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Your Guide to Black Friday Sales: What I’m Shopping and Why You Should Too
Happy Black Friday everyone! I have a confession to make: there are very few sales/retailers/deals that I actually care about on Black Friday. Granted, I am not vying of a big screen tv or any fancy electronics so the majority of the draw to big box stores is not appealing to me. I DO however care about clothing and fashion accessories, as you probably already know. What I DO love about Black Friday in the fashion world is what is has evolved into: a day to get limited time savings on the clothes you were already going to buy, they were in your shopping cart/wishlist etc. While this honestly may…
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Why KENZOxH&M is My Favorite Collaboration To Date
PRINT ON PRINT ON PRINT on PRINT!!! Oh how I love the magic that is the myriad of ways Kenzo was able combine and clash prints for the most recent H&M collaboration that launched at the beginning of November. A little back story on Kenzo, they are a French fashion house with a japanese founder now headed up by the duo of Opening Ceremony infamy: Humberto Leon and Carol Lim. The beginnings of the label tell you exactly what to expect, a japanese jungle infused sensibility tailored in a high fashion, European sillouhette and the result has been a label with a cult following that appeals to both the east…
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What European Women Taught Me About Wearing a Blazer
Two months after I purchased this gorgeous ever so subtle hounds tooth blazer there it sat in the bag I purchased it in, tags still intact, unworn. It wasn’t that I didn’t WANT to wear it, I loved the idea of a blazer resurgence and the feminine empowerment that comes with a structured shoulder and lapel. The question was how does one where it? By now we have all adapted to the ‘bomber theory’, that is that absolutely everything can be paired pack to one of the 10 bomber jackets we have in our closet, but somehow that didn’t seem to translate into a ‘blazer theory.’ When I put on…
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2 Tricks for Wearing Fall Items Even When It’s Warm Out
It has been a strange start to the Fall season for most of the country as temperatures stay temperate and true sweater weather remains elusive. Here in Seattle we too have experienced some of this as the thermostat fluctuates flirting with August like weather here and there. Despite the bipolar weather we all are READY for Fall clothing and sweaters so here are my tips for starting to incorporate Fall pieces into your outfits even when the weather is still blissfully warm. Tip #1: Go sleeveless. Tabbard or more vest like sweaters are still very on trend this Fall and they are a great way to wear a sweater without…
