Valentine's Gift Guide 2017

Valentine's Gift Guide 2017 by ubetterwork featuring a mini handbag

Hello Fashionistas! 

Finally Fri-Yay! Any exciting plans for the weekend? 

In honor of National Wear Red Day & Valentine's Day (Feb.14th, did I really need to mention the date, 😊) I decided red everything for this post. Today, wearing red meant you were showing support for women with heart disease and stroke. I'm sure many of us have felt the impact of a family member or close friend who has suffered from this disease or may not have survived a stroke. Today we honor those women, their memories and legacies. 

Valentine's day is not only a day for lovers, it's also a day to celebrate friendships. Having friends to share life's journey, a kindred spirit is a blessing beyond measure. So, happy galentine's day as well to all the besties. 

Thank you for reading and commenting! Have a wonderful weekend! 

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SCAD Inspired (Part II)

Hello Fashionistas! 
How is your weekend so far? It's Martin Luther King Day tomorrow, so that means the day off for a lot of folks. What will you be doing?

 These are the remainder of the photos from our photo shoot last week at SCAD. My cousin was the creative director and Erica Hawes was the photographer & comedian - see my behind the scenes youtube videos - for the day.

After all the hard work, we went to eat at a "funky" cafe called The Funky Brunch Cafe. The food was delicious and the best part is, they serve coconut pancakes, yum! 👍

Bloopers:

So cold!

She loves popcorn, especially the Smartfood brand.

Photo Credit: Erica Hawes | First Pic: Yolanda Watson

Top: Dolce Vita

Skirt: Soho Apparel LTD

Choker: TJ Maxx (last seen here)

Ring: Kathryn Riechert (SCAD Alum) | Bracelet: Alex and Ani

Earrings: SCAD x Limited 

Tights: Betsey Johnson

Shoes: Altuzarra X Target (last seen here)  

Jacket: Ci Sono by Cavalini (Vegan Leather) (last seen here & here)

Happy Martin Luther King's Day!

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SCAD Inspired (Part I)

Hello Fashionistas! 

Happy (early) Hump-day! How has the New Year been treating you so far? Any resolutions broken yet? I don't mind telling you that I don't make New Year's resolutions. I know myself well enough to know that more than likely that resolution will be long forgotten by January 3rd, if not sooner. However, those of you that are following through, best of luck to you and hope you follow through.

  I had the opportunity to take a tour of SCAD the other day with my cousin - a college student - visiting for a couple days. We were both impressed and inspired by all the creativity that these students have displayed all throughout the many different campuses. We decided to go back the next day to snap some pics, hence this blog post which is a two-parter. 

I really enjoy being in a creative environment. In my opinion, visual art can be very stimulating to the senses; I know for me it encourages me to push myself outside of my comfort-zone, try something new, take a chance. So I took a chance at being ANTM (America's Next Top Model), & almost broke my neck. My back. And my ankle. But that is neither here nor there, the point is I TRIED. Has the arts ever inspired you in any way?

Photo Credit: Erica Hawes 

 My beautiful and oh so talented cousin - Yolanda Watson - was the creative director today. She was absolutely amazing coaching, directing and assisting me so I could get it together. Photo shoots are not really easy for me, I'm my worse critic and I can never really stay still long enough for that perfect shot (according to Erica 😀); so a big thank you to you cuz for helping me out today. 

Skirt/Dress: Lux | Tee: Karlie

Belt: Unknown | Choker: TJ Maxx

Ring: Kathryn Riechert (SCAD Alum) | Bracelet: Alex and Ani

Earrings: SCAD x Limited | Shades: Jeremy Tarian (last seen here & here)

Jacket: Ci Sono by Cavalini (Vegan Leather) (last seen here)

Shoes: Michael Antonio (last seen here)

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Bloopers: 

 The incident happened here so we scrapped the idea 😎