Friday Fancies: 22nd Birthday Outfit

22nd birthday outfit

TFNC ruffle dress, $72
Sigerson Morrison flat sandals, $425
Rebecca Minkoff black leather handbag, $250
Vintage style ring, £37
Feather earrings, $11
Steven Alan straw hat, $135

Happy Friday! I'm so happy it's the weekend, as per usual, but especially excited because it is my birthday weekend! Oh you guys didn't know? I only mentioned it here and here. :) I'm going out tonight with a couple of friends, followed by a trip to Central Park with Brett on Saturday, and participating in restaurant week with my mom on Sunday. My actual birthday is next Tuesday but that will also mark the first day of law school orientation so there isn't going to be much celebration that day, haha, at least not during the day.

I saw this dress and because green is my favorite color AND the color of my birthstone (peridot), I figured it was only fitting that I would incorporate it into my dream birthday outfit. I originally started picking out black accessories and realized I needed another splash of color and that's where the orange came in. I think it gives the outfit a bit of a tribal feel with the contrasting colors. What do you guys think? Oh, and I can't get enough of panama hats after I've seen them everywhere so naturally I went out and bought myself one and also took the liberty of putting it in my dream birthday outfit.

As always, vote for my Friday Fancies here if you'd like. :)

I hope you all have a grrrrrrrreat weekend!

Friday Fancies: Blog Party

Dress - Anthropologie, Shoes - Aldo, Accessories - Ruche, Clutch - Francesca's Collections

I have made it to my 100th post! So what does that mean? Party obviously! It's a virtual blog party and you're all invited! I wanted to dedicate this Friday Fancies to celebrate the fact that I have actually had enough material to make it to 100 posts, haha. I sometimes start things and then tend to get bored with them so I'm not very consistent but I have actually stuck with this and it has become my favorite hobby. Now I can only think of clothes as entire outfits and I've been able to not only expand my closet from the countless inspiration on a daily basis that has led to too many shopping trips, but also use the stuff I already own in a different way. I want to thank you guys for reading (or stumbling upon) my little corner of the internet and commenting or following. I cannot express how humbled I am that I have made it to over 200 followers and I cannot wait to share more outfits, moments, and random tidbits with you guys! Big, big, biiiiiig thank you to every single one of you! Now here's some virtual champagne and cupcakes! I wish I had real dessert to offer all of you for being ridiculously awesome, but alas, a virtual substitute will have to do for now. 

What are you guys doing this weekend? My cousin is coming over for the weekend and I'm happy I get to spend some much needed girl time with her that includes lots of food, retail therapy (what better way to celebrate a blog party than by shopping right?!), and LOTS of sangria. :) I hope your weekends are all amazing! 

As always, if you'd like, please click here to like my Friday Fancies outfit!

Happy Friday!

Friday Fancies: Parisian Nautical

Shirt - Forever21 $5.50, Shorts - Ruche $34.99, Shoes - Lulu's $37, Purse - ASOS $46.55, Necklace - Forever21 $5.80

I am back from Florida and it's officially Friday! Did you guys miss me? I know I missed you! I checked in here and there and kept updated on some of my favorite blogs but I know I need to play some catch up so I'm in the middle of doing just that. For this Friday Fancies, I decided to explore my love for stripes and choose an uncommon color pairing. I love how the pink just pops with the navy. Because the ensemble had so much color in it already, I decided to pair that with a white bag and shoes to tone things down a bit. Oh, and because this outfit felt a little French to me (it could be the stripes, is it just me?) I knew that I needed something French in there and was very excited when I saw the necklace on Forever21 and knew it was the perfect touch. What do you guys think?

I'm in the middle of organizing and editing all of my Florida pictures so expect a quick recap and outfit posts next week! I'm so happy it's almost the weekend. What do you guys have planned? Tonight, my cousin and I are taking my mom and my aunt to a drag queen show to celebrate their birthdays. We took them to a drag queen show two years ago to celebrate their birthdays since they're only 18 days apart and knew it would be pretty difficult to top that so what better way to top a drag queen show than by attending another one? Needless to say, I'm already very excited. Then, tomorrow, the boy and I are going to a family BBQ followed by a relaxing Sunday. It's a little gray and dreary but hopefully we can make the most of the weekend. I wish it would stop raining so that we could have a picnic on Sunday but maybe we can have an indoor one. :)

Have a great weekend and Happy Friday!

 

Guest Post: Cornflake Dream's Friday Fancies

another guest post from one of my favorite blogs! enjoy and thanks Jill!

