Everyday Style

Great Gatsby Fashion from Modcloth

The Great Gatsby finally premiered on May 10! I have been waiting impatiently for the revival of Great Gatsby Fashion for quite some time. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of favorite books and 1920s headbands are so fabulous! I wore a glitzy headband last year for my wedding and kept it because I knew that I would wear it again! I recently wrote about my excitement to hear that a ton of brands put out lines featuring the signature Great Gatsby Fashion look.

These headbands make me feel fabulous! What girl wouldn’t want The Great Gatsby look? Whether you are looking to enjoy a casual Gatsby themed garden party or don your most glamorous look at a fabulous cocktail evening, there are plenty of ways with ModCloth to add a flapper flair to any look this spring/summer.

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Hawaiian Tropic® New Face Contest #NewFaceofHawaiianTropic

Hawaiian Tropic® New Face Contest #NewFaceofHawaiianTropic

Hawaiian Tropic® brand is celebrating real women by launching the Hawaiian Tropic® “New Face” Contest! The brand is reinventing itself by retiring their Miss Hawaiian Tropic Bikini Contests, and launching an online search for the “New Face” of Hawaiian Tropic®.

The contest is coupled with new products being offered by Hawaiian Tropic® brand. The products have evolved to fit the needs of the modern woman, creating luxurious sun care that pampers and protects the skin. The brand introduced an SPF 70 and launched Silk Hydration sunscreen.  You must try Hawaiian Tropic’s new sun care products as the brand has evolved as consumers’ expectations of sun protection have changed, but at its core Hawaiian Tropic® has remained committed to offering premium, indulgent sun care products infused with exotic island botanicals and a signature tropical fragrance.

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The Great Gatsby Fashion

The first rendition of The Great Gatsby in film caused a revival of the 1920s look. The Great Gatsby Fashion might be on its way back in as it seems that the Baz Luhrmann and the fashion world have been planning for the same thing to happen with the release of the new Great Gatsby. Lines inspired by the film are popping up everywhere and selling out! Warby Parker came out with glasses inspired by the film. There are three awesome styles including the Porter, the Joplin, and the Duke. They can be worn as sunglasses or prescription glasses. Considering the prices of glasses these day, the price is really not bad at all. Wire frames are not my favorite, but they are selling out, so they are obviously someone style. I might have to reconsider.

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Spring Coach Bag Giveaway

April Golightly has teamed up with a few other bloggers to give away an awesome spring Coach Bag in hot pink! This Spring Coach Bag Giveaway will help you be fashionable this spring! The bloggers that helped bring you this awesome giveaway are: My Boys and Their Toys and co-hosts: Simply Budgeted, Mommy Has To Work, My Sentiment Exactlee, Sober Julie, This Lil Piglet, April Golightly, Couponwahm, How We Learn at Home, and Counting To Ten.
Coach Peyton Giveaway

 

Details about the Coach Peyton Hobo:

  • Signature embossed patent leather
  • Outside open pocket
  • Adjustable double strap with 20″ drop-converts to single long strap for shoulder or crossbody wear
  • Zip top closure, fabric lining
  • Inside zip, cell phone and multi-function pockets

Measures: 13 3/4 (L) x 11″ (H) x 4″ (W)

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Monochromatic Trend

Monochromatic dressing is the best way to create a slimming effect. Apparently, people have caught on to this as I have been seeing this monochromatic trend everywhere for spring and even fall 2013.

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Maternity Swimwear Giveaway

April Golightly and Anita Maternity are giving away one maternity swimsuit of your choice. There are so many cute bathing suits to choose from.  I had a hard time picking the one that they gave me. I really wanted all of them! Anita Maternity Swimwear Giveaway April Golightly and Anita Maternity are giving away one … Read more

searsStyle Summer

My best friend is having a pool party for her son’s first birthday in a few weeks. I am super excited to see both my best friend and her adorable family. I cannot believe her son is already 1 years old! Time flies! I just saw my best friend and her son when I was stuck in New York for the IFB Conference and the blizzard that no one planned for.

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Wedding Details

With my first anniversary around the corner, I decided to break out some photos from my wedding. As a fashionista, I was obsession with the fashion details more than anything else. I purchased an endless supply of shoes to go with my wedding dress and ended up wearing 3 pairs on the big day. Kim Kardashian and Kate Middleton had multiple dresses, but I loved my dress so much that I did not want it to have any competition.

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Cinco de Mayo Outfits

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner and personally I am craving a margarita! Of course, I am going to have to wait until after I have the baby to have one, but a girl can dream! Instead on focusing on the margaritas this Cinco de Mayo, I am focusing on the Cinco de Mayo outfits. Here are a few outfit inspirations for Mexican Independence Day, aka Cinco de Mayo.

