Fringe & Fur

Happy Holidays fashionistas!! It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted and can YOU believe it's almost the NEW YEAR!!?? Helllllllo 2014, ready or not! It's been a busy December as I'm sure you know. Christmas parties, traveling, the holidays and spending time with the people we love. AWESOME.

The outfit I'm writing about is in NO WAY a holiday outfit and I apologize ahead of time for not being very "festive." This outfit is actually from a couple of weeks ago and I'm just now getting around to blog about it. Oooops :-)

The boots below I SCORED from my dear friend, Jackie. They are amaziiing: detailed with fur, studs and tassels. Not to mention THE MOST COMFORTABLE things EVER. I paired black leggings with a bodycon black tank then threw on my turquoise lace kimono from LOTUS. BAM.DONE. I'm not sure the exact "style" you would call this, BUT it's comfy, I felt "bohemian-ish" annnnnd going with that theme, I went makeup free ..well...except for lipstick. This is an example of "throwing" together an outfit and actually liking it. USUALLY doesn't happen that easy. Fringe & fur, one of may favorite combos.

PS- Enjoy your NYE and dress OUTRAGEOUS, whatever that may mean to you. I intend on reporting back..probably in SEQUINS. Have fun and be safe!

Don't forget to check out LOTUS online at www.lotuslook.com

Black leggings & lace kimono: Lotus

Boots: Luxe Australia

 

Fur/tassels/suede

 

MAC lipstick: Media

Stacked rings: Lotus

 

Snake necklace: Lotus

 

 

 

 

xox Krista 



Happy "3rd" Birthdaaaay, LOTUS

If you live in Charlotte I KNOW that YOU know about Lotus. If you don't, you SHOULD and if you DO, join US this Thursday evening from 6-9pm at the store (located in the Metropolitan) for our "3rd" BIRTHDAY party. Lotus has been around much longer than 3 years, BUT it is 3 years at our newest and ONLY location (as of now) at the Metropolitan. That's cause for a CELEBRATION!!

We are so excited to showcase our NEW arrivals and Holiday window display with you, your friends and family. There will be prize giveaways, special deals, CHAMPAGNE, food and a DJ .. not to mention SEQUINS/SPARKLE/LEATHER/JEWELRY ..just to name a few. Sounds like a pretty awesome PARTY to me and a good excuse to get your girls or guys together for a night of fun and fashion. Maybe even get some of your holiday shopping finished!

I've put together a FEW of our new looks to hold you over until Thursday! If you're not in the QC, no worries, we've got you covered ONLINE at www.lotuslook.com. We wouldn't want YOU to miss out on LOTUS fashions just because of your zip code.

CHEERS & see YOU Thursday orrrrr online :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Tim Burton

I woke up waaaay too early this morning ..especially for a Saturday ..especially when I COULD have slept in .. until 8:30am. When YOU have nothing else to do at 7am, it only makes sense to put on a full face of makeup ..NOT. BUUUUT it's exactly what I did. I played around in my kaboodle (yes I said kaboodle) and practiced with my MAC shadows, matte colors and tints. The end result was a SUPER dark matte eye ..which BASICALLY put together what my outfit NEEDED to be for the day. "All black everrrr'thing".

No surprise here, I went for my leather leggings. One of these days I'll stop talking about how EVERYONE needs a pair. THEY GO WITH EVERYTHING! I searched through hangers filled with black blouses, tanks, tees  AND then came to  da da da daaaaa my black&white skull blouse with gold button details. Where has this top been hiding?!? I've only worn it once before and that was at least a year ago. I LOVED it when I wore it, but it somehow managed to fly under my radar since. Dark eye, leather leggings and a SKULL blouse. YEP, this is how my day is looking. To finish off the "oh girl you know she bad" look, I chose my NEW black with gold chrome combat boots and distressed stone "caterpillar" ring. Helllllo Saturday, I'm coming for you.

 

Leather leggings / skull blouse / combat boots / sequin clutch: Lotus

 

Stone "caterpillar" stack ring

 

 

 

 



xox Krista

LOTUS Lovers

It's Monday .. insert eye roll, BUT it's not an usual, every week type Monday because today we honor those who have/are now & will continue to serve our country. HAPPY VETERANS day ya'll.

