“It’s been done before.” If you’ve watched any of the ubiquitous fashion design shows, you’ve heard coaches, mentors, and judges critique rising courtiers, telling them that their designs aren’t new. “What goes around, comes around.” Not just life advice, those of us who’ve been around tend to roll our eyes at the cyclical versions of… Continue Reading Fashion Undressed: Plagiarism as Design Inspiration?
Living in the hot and humid DC area, I understand the difficulty of appearing polished and professional when the temperatures rise. Though it’s tempting to throw your hair in a quick ponytail and wear the skimpiest and lightest weight clothing in our closet, it’s important to dress appropriately for the workplace, no matter the weather.… Continue Reading Summer Capsule Work Wardrobe – Business Casual with Color
How is this month almost over? I feel I was just writing the Style File for the beginning of June! But time flies when you’re having fun, and this month has been pretty spectacular. June 4th was our 11th wedding anniversary. Last year’s anniversary was pretty terrible – I was still in a splint and… Continue Reading All the June Things
I thought I was exempt from having those kinds of mornings. You know, a morning when you anticipate getting slammed at work and need to be showered, dressed and properly caffeinated, lickety-split. Unfortunately, no one gets a pass. Not even when there are only thirty-five footsteps separating your bed from your desk. I purchased Nivea… Continue Reading Product Review: Nivea In-Shower Smoothing Body Lotion
I had a reader recently reach out asking for advice on how to get her wardrobe ready for going back to work. She enjoys color and believes a capsule wardrobe will simplify her morning routine of getting dressed, especially as a working mom. I created a plus size capsule wardrobe that is business casual and… Continue Reading Plus Size Capsule Wardrobe – Business Casual with Color
I’ve planned parties before – Frozen and mermaid themed birthdays, showers for friends, and even a birthday for Karl where we hosted over 75 people in our home and a band played in our living room. Planning my wedding was stressful, but it was fun to take my vision and make it a reality. But… Continue Reading #WO2turns10: Behind the Scenes (AKA what I wore and all that jazz)
Yeah, this pretty much sums up how I felt last Thursday evening. I was famous for being a quitter. When the going gets tough, I was known to cave. The main reason I got mediocre grades in school wasn’t because I didn’t understand but because I’d get overwhelmed by assignments and just not turn them… Continue Reading #WO2turns10: Celebrating Wardrobe Oxygen’s 10th Anniversary
Two months ago, I got angry at the Facebook app, which for three days straight refused to reload updates. Instead it gave me the spinning wheel of death and ate up my time and precious battery power. “Take that,” I said in my head to Mark Zuckerberg as I pressed firmly on the app, causing… Continue Reading A Life, Replotted: Divorcing Facebook
Dress: Vintage (Two Potatoes via Etsy seller Found Yesterday Goods), more dresses from this brand | Shoes: Born ‘Myndy’ | Necklace: c/o Sweet & Spark | Bracelets: Nordstrom (similar), Gorjana, had forever (similar) It’s hard to shop vintage online when you’re not a small dress size. Size charts have changed drastically over the years and… Continue Reading What I Wore: Let’s Have a Kiki