Mrs. Emily Fashion Advocate
The two things I bought last week that are getting me through till Spring
Around this time of year, all the winter things you've been wearing for months lose their sparkle but it's not time for Spring shopping. Resist the urge to go buy a ton of new stuff. Respect your budget, reserve your funds for Spring, and in the meantime, add one or two new, inexpensive pieces-of-flair to your collection.
Last week I went to TJ Maxx and found a new pair of bright red high tops and a gigantic shell necklace. I've been wearing my same black skinny jeans and winter layers, but the addition of these 2...
Wardrobe Budget
Wardrobes don't just happen. They don't grow and evolve with your style and needs magically or overnight. They need tended and they need time. I think it's helpful to realize that, especially when you feel like nothing fits or looks cute and that your neighbor always seems to look super together and on trend.
You can have an amazing closet with some thought, planning and a lil experimentation. And if that sounds totally intimidating, well, that's what this blog is all about: decoding fashion. Let's start at the beginning.
The Budget. A monthly budget encourages you to add to your wardrobe consistently....
The Trendy Injection
Trends are the short lived basically disposable but super exciting moments that happen in fashion. I wear well-fitting, classic clothing so that I can rotate trendier pieces in and out. A few years ago, I bought these dalmation-print booties. Sooooo good. Because the rest of my wardrobe is neutral and classic, they went with everything. (I bought them for my mom and grandmother too - so here's three generations of fabulous feet.)
This November, I bought a bag. It was a huge, brown leather fringed beast, and I made friends with...
The road to YES is littered with NO's.
After a wearying January of closed doors, I'm wrapping up my month-end-review and my studio is full of new life (and sunshine) and I find I'm cautiously optimistic. Because, I've been led to some yesses, by way of the no's. I turned my attention to my caps this month. I opened a wholesale account with my favorite hat manufacturer, I ordered lots of new blanks, I spent several hours wandering bead aisles and collecting bits of lovely.
My lil heart knows to keep on trudging,...
A full length mirror is your best friend. It will always tell the truth.
A full length mirror is your best friend. It will always tell the truth.
If you don't have one, you should get one! And here are some tips for when you do:
- Hang your mirror on the wall. If it's sitting on the floor leaning on the wall, then your reflection is going to be big-footed and small-headed.
- Hang your mirror in good lighting. Because dark corners lie, but daylight does not.
- You can find cheap full length mirrors at target and other big box stores, especially around back to school...