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Client Style: Lauren & Dustin’s Engagement Portraits

Every so often, I get called into a last-minute emergency styling consultation, and it reminds me of my days as an on-call social worker (except way more fun). Lauren was anxious about her engagement photo shoot, which was just a few days away, and needed help picking out what to wear. I assured her we […]

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STYLED: Behind the Scenes at the Hot Nights Event

I pick and choose my editorial/event styling gigs pretty carefully (as in, I usually do 2 a year at most). But when my friend (and Trophy Boutique client) Bridget asked me to help with the costumes for her recurring Hot Nights event that she produces with The Exchange Artists I couldn’t refuse. The concept is […]

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SXSW 2013: Jean Jacket and Cowboy Boots

Dressing for the annual weeklong binge of South By Southwest here in Austin is always kind of fun and challenging. You gotta wear something that’s comfortable enough to walk and bike all day in, plus enough layers for the chilly night, PLUS you kind of want to look cool (and not like every single other […]

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Client Before & After: Sara’s Career and Date Looks

(Sara Before) Meet the talented and beautiful music teacher Sara, who hired me to help her refine and elevate her work looks so she could step it up and hopefully rise in the ranks at work this year. Sara is super tall, her work requires her to do a lot of crouching, and she also […]

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Printed Dress for Day

Forgive my crazy photo effects, I still haven’t quite gotten the hang of Pixelmator, despite my dear Lauren and Michelle‘s efforts at instruction! I have been having a lot of fun attempting to make my photos more professional, though! These past few weeks have gone by in a flash! Remember way back when, when I […]

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Birthday Gal

Last week I celebrated my birthday by having dinner with some of my favorite people in the universe. It was only fitting that I wear my favorite skirt in the universe! Silk isn’t the best thing to sit in for hours, but this pattern is super forgiving with wrinkles, and who cares about wrinkles when […]

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What to Wear to a Summer Wedding

Oh summer weddings. There are so many of you some years! What the heck are you gonna wear when you want to look pretty and fresh and celebratory, but it’s hot as heck? I got a chance to try the following tips out last weekend, when I was lucky enough to attend the beautiful Christina […]

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Goodbye, 2011!

I am really excited for 2012, people. So excited that I got dressed early, just for you! I always say that New Year’s is the perfect opportunity to wear your most thrilling outfit, and I try to live up to that as much as possible each year. This year, I am feeling the 70’s (no […]

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Client After: Christina’s Engagement Portraits!

A little while ago, I shared some quick snapshots of Special Occasion Service client Christina’s engagement outfits. Well, here is the finished product! The photos were taken by Katherine O’Brien, and all 500-something of them came out great! I selected the ones that show the outfits the best, of course. It was really fun choosing […]

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1920’s Themed Summer Wedding Attire

This weekend I attended a wedding. The ceremony was an outdoor affair, which is a lovely idea, however this weekend it was 105 degrees outside, so I knew my outfit had to be comfortable and practically sweatproof. To add to the wardrobe challenge, the wedding guests were asked to wear 1920’s themed outfits. Luckily I […]

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