How to Wear Yellow to Work

February 22, 2016March 25, 2013

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.

The Best of Miami Fashion Week

February 22, 2016March 24, 2013

This week has been exhausting for me, but I was doing what I love so I really cannot complain. I went to as many Miami fashion shows as my body would allow me to go to. It was a blast seeing all those amazing fashions so close to home. Here, I have compiled some of Best of Miami Fashion Week.

Best of Miami Fashion Week

Photo Courtesy of Miami Fashion Week

5 Easter Outfit Ideas

February 22, 2016March 23, 2013

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.

OUTFIT 1

Holly Golightly for Easter by aprilgolightly featuring dorothy perkins

The Carrie Diaries Inspired DIY

February 22, 2016March 22, 2013

I have been watching the Carrie Diaries since it came out. It has filled the hole in my teen drama TV schedule that the end of Gossip Girl created. Naturally, it’s also spurred me on to re-watch Sex and the City. I had forgotten how much I loved those 4 girls! The Carrie Diaries is not much like SATC, but it has lust-worthy fashion of the 80s that I miss. I could never imagine missing the 80s, but as with all fashion, there will always be a recycle of trends. Of course, there have been modifications of the 80s look. Carrie wears updated 80s clothing, but her co-stars wardrobe is straight out of the decade of indulgence.

Bermuda Shorts Outfit

February 22, 2016March 21, 2013

Bermuda Shorts Outfit

The Spring Runways were filled with Bermuda shorts and nautical tops. It is a such an easy look to find in your closet already. Also, who wants to wear short shorts? Considering I have thighs and a serious tuckus, it is extremely difficult for me to find shorts that look good on me. Bermuda shorts are the way to go this spring and summer. You will be comfortable and on trend! Rare, I know!

Spring Trends

February 22, 2016March 20, 2013

Maria is wearing a tone of spring trends in this outfit. My favorite trend is eyelet. Luckily, the Spring 2013 runways were filled with eyelets. Heavy hitters like Valentino, Giambattista Valli, Bottega Veneta, Stella McCartney, and Victoria Beckham all showed the delicate white eyelet fabric in modern ways. I have been a huge fan of eyelet since I had eyelet pillows on my childhood bed. My mother always said that eyelet reminded her of her mother. I was young when she died so there are very few things that remind me of her. Eyelet is one of them.