From My Closet

Happy Friday everyone!

About two posts back I did a polka dot inspiration post and promised to share some of my own polka dot outfits and items. Here are a few photos of polka dot looks that I styled from my own closet.

I tried to show how versatile this amazing trend can be and I hope they inspire you to create some polka dot outfits of your own. Did I mention that all these outfits are all under $250!?!?! Not only are they cute outfits but also dots on a budget. Can't complain about that!

Casual Dots
Polka dot skirt (Kaitlyn clothing) with lace striped top (Forever 21), chambray shirt (H&M), red woven belt (Forever 21), red beanie (Forever 21), clutch (Nordstrom), and cognac boots (Steve Madden).

Another Casual Look
Polka dot skirt (Kaitlyn Clothing), lace striped top (Forever 21), floral scarf (Nordstrom), military style jacket (Forever 21), red woven belt (Forever 21), clutch (Nordstrom), and cognac boots (Steve Madden).

Casual or Wear to Work
Polka dot skirt (Kaitlyn Clothing), lace striped top (Forever 21), coral colored blazer (Forever 21), brown woven belt (Nordstrom), cognac clutch (Nordstrom), and leopard booties (Steve Madden). This look can also be worn with the cognac boots shown in the pictures above.

The fun leopard booties (Steve Madden) up close!

Casual Sweet Dots
Polka dot skirt (Kaitlyn Clothing), lace top (Forever 21), cognac woven belt (Nordstrom), necklace (Nordstrom), and leopard booties (Steve Madden).

Wear to work dots
Polka dot skirt (Kaitlyn Clothing), lace top (Forever 21), white blazer (Nordstrom), cognac woven belt (Nordstrom), necklace (Nordstrom), and cognac oxford shoes (Steve Madden).

Casual sweet dots
Polka dot skirt (Kaitlyn Clothing), lace top (Forever 21), chambray shirt (H&M), cognac woven belt (Nordstrom), necklace (Nordstrom), and cognac oxford shoes (Steve Madden), or leopard booties (Steve Madden).

Fun night out outfit!
Polka dot top (Nordstrom), lace skirt (Forever 21), black clutch (Nordstrom), and black boots (Steve Madden). Can also be worn with sheer tights.

Another fun night out outfit!
 Polka dot top (Nordstrom), lace skirt (Forever 21), white blazer (Nordstrom), black clutch (Nordstrom), and black boots (Steve Madden).

Day or night dots
Polka dot top (Nordstrom), lace skirt (Forever 21), faux fur vest (Nordstrom), black clutch (Nordstrom), black beaded necklace (Forever 21), and black boots (Steve Madden).

Day or wear to work Dots
Polka dot sweater (Forever 21), white collared shirt (GAP), necklace (Nordstrom), cognac woven belt (Nordstrom), scalloped Khaki shorts (Kaitlyn Clothing), cognac clutch (Nordstrom), and leopard booties (Steve Madden). Can also be worn with polka dot sheer tights from (Nordstrom).

Day dots
Polka dot sweater (Forever 21), white collared shirt (GAP), red/rust colored denim (Citizens of Humanity purchased at Nordstrom), cognac clutch (Nordstrom), and leopard booties (Steve Madden).

Some of my favorite polka dot items
Scarf (Nordstrom), clutch (Nordstrom), bra (Elle Macpherson intimates), black polka dot dress (Kaitlyn Clothing), and taupe polka dot top (Nordstrom).

 

These are all my own pictures and clothes that I styled on my personal dress form. If you have any questions about my clothes, feel free to ask!

Happy styling everyone!

Parisian Inspiration Flashback

Bonjour les amis!

About four years ago I went to Paris, France with my Mom and Grandmother. I was so excited to visit one of the most famous fashion capitals of the world and let's just say... I wasn't disappointed. Paris is a beautiful city full of inspiration.

From time to time, I love to look back and re-live some of the most inspiring moments that I captured during my visit. While most of these photos have little to no fashion in them, the people, city, culture, art, and architecture still impact me the same.

These photos are pictures that I took during my visit. I hope they can be as inspiring to you as they are to me.

Profitez de Paris à travers mes yeux.

The apartment we stayed at (with of a view of the Eiffel Tower!)

Parisian artist

Notre Dame

Notre Dame stained glass

Music Man

La Tour Eiffel at Night

L'arc de Triomphe

Underneath L'arc de Triomphe

View of Avenue Champs-Élysées from L'arc de Triomphe

Only the most famous shopping Avenue in Paris

LOVE!

Also LOVE!

Pretty amazing

Ceiling in L'Opera

Just another view

My dessert at the Eiffel Tower restaurant

Dessert II

View of Paris from the Top of the Eiffel Tower

Le Moulin Rouge

Just your average Parisian plant shop

The wall of Love (I love you written in every language)

Polka Dots - trend fixation

Recently I have found myself fixated on the polka dot trend. This trend is not only easy for just about anyone to pull off but also very eye catching. I also love that polka dots are very easily transitioned from daytime, wear-to-work, and a night out on the town.

My favorite ways to style polka dots are...

• pairing them with bright colored denim
• mixing with stripes
• combining them with different size dot patterns
• adding edgy accessories
• mixing with neutrals
• combining them with florals or leopard prints
• and the list goes on

I probably own about 15 different polka dot items. For my next post I will have to put together some pictures of all the different ways I have styled my own polka dot wardrobe. But in the meantime here are some of my favorite styling photos that I found to best represent this trend.

mixing with neutrals (witanddelight.tumblr.com)

Polka Dot pants speak for themselves (collagevintage.com)

Dots on DOTS (atlantic-pacific.blogspot.com)

Mixing with leopard and neutrals (decorartsnow.tumblr.com)

Dots with neutrals (photo from user on pintrest)

Paired with bright pants (kendieveryday.blogspot.com)

Hosiery Dots (thecherryblossomgirl.com)

Casual Dots (i983.photobucket.com)

Dots on Dots paired with neutrals (atlantic-pacific.blogspot.com)

If you ever need any styling ideas for this trend or a second opinion on your outfit contact me through this blog and I would be happy to help.

Happy polka dot styling!

These photos are not my own. Each photo has a link from which I got them. If you would like to check out those sites please do so.

Ciao!

I made myself a promise when I graduated college to travel and experience the world. Last year I went to London for a week to see a friend studying abroad and I absolutely loved it! I caught the traveling bug and decided next would be Italy.

Now I am not just talking about going to Rome or Venice. I want to see Rome, Venice, Florence, Milan, Lake Como, and everything in between. I know that probably isn't possible in a few weeks, but I am determined to see as much as I can.

To demonstrate how serious I am about this Italian adventure I started taking Italian classes. I am about 3 months into these classes and although I couldn't really tell you anything in Italian off the top of my head other than, "Buona sera. Mi chiamo Kaley," I have learned to read it quite well.

As I continue to learn Italian I have been inspired by these photos and wanted to share them with you. And of course, I had to include some fashion inspiration of looks that I would love to put together for my trip.

Piacere!

(Found on Pintrest)

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(Found on Pintrest)

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(atlantic-pacific.blogspot.com)

These photos are not my own. I found them on pintrest. If you want to check out the link click underneath the photo.