Mane Message: Patterned Hair Ties!

Mane Message

has released an adorable collection of patterned hair ties! 

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 Do you have a favorite? I love the one with arrows!

Shop here.

until next time,

g

Trends I'm Loving

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white silk blouses - A fresh white silk blouse is a springtime trend, but also a wardrobe staple.

/// similar here, here, here & here (my favorite)

pops of highlighter neon - That color just screams smile! to me.

/// such as this & this

heart sunglasses - Leave the nice sunnies at home and bring some heart ones to the beach!

 /// similar here & here

overalls - Ohmyoshkoshbgosh, I need some.

 /// similar here & here

elephants - I have always loved elephants! Here are Palermo's exact shorts from the new fabulous Banana / Milly collaboration. Check your local BR for more sizes. (I have them & I love them!)

 

What fashion trends are you loving right now?

 

until next time,

 

g

Spring Sandals

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As we transition our wardrobes to welcome the sunshine, we can't forget the shoes! This weekend was the first time in the city where I felt like wearing sandals, but I wasn't really sure what to do with myself. My feet have been cooped up for too long!

P.S. Call me crazy, but I've been eyeing a nail polish trend for a basic wear-all-the-time toe color that one wouldn't necessarily expect for warm months. Yep, black!

Try it! You'll feel surprisingly chic ;)

until next time,

g

Outfit Inspiration

My favorite spring outfits consist of 3 components ::

[chambray + metallic + color]

The best part? You really can't go wrong with any variation of the combination.

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Pssst! #3 is from my new favorite brand, Joe Fresh.

They only have stores in NY, but they also sell the brand online at JC Penny now!

until next time,

g

Spring Outfit

Temps are going to reach nearly 80 degrees today & tomorrow in NYC (at this point, it's almost impossible to believe! I am thrilled!) and I am dreaming up a flirty, whimsical, flowy, colorful, edgy, spring-y look.

...ya know, something like this!

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until next time,

g

Remembering Lilly Pulitzer

{a little tribute I did today. I have Lilly pajamas in that pattern!}

You might have heard that fashion designer, Lilly Pulitzer, passed away today at the age of 81. 

excerpts from this CNN article:

Her schoolmate Jacqueline Kennedy, while first lady, was photographed wearing one of Pulitzer's dresses -- and made her a star. The dress "was made from kitchen curtain material -- and people went crazy," Pulitzer said in her book, "Essentially Lilly: A Guide to Colorful Entertaining," excerpted on her company's website. "They took off like zingo. Everybody loved them, and I went into the dress business."

She opened an orange juice stand in Palm Beach, and designed colorful cotton shirts for herself to work in comfortably. Soon, customers wanted to buy her shirts as well as the juice.

excerpts from this Washington Post article:

Pulitzer had three children in quick succession. After the third was born, she had a nervous breakdown and ended up in a mental hospital that catered to upscale clientele in New York. A doctor there told her that she needed to find a job.

“The doctor there said, ‘You’re not happy because you’re not doing anything,’ and I said, ‘I don’t know how to do anything.’ I’d always had everything done for me, always had my nanny and my mummy making up my mind. The doctor said, ‘You’ve got to go out and find something to do,’” Pulitzer told The New Yorker in 2000. 

Pulitzer gave the same prescription to her friends. If one of them needed something to do, Pulitzer would open a store in her town. “I don’t know how to explain what it was like to run my business, the joy of every day,” she told Vanity Fair magazine in a story in 2003. “I got a kick every time I went into the shipping department. ... I loved seeing (the dresses) going out the door. I loved them selling in the shop. I liked them on the body. Everything. There’s no explaining the fun I had.”

“I designed collections around whatever struck my fancy ... fruits, vegetables, politics, or peacocks! I entered in with no business sense. It was a total change of life for me, but it made people happy,” Pulitzer.

“Style isn’t just about what you wear, it’s about how you live,” Pulitzer said in 2004.

