February 9, 2015

Gray Turtleneck Jumper

Maybe it's the 5+ years I've spent living in cold climates now, but I think I'm getting a little better at this whole "getting dressed in the winter" thing. I've learned that having a few good staples will make this daunting task so much easier wh ...

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February 5, 2015

Weekend Attire

Saturdays have become pretty special to me lately and they're by far the best day of the week in my book. The thing about New York City is that it makes it really hard for you to be basic. Sure, there are days when I leave for work and think wow.. ...

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February 2, 2015

Birds Of A Feather

I am one of those people that genuinely loves printed everything. It can be a shirt, skirt, pants, jacket... you name it but I love patterns and mixing them with various textures. We had a weekend recently that was above 40 degrees and I used it a ...

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January 29, 2015

Winter Colors

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed (and I'll be the first to admit) that I'm guilty of wearing a lot of black and monochromatic colors.. especially in the winter. Recently I have been challenging myself to pull things out of my c ...

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January 26, 2015

Leopard Coat

My love affair with leopard accent pieces just keeps growing and most recently I added to the collection an amazing new leopard coat!

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January 21, 2015

Grey Matter

Winter. We're right in the middle of it and it's not going anywhere for a little while. Aside from planning a few getaways when I can, I'm trying to embrace the cold and find ways to wear pieces I've pushed aside here and there. I have a serious ...

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January 14, 2015

Blush and Black

My favorite coat purchase this season was the least expensive - this neutral longline duster coat has been a staple rotating in my winter wardrobe

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January 5, 2015

Winter White

Sometimes I catch myself looking longingly on my favorite summer dresses thinking, “how many more days until I can wear you again?”

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December 31, 2014

Looking Back on 2014

2014 was quite the year! One of my favorite things about having a blog is getting to share my life and experiences with you guys, and it also is kind of cool when the year ends to be able to visually look back on everything and see what happened. ...

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December 24, 2014

Deep Red

I was never really a lipstick girl until my move to Chicago a few years back. My friend Arleigh actually was one of the first few people who I noticed wore lipstick almost everytime we went out and eventually I decided she had something going that I ...

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December 23, 2014

Holiday Style Tips

Getting dressed for the Holidays can be SO much fun, but also secretly really stressful. Do you wear a dress? A skirt and top? All black? Bright festive colors? Sequins? Plaid? Hair up? Hair down? The options are endless and sometimes really overwhel ...

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December 22, 2014

Black Jumpsuit

Getting dressed for the Holidays can be so tough! Do you wear a dress, skirt and top, something fitted, something loose, sequins, lace, hair up, hair down.. the list of options are endless and sometimes can be exhausting. I've shared a few of my f ...

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December 17, 2014

Party Skirt

There's nothing like a great little skirt to really put you in the mood to have fun! That's exactly what happens when I find a great fit and flare skirt. Being petite, I love to look for styles that are flattering and also make me feel like I actuall ...

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December 15, 2014

Little Black Lace Dress

Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news.. Christmas is right around the corner! I'm definitely in the festive holiday spirit and am excited about the next 10 days and everything in store. I mentioned on Friday, but it's Holiday party season! Whe ...

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December 9, 2014

New Layers

Sometimes it can be easy to forget that fashion and personal style not always about finding what you love and sticking to that, but also taking risks and surprising yourself at what you find fits that definition. I recently stumbled upon this over ...

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December 5, 2014

Home For The Holidays

In the 18 years I spent growing up in Texas, I don’t remember ever seeing a Fall quite like the one I came home to. The entire concept of Fall was actually foreign to me until my move to Chicago. Leaves went from green to dead and trees went from f ...

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December 1, 2014

Holiday Style + Zappos Present Palooza

It’s December and you know what that means! For the next 25 days I will be in full blown Christmas mode, so to kick things off I’m sharing some of my gift giving tips in a collaboration with one of my favorite sites, Zappos! Finding the perfec ...

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November 24, 2014

Wrapped Up

I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am for this week! I'm headed home on Wednesday for Thanksgiving and like most of you guys am looking forward to a relaxing and delicious feast on Thursday. Most importantly, I have a lot of exciting thing ...

