02 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Changing Seasons, Fall Wear, styling, What I wore
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anthropologie, fall, fashion, feel good fashion, Gap Outlet, Lulus, Nordstrom, OOTD, stripes, styling, stylist, What I Wore, whatiwore
This gallery contains 5 photos.
Happy Monday! Yesterday I was recovering from our Halloween party and the fact that it was my mom’s birthday, …
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Must haves, styling, What I wore
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accessories, Boden, fashion, J. Crew factory, Paige Denim, stripes, styling, stylist, What I Wore, whatiwore, WIW
This gallery contains 6 photos.
Hi friends, Social Media, Instagram specifically, is both my obsession and my downfall. Everyday I scroll crazily down my feed …
27 Monday Jul 2015
Posted in Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, styling, Summer Wear, Taking chances, What I wore
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accessories, clutch, fashion, Nordstrom Rack, sandals, Sole Society, stripes, styling, stylist, Summer
Hello strangers!
I’ll be honest-with summer in full effect and our friends visiting last weekend from San Diego, I haven’t really set aside any time for blog pics. There’s just have been other interests that has made me abandon my blogging responsibilities these past few weeks. But I haven’t forgotten! I’m back and actually feeling reenergized in my blogging responsibilities.
With that said, my friend and I found this amazing skirt doing one of our shopping crawls through my neighborhood. We used to do them in San Diego and it was a great way to spend some girl time and also see the stores that are around me here. I love the length and just the shape of the skirt, and of course it’s blue and white striped so you can’t go wrong with a classic print. I paired it with this red and blue top for a mixed print, stylish look I love. Its going to be my go-to outfit for our anniversary dinner next week with friends! August is going to have a lot going on for us-it starts with our 11 year wedding anniversary, my 37th (wth?!) birthday, our 1st year anniversary as Buffalonians, and my hubs starts his second year of graduate school. Just a few more years left before he’s done with classes and our next adventure TBD begins. Crazinesss!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!
Much love,
Mel
Top-Nordstrom Rack (old, one I like here)/Skirt-local boutique (similar here)/Shoes-Sole Society (old, similar here)
18 Monday May 2015
Posted in Accessories, Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, Shoes, Spring Wear, styling, Summer Wear, What I wore
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accessories, fashion, feel good fashion, Hudson Jeans, J.Crew, Nordstrom, sandals, Sole Society, Spring, Spring Wear, stripes, styling, stylist
Good Morning! Or in my language, “Need coffee, stat!”
Every woman should have a couple of outfits bookmarked for those impromptu invitations. The ones that happen via text at 4pm, right before the end of the day, asking if you have any plans and can you meet up? Most likely (or maybe just in my world) I’m going to want to change out of work clothes before heading back out. So this is one of my new impromptu outfits. It’s comfy, yet I feel put together when wearing it. I stick to one of my surefire colors, blue, then add pops of pink for color. Throw on some bangles and I’m at the bar before my body can process that we’re not home on the couch zoning out. 😉
Hope everyone survives Monday!
Much love,
Mel
Sleeveless top-J.Crew (no longer available, similar here)/Jeans-Hudson/Necklace-Baublebar (old, similar here)/Clutch-gift/Shoes-Sole Society (old, similar here)
29 Wednesday Apr 2015
Posted in Accessories, Seasonal Picks, Spring Wear, styling, Summer Wear, Taking chances
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accessories, fashion, Nordstrom, Old Navy, Spring, Spring Wear, stripes, styling, stylist, WIW
Confession. Sometimes even those who are self-proclaimed fashionistas have off days. Where an outfit that seems right in concept, doesn’t translate into a finished product you can be happy with. This outfit is an off day for me. And yes, I understand that you probably don’t want to see off days, but for me, part of having this blog is to show you that every oufit, style, etc., is a learning opportunity for the next time. And despite what I may believe and drill into my husband’s head, I’m not perfect…well, let’s say I’m at about 90/10. 😉
So why is this outfit off for me? Well for starters, I just recently lost some weight in my belly, which on this dress leaves the stomach area a little poufy from the excess room. The hubs and I had to do a little maneuvering so that it didn’t come through in the pics. I also think that I had some kind of breakdown when it came to my hair- why the sidebraid? With the hat? I didn’t know quite what I wanted to do with my hair, so that happened. Bah.
This should have been a great weekend stroll outfit, but it was meant for someone else to pull it off. Thankfully tomorrow is a new day!
Much love,
Mel
Jacket-Old Navy/Dress-Old Navy (old, similar here)/Sneakers-Superga/Hat-Zara
12 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted in Changing Seasons, Fall Wear, Seasonal Picks, styling, Taking chances, What I wore, Work chic
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bauble bar, dresses, DSW, fall, fashion, feel good fashion, H&M, Old Navy, OOTD, statement necklaces, stripes, What I Wore, whatiwore, WIW
This gallery contains 4 photos.
It really is quite lovely to work for yourself and not have to worry about dress codes, however being a …
29 Monday Sep 2014
Posted in Changing Seasons, Night out, Seasonal Picks, styling, Taking chances, What I wore
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accessories, Altuzarra for Target, booties, date night, express, fall, fashion, Free People, Nordstrom, OOTD, scarf, scuba leggings, stripes, styling, stylist, sweaters, Target, whatiwore, WIW
This gallery contains 4 photos.
Happy Monday to one and all! Normally I don’t pay much attention to the brand Free People. Their style …
17 Wednesday Sep 2014
Posted in Changing Seasons, Night out, styling, Taking chances, What I wore
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accessories, bauble bar, booties, date night, fall, fashion, H&M, Hudson Jeans, Moto Jacket, Must haves, necklaces, Nordstrom, statement necklaces, Steve Madden, stripes, whatiwore, WIW
This gallery contains 4 photos.
I saw the actress Keri Russell wearing this top in an outfit similar to this and knew, even …
03 Wednesday Sep 2014
Posted in Changing Seasons, Must haves, Night out, Seasonal Picks, styling, Taking chances, What I wore
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booties, date night, dress, fall, fashion, H&M, Must haves, necklaces, Nordstrom, Old Navy, OOTD, stripes, styling, stylist, What I Wore, whatiwore, WIW
One of the most exciting parts about moving to a new location is getting to explore all that there is to offer in the city. My husband, coming from San Diego and just generally being a beer aficionado, has a list of all the local breweries and brew pubs that he wants to try. On Friday we set off to cross another brewery off the list. I was happy to go along because I had just gotten this new dress from Old Navy that I thought would be perfect for a night about town. It’s not to casual but not too fancy either, and I got to break in my Steve Madden booties. So we both were winning on Friday. A great start to the long weekend!
Have a lovely day!
Much love,
Mel
Dress-Old Navy/Hat-AMI Clubwear (old, similar here)/Necklace-so old I cannot remember where!/Booties-Steve Madden via Nordstrom/Cuff-H&M (old, similar here)
16 Monday Jun 2014
Posted in Must haves, Seasonal Picks, styling, Summer Wear, What I wore
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bracelet, charming charlie, fashion, kate spade, Madewell, Must haves, necklaces, OOTD, piperlime, sandals, statement necklaces, Steve Madden, stripes, summer wear, white tee
This gallery contains 5 photos.
This weekend the hubs and I headed up to the Central Valley for the last time before we move, to …
Haute Mel 