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Ultra Violet – Pantone’s Color of 2018!

January 9, 2018

It’s always fun to see what color Pantone crowns as the “Color of the Year” … and this year the winner is Ultra Violet!

 

styling Ultra Violet for spring

 


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Casual Winter Layers

January 7, 2018

Of course I’m not sure how convincing I am at being SO cold holding an iced latte! Let’s just call this “California cold” ….


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Bold Stripes & Link Up!

January 4, 2018

Everything about this pic reminds me of growing up in California in the 70’s   I think I spent a lot of the early 70’s in a poncho knit by my grandma that looked a lot like this bold striped chunky sweater.  And I know I spend hours of every summer at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

bold colors, chunky sweater, California casual

 

 

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Tips for a Closet Cleanout!

January 2, 2018

I always feel like I need a good closet cleanout after the holidays.  It’s always so nice to start the new year with a fresh organized closet and wardrobe, right? I always find it’s best to start with what I want to keep first … and then I can see what I want to get rid of.

tips for a closet cleanout

 

My Tips for Closet Cleanout & Creating a Wearable Wardrobe

 

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A Casual NYE Look – Velvet Blazer & Jeans

December 31, 2017

Ready for New Year’s Eve?  Where will you be and what will you be doing … and of course, what will you wear?!

how to style a velvet blazer

 


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Alexander McQueen Scarf & Link Up

December 28, 2017

How was everyone’s holiday?!  Did you buy yourself a Christmas gift?  When I was younger, I never did this, but as I get older I realize how important it is to treat ourselves well.  Now I buy myself a Christmas present, birthday treat, and even a Mother’s Day gift (“from my pets”)!

This year I bought myself a Alexander McQueen skull scarf.  This is something completely fabulous and frivolous that I’ve had my eye on for awhile!

how to style a skull scarf


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Mixing Trends with Classics – A Year of Outfit Building!

December 26, 2017

So one of my new year’s resolutions is to be more helpful to my readers.  It’s easy for bloggers to get so caught up in “fashionista world” that they forget about real women who need real wearable workable wardrobes.  And hey, since I also have a full-time job and life outside blogging, I need a real wardrobe too! (This doesn’t mean that I won’t also have posts drooling over the latest at New York Fashion Week, because …well, you know I LOVE that too!)

I’ve been spending some time lately thinking about what makes a wardrobe both hard-working AND fun and I keep coming back to this formula: classics/basics mixed with trends.

So here’s my list of favorite outfits of 2017, month by month, built with this simple method!

how to build outfits, how to build a wardrobe

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