LIttle White Dress Picks

I want to wear little white (or white-ish) dresses all summer long & I have been doing my best to do this. Here are some sweet little frocks I found that fit the bill. Which one would wear?

1. All Eyes & Cheers Dress (ModCloth.com $128)
2. Eyelet-Stripe Fit & Flare Dress (Gap $40)
3. LC Lauren Conrad Pleated Popover Maxi Dress (Kohls $32)
4. Abby Dress (ThreadsforThought.com $40)
5. Reversible Slip Dress (SynergyClothing.com $33)
6. Textured Fit & Flare Dress (Nordstrom $$$$)

Dress to Impress (& Eat) on Turkey Day

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We all want to dress to impress especially around the holidays. But I think we can all agree that we need to dress to eat, too! Some bad news, friends, if your sweats have pockets in them - that does not make them dressy - leave them at home.  Good news, there are dresses that will give your sweats a run for their money in comfort, earn you a compliment (or ten) & leave room for seconds.

Here are some of my tips for holiday dressing:

1. Pretty patterns are your friend:  If you are prone to wearing your dinner no matter how hard you try to get it in your mouth opt for patterns - they hide stains better.
2. Classic shifts & color blocking are chic & comfy: If your eyes are bigger than your stomach, opt for soft fabrics with either elastic waist bands or go uber chic with a shift (read: loose around the waist!) If you can find something with slimming color blocking like dress #2 - you'll have your fellow party-goers confused when you reach for seconds while maintaining your slim silhouette.
3. Consider the temperature where you're going: Is it always hot at Grandma's even if it's 30 degrees out? Then that sleeveless #3 is suddenly not a crazy idea but a good one.  If it's traditionally as chilly inside as it is outside opt for a sweater dress like #2 or another long-sleeved option like #1.

What are you wearing for the holidays?

Swingy Stripes

top (Freebird); tank (Forever21);  jeans (Ernst Sewn); heels (Steven by Steve Madden); bag (Anthropologie); lip stain (Tarte in Spirited); nail polish (Sheswai in Honey Fox)

Stripes, check. Color, check. Waxy jeans that look like leather, check. Leopard heels, check. Bright punchy polish & lips, check, check. These are a few of my favorite things all bundled into one outfit. 

I know horizontal stripes can be unflattering but I think the cut of this top combined with the way it swings cancels out any unflattering that might happen & just makes it cool.  Plus, I love it, so there.

What are your favorite things to wear?

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P dot S: Happy Birthday Auds, love & miss ya! xx

Orange You Glad It's Not A Black Outfit

dress (urban outfitters, a splurge version here, comfy version here), top (anthro), belt (anthro, cute one here), earrings (anthro), shoes (dolce vita, a fun pair I wouldn't say no to  here)

The majority of my life is spent in NYC, working, where black is the easiest go-to when it comes to getting dressed but I like color (obviously).

I've had this trapeze shirt dress for a while now.  I have it in red too. It's super versatile. It has pockets. It's the right amount of structured plus relaxed. It that blue color I obsess over on a daily basis. I love it.

I usually belt it but lately I have been into light layers.  This bright blue & orange are two of my favorite colors so it was only fitting that I pair them together.

Since I live in Hoboken (a whopping 3 miles from the big apple) I have to walk a bit for my commute so comfy & walkable shoes are a must.  These sandals straddle cuteness & comfort perfectly.

What are you wearing to work these days?

Belted Leopard Look

earrings (birthday gift! similar here & here:); bracelet (forever 21); sweater (hautelook, similar here); belt (anthropologie, similar here; dress (target); shoes (dolce vita, similar here); sunnies (burberry via A Second Chance).

The peplum look is hot this season but if you haven't added a peplum piece to your closet you can fake it by belting a looser top at your natural waist.

More often than not you can find me in a dress belted at the waist.  To make this leopard dress more work appropriate I threw a light weight sweater over it & belted it for a faux peplum look. I kept my shoes & belt neutral & sprinkled on pops of turquoise jewelery.

Fiddle Fern Color Play

Happy Memorial Day!!!

I recently sent the photos from out trip to San Fran to my mom.  She responded with excitement about the "fiddle ferns" and asked what I planned to do with all of our photos. I hadn't really thought about either.   At first I wondered what in the world she was talking about. Then I realized that she was talking about these squiggly things I saw at the farmers market.  Now I can say that I want to try fiddle ferns and since I didn't have any on hand to try I did the next best thing - I used the colors as inspiration for a hypothetical outfit.

Parts of this spunky casual outfit stems from a new-to-me site, Bodenusa.com.  When Dulcie, one of my amazing sister-in-laws, told me that it had clothes with the likes of Anthropologie I couldn't wait to check it out.  Officially obsessed. Thanks Dulcie!

cardigan; earrings; tank; belt; shorts; sneakers

Chevron, Chambray & Cork

top (target); belt (antrho. similar here.); skirt (anthro. similar here.); over-sized clutch (miss albright. gift from my sister-in-law. smilier here.); shoes (tory burch via MyStylePIll. similar here.) sunnies (burberry via A Second Chance Resale)

Spring is here! Per usual I'll be wearing swingy skirts and dresses (belted at the waist) with chunky sandals amped up with pops of color plus these sunnies that I scored at A Second Chance Resale in SoHo, the only ones that have truly lasted the test of time!  Lucky for you can can shop more hand picked high end duds  online for a fraction of the price.

Super huge thanks to my friends and family for kicking off our birthday week early!

Love you all ;) xx

 

It's Friday & You Know it!

necklace (hand me down via MyStylePill); shirt (Anthro, similar here); dress (White House Black Market - oldie but a goodie); clutch (Clare Vivier); Shoes (Ann Taylor via MyStylePill)

 Yay! It's Friday! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Lucky me will be spending some time with awesome friends and my amazing hubby! Yes, all of that was worth multiple exclamation points - don't judge.  Hope you're smiling and the sun is shining where ever you are. Thanks for reading.
xx
MRSHOH

PS: thanks for sharing the same size Christine!!!