A portrait of my niece, Madison, done in graphite and watercolor by Richmond’s own Emerald Grippa. I’m SO happy with how it turned out and I can’t wait to give it to my sister and her husband. Emerald is insanely talented and I know she was as excited about the finished product as I was.
If you want something just as awesomely beautiful made by Emerald, visit her site EmeraldGrippa.com.
(Source: emeraldgrippa)
If you know me, you know I have a serious weakness for all things nautical. I’m rarely seen without my trusty gold anchor necklace on and I’m prone to buying anything striped that crosses my path in a store. Lately I’ve been on a quest for more nautical jewelry and in that search, I came across Odette New York’s Etsy shop. I’m REALLY into their Coral Cufflinks and Kissing Seahorse Necklace but I’ve also had my eye on some pieces that aren’t under-the-sea themed. There are tons of adorable and quirky charms but I think the Bullet Hole Necklace has to be my favorite— it’s such a gorgeous piece and so interesting too.
Everything in the shop is carved by hand in Brooklyn and the prices are pretty sweet too (most items are under $100 and nothing is more than $200). AND their summer sale is happening right now so everything is 10% off through July 24. Visit Odette New York and snag some swoon-worthy jewelry today!
One of the funniest girls I know happens to run one of the funniest blogs around, Shmitten Kitten. Anna is the girl behind the site which she says if it were a college course, it’d be called “The Sociology of Dudes.” One of my favorite things Anna has created recently was this “Bad Date Bingo” card. Man, I would’ve had a field day with this game in my heyday… but luckily, Anna also got me off the market by introducing me to my awesome boyfriend. Beauty, brains, a wealth of pop culture knowledge, and matchmaking skills— is there anything she can’t do?
Meet Brian, the stylin’ guy behind Dirty Richmond, one of my favorite local blogs. He roams the streets of RVA with his camera, snapping pics of the city’s many sartorial superstars. Some days I want to keep Richmond’s awesomeness under wraps but everything on Dirty Richmond makes me realize that this rad city deserves to be recognized for the edgy, cool place it is. My favorite part about Dirty Richmond is seeing my stylish friends get props for looking fresh around town. Just a few weeks ago, our very own Diana got caught looking cute as she crossed Broad Street. Follow Dirty Richmond on Tumblr to keep up with Brian’s street style adventures.
(It’s Hugel! See what I mean?)
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Diana makes an appearance on rad RVA fashion blog Dirty Richmond looking cute as ever!
Diana from Pickpocket Shop
Our very own Hunter recently started a blog that follows her during a year of wearing at least one thrifted item each day. We’re constantly blown away by the things this girl scores while thrifting and are especially smitten over these rad swim bottoms she wore to our pool party last week. Follow her adventure on 365 Days of Thrift!
If you haven’t checked out our girl Karen’s photo blog yet, you best hustle on over there…
All the way from Boston, we have Kristin’s Day 4 Outfit! Despite going away on vacation for the last day of the challenge, Dave still planned out Kristin’s outfit. These shorts (handmade by Miss Kristin herself) were originally paired with a short sleeve shirt but considering the 60 degree weather in Boston, Dave decided instead on a long sleeved tee and tights (phew). So travel chic. Kristin must have been the cutest girl at Fenway, hands down.
Behold my day 4 outfit! Phil decided to dress me in black to mourn the end of the boyfriend stylist challenge and then added some sparkle for good measure (he was throwing around the word bling a lot…) I’ve never worn this black romper before. It’s too much of a business suit/romper hybrid. I’ve also never worn my sparkly silver Keds before (mostly because when I ordered them online I was expecting them to be a little more subtle….) He paired the outfit with an apple pendant necklace (for the ‘teacher look’ as he said), a blue stone ring and a black ribbon headband. To me, this outfit is Sporty Spice goes to the office. But to be honest, I don’t mind it!
I’m curious to see if Phil tries to dress me tomorrow morning. I think he’s had a lot of fun this week and I gotta say I’m impressed by what he’s come up with. I didn’t even have to endure anything slutty or frumpy! He knew what I like to wear and put his own spin on it.
This week, the other girls and I have been throwing around the idea of doing the reverse of this challenge and dressing our boyfriends. So you might want to stay tuned for more challenges in the future. But we might have to nickname that challenge “Boyfriend Gets Impeccable Style For One Week”.
Just sayin.
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