Don't Be Afraid To Give Up the Good To Go For the Great

blue jacket: old, similar here // leather jacket: old, similar here // jeans: madewell (similar here) // boots: via amazon similar here // bag: balenciaga // hat: michael stars (similar here)

leather top: all saints (similar here) // white shirt: free people (similar here) // kimono: castles couture (similar here) // jeans: joe jeans (similar here) // coat: madewell (available here) // bag: balenciaga // hat: stylemint (similar here)

 This month's We the Fashionati Style Profile is "A Lesson in Layers" and If you guys are like me you have been acquiring pieces that you can't wait to wear for Spring….so wear those pieces now just layer and layer…..and layer!!!

I'm going to be real for a second (yes this is a long post) for the past couple of months I haven't been able to put as much into the blog and responding to you guys as much as I would like because toddler hood and potty training are kicking my ass…also I've gotten into a rut….but when Who What Wear's 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge came across my screen this weekend it seemed like just the right kick to get me into high gear. I'll be posting 3 looks today and then starting Wednesday I'll play catch up with the first 4 looks from the challenge and then following up every day….. because as John D. Rockefeller so aptly pointed out "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great"

PS if you are in the Triangle area be sure to head to The Loft at Southpoint from 6:00 to 9:00 to meet me and see how to style Spring's key pieces…..plus there will be macarons and a special discount….need I say more?

                                                  Tigers Don't Lose Sleep Fashion Bash                                                

Hosted by Brooke Allen
LOFT Streets of Southpoint
6910 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713
Tuesday February 18th 2014 6pm-9pm
RSVP by Monday February 17th

jacket: stylemint  // pants: fab'rik (similar here) // bag: 3.1 phillip lim (similar here) // watch: michael kors (available here) // necklace & bracelets: stella and dot

From Froyo to Snow

1st outfit: jacket: vintage (similar here) // shorts: sylvia & luka (similar here) // shoes: vince (available here) // sunnies: ray ban (similar here)
2nd outfit: sweater: mango (similar here) // blazer: vintage (similar here) // jeans: joes jeans (similar here) // scarf: madewell (similar here) // shoes: shoemint (similar here) // bag: louis vuitton // sunnies: ray ban (available here)

So this is the progression from Monday afternoon getting frozen yogurt in the 65 degree weather….. to Tuesday with a 30 degree temperature drop (in my fave vintage blazer)….. to Wednesday morning waking up to a winter wonderland and Doodle's 1st snow. Shorts one day and 4 layers the next…..happy weekend friends…..stay warm :)

New Things: See original post here

Day 29: Played in the snow for the first time with the Doodle man….and made my 1st snow angel

Day 30: Made Skinny Chocolate Banana Parfait

Crisp New Day

silk jacket: equipment (available here) // jeans: joes jeans (similar here)// coat: zara (similar here) // shoes: shoemint (loving these) // sunnies: prada (here) // necklace: tiffany's (available here) 

Let me start by saying my husband and I haven't stayed up to watch the ball drop in 3 years (correction: on Doodle's first NYE we woke up at midnight because our dog had thrown up in the bed, good stuff)….so it doesn't make a ton of sense for me to put on a huge tutu and sequins for just a normal night. However, I always love the idea of starting a new year, I always have this notion of a crisp new day where anything is possible….which is what I'm trying to tell myself EVERY day should be. I figured I would at least put a good outfit on this year for New Years Eve so I took some cues from my favorite blogger and style maven Sheree and paired some leopard with an all white ensemble….whenever I'm feeling uninspired I always turn to her for a new take on things. Anywhos, hope you guys are eating your black eyed peas for good luck and enjoying a fabulous new year.