Links à la Mode

Hello loves! Great news this week! My blog post was featured on Independent Fashion Bloggers Links a la Mode roundup! Below are the links of all the other wonderful bloggers that were featured in this weeks roundup as well be sure to check them out for "One Last Helping of Holiday Cheer!"

Edited by: Jess of Fresh Jess

Have you recovered from your holiday feasting and shopping yet? For some of us, it was right back to work while others are savoring cherished time with loved ones (and maybe another helping of Christmas dinner.) Whatever your situation, I hope you find some time to relax and unwind from what seems like another chaotic holiday season. Perhaps some tea, your favorite blanket and a healthy dose of holiday outfits in this week’s Links a la Mode will help? It’s the last one of the year, so enjoy & happy new year!

LINKS À LA MODE: THE IFB WEEKLY ROUND UP: DECEMBER 27TH

• A Love Affair with Fashion: Coast to Coast Holiday Looks


• Camo Meets Couture: Wardrobe Diaries: Merry and Bright


• Fashion Edible: DIY Modern Christmas Tree


• Fashion Trends & More: How to Organize Your Wardrobe


• hiPop: Fiction


• Informed Style: Inspiration: Taking Time to Smell the Beans


• Kinks are the New Pink: Jet Set Style: European Holiday


• Laura Lily: Merry Christmas!


• Le Garçon in Stripes: Ode to Plaid


• Ma Dernière Addiction: The Quintessential Cape


• River City Chic: Golden Girl


• Sara Constance: Home for Christmas


• Sew Overdressed: Secret Garden


• Style 4 Love: Lace & Leopard


• Style of Sam: From Grandma with Love: Santa’s Helper


• Style of Your Own: Painted Face: Danny Robert’s Candy


• The Cardigan Confessions: A Farewell to Gossip Girl Fashion


• Under a Veil: Trend: Sweater + Pant


• Vogue Villain: Off to the Races


• Youth Savage: The Celebrity of the Fashion Blogger

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Holiday Glam

(Love Culture dress, H&M blazer, Sole Society black booties, Forever 21 necklace and earrings)

Hello loves!

Hope you all enjoyed the holidays with your loved ones. Christmas Eve at home is always really intimate and cozy just my parents, my brother and I. Christmas Day is when we usually get together with other family members making it the perfect excuse to get all glammed up. I opted for a bright pink dress instead of the usual red and green Christmas hues and added my new Forever 21 necklace for a touch of sparkle. I absolutely love finding vintage looking pieces that instantly glam up everything you pair it with. This necklace is perfection! And these Sole Society booties have been my new favorite babies. I first purchased the boot in the leopard print seen in my previous post and was in love with how versatile they are and best of all comfortable! I had to scoop up the black pair when they went on sale, they are definitely my go-to black booties for the season!

Happy Holidays

xoxo

Jess

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Comfy Cool for the Holidays

(Forever 21 jeans, sweater and jacket, Shoedazzle booties, scarf was a gift from my mom) 

Merry Christmas! 

Wishing you all the best today. May all your dreams and wishes be realized this year. I feel so blessed to have such amazing people in my life. To me, Christmas isn't about gifts, it's about spending time with loved ones and feeling grateful for everything we've been blessed with. I've never been happier. Merry Christmas! xo

Love,

Jess

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Lace & Leopard

(Target jacket, Forever 21 dress, Sole Society leopard booties, LV purse, Betsy Johnson Eiffel Tower necklace) 

Merry Christmas Eve my loves!

Hope you are all enjoying the holidays with your loved ones. I've been slacking with posting the past few days as I've been busy doing last minute shopping. Here's a look featuring a trifecta of my current favorites; military inspired jacket, girly lace dress and leopard booties, for a winning combination. I've been completely obsessing over these leopard booties. They are perfect for the season and are surprisingly very versatile, they look great paired with so many outfits, can't wait to show more! Sending you and your loved ones lots of love this holiday season. xo

Love, 

Jess

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Brights & Knits

(Forever 21 vest, pants & necklace, LV purse, Nordstrom boots, top from local boutique) 

My favorite way to wear this bright top over the summer was with white lace shorts and some nude heeled sandals (here). But I love the bright hue of this top way to much to tuck it away in my closet until next summer, so I paired it with some skinny jeans, my new favorite pair of cognac boots and a chunky knitted vest for a crisp fall day. Comfort at its best. 

Happy Styling!

xoxo

Jess

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Cobalt in Style

(H&M blazer, Forever 21 top & shorts, Target platform sandals) 

The unpredictability of L.A. weather can be a bit frustrating at times. Just this week we had heavy rain followed by sunny days and now were back to gloomy days again. This is what I wore on one of the sunny days we got earlier this week. I took advantage of the weather and pulled out my go to pair of white shorts and strapped on my favorite pair of cobalt blue platforms (from Target for under $30!) for a pop of color for this otherwise neutral outfit. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Happy Styling

xoxo

Jess

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Divine Design

(H&M kimono & tank top, Marshalls lace shorts, purse from local boutique, Just Fab booties)

Hello loves!

There's just something so effortless about a kimono, so breezy for a sunny day. I picked up this particular one on sale at H&M last year and it has been hanging in my closet ever since. I ripped off the tags, turned it inside out to show off the charming print (Why they decided to put the pretty design on the inside is beyond me) and paired it with my trusty black lace shorts and some killer booties I recently got from Just Fab. Hope you all have a great weekend!

xoxo

Jess

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Whimsical Wings

(Forever 21 skirt, top, vest and necklace, H&M purse, Shoe Dazzle booties)

Hello loves!

Here is the look I wore this past Saturday for a lunch date with my honey. It was such a beautiful day, no sweater needed. I fell in love with the neutral hues of this maxi skirt I recently picked up from Forever 21, it's absolutely perfect for fall. It doesn't get too chilly here in L.A. so I know I can get a lot of use out of it on sunny days like these. If it gets a little chilly I can ditch the fringe vest and throw on a chunky sweater. 

I found myself a pair of wings in downtown across the street from Urth Cafe, where my boyfriend and I were having lunch. Perfect photo op! I can't help but think of one of my favorite stories by Spanish writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, when I see these wings. I first read A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings in my high school Spanish class and has since been one of my favorites. As a writer myself, it soothes my soul reading such poetic, whimsical, fairy tale like narratives such as this one. To me, wings represent limitless freedom and possibilities; the ingredients for living a truly magical life. 

"What surprised him most, however, was the logic of his wings. They seemed so natural on that completely human organism that he couldn't understand why other men didn't have them too."

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