Outfit of the Day

Hey, everyone hope all is well. These past couple months has been super crazy with my classes, interviews, and work. Last weekend my sister came and visited me, we did a lot of shopping! I wanted to give you an outfit of the day with the dress I brought with her.

I got the dress from a store on Thayer St in Providence called Berk's Store. The company, Timing, is a wholesaler so I'm not sure where else they sell to. Here is a similar one. 

I got my cardigan from American Eagle but I did find a similar one on LuLu's.com

Sunglasses are from Francesca's,

And my booties are from T.J. Maxx's but I found a similar pair from Kohls!

Hope you a have a great day!
-Kara 

DressLily Haul

I got to work with Dress Lily for this blog post today! I was able to pick out three items from their website to style three different ways. 

DressLily is a leading international online fashion clothing and accessory store. They focus on the very latest fashion trends at an affordable price. DressLily features thousands of new products everyday, giving you the maximum amount of choices.You can find almost anything on their website from women's clothing to handbags to women's shoes at a reasonable price. 

The shipping was very fast and everything that I picked out looked exactly like the pictures on the website. 

My first outfit, I picked out this black leather backpack from DressLily. I paired it with a gray sweater, ripped jeans and converse. This outfit is great for a day in the city, its comfortable and hands free. 

For my second outfit, I picked these ankle boots and styled it with an pink flowy long sleeve shirt (similar), high-waisted jeans and a gold knotted necklace. This outfit would be cute for a weekend dinner with your friends. 

The last outfit, I picked out is this J.Crew look alike quitted vest.  I accessorized with a black sweater, tassel necklace (similar), high-waisted jeans and black booties. I wore this outfit to work and I got so many complements on the vest. Everyone thought it was from J.Crew but I was only $15 on DressLily. Just for reference I got a size medium. 

Hope you Enjoyed!

Can't believe how low DressLily's prices are, definitely check out their website. 

Send me pictures if you end up buying anything from DressLily. 

All of my social media is in the sidebar --->

-Kara 

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School Outfits Of The Week

Hi y'all, I'm back! I have been super busy with classes starting back up and settling into college life again. Omg! I can't believe it's my third year, time has gone by so fast. I documented the outfits I wore for the first week of school. Check them out!

MONDAY
I love the juxtaposition of the ripped jeans with the feminine florals on top.

Similar Shirt / Jeans / Sandals

TUESDAY
We had our first club meeting, so we wore our IFS T-shirts to promote.
IFS stands for International Fashion Society

Flannel / Jeans / Converse / Lip Color

This is what I wore to the meeting!
One of those easy outfits you don't have to think about. You just throw it on and go!

Jumper / Heels

WEDNESDAY
Rainy day = Bun Day

Headband / Dress / Sandals

THURSDAY

This utility vest is so cute! I love it paired with this striped long sleeve. Can't go wrong with stripes, they will never go out of style!

Vest / Long Sleeve / Jeans / Converse

FRIDAY
I have been seeing these suede button- down skirts everyone! I had to get one for myself and these lace- up sandals are to die for!

Jean Jacket / Crop Top / Skirt / Necklace / Sandals / Bag / Bandana 


I hope I gave you some inspiration.
Tweet me or tag me on Instagram I want to see your school outfits!
Links are in the sidebar --->

Have a great day,
Kara

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Accessorizing Your Room: State Decor

Bringing back the little series I did last summer, Accessorizing your Room for another DIY for your wall or drawer. State decor to represent where you are from!

Supplies you will need:

Canvas

A print out of your state and where your town is located

Watercolor Paint, Paper, and Brush

Newspaper

Cup of Water

Mod Podge 

Sponge Brush

Ruler

Scissors

Pencil

Step 1:
Start painting the whole page with analogous colors: The colors located close together on a color wheel. This way the colors can easily blend together. The more water you add, the more the colors will look faded. The painting will look a little different once it starts to dry so, you can always add more layers until you love it. Here is the process of my watercolor painting!

 

Step 2:
Cut out the outline of your state but keep the inside part. Also, cut out the heart where your town is located.


Step 3:

Trace the outline of your state with a pencil on your dry watercolor painting and cut it out. Notice that I painted with the paper horizontally but ended up liking the colors vertically. So, don't be afraid to try all different angles with your outline to see what you like best. 

Step 4:
Then, trace the heart on the pink part of the paper and cut it out. Place the inside part of the state on top of the cut out watercolor, so you can get the right placement of where your town is located.

Step 5:

Mod Podge the heart down first and let it dry. Then, Mod Podge the whole state down onto the canvas. And you are done!!

Hope this DIY will help change up your wall.
If you have lived in multiple different states you could make them all and line them up across your wall! I think that could be so cute to have each state be a different color.

