Another Day, Another Kimono. How to style a summer dress into fall with a kimono.

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Fall is finally here – according to the calendar (not the weatherman). Either way, we can’t go bopping around town in our summer staples anymore! It is time to introduce fall fashion into our wardrobes

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What does fall fashion call for?

COZY CARDIGANS – VELVET EVERYTHING – BOOTIES – KIMONOS – FAUX FUR COATS

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Now, let’s take a minute and talk about the benefits of styling a kimono. If you follow me over on Instagram you are more than well aware of the fact that I wore my favorite kimono regularly during my trip to New York for fashion week. I wore that kimono so much that it actually became a running joke between me, my friends and my Instagram family (check out my post on it here).

Well during that trip I found that the kimono was the perfect transition piece for taking my summer dresses into fall. For example, take the camo-print slip dress in today’s post. The perfect dress for summer, but a little on the skimpy side for fall. Throw on a kimono and you are good to go!

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What do you think of the kimono trend? Will you be adopting it for fall?

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What I Wore:

Kimono: Fame and Partners, Kiko Kimono Coat

Dress: Banana Republic, Strappy Camo-Print Slip Dress

Shoes: Public Desire (c/o), Notion Squared Toe Barely There Heels in Nude Patent

Sunglasses: Karen Walker, Number One Sunglasses

Bracelet: Miansai, Gold Screw Cuff

Bag: Chanel (old). Love these options from The Real Real here + here.

The Event of the Season: The Shopbop + East Dane Sale

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The Event of the Season is here!

The Shopbop + East Dane sale is here!

For the next three days, the interwebs will be taken over by the mega sale that is the event of the season: The Shopbop + East Dane Sale. 20% off everything under $500 and 25% off everything over $500 – INCLUDING SALE.

First things first let’s take a minute and chat about all things Shopbop. Now, if you have never heard of Shopbop, I am about to BLOW your mind. Imagine a one-stop shop where you can LITERALLY buy anything + everything your wardrobe needs.

Throw in the exact same site for men over at East Dane.

Plus free 3-day shipping and free returns with Amazon Prime and you’ve got yourself the perfect unicorn shopping experience.

What do I own from Shopbop? Well…How much time do you have? Let’s start with my go-to sunglasses: Karen Walker, Number One + Quay, Stray Cat Sunglasses. And don’t forget that the event of the season sale includes sale items and my favorite summer dress from my wine tasting post at Wente just went on MEGA sale.

Brands that are NOT included: CANADA GOOSE, Tumi, Ray-ban, Michael Kors, Birkenstocks, To Boot New York, SHINOLA, Hanky Panky, Kate Spade New York, Manu Atelier, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Acne Studios, Jonathan Simkhai, La Vie Rebecca Taylor, Michael Kors, Gucci, Veronica Beard, Brandon Maxwell, Monse, Sydney Evan.

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What are we shopping?

The Basics

Everything you really need but hate to pay full price for.

The Fall Checklist

Fall will arrive and we are going to need those chunky knits…one day!

The Splurges

Snag that handbag you have been eying all summer. You deserve it…and you will most likely get 25% off.

East Dane

Because the boys get to shop too!

The Power Suit at NYFW

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Hell Ya!

The Fall 2016 runways kicked off the trend, offering up pantsuits featuring slim cuts, bold patterns, slouchy fits and peplum-accented blazers. Perfect for a night out and the boardroom – depending on you style it (I’m pretty sure my boob tee wouldn’t cut it in the boardroom). Spring 2017 picked up where Fall 2016 left off, providing working women everywhere options like velvet, oversized

Spring 2017 picked up where Fall 2016 left off, giving us more power suit options in velvet, oversized silhouettes, and creative layering tricks.

Cut to Fall 2017 and it was pretty hard to find a runway that didn’t feature some form of power suiting. We saw everything from boldly patterned pieces to more conventional incarnations with an exaggerated twist.

