January Guest Post : Ashley

Recently I became a member of the guest post group, organised by Ashley from the blog 2eyesinthemirror.blogspot.com. Every month each member is partnered up with someone; you create a post for their blog and they create one for yours. If you are interested in joining click here. This month I was partnered up with Ashley from 2eyesinthemirror, read on for her fabulous post ...

In one of her recent posts, Robbie mentioned that she was on a quest. What kind of quest, you ask? A quest to wear brighter colors instead of dark, safe shades. I think this is a quest that many of us could benefit in taking. It's all too easy to get stuck in a rut of wearing dark colors, and I suppose it's justified. I mean, think of all the hype around black. "Black is slimming." "Little black dress." "_________ is the new black." Could you imagine AC/DC singing "Back in Fuschia?" What about "Back in Mustard Yellow?" No. It's always black.

...But, it doesn't have to be! And to prove it, here's some inspiration for you, broken down into baby steps. Apprehensive about taking an all-out plunge into brightness? Well, m'dear, you don't have to! I've got inspiration for you if you want to wear just a little bit of color, a lot a bit of color, or somewhere in between.


1: Primark S/S '11 Lookbook, 2: Urban Outfitters oversized sunnies, 3: Dolce Vita wedges, 4: American Apparel scarf, 5: ASOS suede belt, 6: Rachel Bilson, 7: Marc by Marc Jacobs bag, 8: Yours truly




1: Urban Outfitters paperbag trousers, 2: Topshop vest, 3: Karla of Karla's Closet, 4: J. Crew cardigan, 5: ASOS mini-skirt, 6: Robbie's stylin' sister



1: Topshop shift dress, 2: Zara coat, 3: Anthropologie jacket, 4: Robbie, the style icon, herself! 5: ASOS shift dress, 6: Zarna of Zarna's Runway, 7: Kirstin of Crimson Rosella

So, what say you? How would you wear a brightly colored piece? What color would it be?

If you liked this post, be sure to check out Ashley's blog, Two Eyes in the Mirror. Ashley is a recent college graduate and aspiring cat-lady with too much time on her hands. Having no nameable fashion icons, she's most concerned with realistic style. Despite seriously disliking capitalism, she is a shopaholic and counts retail therapy as her second favorite hobby. Check out her blog or follow her on Twitter for more!