Marc Jacobs

Printed Shift

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Dress: Leopard Shift Dress | Shoes: Valentino rockstud pumps | Bag: Marc Jacobs mini satchel | Glasses: Dior cateye

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Sometimes you just want to slip into a dress and walk out the door without too much fuss…and without sacrificing style of course!  That’s why the shift dress is one of my all time wardrobe staple. It’s classic, simple and sophisticated 60s style is versatile and easy-to-wear! To add a little spice to this simple silhouette. I love shift dresses in various prints like the purple leopard print dress I have on. Below are some of my current favorite printed shift dresses. Which one is yours?

1) Green Leopard Shift Dress 2) Polka Dots Shift Dress 3) Red Lips Shift Dress 4) Floral Shift Dress 5) Teal/Orange Shift Dress 6) Hearts Shift Dress

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Minimal

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Top: James Perse tank | Skirt: KTRcollection pink full skirt (coming in June) | Shoes: Christian Louboutin | Bag: Marc Jacobs | Glasses: Jimmy Choos | Earrings: Argento 

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Lately I have been obsessed with wearing white with minimal colors and accessories. It’s almost like when you have a tan, the simplest thing can look refreshing and you realized that you didn’t really need all those statement pieces to make an outfit “pop” after-all.  :)

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and that your Monday is off to a great one!

xo, K

 

Color Splashin’

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This emerald color stone, crown style ring from BERRICLE is not only bold & beautiful, it also has just the right amount of delicacy and definitely adds a little sparkle for the blah days of winter. Speaking of winter, how perfect is it for a splash of holiday color? Check out the rest of the jewelry collection at HERE for your holiday gift ideas! xo

think about it: No matter whether the gathering is convivial or boisterous, chances are you’ll be holding a Champagne or martini glass aloft, a moment that always looks better with a bit of bling on the third finger of your right hand. With fashion trends firmly rooted in bright, brilliant colors, the season’s selection of finger baubles is sure to be the toast of this cocktail-driven town.
Read more at http://vegasmagazine.com/style/articles/fashion-trend-cocktail-rings#HyFSPvH4IAxUEPoV.99
think about it: No matter whether the gathering is convivial or boisterous, chances are you’ll be holding a Champagne or martini glass aloft, a moment that always looks better with a bit of bling on the third finger of your right hand. With fashion trends firmly rooted in bright, brilliant colors, the season’s selection of finger baubles is sure to be the toast of this cocktail-driven town.
Read more at http://vegasmagazine.com/style/articles/fashion-trend-cocktail-rings#HyFSPvH4IAxUEPoV.99

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Top: Tildon crop sweater | Bottoms: Topshop check print wool skirt | Shoes: Ivanka Trump nude pumps | Bag: Marc Jacobs Baroque bag | Accessories: Necklace from TJ Maxx, BERRICLE crown style ring

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All black everything may go a long way, but you can’t deny the impact that colors can have on your moods. Well at least for me…I picked up this Topshop wool skirt up a few weeks ago and cannot for the life of me decide what to wear with it. Should I color match? Nah. Wear black and leather to toughen up the look? Meh. Mixed prints. Definitely meeeh. Chambray? A white blouse? Maybe.

The large blocks of colors combined with wool texture makes this skirt a statement piece where pairing it with something simple can go a long way. So I decided to keep it light, airy and cozy by pairing it with a cream sweater and nude pumps. :)

Impulse

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Top: Bar iii (on sale) | Bottom: Made Fashion Week Impulse (on sale) | Bag: Marc Jacobs | Shoes: Steven Madden ReaLuv sandals | Glasses: Dior

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Whenever I go to Macy’s, my favorite department to look for clothing that fits my style is the Impulse section. Some of my favorite brands in the dept includes Bar iii, Kensie, BCBG, Maidson Jules, French Connection and it’s new brand collaboration MADE just to name a few! One of my favorite pieces I picked up recently is this quilted-like skirt. It has a fun print, an edgy cut (slightly longer in the back and shorter in the front), the quality is also pretty good and you can’t beat the under $50 price tag! I paired it with this stripes classic blouse from Bar iii which I wore to work with a long pencil skirt, but changed into this shorter fun version when I stepped out to meet with friends the other evening for dinner. :)

Maximum Effort: So, What Makes a Blog Successful?

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Top: Piper Project | Bottoms: Laundry pleated maxi skirt (old: similar here and here) | Shoes: Rachel Zoe | Bag: Valentino ‘mini’ rockstud bag | Necklace: Aqua initial pendent | Earrings: c/o 2 Hello Beautiful | Bracelet: Marc Jacobs ID bracelet

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So what makes a blog successful and what makes it not anyway? I’m sure it’s a question that many people would like to have the answer to…and surely myself including.

From what meets the eye, the obvious way to tell that a blog is “successful,” is the amount of audience it carries, maybe even the number of comments per post. Some may even “think” that free swag automatically gives a blog a notch up on the popularity scale.  Here’s the thing I noticed: there are many (fashion) blogs out there that has the same content over and over and over with the same looks on replay. Sometimes the content is an exact replica of another. Other times you can tell images were thrown together and the writing rushed; some doesn’t even write a word; and on many occasions they never engage with their followers or answer any questions. Isn’t successful blogging all about original content and engaging with the audience? So (in my best Bradshaw’s voice) I can’t help but wonder, how are these blogs getting bigger and bigger everyday while the blogs who put so much effort, energy and love into writing a good post are barely getting acknowledged?

I started my first blog in 2006 but quit because I totally suck and I’m a quitter I didn’t have the passion at the time to keep up with it. I started blogging again in 2012 and over the last year and a half (and still kicking and alive), I was lucky enough to meet some pretty amazing people who I know spend a great deal of time on quality content. Then it dawn on me why I enjoy being friends with these people and always look forward to coming back to visit their sites. I realized what makes them interesting and therefore why they are successful in my book.

Successful blogging is not about having 500,000 followers who only wants to be your friend because you are ranked high on the blogosphere. It’s also not about having 500 commenting “cute outfit” followed by a link to their blog in hopes of getting return traffic. It’s about having a good amount of people who actually read what you have to say and engaged with what you’re putting out there. It’s not about wearing freebies from head to toe. It’s about being selective with what brands you work with and share honest reviews with the people who trust your opinion. It’s about writing good content so that a reader can go away with something to think about. It’s about being original and unique…being you. It’s about quality over quantity. At least that’s what I thought it was supposed to be.

Lately I feel like blogging has lost it’s natural juices and sometimes it feels like everyone is doing the same thing another person is doing. I don’t know, maybe I’m rambling and I’m not making any sense (well it is 4:00AM). To be honest, even though blogging is not my career, but it’s something I enjoy doing that has grew into loving. I’m just curious to hear your thoughts on what has happened to blogging and what does it mean to be a successful blogger! Btw – you’re welcome to tell me my outfit is cute…j/k :). Good night or good morning! xo