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How To Style Mules For Now and Beyond

Hello Lovelies!

Mules! I am so jumping on the mule trend for Spring! The heels are usually a bit thicker, which is nice for comfort. They come in a closed toe style like my new white ones or a completely open toe ones for warmer temps.

To say I’m obsessed is putting it mildly! These are actually my second pair of mules in the last month lol. The first pair I got were more menswear inspired. In case you missed those posts. I will link them below.

I had originally picked out the black ones (of course since I own like 15 pairs of black shoes haha). I decided to make a white pair work for winter and I knew this would take me into spring and summer too! These exact shoe come in three colors: white (mine), black (want) and black and white gingham!

I saw this red sweater and decided to order it from a new retailer that I have never ordered before. I don’t know why, but it was my first purchase from Asos. I am love with how super soft it is, but lets talk about these sleeves. They are so cute with the little flounce.

So when I find a new item do you picture in your head how you will style it?!? Yup that’s me. I can picture these shoes into a few more looks with things I already own.

Look at this block heel! So cute right?!?

I have loved fashion magazines since I can remember, and now I look to other bloggers for inspiration even more. I can totally picture my favorite fashion gals like Emily Vartanian rocking a pair like this. She just featured a red pair with a kitten heel that I NEED lol! Or check out my friend With Love And Style–Rachel who features a pair she designed herself in red (my fave of course)!!

Check out this post on Refinery29 naming mules the shoe trend for 2017, but I’m here to tell you they are here to stay for 2018! Especially come Spring and Summer with the more open toe kind.

If you are dreaming of open toe mules for warmer days like me haha I will link some fun options for you now!

Oh btw I wear glasses in #irl for driving, walking and mostly for not tripping haha.

Let me know in a comment down below if you have gotten any mules yet, if not which one you would chose first!

Sweater: HERE (under $30); now want this one too HERE

Skirt: old from the Loft; Similar–here or HERE

Earrings: my KC friend’s line Jennifer Janesko

Glasses: Warby Parker (under $100 for prescription!!)

Clutch: Nordstrom or HERE (its under $40 and a foldover)

Mules: see down below!!

February 8, 2018
Kicking It In Sock Booties

Hello Loves

I had to retire my short black boots this past fall and was looking for new ones. I had seen the trend with sock booties and wasn’t sure I’d love them. I tried some on during a Nordy’s run, but I wasn’t sold until I saw a fellow KC blogger raving about these!

The difference to me was that these have side zippers and the previous ones that I had tried on were pull ons. I also like the heel height and best of all they are so comfortable. Seriously sold!

I was so excited to be back this past fall at Phoenix Flea. Its grown so much over the last few years. I love seeing all my creative friends selling their amazing creations.

The food truck area was so big this year! This super cute pink truck had little tables set up all around.

I found this pretty floral corduroy skirt and paired it with my wine colored turtleneck. I was ready to explore the festival!

Sometimes its fun just being silly during these photoshoots!

I was so happy to find my favorite tea latte at the flea! If you are not local you can find the teas at Teaspressa

I might have eaten this macaron before even hitting my car haha!

This skirt was hard to find for some reason and now its back online lol! I usually only buy a-line skirts so I had to size up because I’m more hippie (and not in the good way) haha. Good news is the booties run TTS. Happy shopping ladies!

Top: old; very similar orHERE

Skirt: exact one!(under $20) or other print

Booties: Target

Earrings: Jennifer Janesko

Moon/Star Ring: Ettika

Photography: Jacqueline Treviño Photography

January 6, 2018
Black Velvet….if you please!

Hello Loves,

Well its time to ring in the New Year. I know that most of the country is in a deep freeze, but its been crazy warm here. Usually Phoenix has a winter haha, but for this past week its been 75 degrees most days. AS soon as the sun sets, it does get desert cold. I wanted to style two outfits to wear for NYE that featured sparkles and pants! This is my second look, for the first post check out that look HERE.

I found this pretty black velvet blazer and layered it over my black sequins bustier. I wanted to stay covered with a hint of sexy!

