Girl. Gworl....GWUUUURRRRLLLLL. GYAL! This dress tho... I'll wait...

Food printed on clothes, food printed on or shaped as accessories, food in my mouth....I think it's safe to say I'm a fan.

And all things that shine, sparkle, glitter, shimmer, flash, glint, etc...I'm pretty much a fan of as well....

I was pleasantly surprised on my Day-O-Birth, with this dress, by a significant someone, who knew me well enough to know that this print is right up my alley. They also knew that the last two prints from my most recent posts were up my alley as well (HERE & HERE).

Out of all three of the dresses I didn't know which I was more excited to wear and I didn't know which really to wear first, but life really did pick for me. When it comes to clothing...there really is a time and place for it all, you have to feel it and sometimes it has to feel you. On on this day we were feeling each other.

I had this image in my head, over and over again, with me in one of my most fave jackets of all time (which is out of stock and upsets me because i wish you all could get it), and my safari hat...don't know why...just couldn't shake it.

So I just knew it had to be done.

I got my hat, my jacket, the dress, my boots that I've nearly crashed to shit (but trust me I still wear em' cuz there are no fucks given), I stacked a bunch of bracelets, and my finishing touch was a pair of pink leopard shades. PERFECT.

Don't you just love when you have an outfit on that has all of the elements that make up who you are, in one? I've had several on the blog, and they all look so vastly different from each other...but they still fully embody my style aesthetic completely, without skipping a beat. What outfit best hits every style note in one look, for you? Comment below, or show me using #CompleteStyleBeat

Let's just take a moment to appreciate the view of the back of my wrinkly jacket, for the win.

As for the dress? They wouldn't let me know where they found the dress at first (for fear I would buy everything up and not allow them to gift me thing slowly...they'd be right), but I did manage to get some info out of them.

What I'm Wearing:

Hat from Jcp. $15 (On Sale)
Necklace from Burlington Coat Factory. $7
Jacket from Wetseal.com. $15 (On Sale from $49, alternative and equally as unique HERE)
Dress from Amazon.com. (Gifted)
Rings from street fair $2-$5/ & handmade
Bracelets from FashionToFigure. $12 stack/ & Burlington Coat Factory $7
Boots from Avenue.com. $33.60

“Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run… but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant.…And that, I think, was the handle—that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting—on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Yet another tribute to an absolute favorite movie, from an absolute favorite writer. This movie is just one of those cult classics that deserves the classification; it is definitely one I could watch over and over again.

SIDE NOTE: It's amazing how different one can look once you've swapped out some basic accessories.

{DISCLAIMER: Before the panties commence to knot up and bunch into places that cause an excess of emotions or misinterpretation of this post, I am in no way shape or form promoting drug use, I am just relaying my experiences and sharing my inner most self with you.}

There is so much nostalgia connected to it...just an overload of the feels and flashbacks of experiences somewhat mirrored throughout the course of the movie, my adolescence was filled with adventure laced with a halo of hallucinogens (nothing hard or highly addictive...those were the rules). I never went overboard; I always used it as a means to expand my mind and closeness to those around me...also to free me from the confines of the world I'm tethered to. I spent many nights running around the city exploring the depths of my inner being and the deeper workings of the wold around me (alongside some of the most amazing kismet-worthy folks I'd ever met), I just wish those moments in time would've lasted longer.

Those were my teen years, I no longer dabble in world expansion of that nature or magnitude, I could never bring myself to (too scared...they don't make things like they use to). Now I just stick to books and enlightening conversation whenever and wherever I can find it.

These days I've become so recluse though, I've not come across many mind-blowing individuals (those that simulate a psychotropic and take me to another place). I've often felt like I was born in the wrong era, there's so much I wish I could've been there for...the 60's and 70's are definitely a time period I would've loved to have been a part of (as an adult of course...maybe a teen). I would even take a trip back to the 20's, although I probably wouldn't do so with nearly as much melanin as I possess currently (let's keep it funky shall we).

As for this look I decide to go with that flow, 70"s REALNESS here we come!

I paired my favorito black jeans from Foreverz with my tried and true life boots, this here floral button front top, this absolutely fech faux leather vest that I bought many moons ago from Rainbow (don't be sleepin' on Rainbow), and a "safari type" hat (that actually fits my big ass head).

This look is comfy, casual, and cutie as all of the F's, and it's just something I don't really have to think too much about in order to convey the look I'm going for. #WINNING.

What I'm Wearing:

"Safari type" hat from JCPenny. $15 (on sale 2 for $30, Similar HERE)
Floppy hat from Wetseal.com. $22.90 (Similar HERE, on sale right now for 70% off)
Vest from Rainbow. $12
Top from Target. $24.99(Similar HERE)
Jeans from Forever21.com. $17.90
Bracelet from Burlington Coat Factory. $7
Boots from Charlotterusse.com. $15 (On Sale from $45 Similar HERE)

IS THERE REALLY A WRONG WAY TO DO SEQUINS & ICE CREAM?

Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas.