Candy Strike Teenage Jezebel Cry Baby Tee

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I'm so freaking thrilled to be sharing my first blog post about Candy Strike. What I love about Candy Strike is their unique off beat screen printed threads and killer designs. Designer Elizabeth Denneau has mad skills and amazing taste. Denneau's newest collection titled Teenage Jezebel, is a tribute to the pope of trash Mr. John Waters. It features designs inspired by the movies Hairspray and CryBaby. This collection is for the misfit and rebel in us all. So if you aren't afraid to express your inner bad girl/boy, check it. The collection includes dresses, skirts, double-sided clutch bags, crops and tees. All items are available in sizes S-4XL. One of the awesome things about this collection is you can custom select your tee style. I ordered my tee with a scoop neck at regular length. You can also opt to order it with a regular neck or as a crop top. Sweet! I have been drying to try a crop for a while and it's always nice to have options. Actually most of the items in the collection can be customized. They are all made in shop by the Candy Strike team. If you're interested in custom it's as easy as a quick email.

I  picked up a couple pieces when this collection was released on March 28th. This is the first look I have put together. The look is pretty classic high school hellcat. I paired my Wanda  Beat It Creep Tee (3X) with a red pencil skirt I got from Pink Clove. This skirt is on sale right now for 6 pounds! It is still available in most sizes up to size 32. I wanted my look to have a traditional pin up cinched waist. I threw on an old Torrid belt I've had for years. I think it pulled together the shirt and the skirt. I wanted to show a full visual look of my Wanda tee so make note of the photo towards the middle where I have untucked my shirt and removed my belt. This tee from Candy Strike is a really nice length. I can wear it tucked, flipped under or straight down long. It makes it nice to style with different skirts and pants. I will wear a tee tucked in with a skirt, but never pants. As I recently revealed I'm super scared of body conscious looks. This was out of my comfort zone. However, I'm owning this one and looking bad ass! 

Stina

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Mondo Guerra Crocs and Mismatched Polka Dots

 

 

 

The theme for this month's Ahead of the Curve collective is Miss Matched. Mixing colors, prints and textures can be risky, but if you do it right, it can be smashing! The first person that came to mind when planning my look this month was Mondo Guerra. Mondo is a huge inspiration and an off-the-hook style icon. Mondo also knows how to rock a mismatched look, like totally.

Recently, Mondo teamed up with Crocs to put out a collection of stunning print shoes. The designs are mirrored from some of his most popular Project Runway looks. Currently, exclusive to the Crocs NY 34th street location, there's a rumor they will be available online in up coming months. I was lucky to get friend and fellow blogger Marcy Cruz to scoop us up some pairs. I had to have them the day they came out. According to Marcy, the staff at the NY 34th Street Crocs location are top-notch. She was treated like a queen and given coupons for future Croc purchases. She has been back three times buying Mondo Crocs!!  I don't blame her. They are perfection. I totally love mine. The pattern is heck-a-cute and you can't find a more comfortable shoe to wear for summer. For all of those who have stuck your nose up at Crocs, I urge you to give them a try. They are not the ugly worker shoes of the past. With Mondo's prints, how can they be anything, but fabulous! Oh and did you see the packaging? Adorable!

Working from the tips of my dotty Crocs up, I wanted to create a mismatched polka dance of spots for this theme. Polka dots big, small, mix them up, I love them all. I wasn't sure it would all pull together in the end, but I think it did? I love it anyways!! I picked up my leggings at Torrid in size 2X. They are covered in sheer polka dot burn outs. What I loved about them was the prospect of layering bright colored tights underneath. I have some lime green tights that should work quite nicely for a future look. I opted to go for a layered dress look. This was a snap decision that I feel worked out in the end. I really could not decide which dress to wear and when I could not find my polka dot shirt for under my pinafore dress, I just layered the dresses instead. The under dresses I picked up some months ago from ASOS. It's unfortunately no longer available. The pinafore dress I got from City Chic in size XXL. I really enjoy a pinafore dress and have gotten lots of use out of this one. It's currently on sale for more than 50% off with free shipping. I would get on it if you like it, since it will soon be gone. To finish off my look, more dots! Vintage polka dots gloves from Etsy. I'm always hunting on Etsy for vintage accessories. I fell in love with these large polka dot print gloves. I picked up my sunglasses at ModCloth. They are currently out of stock. I found a comparable pair that are equally excellent on Ebay. Oh and they are only $6.95!!!

I love my mismatched mixed up Mondo dotty outfit. I had actually been kind of sweating this theme because mismatching prints is out of my comfort zone. I'm going to add mismatching to the list of styles to embrace this year. There's no dot about it, this look is on point! 

Stina

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Call me on the Ouija Board

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The Ouija Board, tool of the devil, quirky family game or porthole for the non-conscious mind? 

I'm super obsessed with Ouija boards. Ever since I was a little girl spirit boards have always intrigued me. The thought of the dead being able to communicate though the board is super wickedly spooky and awesome. About a year ago I started to create Ouija jewelry just because I loved the board so much. All of the jewelry I'm wearing was created by me. You can find it at Everyday is like Halloween.

I peeped this spooky skirt on Etsy a few months back and I knew I had to have it. The skirt is from a shop called Toot Sweet Skirts. The owner Linda is so rad. She creates amazing handmade vintage and novelty skirts. Items that really make you stand out in a crowd. Her skirts fit up to a size 28 waist. I do believe she also does custom so if you wanted larger I think she would be able to accommodate. I was a bit concerned about the length of the skirt, because it looked really short in the photo. As you can see it's not short at all on me at 5'6". This skirt has a gold ribbon at the waist and had I wore it high with a shirt tucked in I would have shown it. I decided to go with a longer shirt I picked up at Eshakti. I opted to have the embroidered hearts removed when I ordered this piece. The shirt was ordered with custom measurements. That is one of the things I enjoy about Eshakti. Any of their items can be tailored to your measurements for a fee of $7. 

As you can see I'm still big time into hats and gloves. I picked both of these up on Ebay for cheap. The gloves seem to be sold out so I can't post a link. However, there are tons and tons of inexpensive stylish gloves on ebay. I love looking around. 

Lastly I would like to talk lipstick. I'm so thrilled that bold, punky and goth colors have come back. As of late I have been experimenting with liquid lipsticks, stains and tars. I have found a gnarly company called Pretty Zombie Cosmetics. For this blog I'm wearing their liquid in Black Cat. If you are into the long last matte liquid lipsticks PZC has some wicked products. Their price point is sweet at $11 a stick.

I have found the pretty zombie products sell out super fast. If you see a color you want snatch it up quick.

I just ordered myself a blue that I'm super pumped to try. Blue lips aren't only for the walking dead.

I love putting together unique and interesting looks for my blog. If there's a brand you're interested in learning more about, let me know in the comments. If you know of any plus size brands that carry items you think I will dig, also feel free to drop me a note. I'm always looking for new brands to try. 

Thanks

Stina

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