This gorgeous statement layered necklace was perfect for the First NYE look and I loved the way it styled perfectly with this look too.

Nothing sends a party vibe like jewels and sparkles! I found this cocktail ring on sale for $3! It was pure luck!

I actually own two pairs of velvet jeans (one is a size bigger than the other for those times when I’ve eaten waaaay too much).

The staying warm but looking good idea for NYE is hard. I usually like skirts or dresses for sure. This was fun trying something different. I hope that you liked it. Leave me a comment down below with what you think! Meantime, wishing you all lovely people a Happy New Year!!

Blazer: Velvet Blazer

Denim: NYDJ or Old Navy (less than $20)

Sandals: Norstrom (so many colors I own 2 pairs)

Necklace: L.V. Kiki

Ring: on clearance for $3 (if you want one I’ll go to the H & M store for ya lol–leave me a comment if you do!)

December 31, 2017
NYE Shimmer

Hey Babes!

I have been trying a few different looks for NYE. Now I totally get that in Phoenix our weather can let me pick any type of outfit that I want (lucky me)! Still I wanted to style my new statement necklace with a couple of choices. This post will feature Look Number One!

These pants are amazing. First crushed velvet is baaaack…thank you fashion Gods! The best thing tho is these pants let you eat too haha! When I was little my Mom bought me a two piece short and tank top made out of blue crushed velvet outfit and the obsession began then! I will have to find a photo and post this sometime lol.

I found this draped tank for under $10. It provided just the right amount of shimmer to my NYE look. This new two piece separates are a bit more chic than my Mom’s choice right?!?!

I love the dark metallics of this necklace and my new ring was perfect for this look.

When you stumble across the mirror sandals of your dreams for under $10 one fine summer day at Ross! Lol I forget I own these and forget these were my fave shoes for dancing!

So this shoot has a funny back story. The photos taken against the brick building were at great risk to my safety. You see according to the owner of that building something could have come loose and fallen down and hit me in the head…as I stood on a very public sidewalk lol. Yup, we were approached by the owner and told to basically leave. Really?!? So in protest I will not name his silly place so there! If you meet my lovely photographer Rachel you’ll have to ask her about this day haha!

Look Two coming very soon! Keep an eye on my blog and Instagram for the other outfit choice for NYE!

Top: H & M (under $10!!)

Jacket: old Neiman Marcus find; similar

Velvet Pants: Anthropologie (on sale $39.95 and extra 30% off all sale)–they come in Olive green too btw

Sandals: old Ross find; Similar

Necklace: L.V. Kiki

Photography: Araya Photography (thanks Rachel!!)

December 29, 2017
Classics & Plaid

Hey Babes

It is finally cool enough to bring out the plaid here in Phoenix. I love the feel of the heavier fabric, but mostly the fun mix of colors that you can pick from!

I was looking for a fun location to shoot this that wasn’t tied to a Christmas only theme, then I remembered this fun retro inspired burger place in Northern Arizona. Loved this red classic car which turned into a fun back drop!

Isn’t it funny how sometimes things just work out and become kinda fun, not planned.

Loved the authentic gas station/car hop feel of this place so much.

The classic red and blue print of the plaid is for sure cute, but I chose the dress because of the uneven hemline. I paired the look with simple tall stone/grey colored boots. My Ray Bans and some simple circle earrings. Easy and cute too!

I love the fun throw back feel with this shoot and the price point of the dress haha! I will link everything for you down below. Happy Shopping!

Dress: Zaful

Boots: Zuliliy ( under $40!)

Sunnies: Ray Bans

Earrings: Jennifer Janesko

December 28, 2017
Looking Back

Hi Loves!

As the year wraps up, I find that the fun holiday parties are what gets my styling current going. I love trying new looks with each post. As much as I go for long ballgown dresses or long flowy looks, I try to push myself outside of my comfort zone. Did you see the Finale Night of Phoenix Fashion Week post?! Whoa that dress needed a lot of double sided tape and maybe just a few more centimeters of fabric lol, but I LOVED it.