This evenings post is going to be a bit different than my usual. I'm not going to post pictures of my weekend outfit choices or any pictures of the new trends, BUT instead an entire entry dedicated to where I've learned most of my tricks: LOTUS. If you follow me on twitter, Instagram or are my friend on Facebook, YOU already know my weekend place of work, my happy place, the place I love to be with the people who REALLY get me. Ya know ..fashion lovers, like myself. I owe this place A LOT. The people I've met, the dear friends I've gained ..not to mention the STYLE tips and tricks I've learned from working in the store, being taken to NY and working runways and fashion events in the area. I've learned my style, the style of the everday woman and what makes people just FEEL GOOD. Soooo today I am going to show you photos of our NEWEST ARRIVALS, that I have styled & taken pics of for our online webiste: www.lotuslook.com. If you haven't already liked Lotus Look on Facebook or became friends of ours, I suggest you DO IT NOW. We have daily/weekly updates on new arrivals, sales and store promotions. I ALSO suggest you become a member of our LOTUS VIP club. You get special discounts in the store and online. Shhhh ..it's our little secret ;-).

All of the images below are NEW & available NOW at Lotus. These pieces I've chosen are personal favorites as we slide into the Winter & Holiday season. They are beautiful and very versatile. If you see something you LOVE, below here is the contact information for Lotus ..you may wanna call ASAP because these pieces are ALREADY leaving the store doors as we speak. Also, don't forget to check us out on all of our social media sites. I hope our style inspires you. GO GLAM, Lotus lovers!

Website: www.lotuslook.com
Store: (704) 335-8884
Facebook: Lotus Look
Instagram: lotusCLT
Twitter: lotusCLT

NEW YORK CITY tank

Silver sequin maxi skirt

Gray cardigan with fur collar detail

Red peplum faux leather top

Leather leggings

Statement necklace

Gray cardigan with faux fur collar

 Champagne&Leather&Rock&Roll sweatshirt (Stylist pick)

Leather leggings

Nude cashmere blend sweater (has gold zipper deail down the back)

Neutral pleated maxi skirt

Black jumpsuit

Black lace crop top

Statement necklace

Leather panel bodycon dress

Statement necklace

Black high neck lace dress (BEAUTIFUL)

Black leopord kimono

Black lace crop top



White maxi with open back



STAR Ships are Meant to Flyyyyy

'Star ships are meant to flyyyy. Hands up & touch the sky. Let's do this one last timeee. Can't stop  ..we're higher than a motha-f*$@!#. '

Daaang, that's a feel good song & currently playing on Pandora as I try to find the right words for the outfit you are about to see. I'm stuck ..writers block maybe orrrr maybe it's the fact that my day at work (teaching) wasn't so awesome and I'm trying not to let the fact that I am the teacher, mother, nurse, custodian, care taker, mentor, friend, counselor, (everything else possible) to at least 24 kids take over my mind. Loooong day, but yes yes well worth it ...I know. MAYBE that's why I'm finding it hard to describe the outfit I'm posting about. Orrrr maybe the outfit is a LITTLE crazy .. out there .. thrown together, that I can't think of the right way to let you into my thoughts of how or why I put these pieces together.

 Let's not waste anyones time here and get right into the pictures. I'll let you all take the lead here and interrupt this how you like. Mermaid, grunge, wacky ..you tell me. Just know that it is OKAY to mix prints, textures and colors. Throw together some different pieces and maybe you'll even surprise yourself. I know I did! TRY IT, sisters! Sorry, this is all I've got for tonight.

 

Skirt: ASOS mermaid sequin mini

Nails: OPI "black tie"

 

Sequin mini/oversized distressed sweater

Onyx tights/studded combat boots

 

 Distressed star sweater: Wildfox Couture

Stone necklace: Lotus

 Bubble jacket: Lotus (NEW)

www.lotuslook.com



 Jacket: Lotus

Lipstick: Katy Perry by Sephora



Tiger Lily

"Tiger Lily is the beautiful Indian princess in the Disney film Peter Pan. She mostly has her nose turned up in a snobbish manner, probably due to her being proud and brave rather than simply pampered."

I've been thinking a lot about how we as people change, how our styles change and what makes us ..well.. us. This quote has stuck with me ever since seeing it this past week on a friends Instagram. It reads, "When a woman says 'I have nothing to wear!', What she really means is, 'there is nothing here for who I am supposed to be today." I couldn't agree more. Soooo this morning when I woke up and got moving, I had this urge to play "dress-up" in one of my favorite character(s). Pocahontas and Tiger Lily came to mind, but I needed to make it look fashionable .. NOT Halloween-e.

