The Budget Fashionista

Though Sex and the City is, fashion-wise, always about pushing new looks to the limit, Carrie’s signature flowers have not been abandoned so we’re expecting another wave of SATC-inspired floral accessories in the very near future. With all the focus on feminine style this spring and summer, the trend makes perfect sense anyway. To wear it, pin or clip pretty silk or jeweled flowers to you jacket, dress, handbag, or hair, and let it be the focus—meaning pare back on other accents or just go ahead and leave the rest of ‘em at home. A note:  while Carrie can pull off the most outrageous of floral pieces we suggest that, in real life, the flower you choose to don should not exceed the size of your head.

Some possibilities:

Karin’s Garden Water Color Lilly with Swarovski Crystals Pin-clip, $18, Amazon.com

Karin’s Garden Elegant Silk Rose Pin-Clip, $48, Amazon.com

Other sources: eBay seems to have lots of vintage floral pins, and you can always make your own by picking up a good quality silk bloom at a craft or bridal store, attach your own pin or clip (hot glue, anyone?) and voila! DIY SATC style . . .

image courtesy of VH1.com