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While I was overhauling Karalee’s closet, she asked me to help her find outfits that would include her new corduroy flares. Karalee heads up north during the holidays and needs some warm clothes for the trip. My favorite outfit here is where I mixed the brown cords with the black sweater and her skinny leopard … Read more
This season the runways were covered in graphic sweaters of all sorts. There were comic book inspired sweaters by 3.1 Phillip Lim, lobster print sweaters by Tibi, and of course wink print sweater by Moschino. The graphic sweater trend has expanded to include even ugly Christmas sweaters reminiscent of Bridget Jones Diary. I was considering buying … Read more
My husband is a filmmaker and has been encouraging me to write screenplays and television pilots in my spare time. Unfortunately, my spare time is nearly non-existent, but I ended up writing this short film script during my lunch break. I had been thinking about a save the date video that would be unique and … Read more
As the temperature decreases, I get extremely excited about breaking out my fall velvet wardrobe. I try to wear velvet in non-tradition ways. Here, I buttoned up my cropped velvet jacket and wore it as a shirt. It worked out well because I was able to tuck it into my high waisted maxi skirt and … Read more
Bags and nails are an easy way to add a pop of color to any fall outfit. You can use analogous colors that are next to each other on the color wheel like pink and orange. I prefer analogous color to complement as I have recently combined red and orange and blue and green. For more … Read more
My former boss and I have been meaning to have lunch for quite some time. We kept saying, let’s do lunch, but that lunch kept alluding us. Finally, we made a plan and actually met up for a casual business lunch. I put together my outfit from traditional work pieces, but wore them more casually. … Read more
The Baroque trend reminds me of religious art that is a staple of almost every museum that I have been to in Europe. When I first saw this baroque art, in my early twenties, I was completely bored by it. Now, I can appreciate it’s over the top nature, but I still would not want … Read more
My mother taught me that black and brown never go together, but I enjoy bending her fashion rules. The key to wearing black and brown together is making it look deliberate. A brown belt thrown together with black pumps can look like a mistake. Avoid this mistake by color blocking black and brown. Here, my … Read more
Light Camera Fashion by aprilgolightly featuring metallic leather handbags Alexander mcqueen mytheresa.com Alice Olivia tweed jacket aliceandolivia.com White cropped skinny jeans stylebop.com JustFabulous slip shoes heels.com 3 1 Phillip Lim metallic leather handbag thecorner.com Pendant jewelry jewelry.1stdibs.com houndstooth coat
The fall runways were full of designer feeling the need to saddle up their horses. Knee high riding boots are probably my fave equestrian inspired fall must-have, but I have not found a pair that is within my budget yet. However, I was happy to break out my Ralph Lauren khaki riding pants. I am … Read more
For a relaxing weekend, mix prints that have a color scheme in common. Here I mixed a floral black & white wrap top and ikat gray and black shorts with comfortable Coach high tops. The Coach are listed through I-Ella. You can buy them by Shopping My Closet. Wrap Top in Black & White Floral, … Read more
Karalee texted me the other day to let me know that she has been using the pictures we took to help pick out her outfits. I fell in love with Karalee’s short printed skirt while I was helping her choose outfits. Now that it is getting colder in Miami, I want Karalee to wear the … Read more
Weekend Wear with Sperry Top-Sider by aprilgolightly featuring mini shorts Polka dot shirt indressme.com Tweed coat $765 – countryattire.com Mini shorts $40 – republic.co.uk Sperry Top-Sider low heels sperrytopsider.com Acrylic jewelry okajewelry.com
Nordstrom is awesome. They have the friendliest staff and I found all kinds of trends for fall. I tried on houndstooth tuxedo pants, Christmas Geek Sweater, Jean Vest, and Polka Dot Velvet Jeans. sweater horse
These are the dresses that I purchased for the bridesmaids for my wedding. I bought them from Mod Cloth, but they are current sold out. One of the dresses was never worn due. It can be purchase unworn with tags still on through I-Ella. Let me know if you have any questions. Also, there are … Read more
50 Shades of Grey is the hotest book of the year. I recently read it for my book club and realized it would make a great halloween costume. I started searching for as many shades of gray that I could find online. I found 50 shades of gray using google. To complete the look you … Read more
Leopard Top, Forever 21; Houndstooth Jeans, Nordstroms Rack; Lips Bangle, Target; Lips Earrings, Target; Red Booties, Sole Society; Gucci Bag, Gift Fashion Designers Expo helps emerging fashion talent, like Maker’s Shoes, gather the excitement and exposure they deserve. The event tonight was wonderful…especially since I was given my pair of free shoes!!! I adore the … Read more
Black and white pattern dresses are always a good staple for every wardrobe. Karalee had this lovely chevron number with tags still on it tucked into the back of her closet. I added a leopard belt to accentuate Karalee’s tiny waist. Mixing prints is something most people are not comfortable with, but Karalee has been … Read more
Vince Camuto Signature Prunella Pump Obsession of the Week: Cap Toed Pumps I fell in love with these shoes the moment I saw them. It has been a feat to work them into my wardrsobe, but I have managed to work it in. In fact, I have managed to get compliments every time I have … Read more
FADE TO BLUE Classic Skinny Jeans, Victorian Red Obsession of the Week: Red Skinny Jeans After checking out all the fall runaway looks on The Cut iPad application, I decided that I should try mixing my red jeans with the hottest fall color out there…cranberry. Some designers mixed different shades of red together and it … Read more
