Memo 204: Picked from the Deck and Drew a Blank

To: All

From: Me

Date: October 21, 2015

Subject: Nothing to Wear, No Problem

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Sometimes, I draw an utter, complete  and absolute clothing blank. Like, I'm looking into a sea of clothing but nothing. I hate saying I have nothing to wear because there are three closets full of things that would say otherwise but sometimes, literally, nothing. Not one thing. 

Instead of just sitting on the floor in the middle of a tantrum wasting precious pre-event preparation time, I either resort to something that I've already worn or I go for a monochromatic look. On this day, I settled for the latter. Can we say black like I never left?

Phew, that was a close call. I almost didn't go...

Photography by: Dorrell Edwards

Website: Always Timeless Productions

Instagram: @alwaystimeless

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Memo 189: An All White Party Invitation

To: All

From: Me

Date: July 28, 2015

Subject: The Right White

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Nothing says summer time like an invitation to an all white party. The dress code is straight to the point and it should be pretty easy to execute. However, for some reason, lots of people can't get all white right.

There are a few things to note when it comes to all white ensembles: 

1. All whites are not created equal.
2. Pay attention to the fabric and textures of your whites. Stay away from cheap synthetic fibers and sheer fabrics.
3. Please buy your size. Nothing ruins a look faster than pieces that are ill fitting.
4. Not all whites match each other. Whites unfortunately come in all shades. Check out how your whites look together before you commit to the look.
5. You do NOT have to wear white shoes. Nude, metallic or black are very good and reasonable options.

The moral of the story is simple: Invest in your whites. Care about your whites. Love on your whites.

Quick question. Does Diddy still host that infamous All White Party in the Hamptons? Asking for a friend who has an outfit ready and wants to go...

Wait, did someone say brunch?

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• Come show off your best romper!

Get the Look:

Zara Coat - Similar here

Nasty Crop Top - Sold here

H&M Shorts - Similar here, here and here

Sophia Webster Sandals - Sold here

Gucci Handbag - Similar here

Armani Exchange Cuff - No Longer Available

Tatty Devine Eyeglasses Necklace - Sold here

Baublebar Ear Crawler - Sold here

Memo 154: Server Simplicity

To: All

From: Me

Date: October 8, 2014

Subject: NYFW Look 5
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Little known fact about me: I was in the restaurant service industry for roughly three years while I was in college and a year after I graduated. So, I have a great appreciation for the dining experience and amazing service. I was pretty good if I may toot my own horn. Toot Toot!

This look is a nod to my serving days. 

Special Note: The B. Fab Blogger Awards are THIS Sunday, October 12th at the Westside Cultural Arts Center. I have 20 tickets available at 50% off! Please use the discount code: myfabfriends.  

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Get the Look:

ASOS Shirt Pencil Dress - Sold here

Sophia Webster Mila Sandals - Sold here

H&M Necklace - Similar here

BCBG Belt - Similar here

ASOS Clutch - Similar here

Armani Exchange Pony Hair Cuff - No Longer Available

Memo 152: An Oxford Kind of Day

To: All

From: Me

Date: September 25, 2014

Subject: NYFW Look 3
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Flat shoes are a must during anybody's fashion week. I was over heels by day two of NYFW. These Pour La Victoire Oxford were a very stylish and comfortable option. 

These little Madewell black lace shorts paired with this J.Crew bib shirt and Zara leather sleeved blazer felt a little, dare I say, naughty. The lace peeking through at the bottom of the shirt are a nice unexpected surprise.

Whenever lingerie inspired pieces are worn in public, there's always an air of sexy and I like it!

Get the look:

Zara Blazer - Similar here

J. Crew Shirt - Similar here and here

Madewell Lace Shorts - Similar here and here

Pour La Victoire Oxfords - Similar here and here

Armani Exchange Pony Hair Cuff - No Longer Available

Marni for H&M Sunglasses - No Longer Available

ASOS Clutch - Similar here

Memo 146: Weekend Warrior

To: All

From: Me

Date: August 8, 2014

Subject: Off Duty Style
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If you catch me out on the "weekend", I'm usually wearing some variation of this look. Don't judge me but this look is super comfortable. It's especially perfect for traveling and shopping. Easy in and easy out! Seriously, TSA has nothing on me when I'm wearing this.

I, also, have this dress in black and I feel like I should have gotten about five more! It's the perfect length hitting right below the knee and did I mention that it was comfortable? Yeah, I'm in love.

