Black and White

One of this seasons it looks is the monochromatic look, black and white in particular. I decided to do a take on the trend myself.

I think an essential component to wearing black and white without looking gaunt or dated is a really nice pattern. There are the classic patterns that never fail like checkers, hounds tooth, chevron and of course... stripes! Here is an example of how to do a more subtle b&w look

Subtle is nice, but bold is more fun! I chose to try out something a little funkier. I chose a geometric pattern with lots of triangles because: I love triangles, I found this adorable little crop top with cutouts at Buffalo Exchange with said pattern, why not?!

I have the top and the idea in my head, so I set forth on my journey toward monochromatic awesomeness.
I recently bought a pair of black sandals from hautelook (great website for the bargain shopper). They're simple so they go perfectly with the busyness of the top. They aren't competing for attention.
The last component of the outfit is the most difficult for me because there are just so many options!
You could pair the crop with some black shorts or cutoffs for a more fun look, or you could wear a black maxi skirt for something a little more bohemian/romantic, or a bodycon skirt for date night. The possibilities are endless! I decided to settle on a pair of my favorite pants, black high waist jeans. I could dress this up or down.

I have my base, now to accessorize! Any sort of simple jewelry would work here, but I'm going to stick with the monochromatic theme here. I chose black and silver jewelry, but any combination black, grey, white, silver should work just fine.

I made a necklace to go with my outfit. You can make something similar too! I will post how to make a cool necklace like mine later.

Thanks for reading and I'll get that how to posted soon!

Greetings

So the day has finally come... I'm starting my blog! Welcome to The Fashion Plate. In all honesty I have no idea what I'm doing, but that's okay!

I love food and fashion and I can't wait to start blogging on here regularly. I have a lookbook and I love it. I noticed most of the accomplished lookbookers have a blog. I am hopping on that bandwagon. If you would like to see my looks they're located at http://lookbook.nu/thebrokenhip and at http://the-broken-hip.tumblr.com  
Here's an example of what I post

Anyway, I'm hoping this blog will become helpful to those interested in fashion and/or food. I'll be writing what to wear, how to wear it, where to get it, how to make it and things of that nature. 

This has gotten kind of rambly, so until next time!