How to Know Your Shape and Dress for It

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I had so much fun creating this tips series for you all!  I thought it would be good to create a wrap-up for you all.

Tips for Styling an Apple Shape

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Today I'm excited to be back with another edition of my series, dressing for your body type. In case you've missed it first I talked about how to dress for an hourglass shape, next I talked about dressing for a pear shape, then I talked about dressing for inverted triangle. Today I'll be discussing how to dress if you are an apple shape.  Not sure if this applies to you, here are some characteristics:

• You have the appearance of being round, slightly wide around the waistline 
• Your waistline lacks or has no waist definition 
• Your hips and butt might be wide and full along with your waist 
• Your silhouette is round 
• Bust, waist and hips are very close in measurements 
• You probably have great legs
• You hips many be narrow (like an inverted triangle) but you have a fuller waist
• You may have slim arms

If this is you, here are some tips for how to dress for your shape:

Radiant Orchid with Anjolee

Since Radiant Orchid has been announced as the color of the year I've been excited for spring and the chance to wear it.  Recently I was contacted by Anjolee, to share their jewelry with you.  I love statement jewelry as much as the next girl, but I LOVE my diamonds.  Anjolee has a beautiful selection, all of which you can customize. Today I'm going to show you some great looks featuring both Pantone's Color of the Year and the beautiful jewelry you can find at Anjolee.

The first look I created is for the weekend.  I loved these Diamond Stud earrings, and in fact I wear similar ones on a daily basis. I also love the ease of wearing a Diamond Pendant necklace.  I found these great ankle pants in radiant orchid and paired them with a light white shirt and denim jacket, perfect for the spring transition.

Blouse / Jacket / Jeans / Diamond jewelry

The next outfit I came up with was for girls' night!  I look forward to these great times with friends and love this blouse I came across to wear out.  I paired it with great black skinny jeans and this beautiful tuxedo jacket.  The perfect final touch is this Three Stone Pendant.

Blouse / Blazer / Black jeans / Heels / Bracelet / Three stone pendant

The final look I came up with was for date night.  I also look forward to these great nights out with Brian and love this dress in radiant orchid I found.  I really love these Diamond Circle earrings and this Diamond Teardrop bracelet and think they'll really shine on a night out on the town. 

Dress / Pumps / Purse / Diamond Circle / Diamond Teardrop

This post was sponsored by Anjolee, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

Polished and Put Together

Today I'm excited to share Bradamant with you.  They are an amazing clothing company who focuses on creating quality, beautiful pieces that will leave you looking put together all day.  They sent over this beautiful top, which actually happens to be a bodysuit.  The quality is phenomenal and this is truly a special piece I'm excited to add to my wardrobe.  I'm also loving this blouse for spring and this beautiful blouse that's on super sale right now.

The lovely people at Bradamant have a very special treat for you today. One lucky reader is going to get to pick ANY piece from Bradamant's collection that they would like.  Amazing, right?  Details on entering down below.

Style Swap Link up, Week Five

This week I'm style swapping with the beautiful Priya at Perfectly Priya.  I thought her outfit last week was adorable.  I love the plaid, skirt, boot combo she wore and for my spin I added my fur vest.  I've been wearing it quite a bit lately, I just know it'll be too warm to wear it soon enough, so I need to get my wears in.  I'm also wearing my new necklace from Purple Peridot.  Holy Smokes I love it!  I succumbed to the "Insta-pressure" after seeing it all over my feed and am so glad I got it.  I shall wear it every day.

I can't wait to see your looks today, link up details are down below.

Navy Print

I really like this dress, but for some reason it's been forgotten in my closet.  I decided to pull it out today and pair it with my favorite blazer.  There's nothing ground breaking about this look, but I love how put together I feel and maybe the fun print will distract everyone away from my blinding white legs....

Also, I'm having a great time seeing everyone's Style Swaps, I'd love to have you join the fun this Friday.  Button is on the side bar for you to grab. : ) 

Winning Combination

This year "the one that got away" was J.Crew's striped excursion vest.  Oh, I wish I'd gotten it!  I guess this striped cardigan will have to be the next best thing. I really like it paired today with my chambray and red jeans. I like it with the heels for work, but  I'm on the hunt for the perfect leopard flat, maybe these would actually be comfortable?  I've tried on a bunch but my feet have rejected every pair.  Anyone have any these love?

Also, I'm having a great time seeing everyone's Style Swaps, I'd love to have you join the fun this Friday.  Button is on the side bar for you to grab. : ) 

Tips for Styling a Rectangle Shape

Today I'm excited to be back with another edition of my series, dressing for your body type. In case you've missed it first I talked about how to dress for an hourglass shape, next I talked about dressing for a pear shape, then I talked about dressing for inverted triangle. Today I'm going to share with you some tips for how to style a rectangle body shape. I happen to be this shape and through this series I've found there are more girls this shape then I previously thought.

Not sure if this is your shape, here are some characteristics:

• Your bust and shoulders are about the same width as your hip-line
• You might look shorter and heavier than you are
• Your waist is 1" to 8" smaller than your bust and hips
• You may have a short waist

Here I am in all my rectangular awesomeness.  All of these characteristics apply to me.  All of them.  This would be the reason why you usually don't see me sporting just one shirt or flats because at only 5'4" 5'3" "I'm a little tea pot..."

If this fits you, use these tips to look your best each day:

Bold Colors and Gingham

Creating outfit is pretty fun to do, in my opinion.  I usually spend part of Grant's nap on a Saturday laying out different looks on my closet floor and snapping pictures for the future.  I was especially excited about this outfit and actually wore it last week and showed it on Instagram here. I felt confident all day, then came home and snapped some quick pictures. Some outfits are definitely worth repeating and I think this is one of them :) 

In exciting news, its about a month until Go Blog Social!  I went August and am excited to go again with my sister.  Grant is going to stay home with Dad, so I'll have all weekend to hang out with my sister and learning about fun blogging stuff.  Anyone else in the Midwest going?  I didn't get the chance to connect with any blogging friends in the fall, but I'm really hoping to see some familiar faces this time. Who's in???

Insta-Outfits

 Instagram is so much fun!  I thought I'd share some outfits this month:

To those of you who are new my page from Pinterest, thanks for stopping by! I'd love to have you stick around.  Check out my sidebar for ways to follow along.  

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