Celebrating the everyday in a stylish way

Style Diary: 1 Shirt, 3 ways

October 22, 2011
1 item styled various ways , Style

In this post, I’ll show you how I styled this black lace blouse from Zara – a purchase I had made over 5 years ago.

Today I wore the blouse with my new Zara tweed blazer. It hardly shows in the pictures but the blazer has a slight sheen to it since the thread is a bit metallic. Going for the Chanel-inspired look, I wore my chain necklace, leather skirt and Chanel chain purse. I ran our store’s trunk shows, partnership with a local gym, champagne reception and live DJ during a series of work events in this outfit.

I’m also thinking about wearing it next with my DKNY, exposed zipper dress shown here. Worn as an underpinning, I layered it with this sheath dress, while using the same necklace, shoes and purse for a completely different look.

Lastly, the bouse is worn under my bold striped blazer and pants from Bebe. The Rebecca Minkoff purse was free. Yes FREE!! My fabulous co-worker gave it to me – apparently it was a gift from the corporate summit he attended. Only in fashion do you walk away with gifts this amazing!

If you also like free, search my blog for “giveaway” and see all the contests that I’m currently running!

Fab Finds: Friends and Family Sales

October 21, 2011
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At work, I’m running around all day dealing with all sorts of friends and family events and special promotions. All at once, the following thoughts fight for my attention. Is the DJ too loud? How many appointments did we book for the facial events? Does the bottle engraver need additional display units for her engraving and bottle painting station? Are the jewelry trunk shows set up in time? Does the photo booth vendor have all the load – in / out instructions and day-of contacts? Have I received the latest invoices and contracts? Are the linens lined up perfectly straight and to the floor? This is mind of an event planner.

For all of you Saks Fifth Avenue fans, here is the friends and family coupon -so go shopping!

Given I just spent a bundle during my birthday week which happened to coincide with double employee discount, I was able to resist another round of Saks shopping.

However, when my friend posted a similar friends and family discount from Kate Spade’s, I couldn’t resist taking a look. And needless to say, I fell in love. Here are my fab finds.

They’re classic, tie in my bow obsession and are super feminine and pretty – totally my style. THEN I ran into these fun fuschia pumps with black and white striped heel detail. And my heart jumped a beat.