Mustard Yellow Dress

November 2014

dress / free people, sunglasses / toms, necklace / similar cusp, shoes / similar michael kors, rings / similar madewell, bracelet / (vintage-inspired) silmilar kendra scott, lipstick / nordstrom, nail polish / essie

Okay for starters, how amazing is this mustard yellow Free People dress?! Trust me, I about fell in love with this thing. SO pretty…and feminine…and lovely…and every other girly adjective that all sums up to dress perfection! Last night I met up with my good friend and beautiful photographer Corbin Chase. Corbin and I have known each other since high school days (rival high schools in Austin, united by our love for theatre and makeshift photo shoots back then…!). Since our days as experimental teens, we’ve both followed our love for fashion. He moved to New York City and works in the fashion scene, all the while snapping pictures of passerbyers that really tell stories of the youth of Brooklyn and NYC. (Take a look at his website here).

Needless to say, when he came into town for a few days, we had to reconvene and not only catch up, but collaborate on a fun little shoot! I sent him a picture of the dress, and from there we set the scene! I love the vintage feel of these photos, but it’s truly the mustard and muted color combinations in the dress that add such an old school vibe. I added a fringe statement necklace and wedge sandals (can you tell I am obsessed with wedges yet?), and topped off my look with a swipe of red lipstick and red nails to bring out that sweet, classic feel.

Oh yes, and that Louis Vuitton luggage? Hey, a girl can dream! It’s his mom’s vintage suitcase. AMAZING! She let us play in her closet before we went out for the shoot. Oooh, too much fun!

Alrighty, for the last time, this. dress. is. everything! My boyfriend (who only saw it on the hanger) said it looked too “granny” for him. Well, my darling, I beg to differ! Wait until he see’s this post! 😉 Romantic date night soon in this charming, floral dress? I think yes!

Stay tuned,
Livvy

dress / free people, sunglasses / toms, necklace / similar cusp, shoes / similar michael kors, rings / similar madewell, bracelet / (vintage-inspired) silmilar kendra scott, lipstick / nordstrom, nail polish / essie Okay for starters, how amazing is this mustard yellow Free People dress?! Trust me, I about fell in love with this thing. SO pretty…and feminine…and lovely…and every […]

Festival Style

November 2014

dress – free people, boots – similar michael kors or nordstrom , necklace – similar kendra scott or free people, sunglasses –toms, ring – similar qvc, lipstick – mac

Last week my brother, Noah, and I had a blast shooting with local (and brilliant) photographer Laura Morsman. She asked me to do an Austin City Limits Music Festival styling shoot + interview for her blog (see the post here), and I grabbed my brother to join me! He’s been an Austin musician for over a decade, traveling about the country from time to time and based in Austin. He brought his guitar, Laura brought her banjo and I brought numerous outfit options! 😉

Since festival style is everywhere these days, my options were endless! But when I think of true festival style, Free People is the brand that comes to mind. They’ve always nailed that ethereal, wanderlust-y vibe that just seems to align perfectly with the feel of a music festival. I chose this ri-dic-u-lous (yes, I’m obsessed) low-cut, short floral dress with my go-to riding boots (mine are oldies but goodies, you can find a really cool & similar pair here). I also had the pleasure of wearing my mom’s amaaazing native american jewelry. Every time I open her jewelry closet, I find more and more little treasures! That necklace was an anniversary gift from my dad, the rings are from her teenage days. Pretty stunning stuff! Oh, and of course I wore myToms sunnies… all day everyday with those things!

Obviously Free People just gets it when it comes to festival style, but capturing that free-spirit vibe is quite a talent, andLaura is a PRO! Truth be told, she made me feel so comfortable during the shoot that I never felt terribly pose-y or staged, and it’s so beautiful the way she captures moments as we wander about the scene and interact naturally. She was simply lovely in every way – positive, creative, encouraging, humble and clearly a hands-down, talented photographer!

After this look, I swapped out the dress for another – but I’ll share that post a little later on!

I hope this post gets you excited for ACL fest and all the weekend wardrobe possibilities it brings! Of course it’s about the music, but obviously I’d be lying if the “what-to-wear” part wasn’t already on the brain! 😉

Stay tuned,
Livvy

Poolside Summer

November 2014

It’s always fun to grab your friends and collaborate on a fun & creative project – and that’s just what we did! We thought it would be a great idea to do a little poolside style shoot with myself and good friend Lauren of Vandi Fair. As we’re well aware of, it stays hot in Austin for a long time, so while other states are celebrating the arrival of fall fashion, we are most definitely still in short-shorts mode. I love that each of us has our own vision and passion – Lauren and I love styling, while Kayla is a killer photographer. The best thing about these shoots is that the ideas are often hit & miss, so it’s a lot of fun to just be vulnerable and go with the flow (and maaaybe feel a little outside my comfort zone…bikini pics?!). These types of projects really build our creativity and make for such fun experiences.

Statement Necklace

November 2014

A few weeks back I was given a Visa giftcard (aka best day ever), so the first thing I did was purchase a frivolous item (well, of course!) – thus, I trekked over to Last Call Neiman Marcus and went to my favorite section…jewelry! I spotted this amazing Panacea bib necklace in quite a few colors and miraculously narrowed it down to the one featured in this outfit post.