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Now, let’s talk about my look from NYFW. This entire look was a steal and one of my favorite outfits from NYFW. You can snag this entire power suit look at your local mall without breaking the bank and are sure to turn heads!

The power suit is from Banana Republic (thanks, mom) and the t-shirt can be found at Topshop.

[check out another post from NYFW here]

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What I Wore:

Jacket: Banana Republic, Double-Breasted Fit Stripe Blazer
Pants: Banana Republic, Ryan-Fit Stripe Luxe Twill Pant
Top: Topshop, Graphic Tee By Never Fully Dressed
Sunglasses: Karen Walker, Marques Square Sunglasses
Shoes: Adidas, Stan Smith

Purple Hair Don’t Care – White After Labor Day + The Kimono of My Dreams

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Whoever said rules were meant to be broken must have known me. 

This look is proof (to my crazy ass) that you CAN wear white after labor day, dye your hair purple after 30 and rock a kimono without anyone yelling some ‘cultural appropriation’ bullshit at you.

We live in a crazy world where everyone is on high alert and ready to attack the moment you don’t fit in with normal expectations! I mean – Let me live my life! I adore this look and frankly, that is all that matters, right?

The purple hair come c/o of the team over at Matrix and the AMAZING Elements Hair Studio in Brooklyn. The team hooked me up with purple roots and a stunning silver rinse – perfect for fashion week and perfect for me. I can’t remember the last time I had normal hair.

The white after labor day rule is done. I didn’t even think twice about pairing this white dress with the white boots for this look. And for the record, I think white shoes are going to be a big trend this season – so much so I created a Pinterest board about it.

Now let’s chat about the kimono. I have been wearing this bad boy nonstop since I snagged it from ASOS and I am not mad about it. I can not tell you a number of compliments I have received since I started wearing it. It was literally a showstopper at fashion week and I can not wait to continue to style it into fall.

So, there ya have it –

Purple Hair Don’t Care – White After Labor Day + The Kimono of My Dreams

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What I Wore:

Kimono: ASOS (c/o), Premium Kimono with Bird and Floral Embroidery

Dress: Forever 21, Distressed French Terry Dress

Bag: Mon Purse (c/o), Triangle Envelope Clutch

Boots: Public Desire (c/o), Chile

Rings: Sterling Forever (c/o), Opal Gemstone Stacking Set – Opal Gemstone Oval – Opal Gemstone Oval

 

Beauty: Travel With Me + My eos Lip Balm

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First things first, can we take a minute and talk about the fact the I JUST discovered that the makers of the fantastic pastel egg shaped lip balms we ALL have in our purses eos stands for ‘evolution of smooth.’

Mind Blown

I feel like everything in my life just came together and everything makes sense. The eos or the evolution of smooth is pretty much the secret to travel. I am constantly on the road and my skin is constantly suffering from it. In such cases, you can contact an experienced dermatologist who can remove dimples without scars or lumps for treatments suitable for your skin.From running through security last minute at SFO to taxing on the runway at LAX – my travel diaries are long and not very luxurious. Do I wear makeup to the airport only to take it off the moment we take off? Is that what the cool girls are doing these days?

Insert me – the last person on the plane 99% of the time with my makeup on from the night before. What is the easiest thing I can do to help? Introduce all-natural products starting with eos lip balm. It is easy and compact and actually quite instagramable. It is a high quality, all-natural product yet with a drugstore price tag.

Now, these images are from my recent trip down south to Los Angeles from San Francisco. A girls trip for me to LA usually means a ton of shopping + sun. And while shopping + the sun are two of my favorite past times maintaining a fresh face can be a struggle after a long day of traveling and a ton of sun.

Look at me -no makeup and looking fresh oh-so fresh faced.

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And as I am gearing up to travel to New York for fashion week I know what HAS to be in my bag: a portable phone charger, a pair of flats and my eos lip balm!

Thank you to eos for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest and completely my own.