Making It Work: The Power of the Cardi

Wednesday, March 7, 2012


Never underestimate the power of a cardigan to transform a wardrobe. 
Without a doubt, I feel my cardigans are the most versatile pieces I own. I have short ones, long ones, embellished ones and plain ones. They offer infinite, year-round possibilities to all the other clothes I own. It's not quite a sweater, not quite a vest and it's perfect for days when it's just not cold enough to wear a jacket, but still a bit chilly. Functional without being frumpy, you can wear them
1. Open
2. Buttoned and belted
3. Over t-shirts and camis
4. As a layering piece under blazers
5. Buttoned and tucked like a blouse
(Don't trust me on that last one? Just check out some pictures of the ever classy Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn...)


Depending on ruffles and embellishment, a cardigan can be dressed up or dressed down and the right cardi can pull an outfit together without it looking like you just threw something on to stay warm. There is nothing in my closet that offers more diversity when building outfits and even the most basic cardigan can make a large impact on an otherwise bland outfit.


What's your favorite type of cardigan and how do you wear it?


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Creating: A Family Affair

Monday, October 4, 2010

Aaahh...this picture says it all, doesn't it?
These people, these relationships...

This right here is why I wear silk to play in.
Why I never save a compliment for tomorrow.
Why I find so many reasons to smile in a day.

My eighteen-year-old brother died when I was twenty, and it didn't take me very long to figure I could never again be the girl who saves anything for special occasions.
Just being alive, knowing these awesome little people, and loving my husband with crazy abandon IS the special occasion.

I carry your heart with me.
I carry it in my heart.
I am never without it.
Wherever I go, you go, my dear...
I fear no fate, for you are
my fate, my sweet.
I want no world, for beautiful,
you are my world, my true.
Here is the deepest secret
no one knows...
which grows higher than a soul can hope
or mind can hide.
It's the wonder that's keeping the stars apart--
I carry your heart.
I carry it in my heart.
E.E.Cummings

(Anthropologie Drifting By Dress, J.Crew Cardigan and Bouquet Sash, Seychelles Whiskey T-Straps)

Makenzie Rayne

Reagan Creed

Konrad Taite


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