Travel Style with Agora Vintage

Today is part two of my collaboration with my favorite vintage shop, Agora Vintage, and my blogger friend, Hannah Betzel.  Earlier this week Hannah and I shared our wedding looks, styled with fabulous vintage and designer finds from our recent trip to Agora and today we are sharing what we'd wear for travel.  Summer travel for me can mean many different things... our annual beach trip with my family, flying up to Pittsburgh to visit my parents, business travel, girl's weekends with my bestie and mini getaways with The Hubs.  My travel uniform for all of these occasions is pretty much the same... comfy jeans, a lightweight long-sleeved top, wedges or flats that are easy to take on and off, a cross-body bag for my essentials and a roomy tote.  Of course no outfit would be complete without fun jewelry and fab sunnies!

~ What I'm Wearing ~

Theory Tunic: Agora Vintage

Kick Flare Jeans (They are a HOT trend this season!): Gap

Chloe Wedges (OBSESSED!!): Agora Vintage

Aviators: Stella & Dot

Glass Beaded Necklace: Agora Vintage (Similar)

Gold Chain Necklace: Retired Stella & Dot (Similar)

Tory Burch Tote (It's SO roomy!!): Agora Vintage

Crossbody Bag: Vera Bradley

Orange Tory Burch Cuff: Agora Vintage

Lippie: NYX "Life's a Beach" (So good for summer!)

What's your travel uniform?  Do you switch it up depending on the travel occasion or have a tried and true go-to like I do?  Make sure to hop on over to Hannah's Blog to check out her travel style!  It's fabulous!

XO

Elizabeth

For any questions about the items from Agora Vintage, call them at 706-255-2623 and tell them I sent you! Oh, and they do layaway!

Photos by Hannah Betzel at the gorgeous Graduate Athens (If you think the outside is beautiful you should see the inside!)

Blogging Break Over! Wedding Style with Agora Vintage

Well, after a six month blogging break I'm FINALLY back with a new post!  I've missed you all and missed the blog so it feels really great to be back!  What better way to return to regular posting than with a collaboration with my favorite vintage shop, Agora Vintage!  My friend, artist and fellow Athens blogger, Hannah Betzel, and I spent a recent Saturday morning styling outfits from Agora's fabulous inventory of vintage and classic clothes, bags, shoes and accessories to share with you all.  What I thought was going to take an hour or so took several because we had the hardest time trying to narrow down our choices!  Agora is vintage and designer heaven!!  We decided to each pull two looks that are appropriate for occasions many of us have this time of the year ~ a wedding look and a travel look.  Today I'm sharing my wedding look and Thursday I'll be back (yay!) with my travel look.

A swingy black and white polkadot midi dress, classic pearls with a twist, patent lace-up sandals and pops of red in the bag and lip make for a perfect wedding outfit that would work for just about any summer wedding from morning to evening.

 ~ What I'm Wearing ~

Vintage Sheer Polkadot Midi Dress: Agora Vintage

White Slip Dress: Entourage Clothing

Pearl and Gold Necklace: Stella & Dot (retired) | Similar in Silver

Pearl and Gold Bracelet: Stella & Dot (retired) | Similar

Red Patent Stuart Weitzman Clutch: Agora Vintage

Black Patent Manolo Blahnik Sandals: Agora Vintage

Vintage Garnet Ring: Agora Vintage

Lip: NYX "Kitten Heels"

Make sure to check out what Hannah chose for her wedding look! It's fabulous!! 

I'll be back on Thursday with another look with Agora Vintage AND make sure you are following me on Instagram where I share daily outfits, accessories and fun!

XO

Elizabeth

If you have questions about any of the Agora Vintage items I'm wearing you can contact them at 706-255-2623 and tell them I sent you!!

Photos by Hannah Betzel at the beautiful University of Georgia Chapel

Never Enough Red & Black and My Favorite Shopping Day of the Season

In honor of Georgia's last regular season game tomorrow against our oldest rival, Georgia Tech, I'm sharing one of my favorite red and black looks.  I scored this fab buffalo plaid vest while on a girls' weekend with my BFF several week's ago.  I walked into this cute little shop, spotted the vest and said "I'll take it!" ~ it's too perfect for game day or any day ~ and I can never have enough red and black!!  The day these pics were shot was actually a work day, not a game day, and I grabbed a quick lunch with one of my blogger bests, Molly Moon Burton.  Being bloggers, of course we couldn't waste a photo-op moment.  My hair was a mess and makeup about gone but the outfit was on point!  I love pattern-mixing and red and black, so there ya go!

 ~ What I'm Wearing ~

Red & Black Plaid Vest: Similar via Entourage

Black & White Striped Swing Dress: Old Navy (THE most comfortable dress ever!)

Black Over the Knee Boots (OTKB): Old ~ Similar Here (and they are under $40!)

Sunnies: Vera Bradley c/o

Nails: Black Onyx by OPI

Mixed Metal Necklace: Stella & Dot

Clutch: Old ~ Similar Here

Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday and it's a great time to support small and local businesses.  

My favorites?

Agora Vintage ~ the best vintage shop, seriously!

Stella & Dot ~ make sure to shop my link which takes you directly to my site and check out the fabulous sale going on until Sunday!

My Athens ~ with some fun things for the Athens lover in your life

and last but not least...

Entourage Clothing and Gifts ~ For all things fashion and where I start this week as their new Corporate Stylist! (insert happy dance and praise hands)

Happy Shopping and Go Dawgs!

