Pleats

I love pleats. They are so perfect! The design of a pleat allows for such a graceful flow. Pleats dress stuff up, whether a jean skirt or a dress skirt. Pleats are very flattering for any body type.

More Pinterest pictures!

Look at how slimming those pleats are! Sure, it's on a skinny model, but still!

I love that both of these pictures show a flowy, very feminine skirt paired with a more casual top - a button up shirt and a jean jacket.

Look at the jean jacket in this picture. She has the sleeves turned up once, and has the collar turned up. Very stylish combined with the long sleeve button up shirt she has underneath.

I love the fact that she's wearing heels with the jean jacket.

Oh yeah, and just remember this: if you are carrying a Starbucks cup and wearing sunglasses, YOU ARE FASHIONABLE! :)

HappyFashion!

Striped maxis - transition to fall!

Stripes are in. Striped maxi skirts are the skirt to have! See the attached pictures for inspiration.

Since it is fall, I know that most people are thinking about fall clothes. I love the second picture - pairing the striped maxi with boots and a fall-styled jacket for an autumn look. Won't work if you live in a very cold part of the world, but for those of you who live in places where autumn is mild, this is super cute!

The last picture shows a short skirt, but the idea is still awesome! Pair the striped, knit skirt with a nice blazer in a fun color!

These skirts are versatile - great for work, church or vacation! Pair it with a sweater, jacket or button-up shirt (belted - oooo!) and flats, boots or TOMS for work. For church, a nice jacket, color-coordinating shoes (flats or semi-casual heels), and a cute clutch. For vacation, wear it with flip flops, a big hobo bag, a loose-fitting shirt (belted), and a hat!

One of the best things about these skirts is how inexpensive they are - they can be found at Target and Old Navy, for roughly $15-20 or at Nordstrom and other places if you want to spend more.

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Revamp!

Ever been in this position?
- that really cute/cheap skirt is too short! Maybe it's long enough, but you need/want it to be longer for various reasons (I need my skirts longer for work purposes)

An answer to the problem? Revamp it!

Here are some ideas that can help you revamp the skirt. I've done this on skirts and it adds a certain zing to skirts! I've only done it with cotton print skirts, but this can be done with other materials.

- add a border. If its a print skirt, get a solid color material. You can add a plain border, or pleat it! The pleats really look awesome and get a ton of compliments!

- cut and add. Instead of adding a border on the end, add a border in the middle! Cut 3-5 inches off the bottom of your skirt, add a solid color border to the skirt, then add the 3-5 inches of fabric onto the end of the skirt. it creates a little bit of a color blocking affect. I did this once with a wide piece of ribbon - it adds such a great element!

Do you have a great way to revamp a skirt?

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Hairdos

Ok these are some hairdos I saw on Pinterest that I would love to learn to do!

Sorry about the shoulders. It looks simple enough, but I know it's gotta be harder than it looks!

This waterfall braid thing is huge right now - wish I knew how to do it. I can't even French braid!

Cute messy approach! Not quite sure where I would put the extra hair, since they just loop it up here, and my hair is way longer than that. Of course, I don't know how to do this kind of braid either.

Messy bun. It's so much harder than it looks - it takes a lot of work to get that perfect "I didn't do anything with this hair" look.

HappyFashion!