Even as we head full on into the holidays I'm still wearing fall colors on repeat. This pumpkin color has been one of my favorites again this season (just take a look at my Instagram and you will see what I mean!) and I'm just not ready to trade it in for red and green ~ yet! Speaking of the holiday's... are you ready? Y'all, I can't believe Christmas is only 11 days away! I'm about 80% done with my shopping and 0% done with wrapping! I know it will get done, it always does, but it's hard not to stress until the last gift is bought and under the tree!
This little flirty floral dress. I saw it, fell in love with it, bought it, almost tossed on leggings with it but then decided "why not" and wore it barelegged with my favorite suede over-the-knee boots to a recent lunch meeting. It was windy (like crazy windy) the day I wore this little number (I didn't know how windy it was until after I left the house) so I had to hold on to it for dear life between the car and restaurant so I didn't show everyone in Buckhead my business! Maybe I should have rethought those leggings! ha! If you are going to wear with a short skirt or mini dress make sure to keep the rest of yourself covered (arms, chest, middle) ~ you don't want to show too much skin at once, especially if you are over forty. And... you may want to check to see how windy it is before you head out the door! ;-)
~ What I'm Wearing ~
Floral Mini Dress: Entourage Clothing (sold out) | Similar
Brown Suede OTK Boots: Entourage Clothing | The pair I'm wearing are almost sold out but I found a similar pair here.
Gold Tassel Necklace: Versona Accessories | Similar
Happy November! My favorite month of the year!! I titled this post "My Fall Weekend Uniform" but to be honest this is pretty much " My Fall Everyday Uniform"! Lucky for me I work where leggings, camo and cute kicks are welcome and I love it! Don't get me wrong, I have denim days and dress days but my favorite days are legging-tunic-comfy kicks days!
Every piece that I'm wearing is on constant repeat. I live in these Spanx Moto Leggings and when I'm not wearing them I'm wearing this faux leather pair. Both are fabulous, slimming, comfy and a must-have for every girl! (This pair and this pair are on my birthday wish list because you can't have too many!) Tunic tops cover a multitude of sins and make leggings acceptable to wear as pants. You gotta cover that bootie, ladies! Now the jacket... this camo cutie can be worn as a shirt or a jacket, is totally on trend and makes an otherwise basic outfit pop! I sized up so it goes easily over other shirts. Do you love comfy, chic kicks like I do? Then these are for you too! I've been carrying this gorgeous backpack every day this season but I decided to switch to a crossbody to change things up a bit. This one is the perfect size ~ not too big and not too small ~ and the olive green color is gorgeous!
Have you adopted a uniform yet this season? If so, tell me about yours!
XO
Elizabeth
Photos by Colton Cape at Sharon Springs Park in Cumming, Georgia
Leopard, backpacks and pink drinks ~ these are a few of my favorite things! Seriously, if you asked someone to describe me they would probably say, "A little dark haired, green eyed woman, wearing leopard print, carrying a backpack and drinking a pink drink"!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, leopard is a trend that never goes out of style. You can wear it season after season, year after year, especially in a classic A-line style like this sleeveless sweater dress. It's purfect for this time of the year. It can be worn with a cardigan or jacket if it's cold out but looks great alone when the temps warm up in the afternoons. Suede knee-high boots, ankle booties and lace up flats all look great with this easy-to-wear dress. Oh, and it has pockets!! Doesn't get much better than that!
Bracelet: H&M | The one I'm wearing is sold out but this one is similar
Sorry for last week's blogging absence. I've been struggling with migraines the past few weeks and last week was particularly hard. After trying to function through the work day, blogging at night was just not happening! But I have something really fun in the works and it should be coming to the blog later this week! Stay tuned!
Confession #1... These pictures were taken back in the early spring but never made it to the blog. They were snapped by my friend Jennifer (of JennySue Makeup) when we were at Lenox Square for one of our Macy's Advisory Board meetings. When she sent them to me I saved them to my phone instead of my computer which means they got buried in the over 1000 pictures currently on my phone so...
Confession #2... This shirt is one of my favorites and it's really old. Like I've had it for years. I bought it one summer at a little boutique in Seaside Florida when we were there on vacation and I've loved it ever since. What's not to love about bold chevron stripes and cold shoulder detail?
Do you have something in your wardrobe that's been there forever and you just can't part with it? And tell me, how many pictures do you have on your phone?
XO
Elizabeth
Pictures by Jennifer Duvall at Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead, Georgia
I was going through picture files on my computer and came across these from mid-summer that never made it to the blog. They didn't get posted not because I didn't like them but because they were taken back when I was shooting several outfits a week and they got lost in the shuffle. I feel like this outfit is not super summery and would still work for this season transition time of the year. To change it up for fall I'd trade out the wedges for booties and the kimono for a leather bomber jacket.
~ What I'm Wearing ~
Kimono: Entourage Clothing (the one I'm wearing is sold out but I have this one too and love it!)
Graphic Tank: Entourage Clothing (This one is one of my new favorites!)
I'm in fall transition mode, y'all, but the weather is stuck in summer! It's been over 90 degrees for almost 90 days here in Georgia. I want so badly to wear leather leggings, boots, cozy sweaters and blanket scarves but unless I want to have heatstroke I'm sticking to lighter layers in darker colors and fall-ish patterns. Fall booties have replaced my summer sandals for the most part but I decided to take these peep-toe lace-ups out one more time before I pack them up for the fall/winter season. I also can't seem to part completely with my white quilted leather backpack. I've put it away with my other summer bags a few times now but I keep getting it back out. I've been carrying my white backpack as much as my brown one and my black one these past few weeks. Backpacks have definitely become my go-to bag and you can read all about why I love them here.
If you haven't noticed by now, I wear a lot of completer pieces. I think they pull a whole look together and add the perfect finishing touch and that extra something to what would be a pretty plain outfit without them. In spring and summer my completer pieces are usually kimonos in florals or light weight, sheer fabrics. In the fall I transition to heavier weight kimonos and vests like this one and this one, both of which I recently added to my wardrobe (I'm vest obsessed, y'all!). In the winter I finish my look with jackets, cardigans and vests in knit or fur.
For this particular girl's night out with two of my blogger friends I tossed on a medium weight, Aztec print kimono over a basic black tee-shirt maxi dress, put on favorite wedges (which I'm just about to trade in for this pair of booties for fall transition) and grabbed a bold yellow bag (the color is perfect for any season) and headed out the door. It was a GNO worthy, blog worthy outfit in my book! ;-)
