The ELEPHANT In A Pink Room: April 2018

Hey guys!

It’s April!!!! My Birthday month and I am so excited! Well my birthday was actually a week ago on the 11th and I celebrated in Los Angeles with my sister and one of our friends (whose birthday is a few days before mine). This year was a milestone birthday for me, I turn 40 and can’t be more excited.

The original plan was to go to Vegas with a group of my girlfriends but that fell through so I decided....you know what do something you really want to do and because I love Los Angeles I decided to just go there instead.

With all that being said.....let’s get into this look, shall we. The one thing I love about getting dressed is creating a “look”. I absolutely love taking one piece and putting it together in a non traditional way.

I got this leather piece from Topshop and I usually won’t wear short dresses or skirts (well not until I can get these legs tight) so I’m always thinking of ways to layer dresses to make them more interesting. What was attractive about the dress was the off the shoulders and the wrap, which in my opinion looks great on almost anyone.

Even though I love to layer, I also choice pieces that can stand alone by themselves. This allows me to be able to maximize my wardrobe without having to keep buying things in order to look nice everyday. So the dress was the focal point but I wanted an edgy look to it so I enlisted this lace top, ripped jeans (will spazz up any outfit) and the shoes for POP. The head piece was the glue! And WALLAH 💨 this look was born.

Tips For Creating A Dope Layered Look:

Always start with a “Center“ piece that you are going to build your layers around.
If the center piece is solid, find coordinating pieces that are textured, printed or have unique qualities that can enhance your center piece.
Always find an item that will act as the “Glue”. This item is usually an accessory such as shoes, handbag, hat etc. The glue’s purpose this to bring the whole look together. It’s the key to being able to get away with putting different textures, prints and colors together.

Well, let me not bore you guys with too many details. I just wanted to give you a little advise on how to effectively layer. So have fun with your clothes and don’t be afraid to layer, layer, layer!!!