Wild, Wild Fest: Dress Up Your Basics

Earlier this week, I showed you how to dress up basic items in your closet with a few key accessories/outerwear. Today, I'll be showing you another easy way to do that! This is also an easy festival look if you're attending a late summer music festival.

Start with a high waisted bottom. I choose a pair of highwaisted distressed shorts in olive. My shorts were $10.00 from Charlotte Russe. This color is super popular this season, and will likely be popular into the next season! To dress up these shorts, add a pair of barely there heels, or a pair of thigh high boots. I'll link both below.

Next, add a solid tank or tee. I choose a black pocket tank from Oldnavy that I purchased for about $2.00. To dress up the tank, I tied a black bandana neck scarf around my neck and added a velvet fedora from Forever21.com. Summer booties are super popular these days, and this pair features openings on both sides to allow your foot to breathe within the shoe. If you're looking for a pair, you may find them on sale on CharlotteRusse.com.

To transition this look into fall, I would add my long sleeve suede fringe jacket in black. I was able to find it on Missguided.com for $8.00. A distressed denim jacket or a leather biker jacket would also work well with this look.

- Chelsea Nicole, The Mod Little Melanin 💋