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Fashion Friday: Gorgeous Cuffs

I have a bit of an obsession with jewelry. All kinds, really…costume, fine, silver and gold. Lately I’ve been really into cuff bracelets. I have a few but am somewhat limited in what I can wear because of my exceptionally tiny wrists and hands. Most cuffs are one size and way too big for me…I’ve bought some before that I ended up taking back because they slid right off.

So allow me to highlight some of the lovely cuffs of various styles I have been eyeballing lately.

I love this first one but it kills me that I don’t know where it came from.

Found on Pinterest via Aimee Giese

Then of course there are gorgeous high end designer ones like this from YSL.

Found on Pinterest via Vera Sweeney
Keeping with the gold theme, I just adore this lace cuff. 
Found on Pinterest via Juliana

But I also have a serious passion for leather cuffs. They are a bit edgier and more casual. Case in point, this one from Calypso St. Barthe I would totally buy if it weren’t already out of stock. In a heartbeat.

And then there is this one I found on etsy that has amazing detail. For only $23.50 it’s a steal and I can’t believe I haven’t bought it yet. 
Also leather but totally different is this fun floral cuff, also available via etsy for a mere $9. 
Found on Pinterest via Melanie Nelson

Finally for purely fantasy eye candy purposes, you’ve got to check out this stunner from designer Sutra Jewels, available at Zadok here in Houston. I have no idea how much it costs, but I’m sure it’s plenty.

 

So that’s it for this Fashion Friday. Hop on over to some of the other fabulous blogs linked up below!

Fashion Friday! My Expanding Wardrobe

You may remember that one of my top ten reasons for eating healthier was to make better use of all the clothes in my gigantic closet that I couldn’t fit. Well I’m happy to tell you that so far I’m down ten pounds and I have no idea how many inches, but it’s a lot. It’s definitely one full jeans size. So not only has eating healthier helped me lose weight, but all the running, core work and yoga have also toned me up a bit which also makes clothes fit better.

I still have a way to go in my plan till I reach my goal, but the key is that I have a plan with incremental, achievable goals and I’m implementing it. This all kind of sounds like bragging to me and I don’t want it to…I want you to know what’s possible and what a huge difference even a very small goal like ten pounds can make in how you look and feel. Here’s a post from January for comparison purposes. You may not be able to see the difference in these photos, but I assure you it’s a whole size difference. 
January 22

January 24

January 29
February 5
February 12
As a reward for hitting my first of many health milestones in 2012, I headed to Target for the debut of the designer collaboration with Jason Wu. The were out of all but a size 16 in the one dress I truly loved and I’m very happy to know that a dress that size would look like a giant burlap sack on me these days. I did find this simple white shirt with a stylish silk tie that I snatched up as my prize. 
I look forward to hopefully posting more updates on my shrinking size/expanding wardrobe project. If you have questions about where any of the clothes I’m wearing come from, hit me up in the comments and I”ll be happy to share!