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Cyber Monday!!

Livi — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:09:30 +0000

just a few sites with notable sales. the bluefly and bloomies sales look carazzy

Here you go >>>

Shade Liquidation Sale???

Natalie — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:53:07 +0000

What the…? My friend Almira of Healthy Republic just forwarded me an email she got from Shade. (image above) Does anyone know? Does this mean they are going out of business? Sad day.

UPDATE: Thanks readers for getting me up to date! Here is the link to the formal letter.

Pretty much it says that they are closing, and don’t know when they will be back, but plan on making a comeback at some point…

Shade- a couple cute sale items.

Natalie — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:39:03 +0000

All these dresses at Shade are on sale! Yahoo!

Navy dress (only $14.99, Green Dress (28.99) , Black Dress (16.99) There is an entire post about how you need to purchase the black dress!!!

picture from Emily's post "must have dress"

What to wear: To the office.

Natalie — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:06:25 +0000

I agree, that the shoes are the wrong color. Okay? Today I was at the Library with Jane and this lady who was probably about 65 or 70 walks in with so much style! I wish I had my camera. She even had the cutest haircut I’ve ever seen on a lady her age. (no offense) So, this is me trying to re create the look of the super stylish lady. (And yes, she was wearing over sized sunglasses. I want to be her when I’m older…)

Cropped Pants, Top, Sunglasses, Belt, Shoes.

Cute scarf and skirt.

Natalie — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:22:43 +0000

Wouldn’t this skirt look great with this scarf? I love it.

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: 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)

Friday Finds: great summer tops.

Natalie — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:23:03 +0000

navy top-plus size, pink top, (perfect for hiding a small baby bump!) mint top, t-shirt, purple top, white and yellow top. Everything minus the yellow and white top are under $25!

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

Shade Swimsuit Giveaway!

Ashley — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:20:24 +0000

Hey Everyone! We are hosting ANOTHER swimsuit giveaway- this time from Shade!!!

I was lucky to have the opportunity to review one of their suits. This was the first shade suit I have tried and I really like it. I chose the ‘Riviera Swim Top‘ in violet and ‘Slimmer Swim Bottom.’ I chose these because I just love the ruffle along the neckline and I wanted to own a purple swimsuit. I was so happy when I received it. It has a very flattering fit- and the size was very accurate to what I ordered. On top of that, just like I thought, the ruffle is ADORABLE! I love it!

One lucky reader will win a Shade Swimsuit of their choice!

Just leave a comment telling us what your favorite Shade Swimsuit is on this post no later then Wednesday April 28th at Midnight.

Goodluck!!!