Get The Look Thursdays: Teen Casual

One of the things that I love most about clothing and fashion is not styling myself, but styling others! If it were a perfect world I would be a swanky fashion stylist/personal shopper on the UWS of NYC sharing the joy of fashion while breaking the banks of others and not my own…haha. To be more serious I find styling truly satisfying. There is no greater feeling than helping someone achieve a “look” they have often seen, but are not quite sure as to how they should do it themselves, where they can go to find those pieces and so on…which brings me to today’s Get The Look Thursdays! Although I do enjoy dressing up and getting my picture taken for you peeps, I felt that it was equally important to showcase that I can style others, as well as myself. So, say hello to Aliana Penha, one of the cutest preteens I know and my first feature model on Live, Love and Read. Isn’t she beautiful? And I must say she was pretty stoked when I asked her to be a model for the blog…and this was our end result!

Teen Casual

Considering that Aliana is a preteen, it was of upmost importance to me that I made sure she still looked like a preteen. As we all know, most kiddos don’t look or dress their age anymore (which honestly breaks my heart!). With that in mind I knew right away that it was best to keep things simple! The first time I met Aliana she was wearing these awesome little combat boots that I could not stop thinking about for days! And then the next few times I saw her she had them on again…haha. So as you may assume I began building this “teen casual” look with those boots in mind. Adding the jeans was basically a no brainer. She’s a teen and what else do they wear besides jeans and leggings! LOL. In hopes of finding a cute plaid button-up for Aliana, I made a trip to the one and only TJ Maxx. Sadly I did not find the top I was looking for, but I did find this really cool asymmetrical black cap sleeve shirt for $5!! Immediately I knew that I would need a little splash of color, so, I took a gandor in the handbag section and found the red Miztique handbag pictured above. For finishing touches, I simply added a blazer, scarf, sunnies and a few Alex and Ani bracelets.

So when styling someone under the age of 18, remember they are still a kid/teenager and their clothing should reflect that! There is always a way to incorporate new trends without over doing it. Besides…less is MORE!

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