Music + Fashion

April 21, 2011Leave a comment

Kate Bosworth Coachella Style 2011

With summer upon us, music festival season has arrived! This year I won’t be going to any sleep away festivals (Wakarusa, I’ll miss you!) but I will be attending several concerts. Concerts and festivals are a great place to pull out (pull off) some of the stuff you love but consider too “out there” for daily wear. Case in point: feathers, onesies, boy shorts as pants, anything sheer, jewelry overload, headgear and bold color combos. The best places to find shop these looks would definitely be thrift stores. If you’re local, I recommend Grey Dog, Cheap Thrills, The Daisy Exchange & The Samaritan Shop. As I write this, I realize I should put together a list of local thrift stores so keep a look out for that in a future post.

You can see some of the most stylish people in their warm-weather bohemian best at these events. Let’s see how they do it…

Coachella Style - Elin King Coachella Style - Crop Top Coachella Style - Camilla Belle

Credits: GQ, Refinery29, Style.com

Easy Summer Updo

April 19, 2011April 19, 2011Leave a comment

One of my very favorite things about having long hair is that I can tie it in a knot. While this does not always look chic, it is always easy and effective. This style technique looks best when you’re bronzed and your hair is wet. Bronzed skin being the key to it’s appeal…

Start with damp hair. Apply Bumble’s Straight to damp hair to give it that extra wet look, then add gel for hold. Create a side part or brush your hair straight back. Then, using just your fingers, pull the hair back into a ponytail and twist into a chignon. Secure with bobby-pins.

Modified from Refinery29

The Glamour

April 18, 20113 Comments

Oh I love this editorial. So glamorous. I would wear every single item in here – right down to the nail polish. Photos by Olivia Graham.

Kate Bosworth: Short Done Right

April 14, 20111 Comment

Kate Bosworth does short denim.

via Knight Cat

Honeymoon Dreaming (Anthropologie Swim)

April 13, 20111 Comment

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Ok I know…the sun has just barely come out. In Arkansas, we can barely promise ourselves it won’t freeze again. But nothing has the ability to make me long for the beach like Anthropologie swimwear. As as been their moda operandi they have chosen feminine silhouettes and figure flattering shapes. I just might have to indulge for Positano! This collection is the only thing making me feel better about passing on a sub from the new Green Machine place in Fayetteville. I’ve heard it’s to die…

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Parched Desert Maillot Laughing Gull One-Piece Tide Watching Bikini High Sun Bikini Plunging Halter Maillot Kinetic Gaze One-Piece Frolicking Seahorses One Piece Sun Goddess One Piece

via Anthropologie via Everything Fabulous

Happy Friday!

April 8, 20111 Comment

It’s Friday, thank goodness. Let’s all kick up our heels and make a little trouble…

My Outfit + Go-To Hair

April 7, 2011February 21, 20143 Comments

Dress: Vintage, Sweater: BCBG, Pumps: Jessica Simpson, Sunglasses: Forever 21, Earrings: White’s Jewelry

Lately I have been totally into the high bun. It has always intimidated me a bit because I don’t like to rat my hair. But once I figured out how to do it, I can’t stop! It’s so easy and it can prolong a hair wash for 2-3 days! It also turns any outfit from humdrum to posh. The best tutorial I’ve found is from Beth Jones (here). Do you like these outfit posts or are they annoying?

Photos by mom, Carolyn Long :)

Bar Carts…

April 5, 20112 Comments

The sun always makes me want to roll out my bar cart.

via {this is glamorous}

11 Items every man should own for Summer

April 4, 2011Leave a comment

The Essentials from Mr. Porter got me thinking about what every guy has to have to survive Summer and look fly doing it. Here are my recommendations. Bonus – the best men’s style sites: Valet Mag, Kempt, Gilt Manual, A Continuous Lean, Mr. Porter Journal, oooo

Casual Jeans