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Graduation Time

My little sister Bobbie graduated Magna Cum Laude this weekend. It’s amazing to think of the woman she has grown up to be. She’s about to start an adult life and I can still remember in vivid detail waiting by the phone to find out if she was going to be a boy or a … Read more

4 Ways to Wear Polo and Sweater Combo

A new preppy combination to try is wearing a sweater over a white polo rather than wearing a white button down. Karalee looks adorable with this sweater and polo combination that can be worn in almost any situation in her life. These outfits came from the day that I went through Karalee’s closet finding 40 … Read more

Top Mom Blogger

Top Mom Blogger is a fabulous website designed to help all bloggers better their blogs and reach their own personal goals.  You do not have to be a mommy blogger to appreciate the wealth of information available on Top Mom Blogger. My favorite categories are PR, Pitching, and Monetization. The articles gave helpful insights into monetizing my blog that I was completely oblivious … Read more

How to Wear Shorts in the Fall

The weather in Florida has been staying pretty mild this year. I prefer the days when it is in the 70s, but hate when it shoots up to humid ridden mid-eighties. I wore this outfit on a double date with some friends on a cool evening this fall. These short have been getting some serious … Read more

What to Wear to Cirque De Solei

Hi-Lo dresses are the opposite of mohawks with the party in the front and business in the back.  These trendy dresses look great for almost any event with a quick switch of accessories. I found the dress in the Nordstrom magazine and immediately went straight to Nordstrom to buy one. It was love at first … Read more

Blogger Event at the Raleigh Hotel

Sears Style put together an event exclusively for local bloggers during Art Basel called the Art of Fashion. I got to spend some quality time with local bloggers, including long-time friend, Jen Quillen a.k.a. The Rebel Chick. All the blogger signed this large canvas. There were tons of markers to choose from, but I decided … Read more

How to Wear Maxi Dress in Fall

This fabulous maxi dress should not have to go into hibernation for the winter. For fall, throw on a light blazer, peep toes, and a fabulous crochet hat. To go all the way to winter, put on a winter coat, like I did with my polka dot maxi dress. If it is really cold in your town, feel free to wear the … Read more

Wear Sequins Everyday

Why wait until new years to wear sequins? My sister bought this top to wear for new years eve party, but I wanted to show her that she could wear it everyday. I hate to have a top that can only be worn one day a year. How boring is that? This royal blue fall … Read more

Neon in the Fall

Neon is a spring trend that I am unwilling to give up this fall. I bought into the spring trend with the purchase of fabulous neon yellow sandals. I was stopped several times to receive complements on my nautical dress and neon sandals last time I wore them. An ego boost that made my day. … Read more

3 Ways to Wear Corduroys

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

Graphic Sweater Trend

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

Save the Date: The Movie!

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

Holiday Gift Guide with The Prissy Shopper

Holiday Gift Guide with April Golightly and The Prissy Shopper by aprilgolightly featuring a shopping tote Hey there loves. It’s Dionne here from Prissyshopper.com, a fashion blog all about wearing the latest looks for the least amount of money and NEVER paying retail. Well it is that time of year again. Time to check what … Read more

Velvet Jacket for Fall

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

Color Blocking for Fall

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

What to Wear to a Work Lunch

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

How to Wear the Baroque Trend

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

How to Wear Brown & Black Together

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

A House Divided

My family is truly a house divided as my sister and I attended rival schools. This actually works perfectly with our competitive nature. It has yet to get ugly so we continue to attended football games together. We have actually made it a family tradition to watch the rival games together.  It really is all … Read more

Lights, Camera, Fashion!

  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