Hello, and happy Tuesday. We are a week after Valentines weekend and I hope we are all still doing the little things peeps. I am so reenergized after a weekend with my friends to celebrate my best friends wedding. If you every find yourself in a rut, take some time off and spend it with old friends. It always is a great reset for me.

Let’s talk belts. I am in love with my Off-white Industrial belt because I can dress it up or down. Since the easy route for this belt would be dressing it down…I wanted to show you a way on how I would style it to dress it up.

There are a lot of different color combinations for this belt. I chose this white/red mix because I know it would go with a lot of my wardrobe and I also liked how the buckle wasn’t gold or silver.

I don’t wear a lot of blazers, but I like the belted blazer look.

 

|| (Photos by: Katie Pickens Photography ) || (Blazer: Robert Rodriguez)|| (Belt: Off-White) || (Pants: Levi’s) || (Shoes: Sam Edelman) ||

I believe in investing in blazers because they never go out of style. I love how this one is double breasted. Here are some other good options for red blazers.

• option 1 (double breasted) 
• option 2
• option 3

Other OFF-White (industrial belt) color options:

• option 1
• option 2
• option 3 

If you like the trend and want less of a price commitment … they have a mini industrial belt. 

 Up next I have plans to wear this with a dress and also with my high waisted pants. Can’t wait to show you guys more variations with this belt.

Have a great week!

MAB JAB

WHAT’S UP?! Happy Wednesday I hope everyone has their Christmas shopping all done because I would be no where near a mall right now.

I’m not blogging about a trend today, I wanted to dedicate a post to my love of wearing my concert merch on a daily basis. This is one of my favorite shoots to date because I feel like it is really me and my personal style shone through.

Whether I am wearing my merch with jeans, leggings, or my joggers I always find a way to wear it. I find nothing sexier than I woman rocking a tee shirt, jeans and heels. It’s just effortless. It’s a perfect weekday night out outfit with your girls or guy best friend (me lol).

A couple of things I look for when I am shopping for merch at concerts. I broke it down to three major requirements before I pull the trigger:

1. NO DATES – I tend to stay away from dates on the tee, I don’t like the tour dates on the back of shirts. I do have some, but I don’t like the shirts to be dated. (I’ll make an exception from time to time.. it depends if the design outweighs it.) There are dates on my Astroworld shirt above… there was a horse on the front of it…I had to get it.
2. MUST BE UNIQUE– I look for a unique design, a shirt that won’t be sold at Urban Outfitters or a shirt that I haven’t seen yet.
3. SIZE UP– I typically buy LARGE OR EXTRA LARGE. I love the oversized look with jeans. I HATE TIGHT TEE SHIRTS THEY DON’T LAST LONG AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR LONGEVITY WITH CONCERT MERCH.

The Astroworld tee isn’t available online…,but I just wanted to show you how to style them this time of year….

(Photos By Katie Pickens ) // ( Jeans: LEVI’S) // (Jacket: Urban Outfitters) // (Tee: ASTROWOLRD MERCH ) // (Shoes: Vince (old))

(Photos By Katie Pickens) // (Hat: Brixton ) //(Tee: Miguel Merch)// (Jacket: I.AM.GIA ) (Jeans: LEVI’S) // (Shoes: Stuart Weitzman )

If you are needing more inspiration check out my board on Pinterest of graphic tee/concert merch looks. 

YOU GUYS…This post has been a long time coming. I’ve been meaning to do this post after my necklace one.

Per request I am talking about jewelry again… this time just about only about earrings. I am simple girl when it comes to jewelry, especially earrings. I like classic styles. I do not really branch out when it comes to color and style. A lot of the pom pom stuff is in, and that is not for me. I don’t hate it on other people, I just don’t think some trends are for me. I like sleek earrings. Earrings that I can wear from day to night when I change outfits. Earrings that I can pull my hair back and feel chic with a nude lip.

I wore a tee shirt, jeans and no shoes during this shoot because I wanted to show you guys how the simple statement of a gold earring can go a long way.

