Category: Fashion

a runup of baby clothes

On my recent visit to New York, I finally got the chance to meet the smallest member of the family.  Can you believe I’m a great aunt?  These kids get married too young sometimes.  To say that the family is head over heels with this new perfect baby is an understatement.  His name is Gabriel, and he is adorable.  Thinking about him and waiting for him to visit us soon I realized I had not made a post about cute baby clothes.  In that regard here is this round-up of baby clothes.  Talking about baby and kids clothes, my son has always looked great on JCrew.  It’s the kid’s store where everything he tries on fits him like a glove.  Sadly he is already wearing the biggest size from Crewcuts, so I joke with him and tell him to either not grow more or grow fast enough, so he jumps to JCrew men’s line.  They are both wearing JCrew in this photo for my niece’s graduation.  Lucas wears a seersucker jacket and Gabriel seersucker shorts.  JCrew doesn’t have many babies clothes, but they offer a few pieces at their JCrew factory stores.

a round-up of baby clothes

My son Lucas and my great nephew, Gabriel. I decided to cover his pretty face out of respect for his parents since they have not posted any photo of him on their social media.

I have always loved babies and kids and always wanted to have a big family.  My ideal number was four.  Unfortunately, I found the early years of parenting hard and decided not to have more kids.  Now coming back here to the US where big families are so typical and beautiful it makes me wonder if I did the right thing.  I wanted to share this personal note because if any of you out there are thinking about not having a second baby for similar paltry reasons, think twice.  And know that mothers don’t usually regret having a second one, unless there are some mental issues, as much as they can regret not having it.  After the jump a fun round-up of baby clothes along with some kids outfit.

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All white clothes

A Roundup of everyday essential white clothes!  A perfect chic summer outfit to me would include a pair of white jeans, a navy blue light fabric blazer and any kind of white espadrilles. Of course we can’t forget the yes, expected wicker bag. Sometimes predictability is ok as long as the expectations are high. White clothes are a staple of summer casual dressing and it’s always a good idea to start building your summer wardrobe. With that in mind here is a selection of chic summer white clothes in every category.

All white clothes

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Clothing pieces on sale

The hot days are here which means it’s time to ditch the coats.  Whether we admit it or not that can be a bit intimidating especially because we all know that coats are not only good for the cold but also for cover-up sometimes.  So there is nowhere to hide, from now on it’s about the clothes we are wearing daily.  Now, we all might have a right amount of essential pieces in our closet to helps us navigate our regular daily schedules of office work and meetings, but don’t we all need our trophy items once in a while?  Would it be a meaningful life if we didn’t have those unnecessary clothing items that make us smile and be cheerful? Probably, but only knowing they are hanging pretty in our closets bring a wave of joy to our days.

Why not protect our iPhones with a fun, albeit not professional, cover, finally get the courage to wear a pair of red and white plaid pants, and add one more bag to our collection that will go well with almost anything.  The best part of all of this is that all these beautiful pieces are on sale.   Even if winter is over, it’s worth snatching a pair of Isabel Marant booties at 40 percent off.  There is also that pretty pink structural dress by Carven that looks great with almost every kind of shoe we won, also on sale.  Below, see eight unnecessary clothing pieces on sale this weekend.

unnecessary pieces on sale

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Romantic dresses

With The Royal wedding fast approaching and the guessing of who will make Meghan Markle’s wedding dress, there is significant speculation that the lucky one will be Ralph and Russo, most people are in a romantic mood.  By the way, Ralph and Russo also designed Meghan’s engagement dress as you can see in this post.  It’s very fitting that lately, fashion has taken a romantic turn to a more ladylike dressing, especially Romantic dresses.  Everywhere I look I see dresses in wrap silhouettes made with beautiful floral prints, flowing skirt and balloon sleeves with a strong influence on vintage dresses.  All those are feminine and timeless elements that motivate us to welcome the Spring season with the flexibility to wear them whether for a date night, a wedding, the office or in my case graduation.

What woman doesn’t love a good romance?  These Romantic dresses under $200 will provide you with that romance.  How to wear them, you ask.  Since the dresses are so feminine and soft, you can pair them with basically anything from stilettos for that date night, with slides for a walk in the city or with sneakers for a more casual look.

9 Romantic Dresses Under $200 To Wear On The Weekends

Top left yellow dress,  top middle,  top right,  middle left, middle center,  middle right,  bottom row left,  center,  right.

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picnic baskets, picnic basket

The days have been marvelous here in the Midwest, sunny and warm just enough.  My husband asked me the other day if I would like to have a picnic in our backyard for Mother’s Day, he would take care of everything… isn’t that thoughtful? Of course, I said no, I prefer to go out to a restaurant for brunch, like going to that new place that just opened.  There will be days, sooner than you think, when picnicking in our backyard will happen often.  We already have a couple of pretty picnic baskets ready to be packed with finger foods and a bottle, or two of rose.
There is room for more items needed for a picnic though, a comfy blanket, a few inexpensive outdoor pillows and a couple of chic acrylic tumblers.  For those of you who still don’t have a picnic basket, don’t fret, these eight options are all for your choosing.  Happy picnicking!

picnic baskets, picnic basket

Top two from left to the right,  1 with fine tableware and linens, this classic English picnic basket for two is a winner.  2 dark wicker one for four person   3 Scotish inspired for four,  4 a more feminine version, also for four person.   5 A heart-shaped one, it can’t get more romantic than this.  6,  7 for a light picnic for two, 8

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Kate Middleton and Prince Edward

You might have seen the images of Kate Middleton coming out of the hospital seven hours after giving birth to her third baby looking as if she had just come out of a spa.  The superhuman mother looked spotless, in a mid-length red dress, perfect posture as well as perfect hair and in heels.  Yes, in heels, you read that correctly.  I remember after giving birth to Lucas, my first thought was if the hospital would allow me to pay extra, in cash… so I can just stay for an extra day.  I was in pain, fat and tired.  Like most of the mothers I know.

Of course, this is not the first time Kate has shown her superhuman powers, the same happened with her two previous childbirths as well.  I randomly came across an article at Buzzfeed a couple of nights ago and had a lot of fun while reading about how social media has taken this phenomenon of Kate Middleton superpowers.  There’ve been mothers who have posted side by side photos of Kate and them after giving birth and it’s really hilarious.  One of the mothers was wheeled out of the hospital while holding the baby in a baby carriage, another mother was practically passed out with the baby in her arms and so many other cases which show reality vs. expectation.

Of course, I can’t give any advice as to how to accomplish such high expectations but at least we can all dress like Kate Middleton or sort of.  We know that Kate likes mid-length two-pieces and dresses, but she prefers them fitted to her upper body with usually wider skirts.  She is not afraid of colors and she keeps her jeans tight which she wears beautifully with her beautiful body.

Kate Middleton and Prince Edward

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