PACKING

Melody is on her way to NYC and whilst in the midst of packing, remembered her friend (you know who you are :) tell her that she should do a post on how to pack. Although I'm packing a bit more on this trip (3 weeks is a while to be out) I noticed as I was almost done that I was following my own advice..."everything HAS to go with everything." I gave myself a little more time to prepare for this one since I'm away for so long. But you'll see in a post soon how badly I did packing for a trip to Moab last week and I was not going to let that happen again. Yep, we don't always get it right. But this time around I hope I did well, because that's a long time to be out with a poorly planned wardrobe. 

Lastly, I didn't realize that I was going for a military green, navy, white, grey and maroon combo here (yes, the pic quality is not great, but those are the colors). I ended up with 3 pairs of pants (this is a little over kill, I can get away with two) one pair of shorts (didn't need them, but wanted to bring), one skirt, 1 tiny wispy dress (perfect for travel and dressier occasions) 7 tops (overkill, I've gotten away with 5 for 2 week trips, but I'm hoping to shoot some blog while I'm away...plus this is 3 weeks), 1 small sweater, 1 jacket, 1 pair of heels, 1 flat sandal and 1 pair of closed toe flats (come rain or shine I hope I'm ready!). Seems like a lot, but it all fits in my carry-on sized luggage (eh hem...it might not be able to be brought carry-on since it's extended, but oh well.) I'll let you know how I did by the end of it all.... 

BLACK, WHITE AND GOLD - NYFW SS13

Such a cute dress. Such cute shoes. We never thought pairing all black, white and gold together could be so appealing! (By the way, that necklace is pretty dang cool.) 

THE PREPSTER

 

A suburbia park day calls for some preppy clothes (we thinks). How about a cable knit sweater over some denim? And we all know how khaki automatically seems to make most anything just a tad bit more prep. Hair's a mess, but it's all right, it's just the park. Sweater and shirt are thrifted, skirt is H&M, boat shoes Forever 21, glasses Topshop, and Target bag. We think it's about time to start breaking out the lighter sweaters again....

Fashion Night Out SLC - Part 2 - Runway

Aven Clothing

Misc Boutique

 
Beckett and Robb

Mary Rino

Bettie Page

We have to admit that we think the most talented designer of the night was Mitch Harris of Aven Clothing, a line of edgier clothing for children. Although we've been seeing Prada and Chanel sporting children's collections, we haven't been terribly enthusiastic of designer clothing for children, since it seems a bit over the top in our eyes. But out of all of the designers of the evening Harris seems to have a pretty clear direction for his brand (and thank goodness the prices don't reflect the typical designer brands). And seriously, We would totally wear what that little blond girl up top is wearing. The other photos were the better looks from different designers featured. And there you have it! Utah hoping to have a place in the design world. What do you all think?

FNO SLC 2012 - WHAT WE WORE

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So you've seen a little bit of the Fashion Night Out SLC event held this past weekend in the form of some street style we shot, but now you get to see what we were wearing. Melody decided to go on trend from the fall runways by wearing navy with a a peplum. We talked about how we were inspired by the Valentino navy seen here and the peplum look seen here, and now you get to see the finished look. Although this appears to be one complete dress, it has two different elements. The underneath layer is a blue vintage sheath dress, while the over zipper peplum jacket is from Forever 21's past higher end line (which seems to have disappeared ).  We finished the look with Nine West heels, H&M clutch and Forever 21 bangles. 

THE DUCHESS - DIAMOND JUBILEE TOUR - Southeast Asia

In Prabal Gurung

In Jenny Packham

In Jenny Packham

In Alexander McQueen

In Alexander McQueen

In Erdem

In Temperley London

In Raoul

In Beulah London

Well, did you get them all? We figured we'd take a break from fashion week to give you the goings on of Kate Middleton (which by the way is still going). She's on an extensive tour of southeast Asia as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. And every look of hers has been oh so nice. She has very distinctly chosen designers and designs that reflect the atmosphere she is in. For instance, it's no mistake that she chose Singapore born Prabal Gurung and Singapore designer Raoul to wear while visiting that particular country. We also think her loose reference to tropical prints has been nice. We have to admit that we are very disappointed in the paparazzi after last week's messes with photos that should have NEVER been shot in the first place. It is all too reminiscent of the last People's Princess. However, we think it very cool that the news broke while she was visiting a mosque in Kuala Lumpar. We further think it amazing that she's wearing a new brand called Beulah London that has much of its proceeds go towards sex trafficking. Way to go Kate. Being a good example even if it is just a coincidence. And what a wonderful brand too! We highly suggest you check them out HERE. It's quite refreshing that most of the dresses cover quite a bit.
    So there you have it! A week in the life of Kate.