Style Bytes

I bet most of you have tons of dresses in the closet that are rarely worn. In stead of buying a new dress for the New Years Eve party why not go for some new accessories in stead? A dress you can wear on special occations, but nice accessories can dress up any outfit at any time. The little black dress is a perfect example of a dress you can pump up with some new accessories. My suggestion is to put a little extra money in new accessories rather than a new dress, and here are some ideas, all from Anthropologie.

I finally got around to make my own version of the Marni hat from their 2002 fall collection. Even though this collection is 3 years old, that hat still works because of all the buttons we see right now. I bought a knitted brown slouchy hat from H&M and sewed on some colorful buttons.

The buttons look really small on the picture but they’re much larger in life. When I get sick of the buttons I will take them off and use the hat for a more Burberry Prorsum look from their 2006 spring collection.

Looking for the perfect holiday handbag? Here it is:

It’s only $60.90 (on sale) at Saks Fifth Avenue, also avaliable in a lovely blue.

Small update:

I came across these Marc Jacobs flats on sale at eLuxury and I just had to share this with you as well. Something to ask Santa for, cause they’re still $139 (down from $210).

Today I got the stuff I ordered from Vintage Amore. What a nice surprise after coming home all tired after my final exam! The pictures don’t do the items justice, and the dress has a lot of details that can’t be seen.

The dress:

The earrings:

I will wear the dress with really high heels allthough it might not go with the 60’s style. The reason is that I want to make up for the strict look and make it sexy. The earrings with the rhinestones and the black stones have a little rock and glam kind of style which I adore. Loving contrasts at the moment!

The items were shipped fast, wrapped in nice paper and the they were even nicer than I expected. The affordable prices just made the whole experience even better. Needless to say I will shop from Vintage Amore again.

I have gathered together some affordable wristlets for you to spend your money on:

The cute ones: Owl and wing wristlets at Wingfish. $18 for the owl and $10 for the wing.

The secondhand ones: They’re of course on Ebay as well. Hot red starts at $6 and leather starts at $10.

So over to the fun ones: The first is avaliable at Fred Flare for $9. It’s actually a wallet, but might be possible to carry as a wristlet. Another wallet that may work as a wristlet is the apple from Naughty Secretary Club at $12.

More of the classy and expencive kind: The good news is that they’re on sale. Pink is $34 and lime is $37. Both on Zappos.

And at last the ones you can make yourself: The denim & lace is found here with tutorial, and you will find a tutorial for something like the second one here.

I came across this cute little website with very original knitting projects: The AntiCraft with the words ‘You’re going to die anyway, so you might as well knit’. I have a thing for skulls. And I love outfits concisting of contrasts. So what’s better than adding some skulls to you cute pink dress? Now that it’s getting colder some nice armwarmers might come in handy. I think these snowflake-to-skull armwarmers are adorable:

You’ll find pattern for these and several other projects on the website. They probably require some knitting skills, but if you’re out of practise, christmas is coming up: I bet most moms are able to knit these!

Very rarely does something from Norway become trendy, and this isn’t even very Norwegian. But I read that scarves from the incence smelling store, Scorpius, is selling scarves to American celebs. I used to love this store when I was younger and I have a bag full of these scarves. Kim Catrall is one of those who had them imported from my neighbour in Grünerløkka in Oslo. I can’t really believe that these aren’t to get anywhere but here, but when celebs order them from Norway they can’t be as common as I thought..? Poor snapshot of the only two I haven’t put away for storage:

I have kind of lost interest in them since I’ve been wearing them since I was 15 and they remind me of a time when I was more interested in strange religions than fashion. I guess strange religions is the thing among celebs though, so… But if you like them, they cost about $3 if I remember correctly, and you can contact them at scorpius@scorpius.no.

Some picks from ASOS:

Sequin shrug is $19. Aviator jacket is $66.50

Wing pendant is $15.20. Golden shoes are $66.50

Russian doll skirt is $28.50. Raccoon cape is $38.

Ethnic shoulder bag is $38. Baby waistcoat is $19.

PS: All of you Norwegian readers will find that this site has a button to convert all prices into NOK (among several other currencies).

A beautiful way to dress up, protect your shoes and keep your feet warm is to wear gaiters. To give you an idea of just how pretty they can look, here they are from Kenzo and Bora Aksu:

H&M had something like this last year, so hopefully they’ll pick up on the trend this year as well. If not you can always find them secondhand, and Ebay is a good source for that. Type in gaiters or spats and you’ll find not many, but some, to choose from. Be aware when shopping on Ebay that it’s often a good idea to search for misspelled items. Gaiters can be gaitors for example. The misspelled items usually end up costing less since not as many come across them. (I figured this out since my English isn’t perfect and I ended up getting a huge hand crocheted bedspread with pillow cases for $10!)

If you just want the look and not real gaiters check out these at Anthropologie:

As long as I have covered both knits and scarves, let us look at knitted scarves. Colorful scarves is a must this fall, but most scarves will work. As seen on models:

At Lulette you find many nice message scarves, and you can even create your own. They come in all sorts of colors, so you’re bound to find something you like. These are not cheap though and cost around $70:

Knitting a scarf is the easiest knit project in the world, and mostly what I end up with no matter what I start knitting. Buy some cheap yarn in you favorite colors and make use of that time spent in front of the TV. If you’re a little more advanced, how about a digestive system scarf? It’ll at least attrac attention when wrapped around your neck! (I thought it was so funny that I just had to post it. Sorry!)

Don’t know how to knit? Lessons are found here.