Good Hair Day

Readers,

It finally happened where I put product in my hair and took time to blow dry it. (Two products to be exact) Usually I leave the house with wet hair and this cold weather turns it into ice cubes. I'm dressed a little like Meg or Jack White from The White Stripes with only white, black, and red. If I can get my act together on a more consistent basis I think I could have a few fully put together outfits everyday for work. Thanks for this awesome weather too that I only have to wear a red blazer with killer shoulder pads for warmth. Happy Saturday!

Miss Congeniality

Hi friends,

The hubs and I have been researching cameras a ton so I can properly start documenting my outfits for my blog. I am excited to start getting back into my photography skills again and excited to share them with you soon.

In other news, TGIF. Can we all just agree how much you want to see this film? The Heat which stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, which if you remember Melissa from Bridesmaids, I was crying from laughing so hard.

I love Sandra Bullock and this reminds me of her earlier film Miss Congeniality. What a hottie in that outfit, right?

Modern Twist on her dress:

So there will be a ton of Original Content in the upcoming month after I order my camera. Stay tuned and XOXO.

JADATO

Threadflip

Oh no,

Readers, I have discovered a new shopping site. It's similar to Gilt except it features slightly worn items too from other sellers for WAY cheaper. I mean I'm considering getting this Tiffany's Bracelet for only $67.00 which is much cheaper than E-Bay or anywhere else I've looked. (This would include free shipping too)

You can sign-up for this website Threadflip through Facebook or through just your e-mail. I signed up using my e-mail because I don't need Threadflip posting on FB every time I click on something. (I am not a paid sponsor for this site) 

I am considering ordering some flats from this site too because clearly I wear my leopard ones too much. Wearing flats to work has been much nicer too since the weather is freezing and with my running around for client lunches flats are much easier on my feet. Do my readers have any sites that they find great deals that they want to share with me?

JADATO

Legs for Days

Hi,

Ok, I know everyone and their dog has written about Sex and the City but look at her outfit. This outfit screams put together but casual with her aviators, nude pumps, and simple accessories. I truly understand most ladies will never get their bodies this tiny or toned but the outfit still could look good on most. Let's lower that hem, put on some bronzer, and wear those nude heels. I love the slimming effect of navy for women and the actual dress shape works wonders to draw attention to all the wonderful curves of women. The handbag is simple enough to pull together with any outfit because it is a neutral color with two solid colored stripes. We probably can't afford said handbag but I know a few great thrift stores where you might find one darn close.

Forever 21 FOREVER 21 Neon Strap Platform Sandals/
a pop of neon is always nice:

F21 Crisscross Back Sheath Dress $27.80

F21 Metal Trim Shoulder Bag $27.80

JADATO

Bronson

Hi friends,

For those who don't know this is Bronson. He is my first dog I picked out as an adult, walk, pick up his poop, and love so much. He was a rescue and took a lot of training/patience to work through his aggression issues. He is so loving now and much calmer. Finally what better accessory can a girl ask for to any outfit? I mean what goes better with black and white, nothing. I love him mucho and he is so photogenic.

JADATO

The Ambassador Hotel-Reserve

Hi!

Last night seemed like a dream. We went out to eat with friends for KC Restaurant week. We had a three course meal at Reserve that included an appetizer, main, and dessert. We indulged a little bit and ordered wine with our meal too. We had so much fun admiring the hotels decor too and really enjoyed the quiet time with friends. Robbie and I really enjoyed posing in my lush velvet couch. Glamour was all around; please go visit this place. You won't regret it!

Flower Power

Hello,

This is my headband I have loved owning for a longtime. We should always be seen more together but sometimes she makes me feel too fancy. I am a believer that any scarf, headband, or flower in the hair instantly adds elegance to any outfit. I saw a lot of girls out today that wear TOO many accessories at one time. Can we please start using this as our fashion mantra Coco Chanel when getting dressed, "When accessorizing always take off the last thing you put on."

JADATO

Let's Go Back to Mexico

Saturday blues,

Man I am SO ready to finally kick this cold. It's hard to want to look cute when I feel not cute. Looking through my old photos on my camera I came across my honeymoon videos. This video has a cool 70's vibe to it with the colors from the beautiful Cabo sun in Mexico. I am going to post my thrift store finds tomorrow but for now will you enjoy a little slice of heaven?

 

JADATO

Windsor Arrival

Welcome home,

Beautiful shoes you are safely here. Great job on the shoe name: Romania. I'm half Russian so I like a strong shoe name. EASTERN EUROPEAN.

Print on Print

Hello,

Yes, I wore two animal prints today but I love it. I'm wearing a denim shirt to break up the prints so I don't look like I escaped from a zoo. TGIF, am I right?

