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Outfit of the Day: Pattern Mixing

January 31, 2012 Michelle Clothes, fashion, What I Wore

I’m not great at pattern mixing. But I gave it a good try. Stripes and dots in a monochromatic color scheme make it easy to mix patterns with out being over the top.

Dress: Target (many years ago)

Dotted Tee: Old Navy

Boots: Chinese Laundry

Necklace: Forever 21

Watch: Betsey Johnson

Don’t forget its the last day to enter the “grown up bow” giveaway!

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The Grown Up Bow, a DIY

January 26, 2012 Michelle Accessories, giveaway, I Made It

Remember last week’s wedding wear inspiration? The wedding has come and gone. And of course, leave it to me to STILL not have pictures on the blog for it…the What I Wore post is coming soon….But in preparation for the wedding, I made an accessory to go with my dress. A bow. Yes, a bow.

This isn’t your daughters bow.

It’s the grown up bow.

No, ruffles, no buttons, no frills. Simple and sophisticated.

I was inspired by this picture from pinterest. I love how loose, flowy, and sexy her hair is but its still dressy with the bow. I didn’t have time to traipse all over God’s green earth to find a bow. So, I made one.

I ran to hobby lobby to buy flat alligator hair clips, and 1 1/2″ thick black satin ribbon. (total cost was around $4, my ribbon was 50% off) I also used a glue gun.

First, I cut one long strand of ribbon. I guesstimate about 12 inches.
From here,form the ribbon into a loop. Adjust the loop smaller or bigger, depending on how far you want it too stick out on the sides of your head. Then hot glue the ends of your loop together.
Find the middle of your loop and pinch this together with the ends. You now have a “bow” form. Glue this together.
Cut another piece of ribbon about 3″ long. Center your “bow” in the middle of the 3″ ribbon. Fold the sides of the 3″ section over and glue. Voila! you have made the bow!
Center your bow on the alligator clip and hot glue. DONE!

Your end result will look like above! I have no source for this tutorial since I just looked at the other picture and free-~~handed~~ crafted it.

Here’s what it looked like when I was all fixed up. It had JUST the effect I wanted! Sophisticated, but sexy. and yes, I took a picture of the picture on my camera…..

Good news for you…

I’ve decided to give 3 of these beautiful bows AWAY!!

Just leave a comment below, on my facebook page, or on twitter telling me how you would wear it. There will be one winner from each. Giveaway ends January 31st! GOOD LUCK!

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Product Review: Tru Luxe Jeans

October 4, 2011 Michelle featured, giveaway

As I sit here, I have the window open letting in a nice 63 degree breeze! Yes, folks, fall may just have arrived….at least is visiting for a few days! That means it is time to wear jeans!!

My Tru Luxe jeans arrived just in time!! They sent me two pairs to try out: the Florence Boot Cut (Mid-Rise / Boot cut / Dark Wash) and the Moscow Skinny Leg (Mid-Rise / Skinny Leg / Dark Wash)

I wore the skinny jeans to work where I was up and down and all around, that way I could really test them. They passed with flying colors! Not only were they comfortable, they stretched when needed but went back to the original shape! The higher rise waist was a change but a welcome one. I loved that in the back I never had that awkward panicked bent over moment of, “OMG, my jeans just exposed my whole backside!” They rest high enough for comfort and decency!The comfort factor was the biggest plus! There is nothing stiff about these! I started to wonder why and was pleasantly surprised to find out they are made of 98% cotton and 2% spandex. LOVE!

I haven’t had a pair of blinged out jeans in a while, so I was excited/nervous to see how I felt in these. The Moscow cut was a little more blingy but I never felt like I had a rhinestone booty. It was just enough and I loved the pattern! With the Florence, the studs were just enough for interest but never annoying. Perfect with heels for a night out. Tru Luxe really does live up to its promises of “tasteful bling” and the “right mix of comfort and stretch.”