menswear

I know this is coming a bit late (haven't had time to take the photos & blog) but I absolutely love the menswear inspired clothing! I used to love wearing the tie but more along the lines of a punk look or school uniform vibe. It's just so sexy that woman can wear the power of suit pieces yet still look shapely. The pieces now are sophisticated looking yet still feminine. Not to mention many of the pieces are accentuated with pieces of leather, fur, or even metallic tones. What's best is that you are not confined to a full suit, instead you can mix and match the pieces as you choose. The pieces look great with dress pants, skirts, and skinny jeans. Especially with the vests, you can choose to pair them off with dress shirts, blouses, or my favorites of either a muscle tank or solid colored tee. I personally prefer wearing the vests with solid color clothing because I want the main focus to be on the vest. I had gotten two really cute ones last year but they're somewhere in my winter bins (aka too messy to find). But they were halter vests, one was corduroy and the other was black pinstriped.



I love the dark color on this and how it's accented with the black lace along the sides. It adds a very feminine touch to it.



This is a more casual vest but I couldn't resist the rounded collar!



Now this is one of the staycinista pieces. Why? Because it combines a bunch of things I love into one piece. It's a halter vest, I actually hadn't been able to find many of the new vests that were halters since last year. It's a pretty plaid pattern, which is one of the new fabrics this fall. To top it off, it's got the belted look that I love! What more could I ask for in one piece?

a blast into the past

I'm really liking the lace accents and crocheted embellishments that are on clothing. Even better is when the material is made to resemble lace but in fact is a much smoother and softer fabric instead. It brings out such a vintage look. Obviously you don't want to be completely decked out in lace from head to toe or you'll look like 80's Madonna (like a virgin days).



This is a pretty simplistic piece but the beadwork helps accentuate it.



Yet another simplistic piece but the pin and strands help bling it out a bit. I love the vintage vibe of it.



This piece has the lace resemblance only on the top half which I loved. Since it's a very flowy top, you need to pair it with tighter and more straight legged bottoms or you'll look frumpy. Leggings would work as well. I also love the vintage feel to this piece, it gives me a flapper vibe. The pin is removable so those who want to go bold can leave it on. Works well with or without it honestly.



Oooh, lace accents and crocheted top. You can't get more vintage than that! (Okay, you can) I love the romantic feel to this piece!



The fun and flirty piece - I love the funky body pattern and the cute crocheted flower pins! You probably wouldn't expect a mixture of such different elements but somehow it just works.