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Spike Combat Shades by 2BD

Cadet Hat with Feather

Spiked Ring

Jeweled Mini Leather Chain Bag

Bordello Green Glitter Platform Pumps

Cherry Spizike Half-Gloves

While browsing through Essence.com’s fairly new revamped Fashion & Beauty blog, I spotted a really cool item that will give you the Balmain Strong Shoulder look without having to solicit yourself on the streets for money–a shoulder pad bra! This is genius because you can turn almost any blouse into the trend (which is carrying over into spring) for as little as $9.99

Take yourselves over to ShapeFX if you’re an A, B, or C cup. Larger busts, check out:
Jessica London Plus Size Shoulder pad bra from Instant Shaping by Comfort Choice
(even if you aren’t plus size)

I just bought two of them and can’t wait to try them out. I’ll be sure to post an update when I get them.

If you find yourself constantly being late for work or social outings with your crew because you’re always fighting with the contents of your closet—this post’s for you! It is absolutely possible to go to your closet, pull something fashionable out to wear, and be done in less than 15 minutes, but it takes some pre-work. Check it out:

1. First things first, clean out your closet. If you haven’t seen the floor of your wardrobe since the Clinton Administration, you’ve got some work to do. Go here for info on how to sort things out. Remember that fashion is not about how many pieces of clothing you own–it’s about putting together great outfits. And the less you have in your closet, the easier it will be to plan out your outfits.

2. Limit the amount of clothing you buy that has to be ironed to look good. This means button-down shirts, anything made of linen and certain items made out of cotton (unless you pull them out of the dryer and immediately hang them). I am a lazy girl through and through and do not own a single item that needs to be ironed—why? Because I hate to iron…lol. Call it a side effect of wearing a uniform from kindergarten through my senior year in high school and having to iron my uniform daily, but I will not miss ironing my clothes. For my day job I wear a lot of suits. The jackets get dry cleaned while the dress pants are washed in cold water and hung to dry and never need ironing. For the weekends I wear a lot of denim and sweaters in the winter—both of which can be pulled on quickly without ironing.

3. Adopt a uniform. Don’t get scared–after 13 years of wearing a uniform to school do you think I’d actually suggest you wear one? By uniform I mean put together a collection of no-fail outfits. If you’ve been reading this site and following the tips for your body type as well as my advice to buy things you really love and that you can wear a million times, chances are you have several items in your closet that can be worn a zillion different ways. Having a closet that has essential wardrobe basics helps.

4. Let your accessories tell a story. Say all you can muster out of your wardrobe is a pair of well-fitting jeans and a fitted tee. Let your accessories take you from Gap ad to wherever you want. Go punk rock with a spiked bracelet and killer platform boots. Or go boho with a scarf and cute flats. Your options are limitless.

5. Visualize how you want to look first and then go in for the outfit. This is best done either while you’re hitting the snooze button for the umpteenth time in the morning or the night before.

If you’ve got those 5 tips down, you’ll shave time off of getting dressed everyday.

By now you all have heard that you can wear white after Labor Day. The trick to pulling this long considered faux pas is to wear it in heavier more cold-weather appropriate fabrics.

Check out some cool winter white coats and sweaters:

Now tell me, do you wear winter whites?