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Easy Spring Style

May 7, 2018 by jessica Leave a Comment

Target - Who What Wear - Short Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress

Don’t you just love when you go to Target with a shopping list of the essentials and you leave with a dress you’re excited to wear all season long? This little spring frock was just too good to pass up last weekend. The attention to detail with the ruffled hemline, a subtle gingham texture in the fabric, and a lining (a rarity for something with such a low price point) makes it well worth the $33 price tag and reminds me of something you’d find at Anthropologie. If you click through to the product images, you’ll see that it has ruffled cap sleeves. I thought they were too fussy and looked silly on me, so I tucked them underneath the straps and I’ll eventually have a tailor remove them.

Target - Who What Wear - Short Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress
Target - Who What Wear - Short Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress
Target - Who What Wear - Short Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress
Target - Who What Wear - Short Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress
Target - Who What Wear - Short Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress

Who What Wear dress | Soludos espadrilles | Sea & Grass tote bag (similar steal) | BaubleBar earrings | Julie Vos bracelet (c/o; old, love this one) | Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses (old; similar)

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Filed Under: Outfits, Style Tagged With: Julie Vos, soludos, spring style, Target, tropical print, Who What Wear

Tropical Vibes

August 22, 2016 by jessica 13 Comments

Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace Review-1-4

I can’t believe it’s Monday already! We had an extended weekend that began on Thursday with a trip to visit my parents in northern Wisconsin. We didn’t do much other than swing by the Tall Ships Festival in Duluth, Minn., which was awful. As an event manager, I can be unfairly critical of other events, but this so poorly run that it made for a sour experience. Oh well. Not all weekend outings can be stellar, right? At least it was a beautiful day!

In other news, I finally ponied up the cash to purchase Adobe Lightroom. Game. Changer. Photo editing is a breeze and images look so much better edited in Lightroom versus Photoshop where I’m far too likely to screw up the color. (I’m really tan this year compared to my normal ultra-pale skin tone. It throws me off and I find myself removing orange hues from photos!) I also scooped up this summer dress from Target (available online in black). I’m not ready to start dressing for fall just yet, especially when tropical prints look so good with this necklace from Lisi Lerch. Lisi is basically the queen of tassel jewelry and I’m thrilled to share a “Behind the Baubles” interview with her later this week! (One quick note about the necklace: the tassel was askew after its trip through the mail, but a quick clamp in a hair straightener fixed it.)

Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace Review-10

Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace

Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace Review-1-3
Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace Review-8
Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace Review-2-2
Lisi Lerch Ivy Necklace Review-1-2

Dress: Target (in black; love this version for pre-fall)
Necklace: c/o Lisi Lerch
Ring: c/o Julie Vos
Bracelet: House of Harlow (similar)
Sandals: Steve Madden (old, love these)
Bag: Cult Gaia
Sunglasses: Karen Walker c/o Shopbop

Filed Under: Outfits, Style Tagged With: cult gaia ark bag, karen walker number one, lisi lerch, lisi lerch necklace, lisi lerch tassel, steve madden sandals, tassel necklace, tropical outfit, tropical print

Summer in the City

July 11, 2016 by jessica 11 Comments

 Rachel Rachel Roy Pleated Printed Fit & Flare Dress

Dave and I got back last night from our three-day weekend in Chicago. Even though the city is so close to Madison, we don’t make it down nearly as often as we should. In fact, this the first time we’ve visited the Windy City when it’s been warm outside. We typically head down for the Christmas market in December, and the last time we visited in July, the temperature didn’t rise over 65 degrees. (I had to buy tights!) We spent the weekend popping into beer bars we love, visiting The Field Museum for the Terracotta Warriors exhibit, and logging thousands of steps playing Pokémon Go along with the hundreds of other people playing — every time we saw someone holding their phone, walking with a sheepish smile, we knew they were playing, too!

Here are a few bars and restaurants we visited that you should add to your must-eat list the next time you’re in Chicago:

  • Piece Brewery and Pizzeria: Fantastic pizza where you can build your own culinary creation. We chose a white pizza topped with goat cheese, sauteed mushrooms, and red onions. A small is more than enough food for two people. There’s typically a wait at night, but the bar is lively and has a fairly quick turnover.
  • Mahalo: A Hawaiian-infusion restaurant in Wicker Park. It’s expensive, but worth it for the Instagrams you’ll get. Just get cocktails and go someplace else to eat.
  • Headquarters Beercade: Bar meets arcade. Order a drink and then select a free arcade game to play. They have an long beer list and a decent selection of cocktails to choose from. I played a lot of Ms. Pac-Man.
  • Au Cheval: According to Food Network and Bon Appetit, this is where you’ll find the best burger in America — and, yes, it’s really that good. Expect a long wait, though. We had a 90-minute wait time and went across the street to Haymarket Pub & Brewery for beer while we anxiously awaited our seat time.
  • Half Acre Beer Company: This is the brewery behind Chicagoland’s favorite beer, Daisy Cutter. The taproom also has a full kitchen.

P.S. There’s still time to enter to win a piece of engraved gemstone jewelry from LovePendants!

Banana Republic Italian Vachetta Bucket Bag  Rachel Rachel Roy Pleated Printed Fit & Flare Dress
 Rachel Rachel Roy Pleated Printed Fit & Flare Dress Rachel Rachel Roy Pleated Printed Fit & Flare Dress
Art Institute of Chicago

Dress: RACHEL Rachel Roy (go down a size if you’re between two)
Bag: Banana Republic (it reminds me of this Stella McCartney bag)
Sunglasses: Miu Miu (borrowed from DITTO; sign up for a FREE month of their Endless Eyewear program with code BEDKNOBS)
Rings: Monica Vinader, c/o Julie Vos, Lulu Frost
Shoes: Soludos
Lips: Stila “Bella”
Nails: Zoya “Purity”

Filed Under: Outfits, Style, Travel Tagged With: banana republic italian vachetta bucket bag, chicago, ditto endless eyewear coupon, ditto endless eyewear free month, rachel roy dress, soludos espadrilles, tropical print

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