Mother always said “take the best from those around you.” So embracing only discrimination of style, this look dips back to the Jackie Kennedy era of timeless and modest fashion, with a Pashmina Collection dress. Continue reading
Homelessness in Washington D.C. & the Taste of Georgetown
Modest Fashion Vintage Look
Once in a while a dress comes along that embodies what you thought would be the magic of being a grown-up. Equal parts elegant and lady like, this Ava Lea Couture modest fashion vintage look is every ounce that magic. Continue reading
Summer Office Style: Feminine Excess
Contemporary feminine-excess drips from each seam of this day-to-night office look. Naively dreaming of a forever-summer, this dress is airborne with layers of cream pink ruffles that dance in the dense Washington breeze. As though waiting to instantly break out from the office, the pink tone is interlaced with shimmery strands of silver. Ever youthful, this dress says I know what I’m doing but I haven’t been here too long. Continue reading
Diamond Jubilee: Holiday in Portugal

NYFW Trends This Summer & Personal Boldness
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Weekend Casual Style in New York City
Casual style gets a bad rap. Some of our most memorable times are excused away in bad clothes. Coveted weekends and out-of-office epochs are written off in purposely underplayed fashion. But in the end, you are what you wear. There are no excuses. Continue reading
Wooden Watch Experience by JORD — Enter the Giveaway!
The world often turns us into wild animals. Wildly chasing dreams. Wildly chasing love. And wildly chasing happiness (although this is a self-defeating endeavor, let’s talk about it in another post!). As I cross the seconds off to my next expansion – mind, body and soul – I am doing so with the essence of the wild on my wrist, with this stunning, wood-crafted JORD watch. Continue reading
PASHMINA COLLECTION: ELEGANT SUMMER STYLE
Summer style is a Manhattanhenge in expression. Afternoons on the town become leisurely alfresco suppers under dusk. Promises of adventure turn into boundaries pushed and forgotten. And sunshine deems everything complicated simple once again. In the same way, summer style is a mentality that is equal parts whimsy and decidedly happy. My wardrobe was infused with timeless summer this year when the Pashmina Collection reached out to collaborate for its Spring/Summer ’18 arrivals. The dresses and my wardrobe got along like star crossed lovers: belonging together naturally and better off for knowing one another. Continue reading
THE PERFECT SUNDRESS
With spring upon us – better known as iced coffee season to New Yorkers – my dress-ups have officially fallen through the botanic looking glass. But just like all new things coming to life, there’s a lot more to the perfect sundress than there seems. Continue reading