MAXImize Your Wardrobe

Maxi dresses have been around since the days of flower power, hippies, and Woodstock. Following the recent popularity of indie music and coast-to-coast music festivals, hippie clothing has made its unofficial comeback. Maxi dresses are floor length casual dresses typically made of thin chiffon or cotton. They are designed to look endlessly elegant and romantically bohemian, but still keep you cool and comfortable. They are my favorite Spring/Summer pieces to break out at the end of every Winter! For the ultimate dose of inspiration we look to style guru and hippie goddess Vanessa Hudgens:

A Sneak Peak at my Senior Prom!

Florals: Just in Time for Spring



The Spring equinox symbolizes the start of spring fashion. Florals are a Spring staple, and this year they are back, even bigger than before!
 

L'Oreal Spring 2013 Versailles Romance Collection

GO CHECK THIS OUT FOR PROM: L'Oreal has released a super affordable, adorable, super posh line of pastel balms, eyeshadows, and polishes. These picks would be perfect in tandem with your prom hues. Pastel works well at Prom because it is a spring dance. And, chiffon looks best in light colors...

Prom Season: Don't Stress Over the Dress

Prom season can be a memorable month of fun activities or it can be a living nightmare. My best advice? Make this month about you... yes YOU! When it comes to the date, the dance, the dinner, there is a lot to prime and perfect for an event that is only one night long. You always hear the stories and you're always shown the pictures of your parents or your older friends prom experiences, and that is how you formulate your idea of the ideal prom. I'll admit that this year my stress was over my dress! I tried on over 50 dresses, at 6 malls, in 2 states... So admittedly I'm a little bit of a paranoid, perfectionist. But, now that it's all said and done I have my dream dress! My advice as you shop goes as follows:

1. Set a strict budget: If a dress exceeds your budget DO NOT try it on. The best and worst feeling is putting on a dress you dreamed of, and then finding out that the purchase of it would throw a semester of your college education down the drain.

2. Check everywhere that is local: Fortunately here in Cinci we have the Reading Bridal District, which is Ohio's priemere shopping district for formalwear. Including boutiques such as Bridal and Formal, Wendy's Cincinnati Bridal, and Splendid Bridal there is much to choose from.

3. Set a time limit on the search: Select one weekend or two school evenings to begin and conclude your search. Do not drag your search on until it has consumed days of your time. You will just be in over your head.

4. Character over color: Search for a dress with major character. Your gown should say something about you!

5. Alterations: DO NOT skip alterations simply to save $20. A hem or a strap tuck is an easy fix that any tailor can accomplish, and it will save you from a wardrobe malfunction.

Have fun and be safe on the night of prom!

Beach Side Beauties

I saw so many cute swimsuits in Florida last week! I was completely envious of the beach side beauty. The right swimsuit to float you through the summer is a necessary investment in the spring. Check these swimmies out:




 



Fringe and fold- over tops are BIG this summer. Returning from the 50s is the retro, high- waisted bustier bathing suits. Cut- outs are replacing prints this year so trash the leopard, floral suits.

Spring Break 2013

As is tradition my family is headed back home to the South coast of Florida! After growing up in Fort Lauderdale moving to Ohio was a huge change... in weather and in wardrobe. Luckily I'm returning to the coast- the gulf coast, to be exact- for the next four years of college at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. Since I will be spending the next four years stepping out my back door onto Sanibel beach I saved my entire hot- weather- wardrobe. Spring is one of my favorite seasons to observe emerging fashion trends. Over the course of my week long vacay I will share with you every trend I try as I cruise the beaches of Lauderdale. Look forward to cute bikinis, long maxi skirts, and over sized sweaters when I'm not in the water! Happy -almost- Spring Break!