Get the look:

ASOS Jersey Vest - Similar here and here

H&M Midi Tank Dress - Sold here (in black) and similar here and here

Zara Sandals - Similar here

ASOS Clutch - Similar here 

Armani Exchange Pony Hair - Similar here and here

Perfect Match Necklace - No Longer Available

Memo 140: Taking a Walk Around the Parker Blazer

To: All

From: Me

Date: June 27, 2014

Subject: Featuring Pour La Victoire Jemmy Oxfords
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I clearly love this Parker blazer and black and white shoes. I love this Parker blazer WITH black and white shoes. I love shoes. I love blazers. I love love.

Wait…

This time, I paired the blazer with an easy breezy seersucker Mossimo romper (yes, from Target) along with these Pour La Victoire Jemmy oxfords. They give me life, do you understand? Life. Like, I whisper sweet nothings to their soles and dream about the next time that we will be together.

I wish I could give you this feeling...

Blazer: Parker, Romper: Mossimo
Fauxtography: Tyra Washington

Blazer: Parker, Romper: Mossimo
Fauxtography: Tyra Washington

Clutch: BCBG, Oxfords: Pour La Victoire
Fauxtography: Tyra Washington

Get the Look:

Parker Blazer - Similar here, here and here

Mossimo Seersucker Romper - Similar Shorts here and here

Nordstrom "Perfect Match" Necklace -  Similar here

French Connection Necklace - No Longer Available

Pour La Victoire Jemmy Cap-Toe Oxford - Sold here 

BCBG Clutch - Similar here

Armani Exchange Pony Hair Cuff - Similar here

Memo 133: Play your Cardigans Right

To: All

From: Me

Date: May 16, 2014

Subject: It's a Cinch
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Two words: Cinched Waist.

Remember how I always talk about this. When I say always, I mean like two times. Here you have this simple Southwestern Forever 21 Cardigan. Add this BCBG Peplum Belt to cinch the waist and it takes the cardigan from 21 to twenty-wonderful in ten seconds flat!

Ok, it may take you a little more than ten seconds to zip the zipper on the belt but you get the point. 

For those summer nights when you want to get into a little trouble; cinch the waist, show a little leg and J-Lo them with the cleavage. 

Cardigan: Forever 21, Shorts: Madewell Broadway & Broome 

Belt: BCBG, Clutch: BCBG, Cuff: Armani Exchange

Cardigan: Forever 21, Belt: BCBG, Clutch: BCBG

Cardigan: Forever 21, Shorts: Madewell Broadway & Broome 

Get the Look:

Forever 21 Cardigan - Sold here

Broadway & Broome Lace Shorts - Similar here and here

BCBG Peplum Belt - Sold here

BCBG Oversized Clutch - Similar here, here and here

Armani Exchange Pony Hair Cuff - Similar here and here

Burak Uyan Sandals - Similar here and here (these would 100% werk!)

Memo 102: Feeling a Little Blue

To: All

From: Me

Date: November 15, 2013

Subject: One Dress, Three Ways: Look 3
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For the last look, I am featuring a little monochromatic mixed print with a boost of color. You all know how I feel about cobalt blue.

So, if you were to ask my friends about my arrival time to events, they may or may not say that I can sometimes, not all the time, be a little bit tardy. It's just that I try to do too much before I leave the house. 

For instance, I'll have one hour before I need to arrive somewhere which includes a 30-minute drive to the location. In my mind, I can completely do my hair, paint my nails, fold the laundry, wash the dishes, Facebook surf and get dressed in the remaining 30 minutes. Yes, I'm ambitious and totally wrong!

Check out the video for "Fashionably Late":

Coat: H&M, Dress (worn as shirt): ASOS, Pants: H&M

Clutch: Nasty Gal, Shoes: Vince Camuto

Memo 083: Oh Crêpe!

To: All

From: Me

Date: September 18, 2013

Subject: Black, White and Taupe
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A few things:

1. I am in a deep love and infatuation with this 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target Mini Satchel. I REALLY wanted the yellow one but I was a few minutes too late to my local Target and watched them roll away in the carts of the earlier birds.
2. I'm really appreciating the color of the bag and my shoes. Taupe, I feel like, is such an under-appreciated and mistreated color.  It's just so good, so very very good.
3. Lately, I've been really drawn to black and white. I'm not sure what that means for my life. Maybe it means that I see things as they are and don't believe in gray areas OR maybe I just like black and white right now. Who knows?
4. I really wanted to add a pop of color with a cobalt blue belt but I just couldn't get it together. So, instead, I popped my lip color. Which leads me to my last point...
5. I'm obsessed (and my mom is too) with the Dior Mysterious Mauve lip color. It's not new and I've been wearing it for a couple of years now. I just noticed that it's one of my go to colors to wear with just about everything.

