I’m totally a Dr. Martens and oversize sweater sort of girl, but like most women, I naturally gravitate towards frills, especially come spring. I’m talking about exaggerated sleeves. I’m talking about pom pom heels, oh my! Things all women stop and go “OMG THIS IS TOO DARN CUTE.” Here’s how to do the trend right without going overboard in the girly-girl department. I applied these following rules to a recent work trip to Miami at Veuve Clicquot’s Carnval festival.

Rule #1: Pair that frilly dress with a leather legging. Trust me, leather leggings go with everything and they’re timeless and easy to layer with. Adding a badass edge to that spring dress. The dress-over-pants trend done right.

Rule #2: Give that pom-pom heel a boyish pant. Yep, trousers are my thing. I have them in burgundy and navy. I recently invested in a white pair and a red pair for these warmer climates. A wide-leg trouser is chic and classic. Your pom pom kitten heels will surely steal the show though. They’re an instant conversation piece.

Sachin and Babi dress

Zadig et Voltaire leather legging

BOYY Boutique handbag

Dear Frances boots

Rhoda Wong crop top

Gorjana earrings

Each x Other pant

Frances Valentine shoes

BOYY Boutique handbag

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With black, it seems like anything really goes. Dress over jeans? No problem. My California diaries continues. Living out of a suitcase sometimes when I’m on the go for work forces you to experiment. Sometimes I’m away from my home in NYC for over 2 weeks! I had this silk dress hanging in my closet, but for hiking through the back streets of my home town, a good pair of western flares was just what I needed. Cuffed at the edges with a crazy metallic statement shoe. My hometown is a little cowboy town. Cactus everywhere. Ranch style homes. Horses living life up behind the hills. It’s a quiet and mellow place. So hot in the summer you have to crank your aircon so high topped off with a sip of iced lemonade. The left side of your arm super tan from driving in the hot, bright sun. Yet, it’s so cold in the winters you’re literally curling up in your wool sweaters with a hot chocolate. But there’s something I love about being so far out…close to the desert. Let’s just say things are always a lot less complicated.

// Ganni silk dress, All Saints jacket, Hudson jeans, Kenneth Cole boots //

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