Warm Bodies

Beware,

Warm Bodies is the name of the movie I am seeing tonight with the hubs. (I know what you were thinking perv, ;) I am excited to have a "free" date night because I got free screen passes. Do you recognize this boy zombie name R? His name is Nicholas Hoult and he was the weird kid in About a Boy. That movie with Hugh Grant that deals with everything from attempted suicide, school bullies, bachelorhood, and first loves. Anyways that kid Nicholas Hoult is now a man and brilliant actor starring in Skins and this movie Warm Bodies. In typical Zombie Love fashion here is my best suggested outfit for such an outing.

http://warmbodiesmovie.com/ 

Nicholas Hoult

Stay safe out there,

JADATO

Finding a Style Muse

Yes sir and madam,

The cutest style off a reality television show: Cher Lloyd. I always love me a cute Brit. Sometimes her style is a little "too out there" but I appreciate her taking risks. Her hair always looks trendy too which helps that she's engaged to a hairdresser. I'm finally going thrift store shopping this weekend so I try to emulate her style. I like five out of six of these pictures/outfits, can you guess which one I would NEVER wear? Let's all start trying out her makeup and hair pulled back. Could it be any prettier and more simple?

JADATO

Black Stiletto

Friends,

I bought a new pair of black heels from Windsor. I've been eyeing a similar pair since Jennifer Aniston's sweet stems have been walking around in them forever. I know you already saw my closet and don't know how I can fit another pair of shoes in there. My closet is similar to that of a Mary Poppin's handbag; the more you fill it the cleaner it gets? I'm trying to buy quality fabrics for shoes since I usually wear the heck out of them and these pretty ladies are suede. I will keep you posted when I wear these ladies out for a special occasion or just to walk around Westport. I think these look Parisian and need to be worn to Westport Cafe for a date night. PS-Jennifer Aniston is adorable in these heels and I need a black leather dress, no?

JADATO

Poncho's-Love em, hate em?

Tuesday morning has arrived,

I have two poncho's in my closet but I think this will grow into much more. I think this is a style flattering on most body-types especially for a lot of my cute-preggo friends lately. Ponchos can be worn by a variety of different age brackets too which is nice for older ladies that need to stop shopping at Forever 21. (myself included) I have yet to order a Georgia O'Keefe/New Mexico inspire poncho but I am still searching for the perfect one. I enjoy the styling of this one because it is understated and not trying too hard to be worn; for most work situations I think pants not just tights would be required. The bright pink shirt underneath a poncho is nice too with slightly flared black pants. I think poncho's have a nice way to keep you warm and say I'm not trying too hard to be something ridiculous off the runway. I hope to visit my favorite store 1/2 of 1/2 Name Brand Clothing this weekend to take pictures of some new finds for my closet. As always when I find something new it's time to retire something old from my closet. RIP old clothes, RIP.

 

JADATO

Rye KC

Happy Saturday,

Today consisted of getting over a massive headache, blowing my nose a ton, eating donuts, regretting eating donuts, and taking a long cat nap after last night. It was a blast going out for Robbie's work but maybe I pushed it a little too hard staying out late after being sick. I had fun trying a new do with my hair and trying to do something different with my make-up for the Holiday Party. (See my post from yesterday to see what I wore out and how I did my hair)

We ate at Rye KC, Rob and I don't venture much out of the Plaza/Westport/Downtown area so it was a fun change for one night. http://www.ryekc.com/ I highly recommend going there for my friends who like Manifesto because their Mixologist came up with Rye KC's cocktail menu. Robbie and I both tried a cocktail called Coffee and Cigarettes. Disclaimer-if you don't like either one of those things DO NOT get this cocktail. Rob's picture is with his cocktail "Goldenrod." Look at the size of that ice cube in the glass! 

 

JADATO 

Sleep Coma

Hello friends,

As my friend on FB put "Hello world, please feel better." I caught that dreaded sickness but NyQuil let me slumber and I think the worst is gone. I'm heading out with Robbie to his Holiday Party for his work. I love that companies schedule their holiday parties after the holidays so have an excuse to get dressed up. Oh! Did I forget I mention his work is sending taxis to pick us up and drop us off? Thank goodness that way if we have too many glasses of bubbly we still get home lovely. I'll post pictures of possible outfits for me to wear tonight. Will you help me pick one out?

Ps-I think the winner is the silver strapless dress.

 

Donna's Dress Shop

Happy Thursday,

Donna's Dress Shop looks amazing outside, maybe even TOO cool looking. (http://www.donnasdressshop.com) It is one of those cute boutiques I feel the need to get dressed up before I step foot inside. I know they have lots of affordable clothing, jewelry, and shoes for the everyday person. I really want to visit and document my shopping experience for an upcoming blog post; my husband has a persistent desire to dress me up like a pin-up girl. Only the classy ones though so no wearing my bathing suit around KC in winter. I want to support local businesses so I feel ashamed I haven't been in to shop yet! Will some of you send me pictures of your cute purchases there? I want to feature them in this here blog.