I usually order feminine full skirts or more conservative dresses, but there was a little part of me that wanted to try this dress out!

These are fine little metallic studs, although they look like polka dots though haha!

The clutch is my Mom’s vintage bag. I love the textures and the clasp of this bag.

I shot this look in the Crossroad area in Kansas City. This is where First Fridays is held during the warmer months. Most of the buildings have been around for a long time. I really like the industrial look of the area. Leave me a comment if you already have your New Year’s look picked out!

Dress: Sara Boo–sale and

Shoes: Vince Camuto

Clutch: vintage (my Mom’s);

RIng: lost forever:( …. Try this! or This one!

Earrings: Adornmonde

December 18, 2017
Elegant Holiday Look

Hello Lovelies

I absolutely LOVE dressing up (even though as I write this I’m wearing a mismatched sweatshirt, blue socks, and black sweatpants LOL)! For the holidays, I found this beautiful lace midi dress that just looked so elegant.

I can totally see myself wearing this to the ballet or the symphony to see the Nutcracker!

The skirt has a beautiful dark floral painted onto the silk organza fabric. It has a crystalline shimmer to the overall look of the skirt.

The bodice is made of beautiful lace details. The higher neckline does not require any jewelry so I paired only a bold earring with this and a dainty bangle.

My Badgley Mischka shoes were perfect for this dress with the delicate jewels.

My photographer, Jacqueline and always seem to have fun! A lot of my photos are me laughing hugely or making weird faces!

I’m thinking this dress would be perfect for flamenco too!

The dress actually comes with a pretty satin sash, but the eternal problem of being a long torso girl is that my waist is six inches lower that the end of this lace bodice haha.

I’m loving the mixing of textures this season. I actually kept this look a bit more Christmas traditional. Lately I’ve been trying more edgier styles, but I always go back to more elegant looks. I hope that your holiday season is filled with parties and pretty dresses too! Check out Stylewe for other dress options! Let me know below what you think of this look! Thanks for reading!

Dress: STYLEWE

Shoes: old Badgley Mischka; similar or similar

Earrings: L.V. Kiki

Bracelet: David Yurman

Photography: Jacqueline Treviño Photography

–this was a sponsored post. All opinions are thoughts are mine independently.

December 12, 2017
Little Lace Number

Hello Lovelies!

I am so glad to be able to share this LBD lace number with you all. Finally! I shot this during my last trip to Kansas City, but have been sitting on this post until we are all in the full holiday party mood!

This location was outside of the Grace & Holy Trinity Church In downtown Kansas City. Its such a pretty place with really peaceful gardens.

I love the old world architecture found on these buildings in KC. I’m still looking for places to shoot like this here in Phoenix. If you know of any–leave me a comment down below!!

The ribbon detail cinches your waist (at least making mine look smaller haha)!

This gorgeous hemline is so feminine. The dress is perfect for twirling around for sure!

Now the best part is this dress is now on sale for a lot less that when I ordered it! I will link everything below! Aren’t you excited for the holidays?!? Now I just need to be invited to a party lol!

Dress: Lace dress (sale $33!!)

Shoes: Vince Camuto

Bag: my Mom’s vintage

November 28, 2017
Fashion Week Finale Night w/ Christine Adar
1. Hello Lovelies!!
Its finally here! I am so excited to share my night pretending to be a princess haha! I met designer Christine Adar this summer, and I really loved hearing her story. She is truly living her passion. This gal is super talented. I went on Thursday, the first night of Phoenix Fashion Week, to do a dress fitting. She was sewing a custom dress from scratch in her hotel room for Julie Werner. The fabric was an embossed wine colored leather. It was incredible! I will have photos of this down below.

When Friday afternoon came, I rushed from work with my friend and photographer, Jacqueline, to Talking Stick Resort. We had to beg our way into a valet spot (they were already full by 5:20pm, and no judgments on still stopping for Dutch Bros and wasting like 35 min there lol). I had so many bags full with shoes, hair stuff, makeup, etc. I needed help parking. Luckily, the valet guy took pity (probably just got tired of hearing my sad whiny story)!

