Casual Brunch Outfit + Meet My Blogger Besties!

The weekend routine lately has included coffee or brunch with my friends and this weekend was no exception! I wanted to be comfortable since I knew we’d be walking a round a lot so I opted for these super stretchy and soft ripped jeans I just got in from Pink Lily (my favorite online boutique)! I actually ordered them for a trip we have planned for the second weekend in March, you’ll have to wait to see where we’re headed but it’s going to be so much fun! This sweater I’ve had since fall and it’s perfect for transitioning into the warmer months, I’ll probably pair it with shorts as soon as it’s warm enough outside, so cute! Read more about how this sweater and how to shop at Shein here. Obv. I finished it off with my standard crescent necklace that I wear every day and some chucks. Full outfit details are below!

You might also be interested in: How To Confidently Shop at Shein

Sweater // Jeans // Necklace // Shoes // Bag //

I love spending time with these lovely ladies! Check out Gia’s Instagram here and Linnea’s Instagram here and blog here! I know you’ll love them as much as I do.

Sweater // Jeans // Necklace // Shoes // Bag //

Sweater // Jeans // Necklace // Shoes // Bag //

I’m excited to be back on a regular blogging schedule again, it feels so good to be getting fresh content out three times a week and I love sharing things with you all that you’ve requested or had questions about, so keep the feedback coming! Hope you all have an amazing week.

xo

My Favorite Ripped Jeans - Affordable Spring Essentials!

Although our weather has been completely wacko in Portland with alternating snow days mixed with days of sun and blue skies, I’ve decided to style more Spring looks for you all since I am impatient and ready for the season to change over already! This look in particular is versatile because it can be layered with a light jacket for chillier days like I did here. These shoes are also pretty covering and not completely full out warm weather footwear. Speaking of these shoes, I’ve had them for going on three years now and each year they sell out at the start of the year so if you’ve had your eye on them I wouldn’t wait! I also ordered these more affordable shoes this year that are very similar and just as comfortable, for those of you that aren’t ready to splurge.

Click here to see my friend Jenna’s try on haul of cute, affordable denim!

This top is under $20 and the softest button up I own! I am always a sucker for stripes and for the price I couldn’t pass this one up. Also you’ve heard me rave about these jeans so much, a lot of you have picked them up for yourself as well! They are super affordable, perfectly high waisted and super stretchy. The color/style I’m wearing is called “Make it or Break it” I want them in every wash!

Stella’s outfit details:

Hair Bow // Jeans // Shoes // Similar Jacket // Stroller

That little donut thief! She ate one whole glazed donut and two donut holes while we were at this cafe, can you guess if she napped this day?!

Hope you all have an amazing weekend ahead!

xo

The Best Casual LBD + Snake Print Shoes

I shared a sweet coffee date with my little one at the cutest cafe, Figlia Americana, in downtown Portland this past weekend. We shared avocado toast and enjoyed each other’s company while soaking in the calm and very Instagram-able atmosphere. Stella ordered a “coffee” for herself (8 oz milk in a tiny coffee cup lol) and I sipped on a latte, she made friends with all of the people working on their laptops and said please and thank you to the baristas as she asked for milk refills. I can’t believe she’ll be 2 in July.

Dress // Denim Jacket // Shoes // Hat // Necklace

I wore this mid-calf length tank dress that I bought for summer, but couldn’t wait to wear it and now after giving a test drive, I’m ordering it in two more colors. It is SO comfortable and I see it being extremely versatile for year-round wear… not to mention it’s under 20 bucks! I also debuted my new favorite shoes. It took me some time to find the best snake print booties but I am so glad I didn’t settle, these booties are so comfy and just dressy enough to snaz up my (usually) casual ensembles.

Check out two more ways to style a classic little black dress here!

All outfit details are linked in the carousel below!

Dress // Denim Jacket // Shoes // Hat // Necklace

Dress // Denim Jacket // Shoes // Hat // Necklace

Lately we’ve been discovering new coffee shops weekly! Would you like to see a round-up of my favorite local cafes, here on the blog? Let me know and I’'ll make it happen!

Hope you all have a wonderful week.

xo

4 Easy, Casual Outfits!

As we’ve been busy house hunting over the past month, I’ve found myself gravitating toward easy, “throw on and go” styles where I don’t have to do much and will be comfortable as we run around looking at houses. Let me tell ya, we’ve looked at A LOT of houses. I don’t want to sit in the car in jeans all day long! I also decided to feature my two most worn, favorite casual shoes! If you follow me on Instagram you’ve seen these leopard shoes a ton already!

