How To Wear A Statement Belt
I love statement pieces, whether they be clothes or accessories. I’m attracted to unique, artistic, one-of-a-kind pieces.
Sometimes I will see something that stirs my creativity and I become slightly obsessed with making it. That is what happened with this DIY bold feather and floral necklace.
I blame Dries Van Noten.
The inspiration for my extreme bold feather and floral necklace creation.
I made mine with a vintage brooch. I added a velvet tie and a pin so it can be worn as a brooch, necklace or belt.
I adore the outfit I created here but admit freely that it was overwhelming for my 5’4″ frame.
So I decided to try it as a belt.
This didn’t photograph as well as I’d hoped. I hate it when that happens.
The biggest catch with wearing this oversized accessory was wearing a coat over it. I was worried I was crushing it.
I might try it again as a necklace but cut a few of the feathers that are so close to my face so it isn’t so overwhelming.
I like statement belts because they emphasize my waist, give my frame definition and add interest to an outfit.
12 Ways How To Wear A Statement Belt
Anthropologie is a good place to buy a statement belt. That is where I bought the jewelled version above. Here is a similar one on sale.
Isn’t this massive leather statement belt above insane? I bought it as a consignment store.
Jeanane wrote a great post about wearing belts when you are considered short waisted.
“If you are short waisted, do not let fashion rules determine what you can and cannot wear. Wear those belts! Tuck those shirts in! Find a way to make the body that does so much for you feel like something special and not something you need to hide or try to mask.”
Sylvia from 40+ Style is teaching a course on accessories if you are looking for advice on how to use accessories to add interest to an outfit. She has lots of great examples and demonstrates with diagrams and images how proportions, size and style of accessory can greatly influence your look.
Lots of people don’t care for belts, statement or otherwise. What about you?
Linking up with Visible Monday, I Will Wear What I Like
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My Shoe Sherpa & Valentine Style
I think I may have already mentioned that we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. I met my husband on Feb 16th, 25 years ago so that is the day we celebrate instead.
Although we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day I still enjoy decorating our mantel.
If you are signed up for my newsletter you would have already recieved this card and the graphic below as free downloads earlier this month.
I’m planning a high tea at home this year.
I have a wonderful collection of antique tea cups thanks to my Mom who also has a gorgeous collection. This is a chance to show them off.
I picked up my old Wilson decorating bags and tips, dusted them off and fancied up some muffins. I was a cake decorator, a lifetime ago. Happy to see I haven’t lost all my skills.
The guy proposing below is actually a tea pot my husband bought me well over 20 years ago.
Cute right?
I adore everything about high tea.
The little sandwiches, the sweets, the atmosphere and of course the dressing up.
I don’t require much of a push to dress fancy. I dress up on garbage days to take the trash to the curb.
Either of these dresses would work well for high tea.
Or I might wear this…
Since we’re not leaving the house I can choose whatever I like.
It is quite exciting being able to choose any pair of shoes I want, knowing I won’t suffer any consequences for picking impractical shoes.
Truly, what women need are shoe sherpas.
Am-I-right-ladies?
Especially when the weather is crap, or you don’t know how long you’ll need to trudge from the parking to your destination through snow/slush/ice/rain. I almost have a brain aneurysm every time we go out trying to figure what I can wear on my feet without totally messing up my style vibe and still being able to walk with my head held high rather than hobble crouched over Quasimodo style in excruciating pain to my destination.
These problems just disappear with my new shoe sherpa.
My ideal shoe sherpa would be the brawny, toned, tall, dark haired, light eyed twin brother of Matthias Schoenaerts. He would carry everything I need; several warm lined boots with rubber soles for the snow and ice, options of sparkly or opulant, embellished vertiginous heels for my dramatic made-to-impress entrance and a selection more practical, classic shoes for later in the evening.
My shoe sherpa would be highly perceptive. He would be astutely aware and in tune with my body language. Matthias The sherpa would anticipate all my internal desires before I myself would be aware of them. Prior to any hint of foot pain he would instinctively switch my shoes to a chic comfortable lower heel or wedge, offering a quickie but intensely satisfying foot massage between footwear changes. At the end of the evening, on the drive back home Matthias the sherpa would gently wrap my toes in pillow soft, extra warm, fluffy lined slippers.
Oh my!
I think I just had a shoe sherpa shoegasm.
Do you need a shoe sherpa?
What about a Matthias? You know, just to help around the house and what-not.
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