Style Diary: Furry Friend

Occasion: work and running errands
Top: black maternity t-shirt (not because I am preggo but because I love how long it is)
Jeans: rock and republic via off fifth
Vest: forever 21
Shoes: target clogs

Daytime Sparkles

These days it is perfectly acceptable and fashionable to wear sequins and sparkles in the daytime.  The key is to pair them with things that are casual and not too "evening-ish."
My Look:
Sweater: H and M
Striped sequin tank: Gordmans
Jeans: Gap

Style Diary: Stripey Stripe

Occasion:  Church
Top:  $19 JCP
Jeans: NY & Co
Shoes: $3 garage sale

Private Sale Sites

If you are a lover of fashion, you may get lots of emails from private sale sites such as Rue La La, Haute Look, Gilt, or Ideeli.  I recently got a question from a good friend of mine asking about how to approach these emails.  She was getting a little overwhelmed by all the brands on these sites and was wondering which brands to keep an eye out for. 

She and I both thought this would be a good post for the blog.

I do get emails from all of those sites, and they overwhelm me to the point that I usually just delete them.  One site that I do really like is called Shop it to Me. 
When you sign up with Shop it to Me,  you tell them your favorite designers, stores and sizes and they send you personalized e-mail alerts that feature the latest markdowns, secret promotion codes, and sale events. Your email or  "Salemail" will be sent to you only as often as you like.  I get mine twice a week. I really like Shop it to Me because it has lots of high end items, but it also features sales at lower priced stores and brands if you choose them. 

I like Shop it to Me because it is just more tailored to me and my style and budget.
I have a link to sign up on my Kelly B Style facebook page, so head over there and sign up if you are interested.

So you do Shop it to Me?  Another private sale site?

Head Gear

Sorry. Posts are taking a back seat to my Christmas card orders right now. Hope to be back to being a better blogger soon. In the mean time, here is my new little winter headband. It is warm, cozy and cute. Do you have a Favorite winter accessory?

Pregnancy Styling

Last week I met up with the lovely Jess at the JC Penney at Wolfchase for a little maternity styling session.  We had a great time!  We went to JCP because I had remembered them having a great maternity section when I was pregnant, but once we got there, we were a bit dissapointed with the selection in the mommy-to-be department.  That didn't stop us though.  We scoured the store for regular clothes that could be worn with a baby bump, and we found some GREAT stuff...

We started with this great tie waist blouse from the Juniors section.  It was flowy enough to go over her bump and we just tied it above the bump instead of at the waist.  Then we tried it with a cream cardigan, a fur vest, and a sweater vest.  The only maternity clothes in these pictures are her jeans!

 Another great find from the Juniors clearance rack was this flowy cardigan blouse.  It looks so chic over a black maternity tank and some dark boot cut maternity jeans.

 This non-maternity cardigan had some gold flecks in it.  We thought it would be fun for a holiday party.

 Another cute cardigan over a red maternity tee.

 This plaid maternity tunic looks fun with a puffer vest.  This puffer vest wasn't too puffy, we liked that.

Finally we found this great striped blousy tank in the juniors section.  We thought is looked great with a black cardi, a knit military jack, another military jacket and Jess's scarf, and a leopard cardigan blouse.  (Sorry the last pic is blurry, but we just loved that combo).

Hope this post is inspiring to some of you preggos out there.  As you can see, very little of what we used was "maternity."  If you have some great basics, you can dress them up many different ways! 
Thanks to Jess!  She was an AWESOME model, and a great sport! 

Style Diary: Black Friday

Occasion:  Black Friday shopping
Sweater:  Kohls $24
Tank: Forever 21 $8
Jeans: Gap Outlet $10
Boots Charlotte Russe $ 25