Olive is a classic fall color and one of my favorites. It’s such a subtle earthy color that can almost serve as a neutral which makes it look good with so many colors. Today I’m styling it two ways in a plaid tunic outfit. A tunic-style top is such a good choice when you’re looking…
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Classic Style Outfit to Honor My Biggest Fan
This is a difficult post to write, but I feel I have to put something in writing regarding the recent loss of my amazing mother-in-law, Kathy. You may remember a post in her honor last April as part of our Match Made in Seven collaboration on the “Best of British.” She was absolutely my biggest…
Style a Lightweight Ruana Outfit for Summer
Are ponchos and ruanas only for fall and winter? Absolutely not! Today, I share how to put together a lightweight ruana outfit for summer. Still confused about the difference between a ruana and a poncho? Is it a scarf? Maybe a wrap? So was I, until I looked it up and did a little research….
Channel the Tropics in a Colorful Boden Top
Are you a Boden fan? This British brand is well known for its fun clothing in bright prints and stripes. I’ve been eyeing their dresses for a while now, and was happy to see they also make tops and other colorful pieces, like this colorful Boden top! Their motto is fun, too: “We’ll sort the…
How to Dress Up Your Camo Pants Outfit
Today’s post features another episode of Shopping My Closet. I’m sharing a new take on how to dress up your camo pants outfit. With overcast skies and dreary damp weather, long pants are required. But that doesn’t mean you have to dress boring, right? Pull out those old camo pants and dress them up for…
How Many Ways Can You Style White Boots?
Honestly, the possibilities for styling white boots this year are endless. They were on all the runways with dresses, pants, jeans, skirts, and shorts. Styled with monochromatic looks, ruffles and bows, prints and all kinds of colorful fashion pieces. It’s fair to say, then, that white boots will be a big trend this year! In…
Casual Colorful Outfit in Spring/Summer Trends
Having moved on from Living Coral fashion, it’s still fair to say that color is making a big statement in fashion for spring and summer this year. While it’s true that colorful outfit styles crop up every spring, there are so many colors in the Pantone Palette that are bright and colorful. And this was…
Spring Forward: Living Coral Sweater
The outfit I’m sharing today is an example of a slightly less vibrant shade of the Color of the Year styled around a living color sweater. In my recent post, I explained the Pantone Color of the Year designation. If you missed it, you can read it in this post: Living Coral Fashion. There are…
Living Coral Fashion: The Pantone Color of the Year
Did you know that Pantone (the home design folks) designates a color of the year every year? The color this year is …wait for it…Living Coral! I’m thrilled with the color selected this year as I love coral, and the deep pinkish-orange of this shade is so pretty. If you haven’t already, you can read about…
Pattern Mixing with Black and Yellow
Have you tried pattern mixing with black and yellow? It’s such a great color combination. It’s been a favorite of mine forever. How about you? After raining here for the last five days (which we really need!), it turned cold today. OK, it’s hard to talk cold after our Midwest friends had to deal with…