T-Shirt: H&M, Skirt: Prabal Gurung, Belt: BCBG, Cuff: Armani Exchange

Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target

T-Shirt: H&M, Skirt: Prabal Gurung, Belt: BCBG, Cuff: Armani Exchange

Memo 080: Pencil Me In

To: All

From: Me

Date: August 27, 2013

Subject: Pencil Skirt
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So, I'm pretty sure that I love pencil skirts. I feel like a real lady when I'm wearing them. I may even walk a little differently. Cue up "Get Me Bodied".

Do the Naomi Campbell walk, Naomi Campbell walk. Walk across the room like Naomi Campbell...

There's something so classy about a shape framing pencil skirt and a fabulous pair of heels (oh and a dope bag and cute top!).

Dress (worn as a top): Fumblin' Foe, Skirt: Zara

Bag: Marc Jacobs, Shoes: Marni

Cuff: Armani Exchange

Shoes: Marni

Memo 077: Dream Chaser

To: All

From: Me

Date: August 13, 2013

Subject: Black, White and Gold
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So, I just started re-reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Good thing I started by myself because I was in my room HOLLERING at the truth that the first 23 pages were speaking over my life! Seriously, if you've never read "The Alchemist" first slap yourself then get your life and get the book! It is life changing...

My favorite quote so far is "People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of".  At any moment, you can go after your dreams. You're not too old. It's not too late. You haven't missed your chance. Ya'll...

I will go to church on this here blog post! Amen? Amen.

Moving on, I've featured a little black, white and gold in this outfit. Black and white on it's on has such a strong presence. Adding gold is just icing on the cake. And yes, I do believe that you can rock a little leather (faux or real) in the summer time and still keep it cool.

Blazer: Tibi, Crop Top: Zara, Skirt: ASOS

Blazer: Tibi, Crop Top: Zara, Skirt: ASOS

Collar Necklace: H&M, Cuff: Armani Exchange, Clutch: Nasty Gal, Shoes: YSL

Memo 076: Constant Change

To: All

From: Me

Date: August 9, 2013

Subject: Buh Bye Hair Confusion
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Remember when I diagnosed myself with hair confusion here? Well, folks, I have made a decision. 

Short hair! 

I've been short before and I've definitely worn my hair like this. I'm not quite sure why exactly I grew it out. I believe it had something to do with the top knot. But I'm serious.

If you can't tell, right up there with prints and patterns is a strong love and adoration for gray and black. It's an understated cool that is so me sometimes.

Dress: Robert Rodriguez

Dress: Roberto Rodriguez

Clutch: Zara

Sunglasses: Gucci, Necklace: Atlanta Boutique, Cuff: Armani Exchange

Memo 074: The END!

To: All

From: Me

Date: July 24, 2013

Subject: That's It! It's the END...
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Yup, it's the END! Of what, I'm not exactly sure of right at this moment. But get back to me in a few. I guess when you wear t-shirts with words on them, they must stand for something.

Well, my shirt doesn't mean a thing to me! I just liked that it was black and had large white letters on it. It literally could have said anything but we'll just go with "END". *Kanye shrug*

Sometimes, stuff is just cute and that's all the reason you need. I have nothing more to say about it. 

Vest: Zara, Shirt: Zara, Shorts: Mink Pink

Vest: Zara, Shirt: Zara, Shorts: Mink Pink

Clutch: H&M

Vest: Zara, Shirt: Zara, Shorts: Mink Pink, Sunglasses: Ray-Ban, Shoes: Vince Camuto, Cuff: Armani Exchange

Memo 057: Summer Time White

To: All

From: Me

Date: April 29, 2013

Subject: Summer Whites

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Nothing says summertime is coming like an almost all white ensemble.

Summer not only means warmer weather and bare legs. It means a whole new influx of roof top and all white party situations. Now, you may not get the invite to the All White Diddy Bash but if you do, you want to stay ready so that you don't have to get ready!

A primarily white outfit done right can look very clean, fresh and airy. With this outfit, I have paired white and yellow together with black accessories. 

Fashion Rule!: Stick to white pieces that have structure or texture (i.e. eyelet lace, linen, silk) to keep them from looking cheap. 

Screaming *(almost) ALL WHITE EVERYTHING!*

Coat: Zara, Top: DKNY, Shorts: H&M

Cuff: Armani Exchange, Belt: Armani Exchange

Shoes: L.A.M.B