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You have 10 Band Tees In Your Closet and it’s Winter Time, Now What?
So you bought a band tee, or two, or if you are like me perhaps more like 10. You have been wearing them under your favorite leather jacket and with a really awesome patent mini skirt but the weather is changing and its getting cold. Time time to embrace the biggest trend of the season: 90’s layering UNDER your clothes. We tackled this topic earlier in the season with shirts and sweatshirts under dresses but this may be the most obvious and literal interpretation of the trend: tee’s over a long sleeve shirt. Band tees aren’t going anywhere but now that they have become a bit more pervasive, their styling…
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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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Off-Duty Style With Pom Pom Sneakers
‘Off-duty style’, as it’s called these days is one of my favorite ways of dressing: casual with a nonchalant attitude. While casual wear has always had a place in fashion recently it has been taking center stage. With the resurgence of the sneaker trend (in a HUGE way) and tracksuits of various form being everyday wear you really aren’t dressing down, you are just embracing multiple trends at the same time. What makes up a great off-duty look? Let’s take a look. Starting from the ground up the sneaker’s domination of the shoe scene is one that we cannot ignore especially with how happy it makes your feet. Where once…
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2 of My FAVORITE Fall Trends & The Best Place to Buy Vintage Inspired Band Tee’s
You barely need to look outside to know it’s Fall here in Seattle. The biting wind on your commute to work or the multi-colored leaves littering the sidewalk all solidify the fact that yes, the season’s have changed which means it’s time for some new trends. Now that we have had a full fashion month of fashionistas showing off their finest looks there are a few of these trends that REALLY stand out and that I am personally thrilled to embrace. The first would be the Band Tee. No surprise here if you follow me on Instagram I was 100% on board with this trend as soon as it started…
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Gold Dogs Vintage: A Must Visit Seattle Boutique
There is something so special about local boutiques, stores that curate an offering that count be found through a simple google search with product not available anywhere else. In our age of access to absolutely everything finding something unique and one of a kind is rare and quite special. Gold Dogs Vintage is one of those places, tucked quietly in Ballard right under your nose as you walk to get Hot Cakes on a Friday night. A mix of reworked vintage, true vintage and vintage inspired pieces they offer something that is so hard to find these days: clothing that you can’t find anywhere else.
