when life gives you lemons

... why not turn them into an outfit!

  

this dress

excuse me, while i show off the newest addition to my closet...

this dress isn't my usual shape (i'm mostly a fit and flair kind of girl) but i had to make an exception for this beauty. i'm crazy about the color blocking and the sparkle collar is the final finishing touch.

off we go

As a kate spade shop stylist, I am usually the one behind the scenes and styling clients ... but yesterday, the tables turned when I styled and modeled for style spy: a segment on kate spade's blog "behind the curtain"! and today i'm sharing some of the highlights! take a peek!

before you go...

pop by the blog for the full post!

although i was lucky enough to style my looks & star in the shoot, all photo's, products and images belong to kate spade and the photographer. the collages were created by me using the original kate spade photographs pulled from the style spot blog post as featured on the blog.

checkmate.

check and mate:

window pane prints and black&white are both killer

trends this season, and today i take on both!

pink && polka

today's look pairs pink with polka dots as i step out in spots.

geo

today we're going geometric with purple pattern mixing!

tulle town

after taking a few weeks off to manage my move to nyc,

i'm finally back to blogging! && today we take a twirl in tulle.

mad about kate fall '13

happy monday!

today we're mad about kate spade fall 2013.

b&w bows

one of my last az looks was a bow inspired cream && black number...

after rain comes a rainbow

why should i wait for a rainbow,

when i can wear one when while it's still pouring?

mod about you

with valentines day just around the corner, some of my next few posts will be v-day worthy to help you get ideas for what to wear on the most romantic day of the year! first up, fall modly in love with hot pink!

pink && teal

today, let's brighten up the usual b&&w outfit with a pop of color

spotted in spots

spots on spots on spots: today i pair leopard print with my go to polka dot!

holiday highlights

although christmas has come && gone i wanted to give you a little peak into what went on in the colorful world of courtney during the past few days

spots && sparkle

i finally have my blog back && i'm celebrating with a few of my favorite things: spots, sparkles && my main man waffles.

mad about plaid

waffles && and i are embracing the season in today's post where we strut our stuff in a plaid pairing

blair flair w// uptown tulips

today's post is a special treat: i'm teaming up with the fabulous bree of uptown tulips for a crazy amazing collaboration! together we're delivering three seasonal style spotlight post style stalking some of our favorite fashionistas to create hot holiday looks, starting with Queen B!

stand out

today we're saying hello to holiday with a dash of green, a little bit of leopard and stand out sparkle.

spade soiree

my time in san francisco was centered around a kate spade soiree that took place at my old store association with san francisco magazine && the blog apartment 34 ... take a peek!

spotted in san francisco

last weekend i returned to san francisco for an event! i was beyond excited to see all my sf be sties && dust off my pink coat!