I wear Pink for ______

So, who do you wear pink for today?
October is a fabulous month to represent the fight against breast cancer nation-wide. In my look today, I feature some awesome picks that show how to stand up in style. I wear pink for the ladies still racing for the cure!
What about you?
October isn't over yet! Find your favorite from today's featured fashions:
Cashmere sweater: Uniqlo (http://shop.uniqlo.com), Printed blouse: City Girl (https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-Girl-Clothing/123623557785048?ref=hl), Embellished Denim: Tru Luxe Jeans (https://truluxejeans.com/styles/T0051B)

Tru Luxe Look

After being away from posting my stylish ramblings for awhile, it feels great to put together a fresh look. Because who wants to dress themselves when you can use the computer and take twice as long?
Today's look features main pieces from Sharon Young and Tru Luxe Jeans (white blouse:  http://sharonyounginc.com/  floral/leopard reversible tank & tunic: http://sharonyounginc.com/  jeans: https://truluxejeans.com/   necklace: YSL  purse: Prada). Here's to holding on to spring for as long as you can! Prepare yourselves... winter is coming :)

Ready... Set... Style.

Orson Welles said, "Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others".  Well, Welles, style is always a little different from behind the scenes, and creating a look that's both unique and globally identifiable is quite the task. I learned this first-hand while styling a photoshoot for work. 

Now, all those who have seen me strutting my stuff- you all know that my purse is always full of what I consider necessities. Some may call these items "snacks, jewelry, and makeup", but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, people. Everyone loves a gal with Options- for a gal with options has no excuse to not look Fierce. Try emptying your bag and appreciating your daily treasures. Mine got me through a photo shoot.

Closet Clutter

Given my love of fashion, you’d think that I’d have a closet that rivals Neiman’s in both its scope and organization. Definitely not the case. I even questioned whether or not to include my “before” picture, simply because it was so mortifying (confession: I even removed a few items before snapping the shot).

Last week, it took me ten minutes to find a tank top. We’ll call that my “rock bottom” moment- at which point I realized I had to clean things up. I owned garments that I’ve had since high school; most of which had come and gone out of style (let alone fit me). On top of the mess that I unpacked from my last trip, there were dresses from prom, pieces from freshman year and even denim overalls; in short, it was a hot mess. I decided to take matters into my own hands this weekend and create divided sections for shoes, sweaters, dresses, skirts and garments that I’d designed on my own; only keeping the styles that I love and actually use.

Now, my closet’s not longer a hot mess- it’s just hot!

Fashion Show! Fashion Show! Fashion Show at Lunch!

 

So this week, we had the awesome opportunity to showcase our work at an event put on by the lovely ladies of the Baylor Women's Council of Dallas. Although it was only two days after our own fashion show in Waco, this luncheon went off without a hitch! 

I showcased:

• my little red dress with detachable skirt
• my alligator skin dress
• my big formal ribbon detail dress

And to close the entire show ……

 

This was such a cute event put on by some of the sweetest women that I had the pleasure of meeting that day. I can't wait to be in Dallas this summer and take advantage of the many opportunities that I've found!

Tips for Fitting Pants

When making this pair of pants, I realized that I had extra fullness in the back thigh area just below the full hip and above the ankle. This is a brief overview of the steps I took to get a better custom fit for my model:

Here, it's important to remember that we will be working from the crotch---up.
When starting with the muslin, sew the side seams Wrong Side to Wrong Side so that any changes will be easier to change. This will be a "draping" type of fitting process (where you work from the fabric and THEN go back to the paper pattern).

To reduce the amount of fabric in the back hips, make sure that everything else fits correctly. Pin out  excess in leg, tapering to the full hip until you find the right fit.

• Take off muslin
• Remove stitching from the -in seam- starting at the crotch seam all the way to the last pin that you just inserted to fit the bottom of the leg
• Measure the width of that pinned dart at the crotch line, then double that measurement with a seam gauge
• Transfer this amount to the inseam and mark w/ a pin
• Slide the back in-seam forward the amount of the total dart width that you just marked, letting the extra fabric Exit through the seam (this modification shortens the back crotch seam and, in the process, eliminates the fabric that you don't want or need). This moves that dart amount to the seam instead of sewing a dart in the middle of the leg. This is good for pants that you're making for the 1st time OR for pants that you already own since all we're doing is taking away from the side seam!

Pizza for Breakfast

 Recipe Time:

Last week, my gal pal told me all about this breakfast pizza that she made from an online recipe. It sounded pretty awesome- "unconventionally wonderful, with the allure of a classic dish made appropriate for the morning", a fellow blogger put it. I hadn’t stopped thinking about it and realized how easy it would be to serve for a large group or at a model brunch (if I ever had the time). I found this recipe and made it even simpler with store-bought dough and pre-grated cheeses. I love a good twist on a classic and this one pretty much tops my list.