"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content. "

             -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

I recently watched the trailer for the new Anna Karenina movie and was inspired by the fashion. I really love this era. I thought I'd share my take and modern fashion equivalents, for Anna Karenina's bold fashion statements.

I know what you're thinking when it comes to sequins. These aren't sequin tops, but bottoms. More specifically, skirts. They're in for this fall season, which is great. You can wear them from work to play without looking like you're going to a teen dance club. The trick to it is tone it down, don't play it up. Hopefully, these pictures can portray what I mean a little better.

The Classic Button Down:
 Here, she chose a sequin maxi skirt, which I think is incredibly beautiful and stylish. To tone it down, she used a button down. A lot of the times you can use any different color button down you want and you can, also, change up the material. Chiffon button downs look phenomenal with sequin skirts whether you decided to tuck them in or not.


The Soft Sweater:
Another option to really make this casual and everyday wearable is a sweater. Especially, an over-sized one. When you let it drape over the sequin skirt it really gives you a subdued look with a pop. Generally, when choosing colors to match your sequins neutrals are always a great bet.



Lots of Layers:
Layering, by tucking in your shirt and wearing a blazer over top gives this a clean look without being over done. Any type of blazer would work: a boyfriend, or a cropped. Whatever you have in your closet really. That's why these sequin skirts are such a great piece to have. They're really a staple in your wardrobe that you can easily build off of.

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Houndstooth has become very popular this coming season and can be seen on everything; from coats to skirts to tops. It's such a staple piece and a different pattern it's hard to figure out what exactly to wear with it. These are a few tips on how I would wear houndstooth.

1. Color:
   When wearing houndstooth you always want to be cognizant of what colors you choose to go along with it. You always want to do neutrals i.e. black, white (match the hue of the white in the pattern be it off white or a cleaner white) or grey. If you're feeling adventurous red is always a good option as well. It is also very dependent on the piece. Some houndstooth isn't necessarily black and white. For different colored houndstooth I like to stay monochromatic and match whatever color the pattern happens to be in.

Here, Blair Waldorf (i.e. Leighton Meester) pairs a perfect houndstooth top with a black skirt keeping her outfit very clean and sleek.

2. Silhouette 
    Because houndstooth is a very busy pattern and ends up being the center piece for an outfit I try to keep the silhouette very simple. If you wear a houndstooth skirt try to find a former fitting top and maybe some tights. Keeping the silhouette clean is imperative when wearing houndstooth, which is already a very busy pattern.

Selena Gomez wore this houndstooth skirt (in my opinion) perfectly. She chose a simple clean top and boots to pair with it, making for a clean look.

Being a college student I'm always looking for new cheap places to shop. Here are my favorite places to shop when on a budget:

1. loveculture.com
2. forever21.com
3. asos.com
4. handm.com
5. ae.com
6. abercrombie.com (the clearance section)
7. target.com
8. kohls.com (Lauren Conrad collection)