Blush on blush. Texture on texture. Yes and YES! When I first thought of pairing this skirt and sweater together I thought, “Lauren, get real. You can’t even wear blush pink!” But both items looked so winter-y pretty, I bought them anyway. I mean, pink chenille and pink pleated crushed velvet. Sold. I tried the skirt
Fall
Caramel Cardigan
Photography by Double-You Photography I’ll be honest, for a while I had an aversion to cardigan sweaters. Yes, they would help keep me warm, but I still had to coordinate a top to go underneath. And that feels like more work when trying to get dressed. This sweater season though, I rekindled my love
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Dining & Drinks
Leather Skirt for a Lunch Date
A couple weeks back we had a babysitter planned and the opportunity for a much needed date night. Then the question was where to go for an adult dinner out for the first time in months? My husband works in downtown Milwaukee and heard there was a new restaurant in the Westin Milwaukee. I love
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Baby
Midwest Winter Maternity
~Midwest Winter Maternity~ My third trimester began right about the same time that the 2016 winter arrived. Other women have said that being pregnant in the summer is the worst because it’s hot, and you’re huge and sweaty. But the grass is always greener and at this point, I have to disagree. Winter maternity is
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Style
Sweater Season
~Sweater Season~ Happy January! That’s right, it’s sweater season. The time of the year when you wear cozy sweaters Every. Single. Day. Because in the Midwest, when the highs are in the teens and 20’s, or even single digits (Yikes!) you HAVE to be practical in clothing decisions. There’s a certain temperature threshold it drops