Sunday, February 23, 2014

A Little Sunday Brunch Outfit Inspiration

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having an enjoyable, restful day :)

It is an absolutely beautiful day in Fort Lauderdale and for the first time in a while I actually don't have to work on a Sunday-yay! So the girls and I are headed to brunch for some bottomless drinks and delicious food!

I wore this black flowy romper from LF sale last season, my light blue chambray button down tied around my waist from Forever 21, my everyday jewelry( check back to my post yesterday for everyday jewelry), these great peach colored booties that are designer inspired but from Forever 21!, my Calvin Klein side bag, and another great Forever 21 find-the black floppy hat!

Check back for links!! Sorry have to run but wanted to get this post up for Sunday!

Do you dress up or go casual for brunch?

Saturday, February 22, 2014

My Everyday Jewelry-Mixing Silver and Gold

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Happy Saturday! As promised, I am sharing with you my everyday jewelry. I am a 100% advocate for mixing silver & gold-I do tend to lean more towards gold when I am purchasing fashion costume pieces like big necklaces/bangles/rings etc. but that is for another post.

For earrings I wear these 14K gold studs with medium size cz(cubic zirconia) in them. (similar above) This is the one thing I absolutely wear every single day and never switch. 
 I love a beautiful big earring but I honestly never wear them so I have had to control myself not to buy them.

I layer two gold thin chain necklaces(similar above) every day. They are super simple and because they are so delicate and thin it just adds a little something to an outfit. Many days/night I will throw on a long necklace or I will take them off and wear a big chunky necklace depending on the outfit.

This Michael Kors watch (pictured above) is exactly what I was looking for. It absolutely goes with everything being silver and gold. I had the silver Michele watch and the Michael Kors Horn  watch for years and they are beautiful, great pieces but I was really looking for a watch to wear with every outfit and the MK one fits the bill. Now I do not wear a watch every single day if I am layering a bunch of bangles and bracelets or sometimes I do wear it with a bunch of bangles and bracelets but then I will take off my necklaces and have my wrist be the focal point. The watch is a big piece so you don't want to over do the jewelry by wearing it.

I am absolutely in love with my gold Lat & Lo cuff. (pictured above) I wear it every single day. The company is called Lat & Lo because each piece of jewelry has the Latitude and Longitude coordinates of a city of your liking and then the city is engraved in cursive on the other side. They are beautiful, simple, yet meaningful pieces-I actually have two gold cuffs 1. Fort Lauderdale-where I was born and raised and lucky enough to have so many great family and friends & 2. London-where I was lucky enough to study abroad, meet the most amazing friends from all over, and fall in love with a city that I will hopefully be moving back to -the future/my goal
This company also makes necklaces

Finally, I wear these very thin/delicate gold rings all over my hands. This great pack from H&M (pictured above) comes with all different sizes. Some days I will wear four different rings on one hand like two regular rings and two midi rings(rings that go above your knuckle) and on other days I will just wear one regular one on my pointer finger. Now I have been only wearing gold rings for a while now but with silver coming included in the pack-hey why not!

Let me know what you wear every day for jewelry!





Friday, February 21, 2014

Just a Switch of the Jeans Can Take an Outfit from Work to Play


 So Thursdays I always go from work to class. And after being in work clothes all day even just a little change can make me feel a little more comfortable and relaxed knowing I am not in my work clothes.

It's as simple as switching jeans! (and in this case I changed my flats too)

This H&M Sweater (similar) was one of there basic staples last year(I also got it in tan), it was extremely decently priced-I think I got it for $10 during one of their promotions. H&M always has great deals and promotions on essential pieces for everyday that can be mixed between dressy and casual-therefore fitting my whole style regimen and the purpose of this blog :) and they are good quality- you can check out the basic section in store and online !

For work I paired the sweater with my ever-so-perfect basic stretchy skinny dark blue jean from Forever 21 (similar)- again I think I paid maybe $12 for these jeans and, for the price, the quality is great-I have had them for almost a year-wearing them many many times and they still look and fit almost new. Another item I found under the basic section they have online and in stores!