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November 21, 2014

Plaid Mixing

It's official - everyone (myself included) is obsessed with Zara's blanket scarves this year. They really knocked it out of the park with the colors and the price point and I will tell you after a "feels like 18" degree day here in New York.. they're ...

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November 17, 2014

Doubled Up

I shared a look last week in one of my fall staples – a faux fur vest. I can’t tell you enough how often I pull this out, but I’ve recently been playing with new ways to style it. I’ve found myself drawn to faux fur collar coats like thi ...

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November 12, 2014

Faux Fur Vest

When the cold weather rolls in, I often turn to my favorite pieces that have continued to pull out the past few seasons. I've been trying to continue to build my closet on things that I know I'll love when trends come and go! One of the items that I ...

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November 5, 2014

Mixin It Up

I'm the type of person who has a hard time mixing too many prints and colors and styles.. especially when it comes to playing nice with black. I've found that my palette in the Fall gravitates towards army green and maroon - where it's easy to tie i ...

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October 29, 2014

Morning Light with Piperlime

Early mornings are tough for me. With the change in seasons come darker nights and hazier mornings making it even harder to climb out of my cozy bed. I'm a night owl and always have been, but I'm trying to find ways to pop out of bed. Lately I've bee ...

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October 20, 2014

Extra Touch

I've been feeling under the weather for going on 3 weeks now ... the absolute worst! It's that time of year and so easy to pick something up, so I've found myself looking for easy ways to feel more put together while still wearing my tried and true f ...

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October 16, 2014

Sweater Weather

I don't know about you, but on the weekends I actually find myself dressing much more casual than I do during the week. I often don't get a chance to fully post about some of my weekday outfits but I try to dress up a little more than usual for work ...

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October 14, 2014

Lacoste Polo Dress

As a shorter gal, I've come to appreciate those pieces that you can put on and walk out of the store in without requiring a hem, tapering or any adjusting necessary. It's very rare that I find a dress or pair of pants that allows me to do so and that ...

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October 9, 2014

Fall Florals

I've been looking for ways to keep a colorful and cheery wardrobe even going into the Fall. I have so many brights that are a few shades too light to make the transition well with me, so I've been looking for deeper, richer tones to balance it all ...

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October 6, 2014

When Life Gives You Lemons

I joked recently on Instagram about how terrible I am sometimes at laundry, but one of my recent fails was maybe the most epic one of all. I shrank my favorite gingham dress! I went to put it on the other day and instead of being really mad at mysel ...

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October 2, 2014

Berry Shades

I've been on a pretty heavy rotation of black and white outfits lately and finally changed it up the other day for a simple look in shades of berry that started as me wanting to wear my favorite tortoise necklace from Bauble Bar. Sometimes I end up ...

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September 29, 2014

The Trench

Fall is about to be in full swing and I'm finally embracing the crisper temperatures and opportunities to wear light layers. It's perfect trenchcoat weather these days - right in the 60's/70's where you can still pull off a dress or skirt but a long ...

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September 26, 2014

Twirling in Tulle

It must be something in the air or just this season of life, but it seems like every weekend I know someone who is getting married or engaged! Weddings are such a blast and I always get excited about getting dressed up for the special celebration. ...

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September 18, 2014

Power Lunch

As a working girl, I’m usually looking for any and every way to spice up my day-to-day wardrobe. I really enjoy getting dressed for work  - whether that means pulling on a dress or just throwing together something that I’m happy to walk out of t ...

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September 16, 2014

Streamlined

It must be the bustling city and overabundance of suits and impeccable style, but I've found myself a bit dressier for work these days. I laugh a little to myself when I think back at the horrible things I used to wear to work when I first graduated ...

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September 10, 2014

A Little Flare

Black and white is one of those classic combinations that will never fail, no matter the season. Whether it's a mostly white end of summer look like this one, or a "it's the dead of winter" all black ensemble it's always a solid choice. I've been tr ...

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September 2, 2014

Bow Sleeves

One of my favorite things about Instagram is how easy it is to discover new brands, sites, photographers and just all around cool people. Thanks to my daily exploration of my favorite app, I recently discovered a new site called Goodnight Macaroon ...

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