Suited and booted in this stylish and vampy chic suit set from Charlotte Russe.

This is not your mother’s 80’s powersuit.  The soft relaxed look of this suit makes it daytime appropriate but the deep luxe color makes it so much edgier — no shoulder pads required.

I decided to keep the look monochromatic with a vampy matte lippie and textured handbag all in the same deep rich hue.  Adding more vamp in different textures helps the colors play off of each other without being overbearing or too matchy matchy.

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This ModCloth skirt is helping me stay chic, classy and cool this summer.

You can catch in me in a dress or skirt more often than not.  I’m a fan of the freedom it gives and the instant as well as effortless chicness it gives an outfit even in the savage heat of summer time in Florida.

Immediately I gravitated to this striped number because, well, I’m a sucker for stripes (even with the absurd fashion rules about them not being for everybody.)

The truth about fashion is that it’s a not a members only club.  

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If you’re still that person that plays by the fashion rules, allowing other unimportant people to tell you what you can and cannot wear, you’re missing out on having fun with fashion.

You’re especially passing up on wearing one of my favorite prints ever!  This jailhouse rock print just got a lot more funky with some bright neon accessories!

HORIZONTAL STRIPES are not just for the thin or incarcerated.  Black and white horizontal stripes are classic and everyone is entitled to wear what they want without having the fashion police patrolling with made up citations.

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