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How We Style Coastal Chic | June Stylish Monday Link Up
Coastal Chic is a recent style trend making headlines under the name of Coastal Grandmother. It has elements of breezy dresses, straw accessories, and lightweight linens and cottons in neutral shades with the occasional splashes of bright pastels like blue, pink, and yellow. The trend brings to mind chic fashion icons such as Diane Keaton and Martha Stewart in their effortlessly comfortable styles that are timelessly classic and far from an actual trend that has an expiration date. There is no expiration date on timeless style just as there is no expiration date on personal style. We get to be cool, sophisticated, and stylish well into our grandmother years and…
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Style Imitating Art: The Hallucinogenic Toreador by Salvador Dalí
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You…
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4 Style Tips on Dressing for Special Events in 2022 & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #278
Picture this scenario… It is a Friday evening and you are sitting at home alone with nothing to do. Your phone sits on the coffee table as you mindlessly zone out on Netflix when suddenly your phone screen lights up with activity. There is a message in a group chat with your besties initiating a fancy friends’ night out on the town. Your Friday night boredom shifts to excitement at all the possibilities that the night could present to you, opportunities that only come when you pull yourself out of the couch and immerse into society. You begin to look forward to capturing your night in photographs, laughing with your…
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Fantastic Role Models for the Budding Fashionista
Role models aren’t always easy to come by in the fashion world. Of course, that’s not to say that the industry isn’t jam-packed with inspirational figureheads. However, a seemingly dark undertone to the glitz and glamour of the fashion sphere can sometimes make these figures difficult to find. Fantastic fashions and iconic looks aside, the world of the runway in particular has long been rife with questionable antics including ongoing weight debates and even the need for substance use treatment programs for some of the industry’s best. Many of the unsavory standards and machinations in the fashion industry can make it difficult to revere the people in that field, but…
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How to Choose Your Wedding Style
’Tis the season for weddings and what better time to find inspiration for planning your own special day. The easiest way to plan a wedding that feels cohesive and represents your personality is to choose an overall concept that you can carry throughout the entire planning process. Deciding on a central theme or specific aesthetic will simplify your decision making process once you realize the limitless number of options available in planning every detail of a wedding. Try to envision the overall picture of your wedding day, the mood you want to foster, and the aesthetic you want memorialized in your photos and videos. It is important to have an…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Summer Shoes & Link Up On the Edge #298
When Nancy and I first began this series as The Bad Buy Book, we kicked it off by featuring “sitting shoes”. You know those shoes that are so utterly fabulous that you cannot bear to part with them but they are atrociously uncomfortable so all you can really do is sit and look pretty in them? I have a bunch of those shoes and I do like to show them off occasionally especially since I give them valuable closet space. But comfy shoes are way better than sitting shoes. So when we made the transition from The Bad Buy Book to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, we started with shoes once…
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Style Imitating Art: Leisure Lady (with Ocelots) by Yinka Shonibare & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #277
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You…
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Songful Style Link Party | “Hello, Goodbye” by The Beatles
I can’t believe we are already four months into this groovy series of music inspired styles. Not only does it offer me an opportunity to approach my wardrobe with an entirely new creative perspective, but it also introduces me to wonderful new music. And music is so very important for so many reasons. Therefore, the people who share new music with us are essential in enriching our journeys on earth. For this fourth edition of Songful Style, Marsha chose a timeless Beatles classic, “Hello, Goodbye”, and the song has been earworming me all month long! You can find more details about the song, the lyrics, and various album covers to…
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Nomadic State of Mind & Link Up On the Edge #297
Yesterday was Jeff’s birthday and I shared the awesome Jerry Garcia pipe that I found on Etsy for him and gave to him a few days early. My birthday is on Monday and I also gave myself a gift a few days early so I am going to share them today. These rope sandals from Nomadic State of Mind are seriously the most amazing shoes I have ever put on my feet. Let me tell you how I found them and give you my honest review. I was in need of some new sandals for summer festival season so I searched online for best hippie sandals and stumbled across Nomadic…
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Bespoke Jewellery Styling Tips & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #276
We all love bespoke jewellery. In fact, most women have an average of six pieces of handmade jewellery in their collections. Handmade jewellery is generally commissioned for specific events or special occasions because there is something meaningful and sentimental about wearing a unique one of a kind piece of jewellery. Knowing that you are the only person in the world wearing a particular jewellery design can really make a woman feel extra special. Consider some of these styling tips for accessorizing with your bespoke jewellery to showcase your own personally unique style. Create Layers With a fashion mindset of more is better, layered jewellery is a huge trend right now…
