Maybe you’re like me and have a few TV shows that you watch because you kinda like the story, but really it’s for the clothes. The internet will feed that addiction: there are blogs out there whose sole purpose is to find the outfits characters wear on TV and tell you where to find them. One of my favorites–the blog I’ll highlight here–is Worn on TV. My absolute favorite show right now (for–OMG–so many reasons) is Pretty Little Liars. I thought there has to be a way to combine sites like this, my love of fashion-forward TV, and my rentanista lifestyle.

So I have been scouring the outfits from Pretty Little Liars listed on Worn on TV, then finding LeTote  substitutes to bring you some inspiration on how to style your rental pieces.

First up is my favorite Pretty Little Liar, Hannah (or Ashley Benson).

So, in this episode Hannah is actually going to a funeral (yeah, ok, morbid…but she looks fabulous).

I love the textured look of the dress, and that it’s right between dressy and casual. LeTote has this fabulous dress that you could style with black nail polish, and blow dried straightened hair to get Hannah’s full look.

Something I love about Hannah’s style is that she transitions so easily from looking laid back to looking polished without losing her coherent sense of style.

I love this top from LeTote–I think it has the same polished-but-trendy look that Hannah exudes.

Then rent a fabulous black blazer–a black blazer makes everything so much better.

Then finish off the look with a pop of color!

Now we move on to not-Hannah, which is Emily/Aria–Spencer gets her own name because Spencer is the (second) best. I would also like to take this moment to say, yes, I do realize that these girls are supposed to be in high school. However, you would never look at them and say, “well, obviously they’re in high school.” Mostly it’s just obvious that these girls are dressing about 10 years older than they should (and also that the actresses are 10 years older than their characters). Which is perfect, because I graduated from high school about 10 years ago so clearly this is what I’m supposed to be wearing now. Well, at least that’s what I tell myself everyday I get dressed.

This is not-Hannah. I don’t remember what was happening in this episode, but I love the outfit. Like I said before, nothing makes an outfit like a blazer.

The remake of this outfit from LeTote items is a little more tame (read: not super short on one side). I really love ruching. There is nothing like ruching to take a few pounds off at the last minute.

Pair the dress with a blazer that has a really small lapel.

Then finish it off with a simple statement necklace.

I think I basically use television at this point to find outfits I adore. I think my style is one of the most obvious ways I express myself, and so I enjoy putting a lot of thought into it. Where do you find inspiration? Are you a Pinterester, do you scour TV fashion blogs, or do you tap into those creative juices and draw inspiration from things in life? Let me know! I’m always looking for new ideas.

Until next time…

Love,

The Rentanista