The Fashionista Lab

“Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” Gaaahhhhh I love Miranda Priestly and I quote her every chance I get (sadly, not often). But she is wrong, so wrong! Florals for spring are wonderful. Florals are always wonderful, it all depends on how you do it. Just keep your flowers fresh! 1. Something Else (via Need Supply) // [...]

photo via How adorable are these?! It was only a matter of time before the cut-out trend that’s been popular in clothing worked its way down to footwear. And how perfect for a light summer shoe.

*my apologies for lagging on the blog. May has been an incredibly busy month, and I’m currently traveling on the east coast for 2.5 weeks.* I love summer – especially hot summer nights. I love it when I can leave the house in the morning, come back at midnight, and be comfortable wearing the same [...]

Not shopping before an impending vacation is always a challenge! I’ve had a trip to NYC on the horizon for a couple of months and now that I’m less than 2 weeks away it’s no easier resisting things that have caught my eye. Some items I’ve been more successful ignoring than others. (Clockwise from top [...]

Sike. I’m just excited because I *finally* did my budget so now I can buy stuff. I’m still on the shopping cleanse, but this month I’m allowed to buy non-clothing and accessories related things. But remembering that last month not making a budget impeded my success in saving, I wanted to be sure to make [...]

I love dresses, but wear them relatively infrequently. I blame my closet: it absorbs every dress I buy and releases them into some abyss where, like a trip to Narnia, I can only access them by digging deep into the back of my closet.     Ok, ok. So maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but [...]

If I were a superhero, I think my uniform would be in florals. I looked like a normal person in the Paris subway, but once I realized it was raining outside I whipped out my trench coat and umbrella. Too bad I was wearing canvas shoes. As it turns out, Michelle Obama also likes floral [...]