“We focus on the best, fun and happy things, and people want that. Being happy never goes out of style,” she said.

Here's to a trailblazer to who left behind a very colorful mark. 

until next time,

g

The Look for Less!

Some items are worth splurging on and well, some are not. Particularly if you're eyeing something trendy or just-for-fun (as opposed to a classic staple), it's always smart to make sure you can't get the exact same look for a whole lot less. Here are some jewelry examples --

J.Crew / $125

Pure Stunning / $40

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Barneys // $650

LETTERSEARRING // $10

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Stella & Dot // $59

RedMarbleJewel // $18.70

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Kate Spade // $48

applelatte // $14

I don't know about you, but often times I actually like the cheaper version better.

What are your thoughts?

until next time,

g

Shopping Finds

what's your favorite?!

...

(shop here.)

until next time,

g

Transitioning to Spring

Now that spring is officially less than 3 weeks away (hip-hip-hooray!), it's time to start thinking about how to transition our wardrobes. There's always that funny stretch of time when it's not really winter and it's not really spring and choosing an appropriate outfit feels challenging. Try as you might, you will not find magical pieces meant for that stretch of time because alas, they don't exist. Instead! It's about taking what you have and mixing & matching in different ways. One look I'm eager to try is pairing a chunky sweater with one of my maxi-dresses (oh how I've missed them!). Having a hard time picturing that ensemb? Here is some inspiration for the look ~

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Whatdoya think? Would you try this?

until next time,

g

My Favorite Red Carpet Looks

Here are a few of my favorite Red Carpet looks from the Academy Awards last night!

Jessica Chastain.

Does she have the most gorgeous skin, or what?

Amanda Seyfried. 

Can't go wrong with Alexander McQueen + that eye makeup.

I love the bedazzled bodice on Kerry Washington.

This neckline on Louise Roe is stunning.

Also, those eyebrows!

Naomi Watts in perhaps my favorite dress of the night.

When's the last time you saw Jen Aniston in a full-skirted dress?

The color and material are gorgeous. It would have been even better had she done something with her hair even though we know that's a no-no in her book.

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Stacy Kiebler is a total bombshell. My favorite back-of-a-dress look!

Charlize Theron exudes confidence. 

I love the white. And I love the short hair.

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75 years old, ladies and gentleman. Jane Fonda is doing something right.

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Anne Hathaway's dress was atrocious not my favorite look of the night.

However,  I really liked the dress she wore when she performed. Anyone else catch that?

Five other best moments according to the little lady?

1. Jennifer Hudson's voice. Amaze.

2. Daniel Day-Lewis' heartfelt speech.

3. Jennifer Lawrence tripping up the stairs on her way to accept her award for Best Actress.

(See?! Movie stars trip, too!)

4. Her interview. 

5. Argo for the win. Such a great movie.

What were your favorite looks & moments?

until next time,

g

TOPSHOP Finds

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g

Tailgate

Perhaps your college t-shirts are falling apart (you old thang, you). Perhaps you've decided to support a new team and you want to be all chic about it. Perhaps you want something different than what all your friends are wearing from your school's bookstore. Perhaps you know someone who just got accepted into college and you want to send a special gift. Or perhaps you wear t-shirts and sweatshirts 96% of the time and frankly, you need some new ones and you don't really care what they have on them as long as they are cool.

I bring you Tailgate.

***my personal fave!

I'm loving the effortlessly worn and vintage look, aren't you?

Shop these + many more styles (non-college and sizes for the kiddos & men, too!) right here.

Shades of Vermilion

there were so many amazing dresses and looks last night at the Golden Globes, 

but I think my favorites were the different shades of vermilion.

not crazy about the cut or the shoes, but that color...!

love claire.

hands down favorite of the night. Jessica Alba is flawless!

so are you, R-Patz, so are you.

what about you? what were your favorites?

p.s. Jessica Alba's lipstick.

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until next time,

g