"Birthday Chic"

Happy Monday and first day of April. I wanted to share with you a couple pictures of what I wore on Saturday for my birthday. I am a year older and hopefully wiser. I am really blown away by how time is flying...smh..Anyways I hope you all have an awesome week!
Dress: River Island available for purchase HERE
Shoes: Jeffery Campbell available for purchase HERE
Clutch: Asos seen HERE
Ring: H&M (old)
Gloves: seen HERE
Necklaces: Melody Eshani and vintage

"Basic"

My favorite way to dress up "basic" pieces in your wardrobe it by accessories and adding a pop of color or pattern. I am a huge fan of brooches so I decided to jazz up these simple high waisted black pants and button down with two of my favorite gold brooches.

For the pop of color I wore my multicolored Prabal Gurung heels, and since it's now spring I am giving my faithful black manicure a rest and pulling out some of my favorite hues. This "No Room for the Blues" by OPI is one of my absolute favorites.

I love being creative with my brooches by wearing them in non-traditional places on my clothing( as seen HERE and HERE) like on the waist of high waisted pants or skirt, on your sleeves, or on turbans or different hats.

I am sure like many of you, I LOVED the Prabal Gurung collection that he recently did for Target. Even though there were a couple pieces I wanted to add to my wardrobe, I opted on just getting the shoes because it seemed as though everybody in the blogsmosphere had the dress and shirt I wanted. It was complete over kill to me, so I quickly lost interest.

So how about you guys? How do you jazz up your basic looks?
Pants: TJ Max (old)
Shirt: Victoria's Secret (old)
Shoes: Prabal Gurung via Target
Brooches: Consignment

"Lilac and Leather"

So yeah, the 70 degree weather I have been enjoying is gone and has been substituted with cold and rain. Once the rain disappeared and we had cold temperatures but then around 2 o' clock  it will suddenly warm up to a comfortable 55-60 degrees.**heavy sigh**. On Friday this was the type of day we had, so I tried to get some wear out of my winter accessories that have been collecting dust by pulling out my favorite scarf and glove combination.

I found these gloves last year at my favorite consignment store and stumbled upon this scarf at H&M a couple of weeks ago on their clearance rack. I really wanted the color to pop, so I kept it simple with all black skinnies, sweater, and leather bomber.

I really wish they would've had this scarf left in other colors, I would've definitely added as many to my wardrobe as possible, It's so soft and warm.

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! xoxo
Sweater &Scarf: H&M(recent)
Jeans: Levi's
Leather Gloves: Consignment
Jacket: Wilson's Leather (old)
Shoes: Jeffery Campbell seen HERE

"Emancipation"

Hey ladies ( and some gents) I am back from a week and a half hiatus. I apologize for being M.I.A, but  I have had so much going on in my life that it really got to the point where I had to step back and evaluate some things. I needed a clear mind to  make an extremely difficult business decision to "free" myself from some things that were causing me a lot of spiritual, financial, and mental stress. I regrouped this weekend and decided to take a break from my Uggs and sweat pants, and I stepped back into my old fashion forward self.

I decided to recreate an outfit I wore a couple weeks back when I attempted to go to a party with one of my girlfriends. The party was a bust, I had to wait in line ,annnnnnd I wasted an outfit, which as you should already know is a fashionista's biggest pet peeve! I paired my favorite  tights with a short/suspender combination that I first wore HERE. I removed the suspenders and added a sweater, wide brim hat, and a jacket/dress with gold details that I thrifted last week for four bucks!

I am so in love with this gold studded clutch that I first wore HERE. It holds and goes with EVERYTHING! I am also a huge fan of hats. Fedoras, snap backs, newsboys, tams, you name it I love them all. I especially love wearing these type of wide brimmed hats in the fall in winter.

As 2012 quickly comes to an end. I am doing a lot of self reflecting in hopes to learn from mistakes I have made, and use them as stepping stones to become stronger and grow. What are some of your resolutions?

Shorts: Forever 21

Shoes: Jeffery Campbell

Sweater:Victoria's Secret (old)

Clutch, Hat & Ring: Asos

Jacket: Thrifted

"Victorian Black"

For church on Sunday I slipped back into my all black rut *sigh*. I could be because I didn't have the energy to put anything together or my mood, I don't know, but either way all black is the easiest way to solve your " I don't know what to put on" situation.

I pulled out this extreme puff sleeve Victorian tie neck blouse that I have had for years. I actually bought the white version of this shirt as well, but had to give it a proper burial because it turned into an off dingy white.

Ok let's talk about these new Steve Madden shoes I added to my collection. They truly are a perfect combination of fierceness!

I hope everyone's week is going by quickly. Words can not even express how happy I am that we will continue to move forward as a country for the next four years!!! You can check out some of my other all black looks here, here, and here
Shirt: Local Boutique (old)
Skirt: Victoria's Secret (old)
Brooch: Chanel 
Shoes: Steve Madden found on SALE HERE!!!

"Prints"

I am in love with prints especially animal ones. Trending right now is mixing different colors, patterns and prints. There are several bloggers I follow that have mastered this technique, I however and still perfecting it. I play around with things in my closet, however when I step in front of the mirror my outfits just don't seem to translate as well on my frame as they do when I lay them out or when they are hanging in my closet.

One print that I love and wear confidently is leopard. In my fashion rule book, you can NEVER go wrong with leopard. Since my hair is dirty and I am too lazy to wash it and myself, I wore this zebra and leopard print scarf all weekend. I loved the combination of prints so I decided to do the same thing with a pair of Betsey Johnson leggings and my Jeffery Campbell platforms.

It's so funny because I bought these shoes about a year ago and HATED them. They are super comfortable, but I felt like Frankenstein when I wore them. I really had to get used to the width of the platform, but needless to say I am glad I kept them because I am in LOVE with them now.

So do you ladies love leopard print as much as I do?

Dipped Hem Shirt: Asos (old)

Leggings: Betsey Johnson via Century 21

Clutch: Elie Tahari

Scarf & Earrings: Thrifted

Shoes: Jeffery Campbell

"Black"

Yes it's hump day!! We are half way through the week and I couldn't be happier. On Monday I stopped and snapped pictures of what I wore to a radio interview/ guest spot I had to do for my new business venture. If you been following me, you already know that my best friend and I opened a no beef no pork inspired gourmet grill in June called Turkey Chop.

My schedule is very hectic, so during the week I am typically in scrubs (since I am a speech therapist full time), or workout clothes. The only opportunity I get to wear regular clothes is on the weekend, so with that being said I don't waste any opportunity to wear my "street clothes".

For some strange reason when fall comes rolling around I switch in to my "black" mode. I either rock all black, or black and white consistently. I am really going to make a conscience effort to change it up this season.

I have been coveting these Jeffery Campbell studded cross boots for about two months. I decided to go ahead and treat myself and I am so glad I did, the shoes are amazing!!!!!! So what about you guys. Have you found yourself in any fashion ruts lately?
Skinny Jeans: Levi's via Macy's
Shirt: Romwe.com seen HERE
Blazer Kenneth Cole via TJ Maxx
Shoes: Jeffery Campbell found HERE
Purse: Adrienne Vittadini via TJ Maxx (old) seen HERE