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Fashion Rules to Break: How to Wear Black and Brown Together

March 6, 2025 by Katie H.

Let’s discuss another out-of-date fashion rule that you may have been told: You can’t wear black and brown together. Have you ever been told this? Well today, I’m going to show you how to wear black and brown together!

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Fashion Rules to Break: White Pants After Labor Day

September 13, 2024 by Katie H.

how to wear white pants after labor day outfit ideas

It’s time to talk about another fashion rule worth breaking. A few months ago, I shared my thoughts on mixing navy and black. You can read that post HERE on how to wear navy and black together. Today, I want to tackle one of the oldest fashion rules I know—wearing white after Labor Day. Specifically, I’ll be focusing on how to style white pants after Labor Day.

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Fashion Rules to Break- How to Wear Navy and Black Together

April 11, 2024 by Katie H.

3 outfit ideas wearing black and navy together.

Have you ever been told that you can’t wear navy and black together? Well, I’m here to tell you that you definitely CAN wear navy and black together! Today I’m going to be starting a series called Fashion Rules to Break. Throughout this series, I will be exploring some of the fashion rules that society has placed on us and share why you need to start breaking these rules to help elevate your style!

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5 Fashion Rules to Forget

September 5, 2019 by Katie Haller

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How to Wear Brown Pants

April 22, 2025 by Katie H.

How to Wear Brown Pants eight outfit ideas

I don’t know about you, but one color I’ve always struggled with is brown. I love brown, but knowing what colors to pair with it can be a challenge. That’s why today I wanted to share how to wear brown pants.

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How to Style Chelsea Boots with Bottoms

November 6, 2023 by Katie H.

How to style Chelsea boots with different bottoms.

Chelsea boots have been a popular style of boot for the last couple of years and they are one of my best-selling winter shoes. They are also the shoes that I get asked the most amount of questions revolving around how to style them. Everyone wants to know what type of bottom to wear with your Chelsea boots and how to wear them. I have done 2 posts in the past on how to style Chelsea boots HERE and HERE. But today I want to take it a step deeper and dive into how to style Chelsea boots, especially when wearing different bottoms.

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Traveling with young kids is always hard, especially when you have to leave a day before and fly to an airport 2.5 hours away from your destination. But if you can get a free flight out of it it’s always worth it! 

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Need a summer layer idea? I love this USA sweater Need a summer layer idea? I love this USA sweater layered over an athletic dress! It’s casual, yet stylish!! Perfect if you need a layer for the 4th of July too! 🇺🇸

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One of my favorite places to stock up on affordabl One of my favorite places to stock up on affordable kids clothes is @walmart! My kids are always growing and with the weather always changing they are always in need of new clothes. Especially before vacation! ✈️🏝️

Here’s what I found this week!! 

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Easy Summer Outfit Combinations from @walmart! I Easy Summer Outfit Combinations from @walmart! 

If you’re unsure what to wear this summer try some of these outfit combos! 

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What I Wore last week as a 40-year old Mom I’m What I Wore last week as a 40-year old Mom

I’m back from my week long Caribbean cruise! My family and I had a blast!! So much fun that we are heading out again in a week! (I know, we are a little crazy 🤪) 

Here are some of the outfits I wore last week on my cruise!! 🚢🏝️

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What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! 

It was the last week of school and now we are kicking off summer with a Caribbean cruise vacation!! 🚢🏝️☀️ 

Here’s what I wore this week! 

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Walmart Cruise Outfits 🚢 These are 2 outfits I Walmart Cruise Outfits 🚢

These are 2 outfits I plan to wear on the first day of my cruise! 

Outfit 1: Boarding and exploring the ship on day 1
Outfit 2: Dining room and after dinner entertainment! 

Which outfit do you like best? 

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Summer workwear with layers! I recently asked wha Summer workwear with layers!

I recently asked what your summer styles struggles were. A lot of people said their workplace is freezing from the A/C in the summer. So here are some summer workwear layering ideas! 

1️⃣Button-Down shirts
2️⃣ Cardigans
3️⃣ Blazers

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