Faux leather and lace

Every few days, seasons, years, whatever.... I have a new favorite type of fabric I love to wear.  For awhile now it has been lace and faux leather.  I love the cute, femininity of lace and the rough and tuff edge look of faux leather/real authentic leather.  Together it makes an awesome combination. (black on black on black, of course!)

I picked up this lace-front top with a faux leather collar at Target.  Target is always collaborating with different designers and the designer they have featured there at this time is Prabal Gurung.   Prabal Gurung was born in Singapore, raised in Nepal, and now resides in the lovely NYC.  He launched his  first collection under his own name during NYFW in 2009.  He is known for big celebrities wearing his designs like the beautiful Zoe Saldana, Demi Moore, and our first lady Michelle Obama.  I love how his collection range from dark tones to bright colors and always make a statement!

There are many ways you can put together this black lace front top.  You can pair it with a pair of liquid black leggings or even dark denim jeans (high waisted, skinny, whatever fits your style) wedges, booties, ANYTHING.  You can even go wild with accessories.  Maybe add a solid gold or silver collar necklace, or even spiked accessories to give it even more of an edge.  Check out his collection at Target here!

Here are some pieces from the Spring 2013 collection:

And here is a video of Prabal Gurung's Spring 2013 line.  Enjoy.

xo.

Too many shoes, too little space.

LITERALLY!

Today is my day off from work so what better way to occupy my time by rearranging my room and organizing all the shoes I own.  As you can tell, I love black shoes.  All black everything (along with spikes,studs,floral/animal prints, and glitter) .  These are only half the shoes I own/wear. (I have some shoes that I haven't even worn yet, oops!).  They are either scattered across my bedroom floor, closet shelf, or the bottom of my closet.  When it comes to shoes, I usually buy on the clearance rack or thrift them.  I am in desperate need of a shoe rack, or bigger room.


Here are two of my most recent purchases (from the clearance section) that I absolutely love!

(and my new healing tattoo)

Top: Studded heel boots- f21
Bottom: Studded toe combat boots- f21 xo.