I finally arrived to Christine’s hotel room and it was buzzing with sewing, girls getting makeup done, hair being styled and dresses! I was in heaven! Then it was my turn to get ready.

My dress was a dream (albeit a bit more risque than I usually do)! I just tried to do it justice.

The sweetest Aleigha, who has modeled for Christine in her print campaigns helped me with my hair.

The final look was a bit Old Hollywood with Grammy’s inspired style (or something like that)!

This dress was so eye catching. Just walking from the room to the main area, I got stopped many times by people saying how much they liked the dress. I think the dress was pretty super-hero pose worthy don’t you?!

So part of the fun attending fashion week is getting to see other industry people at these events. I love seeing how everyone brings up their own fashion game for couture night!

The Smart Blondes, Leslie & Lindsey are always on point! They are so glam!

Left to right: Andrea (a friend of Christine’s, Christine Adar, Harpreet Maan, a local Phoenix designer, Aleigha, a model, and me.

Part of the fun is walking the red carpet, the press line! I loved being part of this group of ladies.

We were all wearing Christine Adar originals here in this photo!

The designer herself, Christine Adar in one of her own designs. So beautiful!

Remember the leather custom gown?!? Well here is Julie Werner looking so fierce! It fit her literally like a glove. It was still being sewn onto her when I left the room. So crazy good!

I would love to wear her gowns everyday! Like a Target run maybe lol

The runway show was pure perfection. I love every single gown, but wait for the red finale dress!

Ok now I LOVE red! I’m thinking I need to wear this dress next year huh!??! Please!

Well that’s a wrap for Phoenix Fashion Week 2017! I hope that you like the #bts and some of the live red carpet shots. With Thanksgiving coming up in a couple of days, I’m truly thankful for this year’s amazing experiences! I was so happy to be a part of this amazing group of gals.

I’ll be linking Christine’s information down below. If you have an upcoming event reach out to her she is very easy to work with and does not charge crazy pricing even though you’d be getting a one of a kind creation for your special day. Can’t wait for 2018 #PHXFW! Special thank you to Brian Hill and all his team for including me this year!

Designer: Christine Adar

Shoes: Target

Earrings: Charming Charlie (Only $14!)

Photography: Jacqueline Treviño Photography
November 21, 2017
Sunset Cliffs in Ellie Activewear

Hello Lovelies

This month I received my Ellie Box just in time for my trip to San Diego. I was so excited to see that it was more atheleisure style for the November box.

I went to visit my friend Anna who lives in Ocean beach. We went for a walk along Sunset Cliffs for the first time. Last time I visited she took me for a quick drive by this area and I knew I wanted to go back. I can’t believe how pretty it is to hike/walk there. Everyone knows I’m not a fan of hiking here in Phoenix, the rocky trails are just waiting to reach out and twist my ankle lol.

This view is so amazing! And my outfit from this month’s Ellie box contained this cute legging and white top, but the real surprise was this black wrap. It is made from a non-wrinkle fabric, so perfect for travel. I wore it on the plane ride back the next day too!

As you can see it was a bit windy that day haha! I actually loved the ocean breeze. I miss living near the beach so much. I used to live in South Florida, but the California coastline is so very different. Florida is all flat along the beach. Not here the cliffs are amazing!

The trails wind up through beach line, which is actually high up on the cliffs. I just loved this path which was a bit easier to explore than right up along the edge lol.

The white long sleeve tee has a mesh back and is the softest tee I have ever owned. Obsessed with it!

The leggings are a marbled tone with fun criss cross cut outs. So cute!

Just magical! I could walk along there everyday! I’m always game to visit San Diego. I love spending time with my friend Anna and her little daughter. It is so good spending time with people who have known you for years. All the heart eyes to them for hosting me (ok I basically said I’m coming lol—love them!)

This is the box to get and you get the three pieces for only $39.95. Don’t miss out. Seriously my fave of all of the months so far!

Ellie Activewear

Use my code for 15% off: ALLTHEPRETTYS15

November 13, 2017