I also wore my "basic" (in my world) leopard flats I talked about in my Valentine's Day post , my everyday jewelry(Next Post-I promise ill let you know what these everyday jewels I wear are), and the best basic black bag I have ever owned from Topshop-unofrtunately I bought it this summer when I lived in L.A. so they don't have it anymore, because trust me I would have bought every color, but they have other great options, as always, here!

For class tonight I paired the sweater with my favorite favorite pair of jeans that are my boyfriend jeans-that I basically said the exact same thing about in my Valentine's Day post , they are just so great. Once again, my everyday jewelry and the Topshop bag. I also tied around my waist a camo button down I picked up while working at Splendid in L.A. this summer (shocker-I worked at store whose whole mission was to perfect their basics), no longer available but similar here! Another great find from L.A. this summer from another great LF sale-that I have talked about many times in other posts-were the Jeffrey Campbell gold and tan flats I wore to class tonight, similar here! (from Nordstroms)

Let me know how you take outfits from work-to-play!

Monday, February 17, 2014

Four Cheap Coats(But Nice) for NYC!!

 


Well, this girl is heading to D.C. and NYC in a few weeks! (Happy Valentines Day to me :) Woo! I am so excited-I can't wait to get back to two of my favorite cities and get to enjoy being with a bunch of friends. 
I automatically thought about what I will need to wear-booties, big slouchy sweaters, jeans, beanies, floppy hats…the list goes on. But, most importantly what coat am I going to bring.
I stumbled upon this website Sheinside.com a couple of months ago and was astounded at how cheap the prices are-of course with cheap prices does not always come great quality…but I thought I would give it a shot.

I purchased this (bottom right) beige faux wool lined jacket(in hopes of going somewhere cold) for very cheap and hoped for the best-it caught my eye because it looks almost identical to the very expensive designer ACNE jacket I have been loving for weeks now. Well, after about to two weeks (it comes from China and then there was snow storm delay, so don't expect anything asap) I received my jacket. It fits great-the faux wool is not the absolute softest but is definitely okay and since I will be wearing a long sleeve shirt or sweater of some sort underneath it will be super warm. The quality is pretty great, especially for spending less than $40, I think it will be durable while bearing the cold temperatures-i will have a report back after my trip-but all in all I am happy with the price and quality.

I looked on Sheinside again today during one of my online stops and I think these three other coats/parkas-that are similar to coats/parkas I already have-make great options for a cold weather trip to the city:

Black Faux Fur Coat : (bottom left) I think people automatically assume Oh fur coat goes over fancy dress or going out clothes-which it does-but I like to wear my faux fur with skinny jeans, converse, and a graphic sweater for something different.

Black and White makes Gray Coat : (top right) This is the nice coat that goes with everything. You can dress it up, dress it down, wear it to work etc. The black and white stitching almost makes it like a gray coat when the two colors blend but at the same time you can just match black or white or any color really. It is clean cut a ready to go with anything.

The Army Green Super Comfy Parka : (top left) Now this is the comfiest and (in my opinion) warmest to wear. It is the first one to grab when your going to run errands, travel, just walk around, could be for casual work places, oh yeah and if its going to rain! 

So, some of you must be wondering how I have the right to say where, when, and how to wear these different coats if I live in South Florida. Well, I was born and raised in the good ole 954 but, besides multiple vacations to cold places for at most a week at a time which would then still not give me any room to talk...I was lucky enough to live(and hopefully moving back soon!) in London for five months right in the peak of winter-so to tell you I had to learn how to dress for living in a cold city, and I had to learn fast, would be an understatement.

How do you guys dress your coats?


Friday, February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's Day!!-Three Outfits for Day and Night


 Happy Valentines Day!! Hope your day is filled with love all around-family, friends, significant others, pets, chocolate(or in my case pasta) <3 
I actually had a day off work today so I decided to be festive in running my errands and throw on this light pink SUPER soft and comfy/slouchy Brandy Melville Hoodie, my absolute Favorite pair of boyfriend jeans(I think I wear them everyday) from Target, yes Target! (similar here), and since I see leopard flats as a staple-my NEW favorite leopard flats from Nine West (I also have in black, great basic flats that are super comfy)

For my first option of a night-time Valentine's look I went with this very colorfully patterned bodycon dress from my favorite hometown boutique-Etiquette. Another great find from the LF sale with these Jeffrey Campbell Cutout Booties (link to Nordstroms). And my all time favorite black vegan leather jacket and essential staple from Urban Outfitters last year(similar here).

