I'm Back!

Dear fashionable followers,
          Boy has it been a while! I know it late but I had to come back to ROXYmodae. I missed the blog way too much to go any longer without my fingers eagerly tapping style into these keys and sprinkling fashion glitter onto your dashboards. For some reason, kept saying "I haven't blogged in way too long. Might as well not until something big is happening. I probably lost all follower loyalty anyway. Hmm..." But then I realized, there's always something big in fashion! New trends, new things I like, even a simple shopping spree for the day is worth a post! Oh how I wish I could just rewind time and makeup for all the missed blog-worthy things. 

          Well, since I last blogged I've taken wonderful trips and practically got a whole new wardrobe! Ontario, Niagara Falls, and (my favorite) Montreal were all in the mix too. I've learned new makeup tricks, accepted a couple collabo opportunities and got a Twitter. Speaking of social networks, I reached my goal of 250 pics on Instagram. I discovered my love of crew socks, and finally got my iPhone! I can't wait to catch up and share my world, with the other world. Lots of posts (maybe even a view new YouTube videos) are to come.

                                                                                           Love you guys and thanks for keeping loyal following,
                                                                                                                                                                             Brittney

Feminine Friday: Petticoat Skirt

If there's anything I love this season, it's feminine-looking things. Plumes on pens, delicate feathers, sparkly brooches, vanities, quilted leather bed headboards, petticoats, tutus, the whole bit. After this Feminine Friday trendy trick you'll be able to add adorable volume to any skirt in no time, and with no tools!

Step 1: Start with any loose skirt and a tutu with tulle that's not too long and matches the loose skirt. Mine is a loose fit floral skirt with a pink sparkly tutu.

Step 2: With spanx or whatever underneath, put on the tutu. To make it puffier, you can roll the waist over 1 or 2 times if you want.

Step 3: Put on the loose skirt from overhead so that the waist band sets around your bellybutton line. Some of the tutu's color shows underneath and you now made a whole new skirt without sewing at all!

How did yours turn out? I think this one came out just as I'd hoped. Email me your results please! More than 10 emails means a roundup post is to come! An outfit post for this one is also in store. See you guys tomorrow and have a great Friday.

Fringe Crop DIY

At last! I present to you, a typical logo/organization Tshirt that's acceptable in public! It's a cute little DIY specially for one searching for purpose of their shamelessly oversized free Tshirt from an event or so. Don't think it can be done? You gotta DIY it to believe it! Check out the video below or go to the ROXYmodae YouTube channel. Also feel free to combine this DIY with others. Be extra creative! Add studs or rhinestones to the shoulders of the shirt. Cut the sleeves zigzagged. Tie knots and add beads on the fringes. Do whatever- it's YOUR shirt, do what you want with it. The best part, it won't take you more than 10 minutes!

Got your own blog? With a link leading back to this blog, this particular video is allowed to be used on other blogs. (This is your permission, so no email needed.)

Back Again and Better Than Ever

Hello dearies! This new season has brought on so many trends and events that it's all been a bit hectic trying to blog it all. My head is constantly spinning with ideas and my draft folder is well near an incomplete-caused suicidal explosion. To keep it all manageable, I may be blogging a little less than daily for a couple of weeks. I apologize for not posting in so long and promise, the posts that do go up will be worth the wait. New segments, pictures, and photography are to come. Just to show how hard I've worked on drafting enough posts to be efficient, I will be scheduling some posts for the days that I've missed to fill the gap. However, the only way you'll notice (since it won't be at the top as usual) is to subscribe to "style in your inbox" found in the top-left sidebar. Highly suggested and takes literally .3 seconds.

Regular posting will be back tomorrow and have a stylish day,
ROXYmodae

1st Spring 2012 Outfit Post!

In this outfit, I focused on the spring florals, a small splash of color, and a fresh feel with white denim. I kept my hair simple and bohemian. The goal was to create the PERFECT mix of everything trending and casual/cute. Where to find casual pieces? The basic stores like Old Navy, Forever 21, and H&M of course!

A ruffled, polka dotted, and floral crop top. Sounds crazy huh? I think it works pretty well for an expected commotion wouldn't you say?

There it is! That headwrap is the key to this hairdo. Two simple twists, (bang pinned down for the day) and the flower headwrap to correspond to the shirt's pattern and the beaded bracelets.

Sporty denim canvas sneaks and slight frayed white denim keep it cool and casual.

Just a little roundup pic of today's props!

SHOP THIS LOOK:

1, Flower Headwrap- Forever 21

2. Beaded Bracelets- H&M

3. Sky Blue UnderTank- Old Navy
4. White Denim Skirt- Target
5. Denim Canvas Sneaks- Forever 21
6. NoShow Socks- Journey's
7. Polka Floral Top- Forever 21

Taking Advantage of Features

See the circled things? Use em'- EXPLORE!

