Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
-Cecil Beaton

StyleMonica Krystel RoseJanuary 25, 2018fashion, blogger, style, inspo, thrifted, style blogger, lifestyle, ZaraComment

Managing a full-time job & my jewelry business + Life Update

With each step I take, I see that my ability to perform gets a little better. So until it starts getting worse, I'm going to keep moving forward.
-Rivers Cuomo

StyleMonica Krystel RoseMay 8, 2017ootd, Craze Ap[p, fashion, Lookbook, style, style inspo, Zara, forever 21Comment

Maxi vest + bright beanie

"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success."
-Elbert Hubbard

StyleMonica Krystel RoseMay 16, 2016ootd, photography, fashion, street style, style, Style, nike, sneakers, Zara, uniqlo, all blackComment

Turtleneck Season

As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left?
-David Bowie

If you're in the East Coast, how weird was that 60-degree Christmas we had? I think I was wearing a T-shirt and a denim jacket with leggings and flats. It was a spring getup, for sure.

Well, winter has officially arrived & 'tis the season for turtlenecks. I'm excited about winter every year, even though I'm never ready....every year.

StyleMonica Krystel RoseJanuary 12, 2016outfit, ootd, fashion, style, winter fashion, jeans, Zara, ASOS, Levis, forever 21Comment

Menswear Inspired + 13 Questions

"I think it takes time to find your natural style and learn not to be swayed by trends that might not flatter you."
-Martine McCutcheon

I'm digging the whole menswear-inspired & over-sized duds that I've been seeing in magazines, runways & even on some blogs. The look is very early 90's. See, I feel the most confident when I wear peg legged trousers with a not-so-fitted button down shirt. Maybe it's the masculinity of it or the fact that it's not tailored for me that gives me a certain high when I strut the streets wearing menswear-inspired clothes.

StyleMonica Krystel RoseJuly 7, 2015ootd, Lookbook, fashion, style, menswear, work outfit, ASOS, aldo, ZaraComment

Call Me Crow

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
- Maya Angelou

"Black is my favorite color. It make me feel like we know each other." It's a lyric from a song by Capital Cities called I Sold My Bed But Not My Stereo.
It's pretty much true. We wear all black because we know it will never fail. It's like when I see someone in the street wearing all black at the same time as me, we have some weird connection through the understanding that black rules the color wheel.