It’s the most wonderful time of the year, even though it doesn’t quite feel like it.
While many of our friends and families are in the cold weather, University of Tampa students are fortunate enough to be enjoying the beautiful sunshine and warmth of Florida.
Since our winter is much warmer than most, some of us may feel unable to participate in the winter trends that people up north are sporting.
Although living in a warm climate is a luxury most of the time, I must say I do miss some of the cold weather styles that would make us sweat.
Luckily for us, living in warm weather does not mean we can’t enjoy some super cute accessory trends.
Check out some of the hottest accessories of the season including watches, leopard prints, and cat-eye sunglasses.
An uber sexy piece that everyone can use this season is a gold watch.
While gold is not usually my accessory of choice, a gold watch can be an excellent finishing touch to the near-perfect outfit.
When choosing a watch, try to keep it simple so that you can pair it with many different outfits.
A simple gold watch can be dressed up or down and worn during the day, to work or class, or out at night.
Try to pick a watch with a simple face.
Getting carried away with extremely large watch faces or bejeweled faces will make your watch look like costume jewelry.
You want to purchase a timeless piece, no pun intended.
But it doesn’t have to be real gold to look fabulous.
The key to having your watch appear expensive is to go with a darker tone.
Really bright yellow tones of gold will look cheap.
Real gold watches can cost thousands of dollars, so it’s best to just fake it.
Some fashion pieces have to be selected carefully, because they cannot be worn in excess.
Animal prints happen to be one of those pieces. Just a pinch of animal print is needed to complete the perfect look.
Leopard print has been seen quite a bit on the red carpets this season.
When using this print as an accessory, it’s best to pair it with a plain solid item, so your outfit doesn’t appear too “busy.”
Leopard print is best suited on a clutch, belt, scarf or shoes.
Since the print is an instant stand out item, accessories are just enough to keep your outfit fashion forward.
At first, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the next trend, but now it has really grown on me.
I know what I want for the holidays: cat-eye sunglasses.
Cat-eye sunglasses have an old-Hollywood feel that can really look good on anyone.
The upward slant of the sunglasses show off more of your face and can enhance your cheekbones.
No wonder these “sunnies” were seen all over the runways and on our favorite celebrity faces.
The best part about this style of sunglasses is there are a lot of variations, so it is easy to find a pair suited to every face shape.
In most cases, the smaller the lenses, the more dramatic.
But if you still want that cat-eye look, search for a pair with bigger lenses.
Ditch the aviators and large square look. These vintage-inspired glasses are the way to go.
Miriam Wolf can be reached at miriam.wolf@spartans.ut.edu.