Kara Ross - The Seventh Sphinx

The impulse and the will to carry through an unorthodox style are no casual matter.

I finally had a chance to try out a turban look I’ve been mulling over for a few months.

This is just a raw piece of fabric a few yards long that I’ve wrapped and knotted and wrapped and knotted. Nothing remotely special about this technique (I just fiddled about until I liked the shape) but type ‘turban wrap tutorial’ into YouTube and prepare to be amazed.

I love the clean look it gives, similar to the look of a bald or very closely shaven head. It’s austere but can be very striking with angular features and big accents. The austerity is the key to its charm, for me.

We are loving this dress, and for the obvious reason. The view from the side is nice, too, with the cut such that the back is completely open rather than framed.

I opted to go with bold jewelry but the turban is enough of a statement on its own, to be sure. I don’t think I have quite enough eyebrows for this turban. I think I’ve demonstrated, though, how truly I needed this necklace.

Open back maxi dress from GoJane, Kara Ross bracelet, antique necklace and earrings, Gian Luca gladiator sandals, mirror aviators from eBay, on the lips: NARS lipstick in Heat Wave.

♪ ♫ Blackalicious – If I May ♪ ♫

p.s. The winner of the pearl giveaway, chosen via random.org, is Penelope Tree! Penelope, I have messaged you as well, please contact me with your address. Thanks to everyone who participated!

The new sunglasses and the new pumps together in this understated look, which is a great example of the simple, casual yet polished style I like so much. Bold, minimal accents with a clean base.

This is what I look like when I can’t tell if the camera is doing what I want it to do.

Oh, and this is what my hair looks like down. Sometimes.

I love a loose white buttoned shirt in a good fabric. That or a white shirt without buttons that drapes as well as one with them. There is something quintessentially summery about them and, evidently, about me, as they are one item I can’t seem to get enough of. Like to wear just slightly oversized masculine exemplars of this style, too. Always seem to end up rolling up the sleeves, no matter the fit.

Gap button-down, Free People jeans (thrifted – I wear these a lot), Cole Haan suede pumps (the shape of which I like so much), Spektre sunglasses, Kara Ross bracelet. On the lips: Revlon lipstick in Siren.

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the turban

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