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A Touch of Warmth

19 Feb posted by Rachael

Only in St. Louis does the weather change by about 40 degrees in 12 hours. We had a quick warm spell and I couldn’t wait to let my legs out of tights, skinny jeans, etc. for a bit.

To keep from getting chilled, I wore sleeves and boots.

Chambray shirt: Urban Outfitters | Dress: Cynthia Rowley from TJ Maxx | Boots: Forever 21 | Necklace: c/o OASAP

The funny thing about this outfit is that the dress underneath is a very fitted, businessy sheath dress except for the fact that it’s hot pink. Pair with a chambray button-up and combat boots, it looks more like a ridiculous mini skirt.

I’m also sort of obsessed with this necklace. I’ve worn it a few times already and expect to see more of it! Plus, it’s only $16!

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Party Time

9 Jan posted by Rachael

As I start putting away my Christmas decorations and look back on the holidays, they were pretty awesome this year! Yes, we got snowed into my in-laws in Pennsylvania. Yes, my niece poured her silly cup of milk all over me. But we got to spend lots of great times with friends and family alike!

This is an outfit from a holiday party we went to at a friend’s house. I wanted to do a little more than your standard jeans look but I didn’t want to pull out anything too fancy as it was just a house party where we would play games, drink good drinks and eat good food.

Do you see my new little ombre hair? It’s definitely more directly ombre than my last haircut and I love it!

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Layering It Up

2 Feb posted by Rachael

I often get comments from friends that I never wear the same thing twice. While I would love to have the wardrobe to pull that off, it often appears that way. How do I do it? By layering various pieces in new ways each time I wear them keeps my outfits fresh and my wardrobe afforable.

I’ve worn this dress so. many. times. I mean I should probably make a rule I need to wait to wear it again for awhile but I love it. It fits perfectly. It’s unbelievably comfortable. And it’s one of those dresses that I can wear with anything.

Add a key accessory (like a scarf) and it’s a totally different look than if I add a sweater, which is also different from how it looks with a shirt underneath. The list goes on.

When I decided to wear it this week I immediately wanted to look for a new way to wear it. I was in a LBD rut of sorts. Then I realized it would be perfect with this cowl neck dress shirt I don’t wear enough (let’s be honest – I’m just not a business casual girl).

LBD: Cynthia Rowley, TJ Maxx Top: JC Penney Tights: Target? Boots: c/o däv

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Belting it in

12 Oct posted by Rachael

Have you ever put together an outfit and just felt ‘eh.’ Typically I feel this way because I feel like the outfit doesn’t give me enough shape (which is easy with my frame). Typically, the way I fix this is by adding something to break me up in the middle. I have a fairly long torso, so belting it in and breaking it up helps.

Have you tried this tip?

Sweater: NY & Company

Dress: Cynthia Rowley from TJ Maxx

Belt: Who knows?

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Making the LBD casual

3 Aug posted by Rachael

One of the best ways to get the most of your wardrobe is to have accessories that can dress up or down a simple piece. In this case, I took a basic little black dress and made it casual by adding a hipster-inspired tied neckscarf and sandals.

With the right jewelry and heels, this dress can actually look quite fancy!

Dress: Cynthia Rowley from TJ Maxx

Scarf: NY & Company

Sandals: Target

Filed Under: Daily Outfit

It’s all in the details

10 May posted by Rachael

On days when I feel like I have nothing to wear, I usually go down one of two paths. Some days I just give up and go with jeans and a basic cardigan. Other days, I just decide to mix up two seemingly random items and hope they work. On this day, I definitely did the latter. At first, I thought it was a little odd. Then I started to like it. By the end of the day, I had received lots of compliments and I loved it! I think the reason it worked is because I kept my details smaller and paired everything with a basic black dress.

How do you dress when you’re feeling uninspired by your wardrobe?