Color blocking

Color blocking is the technique of combining a few bold colors to create one look. Like everything in fashion, it is a trend that comes and goes. For the past two years, fashion giants such a Gucci , Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger and many more, have added color blocking to their runway collections and I LOVE IT!! Below are a few picture of me color blocking.

Whitney Jannee

First Look
Blazer: H&M
Dress: H&M  
Shoes: Gojane 
Bag: Ebay

Second Look
Top: Forever 21
Peplum Skirt: Forever 21

Third Look
Top:Marshalls 
Shorts: Macys 
Shoes:Jessica Simpson

Fourth Look
Top: Forever 21 
Skirt: Forever 21 
Shoes: I don't remember (it was a store in Philadelphia) 



Color blocking is a trend often seen during the seasons of spring and summer but if you are anything like me, winter and fall are your favorite. Here are my ideas of how you can color block and add layers upon layers of fabulousness with the colors of this season !!

     Blazer: H&M 49.95
     Top: H&M 24.95
     Pants: H&M 34.95
     Clutch: H&M 29.95 (trend alert: envelope clutch)
     Shoe: Forever21 24.80 (trend alert: spikes)

                     

The Hermes Birkin

Left to right: Lady Gaga, Nene Leaks, Victoria Beckham, Evelyn Lozada, Fitria Yusuf

The Birkin bag by french designer Hermes is the holy grail of all purses. The starting price of the Birkin is $10,000.00. No I didn't make a mistake with the comma or decimal, that's right ten thousand dollars! Depending on the material or customization they can be as expensive as 150,000.00. But whats all the hype about? After all it doesn't do anything special like take the dog for a walk or prepare a meal . At best you can resell it on ebay and hope to break even. Lol. Over the years the Birkin has simply become a status symbol. It represents a certain level of wealth and success.Think about the kind of financial freedom one must have to own a purse worth well over 10,000.00 or a collection of purses costing as much as a house or luxury vehicle. Its rumored that Victoria Beckham has a 2 million dollar Birkin collection. (I wonder if she gets Spice girl royalties ... hmm).

The Birkin is very attractive but ladies, do we really have to dish out thousands of dollars to look this fabulous? As my Jamaican grandmother would say "No, YUH MAD?" Lol. Of course we don't! After a little searching I found many designer bags inspired by the Birkin. Check them out!!

Hermes: Birkin est $20,000.00

Prada: Saffaino $619.00

Michael Kors: Hamilton $398.00

 

Cole Haan: Kendra $228.00

Judith Ripka: Manhattan $105.00

Whitney Jannee :)

And me rocking my Birkin inspired bag I found on ebay for $40.00 !!! What do you ladies think about the Hermes Birkin?