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Winter Cold

21 Jan posted by Rachael

After a quick burst of warmth, we’re feeling the cold of winter again here in St. Louis. Missouri is one of those states where you get all four beautiful seasons, but unfortunately not a lot of snow in the winter – just freezing cold temps day after day.

While I have a lot of coats and jackets, when it gets this cold I tend to wear this same one day after day. It’s made of wool and the length is long enough to keep most of my body covered and toasty. Paired with some gloves and a scarf, I’m ready for even the coldest of temps. I bought this coat three years ago during an after-Christmas sale at Dillard’s, I believe. Coming in at right around $100, this thing probably has a better cost per wear than anything in my closet.

I’ve been wearing this side bun a lot lately. It’s just as easy as my low bun I’ve been wearing all year but I like how it gives me a tad more interest from the front.

Filed Under: Daily Outfit

Subtle Color Blocking: How to wear neons without looking like a highlighter

1 May posted by Rachael

From Vogue spreads to the JC Penney catalogue, it would take a serious hermit to not know this season’s biggest trend is neon color blocking. The mixing and matching (or lack thereof) of neons colors is everywhere!

Have you dared to experiment with this trend yet?

I decided to venture into it in a color scheme that was very familiar to me. I always gravitate toward bold, jewel tones so I figured I would be best served by finding an item that could pair well with items I already owned.

I wasn’t necessarily looking for this skirt but when I was at Old Navy with a friend who was in search of a replacement pair of $2 beach sandals, I happened across it and couldn’t not snatch it up for only $12. My only regret is not trying it on as I quickly learned that Old Navy sizes tend to run a size or two too large. Oh well, my should-be natural waist skirt now skims my hips. Worse things have happened in this world.

Anyways…. so I snatched up this little piece and immediately new I just had to color block with it.

The heels I’ve had for a few years but often pass over. I bought them for a specific dress for a wedding and have probably only worn them a few times since. This was a great opportunity to dust them off and let them go for a walk.

The necklace should look super familiar as I wear it any chance I get. This may be the best $15ish ever spent at Charming Charlie.

Finally, I added a simple white tee to keep everything in balance. One of these days I may go out and buy the perfect top to bring the full color blocking to life with this skirt, but until then I wanted to tone it down a bit and make this a little more every day wearable. (AKA, I didn’t want to look like a highlighter.) There’s no better way to do this with neons than by adding neutrals. Try white, tan or black the next time you want to show off your new neons and you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to wear!

T-shirt: Envy Necklace: Charming Charlie Skirt: Old Navy Heels: BCBG

Have you tried neon color blocking yet? Were you successful or are you still tweaking your non-highlighter combos?

Filed Under: Daily Outfit, Tips

Putting Pixlr to the Test

9 Nov posted by Rachael

I recently read about a photo editing site called Pixlr.

Basically, Pixlr is a free photo editing site that gives you almost all of the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop. While I have Photoshop, my poor computer has trouble running those types of programs at the same time as others so I try to limit their use only when absolutely necessary. I usually edit my photos (barely) in iPhoto and publish. However, given that I recently bought a new camera (Nikon D3100), I knew I needed to spend more time with my photos.

This is a photo from my old Nikon point and shoot but it was fun to try it out!

Dress: Banana Republic Outlet

Sweater: New York & Company

Heels: Envy

Filed Under: Daily Outfit

Hidden Gems

12 May posted by Rachael

See anything unusual in this outfit? No? Well, my skirt is actually a dress! In fact, it’s just pulled down a bit and my top covers the rest. So many people asked me how I found a skirt this long (I’m wearing 5 inch wedges underneath) and when I told them it was a dress I got some ‘What a great idea!”s and some “Oh”s. Oh well! I love the way it turned out and I was so comfortable!

Have you ever worn a dress as a skirt?

T-Shirt: Envy

Dress, worn as skirt: Target

Necklace: White House | Black Market

Filed Under: Daily Outfit

Rain, rain, go away!

27 Apr posted by Rachael

It’s official. We’re on record for the rainiest April since the 30′s. And it’s not stopping anytime soon. Because we’ve been looking at so many apartments (We finally found one and I can’t wait to share it with you!), I’ve had to dress to fend off the weather. This means lots of layers and water-proof boots to keep my feet dry.

How are you dealing with this crazy weather?

Top: ?

T-shirt: Envy

Jeans: YMI

Boots: Shoegasm NYC

Filed Under: Daily Outfit

Gateway Quarter

14 Apr posted by Rachael

In case I haven’t mentioned it yet, we’ve been looking at LOTS of apartments lately hoping to move downtown. I’d love to live in an area called the Gateway Quarter. It’s a great mix of your fancy downtown and your hipster-esque local scene. I love the organic shops, the great restaurants and the amazing walkability. Bill loves being able to walk to work for the first time since he left Manhattan.

When we were looking at apartments this week, I decided to channel my inner Gateway Quarter and really liked the hipster-ish vibe of this outfit. Super comfortable, great layers, but I look put together!