It’s not what you wear, more so how YOU wear it. I think we’ve all heard this before to the point of teetering on cliché; nonetheless, lovingly hugged as truth. Neil Ramsay is a Business Finance Advisor , Educator, Contemporary Arts Enthusiast and most importantly a stylish man. Growing up (infancy through teen school years … Read more
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
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 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
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
Gift Guide with Styling Purpose and April Golightly by aprilgolightly featuring michael kors boots LaShannon Petit, the founder and owner of Styling Purpose, LLC is a native Miamian born to the parents of Borgella Petit and Ernestine Mike-Petit. LaShannon is a volunteer wardrobe stylist at Dress for Success. It is with education, work experience, community networking … 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
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
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
BurgerFi has been calling to me for a while now. The outside of the restaurant is so colorful and it always looks busy. Silly reasons to want to try a restaurant, but I was also craving a burger when I made the suggestion. As expected, the restaurant was packed. I had a hard time getting … Read more
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
I hit the mall today and found an amazing chartreuse skirt from J.Crew for only $24.99.
As you can see, Cobalt blue looks great with chartreuse. I cannot wait to style my new skirt.
Halloween is my favorite holiday and I take it pretty seriously. I started looking for elements of this look several months ago. First I ordered the wig. Then I scowered the earth in search of a worthing suit or dress that had the Capital Style we are all fond of. I found it pinning on Pinterest one … Read more
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
This dress has been sitting unworn in my downstairs closet for a while now. I bought it at good will in Stuart, Florida over 3 years ago, but have not been able to incorporate into my wardrobe until now. In an effort to save money for a home and children, I am shopping in my … Read more