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hi! it's jillian from cornflake dreams and i am super excited to be guest posting for stefany while she is in florida (lucky!) i am a huge friday's fancies fan (i have been linking up for months!) but believe it or not this is my first friday's fancies guest post. this season it's all about the maxi dress... perfect for when you want a chic and comfortable look.

dress $120, sandals $128, bag $42.50, bracelet $36, sunglasses $286, ocean photo via

a huge thank you to stefany for inviting me to guest post! feel free to stop by cornflake dreams any time for daily fashion, travel and design inspiration.

xo, 

jillian

more Friday Fancies at {long distance loving}!

Friday Fancies: Royal Wedding

Monique Lhuillier Dress $2500-5000, Philip Treacy Fascinator $659 Euros, Le Regale Clutch $85, Christian Louboutin Shoes $1,195, Juicy Couture Earrings $58

For this Friday Fancies, I decided to kick it up a notch in honor of the royal wedding although I must admit, I didn't wake up at 4am to watch it. (Oops). I actually wasn't even that excited about the whole thing buttt, I sure like an excuse to put a glamorous outfit together a la Gossip Girl if you will since the outfit is a little flashy. Blending in with the crowd is overrated anyway. What do you guys think? As you can tell, I'm really into coral and pink these days considering my last Friday Fancies also had pink. And believe me, coming from a girl that has maybe like 2 pink things in her closet, this is a big deal. Who knows, I might be falling for pink!

What are you guys up to this weekend? Today, I'm off to watch my boyfriend present his undergrad research and this weekend will be spent in the library (as usual). My procrastination has reached an extreme so I'm hoping I get everything done this weekend. Blahh. Senioritis never fails to prevail. 

Happy Friday!

Friday Fancies: Easter Sunday

Dress - Kohls $21.99 Blazer - ASOS $116.55 Earrings and Necklace - Forever21 both $2.80 Shoes - Ruche $38.99 Bag - Kate Spade $495

So seeing as this Sunday is Easter, I made this Friday Fancies with the holiday in mind. For my very first Easter my mother dressed me up so that I looked like a snowball walking down the street. I had a puffy white dress with a white fur coat and white shoes with frilly socks; the works. I laugh every time I see that picture because you can't even really see me, all you see is white. From there I upgraded to dresses with green or pink trimming until one day I put my foot down and said I didn't want to dress up for Easter anymore and my mom stopped buying pretty dresses for me. Looking back now, I wish I still dressed up for Easter. Now I love the idea of a cute spring dress to wear (maybe not with the frilly socks though, sorry mom!). Isn't that how life always works? You hate something when you're younger and you miss it when you're older. We're really never satisfied. 

Well, this Easter Brett and I are going to my mom's house to celebrate with her and if the weather was nicer (it's supposed to rain all weekend) I could see myself definitely wearing this outfit. I love lace so when I saw this dress, I literally squealed a little (and maybe purchased it). Because it's not ridiculously warm out just yet, I paired the dress with a white blazer and added pink/peach accessories to add a pop of color to the outfit. What do you guys think? 

What are you guys doing this weekend? Today and tomorrow will be spent doing homework so I can't wait for Sunday to roll around so I can see my mother and eat some of her delicious food! :) Did I really wish for Sunday to come? I might be losing it, haha.

Happy Friday and Happy Easter!

Friday Fancies: Rainy Day

This week has had sporadic weather. It's gorgeous one day, cold the next, 74 degree weather one day, 50 degree weather the next. It rains one day and it's sunny out the next day. Needless to say, I never know what to wear. I've worn flats on rainy days and boots on sunny days and I've realized that the best thing to do is wear layers and check the weather constantly to make sure I'm wearing the right shoes so I've decided to dedicate this Friday Fancies to sporadic weather/rainy days.

Jacket American Eagle $49.50, Plaid shirt Urban Outfitters $39.00, Bag Marc Jacobs $478, Leather Leggings ASOS179.30, Hoops Forever21 $3.80, Shoes Jeffrey Campbell $242, Ring ASOS $10.76, Turban Amazon $9.99

 Happy Friday!

