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Saturday Somethings

August 22, 2015
Empire Sunset

Never get lost in NYC again, thanks to this fantastic accessory I am guilty of almost all of these things. I’m further motivated to start thinking before I speak. My Mom’s visiting this weekend! It’s her last chance to visit before the school year starts and she’ll have to start doing grading & lesson plan’s again. You can bet we’re going to do our best to accomplish everything on this list. When I was little I loved saying the word absolutely. Now that…

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Fashion Favors

Planning, Simplified

August 21, 2015
Emily Ley Simplified Planner 2

If you’re following me on Instagram, you would know that it was my Dad’s birthday this past week. I’m terrible with remembering birthdays, or most anything else,  so I write everything down in my planner. Literally, if you were to open it to any day of the week, you’d see a list of the classes I have that day, if I was planning to go to the gym, outfit inspiration, things to accomplish in lab, and what I plan on…

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Losing Yourself to Online Shopping

August 18, 2015
Shell Me About It

What did you think of the Lilly Pulitzer After-Party sale? This year was the first time that Lilly utilized Queue-It, a software program that restricted the number of people who were put through to the site based on the time that they first attempted to access it. By the time my browser refreshed itself at 7:59 am on Monday morning, I was ~3100th in line with a wait time of little over an hour. I really was going to give up, not…

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Lilly Pulitzer After Party Sale 2015

August 16, 2015
RedRightReturnDesktop

Oh shift! Only 12 more hours till the Lilly Pulitzer After-Party Sale! Somewhat behind the trend, I honestly didn’t embrace Lilly till I bought myself a 2015 Lilly Pulitzer agenda and I loved all of the bright colors and patterns adorning the pages. Next came Lilly for Target, which I know was only a derivative of the Lilly brand, but seriously, throwing on a shift dress and a pair of Sperry’s takes almost no-effort and produces a 100% put-together outfit. I’m…

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Wednesday Wish List – Distressed Jeans

July 29, 2015
Madewell

So last week, I ordered these Madewell jeans, hoping I’d love the ripped knees, selvedge denim, or at least the $40 price tag (originally priced $275 , #steal). I go through love-hate relationship with jeans – there’ll be a period of two months where I’ll buy 6 different pairs and then two years will go by before I restart the process all over again. I’ve always struggled with finding a brand of jeans that checked off everything I wanted in my jeans:…

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Fashion Lifestyle

Wednesday Wish List – Burberry Watch

July 15, 2015
Burberry Classic Round 26mm

It seems only fitting that I should be writing about a watch, considering all the time I’ve let pass by while neglecting F&F. Just in case you were super curious, here’s a quick re-cap of everything that’s been keeping me busy the past month: A’s San Juan bachelorette has come and gone, leaving me with three important things: Make sure to pack layers when traveling to warm places, because a cute sun dress does little to keep you warm when…

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Wednesday Wish List – Chloé Marcie Mini Shoulder Bag

June 10, 2015
Chloe Marcie Mini

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this enough, but I’m a huge fan of Madewell. Ever since I did my Wednesday Wish List post about their slim boyjeans, I’ve stalked the interwebs almost daily waiting for them to go on sale. It shocked me to see that Net-A-Porter carries Madewell, as I didn’t think they sold anything for less than $500. I was further shocked to see that even though the jeans were full price at both Madewell and Nordstrom,…

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Trend War: Pineapples vs Flamingos + GIVEAWAY

June 8, 2015
Flamingo Pair

How was everyone’s weekend? I spent this past Saturday & Sunday  binge-watching Entourage, which was a welcome break for me and my bank account after the past two very busy weekends. My only interruption from the tale of Vinnie Chase and his friends came in the form of Christian Grey, which I screened with my friend SG Saturday night. Sunday morning I popped over to the Coventry Regional Farm Market, where I normally volunteer, but morning experiments left me with little…

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Wednesday Wish List – Mar y Sol Tote

May 20, 2015
Mar Y Sol Woven Tote

There’s very few people who I know that aren’t addicted to Pinterest. My room-mate doesn’t even have an account, and up until recently, neither did my Mom. Rarely a day goes by that I don’t scroll through my home page, either liking or saving things that I’ll want to look at in the future. It’s on the days that I freak out about the cost of being in A’s wedding and how I’ll manage to pay for food & rent,…

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Not Your Boyfriend’s Jeans

May 13, 2015
Madewell Slim Boyjean Akiva Wash

I feel like it’s been months since I’ve perused Nordstrom’s website. It’s just too much temptation, especially when I’m trying to reduce my spending with A’s bachelorette imminent (bank account, please excuse my Lilly for Target purchases – those were fashion incidentals). Three months ago, maybe even less, Nordstrom started carrying Madewell, a J. Crew affiliated denim company that I love. It’s kind of a funny contrast between Madewell and J. Crew – J. Crew is classic prep while Madewell is…

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Lilly Pulitzer for Target Giveaway!!

May 2, 2015
LillyforTarget-GiveAway

It’s official! F&F’s very first giveaway is up and running and I’m so happy to be sharing something with you from my absolute favorite place, Target. When I originally came to UConn I first Googled how far away Trader Joe’s was, and then second, how far away I was from Target. As both my Mom and my boyfriend unfortunately know, I can literally spend three hours in Target walking up and down the aisles putting things in my cart, only to…

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