independence

Hi everyone! Happy Independence Day for all of the Americans, and for anyone else, I'm just wearing a few of my favorite colors! Although the 4th of July isn't technically a Hawaiian holiday (I'll be celebrating Hawaiian Independence Day on November 28th and Sovereignty Restoration Day later this month on the 31st), I do love red and blue... not to mention firework displays and those addicting popsicles!

I'm planning to hit the beach later on— just me, a good book, and the ocean. Plus, it's a great place to watch firework displays at night! :)

I loved the 'faded' stripes on these cropped pants! Felt very nautical... can't wait to use these again!

From Top To Bottom:
Earrings: The Hunter (a total bargain- they were 50 cents)
Necklace: Forever 21
Button-down shirt: Converse One-Star
Red tank: Cinnamon Girl
Belt: Calvin Klein Jeans
Crops: Mossimo for Target
Gladiator shoes: Mossimo for Target

stay independent,
Kiana

goin' native

I'm not part-native American. Being Hawaiian is not the same thing— on the U.S. Census and for the SATs, I checked off the box marked "Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander". But I wanted to wear the dress: it's been sitting in my closet for a week, and of course, I had to wear my cowgirl boots. So I based it off the combo of dress and boot and got: Native Americana! (This, of course, is just my own outfit opinion and is in no way intended to dishonor true native Americans or insult them with my reinterpretation of culture.)

From Top To Bottom:

Headband: Forever 21

Necklaces: a gift from a friend
Purse: Forever 21
Belt: Forever 21
Dress: Forever 21
Boots: Charles Albert

...And yes, as I type this, I realize that most of my outfit is from Forever 21...
But it just goes to show how you can buy a lot of things from the same store and they look nice together.
Besides, I just couldn't help myself! There's a big store in Waikiki that I love to haunt :)

stay native,
Kiana