Island Style

Closing Time

In the last 3 or so years I developed a somewhat unhealthy obsession with watches.

I'd been given watches in the past as gifts.... but since they were always what someone else thought I'd like, they weren't always my taste- with the exception of one Phillip Stein watch which owned in my twenties and which mysteriously refuses to work anymore.

I honestly have no idea what it is about me and watches.

All I remember is I didn't own a watch as a kid- and you know what they say.... all of a sudden I wanted every classic/ trendy/ artsy watch I saw. I settled on three watches. One classic Cartier Ballon Bleu- which was an investment piece, one Michael Kors oversize gold watch- which is my everyday piece, and this baby right here: Movado Limited Edition watch designed by Chris Benz. As luck would have it, they were in limited production (DUH)  (like 500 in each colour)... in the world!!!.... and I immediately figured I may as well give up. Well, my dream watch arrived last Christmas as a gift from the bf . Happy to have her, and my fixation on watches has finally abated.

 

On to YSL pumps!

xox

"b-wanted"

...PS... you can see this and the other colors in this Movado in April's Instyle Magazine www.instyle.com

 

The Long and Short of It

Last night was a Kimani Marley concert. It was well attended and very laid back. I decided to go for an outfit that would keep me a little warm, since the concert was next to the harbour, and I still wanted to go for something that was comfortable enough to stand in for four or five hours. 

The picture quality sucks, which is my bad. I haven't been remembering to do "before" pics, so I'm resorting to taking pics with my phone.

Shorts: Blue Cordroy- American Apparel, Dress (worn as a jacket) Zara, Top: Ziba, Sandals: Bridgett, Bag: Benetton

I'm a big Bob Marley fan- which is the only reason I was half way across the island on a Tuesday night. Having said that, I remain a bigger fan of Junior Gong than Kimani... but the music was stil good.

"b-a fan"

What I Wore: Sailing Week (sneak peek)

Gonna listen to some reggae tonight, and I'm going for my favourite thing- colour! Kimani Marley is performing later... EXCITED!

full post to follow tomorrow

Colour Story: Condiments

Tank: NY &Company, Skirt: Topshop, similar ones available at Zara, Cap: Unknown

The zipper in the back is fully functional, and uber sexy... The combination of mustard and khaki ....

What I Wore: All black everything

Personally, I prefer to wear black to work, but in the last few years most party promoters are asking us to wear a particular colour- and it's usually black.

To make it stand out, I've been collecting sequinned, beaded, elaborately detailed pieces in all black.

This skirt hits all those notes. Love it. It even has tiny bells on it, so it makes music when I walk.

Skirt: Mango, Blouse: Lady Kouture, Shoes: Aldo, Necklace: Forever21

 

 

When you come around

Round shades: Jeepers Peepers, Dress: Inizio, Sandals: Tory Burch... see more pics after the jump.

 

Jeepers Peepers

Round Frames are retro fun.... very fashion forward too.

Switch it up!

"b-well rounded"

Tee

How I wore: Floral

A Floral Statement

InStyle Magazine says this is a huge trend for the season. 

I'm not usually a fan of trends- simply because you risk looking like everyone else if you jump on each fad that passes by.

Having said that, I can't always resist, because some pieces just reflect who you are - flowers for a Caribbean girl is a no-brainer.

Full outfit post coming soon.

 

 

"b-tropical".

Tee

Nailing It

Wearing OPI Animalistic & Getting Miss Piggy With It 

These nail polish names kill me!

 

"b-eaut-eee-ful

xo

Chichia Jacket

The weather's been unpredictable. One minute it's scorching hot, next minute its pouring rain- and in between it actually feels chilly. The best thing to do is grab a scarf or a jacket and throwing it on over your outfit. If your jacket is in a funky colour that's even better.

This jacket is from Chichia London. #AFROFUNKY

 

SHOEGASM- Sweet Feet

 

What I Wore: Road to Rio Launch 2012

Know when to fold em

 

Wedges: Steve Madden, Cropped Pants: Zara, Racerback Sequinned Tank

via Instagram. My newest obsession. Follow me on @teedotturner if you're as addicted to Instagram as I am.

TEA Tunics in "Kiss me girl" video

A new video surfaced today by "dem Island Boyz" featuring Jah Cure.

I had posted stills from the set of the shoot a few months ago, and I'm happy to see the final product.

Check it out here... and be sure to click LIKE.

What I Wore: Birthday 2012

My birthday party look : gold sequinned dress- on sale at the Edge for $80. (SCORE!!!!) and my YSL pumps.

 

Off Duty Island Style

every real island girl wears cutoffs. It's hot here- and the mantra sometimes is: the less the better

shorts: benetton, tee: cooyah

What I wore: Birthday edition

Nothing to report here folks.... stayed in bed, talked, laughed, ate... all in bed. It was the simplest birthday I've ever had- and one of the best. 

I've decided I will party it up from next week- this week I just wanted to be with one person.

Okay... so what I wore:

 

"His" white button down, ASOS black tights (uber sexy)... get a pair!

That's it. Pretty simple.

xo

Tee

Blog Crash

 

All good things must come to an end... and apparently so did my typepad account.

I guess this is as good a time as any to do a minor facelift to the old girl... so bear with me while things seem a tad out of sorts- I should have the blog back by next week... if I can even remember how I set her layouts up in the first place.

As they say- things fall apart.

xo

Tee

Overcome

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.
Ben Stein