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Women Inspiring Women with Dresslily
Widespread celebrations of women as a gender began in New York City in February of 1909 and became the focal point for the women’s rights movement. Soviet Russia declared March 8 as the official women’s day in support of the newly found women’s suffrage in 1917. Fifty years later, the worldwide feminist movement adopted the idea in 1967. By 1975, the United Nations declared March 8 as International Women’s Day, a day for commemorating the role of women in the workforce or working women in general. Some people acknowledge this day in protest while others simply celebrate womanhood. (Source) Each year, the United Nations chooses a theme to coincide with…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is Celebrating 3 Years with Copy Cat Looks
What a super exciting day it is today! Nancy and I are celebrating three years of our collaborative effort to share Good and Bad Buys. We first began with The Bad Buy Book on February 15, 2017, and ran that series for one year. On February 15, 2018, we introduced The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book so you could choose whether you wanted to share a good or a bad buy for the accompanying monthly theme. To celebrate our three years of coming together once a month with this fun series, Nancy and I have created copy cat looks of one another. We also had some of our favorite blogger friends join us today with copy cat…
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The Basics of Wedding Dress Accessorizing
With spring peeking through the clouds and cold, we are getting hints that wedding season is just around the corner. And with Valentine’s Day this weekend, there may be many a wedding proposal already in the works. Many newly engaged brides in the planning process for the big day will soon be scouring the internet for ideas to make the day perfect. And for most, their wedding ensemble is the most important starting point. You may think that finding the right gown to wear is the end of your wedding day fashion journey, but that is most definitely not the case. Many brides-to-be find themselves seeking accessories that will make…
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The Fab 40’s Meet the Roaring 20’s
To honor the first month of the new decade, 2020, the Fab 40’s are drawing inspiration from last century’s Roaring 20’s. Women’s fashion in the 1920’s was characterized by the free spirited nature of a modernist era in the immediate wake of World War I which had just ended right before the new decade began. The post war world had been fundamentally and irreversibly effected on a societal and a cultural level, which dramatically impacted the entire fashion industry. Due to a war time world, the role of women shifted drastically as they were left behind to handle all of the so-called “men’s work” while their husbands were off fighting.…
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Tips for Purchasing Eyeglasses Online
The age of technology has offered some great options for ease and convenience in our daily lives. When you are having a bad day and don’t feel like leaving the house but need to get things done, like shopping, being able to do it online in the comfort of your own home is great. In this modern day era of technology, you can purchase just about all of your needs online, including prescription eyeglasses. Companies like EyeBuyDirect have created easy ways to choose your frames and lenses and place your prescription eyewear order. So there is no longer any need to spend an extra hour or so at the optician’s…
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What to Wear on Winter Dates
Winter is one of the most romantic seasons. Whether you have just started dating someone or you have been together for years, there is just something magical about going on a date during the colder months. Maybe it is the added incentive to cuddle up close for warmth or the possibility of walking into a restaurant under the twinkle of holiday lights. One challenge, however, is that winter fashion is not always the cutest unless you put in some extra thought. Coats tend to be a bit bulky and sometimes unflattering while snow boots are not exactly the most appealing footwear for a romantic outing. Finding the balance between practical…
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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…
