Archives for February 2019

NEON POP

February 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment

UPDATED FEB. 22: HOW TO WEAR THE NEON TREND TO KEEP YOUR SANITY IN THIS GREY AND RAINY WEATHER……

A a pop of neon to cure your winter woes and make for a better Friday.

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Happy Valentines week. The more older I get, the more I appreciate the holiday. If you are single reading this… it’s too late…I’m kidding….BUT if you’re reading this you’re loved.. if you’re taken you’re loved. Life is way to short to not celebrate these meaningless Hallmark holidays. Speaking of love… my best friend is getting married this week and I can’t wait to share all the details of her wedding. She is the ultimate Barbie and I can’t wait to see her wedding dreams we have been talking about for years come true. Jordan I love you and I am so proud to stand by your side.

LET’S TALK NEON. I keep posting about this on social media. BUT THE NEON TREND IS MY FAV. Fashion has been boring lately…there are only so many variations of monochrome we can execute. As soon as the neon trend came back on the runways I ran with it. I love it.

I am LIVING for this trend with neutrals or even with black.

((Photos by Katie Pickens) || (Top: Zara (sold out)) || (Pants: Alice + Olivia) || (Shoes: Schutz))

(( Photos by Katie Pickens) || (Jacket: Topshop) || ( Top: Zara) || Pants: blanknyc) || (Shoes: Sam Edelman))

Or if you are hesitant about the neon trend, just do a small pop of neon with a beanie or hat.

((Photos by Katie Pickens) || (Beanie: Urban Outfitters) || (Top: Something Navy) || (Pants: blanknyc) || (Shoes: Sam Edelman))

|| (Photos by Katie Pickens) || (Top: I.AM.GIA) || (Pants: Blanknyc) ||

I LOVE MY…OFF-WHITE BELT

February 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Hello, and happy Tuesday. We are a week after Valentines weekend and I hope we are all still doing the little things peeps. I am so reenergized after a weekend with my friends to celebrate my best friends wedding. If you every find yourself in a rut, take some time off and spend it with old friends. It always is a great reset for me.

Let’s talk belts. I am in love with my Off-white Industrial belt because I can dress it up or down. Since the easy route for this belt would be dressing it down…I wanted to show you a way on how I would style it to dress it up.

There are a lot of different color combinations for this belt. I chose this white/red mix because I know it would go with a lot of my wardrobe and I also liked how the buckle wasn’t gold or silver.

I don’t wear a lot of blazers, but I like the belted blazer look.

|| (Photos by: Katie Pickens Photography ) || (Blazer: Robert Rodriguez)|| (Belt: Off-White) || (Pants: Levi’s) || (Shoes: Sam Edelman) ||

I believe in investing in blazers because they never go out of style. I love how this one is double breasted. Here are some other good options for red blazers.

Other OFF-White (industrial belt) color options:

If you like the trend and want less of a price commitment … they have a mini industrial belt.

Up next I have plans to wear this with a dress and also with my high waisted pants. Can’t wait to show you guys more variations with this belt.

Have a great week!

MAB JAB

I LOVE MY… YEEZY BOOST 350’s

February 8, 2019 · Leave a Comment

*Disclaimer I am not a huge sneaker head. I turned into a sneaker head a few years ago. Although I prefer to invest in boots I recently started investing in sneakers because I wear them more. If there is an error below feel free to correct me 🙂

If you haven’t heard of “Yeezy’s” they are an Adidas shoe brand curated by one my favorite artists: Kanye West. Although erratic and irritating 95 percent of the time, the man is well versed in the fashion world and is no stranger to designing footwear.

History

In 2015 after many different collaborations including Giuseppe Zanotti, Louis Vutton, and Nike to name a few… Kanye controversially reached a deal with Adidas. After switching from Nike to Adidas he released a mid-top sneaker called the Yeezy Boost 750 (aka the first style of Yeezys) for $350 a pop. Then came releases of more colorways.

Next up for the second chapter of the collaboration was the release of my favorite, the Yeezy Boost 350 for $200. After this release these sneakers started gaining more popularity, but more importantly credibility in the sneaker world.

Even though I love his music I was skeptical of buying these shoes. These shoes are by no means cheap. The materials he is using couldn’t possibly amount to the price. One things that bugs me about the shoe, is like all Adidas they use a styrofoam looking padding in their sole. I don’t mind how it looks, however it is hard to keep clean. The styrofoam is in the middle of the shoe sole, and if I can change one thing about them it would be that.

I ordered these bad boys above on black Friday. These are the “sesame” colorway in the 350s. Yeezys usually sell out on the day they are sold. In the past they were only sold through the Yeezy/Addias website, but now other shoe sites are selling. I bought mine on Champs. I am subscribed to the Addias + Kanye website email list to stay in the loop of releases. Click here to subscribe your email. I also follow Yeezy mafia accounts to stay up to date on new releases.

*If you are new to the sneaker world there are Yeezys available on other websites (Fightclub), however they will be marked up over the face value of the shoes. You will only pay face value on a release date.

TIDYING UP?

February 5, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Hiiiiiiiiii.

I’ve been gone for a long time, but excuses aside I have content on the way and my best friend is getting married next week!!!!!!!!!!!!

So we have all watched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix. If you haven’t… maybe you’ve heard of the “Marie Kondo method” or “The KonMari Method,” which is defined by her website as cleaning which encourages tidying by category – not by location – beginning with clothes, then moving on to books, papers, komono (miscellaneous items), and, finally, sentimental items. Keep only those things that speak to the heart, and discard items that no longer spark joy. Thank them for their service – then let them go.

My key takeaways from show- was that everything should have a place in your home, how to fold different types of clothing into rectangle thirds so they can fit accordingly in your drawers without wrinkling and LAST BUT NOT LEAST how to get rid of the items that don’t spark joy when you pick them up. After tearing my room apart, it got me thinking that I can apply letting go of things that don’t bring me joy to my relationships in life.

No not with just my dating life, but with my work relationships, my friendships and my social media “friends.” If a certain relationship/social media account/etc doesn’t spark joy into my life they are getting the AX. Start saying no to things that don’t spark joy. Unfollow accounts that don’t spark joy. Cancel on your friend who keeps you in mind only when their boyfriend is out of town. Say no to the guy who is constantly looking from validation from women on dating apps.

Find yourself more of the giver in a friendship, then when you need a favor it isn’t reciprocated? AX. Questioning wether the happy times outweigh the bad in your relationship? Friendship? AX.

Someone always negative on social media or constantly flaunting their highlight reel to the point that it doesn’t seem genuine? Thank them for their service – then let them go. AX.

Have a great Tuesday everyone. This week I will finally have a post up on YEEZYS and more.

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MAB JAB