a lovely living

I love wearing scarves. They’re a wonderful accessory to many outfits and a perfect transition as we look towards switching over to the fall season. I have a handful of ways that I wear a scarf, but when I came across this video I was completely captivated. It’s five minutes of your life that you won’t regret. Let me know what you think and then check out some scarves that caught my eye below.

What are your fav’s? I know a few were obvious, but who knew you could tie a scarf so many ways?? I’ll be trying out the bunny ear and the waterfall along with a few others.

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Hi all! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, I sure did! We started off Friday evening at the JEG party I co-hosted with Becky at Mommy in Heels. A big thank you to those that came out and joined us, we had a blast!

Obviously I came home with a few new goodies for my closet, this sequined shirt being one of them. Our days of wearing white are narrowing down, so I decided to pair it with white denim while I still could. It’d be too easy to dress this shirt up, so I went ahead and threw one of my favorite casual jackets over it to bring it down a notch. We were heading to church, not a night on the town after all. I added the butterfly broach which was passed on to me from my mother for another touch of fun.

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I love a reason to get all dolled up and weddings are the perfect excuse. We have a wedding coming up in October, so I started browsing Rent the Runway (RTR). I first shared my thoughts and experience with RTR back on this post. The gist of it is that I love using them. They save you the money of purchasing a designer dress yet you end up feeling like a million bucks. Their process is simple, seamless and I’m ready to do it again.

I do have some time, but I receive discount codes via email every once in a while, and I’d like to have it figured out so I can jump on my order as soon as something hits my inbox. While browsing, I narrowed it down to two dresses. This is where you come in. I love both of these dresses, and I think I am leaning a bit more towards one than the other, but I’d love to hear your thoughts. So what dress do you think I should choose, A or B?

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It may be a sickness of mine, but I love that my kids practically need an entirely new wardrobe with each coming season. It may be wrong on many levels, but I’m ever so slightly envious. I’m sure my husband, however, is not ;)

Babies are adorable, soft, squishy and cuddly, but I find that I enjoy dressing my children more as they get older and clothes start to lay on them properly. As adults, it may be more practical to wait until end of season sales (if you can help yourself), but with kids, you snooze you loose. Fortunately there are often pre-season sales that I love to take advantage of.

We’ve been blessed with both a son and a daughter which gives me an even broader range of outfits that I get to put together. After the early baby months, I began dressing our children like mini me’s (ie my husband and myself). Not that there aren’t adorable children’s clothes, but I tend to gravitate towards dressing them like mini adults. What? Your husband wouldn’t wear a rocket-ship on his shirt?

Here are a few fall outfits that I am eyeing up for our little ones:

1. Ralph Lauren headband, Zara blouse, Boden jumper, Joyfolie boots

2. Gap pullover, Boden shirt, Gap jeans, Converse sneakers 

3. Boden shirt, Zara pants, Toms shoes

4. Zara top, Zara pants, Ralph Lauren shoes

Alright, I suppose she’s a Duchess, but whatever the title, Kate Middleton is one of my fashion icons. She is beautiful and classy and she knows how to style clothes.  I came across this top a while back that Kate just happened to wear for her Royal portrait:

I may not have her fashion budget, but I can pull off a piece or two every once and a while and she’s one Duchess I am happy to replicate.

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If you recall, a few weeks ago I was invited to attend a clothing party at JEG Boutique in my hometown of Hollidaysburg, PA. Everyone had a wonderful time, so when my friend Becky at Mommy in Heels asked if I wanted to co-host a party with her I obviously said yes!

For those that live in the area, we hope you’ll join us! We’ll have drinks and snacks to go around in case you need enticed more ;) Here are the details:

Now, for those that do not live in the area, Tiffany, the owner, has graciously opened the party to our readers who will also receive 10% off of their order, yay! The discount will be active this Wednesday and Thursday, August 14th and 15th using code RWMZ81613.

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