Make it or break it: accessories

Yesterday, as I pulled on my black shorts and grey tee I thought to myself ,"Wow, this outfit needs a pair of curved high heeled red booties to take it from frumpy to sexy. A pair much like these by Maison Martin Margiela:

Needless to say, I do not own $985 boots, so I threw on my denim vest and black leather oxfords from Barneys New York. Like these, only mine have small studs on the toes:

When I saw my reflection in my car window with my dad's Ray Ban aviators from the 80's, I realized that the outfit I had envisioned as sexy with red booties had a cool, rocker feel solely because of the accessories I had chosen. It is fantastic how something as basic as black shorts and a tee can turn into something totally fresh with the help of a few necessary accessories.

And so, my love affair with accessories makes its first appearance in my blog.