OOTD: SUMMER BREEZE....

Nothing says summer like a yellow & lace.  This summer dress brings both together.



I love a fit and flair dress just as much as the next fashioninsta so when I saw this dress I had to try it on.
I did not have to go up in size and the straps were adjustable to fit my shorter upper body.  With the floral applique floral jacket and some wedges and I was ready to go.

I traded in my normal studs for flamingos (great way to add some playfulness to the outfit)

Top off with some rose gold sun glasses and im all set.

OOTD Details

Dress: Ashley N. Tipton Collection @ JCPenny's

Jacket: Ashley N. Tipton Collection @ JCPenny's 

Shoes: Torrid

Sunnies: BKYN+ Boutique 

OOTD: RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!!

It has been a soggy few weeks in NYC.  The cloud cover has been over us for a few days with very little days of sunshine.  BUT....don't think that has stop this stylista!!!
My latest outfit comes from Eloquii and their fab ruffle sleeve jacket. 

My photographer and I had to wait of the rain to stop but through her "genius eye" she caught some great shots of me.

I am so in love with the jacket and its been sold out in most size but check out some other Eloquii Jackets that are just as amazing. 

  Click HERE to purchase any one of these jacket

The best think I learned through this is to not let anything stop what you want to do.  Yes it was raining but we made a conscious decision to get out in the rain and through that I got some amazing photos.  I encourage all my stylistas to get up and do what you need to do to better your life.

OOTD DETAIL

Dress: Old Navy

Jacket: Eloquii

Clutch: Cameo De Bore

Shoes: Avenue

Photo by ArtNLee

OOTD: SPRING FLORAL & LACE

Something about floral and lace that always makes my day.  I don't know what it is but when I wear this lace top I end up having a really good time!!! There were so many laughs and giggles in between photos and I ended up having a good time and some really good shots. 

While shooting this outfit with my friend and photographer I realized why I loved this outfit so much. Its the perfect combination of sweet and sexy.  The lace top covers but is see through enough that I feel sexy in it. I could have easily worn this outfit with out the jacket but the cut of it is so great it skims over my body and creates a great silhouette.  

OUTFIT DETAIL

CROP TOP: MONIF C.

SKIRT: LANE BRYANT

JACKET: LANE BRANT

SHOES: ASHLEY STEWART

PHOTOS BY MGPHOTO

BIRDS AND BLOGGERS: MEET TWO NEW FRIENDS

My first new friend I picked up while I was in DC a few months back, at the Eloquii Popup Shop. I had such a great shopping experience that I made a video. of my try on experience in store (click here to see video).
This birds and stripe full skirt was one of my many reason for venturing out to the store.  I was so happy to get this bird print skirt as I was eye balling it for sometime and it scratched my bold print itch for the spring.

I love bold prints!!! They give a pop of different in a very same and drab fashion you see on the street everyday.
Yes you have to be a certain kind of person to wear this skirt...I am that person.  Bold, daring and fun.  Plus....THEY"RE BIRDS!!!! Who doesn't like birds

 I added the Eloquii silver studs lapel shirt with a skinny belt.  A few small accessories and that was it.  I just let the skirt rock!!! No need to over accessories, except for the shades.
The shades I also picked up from Eloquii pop up shop.  They w fit my face perfect.  The fit is so good I may have to get a few more.  All my stylistas with a wide face knows how hard it is to get glasses that work with our faces.  Thanks again to Eloquii for looking out for us.

My second friend is an actual person.  lol

I got a chance to speak to another blogger Mr. E.  His blog, My2x4closet, is a peak into lifestyle and style of a millennial trying to make in in these NYC small apartments.   He is just starting out in the blogging word (how cute!!!) and  we chatted for a bit about blogging as a business vs a hobby.

I love how new he was to blogging and how much fun I could see he was having.  It was refreshing to talk to someone blogging from menswear suppose to plus size blogging.  At the end I found out, the grind is not as different as I thought. Don't be surprise to see more of Mr. E  on N.E.C. Style.

OUTFIT DETIALS

EVERYTHING ELOQUII

(that was easy)

photos by Matey G. (photosmgp)

OOTD: RED WHITE AND BLUE FLORAL

HEY STYLISTAS!!!!

I know I know..its been a LONG time since I did an outfit post.
I can only say that grad school is a killer but that's still no excuse to not bring you guys the business!!!  I really miss sharing my style with you guys but I kept putting it off because school, my mini me, family/friends or sickness (will tell you about that later) kept getting in the way of creating bomb ass photos.  So I decided to make a date with my stylistas to give you guys some eye candy.

I got a room at the FAB Fairmont hotel in Brooklyn and and snapped some amazing photos in their lobby.  How perfect was this room for my outfit!!! Can I just say that I had some staff turning heads but what an amazing feeling to be back in front of the camera.

 The red what and blue print on print is just what I need to kick start spring 2017!!! I love everything about this print and the mixing and matching I will do with other things in my closet will extend the life of these for a very long time. .

Kept my accessories simple to accentuate the silver buttons of the shirt but had to break out my red heels and blue bag to tie the colors together.

Trust and believe I will try my best to not stay away so long.  But there's more to come.

OOTD DETAILS

TOP & SKIRT: Prabual Gurung for Lane Bryant 

Bag: C. Siriano for Lane Bryant

Shoes: Avenue

photos by: Matey Ghaslow

OOTD:THANK YOU & CAPE COAT

Happy Monday stylistas!!! Hope you had a great holiday.  Hope you were with family, friends and love ones.  I wish most of you had the a chance to let them know how thankful you are for them. 

