Hoarding and Coordinating Clothes and Accessories: Purple haze

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Purple haze

I wanted to wear some of my really-good-deal jewelry this week, so I've been planning outfits around it. Today, I wore purple and fuschia jewel-toned hoop earrings, two necklaces, a bracelet and a ring that all matched, yet were purchased on different occasions and at different places (see below for details). So I didn't overdo it with color, I wore the accessories with a black skirt and cardigan with a neutral cami with matching neutral shoes. First, I thought about what shoes would go with the jewelry, which was all gold, so I went with the neutral and gold spiky heels. Then, I matched a gold belt with both the spikes on the shoes and the gold on the jewelry. Last came the cami- I almost wore a fuchsia shirt, but it would have been color overkill and I really needed something else neutral to pull the top and bottom of the outfit together. Eye makeup was gold and purple shadows and I wore a deep magenta lip color. I wore my hair down so the oversized hoops weren't too much.

Personal tip: always wear hair down with oversized hoops so they aren't too distracting. Chandelier earrings are okay since they are more elegant.

Jewelry: (none are meant to be a matching set, even if purchased at the same store):

Earrings: K-Mart, --.99 cents, clearance

Ring: K-Mart --.99 cents, clearance

Bracelet: Target, 9 years ago --clearance

Jeweled necklace: Target, 9 years ago --clearance

Beaded necklace: given to me from Aunt, Bebe -- free

Belt: given to me from (another) Aunt, from the 80s or 90s-- free

Skirt: Burlington Coat Factory --$7.99, clearance

Shoes: Charlotte Russe --$15-19, sale

Makeup:

Eye shadow: Gold, have had