The Beach Bar

Happy Thursday! How have you been enjoying your summer so far?

My favorite part of summer is having a drink by the beach!

Recently I traveled to Asbury Park,NJ to hang at the beach bar.

I wore a geometric multi color abstract dress.

Its the perfect dress to wear on the boardwalk!

I received so many compliments!

I wish I had 8 more of these abstract dresses in different colors.

I can't wait to get back to the design studio to design more cute wrap dresses!

Whats your favorite look for summer? Everybody has their own preference.

I'm looking forward to more fun beach adventures in the next couple months.

Dress: Shabbybabe

Shoes: Vince Camuto

(Hair and makeup by me)

Summer at the Stone Pony

Hi Loves! I've been absent from the blog for months!

I've gone through a ton of major life changes.

In September I had to leave the studio space I was renting to move to a new one.

On top of that I'm launching a clothing line.

I've been spending every waking moment of my time cutting, sewing, fabric shopping etc.

The new clothing line has taken all my time away from the blog.

But I'm back with brand new posts to share. 

This is one of the first pieces from my clothing line!!!

I fell in love with the abstract geometric print and turned it into a wrap dress.

This is the first of many wrap dresses I'm designing.

Wrap dresses are so chic and flattering aren't they??

You don't have to be model thin to look good in one. 

Also their so comfortable! 

I love how I can throw this on, tie it at the waist,

and I'm good for the day!

I'll be wearing this on the boardwalk and to many outdoor shows at The Stone Pony this summer.

I can't wait to share more looks with you.

Enjoy this gorgeous holiday weekend and wear a pretty dress!!

Dress: Shabbybabe

Shoes: Vince Camuto

Witchy Woman

With summer coming to a close I'm very excited to get back into the energy of fall!

Carving pumpkins,darker colors, 

and that gorgeous foliage about to show up on the trees is so much fun!

I saw this dress over the summer and fell in love! 

Its a black orange and red floral maxi dress.

This dress is perfect for fall. I love the plunging neckline and flared hem it has. 

Its more of a casual evening dress but still gorgeous,

and has a bit of a Gothic feel.

I wore long leather boots and darker makeup to finish the look.

No outfit is complete without accessories.

Layering necklaces and rings is part of my personal style,so naturally I had to do it for this look. 

I Can't wait for more fall fashion in the next couple of weeks.

Floral Maxi Dress: Shabbybabe

Boots: Jeffrey Campbell

Concho Choker: Vidakush

Rings and bracelets: (Personal Collection)

(Hair and makeup by me)

Breath of Summer

90s Grunge is one of my favorite time periods in fashion! 

Those free flowing rayon dresses were all over the place during every summer of the 1990s. 

I must have 50 of them hanging in my closet!! 

This tired ruffle knee length floral dress is my favorite!!

 I love the garden floral print and the big wide skirt. 

This is a very loose sundress. I enjoy the bigger less fitted sundresses. 

They feel so good on those 90 degree days when jeans or even shorts are too confining.

 I decided to throw on this dress for a quick walk in the park last week. 

I got so many compliments! Instead of wearing a plain pair of sandals with this look, 

I used my gladiator sandals instead. 

I love these sandals!! 

Gladiator sandals have such a unique look about them.

All and all this is one of my favorite looks to wear in the summertime!

Floral Grunge Dress: Shabbybabe

Choker: Child of wild

Cross Necklace: Vidakush

Gladiator Sandals: Amazon

Lemonade Bliss

For the past few months I've been in the process of putting a Fashion line together.

Its a lot of hard work! 

The design development process takes a while.

Its trial and error in experimenting with fabrics, silhouettes, trends, and the cost of production.

This beautiful maxi dress I have on is from the Heather Eliza line.

Its made from Liberty of London Cotton Poplin.

Liberty of London makes the most incredible prints!

The prints are abstract and colorful. 

I never thought of cotton as being an exciting fabric to wear until I saw Liberty of London cotton.

Its a shame we don't see more Liberty of London prints on the market today!

Its finely woven, and dyed to perfection!

This dress is the most unique color. 

Its not mint,but more of a Lemonade color.

That's why I called it the Lemonade Maxi Dress!

It has a tropical floral print for a garden party,

Island get away,or destination wedding you could wear it to.

The best part about this dress?

 Plenty of fabric and seams for fit and flare!

Summer dresses should have a fair amount of fabric in them for drape.

Its a high end maxi dress that's costly,

 but you'll keep it forever and get so much wear out of it!

I hate throwing clothes in the garbage.

 It pollutes the earth, and wastes our hard earned money.

My goal with the Heather Eliza line,

 is to give you a few beautiful pieces for your closet out of the finest fabrics. 

All of these garments will be manufactured in the USA saving our precious garment industry that's currently hanging on by a thread.

The Heather Eliza website is still under development,but

You can find this dress at shabbybabe.com.

More new pieces from the line will be up on the shabbybabe website next week.

Liberty of London Dress: Heather Eliza

Jewelry: Vintage

Boots: Jeffrey Campbell

Nail polish: Essie

(Hair and makeup by me)