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Friday, April 25, 2014

Happy Winter Solstice!

Wishing you and your family

the warmest of winter greetings

for a safe, healthy and beautiful holiday season.

xox

Karina

Thursday, February 27, 2014

HIWWI Winter Kate Moonbeam Shirt

{Winter Kate Moonbeam top, $285}

Look at this top.

Now, watch this clip (you can start watching at 6:39 if you dont wanna watch the whole thing--but you SHOULD!):

You see where Im going with this, right? If you guessed "homage to Jennifer Connellys puffy pirate shirt from the Labyrinth," you are correct. I also would have accepted "homage to David Bowies puffy pirate shirt from the Labyrinth" and "I EFFING LOVE THE LABYRINTH" as correct answers.

As a child of the 80s, a mild obsession with the Labyrinth was like, mandatory. Besides, whats not to love about this movie? Glitter everything, crystal balls, David Bowie music, intentional cupping of David Bowies crotch...its a smorgasbord of merriment! So anyway, when I saw this Winter Kate top, I couldnt help but squeal with girlish delight over the chance to put together my own Labyrinth-inspired frock. Lets take a trip down sparkly, fantasy, over-indulgent lane, shall we?

First things first: the vest. Its pretty much rule numero uno that puffy pirate-sleeved shirts always be paired with a vest. To bring this look to the 21st century, I cant think of a better option than a fur vest:

{B.B. Dakota fur vest, $57}

Obviously, were gonna need a tight, dangerously close to camel-toe-inducing pants (ya know, to get that authentic Bowie feel), so naturally these have to happen:

{Express sequin legging, $98}

Since ~~were gonna be running all around the Goblin Kings maze of a front yard to get our literal baby brother back~~ its winter, this whole look needs to be rounded out with a closed toe boot. Would you be mad if I picked a matching sparkly one making it seem as though your legs, ankles and feet were just one, uninterripted stream of grey glitter? No?? Okay, great:

{Topshop boot, $160}

At this point, I would have free reign to burst into "Magic Dance" pretty much anywhere I felt compelled, but you could also top this look off with a hat, sparkly nails, kooky shades, and a crystal ball. Im obviously just going for subtlety here, people.

How do you feel about this Labyrinth-inspired look? Would YOU wear this top this way?? HAVE YOU ENTERED MY STYLEMINT GIVEAWAY??? Tell me everything in the comments.