Fashionably Geeked: orange

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Genevieve

Welcome to Part Two of my Sailor Series! (Click here if you missed Part One) If you follow me on twitter, then you know I've been dying to try pattern mixing, but that it's been another one of those things I've been afraid to try. No more! I decided to start off easy and pair two of my favorite patterns: sailor stripes and polka dots. I topped (or bottomed?) the outfit off with my favorite orange peep-toes and there you go! I think it kind of has a French flair. Or maybe a 20s flair? I'm starting to sound like I'm Jennifer Aniston in Office Space. Let me shut up.

A close-up of my ring

Shirt: H&M
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: Aldo
Necklace: Forever21
Ring: Aldo

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Mary Beth

Every time I walk into a Forever21 I have this incessant need to buy a pair of sunglasses. Maybe it's the five dollar price tag or maybe it's just the seemingly unending variety but clearly I have a problem.

Usually, at the end of a post, I like to list the places from which I got all of the items in my outfit. Today, however, everything but the earrings and the sunnies came from H&M. My family members are afraid to shop in the store because they don't want to buy something I already have! I'm going to be taking a break!

Vanessa

Sometimes, I have this inane need to be fancy. I have to be wearing something eye-catching and va-va-voomed (that's probably not a word....oops). But occasionally I like to remember that even simple outfits have their own way of being eye-catching.

Natalie

One of my fashion goals for this year (I don't like resolutions, so I just call them goals) was to take more risks fashion-wise. Often, what I used to do was go into the store, see something I liked, but not purchase it because I was afraid. I was afraid to try an outfit and have it bomb, I was afraid to spend money on something I had no clue how to work, and I was afraid to have people make fun of me for wearing something outrageous. So in my first attempt at being fashionably fearless, I bought these bright orange pants. I had no clue what to do with them, but I brought them home, destroyed my closet figuring out how to wear them, and here you have it!

P.S. Isn't my new header amazing?! My friend Kate drew it for me. Check her out at http://authentikate.tumblr.com/

Shirt: H&M

Pants: H&M

Shoes: Call it Spring

How to take your button-up from ordinary to fabulous

Here's a simple way to turn a simple clothing item (a plain button-up shirt here) into a very stylish outfit. My outfit started out with this orange shirt and a pair of dark-wash jeans.

To spice it up, all I had to do was add a belt:

A collar necklace:

And a cute headband:

Voila! You have a casual, but still stylish outfit.

Breaking the Rules

I always hear that you should never wear orange and black together for fear of looking like something Halloween threw up. But I don't care. I love the dress and I love the tights with it. Here's to breaking the rules!

Outfit: Blazin' a Trail [of orange]

I confess: I probably wear this blazer too much. But I love it! It was my first ever blazer and it's orange and lovely and I love the pop of color! The easiest way for me to wear it is with a cute shirt and some skinnies.

Outfit: I've Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

So, I know I said I'd swear off orange for a bit, but that didn't last very long. I wore this on Sunday. It's a sixties style dress (from H&M's new fall collection!) and I tried to do my makeup like Twiggy's, but that was a big 'ole fail and a half. The Twiggy Eye is more complicated than it looks!

The purse used to be my grandmother's. It's so cute and unique, right? The only problem is, I can't carry too much in such a tiny bag, and so I usually have to sacrifice some of the things I carry that day. Like my book and my DS :(

And here, in a true revelation of craziness, I smile insanely at a paper flower. Oh Flower, you so funny!

Later that night, I went out to eat with my cousins and wore the same dress. I switched the orange belt for a black one and wore some black flats. Voila! It was a slightly different look suitable for a casual night on the town. It's all in the accessories, Baby!

Dress-H&M-24.95
Shoes-Aldo-$70

Outfit:Think I'm Stuck in a Rut

I'm starting to feel like I'm stuck in a rut for two reasons: One is that, I'm still an amateur at this whole posing for my blog thing. I kinda just stand in front of the camera and smile like a goofball. Maybe I place a hand on my hip for extra emphasis, but yeah, that's it. So, in this picture, my well-hidden awkwardness finally begins to rear its misshapen head. Guess it had to happen sooner or later!

The other reason I'm feeling like I'm stuck in a rut, is because my last few outfits have been very similar. I need to step out of the box. I'm currently obsessed with orange and it certainly is showing. So yeah, I'm going to swear it off for a week. I think I need OA: Orange Anonymous!

But other than those two things, I kinda like this outfit. It's super bright and it's my attempt at color blocking (though in this case it's probably more like color mixing) Have a good saturday guys!

Cardigan-H&M-$17.95

Tank Top-Forever21-$5

Shoes-Aldo-$70 (Splurge!)

Belt-H&M-12.95

Outfit: The Lace is back!

So maybe you recognize this orange shirt from a few posts ago. I decided to pair it with blue shorts this time. I love the wingtip oxfords I'm wearing in this picture. Why? Because so many people dislike them. I'm just arbitrary that way.

To be honest, the outfit felt a bit risky when I put it on this morning. I wasn't quite sure if I looked "put-together" enough. But then I decided, hey, forget being put-together! I felt good in the outfit and that's what mattered ;)

My new ring from H&M, set off by some awesome Sally Hansen green nail polish done at the Nail Salon du Jour du Moulin Rouge du Moi (I don't exactly know what all those French words mean but they sounded cool in my head, so I went with it). Basically I did it myself.

My little brother takes most of my pictures, although I usually take the close-ups of my face like the one above (yes, I know I am a very talented self-portrait taker. Please hold your applause til the end).

Shirt-Forever21-$10
Shorts-H&M-$10
Hat-Forever21-$8
Shoes-Forever21-$22
Ring-H&M-$6
Watch-Thrifted-$7

Little spots of color

To be honest, my heels are usually pretty safe as far as colors go. In my closet, I have some nudes, some blacks, browns, reds. I typically go for shoes that are versatile and go with almost anything. These shoes, however, really caught my eye in the store, and I decided to take a risk and buy them. At first nothing I tried pairing them with worked, but I think the other accessories here really bring it all together.

Dress-H&M

Purse-Aldo

Belt-H&M

Shoes-Aldo

Earrings-Body Central

Ring-Forever21