COLLEGIATE COUNTRY

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T.D.D. STYLE FILES | Old Favorites With A New Dress
We all have go-to favorite items in our closets that we have had for years and no matter how weathered or over-used they are you just can't go wrong adding them to your look for the day. Worn-in denim jacket, molded-to-your-feet leather boots, your grandma's fine jewelry... we can never get enough of these staples. The "Shop Your Closet' trend is popping up all around the Web, so we dove right in to pull our time-honored favorites. Here we combined the joy that is finding a darling new dress (because who doesn't love shopping for brand spankin' new clothes) with finishing a look by browsing our wardrobe and pulling unfailing items to layer on for a style that feels fresh and aged all at once.

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LOOK No. 1 «« Collegiate Country »»
As "part II" to our previous post (Collegiate Cool), we stayed in theme with a university setting and brought a little country chic to campus life. Denim jackets and leather boots boldly evoke country girl panache, which is always a comforting and naturally American style to fall into. We found this simple, white dress with distinctive beading detail that was a perfect complement to freshen up our well-worn go-to items – crisp and weathered, delicate and durable, elegant and modest, bohemian and all-American. You could be strolling from lab to lecture, on your way to hop in the car for a rural weekend getaway, or on your way to meet friends for lunch. Bringing a little country and boho-chic to your style never felt so familiar.

IN THIS LOOK
Dress | Kenji | Similar Item (*Original item no longer available)
Jacket | Vintage Abercrombie | Similar Denim Jacket (*Original item no longer available; vintage Abercrombie Kids denim jacket)
Boots | Frye | Similar Style (*Original style no longer available)
Bangles | Vintage | Similar Item (*Original item was hand-me-down from Dutch Grandma)
Watch | Vintage Certina | Similar Item (*Original item was hand-me-down from Dutch Grandma)
Belt | Vintage | Similar Item (*Original item unavailable, was a thrift store find)

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LA is a city of trends. Trends that come and go as quickly as the busloads of aspiring starlets seeking fame. For example, one minute a club with a "sexy, fresh" angle, like no lights or electric eel aquariums, will be the hottest thing on the nightclub circuit. Then the following month no one can remember its name. LA lives and breathes "the next big thing" as the city that has carved its own global footprint as the place where dreamers come to flourish and everyone is clamoring to be part of the famous elite, those who set the trends and don't have to follow them.

Fashion offers one of the most prominent platforms for trends to be showcased and encouraged, as everyone wears clothes every day (or so we hope). What you wear can say a lot about who you are, want to be, or aspire to become.  As fashion observers, we are not strangers to spotting new trends. Spring trends are currently upon us with the season right around the corner. We've picked out two trends we've been seeing a lot of recently and given them our own flavoring.

*And keep in mind that not all trends will be flattering to your body type, so pick the ones that make you say, "Shoot, I'm looking pretty darn good in that!" and not "Whaaaattt am I thinking?!"  :)

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