How To: Classic Monochrome with a POP

It's quite clear throughout my blog that I like things to have unexpected touches, twists, and turns, however, I do have a classic side from time to time.

I do fancy the monochromatic look and have dabbled in this look using other color schemes before. Believe me when I say, you will see more of that on my blog as well as some other inspired looks based on ongoing trends.

And Yes, to complete a monochromatic look you would typically have to fully commit to that scheme all throughout, but most of the time I like throwing in at least one POP of color.

In this case it was a classic choice of POP, red.  

Red lips and red shoes. 

I also chose my accessories to keep in the monochromatic scheme and not detract from the POP of my lips and shoes.  

And lastly, a clear umbrella as to not cover up my look from the world.... 

I promise I'm not conceited.  

So of course the weather man had me out here with an umbrella waiting for the rain, but as per usual the weatherman is unreliable, so I had to carry an umbrella for the non-rain...all day. 

Here I'm Wearing: 

1. A Grey Chevron Print Shift Dress from Forever21. $22.80
   
2. A Black Chloe Blazer from Torrid. $ 54.50 (Gifted)
   
3. Necklace from the Wholesale District. $3.50
4. Red Patent Leatherette Kitten Heeled Shoes from Target $29.99
   
5. Black Shades from a street vender in Soho. $5 talked down from $15

Pink Leopard.

When I was younger I was a bit of an alternative metal music listening, UFO and wide-leg pants wearing, angry with the world teen who took no shit from not one person and now...I'm still that same young girl somewhere inside here. I have however put a little sass and class on it, I'm less thinking I'm superman and that I rule the world, and more understanding that I'm a very small part of makes up this world and that I run nothing but my own damn self. It took some time for me to get the memo, but I'm here now. I can sometimes still revert back to a time where I thought I could control things and that if things didn't go my way I would throw a shit fit and a half, but It has definitely simmered down drastically. I am always working on myself and taking time for reflection. I am proud to say that in doing so, I have found a way to tone somethings down without losing all of me in order to make myself more palatable for the masses. This outfit represents where I was and where I am now, a little bit of sass, class, maturity, and rebellion. I will never fit the mold, not because I can't, because I won't.

Here I'm wearing: 

1. A black waterfall jacket with silver rivet accents from Burlington Coat Factory. $15
   
2. A white and black grenade printed T-shirt  I made into a muscle Tee from Tillys.com. $19.99
   
3. A pink leopard skirt from Forever21. $10.80
4. Black tights from Onestopplus.com. $12
5. A pair of black pointed toe shoes with stud embellishments from Marshalls. $29.99
6. Spiked, skull embossed clutch from wholesale-dress.net. $8
7. Jewelry from the Wholesale district in Manhattan. $2.50-$7