Trend: All That Black

Seeing this picture of Eliza Dushku got me thinking... when did ALL black emsemble stop reminding people of gothic emo kids and start looking well... posh. I remember in my younger days when someone stepped out like this:

...it meant that they were into Marilyn Manson, The Crow, vampires, overall dark and depressing things. Now when I sit and think about it I have stepped out all in black and felt not-so depressing. Au contraire, felt right down classy and put together. So when exactly did wearing all black turn from being outcasted to being star-casted? Is this something that was only misconceived in certain parts of middle-America? Has the rest of the world always felt that all-black is the only way to go when you want to give the appearance of taste yet laissez faire attitude? Is it no longer the 'it's that time of month' staple outfit? I ponder these things as I pull out my pair of black jeans with full intent to wear them with a black blouse and a thick black belt even though I have barely heard one song of Mr. Manson's collection. Back to black anyone?

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Belle of the Ball

Who doesn't dream of it? I think we've been conditioned from birth to want to be a Disney Princess. My personal favorite is Belle; maybe it's because when it came out I was just leaving that childhood stage and becoming VERY aware of the opposite sex. Maybe it's because she looked like me; brown hair and brown eyes. Maybe a lot of things. The fact is that still to this day I will pop in my DVD of Beauty & the Beast and thoroughly enjoy it. So how to update the Belle look for modern day?

Dress, Arden B $70.40, Shoes, Badgley Mischka $200, Purse, Aldo $25, Earrings, Kara Ross $165, Bracelet, Forever 21 $6.80, Polish, OPI for Sephora 'Worth My Weight' $9

I was really tempted to add gloves. I'm really feeling the black & gold lately. Movie inspiration obviously doesn't help ;)

today's outfit: the navy blazer

I'm so excited about my outfit today I have to post about it before I leave for work. I found this awesome navy blazer in a thrift shop this weekend (a GREAT place for blazers if you want to update your fall wardrobe) for about $3.50. You can't beat that so after a trip to the cleaners I can finally wear it with my skinny jeans, a plain white tee I got from Target for about $8 a pack and snazzed it up with great pumps, a purse and some jewelry. I think this is my favorite outfit this week <3 I also did my hair in a high ponytail to give it a playful twist. (the sorority girl in me was screaming to tie a little red bow on my hair but I held myself back you all would be proud)

Blazer, Topshop $120, Jeans, Hudson $119, T-Shit, Fruit of the Loom $8.50 (for a 5 pack!), Handbag, Banana Republic $230, Shoes, Jessica Simpson $69, Necklace, Nordstrom $27, Ring, Max & Chloe $38, Nail Polish, Zoya 'America' $7

Since I'm meeting the girls after work for Sushi, Sake & a movie this just makes the 8 hours at work breeze by before playtime really begins! Happy Friday, everyone!!