DIY FLORAL CROWN, AND I DIDN'T EVEN NEED A GLUE GUN

This weekend Mr. Brass Knuckles and I celebrated our friend's birthday downtown.  I have been totally inspired by floral crowns:

(Lana Del Rey, Bona Drag Ceremonial Collection lookbook; take a second to peruse, it is gorgeous)

so I decided to cobble one together at the last minute to complement my outfit and celebrate the freakishly warm and windy weather:

(Wink wink!)

(Blouse, H&M; tank top, Target; pants, American Apparel; belt, Banana Republic; jewelry, Asos, Target, vintage gold cuff; clutch, Elliott Lucca; shoes, 9 West)

  

 Luckily, I have a huge stash of flower hairpins already, so I just put on a skinny plastic headband and clipped on some purple and black flowers (if you want something more permanent, you'll need a wider headband, some fake flowers, and a hot glue gun.  Cut the flower stems, leaving about 3/4".  Glue the stems onto the headband and voila).

Have a great week, Knuckles!

FUN WITH CINEMAGRAM, IN A VINTAGE DRESS

Hello Little Knuckles!

There are a few things in my closet that I'll carry to my grave, like this dress below:

(Jacket, Buddhist Punk; dress, Awesome; purse, Mulberry for Target; shoes, Prada; belt, D&G; necklace, F21; bracelets, Claire's, Alex+Ani, Pandora)

This is my high school graduation dress, which I purchased at an awesome little boutique in Evanston, IL called The Mexican Shop. Back in the day The Mexican Shop had all sorts of fun hippie clothes and jewelry.  It's still around today, though I haven't been back in years.

Anyhow, at my high school graduation we didn't wear caps and gowns.  Instead, the girls wore white dresses and the boys wore matching tuxes.  After the ceremony the school held a sponsored dance that I went to for about 30 minutes and that was the literally the last time I wore the dress until this weekend.

Sadly, the fabric is starting to get really fragile so I think this dress might only get two wears in my lifetime.

Have you guys discovered Cinemagram?  It's an app that makes cinemagraphs.  I first used it a few months ago but re-discovered it this weekend and I'm obsessed!

Have a great week, Knuckles!