{ What I Wore } MPAC 2014

    Outfit Details // Dress, Express  | Heels, Target (old) similar (here) | Clutch, Target (old) similar (here) |
     Ring, Porter Lyons | Bracelet, TrendzNOLA //

                                                      Photo cred : Jeanne-Marie Exposito

Last Thursday was the MPAC ( Music, Art, People, Community) event hosted by 225 Magazine and inRegister Magazine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the Shaw Center for the Arts. 

The sold out event was held throughout all six stories of the Shaw Center and had everything from a photo-booth to a sushi restaurant on the roof. It was so much fun!! (Special thanks to my super-stylish friend who invited me, I had a blast!) 

You can see all the pictures from the event [ here ]

The dress-code was all white with the choice of casual or cocktail attire. So naturally, I chose the more formal option and accessorized this little white dress with gold jewelry and a black envelope clutch and heels. 

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Preppy

Outfit Details // Button Down; Forever21 | Jeans, Forever21 | Heels, Prabal Gurung for Target | Clutch, Vintage | Bracelets, Forver21 + Dillards  + TrendzNOLA | Ring, Porter Lyons | Earrings, Dillard's //

This has basically been my uniform for the last few weeks. A simple button down, gold jewelry, a killer heel, (or ballet-flat), and skinny jeans. Oversized button downs (especial striped ones) are kind of an obsession of mine right now, I just love the preppy vibe it gives to an outfit. 

I also use every excuse I can come up with to wear these earrings. 

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FW New Orleans < Pedram Couture >

Pedram Couture Designer, Pedram Pasha Taheri 

I'd like to introduce you all to one of my new favorite designers; Pedram Couture. 

                         

'' I want to create something beautiful and iconic that is pleasing to the senses, both visual and tactile. It's important for me to create an emotional response'' - Pedram Pasha Taheri 

Pedram specializes in all things elegant and beautiful (as if you couldn't tell), and he recently made his runway-debut during  Couture Fashion Week in New York. This past Friday, he showed a second time during Fashion Week New Orleans. I had been following along via Instagram and was beyond jealous of all my model friends who were walking in the show. Then I found out that he would be showing again in New Orleans and that was it. I just had to be there.

The first thing I noticed about this collection was the extreme attention to detail Everything from the feathers, beads, and sequins on each piece was simply unreal. And the textured/embroidered fabrics? Don't even get me started.

If I had to choose I favorite it would be the black feathered dress or the long-sleeved sequined gown. So beautiful. 

Thanks for reading and be sure to stop by the Pedram Couture Site and learn more about this amazing collection and designer. 

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Blog Anniversary // Lace & Leopard

                           
                                                                    Hello dears! 
               Today is the 2nd anniversary of the day I started this blog. I can't believe it's already
    been two years! (Time really does fly when you're having fun) 
    

Wear It Three Ways :: Studded Button Down

                      For this month's installment of Wear It Three Ways
    I'll be styling my studded button down from my previous 
    D.I.Y post (here)

         After updating this basic blouse, I thought it would be 
    the perfect thing to use in this month's post!

                    Let's get started...

 


       Outfit Details // Denim Top, Target + Jeans, Forever21 + Studded Bag, Nine West + Heels,     Fioni + Chain Bracelet & Rings, Silpada + Watch, Kennth Cole New York // 

        1) Night - For this look I paired the denim top with some   
  contrasting dark wash jeans, nude peep-toe pumps, and small 
  drawstring bag (love the embellishments) to create a chic look 
  for a night out with your girlfriends or on a date! 



       Outfit Details // Denim Top, Target + Bathing Suit, Spanx for Target + Straw Hat, Forever21
   + Leopard Sandals, Target + Rings, Silpada + Watch, Kenneth Cole New York // 


       2) Beach - Just because you're all greased up with sunscreen 
  doesn't mean you can't look chic at the beach! The ultimate 
  goal for this look was maximum sun protection. I achieved that 
  by wearing the denim top over the swimsuit and by adding a 
  (slightly gigantic) sunhat. I purchased this hat for JazzFest
  several years ago from Forever21 and I just love the way it 
  looks against the black suit! 
  



       Outfit Details // Denim Top, Target + Flared Jeans, Calvin Klein + Platforms, BCBG + 
   Tassel Necklace, Columbia St. Mercantile + Rings, Silpada + Watch, Kenneth Cole // 

       3) BoHo - For my last look I wanted to style something 70's 
  inspired. So, I grabbed my flared jeans, super-high platforms, 
  tassel necklace and, voila! You can wear this outfit just about
  anywhere and at anytime of the year. You could even roll up the    sleeves on the blouse during the Spring and Summer months and 
  add a black slouch hat during the Fall. 



       Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed this
  month's Wear It Three Ways post! I also hope that I've inspired
  you to create some new outfits by refreshing some old pieces in
  your wardrobe! Don't ever be afraid to wear the same thing 
  twice ...or three times! 
  
   
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