{Outfit} Blogger Workwear

Raygun "Blog A Lot" Tee, Destroyed Denim, Heels, DvF Studded Bag

Let’s take it to a real place – if you are a blogger, chances are you have shown up for work wearing your bathrobe, bunny slippers and an avocado mud mask a time or two. And if you’re like us, the mud mask quickly turns into a mani / pedi and an afternoon of meetings [...]

{Outfit} Layer Love

Missoni Dress as a Skirt

Mother Nature does not seem to care that it’s officially Spring, that we live in the South and that Gwyneth and I spent a good portion of last weekend flipping our closet. Now we’re working with winter temperatures outside and a front-of-closet rack with Spring dresses begging us to free them from hibernation. Since we [...]

{Outfit} #theglamorouslife

IFB Conference Outfit Day 1

Some days call for a glammed up outfit. Day 1 of the Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference is one of those days. So when this post pops up in your inbox or reader, I’ll be lined up outside the Altman Building on West 18th Street wearing this: Shopping Guide: 1. Elizabeth Cole “XOXO” Earrings from Zhush [...]

{Shop} Seven Years In Style

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When John Mellencamp wrote “Hurts So Good,” he must have been working at his girlfriends’ contemporary clothing boutique. Because those lyrics perfectly capture how I feel when I go to photograph the new arrivals at Gena Chandler. Since moving back to Raleigh, I’ve been spending time in my dream closet helping out my girlfriends Gena [...]

{Shop} Emily Kammeyer Accessories

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Unless you’re brand spankin’ new (and in that event, welcome!), you’ve seen more than a few of our outfit posts with our Emily Kammeyer Accessories Triple Wrap Bracelets. But when Emily and I sat down for cocktails during last week’s trip to NYC, we talked about the new goodies in her line – and you [...]

{Outfit} Carolinian Tuxedo

Forever 21 White Blazer with Leather Trim

White blazer with leather lapel, the softest cotton V-neck tee out there, subtle camo-print skinny jeans and just enough bling to make it girly – Today we give you the Carolinian Tuxedo. Shopping Guide: 1. Rhinestoned Omega Hoop Earrings from Forever 21 2. NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square from Beauty.com 3. Essential V-Neck [...]

{Shop} The Simplest of Tastes

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18 years ago, this week, my 9th grade Algebra teacher passed out a homework syllabus that made me squeal with delight. I was still bouncing up and down in my chair when he informed me and the rest of our class that the “MLK Day / No Homework,” was referring to our school’s observance of [...]