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Category Archives: Style Advice
Vote For Me In Lucky Magazine
Lucky magazine is in need of a Lifestyle Contributor. I read the description, it seems right up my alley, so I’m going for it. My first assignment was to write about your everyday look (for work, family, hanging out). Then more »
Posted in Style Advice
Tagged 'my go-to beauty' challenge, crop top, lena piskorowski, Lifestyle Contributor, Lucky Life, Lucky Magazine, Revlon
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Peacocking & Other Style ‘Rules’
As most of you know, the September issues of fashion magazines—male or female, are the thickest of the year. This excites me. Trends change (more so for women), but the format of the magazines remain the same. For men, it’s more »
Posted in Guy's Corner, Style Advice
Tagged dating, guy's corner, matador, men's fall fashion, Men's Health, mystery, neil strauss, peacocking, The Game, the pickup artist
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New Favorite Accessory: My Engagement Ring
Yes, that’s right. I’m getting hitched! My (now) fiancé proposed on August 4 in front of a lighthouse in Portland, Maine. It’s a pretty cool story… I had known this was coming, for several reasons actually. One of them being more »
DIY Barn Wedding
Last weekend I was ‘up north’ (Charlevoix, MI) at a wedding…on a lake, then in a barn. There’s a lot of topics to pull from here: what to wear in such an environment (type of shoes, does outdoor automatically mean more »
Posted in Events, Stories, Style Advice, Weddings
Tagged barn wedding, bell's brewery, charlevoix, clothes pins, Dhaseleer Events Barn, DIY, do-it-yourself, east jordan, Elm Pointe Park, Etsy, kalamazoo, Michigan, outdoor wedding, pinterest.com, private label wedding wine bottles, seating chart, thumb print tree, two-hearted ale, vintage ring, vintage wedding dress
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You Dirty Girl!
In a conversation with my brother, he brought up how messy girls can be. Using ex-girlfriends for reference, he pointed out how ridiculous we are, specifically with our ‘3 piles of dirty [clothes]’—dirty but can wear again, dirty but can more »
An Inside Look At A Custom Dress
From what I’ve heard, the only occasion in which a woman would think to have a custom dress made, would be for something truly epic, like her wedding. And why is that? Because you assume it’s ungodly expensive and out more »
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
Last week I was an extra in a movie being filmed locally. Production was very strict about us not mentioning anything about the movie, so I can’t say much. (However, an hour into being on set someone tweeted about how more »
Posted in Stories, Style Advice, Where To Shop
Tagged dress code, extras, Michigan films, Midwest fashion
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Pictures from the Preakness
As a last minute addition to my D.C. trip, I somehow managed to get into the Grandstand an hour before the Preakness. Unlike my past experience of being in the Infield, the stands have a different vibe. Brief aside: I more »
Posted in Events, Stories, Style Advice
Tagged black eyed susan flower, Grandstand, horse track, infield, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, seersucker suit, shift dress, straw hats
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What to wear on a bike. Where to buy that bike.
It’s National Bike to Work Week. I like bikes. But it does seem like we are starting to stretch the ‘national’ weeks a bit; virtually every day is some sort of special occasion. (Or as my boyfriend says, ‘always celebrating.’ more »
How A Coat Should Fit
A coat, a jacket, it’s important to make sure whichever type of outerwear you have on fits. Your clothes should be doing you a favor, not hurting your chances (at a job, with a girl etc). Coats are the trickiest more »
