Tell me about it, Stud.

On this season’s catwalks, accessories head-to-toe were decked out with heavy-hitting hardware. Punk-inspired pyramid studs accented everything from denim and leather to canvas and lace. Marc Jacobs sent shopaholics into a frenzy with his studded flats (pictured), belts and bracelets, and every denim house sent pyramid lined pockets down the runway.

Personally, I don’t have $600 in my couch cushions screaming to be spent on a pair of flats. So I did some scrounging around and found part of an old costume, a studded leather cuff (pictured). With a needle-nose pliers (or fingernails, if you're brave) I was able to bend the cusps and gather myself a little pile of studs.

Poke those prongs through a scrap of black elastic, bend them in, sew the elastic into a circle and ta-da, you have the same headband Vera Wang designed this season (pictured). Spice up the pocket of your jeans with studs to get the look of True Religion’s denim (pictured).

If you don’t have a cheap gothic bracelet to pick apart, you can easily get one super-cheap from Hot Topic in the mall (or www.hottopic.com) for $8-$10 with plenty of studs each. They come in a bunch of colors and paint splattered versions too. Plus you’re left with a nice leather cuff

to play around with.

Get creative and have fun, stud muffins.

~Rebecca