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All the Extras!!

Happy Frazzled Friday my friends!  I hope your week has been pleasant and productive.

The world of accessories - all the extras that bring an outfit together is abuzz this Spring (ha, no pun intended!).  There are several decades of influence this season from the 50's to the 80's.  So, you really can't go wrong, huh?!  

Love this slate stone combo

Things to add to your wardrobe can be bought at a variety of stores at a variety of prices.  Choose what's best for your budget.  Bangle bracelets - in lots of pretty colors or wooden and jeweled ones.
  

 

 

 

And look at these great Spring colors:

And one more; pretty jeweled one... although this could be a magnified statement ring.  Pretty non-the-less.

Also for wrists this season, colorful, whimsical, watches!

Notice the bright citrus color - very popular

 

 Even the very popular turquoise....

On those beautiful fingers (yes, yes they are!), make sure you have at least one statement ring.  Something that really pops out and makes a statement.

The very popular coral

How about this pretty gold/silver ring that is very dressy indeed:

Necklaces are long and bold this season.  Either long with pendants or short with longer pendants. 

Wooden, jeweled with a tribal flair:

The very popular turquoise, with the new wooden style intertwined.  Love this piece!!

Scarves continue their popularity this Spring with lighter weight materials.  

Florals and animal prints too!

Then we have those gorgeous, chandelier earrings:

Tribal inspired tassel earrings

Now, for out on the town, or out and about... sunglasses and bags!

The newest trends in handbags carried over from the last fall are satchel handled bags.  

And on the wild side - zebra print!  

And don't forget RUFFLES!

I will go into a little more detail with the "shades" - our big time summer wear, sunglasses!  When choosing sunglasses you need to take into account the shape of your face.  The trends this season are oversized, cat eye, aviator, Victoria Beckham and John Lennon styles.  Oversized is not for everyone. If you have small features these will overpower you.  Pick frames with smaller lines.

If you have an oval face the butterfly frames (some of the Victoria Beckham-like styles) are good as well as the cat eye styles. 

If your face is shaped more like a square try rounder frames like the John Lennon style or cat eye style.

 

For those with round shaped faces, look for sunglasses that are more angular, such as rectangular or square. And the aviator styles is great for you!  Both of these styles will make your face appear slimmer.

And for the (sweet) heart-shaped faces, you need glasses that will balance your beautiful face.  So do not get sunglasses with decoration at the top.  Try butterfly, cat eye or John Lennon styles.  

And so dear frazzled friends, this series of Spring trends must come to a close.  I will continue updating you as we get further into Spring and the start of Summer (can you believe school will be out in about 6 weeks!  Where oh where did the time go!)  

So tell me, are you looking at swim/bathing suits yet?   They all look really good on the ladies in the magazines!!  If we all wear the right kind of suit for our body type, we will all look great in bathing suits!  Really AND seriously!    I will be blogging about these wonderful "suits" very soon.  Would you rather hear about the perfect jeans for your beautiful, one-of-a-kind body first??  Let me know!  Until next time sweet friends....

Blessings!

Dawn

             

Frazzled Fridays!

Spring Trends

Gotta be the Shoes!!!!!

Hello my Friday Frazzled friends!  It really has been quite a frazzled week around here.  One basketball season has ended for our son and another started, and our daughter has her first dance competition of the season this weekend.  Load 'em up and head out!  Here we go!  This momma is completely frazzled and quite frankly has lost her mind.  Please tell me you understand.

This week will be short but oh so sweet.  I love me some shoes!  However, my closet is not chock full of them like it was 10+ years ago.  I finally learned that you can only wear one pair at a time (well, and look right).

Pictures are worth a thousand words, so here are the hottest trends for Spring (and Summer)...

Corked wedges of all heights!  

Cute Boho style

 

Dressy or casual slingback

You will see lots of jeweled and pointy slingback heels and flats.

Cutey patooty pink slingbacks!

Love these!  The animal print is very popular this season.

Even Crocs have them.

 

 

 

 

Lots of metallics and tiny, sliver heels.

A nice silver sliver heeled sandal.  The gladiator look is still very in!

You will also see a lot of pointy toed shoes both in flats and heels.  Very cute, but not so sure about comfort.  However, if you are planning on going to an event where you will not be standing or walking around a lot, then the comfort factor is not quite as great.

Here are comfy looking pointy toed loafers in beautiful spring, citrus colors as well as blue and black.  BIG colors for spring are all shades of coral and beige neutrals.

Speaking of loafers, this is a look I remember from the 80's and loved!  It's a feminine menswear type shoe that would be great for the office or a casual dinner look.  Would look oh so great with the high waist trousers!  Could also be worn with a casual skirt with a ruffled blouse or sweater.  

