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This outfit encompasses 3 of the things I've been obsessing over lately. First is purple, aka my favorite color. Second is trucker hats. This baby has been gathering dust in my closet since my early high school years when trucker hats were a trend and Von Dutch was still cool. Last week I had an awful hair day, and I mean awful. The baby had woken me up at a god awful hour, I didn't have coffee, and I needed to hit up Target to have groceries to make breakfast. My desperation to cover my hair led me to grab this hat. Surprisingly I loved the look, so much so that I've worn a hat pretty much every other day. My boyfriend's already sick of them saying, "You're wearing a hat...again?" Thirdly, I'm loving patterns, patterns, patterns. This striped shirt fits like a dream and is super comfy. I've seriously been living in this shirt, wearing it with shorts to run errands or my sweats to read my mystery books (Thank you Agatha Christie). Today I felt like I needed to dress it up a bit with this lace skirt. It might have been a little fancy for my morning errands, but I felt like the shirt deserved a little glam.

Outfit

Shirt: c/o StripedShirt

Skirt: Forever 21 (similar here)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Darian

Hat: Von Dutch (old)

Jewelry: Forever 21 cuff, leather braided bracelet from SF, earrings c/o Francesca's, flower ring from Cuffs, Tiffany atlas ring

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Houston Blogger Symposium

This past weekend I attended the Houston Blogger Symposium put on by the amazing Megan from Greetings from Texas. The first night was spent at Langford Market getting to know all my fellow bloggers.




The amazing Haley from Style Sound




Here I am with Trang from Benjamin and Trang, Christina of Sunchild clothing, and her friend modeling one of their amazing dresses.





I am deep in thought while listening to the many speakers on the panels. I learned so much about blogging, sponsorship, and PR. I was so inspired after the symposium, it was awesome!!



Here are all of our speakers and sponsors...let me see if I can get them all in. There was Kelly and Brandi from Mucho Mucho Bueno Bueno, Julianne Agno from Francesca's, Meg Jones from Reward Style, Megan from Greetings from Texas, Kirsten from Triple Max Tons, Katy Atlas from Sugarlaws, Lisa O'Neill PR extraordinaire, Alicia DiRago from Dismount Creative, Davina Hirsch from Langford Market, and Kristina Braly from Pretty Shiny Sparkly. Phew that was a mouthful!



The sponsor panel



The blogger panel





The two lovely ladies that put on the whole event...Thank you so much girls! I can't wait to see what you put together for next year!!


All photos are courtesy of the lovely Paige from Paige Budde Photography. Thanks so much for taking amazing photos of the event!

Outfit

(night one)

Dress: Bebe (old)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell (not pictured)

Jewelry: vintage name necklace, vintage clown necklace, vintage Greek princess necklace, wrap bracelet from Greece, rope bracelet from Target, vintage class ring

Clutch: Louis Vuitton

(day two)

Top: Joie, spaghetti from Wet Seal

Pants: BCBG similar here and here

Shoes: BCBG

Belt: Target

Jewelry: Stella & Dot, gifted bangles, DIY bracelet

Glasses: Penguin

Birthday Girl

It seems like this past month was filled with birthdays, but it's a great excuse to pull out an amazing dress from my closet. I was sent this gorgeous dress from Sugarlips and I thought my friend Caroline's birthday was the perfect place to wear it. What I love about Sugarlips is that their clothes are fun and stylish but they aren't going to break your bank.

I love how soft and light the dress is. With this crazy hot Houston summer (which I'm still not used to) it was the perfect choice. I pretty much love everything about this dress...the pop of color at the top the layers of fabric, and how it moved as I walked. I decided to style it with my Jeffrey Campbell Lita's because I knew I'd be doing a lot of standing at the party and they're just so darn comfortable. I even had someone asking me if my crazy shoes hurt my feet, heck no! They may look a little crazy to some, but they are honestly one of the most comfortable pairs of shoes I own.

The party was awesome, filled with some amazing jello shots and good music. A special birthday rap song our friend made the birthday girl was the hit of the night. Lindsey, I'm still waiting for my CD!

Birthday girl

Outfit

Dress: c/o  Sugarlips

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

Jewelry: Marc Jacobs watch, Cuffs leather cuff, Betsey Johnson heart earrings (similar here), BCBG ring, batman ring, vintage layered gold necklace, Madewell necklace, Duo circle necklace

Purse: Louis Vuitton

A Little Zebra

I wore this outfit over the weekend for my friend Sam's birthday. During the week I don't get to dress up too often. When I nanny I mostly wear whatever I can chase Baby E around in, which is usually shorts and a tee. This is why I take every chance I get to clean up and put on a fancy dress, even if it means I may be a tad bit overdressed for the occasion.

First off I need to talk about these shoes...they're just one of the many pairs of Jeffrey Campbell shoes I own and, like all of his shoes, I always get compliments on them. These shoes have been ooo'd and ahhh'd over every time I wear them out and the story of how I got them makes it even better. When people ask me where  I got them I respond with Vegas! Because really that's where I found them and they totally look like a shoe you would find in Vegas. I had about one too many drinks from Fat Tuesdays when my friends and I wandered past some store filled with shoes. I don't remember what the name of it was, I just remember there being so many amazing shoes. In a haze from my drinks I remember trying on a bunch of Jeffrey Campbell shoes but falling madly in love with these. They had a killer platform (some have even said it can be used as a weapon to fend off an attacker) and print...who can resist a little Zebra? Best drunk purchase to date.

 

Outfit

Dress: Wish boutique

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Jewelry: Juicy Couture clover friendship necklace, "Greek Princess" necklace from Greece, Starfish BCBG ring, Tiffany heart ring, Stella & Dot bracelet

 

The Heights

I went to the Heights with my friend Ben for some lunch, shopping and of course a photo shoot. He's so good with a camera I couldn't resist taking advantage. Shopping in the Heights is full of these cool vintage and antique stores, and a few funky modern ones as well. We went into a ton of them, tried on some vintage hats, and looked at cameras for him. It was so nice to spend a day outside enjoying the weather and getting some shopping done as well. Enjoy!

Outfit

Dress: Tucker for Target (old)

Belt: Zara

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Jewelry: black bracelets from craft fair, Tiffany Bead bracelet, ring from Charlotte Russe (old), Tiffany Bead earrings, necklace gifted from Ben

Sunglasses: Chanel

Underbelly

After my outing at Bayou Bend Gardens I had dinner with a friend I met on our Modern Home Tour. We decided to go to this new restaurant called Underbelly. Don't be fooled by the seemingly unappetizing name because this place was delicious! Here are a few quick photos of what I wore for my night out with Kali!

I really like the effects on this one, very vintage looking

Outfit

Top: Karl Lagerfeld for Macy's tank, Forever 21 floral blouse (old)

Jeans: Hudson (old)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Jewelry: Rebekah Vinyard necklace, Marc Jacobs watch, gifted craft bracelet, Tiffany mesh ring, Greek key ring from Greece, Stella & Dot flower earrings