~~SPRING ESSENTIALS~~

Heels: Cole Haan, White V-Neck: J.Crew Location: NYFW

Essentially Spring

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When embarking outside once again after a harsh long winter into a highly anticipated spring, you need to transition fully and flawlessly. Meaning, don't be boring. We get it. Winter was hard on all of us - but please let's not dwell on it any longer than need be. Catalogues, though many of you might see them as outdated, are actually a great place to start looking for inspiration. 

White + Cropped

Color, some can't live with them, I certainly can't live without them. Whether you want it to or not, the colors you adorn yourself in say a profound amount about you. Especially whites. I have never been able to be the girl that can wear white without spilling on it. HOW DO YOU PEOPLE DO IT? White pants parade!

Shimmery Metallics

Does anything reflect the skin better than a good metallic? I think not. In fact I cannot seem to get enough of metallics. No need to only accessorize with them, spread them around! Take this opportunity to make a massive metallic statement, let's do it! This is for the boys and the ladies. No gendered dressing allowed here!

Tote-ally Spring

If you don't change your bag when transitioning from winter to spring then you are DOING IT WRONG. 

It Ends Or It Doesn't

Flannel (my brother's) Long Sleeve Shirt (Amanda's) Necklace (Tanya's) Shorts (Madewell) Booties (Lucky Brand) Location: Bushwhack Brooklyn, New York

It ends or it doesn’t. That’s what “they" say. That’s how you get through it. The tunnel, the night, the pain, the love. It ends or it doesn’t. If the sun never comes up, you find a way to live without it. If they don’t come back, you sleep in the middle of the bed, and learn how to make only one cup of tea. Adapt. Adjust. It ends or it doesn’t. We do not perish.

Rain, Rain : Stay Away

Floppy Hat: American Apparel, Neoprene Bomber: Valentino, Black Dress: Beacon's Closet, Black Booties: Sam & Libby, Location: Union Square Park, Photos: Elena Baltzoglou

If you're wanted a lot, be there a little, if you're wanted a little, don't be there at all.

Yes this is a phrase I often tell my girlfriends when it comes to the perils of dating in New York City but I also think it applies to the tumultuous weather we often experience here in the concrete jungle. 

Originally from California, a state where the weather NEVER changes moving to a place where that is truly the only constant was/is a constant struggle. I have now lived here for an entire year refusing to buy an umbrella. Instead, I used my handy dandy felt hat and neoprene bomber jacket which curiously repelled the crying sky wonderfully. 

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This is a classic kellmenow fit: short dress (obviously thrifted,) paired with an upscale item and black booties. Always black booties. Don't they go with everything? *hint there is only one correct answer* 

Choices Determine Character

Scarf + White Tee + Camel Coat: J.Crew; Boyfriend Jeans: Rag + Bone; Mule Sandals: Cole Haan; Sunglasses: Ray Ban

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a big television. Choose no television. Choose washing machines, buying a car, listening to music, and electric can openers (wait what?) Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose going to the gym. Choose fixed-interest mortgage payments. Choose renting. Choose to buy a “starter" home. Choose buying a mansion with money you do not have yet. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suit. Choose a T-Shirt. Choose to DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing/spirit-crushing shows. Choose chain smoking. Choose eating junk food. Choose to rot away. Choose to exist. Choose your future. Choose your life.

What have you been choosing lately?