Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"As far as style goes, I gravitate toward anything that is effortlessly chic. I don't wanna look like I'm trying too hard." ~ Eve Obsessed with separates It has been a looonggggg hot second since I did a What Do I Wear post and this one has been YEARS in the making. Okay I am [...]
"I dress myself, not to impress, but for comfort and for style." ~ Lindsey Wixson Basic Wardrobe As much as I hate the colder weather (and hate it more and more as I get older) the basic girl wardrobe is one of my favs. I know, I know, huge eye rolls. while we might throw some [...]
"To wear a floral shirt is an experience." ~ Brian Wilson Out of the Floral Comfort Zone It seems that I am coming more and more out of my comfort zone when it comes to florals. I have bought more floral patterned clothes this season, then I think in my whole entire life. And no, [...]
"Clothes is just something you put on to cover yourself... fashion is a way to communicate." ~ Dries van Noten Transitions Its beginning to feel a lot warmer... okay, okay it might be a touch of wishful thinking. But after four nor'easters in two weeks, I am grasping and not letting go of every degree [...]
"Fashion is about comfort and feeling good." ~ Max Azria What Makes a Staple Piece When I shop for clothing, I look for three things, versatility, comfort, and pizazz. As a Gemini, I am all about pieces that are versatile, not only does it make it easy when traveling or transitioning from day to night, [...]
"I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a fog." ~ Martin Freeman The Cape Kimonos, vests, ponchos and capes, are my go to fashion accessories. If it is flowy and offers a semblance of warmth while still being fashionable, I am [...]
"I've said this so many times, but I keep coming back to this: Trends come and go. Own them and make them your own. If it doesn't feel right, then don't feel like you need to dress a certain way just to be trendy." ~ Nina Garcia The Trend Move aside black. Move aside white. [...]
"Designers want me to dress like Spring, in billowing things. I don't feel like Spring. I feel like a warm red Autumn." ~ Marilyn Monroe Fall Fashion Guys it finally FINALLY feels like Fall. (okay I am getting ahead of myself because it went back to the eighties this week, but beggars can not be [...]
"Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady." ~ Edith Head The Term Sun-dress I do not know what it is, but I kind of hate the word sun-dress. It invokes images of when I was little and my mother use to dress me [...]
"The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time." ~ Andre Leon Talley Anthro Addict In June, I got royally spoiled and peppered with an arsenal of gift cards and shopping trips to my favorite store, Anthropologie since it was my birthday month. My family, friends, and love, know me well [...]