This post is not sponsored. I just love supporting my local fashion designers. It’s no secret I admire the talent of the small-batch fashion designers I find at Sassafras in Seattle. This week, I’m excited to swing the spotlight to KFLY, a brand known for its inclusive, reversible dress designs. Katy, pictured below in her …
MeMade MelSuit on Broadway
Step on up and read all about the latest show to hit the stage–MeMade MelSuit on Broadway! It’s about a hand-crafted jumpsuit turned hoity toity turned high school thug. Don’t miss it!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (With Fashion)
Time after time you turn to your favorite fashion bloggers for style inspiration. With each post we strive to show our true colors–sometimes wild, sometimes subdued, but almost always because we all just want to have fun. Can you guess who inspired my style for this Fab 40s Style Icons Collaboration?
Walking History at the University of Washington
The weather rolled out the warm sunshine today, just in time for Hubby and I to visit the University of Washington for a walking tour with the Seattle Architecture Foundation. Our knowledgeable guide led us through campus and buildings and more than a century of architecture history, all right there, just a stone’s throw from where we live.
New Instagram Profile Pic
New profile pic! Vegan raspberry beret by Shari Noble of Maison La Macón. Hair cut and color by Sharell Katelynn at BANG Seattle. Stripe top thrifted from ThredUP. Corduroy bib dress made by ‘lil ol’ me using vintage corduroy fabric from Etsy and pattern 7831 by McCall. Posted by Intagrate Lite Affiliate link disclaimer: Please …
Gettin’ Jiggy in a Raspberry Beret
Inspired by Prince and Will Smith, Petite Over 40 finally finds her way to loving a navy corduroy bib dress she made with her own two hands.
Cookin’ Up a Post in a Pink Beret
What’s cookin’, good lookin’? Something new is coming to the blog and it may or may not involve a pink beret.
Elegant, Practical Style from Seattle
Back in August, Sassafras posted on Facebook and Instagram inviting fans to the unveiling of Ligne, a new brand by up-and-coming Seattle designer Tanu Singh. This is how I responded: When I got there, I fell head over heels for this outfit: It’s hard to believe something so elegant can actually be practical too, but I ain’t …
The Many Layers of Bartle B. Designs
Cruise season started for Seattle last week. Flocks of giddy passengers are arriving in town as I write this to take a dream trip up to Alaska for a week or so. I know this because I can see the tail feathers of a Norwegian cruise ship from my balcony. Cruise season means spring has …
Shopping Seattle’s “Indies on 1st”
On a blustery November Wednesday, I met up with Amy Tipton, the owner of Sassafras, one of my favorite Seattle boutiques. We shopped six independently owned stores along First Avenue in our neighborhood of Belltown. We nicknamed the group the Indies on 1st. Maggie from Blue Hour Photography joined us for the day. She captured …