SIDEBARS
I've noticed, most of you don't take the time to actually evaluate all the great features offered in the sidebar. Let's be real here- did any of you even know that there was a way to share ROXYmodae to Facebook or Twitter with the click of a mouse?    How about the fact that you can go directly to my BlogLovin or Independent Fashion Bloggers Page just by tapping the picture widgets? Don't you just get a thrill out of seeing your comment posted live on the left side? Also, get new posts emailed to you (enter your email address in the left sidebar)! Search in a little box by typing in phrases like "colorful pants" or "how to wear fur" or even small keywords like "metallic clothes jackets"

PAGES
These are not boring informational pages like most other sites. I spend very much time (almost as much as I do writing posts) updating them. The contact information, pictures I've taken, etc is all up to date. My personal favorite is the Obsession page, which is where I post things I've been really into lately.

FOLLOWING
Frankly, follow the blog! However, following anonymously makes no sense, now does it? Why wouldn't you want your picture to be seen on the blog? I know when I go to another blog, an interesting profile pic is just what gets me to view their profile, which leads to their blog. A boring default won't bring anymore visitors to your blog. Get more traffic, follow publicly!

COMMENTS
Under every post or page on the site, just for you, I've added a feature where you can post using many different profiles including Facebook, Google, AOL, anonymous, or even comment using just your name. There's also the optional feature to add a link to your own blog to be published along with your Name/URL comment.

Now that you've gotten a not-so-secret sneak peek at all the features you've ingored lately, you can add even more reasons to your list as to "why I love ROXYmodae so much". Just kidding, just enjoy the new little tools and have a stylish day okay?

Don't be afraid to click that drop-down button once in a while!

Top 5 Totes @ Forever 21

Keep all your things anchored with this zip-closed bag
Forever 21

We all need that 1 bag that we can squeeze every last giftcard, wallet, skyscraper of receipts, makeup compact, iPad, outfit, and the rest of our lifes into. What's the only bag besides a city-cized garbage bag capable? I introduce to you (drum roll please), the tote bag! The best part is that they come in so many different colors, patterns, graphics, logos, and are the best bases for any bag DIY! Here are a couple I love or have bought from Forever 21. Good prices for things that don't look cheap. Cheap-looking is trashy and again, we are avoiding that garbage bag!

Nautical Striped with a Dash of Brown Leather
Old Navy

More brown leather paired with diagonal colorblock
Forever 21

Floral fun with twisted rope handles
Forever 21

Simple Coral monochrome with a splash and MORE brown leather!
Forever 21

This Week on ROXYmodae

Hello and happy Monday to all you stylish readers out there today! I sincerely apologize for my lack of posting last week. I was not inspired enough to post what I felt was truly fantastic enough for you. : D So now that I'm back, let's chat about this weeks agenda shall we?

Monday starts off a little different this week as it did last week too, no strange item. I figured I'd give you some time to try to figure out who the heck would want a "banana phone". Tomorrow through Thursday I'll give you guys the run-down about essentials you'll need for Spring. Fashion Friday will be a great one- some peeks at Fashion Weeks around the world and some new DIYs to try over the weekend.

Stay-tuned though because if this post got you excited, wait til you see the amazing photography, writing, projects, and details to come! Besides, you never know with me I guess, I may change 2 or 3 (hint hint, wink, wink) of the plans for the better! Have a great morning and rest of your day.  -Britt

Neon Accessories

Man, if there had to be a color scheme that was most enduring, it'd have to be neons. Just when blogs everywhere start to say, "bye-bye neon, hello pastels", here it comes again! This time it's not one or the other though. Both of the two are pretty significant at the moment.

No offence, but I would never claim a follower that walks out of their home looking like rainbow vomit. So to prevent the next edition of a street-style blog's DON'T list, how about we only add neon where it's found best? ACCESSORIES! Gotta love it!

Detailed Metallic Dr. Martens that are also neon-like? Only $120 too!

DR.MARTENS.com

A crossbody meets satchel? CUTENESS!

TARGET $20

Mulit-colored bangles to brighten a denim
jacket maybe?

FOREVER 21 $7

Pow! Neon and a satchel- double threat!

TARGET $25

Inspired much! Send me pics of your neon accessories paired with your not-over-the-top highlighter look!

Marni, Now at H&M

Watch the ad here:

Bag $80

As the consistent rain/sunshine bipolar weather and random scattered patches of budding grass goes on, mother nature is hinting at one thing. Pier 1 Imports and Home Depot helped her out by anxiously lining up flowers, colorful pots and patio chairs. Spring is here and there's no other way to wait to prove it anymore. With spring comes a new collection at H&M so hop onto the Marni train!

To be honest, I did not like many parts of this collection. It seemed too widely spread and there were so many pieces that most didn't relate to each other. Not to mention the fact that they look like only a model could rock them. It felt more like multiple collections with different color schemes, and different inspirations jumbled together.

Although I'm not crazy about the new collection, here are 10 pieces at H&M that I did like about the collection. Check out the rest HERE. Agree with me or love it? Own some pieces?

Jacket $200 

Chunky Necklace $50

Ruffled Zippered Cardigan $70

Shorts $50

Maxi Dress $129

Flower Detail Necklace $30

Patterned Slacks $80

Blouse $100

Sunglasses $20

What Goes Around Comes Around

Today, as I was working on posts for the next couple of days, I started going into this weird psychology mode and started questioning everything. Mostly stupid things like "Why is a graham cracker bland and a animal cracker sweet if crackers are supposed to be salty?" But one, wasn't so dumb- Why is there such thing as trends and why do they always come back somehow? Get ready to play 20 questions now, LOL.

