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Summer Stripes You Can Transition into Fall

Hey Ya’ll! I hope you’re having a great week so far. If you caught my IG stories, you’ll see that I attended the first 4 days of NY Fashion Week and had a blast! It was so awesome getting to see my blogger friends from near and far and enjoying the shows together. Since I live on Long Island, I stayed in a hotel in the city for two nights with some blogger friends. It made a huge difference not having to commute back and forth on the train. I took the past two days off from work just so that I could recoup and it felt oh so good.

Anyway, I’m back with another post and this time, I’m talking about summer stripes and how you can easily transition pieces into fall.

The dress that I’m wearing is from Zaful and it’s such a flattering piece. I mean I got so many compliments when I wore it work. But so that it would be suitable for the office, I threw on a denim jacket and dressed it down with sneakers. I could totally see this with a white blazer and pumps for the fall as well. This is one of those pieces that can work for both warm weather and the cooler temps.

The dress ties on both shoulders but I opted to wear it as a halter dress.

To complement the blue in the dress, I paired it with this yellow bag from Zara and blue sandals from Nordstrom. The sunglasses are from Wear Me Pro, they sell the chicest and most affordable sunglasses. Shop the styles here.

To shop the dress, click this link.

To shop the Zaful site, click here.

This post was sponsored by Zaful. All opinions are my own.

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White Crochet Dress

Happy Labor Day! It’s so thrilling to have an extra day off – I needed it so badly. The only thing that’s disappointing is that it’s back to work tomorrow. But that’s okay too because this is a pretty exciting week for many of us fashionistas. It’s finally Fashion Week, the most exciting time of the year for bloggers. Some may say that fashion week is overrated and that may be true, maybe…but I still love it! This is the time when I get to see all my blogger friends and make new ones. You get to pull out all the stops fashion-wise and dress to the nines and not to mention, people watch for all the fabulous street-style fashion.

Day 1 of FW is this Thursday, 9/7 so follow along on instagram to catch all the shenanigans.

Now, let’s talk about this crochet dress – I just love a good crochet dress, don’t you? The first thing that caught my eye was the crochet pattern. I was a bit nervous when I saw it on the Zaful site because it’s pictured as a flatlay and to me it looked like a child’s dress and thought it would be too short on me. If that was the case , I could definitely wear it with jeans and call it a day. But to my suprise, the dress fit perfectly! I got in a medium according to the size chart, and it was an extremely comfortable fit.

I paired the dress with this watch from Klasse14 and this beautiful blush clutch from Valerie Constance. I also wore these pink pumps to give the outfit a pop of color.

So what did you all do for the long weekend? Anything fun? I did absolutely nothing and I loved it!

I hope you all have a great Labor Day and a fantastic week! Thanks for stopping by.

To shop the dress, click here

There’s also a Zaful Summer 2017 Promotion happening. They’re offering 10-20% off their site using coupon code ZafulChen. Click here to shop the site.

Minimalist Styling With Hieleven

When shopping for a handbag, I usually go for a simple yet chic design. The bag must be functional yet stylish and comfortable but most of all, it should be well-made. That is how I would describe the Hieleven handbags. The design is minimalist to say the least but it is so sophisticated and sleek. The foldover flap design lends to a unique look and the interior is roomy enough for all your essentials along with an inside pocket for your keys, metrocard, etc.

Shop the bag here.

To complement the bag, I chose a comfortable streetstyle outfit featuring H&M white linen pants and a black Zara cold shoulder top, similar here. I’m completely obsessed with this top for it’s beautiful embroidery detail and the tie sleeves. I can’t begin to tell you how many compliments I received on this top. The pants are an oldie but goodie from H&M and they’ve been with me for many years now, similar here and here. These pants are definitely my go-to when I can’t think of anything else to wear. They’re the most comfortable easy breezy pants I own.

I took both Friday and today off from work and I was able to catch up on sleep. So, amen to that and amen to short weeks! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and wishing you a safe and productive week. Thanks for stopping by.

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Embroidered Maxi Dress

Happiest of Mondays to you! Hope you all had a restful weekend. Today’s post will be short and sweet. I’m bringing you the last piece from my collaboration with Tobi.

Though I love maxi dresses, I don’t own many. I always seem to run into the problem of the dresses being too long and I don’t want to deal with hemming them so I don’t bother. Sure enough, this dress was skimming the floor. It was definitely way too long so I had to make sure I wore them with high heels.

Though I’m wearing the dress with block heeled sandals – if I were truly going out, I would wear it with tan sandals like this pair or this pair. I would also totally dress it down with flat sandals if it weren’t so long. Nevertheless, I love the dress – the shape is perfect and the chiffon skirting and embroidery detail gives it a great look. What are your thoughts on maxi dresses? Do you find yourself hemming the dresses or are they usually the perfect length?

As always, thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great week!

 

Palazzo Pants Styled Two Ways

I hope you all had an amazing weekend. I have to say that this was a pretty good weekend for me and the family. We had visitors from Germany so we met them in the West Village at Otto restaurant (highly recommended btw) for a wonderful dinner at and nice stroll through Washington Square Park. The kids were able to ride their scooter and play in the playground. It was definitely an enjoyable evening topped off with Mr. Softee ice cream. I know I’m not the only person who loves Mr. Softee, right? I also learned that the movie “Legend” with Will Smith was shot in an apartment building across from the park. Leave it someone from another country to lay down that bit of knowledge. Go figure! That same night the movie was on so I was able to verify that sure enough the vampires were running through Washington Square Park. Haha.

Today, I’m sharing with you the coolest pants ever! Palazzo pants are a trend that I’ve been hearing about over for a little while now but have never thought to try them. When I got the opportunity to do this collab with Zaful, I thought why not take a chance and try it? I’m so happy I did because these pants are gorgeous! Not only did the size fit perfectly but they are so comfortable and stylish. I received so many compliments from complete strangers and coworkers alike so I know that I made a good choice going with these pants. I got them in a size medium according to the size chart on Zaful’s site and they fit perfectly. Below you I show you how I style them two ways.

I love how these pants move and the side splits are so awesome! I’ve always been a fan of wide leg pants so I knew these would be a win-win situation for me. I paired the pants with a simple camisole and black block heels. The bucket bag is from Ralph Lauren and it has become my favorite. The bag is a rich camel color and it fits everything! I love the two straps in case you want to wear it as a shoulder bag or have it hanging at your hip or as a cross body. I’ve been using this bag non-stop because of how versatile it is, and it goes with everything!

I also styled the pants with a Gap denim jacket and Cole Haan flat sandals. This option is great in cooler temps and for walking around in the city. Believe it or not, the weather was so hot on this day so the denim jacket definitely had to go. But I absoutely love the look and will be rocking it once it gets closer to fall.

To shop these very cool pants, click here.

To shop Zaful’s site, click here.

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