Saint Louis Fashion Week: My Experience, My Fashion

I hope you all enjoyed my coverage of Saint Louis Fashion Week!  You can catch up with those posts here and here.

Today, I wanted to wrap up by talking a bit about my own personal experience with STLFW, including, of course, what I wore!!

Dress:  eShakti custom

I'm always wowed by the talent during the emerging Designer Competition, and this year was no exception.  I grew up going to St. Louis Union Station to shop, and it makes an amazing venue for a fashion show!

It's always hard for me to decide what to wear to a fashion show - I want to look stylish and wear something that makes me feel great, but I also want to be comfortable, not knowing if I'll be doing a lot of standing or walking.  Since I also had to work the day of this show, I needed something that could transition well from day to evening to minimize what I would have to cart along with me to work.  I love the color and print of this dress, so for the show, I added a boyfriend blazer and quirky clutch.

Blazer:  Eloquii (Available here)

After the show, I enjoyed spending a few moments catching up with some of the other St. Louis area bloggers...even if I do totally look like I'm photobombing here.  Ha, ha!!

From left to right, Carmen of The Ruby Zipper; Julia of Oh, Julia Ann; Psyche of Economy of Style
Photo c/o Alec Wallis

Clutch:  Torrid
Ring:  The Limited

Earrings:  Ixora Boutique

Because of a super busy work schedule, I wasn't able to partake in as many of the events of STLFW that I would have liked, but I was really happy that I got to make it out to the Fantich&Young opening at Projects+Gallery. 

The show was really impressive, and it's nice to get out and discover new places in St. Louis.  I don't go out much - mostly work and home.  I'm a homebody at heart, but STLFW always pushes me to explore my corner of the world a little more!

Dress:  eShakti custom

Boots:  Betseyville at Target (Available here)

Clutch:  Torrid

For this event, I went with an LBD - a trench style dress in a custom fit from eShakti.  I added velvet platform boots and a perfume bottle clutch as accessories.

Earrings:  The Limited

For the very last night of STLFW, the Wrap Party, we went to St. Louis Ballpark Village.  I wore my lace Boleyn dress from Chubby Cartwheels, styled similarly to how I previously featured it on the blog.  After having a few drinks and enjoying the piano bar at Howl at the Moon, the hubby and I headed over to The Drunken Fish for some dinner.  As I'm not really into sports (I know...downright blasphemous in Cardinals nation), I had never been to Ballpark Village, but I also realized what a fun entertainment complex it could be. 

Hope you enjoyed my coverage of STLFW.  Saint Louis has an impressive and growing fashion scene, and it's exciting to get to share it with you!

Special thanks to the Midwest Influencer Network and Explore Saint Louis for the opportunity to take part in #STLFW as a blogger!!

Don't forget to enter my Firmoo.com giveaway here!  Ends 12/3/15!

Wild Card Wednesday: Artsy Print

Happy Wednesday! 

Dress:  eShakti (Sold out)

Today, I'm featuring a custom maxi dress from eShakti.  It was originally featured as a knee length dress, but I customized to a maxi length and did custom sizing to get the right proportions.

Jacket:  eShakti (no longer available)

I love artys, painterly type prints, and the colors in this dress are just sensational.  My favorite shade of green mixed with blush pink, navy, and black makes for the perfect fall maxi dress.

Earrings:  The Limited

Clutch:  The Limited

For today's look, I paired the dress with a cropped moto jacket in the same forest green color.  I wore this look to a recent baby shower and also to work because I was eager to wear the dress again.

Glasses:  Firmoo.com

Ring:  Purchased at local jewelry show

The satiny dress is a little formal on its own, but the wool moto jacket made it feel a little more casual.

Are you a fan of artsy prints?

For the jacket in other looks, see here, here, and here.

Art of Work

While most of us have certain dress code or wardrobe restrictions placed on us, I think we can choose to work within those confines in ways that still allow us to dress for ourselves.

Dress:  Eloquii (Available here)

Style your clothing the way that makes you feel fabulous and that meets your needs.  For example, while conservative cuts may be a must for the workplace, don't be afraid to wear bold colors and prints if these styles appeal to you.

I love artsy prints, and I was immediately attracted to the brushstroke print of the dress.  I also loved that the number of colors in this dress would make it easy to style in a variety of ways. 

Jacket:  Eloquii (Available here)

Heels:  Target (old)

For work, I generally like to temper the bolder elements of a look by adding neutrals.  As much as I love wearing black, I adore the crisp look of white in the spring and summer.  I added a white blazer and black heels to ground the look.

Cuff:  The Limited

I don't usually wear a look as I see it styled on-line or in stores, but I have to admit that this outfit was completely copied from Eloquii's LookBook! 

Even the shoes and cuff are similar. 

The bag and earrings add more of a unique touch and help make the look my own.  I really love how the pop art print tote accents the artsy feel of the dress.

Earrings:  Prabal Gurung for Target

Tote:  Isabel Toledo for Lane Bryant

If you wear bold colors and prints for work, how do you keep them from being too overpowering for the work place?