Beach Bums

We finally were able to make it to the beach this weekend. Destination: Long Branch, Jersey Shore. First timers at this beach and it ended up being the perfect escape from the city. It was 90 degrees and sunny with huuuuge waves. We got a full day in because we arrived around 8:30 AM. I am not a morning person but tell me I'm going to the beach and I will make it happen. Eh hmmm Starbucks that's where you come in ;). 

Alright straight to the clothing, or lack of... Jackie's swimsuit is from Target.  I'm sure it is no secret but Target has great swimwear pieces for totally affordable prices. Plus you can mix and match. Her adorbs watermelon headband is from Urban Outfitters and her shades are from Forever 21.  I am wearing a Juicy swimsuit that I recently got on sale at Macy's.  Right now is the best time to score a new swimmie or two for those last few vacations coming up.  End of season sales heellloooo. :) My polka dot shorts are from Almost Famous and I love them. My sunglasses are Kenneth Cole and my fedora is from a street fair in NYC for $10; best purchase all summer. 

That's all folks.

XOXO Katie & Jackie

Parisian Ball

     A couple of friends and I decided to check out the debut of Parisian Ball on Governor's Island.  The event description consisted of vintage carousels, DJ's from Paris & live bands. The idea was to recreate a majestic carnival from the French Revolution, just in time for Bastille Day.  So cool right? The weather wasn't as good as we were hoping, but the rain didn't stop us from enjoying the festivities. Picked up a few ponchos just in case and we were ready to go.  The fashion was great, we saw everything from Marie Antoinette to modern day Parisian style. Lot's of stripes, fedoras, converses, combat boots, denim shorts, crop tops & Ray-Bans. 

     We purchased a bottle of Prosseco upon arriving and posted up at the picnic tables to take in all of our surroundings.  After that we hit up the rides, which go forwards & backwards so beware ;) The DJ's were fun and were spinning some pretty decent mixes.  When we arrived 1 girl was dancing, by the time we left it turned into a rage party. One boy was doing back bend kick overs if you catch my drift... 

It's definitely something you should check out, I believe the rides will be there for the rest of summer! 

XOXO- Katie

Garden of Eden

Hello Lovelies,

If you only knew how long I've been wanting to use a vintage bike in one of my shoots. Well as luck would have it my dad is a big kid and had this Schwinn, which he so graciously loaned me for the day. It was sitting in our basement, tires flat.. so it was a better time than any to give it some life again. Yes, I added the basket it does not normally have one, he probably wants me to note that. :)

The maxi skirt pictured is from Dor L' Dor. I bought it in both black and white because I loved it so much.  (PS- I told you I liked that store..) I think the texture of it is what I like most.  It flares out a lot more at the bottom than normal maxi's so that was a huge plus for me and gave me the incentive to buy it in two colors. They go with everything and you can mix and match crop tops/accessories for different looks. Which brings me to the crop top, also from Dor L' Dor. It buttons down the front which I think gives it a little extra cuteness. The floral armband I found at an accessory store near Grand Central (Forgive for forgetting the name), but they were having a killer sale that caught my eye one day so I stopped in and left with a few pieces to add to my collection.  The studded handbag is by MMS.  They have a lot of really stylish and affordable bags that are usually found in different boutiques or online. Lastly, my favorite part.. the lipstick.  Let me just start of by saying I am very picky with lip color and usually just stick with gloss, but one day my roommate Jen showed up wearing "Candy Yum Yum". It's my new favorite. Check it out at MAC Cosmetics. Have a great week friends!

XOXO- Katie

PPS- Jackie and I are masterminding a lot of ideas for the next post so stay tuned :)