28 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in Holiday Wear, Must haves, Road Trip, Seasonal Picks, styling, Taking chances, Travel, What I wore, Winter Wear
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anthropologie, Banana Republic, fashion, feel good fashion, Madewell, Must haves, Old Navy, styling, stylist, travel musthaves, whatiwore
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A very belated merry Christmas to you all! Although this holiday season was far better than last years and we’ve …
16 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Accessories, Changing Seasons, Holiday Wear, Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, styling, What I wore
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accessories, Banana Republic, dress, fashion, feel good fashion, heels, holiday, kate spade, styling, stylist, winter
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Once upon a time there was a girl with nothing to wear. Until one day she stumbled upon the most …
05 Monday Oct 2015
Posted in Accessories, Changing Seasons, Current Craves, Fall Wear, Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, styling, What I wore, Work chic
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accessories, anthropologie, Banana Republic, fall, fashion, feel good fashion, Sosie, styling, stylist, What I Wore, whatiwore, WIW
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If you’ve been reading my blog lately, you will see that I’m starting my Fall “nesting”. For many it seems …
11 Wednesday Mar 2015
Posted in Changing Seasons, Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, Spring Wear, styling, Taking chances, What I wore
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accessories, Banana Republic, Black coated jeans, color, date night, fashion, feel good fashion, heels, Must haves, Nordstrom, ootn, Shoe Dazzle, Spring Wear, styling, stylist, whatiwore
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I’m not normally the sparkle kind of gal. Not that I don’t love it, but one of my closest girlfriends …
18 Wednesday Feb 2015
Posted in Must haves, Road Trip, styling, Taking chances, Winter Wear
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accessories, anthropologie, Banana Republic, booties, dl1961, dresses, fashion, feel good fashion, Floppy hat, OOTD, styling, stylist, sweaters, Target, Urban Outfitters, whatiwore, winter
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Whenever I start feeling under the weather, I take a cue from the all knowing Barney Stinson, “and start …
09 Monday Feb 2015
Posted in Must haves, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, styling, Taking chances, Winter Wear, Work chic
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accessories, Banana Republic, black and white, Blazer, DSW, feel good fashion, interview fashion, job search, leopard heels, pencil skirt, piperlime, What I Wore, whatiwore, winter, WIW, work wear
Although I was excited to embark upon my new business of styling, the winter months have certainly made it harder for me to get everything up and running. And with our growing desire to own a home sooner rather than later, I’ve decided that I need a full-time job. Something that will help fill our bank account and my time, until my styling business is such that I can completely support myself from that alone.
Back to the job drawing board. It’s been a few years since I’ve had to look for a job, let alone interview, and most of my work outfits are San Diego “warm weather” appropriate, but all I need is one look to get me into the door. And this is it.
I hate conventional suits. They’re so formal and I have found that people who don’t wear them often, are so stiff and uncomfortable, that it shows during their actual interview. I like to make my own suit-a little less matchy, matchy but still professional, and a great representation of myself and my personality.
When creating my own “suit”, I stuck to the basics-pencil skirt and blazer are still high priority, however, I have chosen my black lace pencil skirt to give the look a little more “oomph”. I also still stayed in professional colors: black and cream. Nothing outrageous. A cream blouse and my black blazer completes the look. I let myself have fun with the shoes though and chose my new leopard heels. Note: I cannot stress this enough-if you are not comfortable nor know how to walk in heels, DO NOT WEAR THEM. It will show. Trust me. Stick to a kitten heel or a wedge. Something that will still give you a professional look but won’t make you walk strangely around. People will notice. I don’t have that heel problem so I’m happy with my leopard bad boys. Not too loud but a little more personality than a plain black heel. That’s my choice. Stick with what makes you happy.
I’ve added in some fun, simple accessories and my structured bag, and I’m ready for whatever fabulous job awaits me!
Happy Monday!
