NOTO & Pawsibilities Fashion Night

Last month, I attended an event for a great organization, 

PAWSibilities the Humane Society of Greater Akron at my favorite Akron boutique, NOTO.

It was $10 to get in, and all ticket proceeds went to PAWSibilities.

The night was filled with great shopping, snacks, drinks, and a fun dress up photo booth!

Photo of NOTO's very own Pumpkin Spice lotion, which smells so yummy.

Wall of cute fall dresses.

This is the sweater dress that I bought, and absolutely LOVE.

It was a great event, and will let you all know when the next one is!

Make sure you check out the PAWSibilities website HERE for more info on the organization and their events.

If you live in the Akron area make sure you stop into NOTO boutique!  They get new merchandise all the time :)

Oh, and....HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Dear NY

Dear New York, I love you!

In September I got to spend a long weekend in NY with my best friends, shopping, eating and going out.

Here are a few snapshots from the weekend...

A few things I found shopping, good basic riding boots from Macy's, and interesting belts & a cobalt blue hobo bag from Anthropologie.  In the photo on the bottom left, these my friend Jen wore necklaces styled by me.

Bought a great fall skirt from the Rachel Roy collection for Macy's.  I wore it to work recently styled with tights, boots and a denim shirt.

I stumbled upon an AMAZING macaroon place on the upper east side, called Laduree.

The macaroons are flown in from Paris daily, and are quite heavenly!!

This was a gorgeous day in Central Park that I spent with my friend Ann Marie.  

Best friends obviously have matching Ray Bans :)  

I just love the top picture of people "sailing" mini sailboats in the pond.  Days like that make me so happy!

Just another wonderful weekend in the books.  

Dear New York,

Until we meet again!

xoxo

Peplum Craze

FIRST of all, just want to apologize to all of my followers that I fell off the face of the earth!  I was traveling a lot the past month, but no excuses, won't happen again!!

The Peplum is a trend that started in the spring, and has exploded everywhere this fall.

The flare at the waist can be very flattering on many body types, and give you that hourglass appearance.

I wore this look for a date night. It was rather warm that night, so wore wedge sandals (would now rock this with booties and a cardigan).

Peplum Shirt (TJ Maxx, cute one here), Denim (Levi's Curve ID), Wedges (Aldo), Chain Strap Handbag (similar here)

A closer look at the shirt details and necklaces...

Arrow Necklace (stella & dot), Choker Necklace (vintage, but similar here)

Thank you SOO much for reading! There is much more to come this week on my trips in September to NYC and San Fran.  Also a post on a great event I had the privilege to be invited to for a great cause, PawsAbilities!!

Grilled Peach Dessert

This is an easy, low-fat summer dessert with only 4 ingredients!

For one serving, you will need a peach, cinnamon, agave nectar or honey and low-fat vanilla ice cream.

First, slice the peach in half.

Next, grill the peach for five minutes each side, on a preheated grill.

I start with the cut side down, and don't mess with it until you flip it.

This will ensure that you get grill marks.

When the peach is done, it will have slight grill marks, and will be soft to the touch.

Place in a bowl with a scoop of ice cream.  Lastly, sprinkle with cinnamon & agave nectar.

This is a great, easy dessert, and can be made for any amount of people!  Guests will love it, and be very impressed!!

Outfit Inspiration - Rene Russo

Images from Google Images

One of my favorite movies of all time....Major League was on TV when I got home today.

I never realized how beautiful Rene Russo was in this movie!  What a babe!!

Her outfit in this scene is casual 80's style with a sexy librarian feel.

Also, loving her messy, natural looking ringlet curls.

Here is my modern day take on her outfit :

Cable Knit Cream Sweater here or similar here

Button Up Skirt here or similar here

Oversized Round Glasses here 

You can't see her shoes, but I imagine her wearing these...

Lace-up Booties here

Oxford shoes would also be so cute with this. 

See my post on oxfords and loafers here.

Thanks for reading, and hope you have a great day!!

Loafers and Oxfords

I am sad that summer is almost over, but excited to enter my favorite season, fall!

I have already started making my wish list, and favoring these menswear inspired shoes, loafers and oxfords.

Dolce Vita has nailed this trend with fun colors and embellishments.

You can find both of these at Free People.

Novelty Loafers from Zara

Moccasin Inspired Loafers from AE

Neon Sole Oxfords from Alloy

Heeled Oxfords from Lulus

Trend - Rhinestone Necklaces

Rhinestone Necklaces are a trend that I have been following/coveting for the past few months.

These necklaces are not just for weddings and special occasions anymore!

Here are a few blogger looks I found on Refined Style:

Neon on watercolor floral

Fancy mixed with a basic staple, a denim shirt

Spray painted white.  You could do this with any color, for a great inexpensive 

statement necklace!

Loving this layered look

Not sure where the blogger necklaces are from, but here are are some I found, if you want to try this look.

 Mixed trend of faux collar with rhinestones from Asos

Vintage from Etsy

This one would look great spray painted!

Neon from Etsy

What are your thoughts on this trend? Is it something you already have or will try??