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OOTD Holiday Plaid

Cashmere Sweaters by Ralph Lauren Black Label

OOTD: Analogous Color Blocking

Today I am trying out some color blocking using analogous colors: green and blue.  They sit next to each other on the color wheel and match really well.  I am wearing Nine West tan boots over Volcom Teal Cords.  My cable knit sweater is from Banana Republic. I am wearing the Pomander necklace from Jewelmint.  To … Read more

DIY Modern Christmas Centerpiece

[sugar_slider id=”17″] Christmas décor to me can seem generic to me. So, I decided to make my own decorations.  Surprisingly, no glitter was involved.  I picked up a reindeer figurine from Good Will for $2.00 and decide to make it more modern by using a little paint. Ingredients Figurine Silver Spray Paint Sand Paper Gloves … Read more

Lace Dress from Holiday Party to Weekend Wear

The modest top lace dress is the hottest thing to wear to holiday party this season.  I am huge fan because this dress you can wear it to a holiday event with party shoes and then wear it shopping with some beige motorcycle boots.    SHOP THIS LOOK  The Art of Gifting by aprilgolightly featuring … Read more

Purple Jeans and Denim Button-Down

Today we headed up to Monserrat.  It is a little colder than Barcelona so I decided to do some serious layering.  I am wearing purple jeans with a white stretch long sleeve scoop-neck shirt.  Layered over the white shirt is a button down dark denim from Banana Republic.  For the cold moments, I added a … Read more

Barcelona in a Velvet Jacket and Polka Dot Shorts

Another lovely day in Barca (that is what the Catalan’s call it here) with amazing weather and art by Antoni Gaudi.  Today we saw the Sagrada Familia that is perpetually under construction as it was never finished by Mr. Gaudi.  Apparently, there are been a ton of recent improvements. I would not know about these improvements as … Read more

Gifts Ideas for Me from My Man’s Family

A few days ago, my fiance and I both received emails from his parents asking what the other person wants for Christmas.  It is a genius strategy that cuts down on after-Christmas-returns.  I decided to make my wish list pretty by using Polyvore. Bonus! Polyvore is hosting a contest for these wish lists. Constructing a … Read more

Jolly Day with Shoemint

[sugar_slider id=”11″] The Beachmint company has revolutionized the way consumers purchase using some very basic statistics on how women make decisions and why they choose one product over another.  Using social media and a monthly subscription as their main dish, and with a cup of stylish design and a few tablespoons of celebrity, Beachmint has seen their sales soar. … Read more

Art Basel Miami Beach Faves

[sugar_slider id=”10″] Art Basel was awesome. I definitely need to start investing in some interesting pieces of art.  I have a ton of empty wall space that is in desperate need of art. These are some of my faves from the Art Basel event. P.S. I decided to change boots before I left the house … Read more

Art Basel Outfit of the Day

We are heading out to Art Basel on Miami Beach today.  I am wearing jeans, grey tank top, navy sweater, and brown booties. I want to be ready for the weather changes and possible varying gallery conditions. Galleries in Miami can range from hot to ice boxes.  Also, I added some fun gold jewelry by … Read more

Thank Goodness It’s Casual Friday

FINALLY!  It ‘s Friday!  Every Friday since I heard Rebecca Black’s Friday song, I sing the catchy chorus with excitement to myself.  It’s Friday, Friday; Gotta get down on Friday; Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend; Friday, Friday.  Forget about the weekend, fashion on weekends is a given. Lately, I have been starved for fashion during the … Read more

Mustard Yellow with the Green Mulberry Boots

 Mustard yellow with the Mulberry green is an unlikely combo, but somehow it works.   Green Boots Triad Mustard by aprilgolightly featuring a sleeveless blouse mustard tie top