Style Post: Season of the Crop Top

Hey Kurlies,

Summer is the perfect time to rock crop tops, and I have been rocking them every chance I get. On friday, I had the opportunity to go out to dinner with some of my fabulous friends.

For my make-up, I kept it simple, and wore a neutral golden eye with a smoked out outer crease. My lip color was Retro Red by NYC Cosmetics, which I reviewed in my most recent post Red Lipsticks for Women of Color. I also kept my hair simple. To prep for this style, I blew my hair out and placed twists in it over night.  Twelve hours later, I undid my twists and pinned my hair over to the side. 

Black cut out crop top-Forever 21 years ago

Harem pants- thrifted pants from Goodwill

Black caged shoes-gifted

Multi-chain gold necklace- store in Seattle 

 Oblong gold earrings-Forever 21 years ago

For the restaurant, we went to Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant; however, upon my arrival, I saw I was a bit overdressed. Luckily, my awesome friend had a pair of spare sandals in her car. I guess I need to get with the program and start carrying around a spare pair for myself.

Zenna Thai and Japanese had such delicious food, and I ordered several rounds of Philadelphia Rolls. My fave!!!! The rolls were absolutely perfect, filled with smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado. My kind of roll! 

It was an awesome night filled with good conversation, laughter, entertainment, and delicious food.

Until next time,

Be faith-filled, fearless, fabulous,

Kurly Ken

Thrifting Adventures with Kurly Ken

Hey Kurlies,

I decided to do a small haul of some of the items I came across in my thrifting adventures over the past few months. There is something about thrifting that truly excites me! Perhaps it's the joy of the hunt or finding a hidden treasure! Either way, I. LOVE. THRIFTING. Goodwill is one of my favorite spots, but I go to a variety of thrift stores. 

When I go thrifting, I try to stay within a budget, and I typically look for items within a certain category. For example, lately, I've been focused on adding more blouses, pants, and jeans. Now, I don't disqualify any other hidden treasures I may find that fall out of this category, but I try really hard to stay focused on the specific category. However, I am not always successful with this method though!

Let the thrifting haul begin:

Mumu harem pants, $4.99
I have no idea who this designer is, but the pants are adorable!

I can't wait to pair these black pants with a black crop top or white blouse or one of the new, colorful blouses I recently purchased.
Stay tuned for an outfit of the day with these pants!!!!

Zara cropped trouser, $5.98

I love these trousers, and they fit perrrrrfectly. I can't wait to pair them with a
fitted sweater and some flats or heels in the fall and winter. 

H & M black and navy dress, $4.99

This dress fits like a glove! I can see this dress worn with a statement
necklace for a special occasion. 

Blouses, blouses, and more blouses, all less than $6.00

These blouses will be paired with endless skirts, jeans, trousers, and beyond!
Each one is of great quality and a lovely burst of color!

Burgundy Fitted dress, $3.99

This will be cute with a fedora and some sandals. It would even be cute
with a black blazer and chunky wedge heels in the cooler months. 
I love pieces that can be transitioned from one season to the next.

Light and dark wash denim jeans, less than $7.00 each

No description needed. 

I like that all of these items are basic, but their basic nature allows me to build on these items taking them from casual to dressy. Stay tuned for some new outfit posts with these thrift finds. Well, anyways, that's all I have for this post. 

Until next time...
Be faith-filled, fearless, and fabulous,
Kurly Ken