My husband is a filmmaker and has been encouraging me to write screenplays and television pilots in my spare time. Unfortunately, my spare time is nearly non-existent, but I ended up writing this short film script during my lunch break. I had been thinking about a save the date video that would be unique and … Read more
Holiday Gift Guide with April Golightly and The Prissy Shopper by aprilgolightly featuring a shopping tote Hey there loves. It’s Dionne here from Prissyshopper.com, a fashion blog all about wearing the latest looks for the least amount of money and NEVER paying retail. Well it is that time of year again. Time to check what … 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
My former boss and I have been meaning to have lunch for quite some time. We kept saying, let’s do lunch, but that lunch kept alluding us. Finally, we made a plan and actually met up for a casual business lunch. I put together my outfit from traditional work pieces, but wore them more casually. … 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
My family is truly a house divided as my sister and I attended rival schools. This actually works perfectly with our competitive nature. It has yet to get ugly so we continue to attended football games together. We have actually made it a family tradition to watch the rival games together. It really is all … 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
I Need A Taxi Military Nails by aprilgolightly featuring deborah lippmann nail polish Kenzo over sized sweater $420 – youheshe.com Wildfox Couture screen print shirt shopthetrendboutique.com Current/Elliott army skinny jeans $315 – montaignemarket.com Leather handbag boticca.com Timex bloomingdales.com Nars cosmetic barneys.com Deborah lippmann nail polish nordstrom.com
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This election seems to be never ending. Everywhere I look I am being bombarded with advertisements for candidates. There is no place to hide!!! I suppose that is the point, but I am exhausted by it all and look forward to the post-election world. To celebrate the election, my friend is hosting an election night … 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
