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We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
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super simple
October 31, 2012
soft spot
October 30, 2012
EMILY CHIDESTER PHOTOGRAPHY |
EMILY CHIDESTER PHOTOGRAPHY |
EMILY CHIDESTER PHOTOGRAPHY |
This coming Saturday, November 3rd, online boutique The Cheeky Bean will open the doors to it's first brick and mortar store in Ballantyne Village here in good ol' Charlotte. Since it's soup close to me, I've been popping in and playing around with the inventory. Dominique and I did a little pre-opening shopping and met up with photographer Emily Chidester to snap some shots. This is one of my favorite outfits from the Bean. The sweater and skirt are just as soft and comfortable as pj's, but you must wear underpants. Well, must is a strong word, but I would suggest it. Especially with Miss #Sandy all up in everybody's business.
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
bag lady
October 29, 2012
Foxblood
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?”
compelling collections
October 25, 2012
DELPOZO
LELE SADOUGHI
BROOD
BIBHU MOHAPATRA
I chose not to "cover" New York Fashion Week this year because between Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, even your crusty Uncle Jasper from Baton Rouge had posted a picture of Oscar de la Renta's closing look before Cara Delevingne turned during her final walk on the runway. Not to mention, how many ways can I say #OBSESSED without sounding...possessed? Now that the most fashion forward weeks around the world have come and gone, I've been re- stalking the collections on M'oda 'Operandi and have found myself, for lack of a better word- compelled . Compelled to what? Oh, I don't know...cry? Pant? Palpitate? If Siskel & Ebert called Apollo 13 a "rip-roaring thrill ride that tugs at the heart strings," I call Delpozo's S/S 13 collection "a riveting masterpiece that will render audiences speechless, and leave them inspired to burn their yoga pants and bedazzle every inch of their chambray shirts." Truly, these designers are brilliant. You know something is exquisite if it moves you, and moved I am.
"Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul." - Niccolo Machiavelli
stop. gold. go. slow.
October 24, 2012
"The steeper the mountain, the harder the climb, the better the view from the finishing line." - Unknown
quick wish list
October 23, 2012
"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary." - Aaron Rose
with or without you
"Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted." -Denis Waitle
Saturday Shopping
October 22, 2012
I shop so much online now that I probably spend less time in a dressing room than your dad. Especially if your dad is metrosexual. Holla. But a fun, affordable (everything under a hundred!) online store, The Cheeky Bean, is moving in a couple miles from my house so I went on a little Saturday afternoon spree. How phenom.com are these necklaces? And you can expect to see a lot more of this blazer fer sher.
"It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong." - Henry Longfellow
Nailed It
October 19, 2012
NAIL ROCKS Digital Jewel Print Wraps |
NAIL ROCK Abstract Jewel Wraps |
NAIL ROCK Turquoise/ Jade Stone Wraps |
p.s. Enter MIDSEASON15 to get 15% off your ASOS order
"Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't
do well simply because they major in minor things." -- Jim Rohn
Caped Crusader
October 18, 2012
I don't think there is a cropped coat cut I'm more fond of than the timeless cape. This one has fun structure and it's only $78, ya jack wagons! Seriously, is this even real? The camel & grey are no brainers.
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”― Abraham Lincoln
carts on fire: Asos
October 15, 2012
Scroll through my favorite Asos items. And if you buy them, lemme borrow (winky face).
DRESSES
DRESSES
TOPS
SKIRTS
PANTS
JACKETS
The ASOS mid season sale is still going on, half of my "save for later" items are marked down, and having the extra 10% off code (MEGA10) means it's decision time.
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist." -Indira Gandhi
par for the course
"A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men."- Roald Dahl
she thinks my tractor's sexy
October 14, 2012
MILEY CYRUS/MAX AZRIA Chambray Top (super similar), KAREN KANE Faux Suede Leggings c/o, MOSSIMO Desert Boots, MICHAEL KORS Aviators
"Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be part of."-Geri Weitzman
Tulle Academy
October 12, 2012
After procrastinating on my idea to DIY a glorified tutu for the past year, I decided to give the internet one last shot before purchasing 200 yards of tulle at Hobby Lobby. My initial motivator for DIYing instead of buying, was that...there was nothing to buy. I haven't been able to find my ideal ballerina skirt from any brand, anywhere that I actually like. I took to ebay to look for discount tulle and ended up coming across the epitome of the skirt I had been searching for. Annnnd, it's $10. So I got a few.
Current Fantasy Outfit
totally diying this
October 11, 2012
Jeweled/ Embellished Ankle Straps
a la... Alexander McQueen SS 2011 and Nina Ricci FW 2012
"A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue." -Russian Proverb
What I Want : Toppings Bar
October 10, 2012
Green and Simple
October 9, 2012
I went to two weddings this past weekend, over 250 miles away from each other. Both so wonderful, and totes worth the 8 hours of driving. Believe it or not, wearing a simple black dress to a wedding, or anywhere for that matter is pretty far out of my comfort zone. I had plans for a draped canary yellow gown with a big ass bow....but honey, that thing would not zipper past my left knee cap. So, this was my backup. I rented this necklace from my wedding weekend savior, RTR and it made wearing such a straightforward dress, less so.
"Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble." -Frank Tyger
Dress of a Guest
October 8, 2012
"Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but by how many people you brought with you."- Dr. Wil Rose
Patent. Print. Puff.
October 5, 2012
CHA CHA VENTE Embellished Shoulder Stripe Top, Gifted Floral Print Bow Front Skirt, FOREVER 21 Necklace (as a bracelet) C. WONDER Stud Earrings, IMOSHION Fax Ostrich Bag, DMSX by DONALD J. PLINER Patent Leather Ankle Cuff Heels c/o
"Always be nice to people on the way up. You'll meet the same people on the way down."- Wilson Mizner
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