It’s the day after Christmas, and I’m reflecting on all of the things that I’m thankful for… my B&B friends are high on the list. This is B&B’s second Christmas and I am so humbled by the growth the site has experienced. I am so happy to share pieces of myself with my wonderful readers and…
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Glamspiration: How I Rock Mixed Prints (Inspired By Solange Knowles)
Mom: Did you wear that today? Me: Yes. Mom: Oh… I couldn’t help but laugh at her perplexed facial expression. It was a mix of confusion and “Well, my child has always been different,” and it cracked me up! I know it’s been a while since I shared some of my personal style with my…
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Glamspiration: Black Leather Skirt, N.Y.L.A Wedge Sneakers & Proenza Schouler for Target Sweater!
Hi everyone! Once again, I’m sharing some of my personal style with you in hopes of sparking a little glamspiration. I paired the H&M skirt (similar) with an abstract print Proenza Schouler (get it on sale here) from the Target and Neiman Marcus collaboration during the 2012 holiday season, black tights with gray striped detail…
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Glamspiration: Florals & Faux Fur
This weekend, I decided to accept the groundhog’s prediction that we’ll have an early spring and whipped out my floral pants and one of my favorite faux fur vests. I had my eyes on these H&M floral pants (similar, similar) for a while before I bought them around the Christmas holiday (on sale, of course). I…
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Glamspiration: I’m in Love With My Polka Dot Skinny Jeans!
Happy Monday F&B lovers! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was pretty much filled with lots of rest and relaxation, but it wouldn’t have been complete without a bit of glamspiration. This time around I was inspired by the fashions of one of my favorite fashion designers and TV personalities of all time,…
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Glamspiration: A Little Bit of Faux Fur & A Hot Pink Shift Dress!
Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope your week’s been fab and full of joy so far! I’m a huge fan of faux fur and I was so excited when my aunt bought me this adorbs Liz Claiborne faux fur vest for Christmas. (I swear JC Penney has some of the cutest fashion finds! Please, don’t sleep…
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Glamspiration: How I Rocked My Zara Camo Pants & Neon Yellow Tweed Jacket!
Happy Monday F&B lovers! This past weekend I decided to get out of my apartment and treat myself to a movie. Of course I wanted to look fashionable-yet-comfortable for the occasion so I whipped out my Zara camo pants a white v-neck T-shirt (smiliar) and a cropped neon yellow tweed jacket that I snagged from JC…
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Glamspiration: Leather Pants, Florals & a Cobalt Blue Blazer!
Hey F&B lovers! I’m bringing you another OOTD post! (I’m on a roll, right?! Haha!) This look was inspired by my desire to add a pop of color to my look during these gray Winter months. My leather pants, floral shirt and cobalt blue blazer are all from one of my favorite stores… H&M! I finished the…
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Glamspiration: Teyana Taylor’s Leopard Print BCBG Tori V-Neck NYE 2012 Dress!
Happy Monday, everyone! This weekend while scrolling through some of my favorite blogs and stumbled upon a picture of Teyanna Taylor in a super-cute leopard print BCBG Tori V-Neck dress. I chuckled to myself because it felt like dejavu because I wore an extremely similar ensemble just weeks ago at my friend’s 25th birthday party!…
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Glam Event: Akira Chicago’s 10-Year Anniversary Bazaar!
This weekend I made googly eyes with a camel and bought some super-cute fashions. It was all at one of my new favorite fashion spots here in the Chicago area called Akira. The store was celebrating 10 years of being in business–and boy did they do it with a bang! The event took place at…