Professionally Pink

Pink is the epitome of femininity and is one of my favorite colors.  Just seeing it makes me smile.  I know... I'm such a girl.  One of my favorite articles of clothing I own is a pink jacket from Forever 21.  It's professional and feminine and goes with so much in my closet.  Below I've also posted some inspiring and work appropriate outfits that I love.

Moschino Cheap & Chic Resort 2010

J. Crew

Ann Taylor Loft 

Have a great weekend!

Armour Lip Gloss Giveaway!

My good friends at Armour Beauty wanted me to share details about their lipgloss giveaway going on right now!  I'm a HUGE fan of this lipgloss and highly recommend it. My personal favorite lip color is  Cat Club. Below are the contest details.  Be sure to "like" them on Facebook too! Click here

Are you ready for our first ever Armour Beauty Contest?!

This Contest is called " How do you wear your Armour?"
Post a picture of your lips wearing your Armour and we will select 3 winners!!!! Here are the rules: It must be Armour in any combination. It must be lips or face only ( no full body). The pic must be uploaded to facebook. ...

Contest Prizes.... "How do you wear your Armour?"

Grand Prize- 3 Rockin' Armour Shades of your choice!
2nd Prize- 2 Armour glosses
3rd Prize - 1 Armour gloss...
Have fun and send us your lips wearing your favorite combination of Armour! Can't wait to see all your rockin photos! We will pick and announce a winner on
3/8/2011 when the contest ends!! ♥

Layering

In my weekend post this weekend I talked briefly about J. Crew being the masters of layering clothes.  The art of layering can be tricky but lots of fun.  Play around with different pieces in your closet and don't be afraid to mix patterns, textures and solids.  Below are some examples from J. Crew.

I paired my denim shirt with black sweater and skirt to give this 9-5 look a more casual feel.

Style Icon: Jenna Lyons

One of my favorite modern day style icons is Jenna Lyons, President and Executive Creative Director for J. Crew.  She has impeccable taste and has mastered the art of mixing colors, patterns and layering. I am always inspired every time I open my glossy J. Crew catalog or when walking past their window displays. A few of Jenna's staple pieces are jeans, button up shirt and blazer or fitted jacket.  She was my inspiration for this weekend's style.  

The infamous Jenna's Picks from J. Crew

Leg Warmers

I'll admit I have an affection for any type of clothing that reminds me of ballet, leg warmers being one of them.  I would have loved to have been a prima ballerina, but I never had the determination or will power to stick with it. In any case...

It has been freezing in my office lately so I decided to create a work appropriate outfit to wear my leg warmers.  Depending on the type of office you work in this may or may not be acceptable.  I would never wear these to a meeting or when I'm out speaking but today leg warmers seemed appropriate for the gloomy weather.  

The inspiration 

This would be Second position ;)

Jacket: Laundry

Sweater: ?

Skirt: Old Navy

Leg warmers: Anthropologie 

Boots: Lucky Brand

Colorblocking

One trend that was seen all over the runways this past fall was colorblocking.  To achieve this look you need to wear contrasting but complimentary colors.  Is this trend work appropriate? Absolutely!  The key again is to keep your outfit fairly conservative.  As much as I love neon pink I would more than likely not wear it to work. The inspiration for today's outfit came from my bottle of Marc Jacobs Lola.  Inspiration can be found anywhere!  

Gucci - Spring 2011

Colorblocked shoes: Alexander McQueen & Christian Loubiton 

My inspiration 

Kelly Green

Kelly green is such a happy color. I love mixing it with black and white for a bold touch of color.  Below are some inspiring images of this mix of colors. 

Photo credit: NYMag 2009 Fall Fashion 

Photo credit: Frazer Harrison  Milly Spring 2011

 

Pottery Barn

Dress: Ann Taylor
Cardigan: NY&Co
Ring: Banana Republic