I would love to see your pictures if you do make your state decor! Tweet me @fashionx16

Happy Crafting,
Kara 

Little Vaca In Jersey

This past Monday my roommate, Nikki and I went down to visit our other roommate, Erin in New Jersey for a mini vacation. We went for two nights and drove back in the afternoon on Wednesday. 

On Monday, Erin showed us around her town she grew up in. Where she went to school and all her favorite spots. Her mother made us an awesome home cooked meal and we just caught up with what is going on in our summer lives. For me, all I do is work, work, work (haha)! Later that night Nikki and I got to meet Erin's high school girlfriends and we all hung out together. 

On Tuesday, we took a trip to Bradley Beach for a relaxing beach day. It was the perfect day it wasn't too hot and there was a nice wind blowing! One of those days where you can't tell if you are burning or not. Don't worry none of us got burnt, we were careful. The girl that was near us wasn't, by the time we left her whole body was as red as a lobster!

Before we went back to the house we grabbed some dinner at a local Mexican/ Hawaiian restaurant called FINS. It was so good, highly recommend trying it if you are around the area. I got the crab tacos with chips and salsa. Also, I ordered the Lulu's Crazy Kick Out smoothie! 

On Wednesday, we slept in a little bit, packed up the car and before we got back on the road we stopped for breakfast at Bagels 4 U. Another great place in New Jersey, I got the cinnamon burst bagel with a vanilla chi tea latte. 

Over all, I had an amazing trip so glad I got to see my roommates from college! I miss them so much, you don't realize it until you are back home doing our own thing and don't see them 24/7. 

Hope I gave you some new food places to try if you plan on traveling to New Jersey or you live close!

Thanks for reading,

-Kara

Dreaming of Coachella

While everyone is actually at Coachella, I'm laying in my bed dreaming of wearing a flower crown and dancing to awesome music. 

I had a little photoshoot pretending that I was at Coachella! Here is what I would wear if I could go.

Flower Crown / Top / Jeans / Sandals

I feel like a flower princess with this crown on!
I hope I have a reason to wear it again :)

Happy Spring
-Kara

Tips For Planing An Event

At my college, I'm in this fashion club called, International Fashion Society. Every year, we hosted a fashion show and all the proceeds go to charity. This year, our show was March 11, 2016 and I was the Fashion Show Coordinator, which means I planned the whole show! Planning an event is very stressed and time consuming! Here are some tips I learned that helped me through the process that could help you for your next event!

1. Stay Organized: Keep a binder for all the receipts, contacts and papers that you consume. Also, have a folder on your flash drive for all the documents you make.

2. Make a Timeline: Before you start anything, plan out what you have to get done right away and things you can wait to do later. 

3. Keep in Contact: Keep in touch with everyone you hire for your event. If the time or day for the event changes, you will need to contact them and see if they are able to still come. Also, they might cancel on you so; you will need time to find a replacement. 

4. Make Lists: Lists really helped me! I had a list for everything; I had one for what we had and what we needed. I had one for everything that needed to be done the day of the show, one for everyone's job, etc. 

5. Don't Bark Orders: If you yell or be mean to people they will not want to help you. For my event, a lot of people were volunteers so, I was very grateful they were there and wanted to help with the event. A "please and thank you" goes a long way!

6. You Can't Do Everything: You almost always have a team to help you. Give everyone a job because you can't do it all. If you do, you will pull your hair out and lose your mind! Trust me, if you divide up the work it will get done faster and make your life less stressful. 

Our fashion show last Friday went great and I'm so proud of it! Our theme for the show was whimsical, bohemian and dreamy. Our charities were the Ethan Henry Lecours Foundation and a trust fund set up for the daughter of a Johnson & Wales Marketing Professor, Susan Cox, who in 2012 passed away from her second battle with breast cancer.

Here are some pictures from the event!

Our Runway 

VIP Front Row Seating

Our Vendors

Raffle Table

Ombre Butterfly Wall

Some of Our Models

In one of the collections we showed!

An Overview of the Venue

My Outfit! ps that backdrop took me days to make!

Cropped Top

Midi Skirt

Earrings

Hair Style

My Fabulous Team <3 

We will have more pictures of our designer's collections on our Facebook page very soon!

Look out for them!

Hope you got some tips and ideas!

Good luck on your next event!

-Kara

OOTD: Snow Day!

After having a week full of 40-50 degree weather, today mother nature decided it was time for snow! I wanted to show you the three key items that keep me warm all winter long. 

1. Love Your Melon Beanie

2. Long Black Coat

3. L.L. Bean Boots

If you have snow too, try to stay warm!

Hope you Enjoyed

-Kara