Dress: Bar III for Macy's Vest: Guess Glasses: Prada Bag: Michael Kors Boots: Aldo Earrings: J.Crew Necklace and Bracelet: New York and Company
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Dressed Down
I found this simple black maxi dress and loved how it gave me a casual look but fit my body in a way that it was still feminine. Some knit dresses seem to look to casual to me sometime but this one had just enough cut to work. Having this great canvas there are 1000 ways to do it this time I decided to go "crazy sexy cool" with the cut off denim vest and lots of girly accessories. This dress will make a repeat soon next time I'm going vixen!
Dress: Bar III for Macy's Vest: Guess Glasses: Prada Bag: Michael Kors Boots: Aldo Earrings: J.Crew Necklace and Bracelet: New York and Company
Dress: Bar III for Macy's Vest: Guess Glasses: Prada Bag: Michael Kors Boots: Aldo Earrings: J.Crew Necklace and Bracelet: New York and Company
Monday, March 5, 2012
Quote of the day...
One thing I love about shopping and putting pieces together is that you can put together a $100 top with a $10 skirt and done right you look like a million bucks. This quote says that for me.
“It’s a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.”
Alexander McQueen
“It’s a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.”
Alexander McQueen
Random Thought....Num Lips
Disney has had a huge part in shaping the way we look at relationships and love over the past decade. The propaganda that is feed to us about being saved, evil step mothers, perfect shoes, long hair and that magic kiss serves as the undercover basis to our connection to happy ever after. One that we have turned into a dating adaptation is the story of the princesses kissing the frog and turning him into a prince. This has been changed into “Girl, sometimes you have to take the frog and turn him into your prince” or “ He just needs so new cloths and kiss to be the prince and not the frog “ or my favorite “ You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you get a prince”. I don’t remember the fairytale being that complex. She kissed one frog and got one prince! That’s it and that’s all. Now you’re telling me I have to go around kissing frogs hoping to get the right lily pad that day and get my prince. Well at 30 years old my lips have become num. In the endless journey to turn an amphibian into a man, a prince no doubt I have lost the feeling in my lips. I don’t think I’m alone with this thought either, I think many of my friends going for their Prince kissed a frog and decided they didn’t want to kiss anymore and would just put a suit on the frog and go with it! I mean look at Kermit, all the kissing that Miss Piggy did and he never turned into Prince William. So has our original fairytale belief gone too far from the root of the story? Have we turned into a society of settlers or is there still a belief that you will find that one frog that really did have a spell on him. And perhaps you won’t get the frog that turns into a prince maybe you can find the frog that turns into a great man though, would that be enough? I think we need to start looking at men for who they are and not trying to turn them into our twisted nine year old thoughts of happiness. Look at them and not expect for them to be a knight or prince instead a good man. In doing this we will see that we may not be a princess right now. Kermit and Miss Piggy make it work not because she settles for a frog but because she realized that she was a pig.
Coloring Outside of the Lines
In the past year fashion forward people have been a lot more daring with colors. Being from the Washington DC area growing up we had a few rules when it came to colors. The rules were black, grey, white and blue. No one in the area really played with colors and I can remember when Coogi dresses were big and people got excited. Before that it was like living in a bad black and white movie. When I went to school in Florida I came home once with pink boots and my friends laughed their butts off! Now the rules have been shattered and colors are in and the matchy-matchy world and over "coordination" is out. So I played in my crayon box this weekend, coloring outside of the lines.
Shirt: New York and Company, Pants: Nordstroms BP, Shoes: Bannana Republic , Bag: J.Crew , Ring: Street Vendor , Jacket: J. Crew , Watch: Micheal Kors , Butterfly ring and braclet: Swarovski
Shirt: New York and Company, Pants: Nordstroms BP, Shoes: Bannana Republic , Bag: J.Crew , Ring: Street Vendor , Jacket: J. Crew , Watch: Micheal Kors , Butterfly ring and braclet: Swarovski
Quote of the day...
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The right outfit for a busy day!
So I had a busy day of outings scheduled and wanted to dress the part. Ranging from shopping, looking for another apartment, meeting with family and an early dinner with a friend. I started off with a beat in face courtesy of Armani foundation, L'oreal bronzer and powder by YSL. Then I went for a ridding boat dressed up look to still highlight my womanly curves. The demin shirt from J.Crew was a bit pricey but I love this shirt and it has been so worth the money, it goes with everything! The weather ranged from 50 to 65 so I brought the coat out just incase.
Coat: BCBG Skirt: H&M Denim shirt: J. Crew Boots: Via Spiga Belt: BCBG Braclets: New York and Company
Coat: BCBG Skirt: H&M Denim shirt: J. Crew Boots: Via Spiga Belt: BCBG Braclets: New York and Company
Friday, March 2, 2012
Starting next week!!!!
Starting Monday I will be bringing you looks directly from my closet. Can't wait to share all of the looks with you!
Quote of the Day
I love this quote and feel it says grown and sexy.
“A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to prove you're a lady.”
― Edith Head, The Dress Doctor
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Hurry up and buy!
Hurry up and buy!
