Earring Safari

I was late to the party when it came to the "coming of age" ritual of getting my ears pierced. I think I was probably just going to college when I finally decided to take the plunge and have it done. After my ears had healed, I found that I seldom wore earrings after that. I was more into rings, necklaces and watches, but not earrings. That trend continued for many, many years and now that I am in my 30s it's actually a miracle that my ears haven't closed up! Well, I've finally come around to wearing earrings again and, true to my wardrobe aesthetic, I decided to go big or go home!

One of the pairs I bought recently were these fun ball or lantern earrings from Bauble Bar. I loved that they were striped and decided that they would go with a lot in my wardrobe. The thing I didn't consider is that they were heavy and probably not the best thing to wear for someone with "virginal" ear piercings! So, I basically wore them for an hour and then took them off. I heaved a big sigh of relief! Since then, I have really enjoyed Bauble Bar's new line at Target called Sugarfix, which I will feature in an upcoming post. It's going to take some time to work up to wearing these striped earrings all day, but I am confident that after some practice I'll be able to build up to it!

On a final note, as you can see I am going for sort of a "safari look" with this ensemble between my beloved zebra sweater and my khaki fatigue dress. The white sunglasses, dangly (and heavy!) earrings, and my rainbow clutch make it more of a fun and funky safari! The zebra sweater was actually one of the reasons that I purchased the earrings in the first place, since I thought the stripes with the zebra stripes would be a great match. I think they are!

Sweater: J. Crew Zebra cardigan similar here
Dress: J. Crew Tired Fatigue Shirtdress here
Clutch: Milly Rainbow clutch here
Shoes: J. Crew "Valentina" similar red pumps
Earrings: Bauble Bar "Crispin" here
Sunglasses: Celine

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