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How rad is this mural on the side of C. Grace on Glenwood Avenue? When Carl and I read about the Raleigh Murals Project, we automatically knew the location of our first photoshoot since his return from Colorado.
With such a vibrant backdrop for this shoot, I wanted to keep my look seemingly simple with minor details. I think all black is always a good idea, but pulled in some of the lighter colors from the mural with a structured white leather jacket. My leggings are a conversation starter every time I wear them and I totally understand why. I got these babies about two years ago and the mesh panels are super different from what I’ve seen in most of the leggings out there now. As for my kicks, the cheetah high tops are my current fave that I probably wear a tad too often. They’re stupid comfortable and always catching glances or compliments. Last but definitely not least, my chunky Dylan Lex-like bib necklace is the perfect statement piece to tie this edgy look together.
Oh, I didn’t forget about the crown; how stellar does this look on me? Yeah, it’s Purrfect.
Fashion is number one and I’ll let you all use your creative license on figuring out the second. Keeping the blog PG over here…
Well, Friday isn’t in the top three, but it comes in a close fourth. We shot this post’s outfit on Friday afternoon at the NC Art Musuem at a fairly new exhibit overlooking the pond. Carl, being the creative genius he is, scouted out the spot and we took it from there.
This post features a stunning Italian leather and cowhide tote made by my ever-talented and always on point photographer. Wait, so you can take super rad photos, you’re really trendy, and you can make stellar, one of a kind handbags??? I’m not saying I have one of the coolest best friends ever, but wait, yes; I have one of the coolest best friends ever.
For any inquiries about custom handbags from Carl Wilkins, please email me for his contact information.
As always, babes…
Ready for a sssnake peak into my fall wardrobe? Punny, right? Ha ha.
So with my favorite season just around the corner, I’ve been itching for some pre-fall and transition pieces to start wearing. Although it’s still hot as all get out, any time I can throw on a light jacket, I get super pumped to pull this dark rust number out of the closet.
Let me just tell you about the Meremaid fall color palette: olive, black, oxblood, charcoal, and rust. Oh and there’s the Pantone color of the year, Marsala, which is what I would expect if oxblood and deep purple had a baby. Any and all of these colors are my friends and you can expect to see them on the blog quite a bit this fall.
We just happened upon this location after exploring Glenwood South and going into Ornamentea. This wall was right outside of the store and immediately we knew we found the money spot.
Get ready for fall, ya’ll and as always…
Catchy post title, eh? You know that phase you had in your teens when your curfew was so un-cool and your parents were even more un-cool? Yeah, your rebellious stage. Well, when I was shooting for this week’s post, my photographer Carl looked at me and said, “Alright, we’re adding some edge to this little southern dress, so let’s see it.” I suppose my face got a bit serious and I stared at the camera. Moments later, he busts out laughing and says, “Ok, you look like your mom just called and you’re in trouble for staying out past curfew. But you’re totally rebellious so you don’t even care.” Apparently my “angsty teen” look comes a little too easily. But hey, since I never really was a bad-ass, at least it’s fun to pretend.
Now on to the good stuff: the outfit. I was lucky enough for an awesome, locally-based company called Frill Clothing to reach out to me about doing a blog post featuring one of their new boutique wear dresses. Of course I was pumped after not only seeing them on the ABC hit show Shark Tank, but after watching their company grow with a founder in a fellow North Carolina State alumi. Not only is the company headed by one Wolfpacker, she’s also an alumni of the NCSU Greek system, just like me! Well it does make sense, seeing as the company began and focuses on sorority recruitment clothing. I know that sororities are often associated with preppy and southern style. If you know me at all, you know I had to turn this idea on its head for my look with the “Mint on my Mind” dress that I received.
I decided to go with an acid wash men’s button down with studded collar and pocket detailing from Urban Outfitters for my first accessory. Next, my staple white high-top Chuck Taylors were a given. I added a gold choker and some spike bracelets from fab’rik to set off the detailing on the shirt without overpowering or taking away from the simplicity of the shift dress. The awesome round, peach sunnies are from Forever 21. Now the back of this dress from Frill is what makes it really stand out. The low back and crochet detail catches your eye and makes for a great summer piece.
Next time you want to relive your rebellious, angsty teen phase, throw on some studded accessories, chucks, and make a real serious face. Apparently that’s as close to bad-to-the-bone as I’m going to get.
THANKYOU again to Frill Clothing for this awesome shift dress. I can’t wait to ya’ll to see how I style it next!
As always…
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Want to shop this dress in particular? Here ya go! Mint on my Mind
Do you remember doing that? Mouthing “olive juice” and it totally looked like you were saying “I love you”? If you don’t, I’m not sure what else you missed out on during middle school… Clearly I was in the know.
All jokes aside, I do love the color olive. Lately I’ve been craving it to the point where I now own 3 new pieces in the exact same color that I’ve attained in the past couple of weeks. As summer approaches I think I’m wanting it to bring out any olive I have in my poor, un-tanned skin tone. Plus, the color is amazing with black, gold, or silver… all of which I love.
