Karl and I are always looking for indoor places to do photo shoots for the blog. Places that are spacious, have great lighting, not too distracting of a background, and we won’t be in the way. When the Hotel at the University of Maryland opened, it became a favorite place for us to take photos. It's a modern, elegant, and upscale hotel full of light and modern amenities. Emerson often joins…
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This post is sponsored by cabi. CABI COLLECTION FEATURE: MARAVILLA, SPRING 2018 Cabi released their second New Arrivals collection for spring entitled Maravilla. This collection helps transition your wardrobe into summer. This Cabi collection is considered to be their most daring take on summer to date. Full of fantastic patterns and flattering silhouettes, Maravilla makes me want to book a tropical vacation! Top: Sunshine Tank c/o cabi (L) | Pants:…
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While this Trunk Club Clubhouse post is sponsored by Trunk Club, all thoughts, words, and opinions are honest and my own. As I mentioned in my workout journey blog post, I haven’t lost a lot of weight since starting to regularly go to a gym, but my body has changed quite drastically. I’m someone who provides fashion advice for a living, but personally I was struggling to get dressed each…
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This travel style post is sponsored by Macy's and ShopStyle I've found your perfect travel style dress and it's from NY Collection at Macy's. Seriously, this dress is perfection. On top of it, the dress, along with many pieces from NY Collection comes in petite plus sizes. Considering the average American woman is 5'4″ and a size 16, I don't know why more brands don't offer petite plus sizing. I'm…
This post is sponsored by cabi. I'm such a fan of cabi clothing; they do such a good job of making clothes that flatter a variety of figures and a variety of lifestyles. I was invited to try some pieces from cabi's latest collection, Elegancia, and I found them perfect for vacation. Trench: Tanner Trench c/o cabi (L) | Dress: Isabel Dress c/o cabi (L) | Bag: c/o Everlane |…
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Sponsored by Macy's and ShopStyle One of the most popular questions I get from readers is where to get well-fitting plus size jeans. One of you mentioned WILLIAM RAST jeans to me saying they're great for curves, stretchy without stretching out, and available at Macy's. When they reached out and asked if I'd like to try WILLIAM RAST jeans I was excited so I could review them for you. Jeans:…
Growing up, the magazines in our home were Time, National Geographic, and Good Housekeeping. Whenever anything was purchased, my parents consulted Consumer Reports, and or Good Housekeeping. New recipe tried for dinner? There's a good chance it came from the pages of good Housekeeping. Many a collage was made from those same pages; in fact I made a collage as a new sorority pledge to represent my personality and I…
This post is sponsored by ShopStyle and Paula's Choice In 2001, I began working for The Body Shop. I managed the store in the Baltimore Inner Harbor. The store had high shrink (theft), not enough staff, and visitors from across the globe who saw The Body Shop the way it was in the UK (which was way cooler than Bath and Body Works, which ruled the early oughts). These customers…