top – Anthropologie skirt – Orchid Lane flip flops – Vionic ring – Jewelmint (similar) One of my favorite tank tops, a cornerstone of my summer capsule wardrobe, has a hole in it. Sadness. This week I went on a quest to replace it. After exhausting my usual stores, an alternate popped into my head:… View Article
dress – Eliza J sandals – Kate Spade (similar) bracelet – Charming Charlie (similar) ring – Gorjana earrings – Charming Charlie (similar) clutch – Kate Spade When I built my capsule wardrobe I knew that fit-and-flare dresses would be a foundational garment. They are, hands down, my favorite type of clothing. A good fit-and-flare, or… View Article
Ladies, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in our culture–by which I mean the culture of working women. I’ve had several conversations of late that left me feeling unsettled about the way we feel pressured to wear makeup on a daily basis. It seems that almost every working female friend or acquaintance of mine either wears… View Article
pants – Betabrand top – Lands’ End loafers – Vionic ring – Gorjana earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane necklace – The Limited (similar) sunglasses – Charming Charlie (similar) wristlet – Mywalit I have always hated pants, a fact that is likely apparent in how infrequently I post outfits including them. Ever since I hit puberty… View Article
Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession With Weight Loss by Sandra Aamodt “If diets worked, we’d all be thin by now.” You may already be familiar with neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt from her lauded TED talk Why Dieting Doesn’t Usually Work. If you’re unfamiliar with it, I suggest giving it a… View Article
dress – Plato’s Closet (source unknown) — similar clutch – Etsy — similar heels – Zara — similar ring – Jewelmint — similar earrings – Sole Society — similar The Joffrey Ballet invited me to attend their most recent show, Global Visionaries, and I was happy to oblige. After my initial excitement about the invite… View Article
I wanted to start this with a dramatic road-to-Damascus moment, but just like my decision to minimize my wardrobe and quit focusing so much on fashion, this began gradually and softly. My story is so similar to other women’s stories about their relationships with their body’s that it’s almost prosiac, but I’m going to share… View Article
skirt – Banana Republic top – H&M (similar) loafers – Vionic ring – Gorjana earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane tote – Tory Burch Just sharing a quick post this week to highlight how easy it can be to style a skirt for day or night with a color-coordinated capsule wardrobe. Hope you’re having a lovely… View Article
Last week I debuted my capsule wardrobe–both the concept behind it and the entire wardrobe itself. This week I thought I’d share with you a few of the purchases I made during the capsuling process. Building a capsule wardrobe isn’t just about minimizing and reducing–though that is the lion’s share of work–it’s also about making… View Article
The Why It was a Sunday about a month ago when I decided that things needed to change. There wasn’t a cathartic last-straw moment that heralded this decision, but rather a slowly growing feeling that something wasn’t right. Call it maturity, maybe. I felt choked by my closet. Obsessed–far too obsessed–with clothes. Years of being… View Article
Going to a salon for a pedicure has always felt like an unnecessary luxury to me, a wasted $15-$35 dollars on a service that always feels both superfluous and subpar. I think that a big part of this, for me, is that the tiny bit of time the technician spends scrubbing my feet with a… View Article
dress – BCBGMAXAZRIA necklace – Slate & Willow Accessories ring – Gorjana bracelet – Charming Charlie heels – DSW clutch – Etsy (similar) lip – Burt’s Bees (Ruby Ripple) nails – Essie (Rock the Runway) After our last visit to the Lyric Opera, covered here, we were invited back to view a performance of Eugene… View Article
white sundress – Trina Turk (similar at Trina Turk) sandals – Charming Charlie (similar) clutch – Etsy (similar) sunglasses – Loft (similar) ring – Gorjana earrings – Kate Spade lip – Burt’s Bees (Sunset Cruise) nails – Vinylux (Gotcha) You guys, this is the last outfit I shot in Hawaii. There will be no more… View Article
long blue Hawaiian print sarong – 1 World Sarongs white & green short sarong – 1 World Sarongs fox & hare sarong/scarf – Loft coconut sarong tie – 1 World Sarongs bikini – Topshop (top, bottom) Sarongs are, hands down, my favorite type of covereup. Why? They’re so versatile. You can wear one sarong tons… View Article
dress – Felicity and Coco (wrap dress version) straw tote – Amazon Fashion earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane bracelet – similar nails – Vinylux (Gotcha) The two Felicity & Coco maxi dresses I brought to Hawaii were by far and away the most comfortable garments I packed. I loved them. I wanted to live in… View Article
dress – Loft (similar) tote – Amazon Fashion sandals – Charming Charlie (similar) earrings – Charming Charlie (similar) necklace – consignment (similar) ring – Charming Charlie (similar) bracelet – Etsy (similar) sunglasses – Charming Charlie (similar) nails – Vinylux (Gotcha) Welp. It’s spring. If you’re like me, though, you’re looking out the window and thinking… View Article
dress – SheIn (similar) clutch – Kate Spade belt – Target pumps – BCBGeneration ring – Kate Spade (current version) lip – Burt’s Bees (Sunset Cruise) nails – Essie (On the List) It’s time to come clean. Overseas retailers like SheIn, ChicWish, Fashion Mia, Ami Clubwear, Zaful, Sammy Dress, and StyleWe are constantly being featured… View Article
bra – Brooks leggings – Brooks tank – Brooks jacket – Brooks gloves – Brooks headband – Brooks shoes – Brooks Spring is a weird time for running outdoors. One day it’s so warm all you need is a tank top and shorts, other days it’s so frigid it’s almost too cold to even consider… View Article
I love second-hand and consignment shopping, but many people I know have never gotten into it. This seems like a shame to me. Shopping second hand is a great way to get amazing pieces at a fraction of their original cost. Plus, it’s great for the world–I’m currently feeling very inspired by Emma Watson’s ethical… View Article
sweater – H&M (similar) skirt – J.Crew (thrifted, similar) tote – Tory Burch pumps – Sole Society earrings – The Limited (similar) watch – Kate Spade ring – Ann Taylor (current version) lip – Burt’s Bees (Ruby Ripple) nails – Vinylux (Cake Pop) I’m still amazed that I shot this in February, a month normally… View Article
dress – thrifted (H&M, similar) heels – BCBGeneration earrings – Charming Charlie (similar) bracelet – Charming Charlie ring – Charming Charlie watch – Kate Spade clutch – Kate Spade lip – Burt’s Bees (Sunset Cruise) nails – Essie (Fairy Tailor) I grew up in a tiny rural town in Northern Michigan, and while I’ve lived… View Article
dress – originally Banana Republic, thrifted (similar) jacket – H&M (similar in green) belt – Prada (found on consigment, similar) pumps – Sole Society earrings – Charming Charlie watch – Kate Spade ring – Charming Charlie lip – Burt’s Bees (Ruby Ripple) nails – Essie (Sew Me) There was a point in my life when… View Article
dress – Julia Jordan (found at Nordstrom Rack, similar < $45!) trench – Charming Charlie clutch – Rebecca Minkoff ring – Charming Charlie bracelet – Charming Charlie earrings – Guess (old, similar) pumps – Zara (old, similar) lip – Burt’s Bees (Sunset Cruise) nails – Essie (Sew Me) A few weeks ago I had the… View Article
