Cowboys and Indians.

Last week my wonderful friend, as well as extremely talented photgrapher, Katelyn and I did a little photoshooot! I was trying to channel my inner "native american" and she was dressed as a good 'ol "western" woman!
Here are some photos from the shoot--enjoy!

(Wearing a thrifted blouse)

All photos taken by the amazingly talented Katelyn Smoot.

Peace. Love. Joy.

Tea Party Fun!

The other day two friends and I had ourselves a tea party :) It was loads of fun! Here are some fun photos we took:

I wore an LC Lauren Conrad dress with a thrifted Ralph Lauren blazer.
This was such a fun day of style and tea :)

Why not gather your closest friends together and enjoy some sweets, tea, and fun clothes? ;)

Peace. Love.Joy

Hands Up not Handouts.

Here is another awesome opportunity to be stylish while making a difference in the world!
Hands Up not Handouts provides women with the opportunity to use their unique creative abilities to create income for themselves, while still delivering very chic items for the buyer.

The lovely women of Rwanda make the earrings, and the lovely women of Palestine the bracelets.
To buy these gorgeous items, or scroll the other available jewelry go to shop.

To simply browse Hands Up not Handouts website and learn more about what their all about go, here.

Hope you've had a wonderful Monday!

Peace. Love. Joy.

Lauren Conrad for Forbes!

Lauren Conrad will be guest blogging for Forbes.com starting today for a period of time! Of course, I am absolutely thrilled! The blogs will be focused on the business end of things and what she has learned through being an entrepreneur in the industry. I can't wait to glean from the information and the wisdom of the always lovely Lauren Conrad! :)

To read Lauren's first blog post for Forbes, click here.

What are your thoughts on Lauren blogging for Forbes? I would love to hear!
Happy Thursday!
Peace. Love. Joy.

Romper! Romper! Rompers!

Romper Galore! There are so many awesome rompers out there in all different designs and patterns, go find one you like and rock itt! :)

Don't know where to get started? Here are some cool ones I found, Target, Forever 21, or Pacsun.

I paired my jean romper with a pink thrifted Jones New York button down for a chill, relaxed look....how will you wear your romper this summer?

                                                          Happy Summer!
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Color your world happy!

Yesterday I went thrifting in Virginia thanks to the wonderful advice from Melissa Burriss! I found this incredible yellow blazer and blue capris! I have become a connoisseur of blazers, so you can imagine the thrill when finding this absolutely brilliant yellow one ;)

I hope you're having a fabulous Tuesday! Pick up some color this Summer, and be exciting! :)

Peace. Love. Joy.

Spotlight: Blake Lively.

Blake Lively has surely been in the spotlight this past year...from being one of Karl Lagerfeld's favorite muses, to a blockbuster film just out, The Green Lantern. I love Blake Lively, and not just because she happens to be in one of my favorite TV shows, Gossip Girl, but because she is always so stylish and chic and yet so "her" and natural, never opting for a "fake" approach to beauty.

And, for that she is my celebrity fashion spotlight for the week:

Go check out Blake in

The Green Lantern

Peace. Love. Joy.

IJM:Fight to End Trafficking.

Here is an awesome opportunity to contribute to the fight against trafficking:
go to Sevenly and buy this exclusive shirt before Sunday, and they will contribute $7 to IJM (learn more here) to support the fight against trafficking.

What an awesome opportunity to see fashion and social justice merge!
Go buy your shirt now and fight to see one of the biggest issues of our time, trafficking abolished.
Send me pictures of you in your Sevenly shirt and you may just appear in a future blog post ;)

Enjoy your Friday!
Peace. Love. Joy.

Resort Collections 2012.

I am so in love with the Resort 2012 collections, here are a few from some of my favorite designers. I think Chanel takes the prize though once again, Karl Lagerfeld you are brilliant. :)

3.1 Phillip Lim

To see full 3.1 Phillip Lim Resort 2012, click here.

Alexander Wang

To see full Alexander Wang Resort 2012 collection click here.

Diane von Furstenberg

To see full Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2012 collection click here.

Chanel

To see full Chanel Resort 2012 collection click here

What are your favorites from the 2012 Resort Collections? :-)
All photos courtesy of  Vogue.

Peace. Love. Joy.

Frederick Fashion Designer: Claire McCardell

The news post in my city, Frederick, just did an article on a designer named Claire McCardell. She is considered "one of the first iconic American fashion designers" according to the article in the Frederick News Post, and what do you know she was born and raised in my lovely city.

Claire is noted for creating very chic but functional articles of clothing for women in the 30's,40's, and 50's.

To read more about Claire's life and her achievements go to:
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_lifestyle.htm?storyID=122273

Below is one of my favorite's of her designs, it's so effortlessly chic!

It's so fun stumbling upon such fun and fascinating history as the life of Claire McCardell! Who knew such a phenomenally brilliant fashionista is a native of my own hometown! :)

Peace. Love. Joy.

Kelly Cutrone: Normal Gets You Nowhere

I recently finished reading Kelly Cutrone's newest book, Normal Gets You Nowhere. And, loved every minute of it! Kelly continues to be one of my favorite names in fashion. She inspires me to be brilliant in the art, and to dream, dream, dream. Get to your nearest bookstore and pick up a copy of Normal Gets You Nowhere! ;)

Some of my favorite quotes:

"Fashion is worthwhile and powerful, and can turn Cinderallas into supermodels. But it's not attractive to have the spoils of this world and not feel for people who don't"

"From a young age we're programmed to believe that to be normal means not fighting the injustices all around us."

"There is a calling and demand for beauty, even in the ugliest places. Art is a need of civilazation. Bringing beauty into a place full of pain & suffering is compassionate and productive.

Those are just a few of my favorites from the book. I think what I love most about Kelly is that she is not just passionate about fashion, she is passionate about helping others and changing the world...especially the down and out; which is precisely what I want to do and exactly what this blog is for--to merge fashion with social justice.

Have a fabulous day!
Peace. Love. Joy.

PREVIEW:

Weekly Thrift Finds.

This past week I went thrifting for the first time ever, thanks to the amazing inspiration from my dearest friend and fellow fashionista Melissa :)[check out her amazing fashion blog here: http://zestesdemode.blogspot.com/

Here were my finds for this week:

(Pants thrifted for $4)

(Skirt thrifted for $1)

(Shirt thrifted for $4)

(Liz Claiborne Blazer thrifted for $9)

(Blouse thrifted for $4)

Thanks to the amazing Caitlin Geeslin for being my brilliant model. Check our her blog here:http://inthenow-remnantcry.blogspot.com/

To view the rest of the pictures from this photoshoot go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dochasfashion/


Peace. Love. Joy.