the brands… dress: gracia. belt: gifted. shoes: jessica simpson.
I knew I would be overdressed going to a bar in Aurora, IN dressed like this, but I didn’t care. I found this dress in a lovely local boutique and have been dying to wear it, so wear it I did! I’m used to being a little more dressed up than not, so I didn’t mind and was just happy to be out with my girls. Watch out Indiana!
Getting dressed today, I’m only partly paying attention, so good thing a dress is so easy and (in my opinion) always effortlessly chic.
I’ve had a lot on my mind of late with wedding planning, extra heavy workload, and a lot of busy weekends. With this constant rollercoaster going on both internally and externally, I’m very much looking forward to a trip I’ll soon be taking to Chicago. I’m visiting a friend of mine and will be making the drive myself. I’m even looking forward to the 6 hr drive as a way to decompress and relax. Wish me luck!
the brands… suit: love tease. shoes: nine west.
While I love my sleek black suit for power business meetings, a suit with a little more personality is completely business appropriate too! I hadn’t worn this particular skirt suit in quite a while, so it was fun to dig it out of my closet and put it to good use. I also noticed how many suit jackets I have! Goodness – I could wear a suit everyday if I wanted to… good thing I don’t! LOL
the brands… dress: bisou bisou. shoes: charlotte russe.
Orange and green – perfect colors for a sunny summer day. Now if I only had nothing to do but lay around, relax, sip vodka tonic and read a good book. A girl can day dream!
This weekend, I was blessed to spend a lovely Saturday at the Bonbonerie tea room where some of my close friends and family celebrated me and my fiancé's upcoming wedding! Since I haven’t asked to share any of their pictures on my blog, I won’t – but trust me, they were all fabulously dressed fashionistas. It was a wonderful day and I left feeling so thankful for all the amazing women in my life.
the brands… dress: calvin klein. purse: ivanka trump.
I’m in stripes already, so you may as well lock me up since I’ve been wearing out this purse over the last couple weeks. I just adore it! I also adore maxi dresses, and this one is such a soft velvety feeling cotton that I would wear it every day if I could. I find it not as flattering in pictures, but in person it is quite fitted and shapely overall.
I would include the brands for this ensemble, except that I can’t remember the brand of the dress and it’s currently at the drycleaners! I think it’s BeBop. The shoes are Report and the purse (my new love…) is Ivanka Trump.
This pattern and these colors are on my “hot pick” list for this summer. So much fun! Unfortunately, I had a tough day, so this afternoon I got the “compliment”… “I love your dress! But, you look so tired.” Don’t ya just love those comments? LOL! Trust me, one look in the mirror at 5pm and I already know how tired I look. Thank goodness the day is done!
I love this dress. It’s so fun and bright. After I saw my pics, I didn’t particularly like it with this belt – ah well, live and learn. I definitely like it best with either a white or red belt.
Dressing for summer in a professional workplace can often be difficult. My place of work is business casual, so first thing I do is to break out my sandals – not the super strappy, super high heeled sandals, but the wedges, peep toes, etc… I also go with bare legs – some workplaces don’t allow this, which in that case I’d go with sheer or pattern hose. Finally, I’ll go with short sleeve professional tops and bright accessories. I also love summer dresses with blazers! Easy breezy.
For example, take these Gianni Bini pieces and mix the dresses with the blazers. So cute and professional!
the brands… dress: newport news. shoes: miss sixty.
I love weekend wear, because it can be whatever I want it to be! I do admit a lot of the time my weekend wear turns out to be yoga pants and tank tops… but when I’m actually going some place where it may be useful not to look like I live in a gym – I do try to wear something of interest. This weekend I seemed to get a lot of looks in my uber-printed dress and fun statement belt. Either the looks were complimentary or full of shock… what is she wearing?!? LOL No matter to me. It’s my weekend and I’ll wear what I want to.
No matter if my hair was up or down, I loved this look. It’s little black dress meets professional. I suppose it’s also a little geek chic with the glasses, but I’ve never minded the librarian / professor look so no issues for me there. I’m actually an English major, so maybe I’m embracing my literature and theater loving past when I wear my specs.
the brands… top: NY&Co. skirt: Loft. shoes: Rocketdog.
I’m feeling slightly retro-housewife-chic in this outfit. I think it’s something about the shoes… Anyway, my day is anything but retro housewife as I’m scheduled for a very busy busy work week. In the midst of crazy work schedule, I have managed to sign up for some fun meet up groups in Cincinnati. Wine club and dining in Cincinnati anyone? I also found there’s a swap group! I haven’t swapped clothing in ages, but definitely have items that could be cleared from my closet.
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m totally out of touch in regards to current fads with young kids (as I have none, I figure that’s okay). However, this past weekend I got more than my fair share as I sat through a 2 hr American Girl fashion show. It was actually quite endearing to see all the little girls dressed up like their favorite dolls and it was fun to see my adorable niece strutting her stuff as well. I like to think maybe she got some of her fashion sense from her aunt Kathy… LOL She does love dresses!
You can (almost) never go wrong with a classic black suit for an important business meeting. I adore these pants (from The Limited) that are actually long enough (in tall) for me to wear my 4+ inch heels and not have to worry about high waters! Fabulous!
Other suit-y options:
Conservative / Classic -
Business Casual / Unique -
