Hair Flair Dare: Shady Lady

Top: Hippie Rose, Macy's

Belt: Dolls Kill; Shoes: Jessica Simpson, DSW; Bag: Zulily; Heart ring: Candie's, Kohl's; Flower ring: Gifted; Bracelets: So, Kohl's

Kimono: Love By Design, JCPenney

Sweet Squad Necklace

Flip flops: Katy Perry Collection

Punky Potholder Necklace

Dress: Live To Be Spoiled, Kohl's

Yellow bangle: Silver Linings, Ocean City; Pink bangle: Don't Ask, Zulily; Brown ring: Charlotte Russe; Barrettes: The Tote Trove; Bag: Skinnydip London, Macy's; Striped and other yellow bangle: B Fabulous; Blue bangle: So, Kohl's; Maroon bangle: Iris Apfel for INC, Macy's; Floral bracelets: Amazon; Floral heart ring: JCPenney; Blue heart ring: Delia's; Pompom bracelet: Zulily

 

Tank top: Amazon

Bag: Violet Ray, Kohl's; Sunglasses: Michaels; Ring: PinkBopp, Etsy; Hair clips: Amazon; Ribbon necklace: The Tote Trove; Bracelet: Amrita Singh, Zulily

Shoes: Nine West, Kohl's

Fairy Fish Tale Necklace

Dress: Speechless, Kohl's

Orange Grapeade Necklace

Shoes: Cape Robbin, Ami Clubwear; Bag: Circus by Sam Edelman, Kohl's; Bangle trio: B Fabulous; Barrette: The Tote Trove; Ring: Making Waves, Ocean City; Chunky bangle: Mixit, JCPenney

Ninety-nine percent of the outfits I wear in these posts include things I've worn or would wear in public.  Then there's the other one percent, which is where this candy boxful of rainbow hair comes in: 

I ordered these clips (which are, by the way, for children) from Amazon almost a year ago, and they've been sitting on my dresser ever since.  Then, not too long ago, I got the idea to team them with my most voluminous kimono and Jessica Simpson sandals for festival vibes.  And it turned out to be exactly what I was going for, Lady Lovely Locks crashes Coachella.    

So, why then, wouldn't I wear this look to the post office or Hobby Lobby or Rita's?  I'm not sure, but it might have something to do with the fact that in all of my forty years, I've never, ever colored my hair.  Not even just highlights or for Halloween.  Despite my love of color, I've always been content with my natural dark brown and felt no need to mess with it.  But with each passing day and brand new white strand, I know that that era is ending.  Before long, I'll be checking out boxes of DIY dye, trying to figure out if I'm more of a September Siena or Chocolate Chicory.  And I think, in its way, that that'll be fun -- if also a little scary.  Maybe playing with these pixie tails (to use the official Lady Lovely Locks term) is my way of testing the tress waters.         

Because the answers to all of life's questions lie deep in the archives of '80s pop culture.

Double Trouble: Truculent Succulent

Top: Mudd, Kohl's
Shorts: So, Kohl's
Shoes: Guess, DSW
Bag: Zulily
Bag charm: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's
Belt: Izod, Marshalls
Sunglasses: Target
Mint bangle: Decree, JCPenney
Pink bangle: Silver Linings, Ocean City boardwalk
Light green bangle: Burlington Coat Factory
Yellow bangles: B Fabulous
Thin pink bangle: Target

Top: Mudd, Kohl's
Shorts: So, Kohl's
Shoes: B.A.I.T., Zulily
Bag: Arizona Jeans, JCPenney
Belt: Izod, Marshalls
Sunglasses: Target
Mint bangle: Decree, JCPenney
Pink bangle: Silver Linings, Ocean City boardwalk
Light green bangle: Burlington Coat Factory
Yellow bangles: B Fabulous
Thin pink bangle: Target

 Saguaro Snack Barrette

Gemma Geode Necklace

Sparkly Succulent Barrettes

No, this isn't one of those "what's different about these two pictures" deals that used to be in the Sunday comics.  It's just evidence of my indecision.  You see, I was laying out this outfit and was torn between the in-your-face lime tote and bright pink stilettos or the more demure cactus wristlet and wedges. Ugh, decisions, decisions!  So I said the heck with it and posted them both.  Which is just one of the joys of being a blog boss.

So yeah, more cacti again.  I love these little green meanies.  They look gorgeous and zen, but their needles say "don't mess with me."  Which is also pretty boss.

What more can you want from a plant?

Peach Pit Bit: Tassels and Feathers and Pompoms, Oh My

 Pom Flings Necklace

Sherbet Shenanigans Earrings

Hoodie: Macy's

Skirt: So, Kohl's

Boots: 2 Lips Too, JCPenney

Bag: Betsey Johnson, Boscov's

Geometric Electric Necklace 

Jagged Little Thrill Earrings

Top: Wet Seal

Shorts: Merona, Target

Bag: DSW, embellished by The Tote Trove

Shoes: First Love by Penny Loves Kenny, JCPenney

Scarf: A.C. Moore

Sunglasses: The Tote Trove

Seeking Sedona Necklace 

Feather Duster Earrings

Top: Zulily

Shorts: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Flip flops: Sea Star, Brigantine

Bag: Nordstrom

Sunglasses: Brigantine beach shop

I was going to call this post Coach Says Three Cheers for Coachella.  But Coachella was last weekend.  And also, I don't like that title.  So I went with this one instead.  Even though this post has nothing to do with 90210 except for two tops in the same shade as the show's namesake hangout, and tassels and feathers and pompoms, oh my sounds like the name of a southwestern strip club.  

Still, such boho accouterments make me think of Coachella, and Coachella makes me think of that cotton commercial where the woman in white takes off her big, floppy hat and dives down into the mud.  I'm all for taking chances.  But I can't help but think that this supposedly liberating act of rebellion creates more problems than it solves.  (And no, this has nothing to do with my distaste for cotton and my unapologetic allegiance to its nemesis, polyester.)  As in, where is she going to hose herself down afterward?  Certainly not in a yurt or port-a-potty!  Also, you know that that mud isn't coming out no matter how much fun Big Cotton wants her to have.  So she'll end up dirty and sad and most likely alone after her still-squeaky-clean girl squad ditches her for a pack of bun-wearing dudes who pointed and laughed as they watched the whole thing (you saw their faces; you know it's happening).  This is assuming, of course, that she didn't break anything and launch a lawsuit, the best outcome of which can be only a hemp sack full of beads and patchouli.  

Whew.  I don't know where that story came from.  I've never been to Coachella and don't ever plan to be, and the only yarn I know is the rainbow-colored kind in this Pom Flings Necklace.  Would you believe that the pompom started life as a giftwrap doodad?  Or that the pendant and charms in the Geometric Electric Necklace and Jagged Little Thrill Earrings were meant to remain -- horror of horrors -- unadorned?  Then there are the "jewels" in the Feather Duster Earrings and Seeking Sedona Necklace.  Some, I'm sure, would say that they would've been simply elegant on their own, but to me, plain Jane stones without the one-two fruit punch of kitsch and neon are like bread without butter.  

Oh, festival flare, you haven't a care, so fun to make, so easy to wear . . . so long as you stay away from the mud pit.  

Don't be like the floppy hat lady.  Always pick polyester.