Another casual loafer look are the nautical style Sperry loafers:

And for those casual days and nights, at home or on vacation you'll want to find a great pair of espadrilles!  I think a lot of them look better on than on the store shelf.  ;0) 

These look great cropped pants and rolled up legs.  

I really like the way these look - and the Sanuk brand is very, very comfortable.  Like walking on a yoga mat.  

I told you all last week that I have another give-a-way!  A copy of Shari Braendel's Good Girl's Don't Have to Dress Bad book recently released!   Shari's book has EVERYTHING a girl needs to know about how to dress including accessories, jeans and swimsuits!   To be entered into the drawing for her book I'm asking you to please either leave me a comment about what you have read so far on my blog (past entries included) that has helped you the most or you plan to put into practice OR go to my new S.H.O.P. facebook page and click the "like" button.  I will begin posting my blog on that page and would love for you to receive it in your newsfeed!   Click here for my new fb page.

Blessings!

Dawn

 

Frazzled Fridays!

 Spring Trends

pants, shorts, skirts, etc.
Pssst...another give-a-way!!

Welcome back my Frazzled Friends and a special welcome to those joining for the first time!  Why yes, we are still loving the spring-like weather here in NC.  However, I must admit that my sinuses and head are not playing nicely with the weather.

This week our focus will be on our bottom half *smile*.  You will see higher waists (anyone else thinking Prince and Purple Rain??), continued obsession with distressed jeans and boyfriend jeans.  

More of the late 70's early 80's styles coming back... rolled pants and shorts and guess what has coming back?? 

Jumpsuits!! (So now I'm having a Saturday Night Fever flashback!)

High waists look awesome of D body types.  Jeans look great on all body types... but not just any jean looks good on all body types.  I will do a separate blog on jeans in the next few weeks.  Jumpsuits will look great on all body types.  Just be sure to follow the advice previously given regarding how to dress to flatter your particular body type and,  just know that you may need to have your new jumpsuit tailored a bit (unless you are an X body type).  D's should stay away from the tapered leg jumpsuits.  I like how a jumpsuit provides a "put-together" look and can be dressed up with accessories, shoes and a dressy hairstyle or can be more casual with sandals, espadrilles, cork wedges and even a floppy hat!

Skirt and dress hem lengths are longer this season!  I am so excited about this one!  You will find hem lengths right above the knee or a little below.  This looks so feminine without crossing into the "cute" category (for those who don't like being called cute).  

You may even find a few dresses (or skirts) with tail hems - notably longer in the back or side(s) than in the front.

A quick lesson on where hems should fall on you:  Stand in front a full-length mirror (otherwise, this won't work!)  and put your heels together (or at least close) and your toes at 10 and 2 o'clock respectively.  Now look to see where the openings are between your knees and ankles, those openings are called diamonds (cool, huh?).  Your hems should fall in the center of those diamonds.  

There is a time and place for a maxi dress or long boho skirt, but not all your dresses and skirts need be so long.  Nor should they all be too short.

Since a new season will begin shortly, this would be a good time to plan a little closet "housekeeping".  Check your skirts, shorts, cropped pants and dresses to see where the hems fall.   While you're at it do a little "wardrobe inventory" with the goal of keeping those clothes that fit you properly and are in colors that flatter you.  So... if you haven't worn something within the last year:

• Remove it from your closet/drawer.  Do you like it?  Does it still fit? 
• If it doesn't fit are you sure you will wear it again one day (and it's a color that flatters you); or, you have multiple sizes, get some storage boxes and begin labeling them respectively.  Store them somewhere else in your house (if you can).
• Is it a color that works best for you?  This is where the beloved color swatches really come in handy.  If it is not donate it.
• Do you have special occasion pieces that you haven't worn in the last year?  If they are a color that flatters you then store them as well.

These steps should help you have just what fits and flatters you in your closet.  You could go further in your organizing and group things together by style and/or color.  You can now make a list of things you may need based on what you removed.  I would keep that list in your purse (along with your color swatches *smile*) and when you are out and about you can shop on purpose and not on impulse.  

OK, as promised I have an awesome give-a-way... a copy of Shari Braendel's newest hit book Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad.   Shari is my friend, mentor and certified me as a Christian Image Consultant and Speaker.  Her book is chock full of style and fashion wisdom for all women!  It makes a great gift for someone as well, which is why I'm giving away a copy!  


To be entered to win Shari's book leave a comment telling me what you have learned from this post or any of my previous posts that has made a difference in how you feel about yourself as a child of God, made in His image and/or any helpful tips or tricks you have learned and applied. 

Blessings!

Dawn