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What I Wore to Fashion Week San Diego 2016

Earlier this month, I attended a couple of days of Fashion Week San Diego. Because I’m still going through and editing the Saturday runway and Sunday trunk show pictures, I thought I would share the outfits I wore on those days. For the Saturday runway show, I tapped into my inner-rock star and wore sleek pleather leggings, a sheer trench coat and a Sex Pistols t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, along with my MIISTA “Eva” pumps. For both days, I carried one of my favorite purses, which is an “oldie but goodie”: the Bodhi safety-pin clutch. I fell in love with it when Kelly Framel of The Glamourai wore it oh-so-long-ago (my post about it here, and one of her posts here).

For the trunk show, I wore jewelry made by one of my favorite designers of Fashion Week San Diego, Pashn by Survi. I met Survi at last years FWSD trunk show and purchased the gorgeous pendant and ring, pictured below. I was so excited to see her expand to clothing and to then chat with her again at the trunk show. I feel a sense of pride knowing independent designers who I’ve connected with are growing their brand and showcasing their talent!

I also knew I would be walking around at the trunk shows, shopping and meeting all of the talented designers. While my shorts and shirt felt dressy, wearing flats kept me from having tired feet. Additionally, I’m so excited that it’s cold enough to wear tights! I wore these Berkshire Sheer Diamonds tights to really dress up my shorts and to also add some extra texture to my outfit. They have a control top for extra support, so these tights would not only feel comfortable, but also look great with any skirt.

I’ll be featuring other patterns of Berkshire tights in future posts. If you like what you see, Berkshire is offering Any Second Now readers a 15% discount on all of their products until 12/16/16 by using blogger15 at check out on their site at eberkshire.com!

(Photo 1 taken by Nihan of Style with Nihan; Photo 4 taken by Deon Chen)

FTC Disclosure: I received product in exchange for a product review for Berkshire. Although I did receive product, the opinions in this post are strictly my own.

Pretty Vacant

I wore this to the San Diego Style Bloggers meet up last November, but did not get the chance to post the pictures. The only difference is that I’m wearing my new Bon Look glasses and different shoes. It was raining the night of the meet up, so I wore boots rather than these fuchsia pumps, fearing that they would be ruined. I know it’s a bold outfit, but this Sex Pistols shirt deserved some strong elements like the pops of color and metal accessories, like the Swear Rings and the London Underground cuff. The lyrics “We’re so pretty/oh so pretty” kept coming to mind while taking these pictures. Pretty? I hope you all think so! Vacant? Not a chance!

Outfit – American Living blazer; Sex Pistols t-shirt from Hot Topic; Guess jeans; Mossimo by Target pumps; Bonjour! bag from Jump From Paper; Wendy Brandes rings; Michael Kors watch; black La Marquise glasses by BonLook; London Underground cuff c/o designhype; Union Jack belt buckle was a gift from a friend

PS: Thank you Wendy Brandes for the mention on your blog (her post here)! That Jump From Paper bag is pretty amazing, as are your rings!

Photos 1 & 3 by Rholnna Jiao

How I Rock Vintage

(This was originally a guest post for the blog Mrs. Bossa Does The Do, but I wanted to repost it here on my blog in anticipation of a new feature that I will post about this week. I want to thank Mrs. Bossa again for the opportunity to post the original back on July 11, 2011.)

Firstly, I would like to thank Mrs. Bossa for allowing me the chance to do a guest post on her fantastic blog! This is something that I have been working on for awhile, so what better way to share than as my first guest post. I wanted to honor her love of vintage by expressing my love of something similar.

AN ODE TO THE ROCK T-SHIRT

With so many t-shirts out there bearing some kind of “saying”, the rock t-shirt has received a confusing wrap. Are they are or they not fashionable? It depends on who you ask, and I personally love them. I have bought a t-shirt from every concert I’ve been to since I was 14. My first two were Duran Duran in 1984 and Depeche Mode in 1985. Both still fit and now have that “worn in” feel that clothing companies can only hope to emmulate.

I’m heavily influenced by 80’s alternative, which sneaks its way into my outfits in the form of a spiked belt, bracelet or rock t-shirt. Designers like Vivienne Westwood and Stephen Sprouse have infused punk into their lines, and that’s what I love to do with my own wardrobe. They basically took the t-shirt and made it into a fashion statement. One of my favorite newer designers, Idil Vice, has created an entire line of clothing that takes the rock t-shirt to a whole new level by placing those rock and punk images on other pieces of clothing like dresses and skirts (like the one below).

The rock t-shirt not only showcases my musical tastes, but it allows me to have greater expression. I can wear them either completely casual, all the way to glammed up. They become conversation pieces and can actually bond people. When I went to a recent concert by OMD, I wore a Joy Division shirt. There were three other people wearing the same shirt, and we all gave each other a knowing nod, understanding why we were wearing the shirts. I received several compliments, including an acknowledgement from OMD’s lead singer, Andy McCluskey (he said “Look at you in your Joy Division shirt!”). Wearing the “right” rock t-shirt can say “I am a connoisseur of music” without you having to say a word.

(Just to give you a bit of history, OMD toured with Joy Division back in the very early 80’s. When the lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide back in 1982, OMD wrote a song in his honor. Joy Division later changed their name to New Order).

I came across this article from Cleveland.com called “Vintage roc k T-shirts not only make a fashion statement but make a good investment, too“. Looks like I’m not the only one with a love of the rock tee. People are not only snapping up shirts from bands like The Ramones and The Sex Pistols, but even the random Styx or odd REO Speedwagon shirts seem to be a hit. The article explains that vintage and current rock t-shirts are not just fashionable, but can bring in some cash if you are so inclined to give them up. True vintage t-shirts have increased in value, especially on auction sites such as eBay, fetching up to $1000! But beware of the wannabes being sold by sites who mass produce them and pawn them off as “vintage”.

“You can always tell by the tags: The originals have much smaller tags and if the tag isn’t as worn as the shirt, you’re probably buying a fake.” – Erica Easley, author of the rock shirt history, “Rock Tease.”

Who knew that my vintage concert t-shirts that I spent $15 on at the most back in 1985, could be worth so much? Looks like I have a gold-mine in my closet!

(Top image courtesy of The Anti-Fop from Google Images. Middle image courtesy of Cleveland.com.)

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