Another Skull Bracelet

 Here is another one of my skull bracelet obsession, which I paired with Octavio Ocampo's artwork. He is known for his mocking use of optical illusions in designing  different smaller images to create a much larger singular image, which defines the whole concept of his artwork. 

This orange blinged out skull is just as intricate as Ocampo's painting. However, it is also something I could probably wear with anything. It is simple enough that you can wear it by itself or with one other accessory. In this photograph, Rach paired her skull bracelet with a Cartier watch. 

Rocker Skull Bracelets

Recently, I and my sisters have been obsessed with skull bracelets. I already own a few of them, but I don't think you can ever have enough. On our recent trip to the jewelry store, my sister found this black skull bracelet that I really love. You can wear it as a statement piece or you can stack it with other bracelets. I wanted it to have a rocker vibe, so I chose a smaller skull bracelet to go with it. Though some people may find it unusual, but skulls really bring an edge to an outfit.

This particular black skull bracelet is even more interesting for it's character. It reminds me of my newly discovered Van Gogh painting, Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette (1886). I read in a blog post that he painted this specific piece as an academic observation of human anatomy. However, he also made it humorous by adding a cigarette.

I like that about my stacked bracelets, in that it has some humor. The symbol of the skulls has is own irony; it's both morbid and comical. It just made my little black dress a little bit more playful. 

Color Blocking

This look reminds me of Salvador Dali's surrealist painting entitled, The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory (1952-1954). The blocks on the water translates into the color blocking of the shirt. Though there are no actual chains on the painting, it focuses on time's disintegration and the artist's meditation on the collapse of our notions of a fixed cosmic order. The chains on the scarf made me think of this metaphor. Although this may be a little philosophical, it does not deter from the beauty of the scarf. :) Also, I love how this painting inspires the colors on the stacked bracelets meshing blue-green, yellow, black and orange.

Outfit: cut-out shirt from Mosaic, Marc Jacobs cross-body bag, stacked bracelets by RA, Timex leather snakeskin watch

The One With the Stacked Bracelets

 I recently bought this leather wrap bracelet and I couldn’t resist stacking it up my other bracelets. Even though I have always loved sporting a statement necklace or earrings, stacked bracelets gives me more versatility because I can always mix and match.

I am wearing RA's styled creation inspired by Rembrant's Portrait of Saskia (1634). The mixture of complementary colors like black, gold and brown with red gave it an updated modern look.