Accessory obession

My fashion heads, I'm totally obsessed with this new accessory, its a Veiled Beanie. Now I understand why one of my closest friends is so attached to her hat collection, because all my outfits feel incomplete without this on my head! But this is my new fall obsession and you will probably be seeing it on my fashion HEAD often! By the way, this hat retails for $435 from the original designer Jil Sander, I think she is out of her freakin mind! My mom definitely rubbed off on me in the fact that I always look at pieces and if they are, price wise, out of reach I can some how make it my self. I surfed the web and found a girl who also thought the price was astronomical and did a tutorial on how to make it, so I did a little twist and made it my own. I had the beanie from last year, the original one is a little more slouchy boy friend like, but I worked with with I had. I ordered the netting fabric from Etsy, the shop owners is very nice and will shorten or lengthen the amount of fabric you need (for each veil you would need approx. 2-3 inches larger then the diameter of your head), so depending on how much extra you want. I saw a picture of a fellow blogger on instagram with a different brand on, who wore it more formed to the face and I liked that look better that way. I made mine a little tighter, and so I have room to pull in down as much or as little as I like. Ok, and the best part of this DIY project, I found the way I was explained to make it was really hard because when you put the beanie on your head it wasn't easy to judge where to sew the netting, so I actually sewed on the netting while my hubby was wearing it, he's such a trooper! So if you are lucky enough to have partner to help you out like my husband did, I would recommend that so you get it to lay the way you want it.

I'm going to show in posts to come how versatile my new favorite hat is, different ways to wear it with different outfits for the cold weather to come, dressing it up and down. Like I said, until I'm sick of it, you will see it on me for a little while.

With the outfit below I took full advatage of a rainy dreary day on Long Island and dressed casual with layers because it was quite cold. I love the look of layering a vest and a button up. In this look I layered a faux leather vest from h&m, a plaid shirt from Urban Outfitters (old), faded oxblood (which is the color of the season) pants from guess (old) and my new favorite boots from Steve Madden. This really should have been wore in down town Manhattan, that was the vibe I was getting and giving from this outfit. I'm in love with this outfit from head to toe!

Get the look:

1. Oxblood skinny jeans: here

2. Faux Leather vest (similar): here

3. Flannel plaid shirt (similar): here <--yes you can wear mens!

4. Boots: here

5. Bracelets: here

SOME how this Jil Sander beanie is out of stock but if you have the dough, you can be notified when it comes back in here

As always

xoxo,

Fashion Head

Alexa

My Zara love continues!

My fashion heads, I'm taking the time in this post the say "syanara to summer". I enjoyed the last really warm weekend of summer and wore head to toe Zara, not necessarily on purpose, I just found my self pulling pretty things out of my closet and they just so happen to be all from Zara, literally. I don't know if I have admitted this yet to you guys or not, but I honestly feel that the reason I have SO much love for Zara is because...I only discovered it a little less then a year ago..I KNOW, fashion head fail! But now that Zara consumes a large portion of my wardrobe, I thought I would take the time to express why I'm a "Zara Whore". I know I'm not the only one, there is a BIG reason why every time I shop there the lines for the dressing rooms are 10 people deep at least, fashionistas just flock there! Not only is this store on trend its also super affordable as compared to other department store and high end designers but caries similar if not some times better stuff.  

Exhibit A:

The looks for less

Zara has a way of making me feel so wonderful when I get dressed. Having such a great collaboration of clothes from chic business woman attire, to downtown casual, to rocker FABulos! My favorite section of their clothes is the TRF. And OMG you guys,  they just launched their HOME collection TOOOday, so make sure you take a peep! Check out my head to toe Zara look below and also my favorite things from their HOME collection, which seems to have a very glamorous vibe!

And for the home!

xoxo,

Fashion Head Alexa

New Month, new ambitions...

My fashion heads, Happy October, you know what that means!? Colder weather is around the corner. As much as I love the fashion side of cold weather I forget how much this girls hates to be cold, but bundleing and the laying is the funnest and creative part. With a new month I wanted to think of new ideas for my blog. I'm really going to play this fall with my clothes and have the most fun with layers, patterns and texture. What's hot this fall? How to stay warm and fashionable? Warmer clothes are always more money, how to get the BANG for your buck? And lets us not forget about Halloween!

All my fashion heads stay tuned for what great things are to come this month! Maybe we'll even take a trip to my closet! 

This weekend my husband and I went on a drive through town and because of the change of season that is among us the trees and mother nature is looking quit fashionable. We passed by this vineyard, (who the hell knew there was a vineyard right in our backyeard practically) and it was so beautifully mainstained and colorful that we had to pull over and snap some pics, good thing I adored my outfit that day! The man that owned the vineyard was nice enough to tell us a little bit about it and let us take a couple pictures and even took one of us. This is a great transitioning outfit from warm to cooler weather, this weekend we were still in the mid 60's to 70's so exposed sleeves was a must. I paired a cut off denim studded vest and a flowy black white top with my favortie and comfy black jeans, rocker miltitary studded boots, red grafic bag, shark tooth necklace and snake printed sunglasses. Get the look below.



me and my honey



Get the look:

1. Zara Denim Vest:here

2. Shark tooth necklace: here

3. Blouse (similar): here

4. Jeans: here

5. Bag (similar): here

6. Boots: here

xoxo,

Fashion Head

Alexa

This girl is on Fire!