 What are you guys doing this weekend? Today is Rutgersfest at my school which means bands perform and chaos and madness ensue. I'm excited to see all the bands perform and party it up with my friends. Have a great weekend guys! :)

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Friday Fancies: Picnic in Central Park

Ruche Dress $87.99, ASOS Bag $53.79, Forever21 Earrings $3.80, Nordstrom Shoes $99.95 , Forever21 Hat $10.80, Lulu's Ring $13, Tory Burch Sunglasses $165

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is have picnics in Central Park. Brett and I get strawberries, grapes, cheese, crackers and any other junk food we might be craving and hop over to Central Park to relax and people watch. Sadly, we don't do it often enough as most weekends are taken up in the summer with family get togethers or jobs. That's why this summer I made a goal to go to Central Park at least 5 times. It may seem like an easy enough goal but sometimes life gets in the way and before you know it, it's August and summer is almost over so I'm hoping we reach that goal. *fingers crossed* :)

I first saw the dress from Ruche and knew that I needed to incorporate it into my Friday Fancies and immediately envisioned myself taking a walk through Central Park with it. While the shoes might not be so practical, I felt that they were the perfect compliment to the outfit and couldn't help but putting them in there. Realistically, I'd probably wear black sandals with the outfit but I digress. And how perfect is the bag from ASOS?! It's perfect to carry all your picnic goodies and anything else you might want to throw in there (i.e. flats to switch into when you're tired of walking in heels). Haha.

 

One of the picnics we had last summer. How I wish to be in shorts and a tank top. Summer, get here already!

Happy Friday!
What are you guys up to this weekend? Tomorrow, my girlfriends and I are going to IMAT's in SoHo and grabbing sushi for dinner. I can already smell the sushi. Yumm. I'll definitely make sure to snap some pictures of the IMAT's show for you guys!

Have you guys ever had a picnic in Central Park? Or what's your go-to picnic outfit? 

As always, don't forget to check out more Friday Fancies at {long distance loving}!

Friday Fancies: Tropical Escape

Maxi Dress ASOS $116.55, Shirt Modcloth $58, Bracelets Forever21 $5.80, Bag Fossil $198, Hat Ruche $17, Sandals Lulu's $32

It's gray and dreary here in NJ so I want to escape to a sunnier place, somewhere tropical where I can drink Margarita's on the beach and take a stroll with sandals in hand and feel the sand in between my toes. I wish I could just have a little weekend getaway to somewhere warm and come back Monday morning with all my homework done. In a perfect world, this wouldn't be so difficult. But, on a better note, IT'S FRIDAY!!!! Weekends always make me happy even if most of the time I don't have anything planned. Today, I'm going to relax and do some schoolwork while laying in bed. It's a perfect day for that.

What do you guys think of my Friday Fancies outfit? Love it? Hate it? I'd love to know! And be sure to check out more Friday Fancies at {long distance loving}!

HAPPY FRIDAY! :)

Friday Fancies: Neutralizing

Happy Friday! I hope you're all having a fantastic day thus far. Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? As of now, I have no idea what I'm doing this weekend for once. The only thing I know for sure is that I'm most likely studying all day Sunday. But I don't want to think about the end of the weekend already and seeing as it is Friday, I decided to do another Friday Fancies.

Skirt - Forever21 $19.80, Top - ASOS $44.83, Earrings - ASOS $17.93, Blazer ASOS $89.63, Shoes - Steve Madden $99.95, Bag - Urban Outfitters $198

I think this outfit would be perfect for a nice dinner out at a place where you can eat outside with your group of friends or your significant other. When I was younger, I had this notion that you could only wear colors like black, red, or gray when you went out. Most of the heels I owned until recently were these colors until I realized I could wear other colors and still look like I'm going out. I also hated the color pink until recently. And then, something amazing happened. I found a pair of Steve Madden's Caryssa Blush for $18 when I went to Bloomfield to visit one of my best friends. I checked for them online and they were $70 so I know I got a good deal. Only problem is, now I've been obsessed with all things blush/pink. So I knew that I was going to feature the color for this Friday Fancies. Plus, I recently bought that Forever21 skirt and I wanted to see how I could dress it up and I actually really like the outcome. As much as I hated pink in the past, I loved neutrals and I've come to realize that a hint of pink here and there isn't so bad. Now if only my friends and I had time to dress up and go to nice restaurants more often. This whole school thing is really cutting into our social lives. :) 

 How do you guys feel about the color pink? Hate it? Love it? Would you wear this outfit out? I'd love to know! And go check out more Friday Fancies at {long distance loving}. :)

Friday Fancies #1

Happy Friday everyone! What are your plans for the weekend? Today I'm packing to go home for Spring Break and then I'm meeting up with my cousin in New York for dinner. It's been far too long since we've seen one another and she's like my older sister so I'm really excited about talking nonsense with her for hours. Given the opportunity (both in financial terms and weather related), I'd love to dress up for tonight and this would be the perfect outfit for it.

Blazer $98, Dress $71.72, Bag $107.58, Peacock Feather Necklace $80, Shoes $337

Now if only I was rich. Go check out more Friday Fancies at {long distance loving}