Much love,
Mel
Blazer-H&M (old, similar here)/Blouse-Banana (old, similar here)/Skirt-Piperlime (old, similar here)/Heels-DSW/Bag-Piperlime (linked here)/Jewelry-old, given as gifts
04 Wednesday Feb 2015
Posted in Must haves, Seasonal Picks, styling, What I wore, Winter Wear
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accessories, Banana Republic, boots, color, cords, feel good fashion, Joe Fresh, Nordstrom, OOTD, Sorel, sweater, What I Wore, whatiwore, winter, WIW
Winter, as you can see, is alive and well in Buffalo. I had to take my car in to the repair shop and as such, would be traveling on foot to do my errands, so layering but not being confined was key. The outfit before you has three layers underneath. Add on my trusty parka and Sorel’s and I was perfectly comfortable for my day about town.
You can also see that I’m wearing pink and gray for my visible layers. One of my favorite color pairings, next to blue and green!
Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!
Much love,
Mel
Coat-Joe Fresh (no longer available, similar here)/Sweater-Nordstrom/Cords-Banana/Boots-Sorels (no longer available, similar here)
21 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, styling, What I wore, Winter Wear
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accessories, bags, Banana Republic, bauble bar, black and white, booties, cardigan, casual wear, date night, feel good fashion, Gap, Hudson Jeans, Lulus, Nordstrom, piperlime, statement necklace, tees, winter
Blah, Blah, Blah…that’s normally what I’m hearing if someone tries to speak to me prior to my morning cup of coffee. I’m not a morning person-at all, so I definitely need some caffeine in my system before I can fully comprehend anything that you may be trying to say to me.
So when I saw this shirt at Banana Republic, I thought what a fun piece it would be to wear! T-shirts are always a necessity and there is nothing wrong with dressing them up with a fun statement necklace, as I’ve done here.
Now if you will excuse me, I’m gonna hunt down some coffee so I know that I can make it through the rest of the day. 😉
Much love,
Mel
Hat-Nordstrom (linked here)/Sweater-Gap (old, one on my hit list here)/Tee-Banana Republic (Extra 30% off TODAY!)/Jeans-Nordstrom/Booties-Lulus (linked here)/Bag-Piperlime (linked here)/Necklace-Baublebar (no longer available, similar here)
12 Monday Jan 2015
Posted in Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, styling, Taking chances, What I wore, Winter Wear
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accessories, Banana Republic, Black coated jeans, booties, cashmere, coated jeans, comfort, date night, feel good fashion, H&M, Lulus, Nordstrom, ootn, Topshop, vintage, whatiwore, winter, WIW
Although I do love to dress up for nights out, there are times were I just feel like being more comfortable but still look like I’m ready to go out. This outfit is a great example of how I manage to do both! A beautiful, warm cashmere sweater with black jeans and booties keep me comfortable but stylish. I then add in fun accessories-like this necklace and perhaps a mini quilted bag, and a great outerwear topper.
This coat was actually my mom’s so it holds a lot of sentiment for me, but it’s also luxe with the fabric and the button details. I found it to be a perfect topper for my outfit.
Dressed up comfort. Doesn’t get any better than that.
Happy Monday!
Much love,
Mel
Coat-Vintage, similar style here/ Sweater-H&M (on SALE!)/Top-Banana/Jeans-Nordstrom/Booties-Lulus
08 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Must haves, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, styling, What I wore, Winter Wear
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Banana Republic, boots, cardigan, color, faux fur, Joe Fresh, Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, OOTD, Sorel, whatiwore, winter, winter parka, WIW
One of the things that I have learned from winter officially taking hold over us, is that my best laid blog plans should really be scrapped. Although it’s been bitterly cold, there has been very little snow so I had originally planned on a dress today. That was silly. And normally we do take the blog pics ahead of time but truthfully I haven’t been feeling 100% so my time has been spent on the couch mostly, trying to get back to normal. Hence victims of Mother Nature’s wrath.
We are currently having white out conditions and the wind…the wind is fiercely blowing so not only is a dress out of the question, nothing but my Sorel’s would be appropriate footwear for either.
We left early to run some errands and I am now so glad that we got back home before the weather worsened. Since it is 14 degrees out (a bump from yesterday’s 8!), triple layers were required. And color. Gotta have color no matter what!
Happy Thursday!
Much love,
Mel
Winter Parka-Joe Fresh (no longer available, similar here)/Cardigan-Nordstrom/Top-Nordstrom Rack (old, one I like here)/Cords-Banana Republic (on SALE!)/Boots-Sorel
Haute Mel 