You’ve been wearing fancy cocktail dresses all holiday season, why not amp up your New Year’s Eve outfit with a fun, cute, and sexy pair of party shorts? If you’re in love with your legs and the temperatures aren’t below zero, you can surely get away with bare legs and even open toes. But if …
Splurge vs Steal: 9 Fur Handbags & Their Faux Fur Doppelgangers
Faux fur has come a long way from looking cheap and feeling coarse, to looking luxurious and feeling nearly as supple as the real deal. While some people don’t mind wearing fur, others cringe at the thought, which is why the faux fur industry is booming. And while understandably, real fur is warm, faux fur …
9 Cute & Classic Boxy Jackets & How-to Wear Them
There’s something about a short and boxy jacket that will forever remind me of Chanel and Jackie O. The now-classic boxy tweed jacket, a prim and proper look, made famous by the aforementioned brunette beauties, is a great investment piece to keep in your wardrobe, as it always is stylish. However when you think of …
15 Inspiring Nail Art Pinterest Accounts & Boards Worth Following
Pinterest is a master at the art of time suckage, to quote the movie Reality Bites. It can suck us all in for hours and hours, as we pour over and pin perfectly pretty and somewhat unrealistic photos of what inspires us to create a more beautiful life. But sometimes we get lost in a …
17 Sexy Jumpsuits That Will Make You Rethink your NYE Dresses
Jumpsuits can be urban, they can be high fashion, they can have a hint of ’70s disco or ’80s glam, and they can even be black tie. And while dresses are a fabulous option for holiday parties and NYE, especially, a jumpsuit may be the chic and sexy alternative that will make you stand out …
10 Simple & Stylish DIYs That Make Perfect Last Minute Gifts
If you’re a long-time follower of this here blog, then these DIYs may all look familiar to you, but just in case you need a last minute gift for your bestie, your mom or mother in law, teenage daughter or colleague, I’ve rounded up 10 of my favorite simple and stylish DIYs that you can …
30 Stylish Books for Fashion Lovers (A Gift Guide)
I LOVE fashion books. They make gorgeous vignettes for coffee tables. They look like beautiful decor simply stacked randomly around the house. And if you actually take a peek inside, not only do you find terrific photos, but descriptive insights into so many aspects of the fashion industry. They’re like opening the door to a …
A Short & Sweet Cat Eye Makeup Tutorial from Alexa Chung
It’s difficult not to like Alexa Chung, try as I might, it’s actually impossible. She’s too “real” and too honest for me to really hold onto anything that would make me dislike her, though I don’t stop trying. I recently read her book IT and though it was a little boring, I’d read it again …
Adorably Unaffordable Dolce & Gabbana Kids Collection 2014
Last year I was obsessed with the Dolce & Gabbana Kids Holiday Collection so I had to go back this year to get a peek at the latest in ridiculously-expensive-but-adorably-cute-and-fabulous-designer-clothing-for-children, and it’s just as cute. Obviously I don’t have children and obviously even if I did, I wouldn’t spend $795 on a leather jacket for …
10 Ways to Work Trends into Your Wardrobe with Ease & Style
Fashion trends are fun. They’re new and fresh and different and when we’re wearing them, they make us feel like we’re part of the In crowd. But the key to building a long-lasting and polished wardrobe that will stand the test of time, guarantee you look stylish for decades, and keep your bank account intact, …
10 Pretty Hairstyles {from my archive} to Inspire Your Holiday Tresses
Tis the season of holiday soirees! Of wearing pretty party dresses and styling your holiday hair to match! For your inspiration this holiday season, find 10 pretty hairstyles with tutorials so you can do them yourself! Some are from my original video tutorials and others are written step by steps to achieve the pretty styles …
Hey, Mr. Fancy Pants! 18 Printed Trousers for Your Super Stylish Man
A cross between retro 1960s mens fashion, Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl and golfers everywhere, fancy pants for men are becoming mainstream fashion again, whether dudes likes it or not. Click through the link below to see & shop… Hey, Mr. Fancy Pants! 18 Printed Trousers for Your Super Stylish Man
9 Cozy Chic Ways to Style Your Skinny Cords This Winter
Though they’re thin, stretch corduroy {which is far more flattering than the older, thicker fabrics} keeps you a bit warmer than jeans in the winter, where you feel the chill go right to the bone, and they’ve become my go-to winter wardrobe staple. When I found my favorites by Blank Denim last year, I bought …
15 Beauty Products I was Asked to Review & Continue to Use!
As a fashion, lifestyle, & beauty blogger, I’m sent a ton of beauty products to review. Some have been part of sponsored posts and others were simply gifted products. If you’re a blogger, you probably understand this. And while some of the products I’m sent I love right away, others are just okay. Over the …
15 Ways to Wear Your Flare Leg Jeans
With each passing decade, we incorporate new pieces and silhouettes seamlessly into the “Classic Style” category without much ado. What was once just a trend, now over time, has become a classic. Now that a version of flared leg jeans have returned to fashion two or three times over since the ’90s has earned them …