Capture the Swag: Another Country is Heard From

Stars and Hearts Necklace

Top: XOXO, Macy's

Skirt (a dress!): LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Shoes: a.n.a, JCPenney

Bag: Princess Vera, Kohl's

Belt: Kohl's

Sunglasses: Rampage, Boscov's

  

Turquoise Tuberose Necklace 

Top: Marshalls

Skirt: Candie's, Kohl's

Shoes: Nine West, DSW

Bag: Xhilaration, Target

Scarf: A.C. Moore

Sunglasses: JCPenney

Strawberry Lemon Limeade Necklace 

Top: Byer, Boscov's

Skirt: Buffalo Jeans, Marshalls

Shoes: Guess, DSW

Bag: Nordstrom

Scarf: A.C. Moore

Sunglasses: Brigantine beach shop

Gentle Giant Necklace

Top: So, Kohl's

Skirt: Candie's, Kohl's

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Gifted

Belt: Candie's, Kohl's

Sunglasses: Mudd, Kohl's

 Boho Blooms Necklace

Top: Rebellious One, Macy's

Pants: Sears

Shoes: Bongo, Sears

Bag: Gifted

Sunglasses: Brigantine beach shop

If you've got something to say (or display!), then you can't find a more ebullient billboard than a flag.  Whether proclaiming love of country, announcing a sale, or gussying up a front yard garden, these colorful rectangles of (often polyester, oh, how I love thee) fabric must be what that guy had in mind when he said a picture's worth a thousand words.  So it should come as no surprise that the only pics I snapped while in New York last Saturday were of the flags flanking Rockefeller Center.  (To be fair, 30 Rock [ahem, the Comcast Building] was one of the few uncongested, and therefore more photo-friendly, spots I traversed, having spent most of the day elbowing my way through the wild terrain of Times Square.)

That's where the flag tie-ins (fly-ins?) end, I'm afraid, as this post's necklaces are a motley tangle of color and randomness.  Not unlike, come to think of it, the melting pot masses crowding NYC's streets.  Which just goes to show that where there's a will, there's a (word/image/whatever/I've-lost-count-by-now-and-don't-much-care) . . . play.