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happy holidays and merry everything to you and yours. we're barreling straight into the belly of the beast that is the holiday season. as expected, this month was FULL of purchases (hello black friday/cyber monday and all of the sales to precede it), and maybe just as equally as expected, the past 30 days were ...
october's positive purchases can be categorized by two words --bow and toes. technically that's three words but you know what i mean. if the end of summer saw me obsessed with flower chokers, late fall has me focused on bows. i added a few to my hair collection and already find myself reaching for them ...
alert the authorities --i finally found a wool-based knit that IS NOT ITCHY. i repeat, IT IS NOT ITCHY. as someone with sensitive skin, i've avoided the material for decades but once i spotted this chanel-inspired cardigan while perusing sezane's website, i just had to try it. once it arrived, i braced myself for that ...
do you remember? the purchases made in september? please tell me you're singing that in your head to the tune of the earth, wind, and fire song... i do. and unfortunately, most of them were womp, womp. but what didn't work for my closet put money back into our bank account so that's always a net ...
repeat after me: life's better in a sweater. except maybe when it's still 80 degrees. i was so kindly gifted the spruce sweater from darling society's fall collection which just launched september 1st. while the temperatures aren't quite sweater weather yet, i know this cozy knit will get plenty of wear in the early months of the ...
let's just call august the month of the flat. i realized i purchased no less than four pairs of footwear over the last 30 days in an effort to build my fall collection. and the ironic thing? SPOILER ALERT --they all fell, wait for it, flat. i'll be here all night, folks. but seriously, try ...
i haven't owned a pair of grey wash jeans in a while so when my latest pair of horseshoe jeans* arrived in their new cinder shade, i was inspired to put together a half dozen looks for future reference. which look is your favorite? *this style runs big so be sure to size down citizens of humanity ...
july is the month summer (at least summer weather) finally decided to show up and i've taken it as my prime opportunity to *shockingly* shop my own closet. so many cropped tops and tanks from previous seasons have sat idly by through the may grey and june gloom and selecting from them every morning has ...
how much denim is too much denim? the limit does not exist if you ask me. after adding the sezane rosa blouse in white to my wardrobe, i decided to snag it in the chambray style as well. never one to shy away from a monochromatic look, i paired it with my horseshoe jeans in ...
you ever have one of those full-circle moments? in my mid-late 20’s i used to write for darling, the magazine turned lifestyle brand that has built meaningful community around a shared mission: to shift cultural mindsets on beauty and self-esteem. they were kind enough to provide me a forum on which to articulate the issues plaguing my most ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.