mardi gras x felicity magazine

 Happy Mardi Gras, y'all! 

In honor of the holiday I wanted to share some of my favorite shots from my recent Carnival style shoot with Felicity Magazine! 

You can see the full post [ here ]

photos - Chet Overall | styling, Cate Swan

xx

 

national coffee day < nola edition >

Images clockwise from top right; District Donuts Vietnamese iced coffees, Copeland's Cappuccino, some fantastic creation from Willa Jean, that I can't quite recall the name of, and a latte from Tableau.

    Happy National Coffee Day, AKA every other day in the life of a normal functioning human. Coffee is an essential part of everyday life (for most people) and can even be considered an activity or destination- i.e a shop with incredible reviews and Instagram worthy beverages, to simply a coffee date with an old friend. 

    I grew up drinking coffee from the age of 7-8 and have since switched from decaf to iced double-shot caramel macchiatos. Although I usually brew it myself at home, I'll definitely be taking advantage of the excuse to let someone else make it for me today.

     If you live in the New Orleans area, I would highly recommend checking out this list of coffee shops from NOLA Eater entitled 'Where to Drink Coffee In New Orleans Right Now'. And trust me, you need to check these places out like, yesterday. I can happily vouch for Willa Jean, District Donuts, and Salon by Sucre.

#TBT : Art For Art's Sake 2014

              With blogger/designer Yael of Madly Yours, Jenny owner of Trendz Boutique, Me 

 

         Outfit Details // Tank Top, H&M | Jeans, Forever21 (similar here) | Flannel Shirt, Urban    
    Outfitters | Fringe Bag,  TrendzNOLA | Ankle Boots, Forever21 | Rings + Bracelet, TrendzNOLA, 
    Banana Republic, Porter Lyons //

Photos by - Carlyn Exposito

Hey y'all! For today's post I'm throwing it back to a coupe weeks ago during Art For Art's Sake - an event held the first Saturday of October in New Orleans that takes place throughout the Warehouse Arts District and all along Magazine St. 

Art galleries, various boutiques, and shops along Magazine stay open late and usually serve food/drinks and offer shopping specials. Think of it as a giant block party. This year was my first time going and I really enjoyed it! The weather was absolutely perfect and I brought my Dad and sister/blog photographer along with me. Way too much fun.

The first stop was one of my favorite accessory boutiques, Trendz.  My friend/owner Jenny and her Mom track down the trendiest and fashion-forward items to feature in their store and everything is very reasonably priced. I'm (obviously) a hopeless addict. My most recent purchase was the gorgeous fringe purse I'm wearing in the pic above. After that we headed to a few art galleries and a really cool antique shop I'd been dying to check out, Right before we walked in I spotted Bryan Cranston walking by with his wife!! I didn't get a picture with him but but it was so cool! 

I can't wait til next year! In the mean time, I'll be enjoying this fantastic fall weather. 

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Rain, Rain Go Away

 

   Outfit Details // Dress, Marshall's | Flats, Payless (simiar here) | Umbrella, (similar here) //  

          Makeup //| Eye-makeup, I used the shadows 'Verve', 'Pistol', and 'Blackout' from the Naked2 Palete by Urban Decay to create this smokey eye + e.l.f. liquid eyeliner + Ulta false lashes (the self adhesive kind) + L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in 'Carbon Black' + NYX Stay Matte Foundation and NYX Blotting Powder + e.l.f bronzer // 

Photos by Chet Overall of Overall Photoworks 

For today's post, I teamed up with my super talented photographer friend Chet. We shot in the French Quarter and (fun fact) it was actually my very first 'legit' shoot! I even did my own hair/makeup and now have the utmost respect every MUA I know. False lashes...I don't know how you do it. 

Although it didn't actually rain, the weather in/around New Orleans has been so nasty lately, it's been nearly impossible to do any sort of outfit shoot whatsoever. I figured this post would be fitting and I'm OBSESSED with how they turned out. 

Be sure to check to follow Chet on Insta to see more of his killer photography!


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NOLAFW < Day 3 > Alex Engelhardt

                                      Photo cred :: Chip Kennedy Photography (Images 1, 5 and 6) 

Today's post features my favorite pieces from Alexander Engelhardt's futuristic A/W Collection ''Xander''

                                                        

'' Alex’s line, Xander, reflects his vision of the future. The garments are heavily inspired by futurism and architecture, while using unusual shapes, lines, and silhouettes.

The collection is inspired by the futuristic vision of an android, or human robot.  It will reflect what he envisions an android would wear in the future and translate to what he envisions people wearing.  The garments will consist of structured shapes and silhouettes and transition from a more feminine view of an android, into a more intimidating, warrior-like vision.''- via Nolafw.com 

I absolutely adored the construction and color scheme of this line. It was one definitely one of the most unique and modern collections I've seen during NOLAFW. Especially those glittery black leggings! I would pair them with a grey v-neck, black blazer and some killer black stilettos in about three seconds. 

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