The Essential White Blouse

 One of my FAVORITE pieces is a gorgeous white blouse...

I have always loved that simple look of jeans and a white blouse, but find that I don't pull it out very often!

So...when I happened to find the PERFECT white blouse at Nordstrom a few months back...

I SNAPPED it up!

The other day, I threw it over a nude bra and paired it with black shorts and my favorite worn in gold wedges and LOVE LOVE LOVED it!

{my hubby loved it too...which always cancels out the "is that new" question!)

Now...I am obsessed with the ease of throwing on a blouse with anything!

These are a few looks I am digging hard!...

 How fab are these heels!

DIG the belt!!!!!

All pics via www.pinterest.com

 

Office looks...

I am very lucky to work at a fun, hip, & creative office that encourages individuality...

{there are more like this needed...}

So...we are able to express our personalility through our style

{clothes...hair...makeup...etc...}

yay!

Lately, I have been getting soooo darn bored with my outfits...so I am in search of inspiration...

Here are a couple looks I am really digging right now...

I think they are all so fun!

Casual...yet, elegant in their own way...and TOTALLY my style!

Now...just need to put these together on a working mom's budget!!!!

images via: http://mixandmatchyouruniquestyle.tumblr.com/post/10520647433/girlofthesun-milan-fashion-week-ermanno, www.pinterest.com,  http://www.9to5chic.com/

For my future vacation...

So, I know this is TOTALLY pre-mature...

but, we are going on a couples vacation...(the only one I am sure!)

YAY!

Not next Spring...

but, the one after that...

& yes, I know...

that is TOTALLY a ways away...

BUT...

I found "the" dress...

ya know...the one that BEGS to be worn on a tropical vacation...

sipping cocktails with friends...on the beach...at night...under the stars...listening to music...

eating fabulous dinners...and dancing...

ahhhhhh...

anyway...

this is it...

yes, I know...this dress requires months of workouts and eating FABULOUSLY...

but...

if I am going on (probably the only) couples vacation with my wonderful friends and FANTASTIC hubby...

I want to feel GREAT!

Anyway...it's Alexander Wang...and waaaay to expensive...

but, I am currently trying to "figure out a way to get it"

Wish me luck!

 

Fall Inspiration...

*LOVING*

this outfit!!!

I have sadly gained a little weight over the Summer...

yes, Summer...

So..this is my inspiration picture...

Everyone has one, right!

...Tory Burch...Love...

 The Beckett Coat

OH.MY.LORD.

How fabulous is this coat!!!!

I would do almost anything for this coat...

I mean COME ON!

Have you ever seen anything more gorgeous??

These boots are beau-tee-fulll....

How divine paired with some skinny jeans...or cords...

and a gorgeous sweater...

xoxo 

& these two outfits below are in two words...

*my dream* outfit...

The perfectly fitted...tucked in sweater...

the pop of color...

& the absolutely fabulous figure flattering pant that bells out just a smidge...

Oh Tory...

How I love thee...

Now, does anyone know how I can make $1300.00 for the coat in the next month????...

anyone...

anyone...

Loving My...

LOVE TopShop!

Picked up a couple new pieces this month which will work beautifully this

Spring/Summer and into the Fall/Winter Season!

{love pieces like that!}

How great is this soft brown leather mini!

Perfect with a fabulous tank in the Summer...

and

a cashmere turtle, tights and boots in the Winter!

YAY!



I adore this fitted...long...black maxi dress!

ENDLESS things to pair this with!!!!

A PERFECT sleeveless white tee...
to pair with EVERYTHING!!!!
Simple...easy...& very cute!

 & finally...the PERFECT navy and white stripe  cover up dress...
{my theme for the Summer}


Now...this dress I WORSHIP...
but...I am offically OVER THE LIMIT in spending...
so...unless I come into some major $$...
this might not make it to my closet...

A girl can dream though...right?

{Just please...don't tell my hubby...}

lovely in lilac...

By far my favorite dress of the evening...

Mila Kunis in Elie Saab...

just lovely... 



The Ever Evolving Olivia...

"We like to live by the terms “fashion is fun, don’t take it too seriously”. As our fascination of street-style spirals, we turn to bloggers and their natural ability to search out fashion-eest’s and ista’s around the world who seem to have been born wearing a Celine satchel and Miu Miu flats. We’re so inspired by Sartorialist sharp-shooter Scott Schuman that it’s our first web visit of the morning. We’ve begun to commemorate not only the polished, styled models and celebrities in our magazines but the everyday girls and boys who’ve turned fashion into something attainable and, more importantly, real.


Combining our love of the fashion blogging world with a quirky element of fun, our Spring 11 web campaign is a twist on the very authentic snapshot of individual style mixed with a contrived setting of the very fashionable cities our style icons are snapped in. We asked one of our favorite street-style girls, Olivia Palermo, to choose the Tibi clothing that she’d like be photographed in during the NYC, London, Paris & Milan shows – and to style them in her own personal way. She brought piles upon piles of her signature accessories and we let her have a go. With a table full of Bobbi Brown makeup to choose from, and hair styling team Kevin Ryan & Frank Rizzieri (because you can’t say that a good blow dry isn’t a bonus in our “reality”), we let our amazingly talented Brooklyn photographer Reed Young catch her in her equally contrived but very natural element."  ( http://www.tibi.com/blog/)

Olivia backstage at Tibi

Source:  http://www.highglossmagazine.com/

Who's better in blue...

Personally...I love Blake's look better...it just a little more flowy...hint of leg...

and the shoes!!!...LOVE the shoes!!!

Jessica Alba is a beautiful woman...but, I think Blake takes the cake today!

What do you think...?

Now, this is how you do it...

Selma Blair ROCKED her baby bump at the Grammy's...

Now, THIS is exactly how I want to look when I am preggers {it will happen}

with baby #2!

Now...granted...I don't go to events like the Grammy's...

but, there are still fabulous occasions to show off your beautiful baby belly!

Source:  www.popsugar.com

Academy Awards Par-tay...

First off...

Let me tell you that ALL of these FABULOUS pictures and ideas came from the one and only...

http://camillestyles.com/

She guest posts at the also absolutely fantastic http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/. 

Make sure to check them out!

Her ideas are simply AMAZING and fun and pretty and glamorous and doable!!!

So, I decided to have my closest girlfriends over to watch the Oscars or Academy Awards

at the end of this month...

Now...comes the fun part!

The planning!!!

So, I decided that I would use Camille's ideas from hosting a Golden Globe party!

I am thinking pale pinks, black, silver, and white for the colors...

Champagne, mini cupcakes, light dips, assorted cheeses, meats, nuts, fruits, and breads...

YAY!

You can print your own ballot here: 

http://www.moviefone.com/oscars-academy-awards/nominee-winner/printable-ballot

I am going to print ballots and mount them onto pretty stock paper and have a stack for everyone to grab when they sit down...it will be fun to fill these out while checking out the red carpet before the show!!

Olivia's Jackets...

Have you ever noticed that Olivia almost ALWAYS has a jacket on ...

Love her style...it just seems effortless...like she doesn't even think about it...

just throws together an outfit...pops on a jacket...and a fabulous necklace...

grabs her hermes bag and is out the door...

damn.

source: http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/, http://wellthatsjustme.blogspot.com/, www.popsugar.com, www.elle.com, http://www.livesinheels.com/, www.mylifetime.com,
http://dressingupindaisies.onsugar.com/