NY Trip Day 2: Work Style

 

For my second day in NYC for work I needed to "work with what I had" a little bit. Since I only had a carry-on to travel with I couldn't let my chronic overpacking tendencies come out to play and had to streamline my outfits. I decided to keep with the same boots/tights look from the day before (new pair of tights though!!) and add on a new sweater and skirt combo. Easy peasy and perfect for meetings and more travel back home!

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Work Style: My Do-It-All Outfit

 

When I headed to NY for work last week, this was my schedule on Day 1:

3:30am- wake up and get ready

5:00 am- leave for the airport

7:00am- flight to NY

10:30- arrive at hotel, drop off bags

11:00am- first vendor appointment

3:00 pm- second vendor appointment

5:30pm- dinner out with the team

8:30- drinks with my friends

10:30- night night time!

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Green Plaid Cardigan

Happy Monday y'all!! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas (I know I did!) I'm not quite done with the holiday festivities yet, so I still have a few more merry outfits to share with y'all before we hit 2016 - eek! Who else can't believe a new year is about to begin?! And, I don't know about you but getting back into the swing of work today is going to be brutal... bring on the caffeine please! :) 

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An Easy Girl's Night Look

Let's all get real for minute, during the holidays time is at a premium and ain't no one got time to spend forever and a day getting fussy for a night out with your girls. Easy becomes the name of the holiday game (and really, when you're popping the bubbly with you don't want to be messing with a pretentious outfit!) So is it any surprise that I reach for my go-to pieces when prepping? Nope it shouldn't be! ;) To jazz up this easy blouse and pants I added sassy black boots, and of course tons of jewels! Don't be afraid to stack your bracelets high, pile on necklaces and pull out a cocktail ring! This is one occasion where you don't want to be subtle. Now grab your champagne flutes and go have some fun y'all!

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She's Gone Country... Look at Them Boots

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Orange and Blue eShakti Dress

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Rule Breaker: White After Labor Day

As of yesterday, women across the country were supposed to pack up their white clothing and say goodbye to its crisp, fresh color until next spring. But you know what y'all? That just doesn't work for me! I'm all about the quote, "If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun" and that includes styling a precious LWD (little white dress) after Labor Day!

Now normally I'm terrified of wearing white, because somehow every time I wear it I become a magnet for stains and dark liquids (red wine I'm looking at you!) but I couldn't resist the shape of this dress when I saw it at Loft. If you're a bride-to-be it would be perfect for any showers you have coming up! However this single gal decided to keep the summer vibes going with a denim jacket and nude wedges- breaking the rules in style!

What do you think? Are fashion rules made to be broken?!

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Carnival

Whenever I wear this dress I feel like I should have a funnel cake in one hand and cotton candy in the other, it reminds me that much of a carnival! Something about those bright stripes & colors just say "ride the merry go round"! ha! 

My mom actually got this dress for me for Christmas from the best local boutique in my hometown, Sophie and Trey. We were out shopping on Black Friday and I spotted this dress & the coordinating clutch and quickly put it on my "Dear Santa" list! Well Santa brought it Christmas morning and I had to wait patiently until Spring to break it out- and now I can't imagine putting it back in my closet! I just love how cheerful it is!

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Navy + Olive

Have you ever had an outfit just kind of come together when you weren't planning on it? That's what happened to me when I was trying to style this dress. Originally I wanted to pair it with this cute pineapple cardigan I have, but they just didn't work together. (#bummer) But then I spotted this jacket out of the corner of my eye- I hadn't worn it in months but figured "what the heck?" and threw it on! Y'all it was just darling together and the kind of easy style I love in the spring! When I added my favorite nude wedges, I knew I had a winner :)

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Resort Ready with Barbara Gerwit

This past week was the coldest Florida has faced this "winter" and it was a chilly one y'all! So as soon as the warmth began to return, I made a choice… I was dressing for Spring whether the weather agreed or not! I mean, it's pretty much a scientific fact that if you dress for it, it will come- right?! ;)

So, now that I'm on a one-woman campaign to bring the Spring, these was no better brand to get colorful in than the fabulous Barbara Gerwit! You can find Barbara Gerwit in resorts and boutiques throughout the Sunshine State and I am always attracted to her bright prints and patterns! A bonus for this Gator girl is that this dress is perfect for football games in the Swamp- now that is a win-win! :) So what do you think, are you feeling Spring coming on?!

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