BOTANICASUAL

Look at me, all jumping on the botanical trend and whatnot. I can't help it -- this is one of those rare instances in which I feel like the puppeteers of mass culture got it right (not really but I don't feel like being contrarian today because I'm two glasses of wine deep and maybe that's also why I chose to use the word 'contrarian' and not just 'critical' or 'annoying'). The sleeves on this sweatshirt feature one of fashion 2013's many crests -- an homage to gardenia, botany, plant glamour. I'm especially fond of this earthy-athleticism juxtaposition. Leafy sleeves on an otherwise classic gray sweatshirt. The fern-meets-fitness concept kinda got me in the "out of context photoshop" mood so I superimposed some plant .pngs on that mess and called it a day. #botanicool



FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:
Spiked snapback - OASAP
Black blouse - ROMWE
Botanical sweatshirt - ROMWE
Turquoise velvet leggings - ROMWE
Lace-up boots - YES STYLE
Backpack - YES STYLE

If you haven't noticed, I've been wearing pants almost exclusively since December. I don't know when or why it happened, but I find it increasingly difficult to will myself into a skirt or dress that bares my legs. Nope, has nothing to do with the weather -- I guarantee that come April I'll still be stupefied into pant oblivion despite three-digit temperatures. I think it might have to do with the fact that for a while I only hung out with heteronormative guys and their style started to rub off on me. Yes Style has been my primary source for pants of every variety this winter -- cropped sweats, dress slacks, lace-up trousers, harem pants, joggers with chiffon and mesh overlay, the list goes on. I recommend their ready-to-ship selection (here) and, no, I don't get paid to say that. For prints, patterns, paintings-gone-textile, and crushed velvet galore, there's also Romwe's legging selection. The ones I'm wearing here go for only $25 and are an obvious best-seller. 

Everything is infinite,

Bebe Zeva