Think Pink (in October)

{Blogged while reading Good As Gone by Amy Gentry and it is good}  I love the month of October for several reasons: its my birthday month (whoop whoop!), it's my dog Toby's birthday month, Halloween, cooler temps (usually), pumpkin everything hits the scene (and Christmas decorations, but that is just a little early for me. Hello? Thanksgiving anyone?) and its Breast Cancer Awareness month.  As with so many of us it seems, this is an issue near and dear to my heart, as my grandmother is a breast cancer survivor.   I just love all of the products that come out this month and donate part of their proceeds to breast cancer research.   And its a month devoted to pink!  I look forward to buying limited edition products each October that give back to fighting a disease that has touched my family and so many others. I gathered some of my favorite pink products below, but let me know if there are any of your favorites I left out!  And my pink dress was the perfect outfit for this post and the month of October, don't you think? Although its back in the 90's tomorrow, so I sure wont need this sweater (again....ugh!) Happy Tuesday beauties! Sweetly, Michelle

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That's the Bomb(er) 💣💣

{blogged with a bag of Easter candy} Hello there lovelies!  This weather though! We are back to sunny skies and warm temperatures here in So Cal and I am not complaining to a single person about this (however, come July when I am as big as a house, I reserve the right to complain to someone, anyone about the heat!)  So, I do not take naturally to bump dressing.  It is a challenge for me to find office wear or day-to-day wear (outside of comfy leggings, which again, #nocomplaints) that I feel feminine and put together and like myself.  I have had this bomber jacket from Nordstrom since last New Years. I have no idea why I bought this but I never wore it and since bombers are popping up everywhere right now, I thought it might make the nicest pair to my simple pleated white dress (a total closet staple). And it worked! I have these gold sandals that are not too high but high enough to keep me feeling like myself.  It is the perfect outfit for a Sunday brunch or maybea nice dinner and a movie.  I find white dresses to be so versatile-- with a jean jacket, a blazer, a long cardigan and flat sandals-- I find so many uses for them and I am a sucker for pleats.  So there you have it!  We are almost to the end of the week my friends!  Yayy!! We have my husband's cousins from Chicago coming this weekend to stay with us and I cant wait to show them around and play in the sand together!! Hope your weekend is full of rest and sunshine and fun! I appreciate you stopping by! Sweetly- Michelle

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Suit Yourself

{Written while obsessing over Giambattista Valli couture...you remember that huge pink tiered dress Rihanna wore? I may have been the only person who loved that dress but lemme tell you...I LOVED it. And there are more puffy tiered ones out there- black, grey and light blush pink. Can you say swoon?}

 It has been a while since I posted a nice suit.  I wear a lot of them to work but I find I am forcing myself to get back in the swing of things and wear them again. Over the holidays, the atmosphere at my office turns causal- and its hard to get back to formal office appropriate attire.  This is a little JCrew suit and I paired it with oxblood accessories, which is a first for me. I typically pair navy with dark brown but I like this color.  Navy is way more versatile than I ever realize and the same goes for these shoes.  I wear them with everything-- with the same color family or not- they really kinda pop.  I love this color but I wonder if it will carry over to spring? Maybe I will pair these heels with white jeans and a white tank. How cute does that sound? I know it's only January but I am so so ready for summer... sandy feet, BBQs, night swimming, dinner under the starts and all of those things that make summer the every best of seasons to me! How about you? What's your favorite season? Sending you so much love today! Sweetly- Michelle

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Perfectly Suitable

{Written while sipping my third Starbucks cafe mocha of the day out of a pretty normal looking red cup 😐}   Hello dearest ones! How was your week? Did it fly right by? For me it sure did! Lets talk about suits for a minute. I have a love hate relationship with them. I find very few that are both professional and stylish (and when I do, I buy them fast).  It seems like either the fit is boxy and sort of shapeless or its so fitted and short that I simply cant wear it to a professional event.   So what are we to do?  First, you need to find the right suit.  Lately, J Crew, Ann Taylor (I used to shop here a lot when I was in law school and I have no idea why I stopped-- they have the cutest work separates), Nordstrom and Banana Republic are my go-to suit stops. I think you should try to build your professional wardrobe so that it includes a black (shocker!), navy and grey suit (I also like sheath dresses with a matching blazer if you can find them.)  After you have your suit, I like to pick a statement piece-- shoes? bag? Maybe a chunky bracelet?  I personally like to keep the lines of a suit simple--I don't like big bold necklaces around my neck with suits (totally personal preference- I am more of an arm full of bracelets girl.)  This suit here has sort of a soft peplum shape, which I paired with stacked heels. Sometimes, a little stiletto doesn't look right and a suit calls out for something more substantial, you know?    I grabbed my bag, my coffee ( literally, the greatest addition to any outfit hands down) and out the door I went!  Do I tell you enough how much I appreciate you stopping by for a read? Because I sure do!  Thank you thank you! Happy almost weekend, loves.  Sweetly- Michelle

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