Tuesday, April 20, 2010

DIY turban

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I'm a sucker for taking floral printed scarves and wearing them with stripes. There. I said it.

Call it a guilty pleasure, easy fall back or just plain, uninspired laziness, I can't help it. That's why, when ModCloth sent me this Paisley Panache Scarf, I literally had to restrain the initial urge to resort to my go-to. Granted, I still wore the stripes, but I like to think that my little DIY head turban idea was a small window of breaking my habit.

Baby steps, people, baby steps.

This of course marks the third installment of the Spring Fever Blogger Challenge, which admittedly, I have been wayyyyy behind on. I'm up against some stiff competition, though, so I feel pretty honored to even be included in the bunch. Of course, if you'd like, (I know I would like it) you can vote here for your favorite look.

On a much more general note, posting should be getting back to normal over the next couple of days. I claim temporary insanity, i.e. lack of sleep and too many nights on an air mattress. Speaking of which, yours truly now has an actual bed as the Ikea gods were kind to me the other day.

But the real thanks goes to Dan, who was a good sport after finding out the box spring didn't quite fit into the elevator and pretty much heaved the thing up five flights of stairs. (I pushed and guided as much as wearing a skirt and heels would allow. Thanks Dan!)

Shirt: Black and white striped tee, Forever 21
Jacket: Trench coat with sleeves cut off, Old Navy
Jeans: Skinny Levis
Shoes: Black studded platform heels, Steve Madden
Scarf: Paisley Panache Scarf, courtesy of ModCloth, worn as DIY head turban

34 comments:

  1. I like that, the turban looks great on you :)

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  2. i LOVE how you've cut the sleeves off this trench can can't believe you got it from old navy! it looks incredible. also i absolutely adore the floral head scarf with the stripes. super chic. xx

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  3. i love this :]]] and i also love stripes and florals- don't stop doing it!!
    I love mixing patterns and prints :]]]
    and I adore your way with scarves!!

    charlotte

    xxx

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  4. I want to know how to pile my hair on top my head and make it look as good as yours. With floral and stripes combined. Maybe it can't be done. Maybe you're the only one who can pull it off. I'm thinking this is true... well I love it anyway, even if I can't do much more than a low pony. :)

    xx,
    Dee

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  5. Love how you turned the scarf into a turban! Last year I was all about using scarfs as headbands and this reminded me of that - might start up again this year.

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  6. OMG! This trench with sleeves cut off is incredible! Congrats for the outfit!

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  7. Loving the urban turban and your summer sawn-off trench. Hot! Ele from Boro x

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  8. The sleeveless trench is a wonderful idea. I may have to go thrift hunting for a second trench now!

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  9. Love the turbin idea. It's a very creative use for the paisley scarf.

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  10. First time visitor (found you from Weardrobe) but I love your style! Great DIY turban & love the twist on the trench coat!

    xo, becs

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  11. love your blog and your style

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  12. You cut the sleeves off your trench! Did you get a replacement? I would never have thought to do this but it looks awesome, especially with the stripes!

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  13. I hardly recognized you here with those glasses... I was literally like "what blog did I stumble onto now?!" Haha, anyway you look lovely. I really like the striped shirt. I agree: stripes and floral prints go together like pb&j.

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  14. Good look!!!

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  15. This is great. I really like the turban style. Now I'm inspired to try it myself!

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  16. great idea for the trench. I love that!

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  17. beautiful outfit!
    kisses
    Maru

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  18. I l.o.v.e. every element of this outfit. It's one of the more inspiring ensembles I've seen in a while. Just wondering if you could give a quick how-to explanation on the turban? Thanks!

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  19. Wow awesome, never really thought of that!
    =]

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  20. I really like this look. Any chance we could get a clue how you wrapped the turban?
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  21. love the turban - great post hun x

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  22. I'm in love with turbans myself, apparently pat field uses them heavily in the SATC 2, cute look!

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  23. I'm in love with turbans myself, apparently pat field uses them heavily in SATC 2, cute look!

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  24. I love the trench! Perfect for spring with the sleeves chopped off.
    The look is a really nice spin of a classic outfit.

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  25. I love pairing floral scarfs with stripes too. You look adorable with the turban. And amazing idea to cut the sleeves off!!

    Diana
    http://thegirloverboard.tumblr.com

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  26. The printed turban is lovely! Definitely something I am going to try!

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  27. Floral print and stripes? Yes please!

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  28. Great tutorial! I've been searching all over to find something like this. A turban is the perfect thing for covering up bad hair days and unkempt hair.
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