Pulling the title from the classic movie Menace to Society I am here today to remind you that even though the beautiful things of Spring have arrived don’t forget about the great deals left over by the not-so-cold winter. This year the weather failed to get truly cold and for that reason many stores still have great finds that had to be marked down. This is the time when we stock up on some of the basics and cute pieces that go along way. There are a few designers that I frequent and because I know their pattern I can usually get great deals on items that I love. Being the shopper that I am I thought I would let you in on my little out-of-season shopping secrets.
1. BCBG : I love, love, love BCBG and when I need something and don’t have much time I know I can go there and find it. When buying their items I watch close because they are famous for re-releasing items. A coat, skirt or pair of pants may be released one season and get marked down at the end of the season only to be re-released the very next year. This happens all the time with them! I have a coat that I love that I bought in January of last year after it was marked down during their semi-annual 60 plus 20% off sale. The same exact coat came back this year and is flying off the racks for full price. Original price $468, my price $125! The key is that you must love the item and see the timeless nature of it. If you are buying trendy pieces then you may or may not see them next year but some things never go out of style!
2. J. Crew: Another store that I personally know all of the sales associates and managers at. Now, they are not the best for sales but every now and then you will get an extra 30% off jackets and blazers ( usually the day after Thanksgiving) but that’s about it. It’s also not always a good idea to wait with J.Crew because items go to the land of the factory store and that’s it! If you are in a major market J.Crew will pre-release items to test them out before sending them to all of the stores. Once the seasons over these items will get marked down and next season they will be back up to full price. Items like the Maritime dress that I got on a shopping trip at King of Prussia (great mall) last season for $68 and now it’s on their site for $88. Overall I will spend the money in J.Crew because these pieces hold their value.
3. Ann Taylor: Wait!!!!!!! In this day and age of e-mail coupons, twitter coupons and text messages from stores the crew at Ann Taylor will give you the discount! If you ever go into Ann Taylor and don’t have a discount you should be upset with yourself because there are usually 2 or 3 going on at once! Here’s an example: I spotted The Petra Buckle Boots in Fawn the day after Christmas for $248 and even though I loved them I didn’t $248 love them. The next WEEK they got marked down to $149 but I didn’t get a chance to get to the store. The next week on Martin Luther King’s birthday I got an early e-mail from them saying all sales items were an additional 60% off but it was on-line only. Called a store and they said they would match the online pricing but the boots were still $248 in store. Went and got my boots for $60 that day! PS if you look on-line they are still $149 and in stores still $248.
So as you hit the malls this weekend and get your spring colors don’t forget to go and look at items that you love for next season! Happy Shopping!
Pulling the title from the classic movie Menace to Society I am here today to remind you that even though the beautiful things of Spring have arrived don’t forget about the great deals left over by the not-so-cold winter. This year the weather failed to get truly cold and for that reason many stores still have great finds that had to be marked down. This is the time when we stock up on some of the basics and cute pieces that go along way. There are a few designers that I frequent and because I know their pattern I can usually get great deals on items that I love. Being the shopper that I am I thought I would let you in on my little out-of-season shopping secrets.
1. BCBG : I love, love, love BCBG and when I need something and don’t have much time I know I can go there and find it. When buying their items I watch close because they are famous for re-releasing items. A coat, skirt or pair of pants may be released one season and get marked down at the end of the season only to be re-released the very next year. This happens all the time with them! I have a coat that I love that I bought in January of last year after it was marked down during their semi-annual 60 plus 20% off sale. The same exact coat came back this year and is flying off the racks for full price. Original price $468, my price $125! The key is that you must love the item and see the timeless nature of it. If you are buying trendy pieces then you may or may not see them next year but some things never go out of style!
2. J. Crew: Another store that I personally know all of the sales associates and managers at. Now, they are not the best for sales but every now and then you will get an extra 30% off jackets and blazers ( usually the day after Thanksgiving) but that’s about it. It’s also not always a good idea to wait with J.Crew because items go to the land of the factory store and that’s it! If you are in a major market J.Crew will pre-release items to test them out before sending them to all of the stores. Once the seasons over these items will get marked down and next season they will be back up to full price. Items like the Maritime dress that I got on a shopping trip at King of Prussia (great mall) last season for $68 and now it’s on their site for $88. Overall I will spend the money in J.Crew because these pieces hold their value.
3. Ann Taylor: Wait!!!!!!! In this day and age of e-mail coupons, twitter coupons and text messages from stores the crew at Ann Taylor will give you the discount! If you ever go into Ann Taylor and don’t have a discount you should be upset with yourself because there are usually 2 or 3 going on at once! Here’s an example: I spotted The Petra Buckle Boots in Fawn the day after Christmas for $248 and even though I loved them I didn’t $248 love them. The next WEEK they got marked down to $149 but I didn’t get a chance to get to the store. The next week on Martin Luther King’s birthday I got an early e-mail from them saying all sales items were an additional 60% off but it was on-line only. Called a store and they said they would match the online pricing but the boots were still $248 in store. Went and got my boots for $60 that day! PS if you look on-line they are still $149 and in stores still $248.
So as you hit the malls this weekend and get your spring colors don’t forget to go and look at items that you love for next season! Happy Shopping!
Quote of the Day...
To lable this posting quote of the day may be a little aggressive. At some point it could easily turn into the quote of the week, month, etc. Until then I present quotes that I've ran across that inspire me to create and enjoy my personal style .
"Fashion fades, only style remains the same."
Coco Chanel
"Fashion fades, only style remains the same."
Coco Chanel
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