Outfit #1 for Cinco de Mayo

This Cinco de Mayo outfit is for those of us blessed with flat tummies. If you’ve got it, I say embrace it! This outfit also features one of the Pantone Spring 2013 colors, linen. This skirt will get a ton of use this spring and beyond. It really is a classic. It would look great on women with hips. I usually wear these skirts to emphasize my waist.

 

Cinco de Mayo Outfit

Carrie Diaries Season 1 Outfits

Carrie Bradshaw of the The Carrie Diaries cannot get enough of ModCloth! Carrie Diaries Season 1 Outfits keep coming from ModCloth. She has great style! Carrie recently wore a peplum from Modcloth that I wrote about last week. I also recently created my own version of The Carrie Diaries splatter bag and have been wearing it non-stop! During the season finale of The Carrie Diaries, Carrie not only wears one but three different pieces from one of my fave online shops! The first piece she wore was the Tilt-A-Twirl Dress from ModCloth. 

Carrie Diaries Season 1 Outfits

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Transition Your Wardrobe from Fall to Spring

Transition Your Wardrobe from Fall to Spring using bright yellow accessories. Cranberry was a huge fall color that might have ended up in your wardrobe, but you don’t have put all your cranberry and fall clothing into storage this spring. Give fall prints like hounds tooth and your fall colors a spring refresher with a pop of color like a pair of yellow sandals and a yellow belt.

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Creating a Spring Look with Hanes Legwear

Spring just started and it is time to break out the skirts that been in hibernation during the long winter. If you are anything like me, your legs are pretty white and could possible be seen from space. Even though I live in Florida, I adamantly against damaging my skin for the sake of a tan or impressing anyone. I something use sunless tanner to give me some color, but I am not allowed right now since I am pregnant. Also, putting on sunless tanner can be time consuming and I just have not been able to successful incorporate into my daily routine. Instead of using sunless tanner, I throw on a pair of Hanes Control Top Silky Sheer panty hose in nude.

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Spring Maternity

Spring is finally here and it is time to break out the bright colors. I love that I am finally getting to wear spring maternity clothes! This top that I have coined my watermelon top has amazing colors that just scream spring is here! The coral and deep teal are look great on my light-olive completion. Every time I wear this color combination, I get stopped by women and men alike to compliment my outfit.

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Wedge Sneakers

The wedge sneaker trend is being seen everywhere on celebrities and bloggers alike. I’ve had a pair of red converse style wedge sneakers for roughly 10 years that I bought at Payless so I was well ahead of the curve. 😉 They have held up because I take care of them and don’t wear them that often. When I saw wedge sneakers reappear, I decided to give it another try. Once I put them on my foot, I feel in love! Right now, at 25 weeks pregnant, wearing heels is just not happening for longer than 20 minutes. The wedges sneakers allow me to gain some height in comfort.

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Mint and Navy Outfit

Navy and mint green is my favorite color combination right now. This mint and navy outfit feels very preppy, but in fresh new way. I chose navy on the top as it flatters all skin tones and looks great on Bobbie. This outfit could easily be worn on casual Friday to work. After work, you can slip on a pair of heels and then out for dinner with your boyfriend.

Mint and Navy Outfit

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The Carrie Diaries Peplum

Carrie Bradshaw of the famous Sex and the City has always been known for her great sense of fashion and this week on The Carrie Diaries is no different! We love the show so much that already used one of her looks in a recent DIY project. At the beginning of episode 112: “A First … Read more

Art Inspired Fashion

Art inspired Fashion is making a come back and I couldn’t be happier. Sahily of Pretty-in-Pigment had a pair of shoes that inspired this outfit. They got me thinking me of the modern art of Piet Mondrian and Roy Lichtenstein. Last season, Philip Lim showed Roy Lichtenstein inspired bags that used a graphic of a woman tearing up. This Mondrian inspired color-blocked outfit looks great on Pam Balaguera of the Balaguera Law Firm as she playfully poses in the playground.

It was a happy coincidence that the play-set at the local neighborhood playground matched her outfit so perfectly! As soon as we arrived at the park, we knew that was where we needed to shoot.

As a side note, I love both Mondrian and Lichtenstein! I have a Mondrian inspired whiteboard hanging on my refrigerator. I hope to someday have the real thing on my wall!

Art Inspired Fashion

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High Fashion at Miami Fashion Week

High-end designers showed some of their Spring “ready to wear” looks at Miami Fashion Week. I love that you can see some current trends on the runway at Miami Fashion Week even as Fall runways are coming out later in the year. This is because most women are concerned about what they are wearing for the spring and summer as the days are growing longer and heating up.

Miami Fashion Week Shows

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