In this outfit I’m wearing my favorite new summer dress from Urban Outfitters, this olive, high-neck jersey swing dress. It’s unbelievably comfortable and super flattering on most any figure. My fringe kimono is an oldie but goodie from Forever 21, along with my killer gold detailed hat and mixed metal bangle. Leave it to fab’rik Raleigh to accessorize me with fabulous rings and my Fabulina Designs long arrowhead necklace. I wrapped it twice to make it into a choker that I layered with my engraved bar necklace from Etsy. Now for my kicks… these beauties are calf hair Dolce Vita heels that I snagged from Belk on sale recently. We’re in love and that’s it, period. My purse is from the same thrift shop as the little white babe from my last post. Photography: Carl Wilkins Jr.
I hope you all enjoy the sweet pics, and as always…
As the title of this post states: I’ve never been invited to a garden party. If I’m being completely honest, I’m not quite sure what one would entail anyways. I would imagine women dressed in bright corals and pinks, a-line dresses and oversized sun hats. Undoubtedly, they would be drinking flutes of champagne and pretending to nibble on finger sandwiches.
Yes, I would be one hundred percent down with the champagne, big hats, and rather than pretending to eat, I would be hoarding the cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches and stuffing them in my mouth like the crazed foodie I really am. If this is what garden parties are all about, count me in.
I never dress to fit into a crowd, therefore my take on garden party attire is slightly different from what I would imagine the classic outfit to be. In this post you’ll see my killer spring floral skirt and bomber jacket set from the amazing Lucca Coture. The drop waist flare bottom skirt is much more feminine than my look usually comes off, but the spunky floral criss-cross pattern had me sold before I saw the killer jacket to match . I totally dig the black detailing on the jacket which inspired me to wear the black crop top from Forever 21 to add a bit of edge to the otherwise girly outfit. As my for kicks, Dolce Vita always comes through for me, especially with one of my favorite pairs of dor’say ankle strap heels. The faux cream snakeskin caught my eye last spring and ever since, we’ve been in love.
I decided to keep my jewels minimal for this outfit, as the ruffle and print of my skirt seemed to be doing most of the talking. My chunky, oversized earrings were a last minute purchase from Forever and I’m in love with the gaudiness of them. Cubic zirconium never looked so good. As for my handbag, this baby is a vintage woven piece with a stellar gold latch I found at a thrift shop in the NC mountains. I saw, drooled, and two dollars later, this baby was mine. My sunnies are from Ivy and Leo and I can’t get enough of them.
This shoot was especially fun for me because my rad photographer Carl is getting better and better with every adventure. His love of photography, style, and plants in general combined to make for a killer session at the JC Arboretum in Raleigh. There were so many different gardens and lighting opportunities that we took probably two hours just exploring and playing around. There’s nothing like being an explorer of your own city. Get out there, go somewhere new, and be stylish while doing so. Oh, and if anyone is having a garden party anytime soon, make sure your girl gets an invite.
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Hello, blogosphere!
My name is Meredith and I am so happy to see you have stumbled across my blog! Here I am, about to publish my first post and I find myself pretty nervous. Bear with me as I figure out the ropes. But hey, like this oh so cliche-titled post says, there’s a first time for everything. After thinking about style blogging for a few years, I feel like I’m finally in a place in my life where I can throw myself into it and go all out. When I started my job at fab’rik Raleigh as a personal stylist, something was sparked inside of me that has been growing and evolving over the past six months. After following countless, amazing fashion bloggers on Instagram, I realized that I wanted to do what they do and make people appreciate them like I do.
Of course I’m all about being a little bit different, so after my first photography experience with my good friend Carl, I realized what it was that I wanted to bring to the table that I didn’t see everyday with style bloggers. Rather than having just great pictures of my outfits, I aim for my pictures to have a creative edge that make each post an artistic collection of photos. I would never have figured this out without Carl and that’s why this first post is dedicated to him. Here’s to my amazing, creative, panda bear of a friend. May our journey into photography and style be not only a success, but a great adventure.
For my first post, I wanted to keep my outfit simple but keep the essence of me. This is one of my “go-to’s” when I don’t have much time but want to be confident in my look. I love anything boho and I think you’ll feel that vibe when you see these photos. Rarely will you catch me in something fitted; your girl loves a flowy top or babydoll dress. Fashion over function rarely applies to me. There are a few pieces I will make an exception for, but this outfit exudes comfortable-cute. I hope you all enjoy!
Photos by Carl Wilkins Jr., Location: Farmers Market, Raleigh. Tank is Freeloader from fab’rik: current obsession. Boyfriend jeans are Blank NYC from fab’rik. Shoes are Dolce Vita. Hat was a splurge from Anthropologie; we fell in love, and it had to come home with me. Necklace is Fabulina Designs (expect a future post on this designer out of Atlanta who I adore!). Purse is Steve Madden. Rings are Goldenstella from fab’rik. Sunnies are Charlotte Russe.
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