How A Leopard Changes Its Spots

No seriously, they can!

I got a lot of compliments on this hairdo (two french braids, ends shoved under the other with Spin Pins), which was really just a solution to waking up too late to wash it. But most curiously, this necklace inspired a lot of compliments from the preteen boys. They are generally charming young men who have grown up around a lot of women, so usually this wouldn't phase me. But after being perplexed by the third "I like your chain", a fourth young man explained that it looked like I "stole a lock chain and dipped it in gold." I was also told I'm "just like 2 Chainz." Ahh, boys.

• Sweater old Forever 21 (similar)


• Tee Nikibiki (buy in Suntan)


• Necklace Forever 21 (buy)


• Trouser jeans old Gap (similar, last worn)


• Bracelets old Forever 21 (similar)


• Shoes Dr. Scholl's via TJ Maxx (similar, last worn)


• Nails Sally Hansen Lustre Shine in Plume (buy)


• Lips Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous (buy)

Dominant Jean

Here is an outfit that started off pretty boring, and escalated quickly. I wanted to wear this new denim shirt with some color, so I pulled out these green/teal pants. Then I remembered I had this necklace, which jazzed the whole look up. I had planned on wearing the shirt buttoned all the way up with the necklace in the collar like a bow tie, but then I found out it we were taking the staff picture that morning, and decided the Ironic Arsenio Hall look wouldn't exactly stand the test of time. I wore the shirt and necklace "the normal way" and tossed a black blazer over it to make the whole look read more "professional".

I tried a few bracelets, but settled instead on this neutral-but-killer stack of rings. And I was tempted to reach for my usual plain black flats, but I liked how the green picked up a little of the glitter in these shoes (plus, the glitter filled in as a quasi-print in an otherwise collection of solids).

• Blazer: old H&M (similar here)


• Shirt: American Eagle (buy here)


• Necklace: old Forever 21 (similar here and here)


• Rings: Forever 21 Pyramid Stud Ring Set of 4 (try buying in store, similarish here and here)


• Pants: Mossimo via Target (buy here)


• Shoes: old Old Navy (almost identical here)


• Nail Polish: Sally Hansen Lustre Shine in Plume (buy in drugstores or here)


• Lipstick: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Cherish (buy in drugstores or here)


• Sunnies: old Forever 21 (similar here and here)