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
Effie Trinket Halloween Costume created by April Golightly Effie Trinket was such an awesome character in the Hunger Games trilogy. She epitomizes the Capital fashion look, but allows you to see the side of it that is removed from what is going on the districts. I was drawn to her look immediately when reading the … Read more
Neon Sandals by aprilgolightly on polyvore.com Neon Sandals were fun this summer! I wore them to the beach and out shopping. They can be worn this fall with opaque tights and layers. For ideas on how to wear neon sandals in the fall, check out my Neon Madness Pinterest Board. neon sandals pump
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
Even though it is sweltering outside, the magazines are already starting to show all kinds of fall fashion. Since my office sometimes keeps the AC pretty frigid, I can wear fall outfits during the work week. For me, fall means dark colors, but I try not to let a little cool weather suck the color … Read more
After watching the Oscars this year, I was so excited to break out my yellow dress again. I decided to wear it to the Funksion Fashion Show on South Beach. Gotta love that we have fashion shows in Miami! It’s such a fun thing to go to with friends! As you can see, we had … Read more