If you’re looking for some cute, easy outfits to recreate, this post is for you! Comment below and tell me which outfit is your favorite!

Click here for some cute trench coat suggestions from my friend Amanda! So perfect to throw over any casual outfit!

Outfit #1

When In Doubt Add Leopard!

A couple things about this outfit. Throw on a “third piece” (coat, vest, scarf) and it instantly elevates a look and adds something extra! Same goes for accessories so if you don’t want to wear a hat, a cute bag will have the same affect. These leggings are the famous Zella leggings but are their MUCH more affordable twin sister, same brand and everything, just cheaper!

// HAT // T-SHIRT // LEGGINGS // SHOES // LEOPARD COAT //

Outfit #2

Just Put a Coat On It

I basically wore my pajamas out of the house this day. No joke though, this coat makes it okay! I even ran to Nordstrom wearing this and it was a-ok! This coat has been a wardrobe staple for me each winter for a few years now. It always comes back in stock and has an affordable little sister by the same brand that I tagged if you don’t feel like splurging quite yet!

// TOP // BOTTOMS // SHOES // COAT // MORE AFFORDABLE COAT //

Outfit #3

Leather Moto Jacket, Need I Say More?

This is a look that I wore at least three times a week when I worked at Nordstrom. I definitely wore skinny jeans or black pants though as per dress code requirements but my co-workers knew me to wear a leather moto jacket whenever I was feeling uninspired! It truly changes the feel of an outfit and can be dressed up or down effortlessly. I love this one because it is faux leather, the hardware is a brassy/gold color and it has a detachable hood. Plus it’s under $100!

// T-SHIRT // LEGGINGS // JACKET // SHOES //

Outfit #4

The Only Leggings You’ll Ever Need

I’ve talked about these leggings a ton on Instagram, I have a few pairs including this moto style which is so fun! I love a little added detail to an otherwise boring piece of clothing such as leggings. Not only are they cute, these babies will SUCK. YOU. IN. I lose 10 lbs just by putting them on. 100% worth the splurge, and sorry I haven’t found anything affordable that even comes close so save up that extra change for a few months and add these to your cart. You won’t regret it!

Did I even talk about the outfit? NOPE. Not much to say besides, add a denim jacket to your tee and leggings look and you have my fourth super simple, comfy option!

// SHIRT // JACKET // LEGGINGS // SHOES //

I hope you all enjoyed this super casual, mirror-pic, outfit post! It’s certainly been a while since I’ve done one of these and it was a lot of fun. If you want to see me do an outfit try-on sesh featuring any other kinds of outfits I already own, let me know! Also don’t forget to pin the images below to your Pinterests, and give me a follow while you’re at it. Thanks for reading!

xo

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Trending Now - Leopard Print!

My Outfit: // Cardigan // Cami // Jeans // Booties // Hat // Necklace // Lipstick (Color “Velvet Teddy”) //

Happy Wednesday! You guys better be ready for a busy, fun filled few days. I’m already tired thinking about my packed schedule, but I’m also excited for the events planned! Keep up with me via Instagram stories if you want to follow along with the craziness!

We had so much fun at the pumpkin patch this past weekend I couldn’t wait to share these photos with you all! I didn’t want to overload my Instagram with pumpkins so I figured I’d share them on here in case anyone wanted to see the ones’s that didn’t make the cut on my feed. Believe it or not the group picture was taken with a camera propped up on a pile of pumpkins in a wheelbarrow and it took a better picture than the two strangers we asked to help us prior! It’s not easy using a DSLR if you don’t know how, so I don’t blame them. Thank goodness we had a wheelbarrow photographer to fall back on!

I got this super cute, SUPER affordable leopard print cardigan to wear to the pumpkin patch and it really spurred my need for more leopard print items. I’ve been doing a lot of shopping lately (as usual) and it’s no secret that leopard print is trending this fall so I have found tons of cute pieces I wanted to share with you guys many of which are in my cart, I’m just trying to narrow it down so I don’t have a wardrobe full of leopard haha! Keep scrolling for all of my leopard print favorites.

xo

Click here to check out my friend Jenna’s post on animal print, she’s featuring one of my all time favorite leopard print tops!

Weekly Instagram Recap [August 12-26]

Hi friends! Today I'm kicking off a new weekly series of Instagram round-up posts featuring all of my looks from the 'gram that I've posted on my feed and also any amazing items that I may have shouted out on Insta stories! I'll be publishing these round-ups every week on Sunday, so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss a post!

