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Laying the right Foundation

Laying the right Foundation

 Have you ever been somewhere and saw someone with a great outfit on? Whether it is male or female doesn’t matter all you know is the pieces they put together are flowing and the outcome is great. You’re looking at them doing the good ‘ol once over and as you get to the feet you are so disappointed. I have found myself in that position and being so disappointed with the shoe game that I’ve actually stared at the show and said “Really?”

Sadly I believe we’ve all been found guilty of this at one time or another. Rushing, so we throw on the comfy shoe, or trying to dress something up and have on the wrong heel for the occasion. (You know what I’m talking about. The girl at the wedding who has on the shoes that she should be wearing for the club) All Flats are not the same and all Heels are not created equal. There are so many different types of flats so many variations in heels this accessory is one that should be well thought out.

 Shoes are an amazing accessory. Many times I build from the bottom up. What shoes am I in the mood to wear? After I pick that out I decide what pieces I want to do add. Shoes really speak loudly to an occasion and picking the right one will say whether you’re over or under dressed. Heels Platforms and Stiletto instantly spice an outfit up and appears you’re ready for a good time. Whether it be with your significant other, a girls night out or you celebrating you and taking yourself out!!! If you’re feeling more relaxed or casual ballets flats or loafers bring your outfit to a more down to earth level.

For my ladies who don’t wear heels due to lack of comfort there are so many solutions for you now . Wedges are once again back and very trendy . Everyone is wearing them and they make them in casual styles along with formal. With the invention of the amazing insoles for high heels that also opens up more styles for you. Now if you are new to heels I would not suggest you wear them on an outing where you are going to do a lot of walking, but always try out different styles and  push comes to shove keep a pair of ballet flats in the purse( I do)

As Much as I hate the winter, one of my favorite things about it is the opportunity to wear SHOE BOOTS. I absolutely love them and you can wear them with jeans, dresses, skirts, and winter shorts.  And if going with a flat boot, it’s simply an amazing way to wear a skirt or dress and still look dressed up and be comfortable. I love the look of a dress with a flat shoe boot  for a NY date night or any date night where you know you’re going to have to do a lot of walking.

Don’t neglect the thought of the shoe Beauties! It’s the foundation of the Outfit

Nik.

Basics to the Funk

“It’s Saturday Night. You’ve had your outfit picked out for the past 2 weeks. You know you’ll look amazing in the dress and the shoes are to die for. After makeup, hair and clothes are on, you take a final look in the mirror only to realize you don’t have on any jewelry and throw on some studs or hoops, and your everyday purse and walk out the door.”

                There is nothing like having the right outfit and utterly destroying it with the wrong shoe scarf or way too much or too little jewelry. Even a wrongly placed belt can go from giving you a great waist line to simply making you lumpy. Now the statement above is nothing against hoops or studs. Anyone that knows me knows you can find me in a pair of hoops  ( I love them!)  but its about the complete effort of the ensemble. Not many know that the amount of thought that goes into the outfit itself also needs to go into the accessories which ultimately bring the outfit to the next level.

Accessories are the icing on the cake, the outfit completer, the polishing of a look.   I personally love wearing a classic look and spicing it up with a funky shoe bracelet or ring, or just the opposite a funky outfit with simple accessories. It’s the fun of watching someone look you up and down and once they see that little piece( whether it’s the ring the earrings purse or shoe)  starring at that piece a little longer. It’s the little unexpected pieces that make you stand out.

What you want to do when you accessorize is let it play the supporting role to the amazing pieces you have put together. Along with that   create Harmony within the pieces of accessories you have on. You want your pieces to flow together complementing each other, not battling  it out for attention with each one crying for the lead.

 You want to have one major statement piece.

- You don’t want to wear a Big Necklace with Big earrings. That is a lot of look in a small space.

Accessories don’t have to match color wise with your outfit

-          Feel free to be free with colors. You don’t have to wear all black to wear colored accessories. You could easily wear red with tan colored accessories Or Turquoise with a hot pink pump. HAVE FUN

Patterns

-          Just because you are wearing a leopard ring does not mean that you need to wear leopard earrings bracelet and necklace. Let the pattern piece, no matter how small, be the Statement piece even if it’s not the largest piece.

BELTS!!!

-          Be careful with the placements of belts. The last thing those of us who carry weight in our midsection want to do is put the belt right in the of that. You want to place your belt right underneath your bust which many times is the smallest place on your body. It might sound like a weird placing for a belt and may even feel weird but it will give the illusion of an hour glass figure even If that’s not what you have.

Have Fun and express who you truly are.

-          At the end of the day have a good time and express who  you are. I can write all these do’s and don’ts but if you want to break them because they are not authentic to your style than don’t follow them. There are enough carbon copies in the world, be free to be the authentic you.

Style and accessorizing is all about Showing the inward beauty of one’s self to the world.  You’re beautiful! Let everyday be a catwalk, and make every person a fan of the Flyness of U

Love ya Beauties,

Nik