Bandeau Bathing Suit Summer Trend

Bathing suit season is full swing and bandeau bathing suits are my summer trend alert. This summer, bandeau bathing suit will definitely be a staple around the swimming pool and beach resorts. A strapless bandeau flatters smaller busted women. Beading, ruffles, a twist or tie in the middle, and fringes add depth to smaller breasts.

Black and White bandeau bathing suit with aqua accessories

Law & Hors d’oeuvres

Nik of Thread Conscious is an intellectual property attorney and fashion blogger with a great sense of style. I met Nik at the IFB CON, Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference in New York this February. Since Nik is a fellow attorney, I asked her to put a post together that shows how to dress for law … Read more

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

Pantone Spring Colors 2013

Every season Pantone comes out with a list of 10 colors of the season and names one color of the year. Emerald is the color of the year for 2013. The Pantone Spring Color for 2013 are Nectarine, Grayed Jade, Emerald, Dusk Blue, Monaco Blue, Lemon Zest, Poppy Red, African Violet, Linen, and Tender Shoots.

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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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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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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

Game of Thrones Fashion

Winter is coming! So is the Season Premiere of Game of Thrones Season 3! I have been listening to Game of Thrones book 3: A Storm of Swords and have been dying to discuss the dirty details of book 3 with the world. I am excited to see what happens in the season and also ecstatic to see the Game of Throne Fashion! It is going to be a great season and I am impatiently waiting for the big day on March 31, 2013. Sounds like best Easter present ever!

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5 Easter Outfit Ideas

Easter is my favorite fashion holiday! Spring dress and hats are the most fun things to wear for me. Wearing spring dresses, pearls, and large sunglasses actually helped me get the name April Golightly. In college, my wardrobe mostly consisted of these items. A guy in one of my classes started calling Little Miss April Golightly with the “Asian” accent from the movie. Other students started calling me that and it just stuck. I have come a long way in my taste since then, but I still adore the Holly Golightly look and dressing up for Easter.

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Holly Golightly for Easter

Must Buy Accessory Trends for Spring: Gold Cuffs

The hot trends from the spring 2013 runway that I incorporated into this outfit inspiration are: high contrast black and white, gladiator sandals, gold cuffs, and tuxedo vests. Coco Chanel popularized gold cuffs by wearing them in the 1930s. There is no surprise that high end designer like Yves Saint Laurent, Marni and Lanvin showed … Read more

A Pea In A Pod Maternity Shopping

I have several events coming up that I need some fancy maternity outfits for. A Pea in a Pod at Boca Town Center has an amazing selection of designer maternity duds. You can definitely find better deals out there, but if you are looking for labels, then A Pea in a Pod is the place to go. I purchased the Nicole Miller dress that I wore to the Boca Museum fashion event and the blue and green sheer top that I brought to the Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference in New York. Now, that I am looking at the pictures, I might check back to see if the DVF dress is still there.

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Color Theory with Meredith Wendell

Spring is around the corner and I am beyond excited about all the color coming into everyone’s wardrobe. I am putting together a ton of amazing outfits for spring. This spring 2013 will be filled with color and I am already starting to work on my inspiration outfits. My sister has already purchased a lace … Read more

Orange Boots!

How fabulous are these burnt orange boots? I am dying to buy both the boots and the leopard Valentino bag. Actually, I pretty much want everything that Valentino makes, but all I have been able to purchase so far are the Valentino Bow flips flops. What do you think my next Valentino purchase should be? … Read more

No Nonsense Tights

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense. All opinions are 100% mine. Make any fall outfit feel put together with No nonsense tights and leggings. I wear tights with pretty much everything when it gets cold in Florida. It is an easy way to update and coordinate colors in any outfit. … Read more

Wear Yellow for Prosperity in the New Year

Yellow is the perfect color for you if want to stand out this New Year’s Eve. You will definitely get noticed if you wear yellow. This dress perfectly hugs my curves and has served me well over the years. I recently wore it to a fashion show in Miami and first wore it to my passing … Read more

Green for Harmony in the New Year

You can wear green or harmony in the new year. Harmony makes sense as a meaning for green since it reminds me of natural. Wearing it on the new year will bring you harmony with earth and nature in the new year.  You can also wear an army green in the new year. Here are … 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

Weekend Wear with Sperry Top-Sider

  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

Full Color For Fall

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.