Seeing the Forest Through the Accessories

 Fabulous Felt Rain Forest Rhumba Necklace

Dress: XOXO, Boscov's

Shoes: Marc Fisher, Marshalls

Bag: Apt. 9, Kohl's

Scarf: Boscov's

 Fabulous Felt Dewy Deco Necklace

Dress: Annie Sez

Shoes: Chaps, Kohl's

Bag: Xhilaration, Target

Fabulous Felt Rain Forest Flowers Barrette

Top: Macy's
Tank: Old Navy
Skirt: Macy's
Shoes: Nine West, DSW
Bag: Nine West, Boscov's
Scarf: Boscov's

Few things say lush like a rain forest.  (Well, except for maybe endless margaritas.)  This week's trio of treats was inspired by just such unfettered foliage.  Unified by the cleansing palette of spring's celebrated mints and emeralds, it echoes the paradoxically soothing excitement of this breath-taking biome (to indulge in a word most at home in a grade school science textbook).  The result is a bold bubble of beauty minus the mess - and, in this case, the malaria.  If only real life could be as serenely bug-less.          

Something New and Sparkly: Tresses of the Trove

Fabulous Felt Leopard Circle Barrette

Dress: Lulus

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Nine West, Boscov's

Fabulous Felt Zebra Circle Barrette

Dress: Bisou Bisou, JCPenney

Shoes: Marc Fisher, Marshalls

Bag: Ecko Red, Macy's

Teal bracelet: Mixit, JCPenney

Orange bracelet: Cloud Nine, Ocean City

Fabulous Felt Giraffe Circle Barrette

Dress: Speechless, Kohl's

Shoes: Bongo, Kohl's

Bag: Apt. 9, Kohl's

It's long been a dream of mine to have a wig collection (for displaying, not for wearing).  With the addition of these blond and brunette numbers (just call them Winnie and Wanda), I'm well on my way.  Although the vibrant red (Wendy Wig Stand) and blue (Willa Wig Stand) have provided top-notch modeling services for my fabulous felt barrettes thus far, I wanted to mix in a couple of more everyday dos, if only to appeal to the vast majority of women without Rihanna or Katy Perry-colored hair.  And really, what better way to kick things off than with this trio of untamed animal print circles?  Talk about a three-ring (or maybe I should say four-ring) circus!  

Getting Through Thursday With Another Shoe Montage: How Now Brown Cow

Clockwise: MetroStyle; Worthington, JCPenney; Marc Fisher, Marshalls; Madden Girl, DSW; Worthington, JCPenney; Parade of Shoes; Bongo, Kohl's; BCBG, Marsahlls

At first glance, brown seems like an odd color of shoe to be talking up during the summer months.  But more often than not, a pair of slick sable slingbacks or stilettos add just the right earthy edge to a colorful bohemian skirt or sundress.  That having been said, I plan to let the hairy leopard and holiday-best brocade pairs hibernate until fall.

As an ironic end-note, no cows were harmed in the making of these happily polyurethane shoes.