Style Tips From the 80s

I've been continuing my quest to shop my closet and style some pieces I don't wear, like this flowy thrifted skirt. The elastic band doesn't excite me, but the material, hemline and the flow of the skirt has made me keep this in my closet. 

An idea popped into my head to layer a tunic top over the skirt, add a belt and tie a scarf around my waist. I'm taking some style inspiration from 80s band like; Adam Ant and the Ants, Duran Duran and Siouxsie Sioux, and infusing them into outfits.

I picked up a few Rimmel 'Show Off' Lip Lacquers to try and they are now my new favorite 'lip goo' as I'm sort of a lip gloss junkie. The lacquers are moisturizing and unlike lip gloss alone, these are more pigmented and have decent staying power. I got Light Year (wearing in photo) and Stargazer, so I'm interested in trying some of other shades!

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XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Black Netted Skirt

I'm pretty lucky that I have awesome friends who not only love clothes, but love to give me their clothing. (Thanks Julie Ann!) This especially makes me happy since I'm having a no buy clothing/shoes March, so I did some shopping in my closet. I decided to do some wardrobe brainstorming during a snowstorm...heyyyy, it's March and it was just 45 degrees on Tuesday. Ugh.

Yeah, I'm complaining about the weather again. I'm over it, I put up the white flag. Meh's all around.

I wanted to dress down this long black netted skirt (from Julie Ann) by Free People, so I paired it with my new Christian Death t-shirt (made by my friend Jason) and I added a stretch belt to cover the drawstring on the skirt. I think it works and I like the silhouette, but the belt kept sliding around which got to be quite annoying.

lip color : Celebrate by NYX Cosmetics

Do you ever have closet brainstorming sessions?

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XOXO-Meagan Kyla

I Dream of Shoes : Studded Red Tartan Creepers by TUK Shoes

I think Tartan is pretty rad on others and I love creepers, so the Studded Tartan Red Plaid Tartan Low Sole Creepers get my vote for this shoe Thursday.

I think I've been listening to too much of The Exploited. Hahaha! *Wink*

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

The Hard to See Purple Velvet Dress

After reviewing the photos, I realized that you can't tell that this dress is dark purple, haha! It makes sense as Derek didn't realize it was purple until he saw the dress in direct light and exclaimed, "Wow, it's purple!". It's a sleeveless stretch velvet dress that I picked up at a thrift store for a few bucks. You know, the ones I used to wear in the 90s that's (now) considered retro. So weird!

Pretty simple outfit for a warm day, which made me happy that I didn't have to sport five layers of clothing. The Spring Equinox is eight days away and I'm looking forward to packing away all the heavy sweaters and pulling out my cotton dresses and wearing my vests. Positive warm thoughts!

Shoe cam!

In other randomness, I've had "Barbarism Begins At Home" stuck in my head ever since last Friday's The Cure vs. The Smiths dance party. It's one of my favorite Smiths songs played at one of my favorite dance nights of the year.....but you know I love The Cure more. 

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XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Kitsch Picks : Bohemian Beauty Lace Kimono

Lately I've been seeing a lot of fashion kimono's pop up here and there, but the Bohemian Beauty Lace Kimono has stood out to me the most. The fringe and lace is such a beautiful combination!

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XOXO-Meagan Kyla