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Fashion help.

Emily — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:37:18 +0000

The internet is brimming with awesome bloggers who share what they wear for all of the rest of us to benefit from. Seriously, it helps me immensely to copy ideas from other in how to put outfits together. Plus, I love seeing how other ladies do this “stay at home” gig, because it’s good for me to see comfortable options beyond yoga pants and urban outfitters tees. Here are some of my favorites:

1. Elaine from ClothedMuch, 2. Melissa from ISLY, 3. Ellybeth from Green Olives Design, 4. Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy, 5. Sarah from For the Love…, 6. Heidi from Heidiluxe

Do you have more favorites to share?

Summer of Love.

Emily — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:40:17 +0000

I saw this video on the blog {running}mommy. (one of my favorites) and I just loved it. I loved her perspective and self-acceptance, and I get the feeling that she’d be a great girlfriend to spend an afternoon chatting with. She’s chill, and I like it.

I think this is going to be my summer of love. The summer when I learn to love my body for what it is. The summer that I stop reading articles like “how to get swimsuit ready in 4 days” and other such ridiculousness. The summer when I wear what I love because it makes me happy, and call that good enough.

Who’s with me?

Tiffani Sheriff // The Body Image Project // Review from Body Image Project on Vimeo.

the Swagger Wagon

Emily — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:50:50 +0000

Okay, so this doesn’t have anything to do with cute & modest clothing (although I like the mom’s clothes), but one of my boys is playing with the little Fisher Price piano at this very moment, and so I thought I’d share this funny video with all the moms out there. I happen to roll in a Toyota Sienna, so this was extra funny for my husband and me. I hope you get a kick out of it.

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Shade Clothing: Style Guide

Emily — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:54:16 +0000

Okay, so here’s the thing, I love Shade Clothing. I’m pretty much a devotee. But the first 100 times I looked at their website I just didn’t get it. I don’t know where the disconnect in my brain was, but I just saw lots of sort of plain-ish clothes that I had no idea what to do with.

Then, I saw it. Their Style Guide. Shade does an AMAZING job of putting their clothes with the kinds of items that we all have in our closet anyway to create really wearable looks. I love seeing the looks that they put together with clothes of theirs + clothes from other places, because isn’t that how we all dress?

Shade has really livable, wearable clothes. Of course I love a J.Crew kind of look and an Anthropologie kind of look, but, I love the Shade look, too, and this is a perfect match for my lifestyle of picking up toys, playdates, wiping noses, etc.

Plus, the best part, is when you have a simple canvas of really wearable clothes that are easy to mix and match, then when you buy a special top or necklace from Anthropologie, it really takes the outfit up to a new level. An easy upgrade.

Take this girl in the middle here: I never would think to pair that sweater and that blazer together, but I think the outfit looks great. I think we all have some dark wash skinny jeans in our closet, so we’re halfway there to that cute outfit. Then, if you wanted to add a blouse instead of the sweater…upgrade!

two things I should mention:
1. Shade did not pay for, sponsor, or solicit this post. I’m seriously just a mega-fan of Shade and wanted to share.
2. The Style Guide is kind of hard to find on the website (why, Shade? Put it front and center!) but click the link, or from their blog you can go the the Style Guide category on the right and view all of the posts showing past Style Guides. I definitely recommend it.

Color Wednesday: Turquoise

Emily — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:08:11 +0000

I think that turquoise is one of those great colors that is so likable that it’s hard to overdose on turquoise. Is there anyone out there who doesn’t like turquoise? What’s not to like? It’s cheerful and bright, it’s just perfect for summer, and I bet it’s a color that flatters just about everyone.

I’m a little obsessed with the belt and necklaces here, as well as that floral tee. I don’t know how those gathered sleeves would look on me, but I think I’m going to give it a shot. It reminds me (in a good way) of a top I would have worn in the fourth grade. Sometimes this 80’s trend happening right now can get a little ugly, like a redo of the worst the 80’s had to offer. But I can appreciate some of the good that the 80’s brought us, namely a bright floral print. Remember bodysuits? I can distinctly remember wearing floral bodysuits with ruffled skirts in elementary school.

