Man it’s been a long time since I’ve donned a pair of culottes. I was a little bit hesitant on jumping back on this trend bandwagon, but I just couldn’t resist when I saw this piece from Express. I mean, that vivid color though! My hesitation with culottes has to do with my short height. I always feel that wide-legged pants can drown my 4’11” shorty pants stature and give me that clown-pants vibe. But thankfully all of that could be remedied by a good pair of heels. In this case, I chose to pair the culottes the chunky Ophelia heels from Coach that is still comfortable enough to actually allow me to walk around the city in my newly acquired pants.

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I decided to go a little dark for today’s blog outfit, but I didn’t quite wanted to go all black. Not that I’ve got anything against all black, mind you (sometimes I wonder it’s a requirement to be a New Yorker). So then, rather than going the all black route, I paired my faux leather skirt with a dark denim chambray shirt and an Isabella Fiore bag I lovingly call my “couch upholstery chic” bag. Top all of this with a burgundy lipstick and we have ourselves a dark look that Wednesday Addams would approve.

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When I’m feeling stumped about what to wear, I just go back to the basics by pairing my favorite distressed jeans with some classic colors: black, tan, and grey. These colors almost always work together well, they’re like the adult’s version of Geranimals. Of course, then I’d have to kick it up a notch — a nerdy notch that is. I could never find enough occasion to wear my time turner necklace (yeah, self professed Harry Potter nerd over here) but this outfit is just the perfect backdrop for it.

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This past fashion week me and some blogger buddies attended the super fun ShopStyle Social House. There was of course tons of awesomeness to be had at the event, among which are racks and racks of clothes we can try on and borrow from. Picture one of those scenes from a fashion movie where the main character gets to go hog wild at the giant sample-sized closet, and that’s basically how I felt perusing the racks. I kinda wanted to take everything home with me.

Ultimately what called the most to me was this white Nicole Miller crop top. Crazy, I know, considering the event occurred during a day when the temperature was below freezing. But it was just too fabulous to resist and I knew I had to find a way to make it work. Luckily the temperature has raised considerably since that day (let’s hope it stays this way).

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It’s been cold cold cold in New York City. And in case you’re wondering: yes I was kind of freezing my tushie off in this outfit. But ah I’m getting so sick of my tights, and I really wanted to go bare legged when I took this photo. Sometimes you just gotta bare the extreme weather a bit in the name of fashion. Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, which means that we have an early spring coming our way. But if I don a lot of florals in my outfit, maybe it’ll feel like spring even earlier.

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New York was so frigidly cold this past weekend, it makes a girl want to just hibernate all day at home and skip all of the New York Fashion Week fun. Thank good for the blanket coat, on loan from Style Lend. If you’ve never heard of this service, you really got to check it out. Style Lend lets you borrow and lend designer clothes. Because really, why spend a ridiculous amount of money on a statement piece you’re only going to wear a few times. It’s just perfect for high fashion times of the year like NYFW where I can really go broke if I were to buy a new piece for every day of the week.

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I’ve only been back less than a week and already I’m missing Cancun so much. I mean who wouldn’t miss the wonderful staff of J.W. Marriott catering to your every whim while you soak up the sun. Though, what I probably will miss more than pool-side service is being able to wear short shorts, crop tops, and of course walking barefoot on the beach. Don’t worry shorts, we’ll see each other in a few months (or maybe shorter if I get weak and book an impromptu beach vacay).

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If two of my outfit post in a row contains cat related items, does that mean I have problem? Oh well, who cares. I’ll shout it to the world: you got a proud self-proclaimed cat lady over here, and I’ll take all the feline outfits I can get my paws on. But seriously, if you guys have ideas on any crazy cat lady items you think I should have, give me a shout out and a link in the comment section.
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I don’t post a lot of blog shots with bags/purses. It isn’t because I don’t use one but because I get lazy and tend to have the same bag all the time unless we are going out then I’ll change it up to match my outfit. Right now I’m super obsessed with my backpack and backpacks in general. I actually haven’t switched from this bag for a few months now and to top it off I’m shopping for another black backpack… what can I say I like what I like.

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Ok so I promised there would be tons more #meow in 2016, so of course the fourth blog of the year has got to be cat related. I was so excited to find this shirt at Choies — they have so many cat themed clothing on the cheap, it was really difficult to restrain myself from going overboard. I’m happy to report that I didn’t, and only purchase two items (the other cat-lady item will of course be featured in an upcoming future blog).

This cat collared shirt is a perfect match with the Lord Nermal phone case I just got. If you follow our instagram, you might remember that my sister has a similar case. At first, I thought it might be a bit weird to have the same phone case as my sis. But then I realized since she has the iPhone 6 and I have the 6S Plus, which is bigger. I thought it would be perfect, since I am big sis after all. I can’t wait to see her next, at which point we naturally will photograph our cases side-by-side. I mean, you can’t just let an Instagram moment like that pass, can you? ☺

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The majority of my denim is ripped/distressed. I feel like the more rips the better! Now that it’s snowing I started layering a pair of tights underneath so I can continue to wear them during winter… YAY for tights!!!!

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One of my shopping mission of the past holiday break was to find a new boyfriend denim jacket. I already had mentally prepared myself to brave the holiday crowd to hunt for that perfect jacket, when I saw that my sister was wearing exactly I wanted. What can I say my sis has good taste, so of course I had to copy her. Did I mention that said jacket from Brandi Melville was only $40? Score! Even better, the denim piece goes so perfect with my newly acquired Dagne Dover tote.

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First post of the year! Hope everybody had a bangin’ New Year’s Eve last night. I’m still on my holiday break at my parents, enjoying the mild Texas winter (none of the crazy Minnesota snow Jess is having). So this snowman jacket was the perfect Texas travel companion. I daresay as soon as I get back to New York, this jacket is probably getting retired to the coat closet until early spring. Unless that is, we get more of those freakish global warming unseasonal high temps.

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Mixing and matching grid prints today. Hope everyone has a wonderful New Year 2016!

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If anyone asks me: don’t you think you have enough cat themed clothing? The answer will always be a resounding “never.” There was tons of cat stuff in 2015, and you better believe there will be tons more in 2016.

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When your favorite holiday movie is: the nightmare before Christmas, then holiday attire strays a little from the norm. Wishing everyone a wonderful time with friends and family!

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