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 …
22 Tuesday Dec 2015
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fashion, feel good fashion, Madewell, Must haves, Old Navy, OOTD, Sole Society, styling, stylist, Travel, whatiwore, WIW
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I’ll admit-I’m a little “meh” on the buffalo check look that has gotten so much play this winter season. I …
11 Friday Dec 2015
Posted in Accessories, Holiday Wear, Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, styling, What I wore, Winter Wear
04 Tuesday Aug 2015
Posted in Must haves, Night out, Road Trip, Seasonal Picks, styling, Summer Wear, What I wore
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anthropologie, birthdays, bohemian, fashion, fedora, feel good fashion, Madewell, Old Navy, styling, stylist, Summer, Summerwear
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Hello out there! Today is my birthday so the liklihood of seeing a lot of exclamation points in this post …
13 Monday Jul 2015
Posted in Accessories, Must haves, Night out, Road Trip, Seasonal Picks, styling, Summer Wear, Travel, What I wore
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accessories, DSW, fashion, feel good fashion, Nordstrom, Old Navy, sightseeing, styling, stylist, Summerwear, Travel, whatiwore, WIW
Hi Friends!
So one of the best early birthday gifts I am getting this year is that one of our favorite couples from San Diego are coming to visit us later this week. The hubs and I are so excited to be able to do some hosting and entertaining. Although we have started to make our lives here in Buffalo (yes, I know it HAS been almost a year), it just hasn’t felt the same. The usual suspects who have been a part of our lives for so long aren’t around and so it hasn’t really felt completely like home for us. The next few months will hopefully change that as we start to host more people from CA to our new neck of the woods.
Of course, living in Buffalo one of the main requests is that we go to Niagara Falls-something that the hubs and I have failed to do since our arrival here. So we are planning our touristy trek to one of the natural wonders of the world later this week, and of course, I wouldn’t be a good fashionista if I didn’t already have a plan as to what I’m wearing. Since its been warm and we are planning on doing dinner while up in Canada, I decided my casual yet stylish pleated skirt was a must. My cream tank and denim jacket (for when the sun goes down) are the perfect toppers to take me sightseeing and back.
It’s going to be a good week-I can feel it.
Much love,
Mel
Denim Jacket-Old Navy/Top-Nordstrom/Skirt-H&M (old, similar here)/Sandals-DSW
07 Tuesday Jul 2015
Posted in Must haves
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accessories, fashion, feel good fashion, Madewell, Old Navy, Steve Madden, styling, stylist, Summer, Summerwear
Happy Tuesday!
It’s officially the lazy days of summer for me. You know, the days that you have to force yourself to do anything? I have discovered that these are completely different from the “holy hell it’s too f’in freezing to do anything” forced lazy days of winter as in these instances the warm weather just makes you long to sit on the patio, have a glass of wine, and just appreciate the sun. Since I rather sit on the patio or at a coffee shop with a cool drink, I haven’t had a lot of blog inspiration. Honestly, its just about sundresses when I’m not at work, and since I don’t have a lot of sundresses, I’m in constant repeat. Good for my bank account, bad for my blog.
Nevertheless, I scored these AMAZING jeans while at Madewell last Friday. They fit well and are so comfortable. Perfect for mostly year-round wear. Today was so humid the thought of jeans was painful, but make no mistake, I would take 100 of these days over what they call “winter” around here.
Hope everyone is recovering from their Fourth of July activities!
Much love,
Mel
Tank-Old Navy/Jeans-Madewell/Shoes-Steve Madden/Hat-Urban Outfitters (old, similar here)
30 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in Accessories, Seasonal Picks, styling, Summer Wear, What I wore
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accessories, anthropologie, feel good fashion, Old Navy, Rompers, Steve Madden, styling, stylist, Summer, summer wear
Hi friends!
I think this has been my repeated refrain over the past few weeks, but things have been crazy, and our traveling has completely thrown my blog schedule out of whack. So I’m sorry if you’ve been anxiously awaiting my regularly scheduled blogging-we’re back in Buffalo now and that means back to business!
