Life's A Playground

This is such an easy look that it's one of my favorite outfits. I also love mixing the floral lace on the jacket with the floral print on the dress.

Jacket: Nordstrom; Dress: Urban Outfitters; Shoes: Bakers; Necklace: Penelope T; Ring: vintage

In honor of Mother's Day I want to give a shout out to my mother and fave blog photographer! Thanks for being the greatest person on the planet :)

Schoolyard Bully

So glad spring is upon us, I just wanna pack up all of my coats and boots and be free! Haven't posted any outfit pics in awhile. Hope you all enjoy :)

Jacket: Urban Outfitters (very old); Necklace: Madewell; Everything else F21

Sheer & Spotted

Another day another pattern...this time I threw on a pair of big dotted tights. For this post, I will show you how to take a patterned tight from day to night with a few key pieces.

Day:

It was unseasonably warm this day so I kept it casual for work in a pink silky dress, faux leather vest, knee high boots, and the patterned tights.

tights: urban outfitters, dress: forever 21; vest: h&m; necklace: madewell

Night:
Later on that night I attended an anniversary party for One Lounge in D.C. I kept the tights and added a sparkly tank top, black wool shorts, white blazer (yes, white can be worn all year round in my book), and booties. I also wore a bold red lip to give this black and white outfit a pop of color.

Blazer: Madewell; Tank: J. Crew; Shorts: H&M (old); vintage gold chain

The funny thing is we didn't even plan to match! I guess BFFs really do think alike ;) The key to both of these outfits is keeping the color palettes relatively neutral, and playing with textures (sequins, leather, etc.) to add interest instead of overly bold colors and conflicting prints.

Floral Leggings: One Item, Two Ways

I had been holding off on the floral leggings trend for awhile because I couldn't find a pair that I really liked and had colors that I could incorporate well into my closet. I recently came across this pair from Urban Outfitters and was immediately drawn to them because of the fall colors. A bold pattern can be daunting so I decided to show you how you can dress them up or down to make an outfit that works without doing too much.

Outfit #1:

Pair them with darker solids and nude flats to make the pants the focal point of the outfit. Because I added the flashy necklace and oxblood blazer, I kept my hair and makeup sleek and simple.

blazer: Dalaga NYC, Sweater: Urban Outfitters; Flats: Madewell; Necklace: J.Crew

Outfit #2:

Play off of the colors in the floral pattern. I decided to highlight the autumn colors in my leggings by wearing a yellow button down and adding a berry lip. A high bun and lace up booties completed this fun look. 

Shirt: Madewell; boots; forever 21; lips: MAC Pop Mode +Revlon  Plum Persuasion

I think patterned leggings are a fun way to liven things up in the cold weather. What do you all think??

C. Wonder V.I.P Launch Party

I recently became a fashion and beauty writer for Northern Virginia Magazine (check out some of my online articles here). Recently I covered the launch party for the new C. Wonder store in Tyson's Corner. The party was awesome! Great food, delicious cocktails, and banging beats. The store is full of colorful clothing and amazing home decor items. Check it out!

With one of my besties Mary

DJ Saucee provided the tunes for the night

sweater and skirt: urban outfitters; tights: madewell; boots: h&m

Angela Simmons by Indique Launch Party

This week I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Angela Simmons "Bikini" hair line by Indique with my linesister and blogger Chellywellz. Angela looked pretty and of course everyone's hair was ON POINT lol. Check out a couple pics below:

Press time before the party 

Angela Simmons rocking the new Bikini hair line

I came straight from work lol but I think everyone needs a crochet dress in their life.

Dress:Urban Outfitters; Bag+Necklace:Madewell; Shoes:Aldo


For those of you that have never heard of Indique you can learn more about them here. Also feel free to check Chellywellz' review of their hair here for extra information.

New York, I Love You

Not the best picture, but here is a peek at an outfit I wore in NY this past weekend. The lip color I am wearing is called "Dark Side" by MAC and its my new favorite. It def took this simple outfit to the next level.

Bustier: Urban Outfitters; Belt&Shorts: H&M; Necklace: Madewell


Sorry the shoes aren't seen in the pic but I wore my lace up booties from this previous post.

Outfit of the Day

Blazer: Urban Outfitters; Both tank tops:Madewell; Skirt: F21; Suede belt: Madewell; Oxfords: Aldo

upclose outfit shot since the above pic is a little blurry :)

Happy Holidays

necklace&vest: Madewell; Shirt: J. Crew; Pants: Urban Outfitters; Shoes: Jessica Simpson

Christmas is my favorite time of year and as you can see we are slowly starting to sneak some gifts under the tree (although we usually wait until the night before xmas so no one peeks lol). I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season full of love, family, and joy!

Mistletoe

Went to my first holiday party of the year with my two girls Ki and Coco. Open bar=lifelong memories :)

I decided to go with something festive and bright so I paired a gold sequin top with magenta cropped pants. These are two of my favorite items in my wardrobe so I am sure you will see them again on the blog, probably in a "two ways" piece coming soon.

Blazer: Urban Outfitters; Necklace:Madewell; All else H&M

Coming Soon

These are a couple of items that I plan to add to my fall wardrobe soon:

BB Dakota Janika Faux Fur Vest

Frye Harlow Campus Bootie

Madewell Leather Caravan Satchel

Hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend!! I can't believe it already snowed lol.

Prep School Cool

Shirt: American Apparel

Sweater & Skirt: Urban Outfitters

Oxfords: Aldo

I Love Lace

 Top: H&M

Pants: Urban Outfitters

Belt: H&M

Shoes: Bakers

Pretty in Pink

 

 Top: Nasty Gal

Skirt: Kimchi Blue

Shoes: F21