How do you feel about trends? To be honest, I can take them or leave them. But my favorite part about trends is when they’re less about a specific item or color, and more about how you put things together - because you can participate in the trend with clothes you already have. Which is why I wanted to talk about a couple of trends that are happening right now. Here are two outfit ideas that are on trend for this spring and summer, that you can try with what’s already sitting in your closet.
Read MoreTHE OBSESSION: My favorite color for summer
You have your favorite colors, right? Some of them may be your favorites to wear. Or your favorites in décor. And if you think about it, you might have your favorite colors to wear in certain seasons, too. I have a favorite color for summer - it’s white. I love white because it feels so fresh in the summer months. And it makes most every other color feel summer-right, too. Check out why I love white via a bunch of summer outfits I created for my clients.
Read MoreTHE LOOK: Shorts and a sweater
Summer weather can be changeable, especially in the SF Bay Area. Fog gives way to sun, giving way to fog again later. So what to wear to an afternoon party? Shorts and a sweater are my go-to!.....
Read MoreTHE 3-WAY: My summer blazer
Summertime. It's hot. It's humid. It's no time to talk about layering, right? Wrong. Third pieces, such as blazers and cardigans, are instrumental to creating interesting outfits in any season. So that's why it's officially Summer Blazer Week at Urbanite | Suburbanite.....
Read MoreTHE LOOK: Packing heat, part 3
Sometimes all you need is a button-down and a pair of shorts. At least that was the theme for most of my packing list for our recent trip to Arizona and Palm Springs. I brought 3 pairs of shorts - yellow, white and blue - and 2 tops for each. Here's what I paired with the blue shorts......
Read MoreTHE LOOK: Packing heat, part 1
Roadtrip to Arizona, with a stop in Palm Springs on the way home. Weather report says hot, hot, hot - and then the next day, hot. What to pack?.....the formula was 3 pairs of shorts + 2 tops each = 6 daytime looks.....So here's my two days of yellow shorts.....
Read MoreTHE LOOK: Sweater addict
THE LOOK: Short stripe
Summer. Sunday. Shorts. Stripes. Sort of all work together, don't they? Last Sunday we had some errands to run, and happened upon this park with a lake - so we decided to stop by and take some photos.....
Read MoreTHE OBSESSION: No plaid for dad
Are you shopping for dad this weekend? And you want to perk up his wardrobe, right?..... don't think you're "stepping out of the box" by getting him plaid shorts. This year, really step up his style quotient and get him some cool printed shorts!
Read MoreTHE 3-WAY: White Bucks
Memorial Day has come and gone - so it’s time to break out the white shoes! Actually, those "rules" aren't rules anymore, but it is a good time to grab your white bucks, clean off the scuffs from last year, and put them into your regular rotation for the season.....
Read MoreTHE LOOK: Camo week, day 2
It was one of those unseasonably warm days in the Bay Area in May, and we were heading out to dinner for my younger son's birthday. The occasion called for a cute pair of lightweight shorts - camo to the rescue!.....
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