I spend my holiday with my immediate family and didn't go out as much.  Spent most of my time starting my final project (did I mention I'm getting my Masters).

I am so very thankful for 2016.  Not so much for everything that happened in the word but for my personal accomplishments.  I made great strides in my blog but I'm VERY grateful to friends who have stood by me during this crazy year.  It's not an easy life being so busy but for the people who stand by me I say thanks you!!! I couldn't do it without the late night texting, facetime or the occasional meetup when I've gone dark too long.
Also a special thank you to my mini me.  She is my support and my reason for doing it all.  She recognize where we are and where we want to me and is patient as ever when I say "not right now." I couldn't have ask for a better, more understanding, 11 year old gamer.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.   

Now back to fashion....

The weather is getting colder so the cape coat came out.  I paired this heather grey coat with a blush pink hat jeans and booties. Even though you cant see it too much, I had a blush sweater under my cape. For makeup I kept it simple with a berry lip. 

That's it!!! And shoutout to the hipster Brooklyn women who complemented me on my cape coat.  this is why I love Brooklyn...they never scared to throw a complement from across the street and for that...THANK YOU!!! 

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

Cape: Avenue

Hat: Lane Bryant

Jeans: Torrid

Bootie: Avenue

photo by: Art-in-Lee

OOTD: LETS TRY THIS AGAIN!!!

Happy Friday Stylistas!!!!

Last year I wore this wrap sweater in an outfit post explaining how not all outfit are hits.
Lets just say the outfit wasn't the best I could have done.  (To see the other outfit click HERE). 

As I was turning over my closet for the winter I found this wrap and decided to try it out again.  This time I build the outfit around the sweater using the same color scheme but better execution. 

This outfit of the day is to mend an outfit gone bad. 

For this outfit I thought to just KISS it.  Sweater dress with beautiful sweater heels and shades.  Nothing fancy.

Makeup is where I did a bit more. Instead of orange shades, as I did with the first outfit (don't ask just....don't ask) I decided to add some contrasting colors on my lip with Maybelline Vivid Matt lipstick in fall orange. 

I'm not the one to brag but ....

NAILED IT!!!

OOTD DETAILS

 Dress: Old Navy

Sweater: Thrift store find

Shoes: Avenue

Shades: Christian Siriano

#OOTD HALF SKIRT

Good Monday to all my stylista!!!!

Hope you all had a great weekend.  With all that has happened over the past week to America, life is starting to not feel so numb. 
As we all get back to normal I have to get back to what I love.  I love fashion and showing that style can have any size.  With this in mind, lets get back to my outfits of the day. 



I love this half skirt so much.  It an amazing pattern and at first I wish I could get it as a full skirt.  But when you wear a 1/2 skirt you get the fun and playfulness of a skirt but can also get something else going on with the other side.  For this look I paired it with high slacks but I could see me wearing this with a body con dress as well.

I kept my makeup fresh and lips dark for the fall temperature.  I really wanted my dark lips to be the highlight of my face.

It feels good to get back to business as usual and work on the thing that I can actually change.  That is helping other see that style comes in all sizes

OUTFIT DETAIL

Crop Top: Jibri

Pants: Torrid

1/2 Skirt: BGU

Shoes: Ashley Stewarts

photos by: Art-n-Lee

OOTD: BLUE & YELLOW/ LEATHER & TULLE

Happy Friday Stylistas!!!

Hope all is well and you have a fun weekend planned.  My outfit of the day is inspired by on of the first outfits I posted of myself a year ago.  I was supper nervous about that first outfit post and wasn't sure if it was right. 

So glad that I did it because it was so right.....

Moto jackets have been my obsession this fall.  They are great and can wear with almost everything.  I decided to keep everything simple and let these colors shine through. 

Paired with gold link necklace for shine and some matching ballet flats and it was a good. 

OOTD Details

Shirt Jacket and Jewelry: Ashley Stewart

Shoes: Lane Bryant

Shirt: Thrift store find

 

 photo by: Artnlee

OOTD: ASHLEY N. TIPTON OUTFIT @ CIRCLE OF SISTERS

I attended the fashion show at Circle of Sisters Expo in NYC this past weekend. 

Circle of Sisters is a event catering to black business women.  Its a place to network, shop and discover new businesses.  This year I attended the fashion show sponsored by Ashley Stewart. 

Circle of Sister fashion show was entertaining.  I got to see some great  female designers from NYC show their designing talents. There were so many designers and so many beautiful clothing that I cant share all but here are a few pieces I really enjoyed.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

COSTUMES INSPIRED BY "THE WIZ"

 The highlight of the show was watching R&B singer Joe hit the sage as models walked in these amazing knitted outfits. 

Back to my outfit....

The weather is holding up so I decided to wear my Ashley N. Tipton skirt and fly away crop top to the event. I paired with an ombre belt and rocker clutch.  Because this is an expo I wanted to walk about and meet some of the vendors.  We can't do that comfortable in heels so opted for boots which a great idea.

All in all I had a great time.  Thank you to Ashley Stewart for inviting me.

Ashley showcase the Holiday line....one word...sexy!!!! But that's a whole other post coming soon.

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

Crop Top & Skirt : Ashley N. Tipton

Belt: Lane Bryant

Boots & Tights: Torrid

Bag & Jewelry: Thrift store find

photos by: Matey Ghaslow Photography