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Want the Ultimate Closet?

Michelle Martin — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:00:51 +0000

If you know me at all, you know that Intermix in Georgetown is my first and usually always my last stop to shop. They have it all, from designer pieces to new and up and coming vendors. Whether you are shopping for a cocktail of formal event or just looking to chill at home with some comfy, cool sweats. Intermix has that and everything in between. They help create and perfect the ultimate closet. I was so excited when Intermix asked me to style my favorite fall coat. I have had my eyes on this Alexander McQueen coat for months and couldn’t wait to pair it back to shades of grey. This coat has the perfect fit and flare look and makes me feel like a million bucks. Wearing all Intermix- Sweater: Rag and Bone; Denim: Frame; Pumps: Sergio Rossi; Bag: Stella McCartney; Coat: Alexander McQueen Photo Cred thanks to the talented Julien Check out Intermix online and shop their gift guide selection for any fashionista this season and help create a girls dream of the ultimate closet. xo Michelle

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Update Your Wardrobe for under $150

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:44:44 +0000

When Sarah and Michelle told me I should contribute a post on fall fashions under $100, I thought, “Umm, well…like, actual good clothes that cost less than $100? Umm…” Which is not to say that I’m some rich snob who only wears $800 shoes. I don’t own any $800 shoes. C’mon, my last name isn’t Rockefeller! (And my husband reads this blog. Hi honey!) Ahem. So, no of course all of my clothes aren’t expensive, but I think I’m a savvy shopper: I find good deals, I tend to buy off-season items on sale and I never set out to shop for, say, a party dress. I see a dress that I love, I buy it and I find a party later. And I always find party worthy of a good dress. That said, I believe in investing in quality. When everything in your closet is well-made and looks good on, you always look good. So after I negotiated my baseline to $150….ish, I set out looking. I’m not going to insult our good readers’ intelligence by sending you to Forever 21 or Old Navy. You know they sell cheap affordable clothes. That tend to fall apart after a season. I’ve been […]

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Fall ’14–Fashion or Fail?

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:00:28 +0000

Do you guys remember a few years ago, when everybody—no, literally everybody—was rocking the Juicy Couture velour tracksuit? You know what I’m talking about? The one with “JUICY” emblazoned on the backside? That is, if you were “hip” enough to grab the original. Later the trend came to encompass bottoms that advertised “PINK,” “RUTGERS,” “ED HARDY” or assorted other brands on the asses of America. That tracksuit was fashion poison, and of course I had one two a few. In assorted colors. That I wore with Uggs. Because of course I did…and when I walked down the street I felt in style, trendy, hip—generally awesome. Until I one day I realized that, regardless of how “in” they were and what celebrities were wearing them, velour pants looked awful on me. Especially, (but not exclusively) velour pants that could comfortably fit five 4-inch tall letters with room to spare across my rear end. But if we’re honest with ourselves, that happens every season, right? A trend catches fire and produces the “it” item. Before we know it, some sort of noxious fashion fumes overcome us and we find ourselves obsessed with buying something that is so in, so on-trend, that we forget to think about whether […]

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