stripes on stripes

one set of stripes is never enough, so today i doubled up by pairing stripes on stripes with other b&w patterns. plus i reveal the winner of our wire wrap giveaway!

we're at the weird time between winter && spring where we're all itching to step out in color but the weather isn't taking the hint. so a color pop serves as the perfect cure, because it gives you just a little touch of spring to get your fix!

joie de vivre

some think kate spade is all about twirl worthy dresses, bow belts && sky high heels, but there is so much more to the brand then just that! to prove it to you, here is a casual kate spade look.

denim && dots

I apologize for all the polka dot's lately... actually, no, i rock a lot of polka dots && do so with pride!  so no, i am not at all sorry about it!

 it's finally beginning to feel a bit like fall, well an arizona fall, where if we're lucky we'll get an 80 degree october day (please, please, please). so I wanted to get into the swing of fall fashion while beating the heat, and this dots && denim outfit let me do it!

mix && maxi

i've got the blues .... && greens in today's mix && maxi post, an outfit that I wore to the duce in downtown phx.

 

for a day full of vintage shopping that ended && the darling duce (a vintage boxing ring turned event spade && sandwich shop) I had to pull out a casual courtney look...

over // under

layering (yes, i'm hyping layering again, don't judge me) can help you transform a few pieces into very different outfits!

for today's outfit I layered an orange and white shirt over one of my favorite courtney green (yes, courtney green, not kelly green, because no one named kelly loves this color as much as I do) dressess. oh & if that didn't excite you, my pup waffles joined my for this post!

maiden lane mademoiselle

Pardon my french-ness, but I am in full-blow Persian chic mode as inspired by garance dore & kate spade new york. I have been galavanting around the city, imagining I'm in Parie, if only....

earn your stripes

I've been a little bit wild lately with all the animal prints ... and I'm so not sorry about it.

Buttons & Bows

Today's look has a few componets: it helps us dress down a dressy dress while combining a few current trends: tomato red, denim, pops of color and arm parties.

Recognize this dress? It's the Kate Spade Jillian dress I wore for my MBA graduation, but today it's getting a casual make over! Here's how I took it from dress to day...

Sophisticated Sparkle

Glitter, glitz and glam can be any girl's best friend, but it's all about how you wear it!

It's no secret that I am a bit of the top, I eat sleep and breathe bold colors and in your face outfits. But not everyone enjoys being as obnoxious with their outfits as I do, so here's a way to a sparkly style in a sophisticated way.

Watermelon Stripes

fun fact: I love watermelon, how it looks how it tastes and the fun colors!

so for this look I paired watermelon colors with statement jewelry and lots of layering!