Bring The 50's Back

Okay everybody, we're throwing it back this week! Not only cause my hair is it's natural color in this shoot, but because I want to bring the 50's back! If I were to pick another era to live in, I'd have a tough time choosing between the 20's and the 50's solely for the fashion. The whole nipped waist and full skirt look that Dior made famous just makes my heart happy (not to mention how attractive those greasers must have been in their bad boy leather and cuffed jeans...hmmm).

I digress... as many of you may or may not know, my major is in fashion merchandising, which means I also get to go to school with fashion design majors which definitely has its perks. This gorgeous, vibrant red 50's Dior inspired skirt was made specially for me by a local designer and dear friend of mine who specializes in remaking vintage clothing... which technically makes it retro... (we'll talk about that in another blog post someday). She had worn a skirt similar to this one to school one day and I fell in love with it! The watch you see in the pictures was the color I asked her to find when looking for fabric, and as you can tell, she did a pretty darn good job at finding a match. Not only did she give me the color I wanted, but the size is perfect. I got short girl problems, okay? Every t-length skirt on me looks like a floor length gown... So I'm sure you can imagine how amazing it is to have someone customize a garment precisely how you want it! Oh... you can't imagine? Well that's okay, cause I can help you out with that. My amazing friend is accepting order requests! Prices do vary on fabrics so if you're interested, you can send in an email to thechicchameleon@gmail.com and we'll talk price, style, measurements, etc.

Seriously, I'm not trying to be all "sales pitchy", the designer didn't even ask me to blog about it, I just freaking love it that much! So help me out ladies! Bring the 50's baaaaaack. Maybe if we bring the 50's back, the men will too.......... 

What era would you live in if you could pick??? Leave comments! I want to know what era of fashion you adore most. Don't forget to subscribe as well, yes I am going to pester you all about that ;) Oh, and I hope you enjoy the last picture with my precious little Miss Wisdom! She behaves so well while her mommy and daddy are busy shooting, follow her on insta @lifewithwisdom.

Designer. Edie Brown - P.C. Ike&Tash

So this is me...

Hi, my name is Tawny, and I l.o.v.e. clothes. Now, you may be wondering what on earth does a little funky looking lizard that changes colors based off of their surroundings have to do with being "chic"? It honestly has nothing to do with it, but its a fun analogy. See, I have never really been into one specific type of style. Some days I love to rock my tallest pair of heels with a nice slim skirt and some gaudy statement necklace, and other days, I throw on the coziest pair of pants I got and a nice big t-shirt and call it good! My mom has always thought it was funny, how I can completely transform my look day by day, (I say its usually based off of my mood, ya know? Somedays I feel on top of the world, others I want to crawl under a rock), but she was so amused she started calling me a chameleon. I kinda laughed and shrugged off the joke and didn't think much of it, but then as I started getting the same kind of response from coworkers in the office and people in my daily life, I thought well shoot, I might as well own it. So, this is me! I am a fashion guru who doesn't really stick to any one thing. So if you think you're gonna see my Insta feed look all pretty and every post is based off of the same color scheme as the rest of my posts, think again! I used to look at other bloggers and think, how in the world do they do that? How do all their posts just flow so nicely together? And I really started hating what my Instagram looked  like! (I even went on a deleting binge and was slightly horrified at what I used to think was "postable" quality), but then I realized... this is my niche. Sure it'd be cool to look all fancy and have a pretty feed, but thats just NOT ME. I am all over the place, that’s kinda how I like it though. I love my daily dose of street fashion, but am also obsessed with editorials. I decided not to limit myself, to just do what I am passionate about and that will be what makes my blog, mine. So ya, sometimes my makeup isn't "on point", my roots aren't always touched up, and most of the time my hair is in a messy bun, but thats just REAL life, and thats what you're going to get here, a little bit of messy, a little bit of crazy, and a whole lot of Tawny.

So here goes, when planning out my blog (which there is a lot of planning that goes into these things), I met up with my photographer and brainstormed names, ideas, and the overall vision for the blog. I decided that for my first blog post, we were gonna keep it simple. I didn't want to use pictures from a big shoot with my hair all done and makeup all perfect. I just wanted to simply get out there, what I'm all about, and what the blog is going to be all about. So for the first shoot, it's just me :) messy bun, minimal makeup, and some of my favorite fashion resources. So I hope you join me in this adventure and enjoy it along the way. Feel free to leave comments and be sure to head on over to the "SUBSCRIBE" tab!

With all that being said, I of course have to give some thanks to those who have helped make this blog what it is! I pretty much have the absolute best photographers out there, Ike&Tash! I am so thankful for you guys, I could not have done this without your encouragement and guidance, plus there would pretty much be no blog content without the pictures you provide me with! Also, to my sister Tasha for helping me design my logo, and James Kidd for being the best graphic designer out there who tweaked and worked on the design with me until it perfectly fit my vision! Love you all, I am extremely blessed.

xo