Inspiration in a Likely Place

Okay, unpopular opinion: I’m really not a fan of Sex and the City. There I said it. I was just telling my friend the other day that after watching it so many times, the older I get the more it get’s on my nerves. I find the characters extremely self centered and whiney, and the friendships pretty toxic. Don’t get me started about Carrie actually marrying the guy who left her at the alter because, why? He couldn’t see her face? Weirdo. Now I’m not saying there aren’t some redeeming qualities about the show but watching it as an established adult it’s maybe not so much for me.

However, most of the time the fashion is to die for. Especially Carrie’s wardrobe. Which after my rant, brings me around to my point. In the opening scene of Sex and the City movie when “Big” and Carrie are looking for an apartment, she has on such a gorgeous coat. I immediately thought “ohh I want to make a version of that!”. The emerald green stunner is made my Betsy Johnson.

If you know me or my family then you know my Mom is a very talented seamstress by trade. So I sent her photos of the coat asking if we could make something like it. We talked about fabrics and lining and make a decision. Last May, for my birthday she gifted me with all the fabric, and worked out times with MK that he could be home with Theo. We were all set. Keep in mind I’m tired and pregnant in these photos, haha!

I think it took about 4ish sessions to create the coat. I loved the print because I felt the colors would work for just about all the seasons. The things that I made different about my coat than the original are I made mine a little longer, along with making the sleeve length longer. We also didn’t do as crazy of a lapel.

Big thanks to my Mom Deb for helping make this idea come to life. I’m thrilled to have this piece forever.

Hey, maybe I’ll start wearing it to the living room. Haha!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’re all doing well!

All About Underthings

Fast Fash is heating up this week! Every year for the week of Valentine’s Day I chat about lingerie. I deeply love lingerie and have quite the collection. One of my tips is to always play with color. Don’t get me wrong most of my lingerie is black and all of my high end pieces are black just because that’s my preference. However, I always say buy lots of different colors! These are ten colors in the Pantone Spring Color Palette.

1. Biscay Green

2. Classic Blue

3. Chive

4. Cinnamon Stick

5. Flame Scarlet

6. Coral Pink

7. Faded Denim

8. Grape Compote

9. Orange Peel

10. Sunlight

Just for the heck of it here are a couple things that I bet you didn’t know.

Fun Facts:

Italian woman wear red underwear on New Year’s Eve for good luck.

The cup system was invented in the 30’s

Women wore girdles everyday from the 20’s to the 60’s. I’m sad that stopped.

The average cup size in the US is a 36C

One of my current favorite trends is the bodysuit! It’s a chic way to make your outfit a little more interesting. This is one of my go to looks!

Do you have Valentine’s Day plans? We have a tradition of staying in with a charcuterie board, vino, and relaxing. However we need a night out so we’ll see where the week takes us.

Anyway, I hope you have on some fun skivvies to kick of Vday week!

Fall Fashion Favorites

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL!!

What a day to celebrate! I don’t care if it’s going to be one hundred degrees everything about Summer is dead to me. We can officially indulge in Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice, and the best part about this season…

FALL FASHION.

Let me start off this Fall Fashion Post by saying never ever be a slave to “trends”. If you don’t like it or it doesn’t fit your body type don’t wear it! I’ve said this a million times and I will keep saying it, always stay true to yourself and your style. The following list is just a combination of my favorite current trends that really aren’t that much of a trend to me because I wear most of these pieces on the regular. They just happen to be trending. And I’m pretty thrilled about it, too. Let’s get to it!

I thought it was pretty perfect to add in Dior’s Dictionary Word Seasons for this post as well!

Here is Pantone’s color palette for the season for your reference.

Long coats and dusters

Coats this season are loooong. I deeply love this trend because being a tall chick when I find a coat or duster that’s actually long enough for me (it means shorties need them hemmed, haha! I don’t feel bad you can’t add fabric.) I’m truly ecstatic! Even though a lot of them could still be longer.

Leopard

While it’s true leopard is no new trend it was indeed all over the runways. And lets face it this long leopard coat will literally go with anything and everything. Plus it’s cozy for this pregnant lady so I expect to be living in it all fall.

Monochrome Reds

Wine (also known as Biking Red), or Chili Pepper are the big ones. I went for bright Chili Pepper and I’m loving that this is a color for Fall. I think it really brightens up the usual fall colors. Make a statement with this head to toe look this season!

"The color story suggests rich tones, each capable of making a statement, but also with a versatility that creates warmth and harmony when paired together,” said Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. 

Rich Green, Lingerie as outerwear, the power blazer

I was so happy to see so much green for Fall! It’s having a major moment. For me? This moment is always as it has always been my favorite color. Also, blazers are huge too so I’ve combined three trends into one for this look. Lingerie as outerwear is also still going strong right now.

This color is close to Eden in the Pantone Autumn/Winter 2019/20 color palette.

Capes

This one was on my list last year too and I’m happy to talk about it again. If you know me even a little then you know this is not a trend to me. A good cape (or several) is an absolute staple in my closet. It was also on my fall fashion list last year. I’m thrilled to see that it is once again “trendy” this fall. But, don’t think I won’t still be wearing them in ten years.

Snake Print

You’ve likely already added something to your wardrobe that is snake print. Or in my case have a ton to already choose from. The fabulous thing about this print is that you can use it to switch up your usual leopard. It’s everywhere so pants, coats, dresses, or blazers it’s your call to make this trend exactly what you want it to be and what is the most “you”. Of course my newest addition is snake print boots.

Statement Shoes

Bright heels were seen on the runways of Saint Laurent, Victoria Beckham, and Emilio Pucci this season and it’s the perfect way to add a little zing to your wardrobe. A bright colored shoe is such a great way to finish your look by making it the exclamation mark to your outfit. Yellow is a great option too because it goes with so much. I’m always down to add a blue shoe to a look but this is a great alternative too.

All of these shoes are from Just Fab.

I hope you’re headed apple picking or doing something very fall today!

Thanks for stopping by friends!