The Perfect Purple Jeans

My favorite color is purple, and I do not discriminate in the forms of clothing it comes in. Shirts, skirts, socks... jeans. I bought these skinny jeans a year ago on sale at Urban Outfitters and have been waiting for the colored jeans trend to pick up ever since. Luckily, this year it exploded... so now I don't look so much like Grimace anymore.

Outfit:

Leather motorcycle jacket - Zara (similar style here)

Floral print shirt - Urban Outfitters

Purple jeans - Urban Outfitters

Patent leather wedge boots - Modcloth.com

Spiked and studded leather bag - Zara

Tortoise shell sunnies - Forever 21

Plus, they had a hipster chic vibe to them. Music is a huge influence on my style. I just feel like people in the music community dress in a similar fashion... and for me, it was a huge part of my life for 10 years as a music journalist, and it still is today. I never saw a pyramid studded anything or leather jacket I didn't like. Plus, I absolutely love the look of something rough against something really feminine. 

Or perhaps I'm just liking this outfit because of my freshly dyed hair? 

Daily Buzz Style 9x9: Bright Fall Pants

Me? Up for a challenge? Always!

When Daily Buzz Style put me to task to create a look with colored pants for fall, I knew exactly which pants I'd style: my newly-acquired red jeans. 

Outfit:

Button front cotton chambray shirt - Old Navy

Red jeans - Forever 21

Folded ankle cuff boots - DSW

Rendezvous Bag - gift from Urban Expressions (also available at DSW)

Owl pendant necklace - Forever 21

Washed Gold Square Case Wrap Watch - gift from La Mer

Red jeans really are a go-to for fall - and I'm not complaining. I live in jeans, so any chance to wear them with a little flair is welcoming, even if this color does resemble a hyper-colored tomato. For me, I found it best to play it minimalist - a solid blouse or top is all you need. Too much print and your outfit will resemble a confused hipster... and I happen to like hipsters.

My button-front top came straight out of my closet from Old Navy. But the pants I scored at Forever 21 for $22! And the boots, DSW had these Jack Sparrow-esque shoes in my size...  I normally wouldn't like a rolled cuff, but since I can tuck any pair of jeans into them, their staying put. 

Tucking my shirt in isn't even an option as I don't want my pants giving off the appearance that I have on mom jeans... until I'm at least in my 50s. Then again, if I saw a mom rocking some bright red pants, I'd have to high-five her.