Coat Options Under $200 + Black Friday SALES

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Coat Options Under $200 + BLACK FRIDAY SALES

Cold season is upon us, and I can’t believe we are already to Thanksgiving!  Where did the year go? And you know what happens right after Thanksgiving.  I feel like I just put my Christmas ornaments away.  There is definitely a chill in the air here in the South so I’ve been pulling out my coats and jackets to stay warm.  So I wanted to share coat options under $200 + Black Friday Sales, which I will try and include sales in my posts this week.  So many good options available, and this is the time you want to shop to take advantage of all the great discounts.  This white wrap coat is from the Lark & Ro collection found on Amazon Fashion.  I’ve mentioned the Lark & Ro collection before in this post, but it truly has a beautiful quality and with an affordable price.  This jacket is lightweight with a single button, so you can really wear it dressed up or dressed down.  I wore this white coat with my favorite faux leather leggings that are so comfortable and sleek.  Every woman needs a pair!

Lark & Ro white coat | Faux Leather Leggings | Gray Booties | Designer Dupe Sunglasses 

Striped Shirt | Gray Quilted Bag

 

Lark & Ro has a great collection of coat options under $200.  Here are a few of my favorites:


Black Friday Sales Alert from Amazon Fashion.  All of these items are on sale through the week!  Check out all of the other Amazon fashion Black Friday Sale Deals.


 

Holiday Gift Guide for Him

Holiday Gift Guide for Him 

Stumped what to get your man this holiday season? I’ve got the Holiday Gift Guide for Him and all the guys in your life; you won’t have to buy them another tool or pair of gloves like you did the year before.  All these items are true and tested.  If it’s not my husband who has it, it’s another guy I know who does.  So these are all great gifts for him.  I made sure to include something for the outdoors men, like ultimate outdoor gear, to the executive like a cool, rustic wooden clock for his office.

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A few gift ideas from this year’s 2017 holiday gift guide for him that are definitely a must-have this year for men are the Sudio wireless headphones.  These headphones have amazing sound quality, and you really can gift these to anyone and they will love them!  Right now they are having a Black Friday sale at 25%, but if you miss the sale use my code DARLEEN15 for 15% off.  Another gift idea listed that I recently gave to my husband, and he has been wearing over everything is the Buttoned Down Cashmere Sweater from Amazon Fashion.   Such amazing quality, it is lightweight and but still keeps you warm.  And the other gift idea that all men need to have is the Jord Wood Watch.  No joke, my husband gets stopped by strangers everyday asking where they can get his wood watch.  It’s well made, polished yet masculine.  Enjoy shopping the Holiday gift guide for Him!

Holiday Gift Guide for Her

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It’s that time again to start the Holiday shopping, and when it comes to finding the perfect gifts for the every girl, it can be a struggle.  This 2017 holiday gift guide for her covers the nature lover to the fashion queen and in between.  Surprise your friend with one of these gifts, or add these ideas your holiday wish list to send to your husband or boyfriend.  So many great ideas!

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A few gift ideas from this year’s 2017 holiday gift guide for her that are my current every day use are the Sudio wireless headphones.  These headphones have amazing sound quality, and you really can gift these to anyone and they will love them!  Right now they are having a Black Friday sale at 25%, but if you miss the sale use my code DARLEEN15 for 15% off.  Another gift idea listed that I use every day is the Personalized Dog Tag necklace from my shop.  Hand stamped with my kids and husband’s names, it holds dear to my heart and wears well with so many different outfits.  And the favorite gift idea that I’ve been using quite a bit, now that the weather is cooler, is the Lark & Ro white coat.  Stylish and well made, this coat is flattering on all body types and wears well dressed up with a cocktail dress or dressed down with a pair of jeans and booties.

 

Ruffle Sleeves

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Ruffle Sleeves

Give me all the ruffle sleeves this season!  I am obsessed. Pair it with jeans or a pencil skirt.

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Here are a few of my favorites.  And many of the ruffle sleeve tops are under $50! Ruffle Sleeves

Amazon Fashion New Brands

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Amazon Fashion New Brands

I am excited to be part of the Amazon Fashion collaboration team, and sharing two of Amazon Fashion new brands.  They have add quite a few new brands in Amazon Fashion, but in this post I am sharing two of their Women’s brands: Lark & Ro and The Fix.  These are Prime member exclusive brands, and if you are not a Prime member you can get it here.  It’s the best for the upcoming holiday gifting.  Shopping right in the luxury of your home!  I’ve tested both Lark & Ro and The Fix products and I am very impressed with the quality, quick shipping and style.

Amazon Fashion New Brands Lark & Ro is polished essentials that complement your life season after season.  The brand is now featuring cashmere, and it is so divine.  The Fix is irresistible shoes and boots for the fashion obsessed all at reasonable prices and high quality.  Here are a few of my favorite Lark & Ro and The Fix styles that I have my eye on.

Striped shirt | Brown Boots | White Cashmere Turtleneck Sweater 

Bow Mule Slide | Cashmere Gray Sweater | Gray Ruffle Heels

Pullover Blouse | Bootie Sides | Cold shoulder Cashmere Sweater

Studded Black Boots | Cashmere Sweater Dress | Buckle Mary Jane Heels

Classy Fall Outfit

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Classy Fall Outfit

The leaves are finally changing and falling here in the south!  We’ve had so many warm days so it’s nice to finally pull out blazers and booties.  Take it up a notch with your classy fall outfit by adding a thin ribbed corduroy blazer.  Its never been so stylish and cozy.  Find a blazer that is fitted and classy, so it’s easy to wear with a skirt or a pair of jeans for a laid-back weekend.  A tweed fabric blazer is also a favorite with a classy fall outfit and adds a vintage and contemporary vibe.  Blazers and trim-cut jackets are two clothing items that easily can make a fall outfit.  Take a summer dress and add a blazer and booties and you have an instant classy fall outfit.  Leopard is one print that gets be excited for Fall, and this leopard print in black is so chic but easily pairs well with a rusty orange blazer.  I’ve had this blazer for a few season now, and I love that it keeps coming back each season.  It looks really cute with a striped black and white shirt and jeans.  The perfect outfit to the pumpkin patch!