How about you? Are you on board with the 80’s? And am I guessing correctly, is turquoise a universally loved color?

striped tee, cardigan, beaded belt, ring, necklace, shirt, swimsuit, floral tee, swim wrap, skirt, necklace, tankini top, bikini bottom, swimsuit, earrings, skirt

Color Wednesday: Bright White

Emily — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:33:22 +0000

As the weather gets warmer, nothing seems more breezy than bright white. I love white in the summertime, and it’s a great neutral to pair with gold, floral prints, nautical stripes…anything, really! I love the Shabby Apple dress in the top right and think it would make such a great bridesmaid dress. I’ve seen (although not very often) weddings where the bride has her bridesmaids in white, too, and I think it’s just beautiful. Imagine a summer wedding with the bride in a beautiful white dress and her bridesmaids in sweet white dresses…it would be so lovely. Quick! Is anyone getting married soon? Take this idea and run with it! Oh, and don’t forget Emersonmade flowers, the men could all have a small white bloom on their black tuxedos. Now that would look great. Seriously, I need to plan weddings for a living. I could dream this stuff up all day.

cardigan, blouse (plus-size), blazer, necklace, dress, trousers, short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt, dress, blazer (plus-size)

Color Wednesday: Spring Greens

Emily — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:20:00 +0000

I’ve had my eye on that cute short-sleeve jacket from Shade Clothing (bottom left) for a little while now, so a light spring green color came to mind this week. I’m definitely feeling the freshness of green lately. Oh, by the way, you know that these Color Wednesday boards are just a big round-up of lovely things all in the same color, right? I was thinking about it this morning and wouldn’t want someone to think I’m implying that green chino trousers would look great with a striped green cardigan, green earrings, and green espadrille wedges. Yikes, that’s a lot of green! These are just fun options to consider adding to your wardrobe to liven it up with some color, but color when it’s all matchy-matchy looks kind of silly, no? What do you think?

striped cardigan, button down shirt, floral skirt, cardigan, earrings, v-neck tee, dress, skirt, slingback flats, pants, knit dress, lightweight jacket, slingback wedges, espadrille wedges

Color Wednesday: Coral

Emily — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:43:24 +0000

I love coral, although I usually refer to it as “salmon pink” because my husband has a rad thrift store shirt that is very clearly pink but he calls it salmon. Anyway, this is a great spring color. I love it paired with gray, tiffany blue, or with red in a monochromatic look. I’m a little obsessed with that wrap cardigan at the bottom, and I’m A LOT obsessed with Emersonmade’s crazy awesome flowers. Maybe the perfect Mother’s Day gift? What’s your favorite?

swimsuit, maternity dress, wrap dress, scoop-neck dress, thong sandals, wedge sandals, cardigan wrap, sunglasses, scarf, espadrilles, swimsuit, wrap cardigan, boyfriend cardigan, necklace, printed heels, blazer, ruffled jacket, flats, flower pin

Color Wednesday: Deep Purple

Emily — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:29 +0000

Alright, seriously ladies, I went a little crazy with the purple this week. And I’m not even purple’s biggest fan! But I kind of found a groove for searching sites for items of a specific color, and within minutes I found so many cute things. So…this week we have double the Color Wednesday fun because I just couldn’t edit down. I think I would love all of these things.
I think that a deep purple is definitely one color that I need to try more often. Like the shawl collar cardigan in the first picture? It kills me. So cute. Or that belted dress with the silky bodice in the second picture? Perfection.
It’s really interesting picking things by color because I usually have my favorite colors to wear (black, gray, red, white, florals, etc.) and don’t even pay attention when something cute is available in a purple color. But, I guess that’s the point of Color Wednesday, to get us out of a color rut and show some new options.
Let’s all add some (grape) punch to our wardrobes with pretty deep purples!

dress, top, cardigan, ruffled blouse, belt, knit dress (it’s gorgeous!), crocs, moccasin flats, scarf, capri yoga pants, boyfriend cardigan

dress with rosette, layering tank, knit henley, swimsuit, striped dress, heels with bows, crochet hat, dress with waist-tie, houndstooth shift dress, silky belted dress, suede heels

Pretty and pink.

Emily — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:39 +0000

While Scarlett Johansson’s dress isn’t so much modest in my book, I think the print is just gorgeous. I remembered seeing pictures of this Oscar de la Renta gown she wore to the “He’s Just Not That Into You” premiere way back when, but then when I saw this Talbot’s skirt recently my tired brain grapes were trying to figure out why I loved the print already and where I saw it before. I kept thinking it had to do with Scarlett Johansson, so I googled “Scarlett Johansson pink dress” and pictures of this came right up. Maybe 1/3 of her fashion choices are modest, but I always seem to like her style. Anyways, here’s our chance at what looks to be a copycat print of her gown. Works out better anyhow, since I don’t really have a red carpet event coming up to wear a gown to, but I could always use a pretty and springy floral skirt.

I like how Talbot’s styled the skirt with a nude colored shoe. The print is awfully busy and colorful, and I think it looks beautiful with the nude pump. I have the skirt styled with a pretty silk blouse (I’d wear a slim tee underneath of the same cream color) and a gold belt with a pretty orange beaded necklace. This would be a great look for a spring wedding or formal event.