I'm hoping these posts will help you all have an easy place to "one stop shop" for anything you may have missed from my Instagram over the past week, it's also just easier than going back and forth between Instagram and Liketoknow.it or other links that I post! Hope you love these posts as much as I love putting these looks together! 
 

Palm Print

These cute leggings were one of my favorite purchases this week! I went back and ordered the matching sports bra, I linked both because they make such a cute set! Unfortunately these shoes are not longer in stock but I linked the white ones I own!

LEGGINGS // SPORTS BRA // T-SHIRT // SHOES //

Polka Dots

The best fall transitional top! Not only are polka dots always on trend, this color is so unique and I just love it so much. Had to pair it with my favorite woven bag of the summer (under $20)!

TOP // BAG // SUNNIES // DENIM (similar) //

Cargo Jacket

I have had this jacket for four years and every fall I get so much use out of it, it's so faded from the years but I am still loving it! This tee is sooo soft and comes in a ton of colors, it's only $17 so I bought a few colors. I'm so happy you all loved these shoes so much! I want to grab them in the brown color too, they're super comfortable and affordable.

T-SHIRT // JACKET // NECKLACE // JEANS // SHOES //

Lace Cami

I went on the HUNT for a great lace trim satin cami and this one is my all time favorite! Even better than the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale one. These jeans are AMAZING quality, like premium denim quality but for a fraction of the price! As always I'm wearing my fav crescent necklace to finish it off. This is one of my favorite looks from this week!

HAT // TOP // NECKLACE // JEANS // BOOTIES

Leopard Shoes

I wear these shoes year-round. I feel that leopard print goes with everything. I love how these ripped jeans edge up this soft pink tee. I'm all about a little juxtaposition in an outfit! I own this T-shirt in all three colors and it is on sale and under $20!

T-SHIRT // NECKLACE // JEANS // SHOES (similar) //

Fall Florals

I pretty much haven't taken these leggings off since buying them! I also got the moto ones from the same brand and I already see myself wearing them all fall/winter. They're comfortable, they suck everything in and are SO flattering! They are a bit pricey, but they are very high quality and worth every penny!

HAT // TOP (similar) // LEGGINGS // MOTO LEGGINGS // BOOTIES

Hope you all enjoy this new series! Any feedback or constructive criticism is welcome, just leave a comment below or shoot me an email. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss a post and follow me on my socials so you can get even more behind the scenes!

xo

2017 Portland Style And Fashion Awards

A NIGHT OF FASHION, FRIENDS, AND FUN

I have a great friend and mentor who has always talked to me about the importance of networking and how shaking hands with the right people and growing your network can help your business invaluably. Thanks to her originally pushing me to start a blog, paired with this nugget of networking knowledge has helped me grow quickly in the short time that I've been blogging, and from what I've observed it can be as easy as just saying yes to an invitation to a local event, even if it is short notice and you have nothing to wear (haha!). As you may have read in my last post, this week has been full of full fashion related events and opportunities to network and hand out some business cards. I've been reaching out to more and more local bloggers and people working in the industry locally here in Portland, who have turned me on to some great opportunities, one of which I was lucky enough to attend last night! 

Earlier this week I ran into my friend Kristina at a different event, she creates for the blog Visual Treasure Hunt, amongst a myriad of other things she does (girl is the ultimate boss babe!). Kristina told me about the Portland Fashion and Style Awards that were only a few short days away, and urged me to go with her and a few other bloggers. Of course the first thing that went through my mind was, would I have enough time to find an amazing outfit?! But of course I was like DUH, I NEED TO BE AT THIS EVENT. 

Cut to last night, of course everyone was dressed up in their Portland best, which may be a little different (or a lot different) from many other larger city's award shows, but Portland for sure has one of the most interesting and creative fashion scenes in the country (aside from NY, in my opinion of course). Luckily I found this cute velvet dress the previous day, I envisioned it with a white bootie and that was as far as I had gotten but as I was getting ready I threw on my signature, leather moto jacket (who else has a lucky item of clothing?!)  and a metallic statement clutch and just went with it. 

There was a red carpet with a step and repeat

so lots of photo ops of which you'll see on my Instagram (obviously we shot the look seperately for this post) we also were interviewed for a magazine which I can't remember the name of now but I will post the interview when I find it! Kristina knew more people that I did so she introduced me to some really cool and interesting designers and creators who I hope to see more of at future events! 

The show was so fun! Hosted by local drag queen, and nonprofit volunteer, Poison Waters, who made an otherwise long and boring awards show hilarious and entertaining to watch. A few of the categories that were recognized included: best fashion publication, best fashion wardrobe stylist, best female and male model, there were awards for salons, local boutiques, photographers, fashion designers, amongst many others. You can imagine the length of the show. 