For my second option of a night-time Valentine's look I went with the cold weather option. A great find from my dads side of the parents closet-a big red comfy sweater. My favorite basic black wax skinny pants-again from Etiquette boutique. And my birthday treat to myself last year-these versatile dressy and can be worn casual BCBG Generation Cynthia Pumps- I wear these ALL the time, they have taken over as my basic black pump and I seem to always get compliments on them :)

Got to run to wine & dine with my girls tonight!

Let me know your favorite look!

Sunday, February 9, 2014

I'm Wearing Red Today


This red dress is one of my Favorite basic pieces. It can be dressed down like I'm wearing it this casual Sunday or throw on some heels-a big necklace and go dancing in it. Today I'm wearing basic black cut out booties that I wear with everything-and being from South Florida the cut outs let in a little air! My favorite basic chambray light jean colored button down tied around my waist, an old old long pendant necklace from BP in Nordstroms, and of course my CK side bag.
I love wearing this red dress today though in honor of heart disease in women and for Wear Red Day. So when you are getting dressed for dinner, maybe a Sunday night movie out and ice cream, or maybe you are going to sit on the couch and watch the Beatles salute like me-go throw some red on and support national Wear Red Day!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

In Honor of the Olympics(Not Really, I Just Love Them)

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Seriously though, how great was the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics last night! As a former ballet dancer I am biased to the absolutely beautiful waltz scene and pointe routines that Russia certainly started and brought to the world. Every set was amazing with all the mock buildings from Moscow and the montage of the little girl following her dreams in Russia was a beautiful story line. But, to me the most impressive thing were those 3D graphic projections on the floor! Did the athletes actually walk out of their home country, was Peter the Great actually on that ship, were those soldiers marching on an actual map?-I mean come on they were out of this world! The President of the IOC gave a brilliant motivating, politically neutral, and peaceful speech. Oh and how could I forget-the torch being lit outside of the stadium was breathtaking, such a beautiful idea for all to see.

So obviously I decided to wear my favorite Nike Thea Air Max's today because I'm such an athlete…..a girl can dream. They are so comfy and because they are basic black and white I have dressed them up before(future outfits with how to wear these great basics in multiple ways coming soon)!

And I guess I should tell you that I had to wear sneakers today because we had our Make-A-Wish 5K this morning, which I am proud to say was super super successful, but most of all rewarding. Now, after waking up at 5:30 this morning-this girl is heading to take a nap!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Wearing my Throwback Thursday


 



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Well, its about that time of night again. After a long day of event planning at Make-A-Wish, I have to change out of my "business wear" and head to class. 
Now let's be real, I wear booties pretty much every day and for every occasion-so when I visited the LF sale of the fall/winter '13 season this past week, I automatically looked down at the floor to see if they had any booties left in size 7(of course wearing the most common size out leaves for lack of options so thats why I made a point to get to the sale in the first three days-with booties on my mind). Well I stumbled upon these black Dolce Vita booties and have not taken them off since. They are super comfortable, a great black basic, with a little height(the heel looks higher in the picture than it actually is). 
For work today I wore my basic Forever 21 gray babydoll dress with my new booties, my favorite black, tan, and white Calvin Klein crossbody that I got for my birthday, and a turquoise cross necklace, with my everyday short gold necklace, stackable gold H&M rings, and my favorite Lat & Lo  gold cuff. 
Now, heading to class I have the comfiest basic Asos lightwash high-waisted jeans on, my "throwback" t-shirt of Jim Morrison of The Doors(yes I actually like The Doors and as much as I wish this shirt was vintage, I absolutely got it from Delias-they have some great graphic tees,ok!), my Calvin Klein crossbody, the same jewelry from the day, and of course kept my new booties on. 
It is great that these booties can be transitioned from day-to-night, dressy-to-casual. Another GREAT basic to add to the collection!