazing color, I was drawn to this because of the slit on one side. There is a shorter skirt layer underneath to avoid any potential wardrobe malfunctions so that's a plus haha! The skirt is sold out now but here are some options from ASOS that I love: option1 option2 option3

 

I know the sockbun thing has been huge for a while now- but believe it or not I am terrible at hair styling so this is totally out of the box for me but I used an insert from Urban Outfitters- it's like the modern day bump-it!

 

I carried this adorable Rebecca Minkoff bright green crossbody bag with silver spike studs.

 

No big surprise here, I rocked my most recent Jen Hoodenpyle necklace purchase. I know, I'm an addict but I can't help myself. This one has amazing colors for Spring and Summer and the shape is so different from all the other ones I have!

 

 

Lastly I wore my Dolce Vita sandals. Every girl needs a pair- or three!

Tuxedo Pants and Citrus Pops

I've been eyeing tuxedo pants for a while now and I finally bagged these amazing black & white tuxedo pants from ShopAkira.com. They are currently sold out but here are two of their newer options: seamless two faced pant & peplum tuxedo. Although Black & White Monochromatic is a huge trend right now I really wanted to add some color and print to this outfit. Here's how I rounded out my work-wear

 

The print on my outfit came from my shoes. These Calvin Klein calf hair cut-out heels were purchased at Macy's. Here's a little shopping trick for people who live in New York, if you have an ID from a different state, you can go to Macy's Herald Square or Bloomingdale's 59th Street and get a 10% off card by showing your ID at guest services. When I had my VA license I used this trick all the time. Unfortunately I have a NY ID now :( Here is another version of the CK heels on sale on 6pm 

 

  The citrus pop - was this awesome Gilber Gilmore Neon Yellow Blazer that I got for 60% off from BigDropNYC. It's no longer available and the original ticket price was $279 but here is an amazing one from Target for only $29.99 (you're welcome)

  My main piece of jewelry for this outfit once again was a custom made Jennifer Hoodenpyle statement necklace. This was a great black with ombre gold necklace that Jen made for me and I thought that it offset the leopard shoes perfectly.

  Here's the complete look