the striped elephant

I’ve been on the lookout for nice bathing suits lately (don’t ask why), and came across this Mara Hoffman one on ShopJeen.com. I’m really not even sure if I could pull something like this off, but I love the pattern and the cutouts on the side. Sexy chic!

I spent the last week at my family’s house (or as I like to call it “shack”) up in the Poconos. The property has been in the family for years, and I have been spending my summers there since when I was born. Our “shack” has no phone or internet, which is just fine by [...]

I was just at TOPSHOP (Kate Moss’s clothing store) for the first time ever, and I have to say I liked a lot of the designs. The designs are very modern and even a tad edgy, and the British influence is very apparent. Here are some of my favorite pieces. The actual top I saw [...]

I went out to dinner with my friend the other night (whose birthday was yesterday-Happy Birthday!!), and she requested I write about the new floral-pattern trend. She just recently bought two new dresses with tiny little flowers on them and just adores both. Florals, prints, and colors of ALL types are very in this season. [...]

Retail sales were in full-swing this Memorial Day weekend, so of course I hit the local outlets to find some good deals. I never usually shop at Talbots, but my mom (my ultimate shopping buddy) wanted to check out the store. My eye automatically went to the gorgeous lemon skirt pictured below. This skirt brought [...]

I had a last-minute interview in NYC the other day, and since I am in the midst of moving, of course the suit I needed was packed in a box and already at its new home. This left me with no choice but to run to the mall, grab a suit and a shirt, get [...]

1) Fuchsia Lip – When I think of a fuchsia lip, I automatically think of Taylor Swift. Her lips are always accentuated in some type of color. She’s been quoted saying it is her favorite feature to “brighten.” If you don’t like crazy lip colors, try some of my favorites below. 2) Shirts with flair [...]