Tag: childhood

Structured, White Lace Top

‘Uh oh,’ I think the tropical weather in Miami has pushed me to the edge and I’m trying to embrace spring (as I watch the sleet currently falling outside my window). ‘It’s still winter.  It’s still winter.  You choose to live here,’ I mumble to myself, ‘but that doesn’t mean I can’t will spring to […]

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Real Outfit Recap + The Perils of Growing Up

I know, I know – a real outfit recap on a Monday?!  Last week was a doozy and I was out of commission all weekend.  I took Friday off to head to Ohio (my hometown) to help my mom pack up her house.  My parents built that house when I was 13 and I lived […]

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Moody Fall Florals

I told you last week that I was feeling mini dresses for fall, right?  Yep, I’m still loving those moody fall florals (shop floral dresses here).  This one is a little moodier–and a little more 90s.  As someone born in 1984, I consider myself a true 90s kid.  My siblings all identify as 80s kids […]

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Spring Leather (See Jane Wear)

IRO jacket (shop IRO jackets here), American Eagle jeans (shop distressed jeans here), Vince sweater, YSL bag (shop gray bags here ), Manolo heels Thank goodness for leather jackets in this weather.  You buy a jacket during fall, thinking that you’ll wear it through winter, but if you live in a place like Chicago, you end up wearing it […]

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Ex-School Girl (See Jane Wear)

old J Crew skirt (similar here and here), IRO blazer (shop white blazers here), Gap tank (shop basic tanks here), Zara loafers (similar and shop loafers here), Chanel bag (shop Chanel bags here)  I can’t help my love of pleated skirts and loafers; four years of an all-girls Catholic high school will do that to you. […]

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For The Love of Fashion (See Jane Wear)

NY & Company dress (c/o – also love this one and this one), Stuart Weitzman heels, Chanel bag  my mom + sisters // wedding suite, getting ready // Sayulita, 2011 My family has always joked, “where did you come from?”  Well, I assure you, I am on of them but they’re referencing my love for […]

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Sweater Jacket Throwback (See Jane Wear)

Vince sweater, (less expensive version here and shop other long cardigans HERE),Paige jeans (shop black skinny jeans HERE), Cotton Citizen tee, Saint Laurent boots (less expensive boot here), Mansur Gavriel bag (similar and shop bucket bags HERE) Happy New Year! Oh, how I wish these photos were from this week.  Like typical January, it’s a tundra out there.  But a […]

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Festive Red Blazer (See Jane Wear)

Two Penny Blue blazer + stole (shop fur scarves HERE), Won Hundred jeans (shop Won Hundred HERE), Manolo Blahnik heels,  J Crew cami, Saint Laurent bag If this blazer can’t get me into the holiday spirit, nothing can.  It’s such a great, tailored piece in a fun color.  I felt it needed a little contrast–some juxtaposition, if […]

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