If you’re unfamiliar, Me Made May is a sewist challenge that’s been going on for a number of years now. Participants follow daily prompts for styling clothes they’ve made throughout the month of May. Normally I don’t bother but at the very last minute, I chose to give it a try this year.
Read MoreTrends are great. They’re fun, often exciting and good ways to test your style boundaries but the tricky thing about them is they don’t last. Unless they have iconic tendencies like the Little Black Dress or jeans, they’re literally here for a season or two and then gone the next. That alone can make them hard to buy into. You don’t want to “waste” your money buying into trends with a short shelf life. That’s a great way to have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear. But how do you have fun and play around with trends without feeling like you're wasting money? Well, let me tell you! I’m sharing 7 tips on how you can make trends timeless.
Read MoreI am honestly loving how this maxi skirt came out! It’s so full of life and energy. It was inspired by Christian Dior and the New Look Era with cinched waists and voluminous gowns and I think this skirt executes on that feeling even though it’s more relaxed. In today’s post, we’re going to talk about how to style a maxi skirt in a casual way.
Read MoreHave you ever felt like it’s time for a change but you didn’t have the tools you needed to make that change happen? Yea I’ve felt that way too. Specifically when I realized I lost myself to motherhood. Okay, not actually lost myself, but I started to feel like I was being covered by my new role as a mom that I wasn’t being seen as myself anymore. Not by me, not by anyone. The uniform became just like every other mom’s: oversized shirts and leggings. It was comfortable but that just wasn’t it for me.
Read MoreIn today’s post, I’m going to share with you the 3 F’s you need to consider as you’re buying clothes to add to your wardrobe. A common challenge we have with developing a personal style we can be comfortable and confident in is that we buy based on immediate satisfaction. We buy these items sporadically, without any real intention behind selecting them. And from this, we end up with a closet of clothes that send a thousand different messages but can’t communicate who we are as an individual.
Read MoreToday I turn 30 years old. So in today’s post, I’m going to do something I’ve never attempted before, and that’s to write down the lessons that I’ve learned through time. Specifically for this post, 30 lessons that I’ve learned within my 30 years on this planet. The goal is to list out 30 lessons per category that I feature on my blog and YouTube channel being fashion design, style and self.
Read MoreIn a world with so much internet, finding specific information can be overwhelming, even when it comes to something as simple as your personal style. In this post, I’ll share a few online locations where you can look for outfit ideas and style inspiration to develop your personal style and self confidence.
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