LTK: July 9, 2009

Do you ever put together an outfit that you just know is a little bit wrong, but you just can't shake it? That was kind of how this look came to be.

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My head kept telling me that these gold wicker platforms are all kinds of wrong with this dark boho-print chiffon dress and doubled-up gold-studded belts, but when I tried the outfit with other shoes that you would think made more sense (black strappy cage booties, vintage-feeling platform T-straps, and so on), nothing felt as right to me as these, so I just went for it. Sometimes totally discordant styles work together -- though it's a matter of taste, I'm sure!

Doubling up wide and skinny gold-studded belts adds interest to the dress and cuts the need for jewelry down to a minimum -- I just wore little gold rings on my index and middle fingers.

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And my favorite barista at Starbucks complimented my sunglasses this morning, so here's a shot of them as well:

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They remind me of a pair my mom had in the '70s.

Printed chiffon strapless dress: Lush, $24, Red Apparel, Long Beach, CA.
Black cropped cardigan: $16, Forever 21.
Wide gold-studded belt: $10, Forever 21.
Skinny gold-studded belt: $12, H&M.
Gold wicker platform slingbacks: Steve Madden, $60, Cutesygirl.
Dimpled gold rings: $4 for two, Forever 21.
Oversized red sunglasses: KISS, $5, the OC swapmeet.