I have been getting a lot of questions from friends and family regarding rompers for adults. And yes, I’ll admit-when they first came on the scene with jumpsuits, I said an automatic “NO” to even the idea. We’re not in grade school anymore. We’re grown adults-shouldn’t we look the part?! But, as I mentioned before, it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, and so I have. Within reason. I still tread carefully when looking at rompers but I took a chance and found one at my ever-faithful Anthropologie during their tag sale. So here I am-romping around. Now where’s my juice box and mat for nap time?!
Much love,
Mel
Hat-Old Navy (old, similar here)/Romper-Anthropologie (on SALE)/Wedges-Steve Madden (old, similar here)
03 Wednesday Jun 2015
Posted in Accessories, Must haves, Night out, Spring Wear, styling, Summer Wear, What I wore
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accessories, color, color pop, dress, fashion, Francesca's, Must haves, Old Navy, Sole Society, Spring, Spring Wear, styling, stylist
Hello again, friends!
Sorry for the delay. The weather was not cooperating for blog pics and quite frankly, neither was my day-to-day life.
Although I do tend to add a fair amount of new pieces into my wardrobe every season, I do make a concientious effort to keep some of my older pieces in rotation. One of the ways I do this is by ensuring that when I buy something, I know it can be pieced a multitude of ways. Take this dress for instance, I’ve worn it to weddings, wine events, and just to dinner. The only thing I’ve changed is the shoes and if/what I wear over it. Here I’ve made it a little more casual by throwing on my denim jacket. If we were walking some place, I would wear my flat sandals and not heels. Easy peasy. A dress for everything. What’s in your closet?!
Much love,
Mel
Jacket-Old Navy/Dress-Francesca’s (old, similar here)/Sandals-Sole Society (old, similar here)/Clutch-DSW (old, similar here)
25 Monday May 2015
Posted in Accessories, Must haves, Road Trip, Seasonal Picks, Spring Wear, styling, Summer Wear, What I wore
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accessories, color, color pop, DSW, fashion, feel good fashion, Old Navy, OOTD, sandals, Spring, Spring Wear, styling, stylist, whatiwore
Happy Memorial Day! *If you haven’t done so already-make sure you take the time today to remember all those in the military who died protecting us and our freedom.*
Hi folks! This weekend, like most of our weekends since the weather has been warmer, has been action-packed. On Sunday, my hubs ran his second half-marathon and nailed it. Besting his first time by 10 minutes. I’m so proud of him and yet still have no desire to join him for this running thing. 🙂
While he still had the ability to move, we went to one of our favorite breweries around town, Hamburg Brewery. The brewery itself is an old barn turned into a fantastic place for a bite and brew in front of their massive stone fireplace during the colder months. The summer months they have this amazing patio with a pond and a fountain that just makes it so relaxing. Since the sun was shining and we refuse to be indoors during the warmer months, we found ourselves out on their patio watching the coy swim around, while we both enjoyed a beer.
As we were leaving, we decided to take some pics of the outfit I had on that day. It was just too pretty out to pass on the opportunity, despite only having our phones with us. Sometimes you just have to seize the day!
Enjoy your extra day off!
Much love,
Mel
Dress-Bought in Ireland. Similar here/Tote-Old Navy/Sandals-Splendid
20 Wednesday May 2015
Posted in Accessories, Must haves, Road Trip, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, Spring Wear, styling, Summer Wear
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accessories, anthropologie, Blazer, color, color pop, dl1961, fashion, feel good fashion, Old Navy, Spring, Spring Wear, Steve Madden, styling, stylist
Happy Wednesday Friends! I’m excited that we’re halfway done with the week-not only because it’s a holiday weekend but I get my first paycheck with the new job and after spending 10 months budgeting our limited funds, it’s a big relief to know that we will have steadier income. And let’s be real, it’s a holiday weekend and I’m ready to update my wardrobe with some sales…in a completely smart and effective manner. 😉
My work wardrobe tends to be made mostly of neutral colors with my accessories or shoes being more colorful, that’s why on the weekends I tend to dress a little brightly. This is my errand running, lunch getting outfit. And yes, I have scenarios for many of my outfits. Don’t you?! It helps me with the “what should I wear-I have nothing!” problems in my life.
Everything is better with color. Stamped.
Much love,
Mel
Top-Anthropologie (old, similar here)/Jeans-DL1961/Wedges-Steve Madden (old, similar here)/Hat-Old Navy (old, similar here)
Haute Mel 