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Fall Favorite Trends

Fall Favorite Trends

I think this was the first weekend that I have worn anything Fall-ish.  The temperature has been in the high 80s, but this weekend it finally dropped to the 60s this weekend, and I was excited to pull out boots and a jacket.  We spent part of the weekend at Serenbe, which is located just outside Atlanta.  I love when we get any chance to spend time in Serenbe.  It’s such a charming urban living community, and the perfect place to snap pictures!  We took the kids to see Serene Playhouse’s “The Sleepy Hollow Experience”, and it was a huge success.  The kids loved it and weren’t
“too” scared.  Prior to the play we explored the stable and walking trails and ate at one of Serenbe’s farm-to-table restaurants.  Exploring the neighborhoods was so much fun.  Many of the homes had all their Halloween decorations up, and the smell of Fall was definitely in the air.  With Autumn finally here, I love to see that many of Fall favorite trends are similar to ones from last year and are on repeat.  Here are a few of my Fall favorite trends that you will see in style this season.

Love these sunglasses that are a designer dupe from the ones below!

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Fall Favorite Trends:

  1. Mixing of patterns and textures–make sure you don’t look like you mixed in the dark.  Here are some general rules though–Keep the patterns in the same color family, mix prints in similar family, where neutral colors to make it an easy transition.
  2. Wear buffalo plaid or plaid check–thought to originally be an outdoorsy pattern, plaid is becoming an effortless classic style that is more polished and sophisticated.  I love mixing a plaid with a good stripe.  Or plaid with leopard.
  3. Leopard pattern– another great pattern, the leopard print is found this season in not only skirts and cardigan, but now loafers, heels, mules and even sneakers.
  4. Denim–Not only found in jeans, but denim is taking center stage in jumpsuits and jackets.  You can even find it with purses.
  5. Silver Streak–more over gold, silver is here!  I love that metallic is still strong but this season silver will have it debut!
  6. Jewel tones— jewel tones return with plums, sapphire, yellows.  If you mix two jewel tone colors, remember to stick with one main color and then add a secondary color in the shoes, jacket or purse.  I’m happy to see jewel tones make a comeback this season.

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Mixing Patterns and Textures

 

Wear Buffalo Plaid or Plaid check

 

Leopard Pattern

 

Denim

 

Silver Streak

 

Jewel Tones

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embroidered Dress

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Embroidered Dress

Last weekend’s date night outfit was a black embroidered dress.  I fancied up for the night because it was my birthday weekend and my husband took me out to a fancy seafood restaurant.  Yummy food and good conversations makes for a great evening.  There was nothing too exciting this year, just grateful for a loving family and friends.  My kids all made me the sweetest birthday cards.  Those are the little things that I love and hold dear to my heart.

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Earrings: Tassel  Necklace: Dog Tag Bag:

 

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End of Summer Blues

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End of Summer Blues 

It’s the last of summer!  After Labor Day, summer is officially over.  Boo-hoo!  I am holding onto the last of summer days, and trying to enjoy what is remaining–last pool days, last barbecues, last nights catching fireflies, last picnics.  End of Summer Blues for sure!  But really we are down to the hours than days.  The good thing is by now all the summer sales are happening and the time is now to stock up for next year or those days that will still have over 80 degrees, which we have quite a bit here in Georgia.  So end of summer blues may have some good in it.  We did an impromptu picnic this past weekend in a field close to our house.  This tiered ruffle skirt was perfect and a bonus with it being on sale with an additional discount.  So I was excited to snatch it!  Stella joined me and her dress is a favorite that has last more than two seasons.  Here is a similar style.

Another bonus to end of summer blues is my jewelry shop has it’s summer sale!  And good news, it’s going on right now.  I just added new markdowns up to 40% off.  I’m wearing the Padma earrings that I love.  It’s on sale and goes with just about everything.

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Can you believe it’s just about September?!   This year has flown by and fall is just about here.  We are tenatively heading to Nashville for the weekend unless if the weather clears up we may head somewhere that has a large body of water!  Have a great weekend.

Take a peek at my girl Shanna from Restoration Redoux.  I met her at a blogging retreat not that long ago and we hit it off and have been supporters of each other since.  She always has the best round up of sales and have listed some other ones that I missed!

Here are some “end of summer blues” sales that are going on during Labor Day weekend!

Quay Australia Sunglasses: Love their sunnies!  20% off with code: REWARDSTYLE

Boden // 20% off everything for Labor Day!  Use code 6J4P

Villeroy & Boch: 30% off site wide.  They have the best china!

MissGuided: 50% everything!

J.Crew: 30% off your purchase.  Use code YESPLEASE

Jonathan Adler: 20% off ALL furniture!

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Stripes in Fall

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Stripes in Fall

If you are going to make me start wearing Fall clothes, it might as well have stripes in it.  Yeah, I not quite over the summer season.  It went way too fast, and I’m hold on to the last of the last.  So, I say stripes in fall is right up my alley.  Mixing it with another pattern is so OKAY in my book.  Try floral, leopard or another geometric pattern to make it a fun mix, but I say do keep it minimal so it’s not too over the top.  This fun moto cropped striped jacket has zipped cuff and polyester so it’s got a kind of denim feel to it.  I paired it with the leopard fold over purse that you can find in my shop (I also linked another version below).

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