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How to Implement Interior Décor Elements into Your Personal Style
An undeniably strong bridge has always existed between how interior designers work and how the fashion industry overlaps with home décor. However, in recent years, this connection has evolved to the point where one is significantly influencing the other. Today, fashion is not just about the outfits we wear. Fashion portrays our personal style in conjunction with all of the things we like in addition to our clothing choices, the things we surround ourselves with in our homes, our vehicles, and our work spaces. High profile fashion designers and popular clothing brands are adding home lines to their fashion collections. Simultaneously, they are drawing inspiration from the interior design world…
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Finding Styles That Reflect Your Personality
When it comes to clothing, it is one aspect of your life where you can boldly showcase your personality. Finding the styles that suit you and illustrate who you are as a person is important to many people as a way of communicating without words. This post provides some tips for creating outfits that will illuminate your individuality to everyone you encounter. Avoid Being Too Committed To Trends Trends are very easy to follow but they are trends for a reason. Once a certain style has been labeled as a trend, you start to see it everywhere on everyone. As a result, it loses its unique touch and any genuine…
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Fashom Style Subscription Box Review #1
I am sure by now many of you are familiar with styling subscription services. Stitch Fix hit the scene about 8 years ago and then it seems that many new styling services started following suit. I sort of ignored the whole idea of a styling subscription service, being quite content with my own ability to style myself. I started paying attention when Gwynnie Bee, a subscription service that specializes in plus size clothing, started making its rounds into my pop up ads. But still I didn’t have much interest in such a service. Many fashion bloggers were reviewing all sorts of subscription box services extending beyond style and fashion. I…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Skirts
It is that time again to share some of your favorite and least favorite items for April’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. This month we are featuring Skirts. I don’t have many skirts compared to the abundance of other articles of clothing in my closet. But I do have a few and I have found myself wearing them with more and more frequency recently. Skirts are just not something that I am very comfortable wearing, but still a girl needs some flirty fun skirts to play around with! One week from today, Nancy and I will be posting the fourteenth edition of The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and we would love for you all to join us! The…
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4 Tips for Discovering Your Own Authentic Style
You only need to spend a few moments checking out Instagram or Pinterest or just walking around a busy city center to see that all kinds of people out there are rocking all sorts of really cool, unique, and interesting styles. Some people seem to be natural fashion pioneers, always showcasing a fabulous sense of what to wear. By exhibiting just the perfect amount of of self confidence, coordination, and pride in their sartorial choices, these fashion forward individuals are able to pull off some of the most fascinating runway worthy styles. But there are also those who have not yet really discovered their own authentic style. Perhaps issues with…
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Spring Style Guide
The weather is getting warmer and we’re all excited about the sunshine and happiness it brings. If you need a wardrobe refresher, here are some great style tips to get you ready for the change in seasons. Wardrobe Staples It’s easy to put spring outfits together when you have wardrobe staples in your closet like sundresses, cardigans, colorful accessories, sleeveless tops, and spring prints like stripes, polka dots, and florals. Once you have these basics, you can mix and match separates all you want to incorporate seasonal elements into your outfit while still dressing for the weather outside. Layering helps your outfits remain versatile so you can stay comfortable all…
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Dress Better for the Office with these Stylish Ideas
Dressing for work in an office can be a bit of a minefield. Even if your company’s dress code states that smart-casual is completely acceptable work wear, it can still be fairly difficult to figure out exactly what that means. Are jeans appropriate? Would wearing a tailored suit be too formal? If you are struggling to create work outfits each day, below are some stylish ideas that should help you create a great office look with ease. Cover Your Tattoos Depending on your employer and the nature of your business, it may be important to conceal any visible tattoos. Even though the world of work is a much more progressive…
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5 Wonderful Ways to Dress for a Fancy Event
Have you ever received an invitation to a special event but you dread that moment knowing you have to find the perfect thing to wear? You start feeling the pressure of looking great and dressing appropriate for the event combined with that nasty old feeling of self-consciousness. Although events like these are supposed to be fun (and usually end being just that), we all go through this process of stress and dread when we are trying to find the perfect outfit. You all know what I’m talking about, right? Well this post will provide you with some helpful tips for occasions such as these. When you are shopping for a…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Long Cardigans
It is that time again to share some of your favorite and least favorite items for March’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. This month we are featuring long cardigans. I have a closet filled with cardigans of various lengths, but I definitely prefer a longer one that at least covers my bum. I appreciate the elongating effect of a duster length cardigan as well. So you may be wondering what constitutes a “long” cardigan”. I guess anything that goes past your bottom and beyond will do! In just 11 days, Nancy and I will be posting the thirteenth edition of The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and we would love for you all to join us! The theme for…
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The Sunday Showcase Turns 1: The Power of Blogs
Happy Sunday! Spring is in the air even though snow is on the ground! And I am honored to be guest hosting The Sunday Showcase once again to celebrate the one year anniversary of this fun monthly link up hosted by my dear friends Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood, Chrissy of Granola and Grace, and Kellyann of This Blonde’s Shopping Bag. The Sunday Showcase is a link up that anyone can join with any type of post! It is an opportunity to share what you are loving and writing about as well as to discover some amazing new bloggers. There are so many out there and after nearly 4 years…
