Channeling Jane Birkin

 I want to be Jane Birkin, which is probably something you did not know about me. Jane Birkin is my ultimate fashion icon, I mean the woman has the most famous bag in the entire world named after her, obviously she is pretty freakin awesome. Jane Birkin was famous for wearing mini dresses with slightly A-line skirts, which is the exact style and shape of this little number from Reformation. 

I am not exactly sure if the lovely Jane Birkin wore a lot of leopard print dresses, but I guess that is just my personal touch on such a classic dress. Some people absolutely loath leopard print, and I am here to tell you that I am not one of those people. In contrast, I absolutely LOVE leopard print. It goes with everything and it never goes out of style. As I got older and grew more confident with my style, I stopped shopping for trendy clothes and started shopping for clothes that fit my personality, are timeless, and can be carried from season to season. To me this dress is very practical, I will be able to wear it for many years to come and I can style it up or down for any event and season. To put it plainly: I am obsessed with this dress and you can't make me take it off. ever.

If you are like me and constantly on the hunt for clothes that can be worn for more than a month before going out of season, I suggest you shop at Reformation. The clothes are beautiful, timeless, and made out of recycled material so they are a-okay for the environment. Their clothes can be a little pricey, but you get what you are paying for, definitely a bang for your buck. 

So back to this outfit, as you can probably see, it is very simple. Just a leopard print dress and a pair of killer black motorcycle boots. This dress is a statement piece on its own, so it doesn't need much more to go with it. Adding too many accessories and pieces to an already loud piece will just make your outfit look cluttered and it will just be too much for the eyes to handle. The most that I will do with this dress is add a black boater had or tie a red plaid shirt around my waist. I love dresses that catch all the attention and make it unnecessary to wear a lot of other pieces with it. Sometimes it's just more comfortable to throw on a dress and a pair of bad ass boots to take over the world. 

A quick sorry for how long it has taken me to post, I have been very busy (more like stressed the fuck out) and I just got back from a trip to New York City (I will talk ALL about that amazing moment in my life in another post later this week) so I have barely had time to make it to my computer.......just kidding I spent all day watching Dexter on Netflix so I have been near my laptop, BUT my photographer, aka my boyfriend, was gone on a ski trip for an entire week so I had no choice but to be out of business. I have a lot of really cool posts in the months to come, and tomorrow I leave for a romantic getaway to New Orleans with my boyfriend. Only me and my boyfriend would consider New Orleans a romantic getaway, HA. But seriously, we are staying in the Garden District, which is the oldest, wealthiest, and the most lush area in New Orleans. While I am away I won't be able to blog but follow me on instagram to keep up with my adventures! When I get back I promise, promise, promise I will blog all day every day. 

Instagram: @kellyrector

Dress:  Reformation

Shoes: Vince Camuto

Fringe

 In most of these photos I am twirling, but what else are you going to do when you wear fringe? You wear fringe when you are ready to relax, let go, and have fun. Which is why I have decided to wear it. Relaxing and having fun are two things that have really been missing from my life lately. I have come to a turning point in my life, and there have been a very long series of unfortunate events happening to me lately. I feel like everything is about to change for me, and maybe not in the good way. I almost gave up on my blog because I was at the point where I was thinking, "what is the point of this? This is one of the few places I have creative freedom and can truly be myself, but do I deserve it?" My boyfriend screamed at me when I told him this, and I am glad he did, because I would NEVER give up fashion blogging. It truly makes me so happy. A lot of terrible things may be happening to me now, but I will always have my blog, a place to myself that makes me happy. Everyone deserves that. I might have been MIA from my blog while I was figuring some things out, but not anymore. I am here to stay, so you will be hearing from me a lot more. 

ANYWAYS, rant over. You are probably like, "what the hell is she talking about," but it was just something I needed to say, dammit. I decided to pair this fringe skirt with slick over the knee boots and pops of red in the form of lingerie and the greatest hat in the world. You are going to be so sick of this hat very soon, I can't seem to take it off my head. Red is the best color because it goes with everything. I decided to offset the fringe with these boots and red features to add a little edge to the outfit. Fringe is really bohemian, which is awesome, but if you are wanted less bohemian and more edgy, slick kick-ass boots and red lingerie are the way to go. A mix between city and country. Yes?No?Maybe? I'll let you decide....

hat: Lack of Color
Shirt: Daftbird
Bra:For love & Lemons (in white, the red one is sold out)

I know, it is bullshit that I don't have this skirt for you to shop, it's like the main point of the outfit, but I actually have no idea where it is from. My mom gave it to me as a birthday gift. A mom with good taste, sweet right? I am so sorry, loves. You can shop some really beautiful fringe skirts here and here

Mother Jeans and the Perfect Pink Coat

Today's outfit post is really simple, mainly because I want to focus on these amazing jeans made by Mother. If you have never heard of Mother, you need to go to your nearest Nordstrom and try on a pair. They are the perfect pair of jeans! I am so happy that I finally found this brand, because jean shopping has always been so terrible. I LOATH shopping for jeans. It is so hard to find the perfect pair, but not anymore. These Mother jeans are made out of the most comfortable materiel with just the right amount of stretch. Next time you are jean shopping, ask the employees for a pair of Mother jeans. Your shopping will be over quickly and you won't leave the store completely frustrated.

Pants: Mother
Shoes: Vince Camuto
Jacket: Nordstrom
Sunnies: Wildfox