Ring Around

After watching the movie version of The Outsiders, I spontaneously began to be obsessed with rings.  Strangely, in the movie only one character wears rings, and he beats up the friend of the main character, so I don't know when this came about.  Maybe because I realized that I don't have any rings.  I've always thought they were annoying, because they would never fit that well, and because wedding rings are traditional symbols for marriage (In Western culture anyway).  But today I've been searching around Etsy for some interesting rings:

 

12K Gold Filled Hammered Stacking Ring

   

Moonstone Stacking Ring - Size 2 to 15

 

Ananshia Vintage Brass gold adjustable ring - Limited Edition

   

Sterling silver ring faceted band

 

vintage modernist silver hammered metal wide band ring

New Shoes

I just got these shoes from Marshall's:

Aerosoles Katapult Sandal

They were pretty cheap; only $30.  I'm not sure if I should keep them though, they are kind of high and might not classify as semi-formal?  I don't know, in real life the shoes seem a little mature and not really fit for a spring event.  What do you think?

Target Knockoffs?

Really quick post.  Is it just me, or these very suspicious? 

Famous Footwear

 What's What Brown Women's Plushious Shoe $49.99

Target 

Women's Merona® Elliana Wedge Sandals - Coffee $24.99

Personally, I would go with the Target shoes if I were buying them to save money, but after comparing these two almost identical shoes from different brands and stores, I don't know...Maybe they had the same design group?

Infrequency Up Ahead

Sorry!  I just got hard contacts, and my vision is still adjusting, so I can't spend a lot of time on the computer; plus I have a placement test and other state testing coming up soon that I need to study for.  Posting will be a bit sporadic (as usual) so bear with me!
In the meantime, enjoy this picture from Jack & Jil:

 

P.S. : For people living in the U.S., good luck with your taxes!

Things I Like (April)

Fall RTW:

3.1 Phillip Lim 

 

Rodarte

Other Items:

 

Essie Mint Candy Apple nail polish

Cynthia Vincent for Target Gladiator Wedge Sandals

Etsy:

Help Haiti!  25% of the profits from this necklace goes to American Red Cross for the Haiti Relief Fund.

Images from: style.com, makeuplovesme.com, target.com, etsy.com

Just a bunch of random things I like.  But seriously, how great are those wedges?  Looks a bit high though...

I've been sick for a week now, so posting is going to be a little slow.  Enjoy spring!

Happy Easter

SALE Lavender Paisley Egg - Easter and Spring Decor by KimArt 

Updates:

April Fool's Day summary:  Got a sticker stuck to my back, sat on a plastic lizard, stole a ruler (now returned), ran a mile, and took a quiz (and was told the next day it was a joke).  Lovely.

Apparently, there seems to be a lot of "trendy" young people dying their hair gray.  From what I see though, it was first a light, pastel color (like lavender or blue) that faded and turned kind of platinum-ish.  Or the color is silver or light blonde.  Not really gray.  Runway

 Am I the only one looking forward to this?  Cynthia Vincent for Target

I heard it's supposed to rain tomorrow here, and I have an optometrist's exam again, because I want to get a type of hard contacts for night.  I hope everyone has a Happy Easter (don't eat too many chocolate eggs)!

 

Surfers Soulies Skinheads & Skaters

Awesome book for many reasons.

By Amy De La Haye and Cathie Dingwall, it is a collection of photos and information about subcultural style from years past.  It is really informational about the style of subcultural dressing, mostly from the UK and USA from the forties to the nineties, containing pictures from the exhibition from where the clothes were from, information about the owners of the clothing, and the subculture's mindset was.  I found this really interesting because I didn't know what half of the cultures in the book represented beforehand.  It was also interesting to know about the particular influences of that culture and it provided good reference for those who want to trace back modern subcultures.  I also enjoyed the way the book had a more magazine or editorial style layout, with different fonts and colors for each type of culture.

However, it did not include real models of how the subcultures were besides clothing.  For example, the authors couldn't duplicate haircuts or slang terms.  However, this would not be a problem for someone with a purely curious interest in retro subcultural style.  It is a satisfying book to flip through and simply look at the picture.

Did you know Karl Lagerfield once designed a B-Girl look for Chanel?

Image from infibeam.com