{"id":3903,"date":"2013-04-03T19:01:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T19:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2013-04-03T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T19:01:10","slug":"blackwhiteblonde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/?p=3903","title":{"rendered":"black\/white\/blonde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a skirt obsession lately, but in lieu of buying new skirts I figured it&#8217;s just as effective to layer tops over dresses to achieve the appearance of a skirt. A skater dress is perfect for this because its cut to be fitted on top and flow at the bottom, perfect for t strategically placed top or cardigan, such as the lace cardigan I wore over <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/?p=3834\" target=\"_blank\">this same dress in blue<\/a>. What can I say, when I find something that works I scoop it up in every color!<\/p>\n<p>I love seeing my clothes in a new way, and I encourage everyone else to do the same. Start with basic color combinations, like black and white, and see where your creativity takes you! I like to re-organize my closet from time to time and pair things together to try new outfits and see pieces in a different way. I love getting every penny&#8217;s worth from a piece, even if they are inexpensive items such as this dress, which was about $12!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3904\" alt=\"erika thomas miami\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1148.jpg\" width=\"536\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1148.jpg 536w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1148-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1148-402x600.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3905\" title=\"erika thomas \" alt=\"miami fashion blog\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1142.jpg\" width=\"783\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1142.jpg 783w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1142-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1142-600x459.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3906\" title=\"miami fashion blog\" alt=\"erika thomas\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1147.jpg\" width=\"556\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1147.jpg 556w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1147-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1147-417x600.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1143.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3907\" title=\"erika thomas blog\" alt=\"miami fashion blogger\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1143.jpg\" width=\"581\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1143.jpg 581w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1143-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_1143-435x600.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>On moi: Ann Taylor shell (old, <a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/~mjzy\" target=\"_blank\">similar style at LOFT<\/a>), Forever 21 skater dress (sold out, similar styles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicwish.com\/black-sleeveless-pleated-skater-dress.html?gclid=CK-OwYaWr7YCFQrqnAodJE8AlQ\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/~mjCj\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), Danielle Nicole Alexa Tote (c\/o) (only available in <a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/t2t2k96n\" target=\"_blank\">this style now<\/a>), <a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/~mjxR\" target=\"_blank\">Gucci sunglasses<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/t2tdk96n\" target=\"_blank\">Tildon Risa sandals<\/a><\/em> (<strong>my new obsession!<\/strong>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a skirt obsession lately, but in lieu of buying new skirts I figured it&#8217;s just as effective to layer tops over dresses to achieve the appearance of a skirt. A skater dress is perfect for this because its cut to be fitted on top and flow at the bottom, perfect for t strategically [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,149,7,126,136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","category-frugal-fashion","category-miami","category-outfits","category-well-being"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3903"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3913,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions\/3913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}