We know what they are, we like them, we follow them, and most of us would be amazingly proud to set them. But why are they such a huge part of fashion? Do we after a while just miss the old things we used to wear and all of a sudden love them again? Who gets to "choose" these things? Are our top designers running out of inspiration and revert back to things that are "out"? Did trends start with just one tomboy's carefree attempt to bring back the dead and unstylish? Why can only certain people wear them and look right? What is "looking right"?Do the people of today adore the simplicity of life back then in the no-fashion-sense days and try to emulate it? Why would they? Did we start to mistake the definition of retro to mean just any worthless thing not found in stores anymore? Isn't there a reason the stores stop selling certain items after a while? Who determines these trends; The buyers, the stores, or the designers? Isn't it a cycle?; How can we determine where the fashion thing started in the 1st place? How long should you wait to expect a new one to come along? With so many people and style wannabes in the world, is it EVER possible to be the first one to do or wear anything anymore? I don't know, I was just thinking.

I know that was only 14 questions but the "20 questions" sounded better. Just think "LLEEETTSSS PLAAYYY 14 QUEESTTIONS *in host's voice*" It just sounds corny, LOL. Anyway, what do you guys think? Anything in fashion you've always questioned?

A Strut Down Memory Lane

If you're like me, you were that cliché kid that dressed up non-stop in their mother closet. I let it get to the point where I was convinced that I could find a way to "make it work" when it was MUCH too big, and I knew it.

My FAVORITE denim jacket, never found a way that
 it didn't work in an outfit.

But aside from that, I had my favorite article of my own clothing too- my denim jacket.

Looking back, that jacket must've been more worn out than a dandelion on the highway but I still couldn't let it go; I guess I just didn't care. I've just always admired how such simple zipper, stitching detail and variable sleeve lengths could make ANY outfit so much better. Another thing- I was obsessed that I was a pink princess and had one heck of a hand-wave, I think I could've been Cinderella at Disney World.

Oh the stylish memories of a 5 year old fashion designer. My mission this week was to show you guys a couple snaps of mini-me and my past style. Try not to laugh too hard please...

Rockin' the patterned pants over a decade before the trend...
Oh look, another trend- bright pants (post comings soon!)!

So how about you? Did you ever have that one item in your life that never changed? Were you into style at all as a tot or was it just a hidden future passion within you? Did your mother or even father ever have to put a combo lock on the wardrobe? Believe me, I ask from experience... Comment it out ladies, even send me pics if you'd like!

Email: roxymodae@aol.com

I'd say I was an OVERALL (corny joke alert!) good rider!

A pilot in a dress, and proud of it!

"Mommmmyyyy!!!, this is too bundled up" woud be my 1 yr. old words here.

Spring Staples I Need

As February is almost over already, I have been adding finishing touches to my Spring wardrobe and jewelry box. There's a couple of things I absolutely have to try though. They are new, and some old styles but I'd still give them a shot. They're listed below. I won't go all out explaining them in this post, but separate detailed posts are to come. What are your spring must-haves?

Coral EVERYTHING. The polish, the lipgloss, headbands, crew socks. This is my new color.

Weird shaped sunglasses like rounded, hearts, and neon or pastel colors.

Multi-Confetti polish gives my nails a 3D effect, especially with multiple coats.

Metallic sneakers are much cuter than metallic flats and give an overly chic  (if that's possible) look a sporty edge. Example- high waisted short, funky belt, plain tank and a cardigan paired with these. Cute right?

See through shirts that have detail like lace, crochet, and fringe are very in this season. Even mixtures of both are cute like a lace-front top with a mesh back (DIY coming soon if I can find one)

With newly pierced 2nd earholes, I needed some studs to spice up the new holes. making it easier when deciding which earrings to choose in the morning- BOTH!

Scarves with fun graphics and patterns add some flare to a casual-dressed day. 

Quick NYFW Pic

Spring is on the way an these colorful pics make me even more anxious for it to come. I bought glasses like this pink (it's in the online cart at least) and they waiting to be worn with a funky outfit!

These are some snapshots I put together from my favorite New York Fashion Week fashion show- Jeremy Scott. I'm definitely gonna go with the guess that says that the inspiration for this collection was rainbows...or a box of Skittles with weave! 

Save $125 on The Same Bag!

I saw a satchel-type messenger bag at Forever 21 and was shocked later on to find a look-a-like for nearly 5X the XXI price! That is unbelievable. I feel bad for whoever wasted there money on the expensive one! But really, no one will have the guts to physically walk up to you and check the inside of your bag to make sure it's a brand-name. So why would we kill to have a purse with an INSIDE label on it no bigger than 5 grains of rice? That's fashion for ya' check out the pics.

$150

$28

See? It's unbelievable right? A couple DIY steps or Google-ing could easily save you over $100, if you like the color of the 1st one better. What do you think? Did you ever save yourself from spending over $50 more for the same product?