I love the show New Girl and I think this whole store would serve well as Zooey Deschanel new girl "Jess" character's closet. This show is one of my "I have to watch or I feel incomplete as a person if a miss an episode." Heck, this store could be the actual wardrobe of Zooey Deschanel because I have a sneaky suspicion she gets to keep all the clothes from New Girl. Zooey is the epitome of cool, the girl that all boys secretly like, and my best-friend. Well, not yet but she really is looking forward to being my BFF someday.

GIRLS costume designer-Jenn Rogien

Hi readers,

I love the show GIRLS and I LOVE that we get to look how their wardrobe stylist styles them. Notice my mention of Beacon's Closet that I posted yesterday was mentioned as a shopping go to? Rad.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/01/how-girls-costumer-jenn-rogien-handles-critics.html#

Bowie Style

JADATO says,

Bowie is back. Yes you heard me right and I couldn't be more excited! Twitter, Facebook, and Fashion Houses are all buzzing about Bowie's latest single to drop in over a decade. Will you be watching which fashion houses feature him in their catwalk line-up? Della Russo is excited about David Bowie's surprise new album due in March.

Jo Levin and Anna Dello Russo

Photo By Tim Jenkins

Read this article if you don't believe me: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/bowie-talk-dominates-london-event-6581860?module=Fashion-Fashion%20Scoops-main

He is one of my favorite artists and I have ALL of his albums. Friends and followers if ever comes to Kansas City you better let me know so we can buy tickets immediately!

Speaking of Bowie let's explore some outfits that we should wear while watching him:

1. Two tone contacts are a must and face paint is a given.

2. Labyrinth hairstyles and sequins shirts are a must try. I think I have a crimper lying around somewhere.

3. Huge stilettos or chunky boots, faux furs, WAY too much blush, and python work great too. (I will try to put myself in a Bowie outfit tonight to show you how it really could look. I need a lot of practice before he reads my blog and decides to tour to Kansas City. ;)

JADATO

Thrift Shopping-ONLINE

Happy Tuesday,

As I stated in my first post I am going to try and make our shopping experiences together affordable. I LOVE THRIFT STORES. OK, I know all capital letters are dramatic but it still can't express how much I love them. I am always searching for affordable "labels" or "couture" pieces to fill in my wardrobe and love finding websites that help. In my quest for affordable thrifty solutions not from the Midwest I stumbled upon this gem of a website based in NYC.

http://www.beaconscloset.com/

They seem to have a good variety of shoes sizes to purchase along with the great brands to match. (Both men and women's clothing) Just so you know me better I have a 8.5-9 size shoe. I'm always envious of my friends' who can fit in those cute clearance shoes they always have in a size 6 but at 5'7 I think I would fall over in that small of a shoe.

That being said here are a few pairs of shoes I have my eye on from this website:

boots by colin stuart
clog boot 9

shoes by ashish x topshop
peep toe wedge 8.5

Options to wear shoe one:

Please take note that these are strong shoes 
in their design meaning they could overpower anyone's outfit very easily. I don't want you to end up looking like Snooki, no offense Snooki, but still have one strong piece in an outfit to compliment the others.

1. Leopard Prints with Earth Tones and Mid-Toned Neutrals

2. Red and other bright colors

3. An all black-ensemble

4. Denim jeans and a white button down shirt

(from http://shoes.about.com/od/whattowearwithshoes/a/What-To-Wear-With-Leopard-Print-Shoes.htm)

Visual outfit option for shoe two: (obviously you would wear the green clog instead but brown looks awesome too)

Images from: http://www.polyvore.com/

JADATO

Confessions of a Scary Closet

Remember the time when you first watched Clueless? I was around thirteen and I could fixate on was how to get my parents to build me the same closet she had. That plus the sayings "As if" or "He does dress better than I do, what would I bring to the relationship?" 

For this blog/post I want to be totally real with you in stating I will never get this closet. My apartment closet is a bit of a disaster. I mean it has lots of space when it's empty but it is completely gushing when it is full! I plan on tackling that organization bug over the course of this blog because all girls/guys know that it is a constant struggle. I hope to show you the rule of bring in something new to a wardrobe means getting rid of something too. This helps me get ready faster for my job in the morning and helps make my day that much more stress free.

Ok...here is my real closest. Laughing and judging please commence. 

JADATO

First Day

Hello future readers,

I am finally starting this blog after a lot of patience through planning a wedding, finishing my Masters, starting a new job, and getting married. My husband has been a huge source of inspiration and encouragement throughout this thought process; he even designed my logo that I'm posting later tonight. I wanted to start it the right way and make sure I was ready to commit to a blog. I am excited to say that I'm ready to commit to a blog and use my photography degree to take pictures for my posts.
I hope this blog inspires my readers to look to themselves for fashion inspiration and to encourage them to not spend a ton of money on clothing either. I want to show my followers that just because we can't afford a single item in a fashion magazine doesn't mean that we can't be fashionable. I want to showcase Kansas City to show we are fashionable and we don't just wear overalls with hay in our pockets. Most of all I hope to connect with others out there and continually search for inspiration.

Best,

Kat Mitchell
JADATO