An Unchained Medley and Two Hippie Crashers

 Blue Bauble Chain Necklace

Top: Alloy

Tank: Express

Skirt: Denizen by Levis, Target

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Candie's, Kohl's

Jacket: Decree, JCPenney

Scarf: Express

 Neon Cameo Chain Necklace

Tee: Alloy

Blouse: Candie's, Kohl's

Camisole: So, Kohl's

Skirt: Denizen by Levi's, Target

Jeans: Marshalls

Gold pumps: Aubrey Brooke, DSW

Olive pumps: Nine West, DSW

Chartreuse coat: XOXO

Navy jacket: Wilsons Leather

Teal clutch: Steve Madden, Macy's

Sunset clutch: Apt. 9, Kohl's

 Magenta Madness Chain Necklace

Tee: JCPenney

Blouse: Candie's, Kohl's

Skirt: Boscov's

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Eleven Peacocks, Etsy

Totally Toadstool Necklace

Dress: Wet Seal

Camisole: Worthington, JCPenney

Bag: Apt. 9, Kohl's

Shoes: Call it Spring, JCPenney

Key to the Kingdom Necklace

Caftan: Allen B, JCPenney

Camisole: Free People

Jeans: City Streets, JCPenney

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Bag: Gifted

Scarf: Kohl's

I was all set to post this trio of righteously rhinestoned chain necklaces when a duo of hippie dippy doodads came along and messed up the configuration.  Kind of like how those free-wheeling folk singers of the 1960s muscled in on the classic crooners of the 1950s.  But then, it's the interplay of establishment and counterculture that makes things interesting.  Like a sleek shift dress paired with a fringed hobo bag, a structured button-down teamed with embroidered boots, or a commune sprawling on the lawn of a corporation.  If I squint, I can almost make out the mushrooms and daisies all wrapped up in pinstripes and the spritely alfalfa sprouts festooned with paisley.  Did I mention that the corporation in question manufactures haute couture muumuus?  Style while you sit, my friends, all wrapped up in a fresh contradiction.