My fashion heads, if you don't know from the title of this post, its my new favorite song my Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj. She performed it at the VMA's and it just gave me a chills, especially seeing Swiss beats and their song just swaying to her singing. Alicia Keys have a special place in my heart for her, one being a former piano player myself and because my husband and I used one of her songs for our wedding song. I find this song very inspirational, I take it as no matter what is going on in the world around you, you gotta stay strong and never back down and follow your heart. So I find this very inspirational for my blog purpose, I have had my blog for a little over a month now and  I some day hope that this blog can take me places I never thought could happen. I know it sounds strange to some, mostly the "older" generation of folks, but this is the new times and blogging is the new form of public speaking and can touch such a high level of readers. I recently saw an interview of one of my blog idles Leandra Medine of The Man Repeller, and she only started her blog 2 years ago and where did I see this interview you ask?!? Well it was on The Fashion Police on E! I could only dream of one day making it to that point and being invited to runway shows and styling celebrities like Rachel Zoe, and just having a say in the fashion industry, a girl can dream right?! My husband always has the utmost confidence in me and support, and I hope to one day reach the place where he believes I can be. I would like to thank him especially for always believing in me and supporting me through my blog process, he is a big part of it being my fantastic photographer, and I would like to thank EVERYONE who has taken a look at my blog this past month and gave me such great compliments and support as well. Cheers my fashion heads!

Here's hoping to that 

ONE DAY because the sky is the limit

In the mean time, lets now talk about what us fashion heads love most...the clothes. This photo shoot took place while driving through the burbs of Long Island and came across this little park with a beautiful willow tree and a bridge. This outfit was taking me into the night with a casual outting with some girl friends. If you follow me on Instagram  you would know that I'm a repeat offender of these leopard Zara pants, but once you have a piece in your wardrobe that you love and are able to wear it different ways every time, then REPEAT ON. I found these ahhhmazing silver chrome heeled shoes at Zara on FNO (fashion night out) in NYC and knew right away I wanted to pair them with these pants. On the top half I have on a Beastie Boys shirt and a leather jacket my hubby got me last year for Christmas, which I lived in because last winter was so warm and we had no snow. Of course I like the mixing-ness of this outfit and this its also a good transitional outfit to fall from summer.  I also mixed some metals, my sunglasses are rose gold, my necklace is silver and my bracelets are gold, Have fun with it! Get the look below.

How to achieve the look:

1. Similar pants: here

2. Heels: here

3. Rocker Tee: here

4. Cool faux leather: here

5. Bracelet: here

xoxo,

Fashion Head

Alexa

One shirt, 3 looks.....how does she do it?

My Fashion Heads, today I'm mixing shit up! I'm sure you alllll know by now how much I love adding the unexpected to an outfit. Who would of ever thought that your boyfriend's jeans could come in so handy? Designers have come to the realization that not every girl wants to walk around with tight ass pants on all the damn time, we can be cool and collective too! So with this in mind I took the initiative and took a plain  cream blouse and paired it with some boy friend jeans, maybe not the baggiest I've seen but they did the freakin trick! Mixing the unexpected intrigues the eye and is what makes the outfit so interesting. I wanted to show how versatile this pretty little shirt was! Then it got me thinking of how many outfits I could really wear this shirt with... and that's always my closing argument when I come home with shopping bags and have to fess up to my husband, "but I can wear it with jeans, skirt, pants! So many things with just one purchase, I'm SAVING you money!" Scroll on peeps to get the whole vision and the thought process behind this..

We want some excitement when we look in the mirror ladies. Putting your self together, not to impress other people per say (which is always good if you do) but impress your self, if you look good you feel good.

Now the break down:

The first look is a tad casual, still very basic to me, but these boy friend jeans bring the idea that you can look pretty in a blouse but still have the look that your a little rough around the edges. I paired the Guess blouse with zara jeans, surprise surprise, Steve Madden sneaker wedges, zara bag (how fire is it?!?) cotton on clear John Lennon inspired sunnies, my new favorite can't ever leave my side multi cross necklace from Regal Rose and a spiked bracelet from F21. This outfit explains me! I love everything about it!

The 2nd look is not on the totally dressed up side, it of course has my edge, but you can change the shoes to heels or a more simple boot depending on the occasion to where we wear the outfit. I paired a subtle snake print pant in black and a dark red with studded military style boots, Melody Ehsani necklace and gucci clutch. Again mixing hard and soft is the golden ticket, studded boots that can also be used as a weapon, always a thumbs up!

NOW my 3rd look, this is the creme dela creme, thinking outside the box. I had this very cute, maybe even sexy little number which included, sequin shorts from express and my go to going out studded strappy heels...then i thought to myself, SO TYPICAL! I looked in my closet and saw my new camo shirt from Zara (again with studs) and threw it on and it just sang to me. Who would have thought? Its maybe not for everyone, but that's not what this is about, it's about using your imagination to complete a look that just makes you feel good, and if feeling good means throwing a camo studded shirt over a hot little outfit, as nike would say, JUST DO IT! I'm asked a lot by many friends, "you can mix silver and gold metals?", and the answer to that is ALWAYS YES! You don't want to walk around looking like a disco ball, but if you spread the metals through out your body, and stagger it around it will just flow. Matching and playing by the rules is never fun. I grew up with the mother that went by the rule book and was ones of those people who match everything, she'd say "well there's teal in my shirt, so I need teal shoes, and a teal bag" and I'm sorry, but that makes me cringed! That was may be for some people, but I've always been a rule breaker. Break down those comfort walls and make shit happen and enjoy what you see when you look in the mirror! Fashion is all about Having Fun!!

  

Which look was your favorite?

I wanted this to be inspiring, whether you like my edgier style or not, it's just about being creative with what you wear, take risks and think of the unexpected. See how easy one shirt can be worn so many ways. Dig in your closet and try it, think of all the outfits you can recreate and make into new life.

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening" -Coco Chanel 

xoxo,

Fashion Head

Alexa