Outfits

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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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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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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How to Wear Yellow to Work

Yellow is the hot color for spring, evidenced by the spring runways being filled to the brim with YELLOW! Learn how to wear yellow to work by taking cues from the bright color on runways like: Naeem Khan, DKNY,  Michael Kors, Alice + Olivia, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Jenny Packham, Chadwick Bell, Vera Wang and Chado Ralph Rucci. Could that list be any longer? From Michael Kor’s saturated lemon yellow to DKNY’s taxi cab yellow, you cannot go through spring 2013 without wearing yellow! Pantone even has Lemon Zest on its Spring 2013 Fashion Report. Leave out yellow this spring and you might be on the out list!

How to Wear Yellow to Work!

My sister, Bobbie wore this outfit to work, minus the sunglasses, of course. She got a ton of compliments on how cheerful she seemed that day. I told her that while she is very cheerful at work that it might have been the shirt. Yellow is a mood elevator. If you having a bad week, you can make it better by wearing yellow. I wrote about the positive effects of yellow last year.

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