Tuxedo Pants and Citrus Pops

I've been eyeing tuxedo pants for a while now and I finally bagged these amazing black & white tuxedo pants from ShopAkira.com. They are currently sold out but here are two of their newer options: seamless two faced pant & peplum tuxedo. Although Black & White Monochromatic is a huge trend right now I really wanted to add some color and print to this outfit. Here's how I rounded out my work-wear

 

The print on my outfit came from my shoes. These Calvin Klein calf hair cut-out heels were purchased at Macy's. Here's a little shopping trick for people who live in New York, if you have an ID from a different state, you can go to Macy's Herald Square or Bloomingdale's 59th Street and get a 10% off card by showing your ID at guest services. When I had my VA license I used this trick all the time. Unfortunately I have a NY ID now :( Here is another version of the CK heels on sale on 6pm 

 

  The citrus pop - was this awesome Gilber Gilmore Neon Yellow Blazer that I got for 60% off from BigDropNYC. It's no longer available and the original ticket price was $279 but here is an amazing one from Target for only $29.99 (you're welcome)

  My main piece of jewelry for this outfit once again was a custom made Jennifer Hoodenpyle statement necklace. This was a great black with ombre gold necklace that Jen made for me and I thought that it offset the leopard shoes perfectly.

  Here's the complete look

Bikini Ready

I just got back from a quick 24 hour work trip to LA and although I didn’t have time to shop, tan, or live it up – the 91 degree weather was totally refreshing and really got me excited for SUMMER! With a girls Miami trip within days, I figured it would be only fitting to post about the best places to go bathing suit shopping online & stores – NOT including Victoria’s Secret – since that’s an obvious fall-back. Here are my Top 5:

Kayokoko is a bathing suit Mecca based in Canada. In the dead of winter when I need to book a beach trip, I always find myself spending 3 hours on this website trying to narrow down my top 3 picks. I love that you can buy tops and bottoms separately so you can mix and match to put together the best styles for your body type. I rarely ever buy a full bathing suit “set”. My favorite brand on this site is Luli Fama. 

 

South Moon Under – for those that are from NOVA this is probably a staple location for you but for those that live other places this is a great online venue for all clothes but specifically bathing suits. South Moon Under started out being a Surf Beach Shop in Maryland and has now blown up to be a specialty chain store for Mens & Womens Clothing. Here is a Mara Hoffman Bottom from their site that I have been eyeing

Target – okay you might think I’m crazy for saying this, but the Bathing Suit section has never disappointed me and not only that but how can you feel guilty when you’re buying multiple bathing suits when they are only $35.99??? With amazing colors and prints, I dare you to take a trip to Target and see if you don’t walk out with at least one bathing suit. Here's one that I found online that I love

Beach Bunny Swimwear – this website is the definition of Sexy. Beach Bunny Swimsuits try to emulate the same sexy fit as lingerie --- but with that comes $$$$ Higher prices. So if you’re looking to invest in a perfect bathing suit for Vegas or Miami, BeachBunny would be my recommendation. Here is my favorite one that is up on the site now

 

 Revolve Clothing - I'm putting this website on my list but really it's specifically for the band Tori Praver, I love this brand particularly their bottoms and I own a few. Here is a set on Revolve that I love