Inspiration Board: Maria - Pink & Sequins

Among her many fashion talents, Maria has an obvious flair for mixing girly with glam! You can't get much more girly than pink. And you can't get much more glam than sequins. Maria pops them together with panache in this recent style outing. I love me some sequins and broke out my all-over sequin silver sweater for the holidays. Since I don't live my life on national tv or as a social media darling, the sequins felt just right at holiday-time...but perhaps a bit over the top for day-to-day wear. To make Maria's girly glam accessible for us fashionable-but-less-paparazzi'ed types, I swapped her sequin jacket for a sequin tank - much easier to find and possibly even sitting happily in your dresser drawers at this very moment. If you own a pink one, add some warmth by layering a turtleneck underneath and wearing it as a sequined vest. Bring some sporty, cool-urban-girl vibes by topping it off with a bomber jacket. Finish things off with skinny jeans and low-heeled booties. Maybe you have a sequined tank, but you temperately and intelligently talked yourself into the practical black shade (brava, you!). You know who else did that? Me :) So, how do we get Maria's look? Well, it's the same on the skinny jeans side (you could do chinos too ..or (gasp) slim, cropped wool ;)). Next, you could be very Chanel and go with a cropped, fitted jacket. Neon pink makes this one undeniably modern but a boucle or tweed with hints of pink will give you the same vibe a bit more classically. You could also bring your chill vibes to the fore and go with a long cardi in pick-your-fav-shade-of pink. Leave it open to let the sparkle show more, or belt it closed for a touch less shine. For the more formal jacket, complete the look with pristine point-toe pumps. If you have pink ones, go for the color! Never fear if you don't: a nude shade will do beautifully, as will black. If you went all cardigan, choose a less formal shoe, like this sweet and comfortable ballet flat. #HappyGirlyGlamming :)