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Guest Post by Glitter and Gold: Hot Spring Trends

Today on this hot, hot Midwest spring day, we have a wonderful reader and guest blogger, Ashley of Glitter and Gold. Yesterday I received a nice email from her asking to contribute and her insight brings a nice change of pace to just outfit posts and food pics. She's here to tell you about some hot spring trends, which are all about the brights, structured versus flowy, and having fun with your spring-melts-into-summer style. Please show her some love and check out her fun collages and fashion reports! I spy with my little eyes several pieces that I would like to flaunt during my SoCal post-graduation summer :)   P.S. Happy birthday to JJ ! ♥  

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What are essential spring trends? For me the few trends I can't live without are messenger bags, pleated skirts, espadrilles and well a good pair of raybans. With all of this stuff you'll look trendy all throughout the few months of warm sun and sandy beaches.

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Messenger bags! Who needs boring tan colored messenger bags, it's summer. Spice up your wardrobe with bold colors and shapes. I love this bag because it's so unique and can turn a boring outfit into something really fun!

A great long pleated skirt is one of my favorite trends. I think this will be a great piece for the spring and summer because these skirts are long and flowey.

{ Sandals + Espadrilles = Want them }

{ Blue+ Raybans = AMAZING!}

I love raybans! Well doesn't everyone! Latley I have been thinking that I need to great a pair of RayBan sunglasses for summer.

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They Outfit the Urbanites

BLING-LE BELLS. Day 3 of "The 12 Days of Fabulous" at Urban Outfitters in San Diego. (Yes I realize I already missed Day 2 for cat-lady-crazy-finals, will wrap around and double it tomorrow). I still love window shopping inside UO, though I rarely ever shell out (except for my favourite double face watch). It feels like the perfect picturesque museum of cool stuff.

Lately I've been obsessing over sequins and sparkly things this holiday season. I remember thinking, "oh eww ... gawdy" as endless sheen decorated Forever 21's two years ago, but now it's the new hot thing and I simply can't resist looking like a good Times Square New Years Eve disco ball. Currently hunting for the perfect little gold sequined number ... and there will be some nice therapeutic holiday shopping tomorrow after this horrendous hell week of back-to-back finals.

Pardon my French, but the second photo is my favourite ever. Domokun dinorawr, moustache bunny, Angry Birds, the perfect descriptor of my life sometimes always. P.S. More great news from the med school front!

Readers - what's your favourite place to window shop?

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Fall Colorblocking Ideas

Once you colorblock you just can't stop. A real quick update before Biochem. I stumbled upon this cool slideshow that features 5 fall colorblock combinations. They're so punchy and perfect for warming up fall on those days that neutral and earthyness won't cut it. I plan on styling an outfit for each of these very soon. All photos property of Stylecaster.com.

 Got this one covered from summer. Now more cold-weather appropriate items is up to bat.

Inspiration of the day for a DIY project: similar colored leather and cloth shirt. Definitely want to make this!

Readers - would you wear these crazy bright colour combos for fall?

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