Ladi Like: Spring

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Not Your Mama's One-Piece: Stylish Swim Under $50

Gone are the days of the frumpy, boring, figure-hiding one-piece swimsuit. Designers are realizing that flattering doesn't mean only wearing black, and you can be sexy with more coverage than a bikini. With well placed cutouts, mesh panels, and fun color play, the options for stylish one-piece swimwear are limitless. A few of my favorite styles are below:

One Piece Swim Under $50 by carmeme featuring a high waisted swimsuit

For more swimwear inspiration, check out my 5 Days of Beach Style series.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking (OOTD)

Everytime I talk about florals in the Spring, my mind instantly goes to The Devil Wears Prada. Who could forget Miranda Priestly's sarcasm and shade-filled quote that I borrowed for the title of this post.

Source: KontrolMag

Bikini Time! 2-Piece Swim for Under $50

I have been in a great mood since Spring weather finally arrived. For the past 5 days, the temperature has been consistently above 70 degrees, which makes it much easier to start shopping for swimwear! I experimented with the 2-piece "fatkini" last year and loved it, so this year I will be picking up a new 2-piece this year. Below are a few of my favorite mix-and-match bikini sets that don't break the bank--each piece is under $50.

2-Piece Swim Under $50

Be on the lookout for my next swimwear post--One-Piece swimsuits under $50!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Ladi Like Style: White Out

Maybe it is because I'm in wedding mode, but I have been drawn to the color white lately. What started as a plan to wear white to every wedding related event (from the bachelorette party to my bridal shower) has turned into a full blown obsession. I love a clean, crisp all white look, and of course the combination of black and white is classic. With Spring right around the corner, I am expecting to see an abundance of white in the stores as it pairs perfectly with pastel shades--a big trend for Spring 2014.

Are you fan of white, cream, and ivory? How do you plan to wear it this Spring?

Monday, April 8, 2013

White Jeans: Look 3 (of 3)

Blazer: Old (TJ Maxx) / Shirt: A.N.A. / Jeans: Bisou Bisou / Necklace: Charming Charlie / Flats: French Follies

For the third and final look of my white jeans series, I took a break from my heels and rocked my white jeans with a pair of flats. I've had these cute little striped flats for a couple of years now, but this is my first time pairing them with a striped shirt! I guess this is my first ~~baby~~ step towards full out print mixing...Anyway, this is just a comfortable yet pulled together look that is relaxed enough for the weekend, but can also work for casual Fridays at the office!

Hope you enjoyed these 3 looks! Just because I'm done with the series does not mean you will not see these jeans again on the blog...actually, don't be surprised if you see them really soon :)

Sunday, April 7, 2013

It Was A Good Day (OOTD)

Just waking up in the morning, gotta thank God / I don't know but today seems kinda odd - Ice Cube, "It Was a Good Day"
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"It Was a Good Day" is one of those songs that always puts me in a zone. If it comes on in the car, I immediately want to turn the volume up to ignorant levels, let the windows and sunroof down, and ~~tie a black bandana around my head~~ set my cruise control at 25 mph. Today was one of those days that Ice Cube waxes poetically about in the song. No barking from the dog, no smog. A perfect 72 degrees, all sun and no wind. Grocery shopping at Target with no checkout lines. Dessert with the boo at Coldstone. Last but not least, i was gifted the cute little quilted crossbody bag I've been wanting from Asos. Hope you all are having a wonderful day as well!

Blouse:The Limted (similar) / Skirt: H&M purchased from Naturally Fashionable e-store (similar) / Flats: Mossimo / Bag: Nine West (love this printed one!) / Necklace: Asos / Watch: Invicta

Monday, April 1, 2013

White Jeans: Look 2 (of 3)

Jacket: The Limited (similar) / Blouse: New Direction (similar) / Jeans: Bisou Bisou / Wedges: Sole Society

I'm back with another white jeans look! This time around, I incorporated the black/white trend with a white snake print blouse, a studded cream blazer, and a super-comfortable pair of ankle strap wedges from Sole Society.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

White Jeans: Look 1 (of 3)

White Jeans are going to be a staple for me during the Spring. I love jeans and bright colors so I'm going to swap my dark denims for a lighter hue this season. White jeans are so versatile, and just look so clean and fresh paired with anything.

Blazer: Bisou Bisou / Jeans: Bisou Bisou / Tank: Old / Heels: Fergie "Olivia" / Clutch: Steve Madden (similar)

Over the next few weeks I will be showing off three of my favorite looks featuring my newest pair of white jeans. For this look, I paired my white jeans with an on-trend floral blazer.

I'm linking up with The Fashionista Next Door's latest Style Me Friday link up. The theme was white pants!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Floral Pants & A Wash-N-Go

Today was a nice sunny day so I did something I haven't done in months...wore a wash-n-go! Usually my go-to hair style during warm weather is a wash-n-go puff, but this year I will try something different to because I do not need the single strand knots that I get from wearing this style too often.

Denim Shirt: JCP / Coral Shirt: Mossimo / Leggings: Dorothy Perkins (love these!) / Flats: Mossimo

On another note, I pulled out my floral leggings to link up with The Fashionista Next Door's latest Style Me Friday link up inspired by Jessica Alba. Sundays are always my day to run errands, so I kept my look casual and comfortable.

*PS: Kohl's has some cute patterned leggings on sale! Check these out:

New Spring Fashion Pinterest Board

Are you following me on Pinterest? If not, fix that before reading this post :)

If you are one of the cool kids, you may have noticed that I have added a new pinterest board devoted to spring fashion! The weather in NC has been playing with my emotions, teasing me with sunny, 60 degree days and then in the blink of an eye going back to cold, windy, (and sometimes rainy) 40-50 degree weather. But, we are less than 10 days away from the official First Day Of Spring (*happy dance*) so I think it's safe for me to get excited about Spring and prepare for this warm weather.

My pinterest board is full of trendy, cute (in my opinion anyway) spring clothing, shoes, and accessories that are ALL available for purchase. No repins from some dead link, or gorgeous items from some obscure street style post that makes us all go crazy when we can't find where to buy these items that we have fallen in love with...All items are linked to the original site where they can be purchased!

Check out some of my favorite pins: