Summer Sequins in Stanley

Summer Sequins in Stanley was actually homework–but of the fun variety! I’m almost finished with my personal styling work from The London College of Style. It’s taken me awhile, but I’ve got three more modules so the finish line is near! Recently, one of my assignments was to make an 8 page fashion spread with two imaginary young women named Emily and Tali. With the given description of my so-called models, I called upon two real life beauties that I know very well: Louise and Taina. We had such fun with this shoot. The theme I chose for the 8 pages fashion feature was sequins; I’m forever curious how to incorporate this texture outside of the holiday season. It’s no lie that I love sequins, and try to wear this style outside of Christmas and New Years. I piled all the sequins I own on my bed, the girls came over, and we played some serious dress-up. From there, a story evolved which I’ve included down below. Many, many thanks to these two utterly gorgeous and super stylish young ladies.

Keys to Wearing Sequins in the Summer

When wearing sequins outside of the holiday season, just wear it casually by throwing it on with anything:

• over a swimsuit
• with a tee
• paired with tennis shoes
• under a denim jacket
• with cutoffs shorts or skirt

From the feature: “This is Tali. More often than not, she’ll be found with a book in hand. If it’s not a book she’s reading it will be a fashion mag. She can often be found perched on the boardwalk reading–although sometimes she’ll be caught looking up, people watching. Life for her is on the written page or the one passing her by. She’s a watcher…. One thing is for sure: she will be found utterly and totally fashionable either way.”

From the feature: “Emily is the social butterfly of this best friend duo. She’ll be the one coordinating the girls’ play date in Stanley. Emily will have the girls’ fun all figured out: some skating followed by a swim, then some lounging in the sun, and finally a walk to strut along the Stanley Promenade. Emily wouldn’t be caught without two very important things: her phone nor her style!”