Starting with my Bagatiba Hoops:

(Photos by Katie Pickens)

I love love love this brand. I love love love these hoops. What do I love about it? That I don’t waste my money on multiple necklaces/earrings and get attached to one that is a silver/gold/green mix. I discovered this brand because I found a lot of celebrities wearing it. I mean A LOT. They are not super cheap, but they have last me more than TWO YEARS and I SWEAR BY THIS BRAND. They have been everywhere with me and no scuffs, discoloration or any tear to them. I recently bought another pair as backups during their black friday sale. I like thick gold hollow hoops if you don’t like the price wait for a sale weekend or look at my other options here:

• option 1 
• option 2 

Another pair that I love are these drop earrings. I found at Nordstrom. I love how they aren’t too heavy and aren’t over the top chandelier earrings. Again, I am going for classic here.

(Photos by Katie Pickens)

Lastly, below these Zara earrings I had to include in the shoot. They are fabulous. I love the old style of them… a pair you’ve seen on your mom or grandmother wearing in photos from the past. (“OLD HOLLYWOOD GLAM …” TRYRA VOICE) I’m on the hunt for a pair that has this same vintage feel, but is more hollow and smaller than these. I like these, but they are too heavy for my liking. With cheaper earrings like these you won’t get the hollow metal, they use the cheaper metal that is heavier and fades… hence why I try to avoid cheaper earrings. I CAN’T DO HEAVY EARRINGS!

(Photos by Katie Pickens)

If you are looking for anymore links to jewelry or just need a fun source of inspiration check out my board of jewels on my Pinterest page.

More content coming this week be on the lookout!

-MAB

I know what you’re thinking. What in the hell is a fisherman cap…? Let me tell you why I am living for these hats for Fall and Winter. I started experimenting with these last Fall…. got some flack for it. Like I said in my ACL post I don’t really care… I love wearing hats when the weather cools down whether they are beanies, fisherman caps, floppy wool hats, or nike hats I am all about it. I also am all about not washing my hair and covering up that bump I get on the back of my head from my pillow the night before.

Below I gave two examples on how to wear the hats. I have a casual look with one and then a more dressy look with the other. This season Brixton released these leather ones and I am dying… The yellow hat is corduroy and the black is leather. I live for different textures like leather, velvet, suede when the weather cools down. It is the only way I stay sane when the weather gets miserable.

A quick note on sizing for these hats.. they come in extra small, small, medium and large. I have some in small and medium. I mostly wear small. There are some days I don’t want to wear a snug hat… so that’s when I wear the medium. I know I’m weird, but I like options.

(Hat: Brixton // Skirt: GRLFRND Denim // Sweater: Something Navy // Belt: B-Low the Belt ) (Photos by Katie Pickens)

( Hat: Brixton // Top: Alice + Olivia  // Skirt: Current Elliot (old), similar corduroy option: here // Boots: Stuart Weitzman // ) (Photos by Katie Pickens)

What kind of hats do you guys like to wear for Fall/Winter ??

Jenna

So I think we all got the message that teddy coats are here to stay for this upcoming season. To push the trend a bit further I think this season is the season to invest in a color teddy coat. Yes no nude, white or black have fun.

I love my red coat because it is outrageously oversized and I can let it hang on my shoulders in feel fabulous. I thought I would show you guys on how this big coat amps my plain white tank, jeans and sneakers. It is so easy….and when I go out I switch to nude or red heels.

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( Coat: Revolve  ) (Photos by Rebekuh Jones)

 

What colors do you guys want to try this season?

This post was requested by a couple of people and this is something near and dear to my heart…. GOLD NECKLACES… MORE SPECIFICALLY MY GOLD COIN NECKLACES.

I am entering my second week of being 28 and I am looking back on my old jewelry and times have changed. Not a lot, but I was more free spirited and a little bit more overdone then .. than I am now. One thing that I also learned about my jewelry preference is that I don’t want to get those green stains on my skin anymore from cheaper jewelry. Let me tell you I have a few hilarious Coachella memories of not being able to scrub it off.

(Photos by Rebekah Jones)

I get a lot of questions about my necklaces. I like to stack simple items on top of each other and layer. This summer I was on the quest for finding the perfect coin necklaces. Before my San Diego trip this set was sitting in my shopping cart for a couple of days and I pulled the trigger and haven’t taken the set off since July. I actually flip the necklace and wear the plain backside of the necklace. Most of the time I am not feeling the small jewel on it and the plain gold is a statement itself. I like this color of gold it’s not to bright of a gold.. and not too dark. I am such a perfectionist when it comes down to the little details of items. Other coin necklace options:

• option 1 
• option 2
• option 3

Let me know what you guys think about this post. Should I just put my jewelry in the menu and add more items I am loving? Let me know in the comments below.