XO

Elizabeth

Photos by Molly Moon Burton

Projections With Agora Vintage

If you've read my blog for long, or if you follow me on Instagram, then you know how much I love my town, Athens, Georgia and all it has to offer (especially the boutiques), so when I was asked to be a part of the upcoming My Athens Projections Fashion Show I jumped at the chance!  Projections is a fashion show that features eight local boutiques paired with eight local stylists (of which I am one) who create looks inspired by iconic style films.  I am so excited to be working with Agora Vintage, styling some fabulous outfits based on the 1960's movie What a Way to Go!  I stopped by Agora a few weeks ago to put together a few street style outfits to give you a little glimpse of what Agora has to offer.  I love pairing high-end vintage with current pieces and that's exactly what I did for today's look.  Chanel and YSL paired with Joe's Flared Jeans, a look you could wear out to dinner or to the office.  Haley (who is Agora's fabulous shopgirl) is wearing head to toe vintage which is styled in a way that looks current and oh, so chic!

All vintage pieces are available at Agora Vintage and my jeans are available here.  Projections is this coming Sunday, November 8th.  It's going to be a lot of fashionable fun and I'd love for you to join me!  Get your tickets HERE!   And read more about me, Agora and Projections HERE.

XO

Elizabeth

Photos by Courtney of whiskey tango studios in beautiful downtown Athens

In Transition

We're in transition ~ transition from winter to spring ~ and sometimes knowing what to wear can be difficult.  One day it's 80+ and the next day it's 40.  Or it starts off cold in the morning only to warmup by 30 degrees later in the day.  Layering is the way to go this time of the year.  Cardigans, denim jackets, utility jackets, blazers and leather jackets are the perfect completer pieces.  Easy to pull off if it gets warm but look great if you have to keep them on all day.

~What I'm Wearing ~
Faux Leather Jacket: Piperlime (sold out) Similar here and it's under $100!
Sweater: Gap (old) Similar
Leopard Pants: Isaac Mizrahi NY (last year) Similar
Booties - Guess (old) Similar
Bag: Vintage Louis Vuitton via Agora Vintage Athens (This one is perfect for spring/summer!)
Necklace: Stella & Dot
Earrings: Stella & Dot
Lips: Julep Plush Pout Lip Crayon

I fell in love with these pants the minute I saw them.  The party in the front business in the back is so unique!  I wish they were still available!  I searched everywhere for you but they are completely sold out.  I did find solid leopard pants here and here.

XO
Elizabeth


Pictures by Diana Zylow

Wrapping Up Winter

It feels a little funny posting a faux fur vest and an over-sized sweater when it was 86 degrees in Georgia today but they are in pastel pink and that's springish, right?  The sudden high temps are not going to last long, it's supposed to be in the low 50's again later this week, but I did get an interesting sunburn while at a baseball game over the weekend.  I posted a picture and details of what gave me such odd tan lines on Instagram which you can see here!  It was a major fashion fail and a lesson for all of us who love a certain denim trend!

What I'm Wearing ~
Pink Faux Fur Vest - Forever 21
Over-sized Pink Tunic Sweater - Forever 21
Black Leggings with Leather Trim Detail - Forever 21
Black Pointy Toe Booties - Guess (almost identical here)
Vintage Coach Willis Bag via Agora Vintage Athens (new version here)
Pop Geo Necklace - Stella & Dot (It can be worn several ways!)
Ring - Stella & Dot
Bracelets - Stella & Dot

I didn't realize until I was typing the "What I'm Wearing" part of this post that most of my outfit is from Forever 21!  I guess it just goes to show you that you don't have to be 21 (or anywhere near 21) to wear Forever 21!  They have some really fun, surprisingly good quality pieces.

Did you check out last week's "Springing Forward" post?  I featured a few of my favorite rompers, jumpsuits and dresses for the fast approaching season. Later this week I'll be sharing more spring favorites ~ a trend that was big last spring and is (happily) hot again this year!

XO
Elizabeth



Photos by Diana Zylow

Linking up with Monday Mingle, Trend Spin Link Up, Style Sessions and Random Wednesday.  Links in sidebar.

Joie De La Vie

Joie De La Vie means "The Joy of Life" in French.  I didn't know that when I bought this sweater, I bought it because I love graphic anything, especially when it's in black and white.  So before I wore it I asked my sweet friend, Stephanie, who is French (and owns an amazing French restaurant, La Petite Maison here in Georgia) what my sweater said...just in case! I was happy when Stephanie told me that it means "The Joy of Life" because not only do I love the saying and will wear it proudly, but it's also my good friend Cindy's favorite saying so every time I wear it I will think of her!  Speaking of my friend Cindy, she's the mommy behind the blog Surviving Mommy, a must read for every woman - mommy or not!  Check out her latest post on her surprise run-in with Ben Affleck (lucky girl!!)

What I'm Wearing ~
Puffer Jacket: Piperlime (it's currently on a crazy good sale! Like under $50!)
Graphic Sweater: Forever 21 (also on a crazy good sale! Under $20!!)
Faux Leather Pants: Forever 21 (yep, on sale too!) If you have not tried out the leather pants trend these would be a great pair to start with!  They fit like regular trousers but are in fabulous, super soft, just-like-real-leather faux leather.
Pointy Toe Pumps: Nine West (These pumps are the perfect heel height - not too high but not too low.)
Bag: Vintage Coach Willis Bag via Agora Vintage Shop (Current version here)
Earrings, Ring, Bracelet, Bracelet and Bracelet are all Stella & Dot

Joie De La Vie!!
XO

Elizabeth



Photos by Diana Zylow



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