This or That: Céline Spring 2014 Jewelry or A Similar One and Your Rent Paid

The way I see it, you can spend about $1,000 on one piece of Céline Spring 2014 minimal earthy jewelry, or you can live within your means and buy a couple of gorgeous handmade pieces from Sew a Song on Etsy without breaking the bank. They have the same appeal, with the large chunky shapes and gemstones set in metal, but the price tags couldn't be more different. Sure, there are those people who'd rather die than wear a knock off, but let me tell you this now: Céline did not invent this style, so who cares if the label isn't embossed with a fancy brand name with an accent over the é. Here's what I think: I wouldn't feel the least bit bad about sporting one of these more affordable pieces to achieve the same look as Céline. I ain't made of money, and I'm willing to bet you aren't either. Plus, if you weren't wearing this type of jewelry before Céline rocked it down the runway, chances are it's just a flash in the pan trend for you and me both. Right? Right! So go ahead and browse guilt free. Tell me your favorites. I know what I want, but I'm waiting until my self-imposed buying dry period to snap up this one and this one.

Just in case you were wondering, other titles for this post included "Tickle Me Cheaper," "Céline on the Cheap," and  "This French-American Life." I think I made the right choice. Otherwise, you'd be browsing some other blog right now, getting conned into another pair of crazy ass 5" heels you don't need.

 Big shout out for Miss Moss for pointing my eyeballs in Sew a Song's direction. 

The Girl Goes On An Adventure

1    ROKSANDA ILICIC top    2    ETOILE ISABEL MARANT shorts    3    WARBY PARKER sunglasses    4    ZARA shoes    5    backpack via ETSY    6   PROENZA SCHOULER clutch

This is the kind of thing I would wear if I was going to travel a warmer city abroad, or if my name was Natalie and I just got engaged to my longtime beau in a romantic 18-month round-the-world, life-changing, adventure. (Read their blog here, trust me, you will want to track their travels.). I'd carry a backpack because that's just my style: I carry a lot of things because I'm a what-if-worst-case-scenario kind of girl. But I'd also carry a clutch, and ideally i'd like it to be in the same color scheme of said backpack and hopefully with a cross-body chain. Don't know what's going on here to make me so attracted to brown plus black, but it seems to work for me. The formal bi-color top is a night time shirt dressed way down for day, but I love how easy it is to wear. Plus if you're investing in such a top, I would pretty much have to find reasons to wear it for other ocassions. The shorts are clean cut and can only be described as conservative — darling even, especially in a world where short shorts typically have frayed edges or pocket lining sticking out of the bottom. I say no to those for this hypothtical trip because we're going for a more refined look. That requires a kind of short that will not make people immediately label you as a vagabond (the backpack is already working hard to label you that anyway), so you have to counter that. Plus, they let sit at nicer restaurants with shorts like these. The brogues are a nod to the masculinity that I love to infuse into outfits. The patent keeps things polished, literally, which helps because you're wearing shorts.  

Arizona + Musings

Still not over Arizona Muse and her hair. Enough to make me visit my hair salon and make the asymmetrical cut into a summer do. The fantastic necklaces are by Datter Industries on Etsy.

What about the otter? It's adorable. That's the what and the why.

That Margiela 3D Diamond Necklace Hanneli M. Was Wearing for Her Vogue Feature Is Fantastic. Etsy Can Supply A Similar One If You're Equally Obsessed.

Find the pendant from Etsy here.

images via etsy.com, vogue.com