stack-tastic!

stack is back! (cue the AC/DC music)...

it's been a while since i have mused upon the stacking of jewelry... and last night i glanced down and saw my first little stack that i ever created. right there on my right hand. awwww. this stack all began with a ring from Tiffany (the silver with diamond) that my mom gave me for my 30th birthday. i love this ring - for reasons sentimental and aesthetic. but it felt alone on my finger, and so at that age of 30 i struck out in search of stacking materials.... and over the years i have gathered a nice little stack that is still near and dear to my heart. i feel totes naked without these rings on me every day. i'd rather leave the house in my bathrobe, as long as i have the rings!

the bottom gold ring is from Fragments, but sadly they do not seem to carry them any more. it was my first venture into rose gold and i love it. the next 2 are Tiffany rings. enough said, right? and the top 3 are my newest little babies from Jennifer Meyer. these little things are so sweet and delicate and pretty, you can't help but fall in love with them. i want to collect more of them with different stones. i bought one of the rings at Barney's, and the rest of the pieces (she also does earrings and bangles in this style - and i have the teenie hoops in my ears every day as well)... from Roseark in LA. they have an amazing sales associate named Brooke, who is beyond helpful and friendly. she did some hunting for me to find exactly what i wanted. i heart Brooke.

stack on, stack happy, stack and roll, stack attack.... you get the idea. stack my stylies!!!!

a little love affair

sometimes i am a sucker. and when i saw this little get-up on the very adorable Miranda Kerr, i got sucked right in. not a brand new concept - but how freakin cute does this tube top/long skirt combo look? love, love, love. throw on that big belt - please. how much better could it get? oh i know - add some great sunlasses. BINGO. (i would add a big ol' stack of bangles myself... but that's just me. accessorize as you see fit my dears)

here's where the sucker part comes in. i don't think i've even thought about tube tops in at least a decade. but i saw this picture, and it has been simmering in a corner of my brain ever since... so on the 14 hour drive home from the beach i made the big decision. damn it, i said to myself, i'm buyin' a tube top!

reality kicked in when i went online - as in "where the h*ll am i going to find one?!" lo and behold, there is a website dedicated to the things! and it's even a cheap thrill!! god i love when that happens. so - my order is placed, and i even got a tube top bra to keep it all decent. the minute that package arrives - i'm breakin out the cute long skirt and happy hippie chic - here i come!

stack attack! ring a ding ding

not that i would, because i am a lady, but at least it would be pretty and sparkly if i flipped someone the bird.

giggles aside, let's talk stackin' again, shall we? as you may recall, i'm a creature of stacks. i love my jewelry and i have a tendency to love to wear it together. it's like a happy little decorative collection on my body. over the course of quite a few years, i've hunted and scoured and found little rings to stack. i'm all for the big "statement" ring - have a few, but i am a ritualistic lover of teeny tiny rings that i can pile on my fingers.

this is my happy stack left hand version... the two bottom rings are from Ippolita. BEAUTIFUL jewelry - and they recently came out with a sterling silver line, and a rose line, which is a mix of silver and gold, making a gorgeous colored metal that is less pricey than the straight up gold. it's really pretty and it mixes well with both silver and gold. (which is good for mixy me) the plain thin rose-gold band is from Fragments, and the diamond band is from the now gone Fortunoff. (cue sad violin music here - Fortunoff was a damn good jewelry store, victim of the times)

like with the necklaces - i say to all you stylies out there - get out the jewelry box and pile on your rings. play around with different stacks on different fingers until you find what clicks. very often you might have two or three rings that you normally wear separately that end up looking amazing stacked together - so experiment and play. stack and style yourself silly! it's good clean fun.

stack attack - starring the neck

i am a stacker. i am not sure where it comes from, perhaps from my weird emotional attachment to pretty things, breeding a desire to pile them all upon myself until i collapse in a heap of beauty... dunno. i stack my rings, my bracelets and my necklaces. because i love them.

today i'm feelin' neck-y, so we will go there. this is my latest pile of passion. (it will vary depending on mood, and the mood can last for varying amounts of time. there may well be future neck-y stack posts)
it stars Me&Ro, Tiffany, and a sweet little flower from Fragments. this is just my own personal neck - i strongly urge ye gals to stack away out there with what lovely things you have in your own jewelry box. it's fun and pretty and an easy way to make a plain outfit look dressed up boho style. (a running theme in my life)

i was wearing three of these little lovelies when i purchased the fourth, and the woman at Tiffany said "i love the texture you're creating with them". i'm not entirely sure what she meant with the texture, but hey, a compliment is a compliment so i said thank you and check please.

the teeny flower pendant is from Fragments. i'm not sure of the designer (sorry designer - i love your flower!! it was just a long time ago!!) but it's a lovely store to wander around with loads of beautiful sparkly things to make a girl feel giddy... and pretty.

the two bezel set stone necklaces are Tiffany... from the "diamonds by the yard" collection. they have just added sterling silver to the mix - which makes it far easier on the old wallet! online they only show diamonds, but in the store they also sell the collection with aquamarines, which takes down the price even further - and it's really pretty. good + good = "super fantastic"

the longest necklace is from Me&Ro. i am OBSESSED with their jewelry. i have a couple of pieces, (can't go too nuts with collecting, as i'm not raking in a ton of money at the mo, and it's a bit pricey...but god is it gorgeous and worth it.) including a ring giftie from the bf. and i plan on adding bits and bobs as i can afford. it is beautiful, bohemian-tastic, and i love it. in the show Weeds, Mary Louise Parker's character Nancy Botwin wears PILES of this stuff, and it always makes my eyes go wide and my heart pulse with envy. in case you didn't get the point, i like the stuff.

phew. that was a bit long. sorry my dears. the point of the matter is - PILE IT ON. collect things that you love, and don't be afraid to wear them together. mix and match, have fun and look beautiful doing it!