Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Bright Young Pinks


There are certain times when you really question yourself as a creative person - like when you become obsessed with something that pretty much no one else likes.

A few years ago I saw my BFF Milla wearing fluorescent pink nail polish (this was way before it was sold at Urban Outfitters), and I became obsessed with bright, bright pinks. Because I work in commerce and people were supposed to actually buy things I was working on (and I wasn't working on Pepto Bismol packaging), it was kind of a weird color to get behind. Anyway, it gives me great satisfaction to see it becoming so important. It's the new true red.


I love it as a single piece (like Leigh's dress), but I love it more as a detail because it looks so good with black, pale denim, and my love-of-my-life sweatshirt grey.

(If I had a little Risko Barbie, I would dress her up in this Top Shop bra under a loose grey tank dress.)

Left to right from top:

1. Top Shop bustier bra, Top Shop $32
2. Bubblegum Bandage skirt, Nasty Gal $52
3. Gestuz very pink dress, Pixie Market $121
4. Faux Ray Bans, Forever 21 $5.80 (actually I really love these)
5. Pepto brogues, Top Shop $125


And in a somewhat related story, I just want to say I am loving The Stylish Wanderer (top right image) and you should follow her on Twitter- unless you're a guy, in which case it may be illegal to follow a 13 year old girl. Sometimes I wonder if she is real, or if someday she'll be revealed to be another lonelygirl15 or Black Ascot ... (check out the latter if you haven't yet- amazing bogus blog).

And you can follow me too on Twitter while you're at it.


Photo credits (left to right from top): Le Blog de Betty, The Stylish Wanderer (follow her on Twitter!), Mari S. on Lookbook.nu, Leigh Lezark on Stylesightings, Louboutins by Jak & Jil.

5 comments:

The Stylish Wanderer said...

oh thanks lady! Im real! LOL
Im lovin all this pink. Its fantastic, and makes me so happy!

Brook and Lyn said...

cute brogues...I think I'll finally check out topshop in NYC tomorrow to see how they look in person. thanks for sharing!

Tiffany Ling Tse said...

I recently bought a pair of pink faux Ray Bans and I've been wearing them nonstop. Why is it that pink seems to match SO many colors? :)

Great pictures by the way! They've given me lots of inspiration for different ways of wearing pink. I'm so glad we found each others' blog :) I've added yours to my favorites list!

Mads said...

awwww pink!! I love the skirt and the glasses!! umm I love pretty much everything..=)

-Mads
fashionisthebestmedicine.blogspot.com

Cypriotchick said...

though i'm not usually a pink person i wouldn't mind those brogues... Thanks for the wonderful comment it put a smile on my face! That is so cool that you lived all around the world and its very nice to meet u 2 :D

Cypriotchick
cypriotchick.blogspot.com