Overall I had an amazing time, and my outfit turned out better than I could have planned even if I had more that 3 days to do it! I can't wait to go back next year! 

As always, thanks for reading! 

xo

Chenille and Ripped Jeans

Sweater: EXPRESS, Jeans: HERE, Shoes (sold out): similar and on sale HERE, HERE, and HERE  

THE PERFECT FALL OUTFIT

This week has been extra busy, full of amazing events! I think since I started blogging this has been the busiest I've been between blogger meetings, the Create & Cultivate panel, and the Portland Fashion and Style Awards (in a few days), amongst others! I've been having the time of my life and I couldn't be happier that I've gotten the opportunity to be a part of these amazing gatherings. I've exchanged information with more creative entrepreneurs than I can count on my fingers and toes combined and I'm excited to cultivate these relationships and business partnerships! 

That being said, there has been much outfit planning and preparation going into this weeks festivities and I was happy on my off days to wear something a little more casual. Cue this fabulous chenille sweater! This cutie is SO comfortable, and comes in so many fun colors it was hard for me to choose! As most may know, I used to lean (heavily) toward only neutrals (namely, black) for essentially everything in my wardrobe, but when I became pregnant I had the opportunity to branch out with some fun maternity pieces because I knew they wouldn't be permanent staples in my closet. Needless to say, I wish they were! I had so much fun with color I decided to begin wearing more of it regularly, after my little one was born too. Color is so much fun and I realized it isn't something to be scared of. Also (SUPER IMPORTANT) there's no such thing as "I can't pull this color off" or "that color doesn't suit me" I don't believe in those sayings and I think if you like the damn color, wear the damn sweater! On the other hand I'm super guilty of saying things like "that color looks great on you!" or "this is SO your color" I guess I need to take my own advice and stop saying that since I really believe anyone can wear any color (except skin colored leggings, please don't wear those).  I get so many comments like that on Instagram, and nothing drives me more nuts. I think becoming a mom helped me to realize that you can essentially do anything and style is no exception (plus all modesty is gone anyway, so why worry about anything, especially something as significant as the color of your shirt?)

Once I overcame my irrational fear, when I stopped really caring what anyone else thought of my outfits, fashion became even MORE fun (didn't even know it was possible, honestly) and my wardrobe became more well-rounded and exciting. I wasn't looking at ten white shirts that all looked the same, or 25 pairs of black jeans. I got to look at my pieces and discover amazing colors and textures and prints, of course I still like my black jeans but I've added denim with more interest... distressing, embellishments, etc. And who ever knew that it is actually easier to create an outfit with color and patterns than it is an all black ensemble?! Yeah. I never would have know either. 

Ok, ok I'll get back to this outfit. 

TOP TREND OF 2017: CHENILLE EVERYTHING

I knew I wanted to jump on the Chenille trend ASAP. I've loved anything soft since I was a little one, my mom can vouch for this as she reminds me when I was young, once she felt a little hand tugging on the side of her velvet dress feeling the fabric. I've always loved interesting textures and fabrics so Chenille was a no-brainer, and I'm stocking up majorly so when they're no longer on trend I'll have back stock for a long time (haha).

I'm not going to lie, I saw this on a few people before I went to try it on. I wasn't sure if it would be TOO cropped on me since I'm a giant and often cropped sweaters show too much and defeat the purpose of keeping me warm, which is important in the Pacific Northwest. The color is AWESOME, and such a rich hue of pea soup (HAHA), I was instantly obsessed, I actually ordered the hot pink and the cream later on since they went on sale a day later.

These jeans are also from Express and although I ordered the tall thinking I was tall enough, I had to cut the hems to make them about a foot shorter (does my sarcasm translate through here?) so if you're shorter than a giraffe (5'9") order the regular length. The distressing is perfect though, just the right amount and the jeans are a really BLACK, black which can be hard to find sometimes. 

Sorry, the shoes went on sale and sold out in about 5 minutes, but I'll link some others that are almost identical and just as cute! But if you have yet to get a pair of leopard shoes this season, just pick up a pair already! It is such an easy, fun, statement trend that anyone can rock. Just do it. 

I guess I should stop rambling, I feel like my posts are much wordier in the AM when I'm working and drinking my coffee at the same time. Let me know your thoughts below, if you think anyone can wear anything they want, or if you just liked the outfit (or not) I want to hear from you!

xo

Scarf: here

...and a cute baby to end the post.

Bye!