So clear shoes are kinda-totally-100 P, awesome. Wait...clear shoes? Like the ones pageant queens pair their spray tans with or the unofficial official shoe of pole "artistés?" No. Well...kinda. I'll admit when I started seeing the Lucite Jeffrey Campbell "soiree" heel on every blogger chick I wanted to vom. They looked so cheapie and better suited for a night, you'd rather forget, on the Vegas strip. Well I'm happy (?) to say I've made a complete 360. Clear shoes, man! Lucite heels and clear straps make your legs look a million miles long and are the perfect anti-flip flop for summer parties. They make a dainty sundress more cool-girl, add a bit of edge to jeans and a tee or just look freakin awesome with your Fourth of July uniform, *cough* flag bikini *cough cough.* Although this trend will most likely die come September...get a pair for the summer and have fun feeling like your five-year old self in jelly shoes. Only cooler.    

Is it really almost summer? Wasn't Christmas just a couple weeks ago? Crazy how time flies when you're busy busy busy (and my birthday's already tomorrow, what?!) In case you aren't a regular reader, (come on...I mean really) I'm completely denim obsessed. I wear a Canadian tuxedo like it's my job. Well...you know what I mean. The best denim for hot weather is worn thin and light washed. I found this perfect vintage denim shirt at Wasteland in Santa Monica (15 bucks!) and these amazeballs cut offs at the Fairfax Sunday flea market, which I proudly haggled my butt off for. I mean 55 for a pair of cutoffs? I don't think so. The bandeau bikini top I'm wearing under the shirt (not pictured) makes this outfit perfect for a summer day spent bike riding, lunching and squeezing in a few rays on the way...and also lets me get away with minimal button usage, hehe.

Dungarees, "DOPE" snapbacks, spiked everything and an overdose of hair chalk. Yup sounds about right as far as this year's "festival fashion" goes. Of course there will be the crop tops, cut offs, flower crowns (read my thoughts on those things here) and fringe on everything from boots to bras as per usual. So how does a cool girl stand out in a mob of tanned chicks in tribal prints?? Don't worry...I GOT YOU.
What? No crochet, tie dye or hair accessories? Blasphemy! Hey, I said I'd help you stand out not blend in with the plebs. I call this "coacHELLA cool girl." Not really one for neon but I'm totally diggin this little bralette and cool melon sunnies...that and I don't think the desert is the place for my inner goth chick. Take a spin on the festival staple cutoffs with these rad olive green Rag & Bone shorties , double cool points for going up a few sizes and wearing them super low with a shoe lace as a belt. A pair of classic high tops will let you run from stage to stage without breaking a sweat. Top it off with a white cropped tank and you have a festival look that is equal parts desert-street (yeah I made that up) and cool. "Um excuse me...I AM the band."