Not me, that’s for sure. As soon as we have a few good spring days here in New York, I know the summer weather isn’t far behind. Although I wish we could have a longer spring, it just hasn’t been in the cards the last few years and I doubt it will be this time! As other girls break out the short shorts, you can find me in cropped pants and dresses. Although I don’t typically have a problem with my no shorts rule, there are a few ladies out there who make me second guess myself. Are you a shorts girl or not?

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In 7th grade when my parents told me I was going to Catholic school I was pretty pissed. First of all, who wants to wear the same thing every. single. day. Not me! Second of all, knee highs… gross. Anyway, I got over it and 6 years later when I graduated high school I was finally free. My transition into the “civilian world” was a hard one, but I seemed to hit my stride and loved putting together outfits. Recently though, I’ve been noticing a pattern. As work and wedding planning gets more and more crazy, my daily outfits become more and more like a uniform. If I could wear boyfriend jeans, sneakers (cute ones, I promise), and various plaid button downs or tees at all times I totally would. So ladies, I think it’s time for me to embrace this uniform, invest in a few more pairs of really great jeans and tees, and rock it with pops of texture and color in my accessories and beauty choices. Here’s what I’m hoping my jeans and t-shirt wardrobe will look like.

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Well hello September, fancy meeting you here! Fall approaching means it’s time to pull out the box in the hall closet labeled “fall”. For me, the time in between sundresses and full blown winter jackets must be filled with many, many blazers. Despite my blazer collection including a lot of different colors, I will always go back to basic black on most days. The shape and texture is what will really differentiate those black blazers in your closet. Here are four blazers I’m loving for fall in different fabrics, textures, and shapes.

Wow, I stumbled upon this via Refinery 29′s Pinterest and couldn’t believe my eyes. That cute little outfit was L.L. Bean Signature (seriously)… and they have a whole lot of other cute little outfits I’m super excited to share with you guys. An awful lot of them are on sale too. Get on over there before everyone realizes what I did yesterday!

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Today it was cold and rainy in NYC. This week, if the rain ever stops, it will still be in the 50s. I’ve managed to fend off my insane need for a blazer or jacket with leather sleeves because of the cold but to me, there is nothing chicer. My obsession will so be in full force until the weather changes again!

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First off I’d like to say how happy I am that Pinterest is letting us choose the cover photos for our boards. Mine, after way too long of changing, now looks little somethin’ like this… yay!

Moving on, I couldn’t be happier that it’s Friday. Waking up at 5:20am really knocked me on my arse this week. I’m so ready for a little extra sleep! It’s also Andrew’s birthday on Saturday, so we have lots of fun things planned. I’ve been finding a lot of time to pin on my iPhone… knock on wood the app has been working perfectly… and I’m finding so many blog ideas. It seems like I won’t be able to do two posts a day anymore, so you’ll all get a heavy dose of gorgeous on Fridays!

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Things were crazy my first five days in a new office with a new role! My desk is all set up now thanks to some seriously pretty office supplies from The Container Store. I love that I don’t have the same supplies as everyone else, bringing your own can really make a cube feel like home (sort of).

I’ve picked up the style of the other people in my office and unfortunately it’s a mixed bag. Seems like half of the girls wear “trendy” clothes, lots of colored jeans and Zara… then the other half wears very “office appropriate” clothes, lots of pencil skirts and heels. I’m going with trendy or else I’d be bored in a week. Like I said last Sunday, I’ve decided to lay everything out for the week to come so yesterday I worked on that for this week. The weather being in the 50s and 60s mean a lot more options to layer. I’m taking inspiration from these lovely ladies this week.

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Although I’ve been doing my best to inject more color into my wardrobe, nothing is better to me then just being able to put on an entirely black outfit. There’s something so chic about black on black isn’t there?

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Will the queen of black and gray wear more then one bright color in one sitting? Absolutely not. Who do you think I am? Brad Goreski is always talking about adding a “P.O.C.” (pop of color) to an outfit. Thank goodness… one, and only one, bright color per outfit! Here are some examples of a “P.O.C.” Glitter & Gold style. Looks that are still anchored in black, gray, navy, and camel with a Brad approved pop of a single bright color.

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Kung Hei Fat Choi! The people of China celebrate the Chinese New Year today! While working for an international department in the fashion industry, I learned a lot about holidays all over the world. Chinese New Year has always been my favorite celebration though and this year is extra special because it’s the year of the Dragon. To me, the year of the dragon means it’s time to adopt a “go get ‘em” attitude towards certain things in my life. Like my post yesterday said, it’s time to do something about that list of goals collecting dust!

What should you add to your wardrobe to channel that dragon? These pieces would be absolutely perfect to show the world that you mean business. A leather lapelled blazer? Sign me up! Now go be the dragon you always knew you could be!

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