If you haven't played "dress-up" in a while, I suggest you give it a try. It's FUN to go through your closet and mix-match items, re-discover old treasures, and re-vamp ones that need a little TLC. You may even find that you have WAYYYY more trendy pieces than you thought. IT'S TIME TO GET CREATIVE!

I need to give a shout-out to my sister, Heather, for assisting with todays outfit (which I have gotten sooo many compliments on already today). We paired an emerald Victorian dress with a brown over sized fur vest, camel colored booties, turquoise drop down necklace AND a tribal print headband. BOOM: Tiger Lily the updated version appropriate for REAL WORLD. My inner child at age 5 would be impressed. Happy Sunday fashionistas!

 

Tribal headband: Forever21

Lipstick: Cyber by MAC

 

Fur vest: Marshalls

Emerald dress: Lotus

Camel booties: Steve Madden

 

Turquoise stone necklace

 



Fur vest/dark lip

 

 

 

xox Krista

Mix-Match

Today was one of THOSE days where I wasn't feelin' clothes, a bra, makeup BLAH BLAH BLAH ... but sometimes it takes needing to get dressed to make you feel like your regular self. I was (and still am) in a wild clothing mood. I threw on some odd and I mean really ODD items before deciding on the one I am wearing in the pictures below. I was mixing and matching things I had never put together before. I NEED have to admit that most of the outfits .. well ..they were bad. I was getting crazy in my room while listening to "HeadBand" by B.o.B. I'm actually not 100% or even 85% sure on the outfit that "stuck", but I'm giving it a try for the evening.

I have these royal blue printed silk shorts, which my sister calls my pajamas ..they aren't pjs, but they could pass for it. A black sequin collar blouse with gold button detail on the cuffs and pointed-toe flats with gold studs. How many different prints/textures/patterns can I put together today? Well THREE to be exact. I do LOVE the way the color of the shorts combines with the mixed metals in the sequins. The flats are a bit dramatic, buuuuuut what was I going to pair with these short silk bottoms??? Pumps? Sick. Take this outfit for what it is ...MIX-MATCHED.

Oh and a special shout out to my hair stylist, Jimi, for styling my hair and giving me ONE less thing to focus on. For those of you who do not know, my name is Krista and I am ombre obsessed.

Silk shorts

Sequin collar blouse: Lotus (older)

Studded flats: Steve Madden

 

 

 

 

 

NEW ombre

 

Lipstick: "Media" MAC

 

 







Mad Hatter

If you know me, then you ALREADY know I have a major minor obsession with Alice in Wonderland. I love the fantasy, the style and everything about WONDERLAND. Somewhere it's real. This post was inspired by my new found (within the past few months) LOVE of hats and hair accessories. Not only do hats cover my usually UN-washed & sometimes shamefully UN-styled hair (my stylist is rolling his eyes as we speak .. Jimi) "SORRY I'm not sorry" :-).

In my pursuit to be the REAL Alice I have found a couple of ama-ziiiing head pieces perfect for tea with Rabbit or the Mad Hatter and croquet with the Queen. I've scored two awesome "skater" (named by society) or as I call them "slouchy" caps, one over-sized velvet riding hat which I've deemed the ultimate Nicole Richie swag and an aggressive black floral arrangement made into a headband. I've worn all of these in the last 6 days if that gives you an inclination into how much I AM REALLY digggggin' headwear.

When wearing headbands, I've found it best (with my hair in particular) to rock a high top knot. With my slouchy caps, I like to make sure my hair is SUPER straight and pulled to the front on both sides. The over-sized riding hat can be styled a couple ways. I prefer my hair UN-straightened and full of dry shampoo and hair spray (the messier the better) and pulled all to one side. I've also styled it with my hair straight and pulled to the front. I tried it with a side braid and I ended up looking like an equestrian .. sooo if that's what you're going for then that works too! I would LOVE to find the perfect headband that has the mini hat attached with a bird cage. I don't know the outfit I want with it, but stay tuned...it may appear sooner rather than later!

I'll leave you with this quote from the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland, "What a regrettably large head you have. I would very much like to hat it. I used to hat The White Queen, you know. Her head was so small" -Mad Hatter
PS- "We're ALL mad here."



                           

 

 

 

 

                          

 



Xox Krista