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Showing posts with label H&M. Show all posts
Showing posts with label H&M. Show all posts

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Reunited with an Old Love

I recently read an article in Elle Magazine which highlighted the favorite fashion items of different celebrities. Natasha Lyonne waxed on about her beloved black Helmut Lang blazer, which she had unfortunately lost during a whirlwind day of dress fittings. My first thought when reading about her "perfect" blazer? My "perfect" scarf! My long lost scarf! I bought a cream-colored, fringed scarf about 3 years ago. I then proceeded to wear it perhaps one third of all days in the year following until...I lost it. 

Why was this scarf perfect? It was summer, yet it was also so fall and spring...It was voluminous enough to cover what I needed to cover through a pregnancy and post-pregnancy, yet folded down into nothing. My scarf turned from a fashion scarf into a nursing cover lickety-split, and was cool enough to wear in the summer yet actually kept me warm when it turned cool in the evening.  Did I mention it also matched EVERYTHING? And then one day I went to grab it from my closet...and it was gone. Just gone. I had no recollection of losing it or exactly when I had last used it except that it had been a clutch piece on our trip to Chicago a few weeks before. 

So how is my beloved scarf pictured below with my new starry night J. Crew shirt and my fave gold boots from Cole Haan? Where was it for the past 2 YEARS???? Apparently my sister was under some insane impression that I had let her borrow it. WAS SHE NUTS? How could she think I would let her borrow my favorite, irreplaceable scarf? She had been asking for some help in her closet for many months. I was too busy of course. When I finally came over last week, I accidentally found my scarf hanging neatly on a hook in the back of her closet, where I am guessing it has been for 2 YEARS. 

Cue music: "Reunited and it feeels sooo goood!"


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Is Two Years Long Enough For A Trend To Come Back?

The Nineties are back but it has been 20 years. Lip Prints? Some of you might recall that I had a blog on lip prints just two years ago. But seriously, they are back again! I guess you could ask if they ever really went away. Does it matter? The fashion world, specifically the fashion magazine world, is OBSESSED with this YSL lip print dress. Too dear for you at $3490.00? Scroll down for some great high/low outfit options. 


The Fantasy



The Reality
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Look #2


Look #3


Look #4





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Thursday, April 3, 2014

The New White Shirt: How Will You Wear it?

The white shirt was one of the biggest trends on the Spring 2014 runways. However, it's not your classic white button down. The New White Shirt is clean, crisp and subtly different in its styling. It's more cool than classic. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, see below for plenty of examples. Which one is for you? Although I don't usually push a specific trend, this one is just so easy and refreshing, there's no excuse not to try it!



The Shirtdress
















The Sleeveless










The Short-Sleeve
















The Long-Sleeve







Rag & Bone Cooper Oversized Shirt, $350


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Thursday, March 20, 2014

A Perfect Spring Outfit

I'm usually initially inspired by the expensive, i.e. investment version of a fashion trend. Not this week. No, this week's blog was inspired by the $14.95 pleated H&M skirt in the Cheap Chic version below. I thought it was so beautiful and reminiscent of all that is fresh and new for spring 2014, that I decided to create an entire outfit around this particular skirt. However, I knew some of you would rather invest in a skirt of better quality so I am giving you the investment version also. Enjoy and happy spring shopping!



Cheap Chic Version



The Investment Version




Love what you see? If you'd like to purchase any of my featured items, simply click on your favorite picture. This will link you directly to my Pinterest page, where you can click on the picture again to reach the store's website. Happy shopping!