PeSuit and Tie

  best of: may here's my top ten looks from last month. hope you enjoyed them as much as i did! 5/31 church 5/29 kava sol 5/17 church - rib off 5/16 walk 5/13 work 5/10 mother's day brunch 5/9 bridal shower 5/5 errands, voting 5/2 cinco de mayo margarita crawl 5/1 mix: year of the horse indyx predicts: trends you probably already own in your closet the app indyx  is my favorite tool for blogging. it helps me create style hauls, inspo, and my every day looks. the indyx instagram frequently showcases new stylists on the app and often shares how to reduce shopping and re-use pre-owned items in a new light. here's 4 trends we don't have to buy into, according to indyx, using my closet: chunky jewelry a statement necklace, big hoop earrings, a cuff. and if you don't own it, your mom almost certainly does. dress: skims, necklace: thrifted , purse: thrifted, heels: steve madden, sunnies: fendi ruffles, lace, or a little frill you don't need a full victorian-child ballo...

it was saturday afternoon, in-between chores and my upcoming nail appointment (i treated myself with professional service this time), that i realized i haven't even opened my laptop and begun drafting for the blog. i've been loving the cleveland area, and my community a bit extra this week! consider this a love letter to all the wonderful women  who keep the city and area alive with talent, creativity, and of course friendship.  it's our last full week in the states before we embark for the motherland. i had some last-minute appointments in the realm of pampering and health care, but most importantly, it was all about community and connection. on wednesday, sib and i booked a super cute pilates event through the women-led event company she's company . this company puts the focus on what women want and need, promoting local, women owned businesses, and it helps women connect with each other through fun events, such as ass-kicking led by instructor noura awad .  sib and i...

  if you're chronically online as much as i am, you might've heard of kiki  and bouba  on your feed, perhaps even a representation of the two words.  if you're not online as much as me, and you're wondering why i'm sharing this gibberish, here's a paragraph from wikipedia defining the  bouba/kiki effect : the bouba–kiki effect is a non-arbitrary mental association between certain speech sounds and certain visual shapes . the most typical research finding is that people, when presented with nonsense words , tend to associate certain "soft" sounds (like bouba and maluma) with a rounded shape and other "hard" sounds (like kiki and takete) with a spiky shape. its discovery dates back to the 1920s, when psychologists documented experimental participants as connecting nonsense words to shapes in consistent ways.  when sib and i were kids, an aunt assigned clothing patterns we should wear "for the best physique". i was an underweight, st...

  what i'm watching... nothing cures hump day better than a couple episodes of the nanny  and an espresso creme martini. a midweek treat! what i'm listening to... check out my newest playlist, called  parisian shabby chic . i was listening to leighton meester's  hit heartstrings  which gave me the initial inspo. this playlist is saccharine and feminine. something like a french twee vibe. think macaron towers and knee socks, lace and frills, messy hair and makeup. clumsy and dainty.  the following runway show is a visual representation. feel free, like me, to mute john galliano's choice of runway music and swap it with my playlist, indulge in my sweet treat to you: to round up the month, here's top 10 songs saved in may: cool cat - juliette armanet la paloma - santec music orchestra captain drag - sebastien bouchet aguas de marco (joga bossa) - smoke city under the gun - supreme beings of leisure if i were a boy (maurice joshua mojo uk remix) - beyonce vogu...

  short work weeks are great, especially after a long road trip. in this week's case, though, i am not catching a break. i have two weeks between two trips (vermont last week and - surprise! - croatia mid june) and for some reason i have doctors' appointments, birthdays, shopping trips (for mom), and beauty appointments lined up almost each morning before work and every evening. there's no rest for girls who are insatiable travelers, i tell you. here's a picturesque postcard from our final day in vermont: it was such a warm day hidden behind the clouds, and our whole ride was filled with light as we chased the sunset back to ohio .  sib and i treated ourselves to a sushi dinner friday was a great day to take it easy, as we got mocktails  at kava sol , glanced through garden centers, and had homemade paninis for dinner, treating ourselves at the end with delicious ice cream cones at king kone . it's our tradition to shop for mom each time we visit the family, and we ...