Maine Girl

It's no secret that I am in love with Ralph Lauren. That is, the clothing line. Not the actual man. I think what I love most about his designs is the perfect mix of masculine and feminine. The classic styles paired with ultra flowing fabrics. This time he mixes neutrals with brights and I am in love! Watch the Ralph Lauren 2015 Spring/Summer fashion show below and let me know your thoughts! Watch here: Shop my favorite Ralph Lauren items: JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.

 I just knew I had to have it. This denim peplum top from GAP would work with just about everything in my wardrobe. It creates the perfect balance of causal & dressy and I just love how opposites attract! Below are a few ways I plan on wearing it but the sky's the limit! What will you buy this Friday? Shop similar looks! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.

To some, these textures and designs may seem like too much or too many to wear all at once.  But I happen to love mixing patterns and textures.  However, I can see how someone might be afraid to mix it up. You don't want to appear to be a crazy person or anything. That is why when I mix it up, I tend to stay with the same color scheme. I have been known to wear flowers with stripes or big flowers and little flowers together, but I always make sure the colors work together. This might take some experimenting. There is nothing wrong with that! It seems like that's all I ever do........experiment.  I know it's hard to tell in the photos, but I am also wearing shimmery black tights.  Yet another medium to add to the mix. SHOP similar items: JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Get the EXACT necklace I am wearing at my online thrift shop by clicking HERE .

I was so thrilled to find out that TALBOTS is now partnering with Dress For Success , a non profit organization that helps disadvantaged women get back into the workforce with confidence and style. It may seem superficial to some, but how we look really does affect our spirit in this world. I am true believer in that. I feel good when I look nice. All it takes is a little make-up, a great hairstyle and an awesome outfit to give us the certainty that we are strong enough to make it through our day with poise and grace.  There are women who are just as smart as the rest of us, but they do not have the money to get themselves up and running. We don't know what life has thrown at them, but we all know that life can be extremely rough sometimes. Frequently I wonder why I have been so lucky in my own life.  All it takes is just a little help from someone like you or I to help a lady who wants to work but does not feel confident to do it on her own due to the fact that s...

Who says that men get to have comfortable feet and not women? Why don't men wear heels?  These are some of the questions that go around in my head when trying to find a pair of chic yet comfortable shoes. The answer to those two questions are, no one actually says that only men get to have comfortable feet and some men actually do wear heels. Ewww. So anyway, oxfords are very chic and so comfortable and not just for the boys. And on a lady, they can look very ladylike. Women are so lucky that we can wear just about anything and make it look fantastic! I will even wear these oxfords with a skirt in the future. I'll be sure to post my look when I do. Shop some of my favorite ladylike oxfords! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Shop my similar look! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.

Meet: TRISH GOFF It has been said that Trish Goff has the face of a porcelain doll. I think we would all have to agree on that. I first discovered Trish back in the early 90's when I was working at a trendy clothing retailer in my local mall called Canadians. Not many people remember that store. In fact I couldn't find any information on the internet either, so if you find something, please inform me! I absolutely loved that store. It was kind of like a Forever 21, only better quality. But remember, this was back in the early 90's. I believe that Canadians was happening before their time and they ended up filing chapter 11. But anyway, Trish Goff was all over our marketing for that store. I believe that we were carrying Calvin Klein at the time and she was modeling for the brand. I just thought she looked so different than any of the other models I was seeing at that time. There she was with her dark brown hair and big brown eyes and the other models seeme...

The Spring/Summer 2015 collection from Burberry has tricked me. When I think of Burberry, I can't help think of the classic trench coat and the infamous Burberry plaid.  English designer Christopher Bailey takes Burberry to a whole new level. He designs for Burberry Prorsum. In case you're wondering Prorsum is a Latin word meaning 'forwards'. So it's not the classic Burberry Brit you might be used to.  I would have to guess that Mr. Bailey is a fan of the ballet since most of these looks he has designed for Burberry Prorsum involve tulle, bows, sparkle and fluff.  I personally admire each and every one of these looks since lately it seems that designers have been staying away from all that fancy stuff and keeping it clean. In my book, too clean. I love all that girly stuff. The other feature that I noticed was the footwear. It's like she's been dancing all day and decided to put on her comfy shoes for the commute home. I can totally relate t...

Time to treat yourself ladies!  Below you will find my treat to myself on this lovely Friday.  What will you buy? I have a few denim shirts in my wardrobe now, but when I spotted this one from Ann Taylor ,  I knew I had to have it. I love the no pocket front, the fact that it doesn't button all the way up to the neck, the light lavender blue color, and the ultra feminine stripes of lace going down the arms.  The black pleated crepe pants will be a replacement to the cotton pleated cropped pants that I already have in my wardrobe. I'm sorry to say, but they are now too small. But I am happy to say that I am okay with that. I'm over being a size 2. I think......  As long as I am healthy and physically fit, I am not going to lose sleep or go crazy trying to chase my youth at the gym. Staying active with a daily yoga practice, walking or biking when I can, and a little strength training here and there with my three pound weights is all I ...

Some people will tell you that nail art is out. Some people will tell you that nail art is in. I will tell you to do what you feel like doing. That's what I do. But I haven't always been that way..... I have always danced to the beat of my own drum to a certain extent. That doesn't mean I haven't gone through many stages of trying to be like everyone else though. In school I would always observe everyones style and if I found someone who I thought had fabulous style, I would try to copy them, but in my own subtle way so that no one would necessarily know I was copying them. My family thought it was a bit weird though. They saw me change my style overnight and I know they sometimes thought I was a little crazy. There was also a time that I said I was going to only read Vogue and that was going to be my fashion bible. Then I decided that Harpers Bazaar was going to be my fashion bible. But way before those it was Seventeen, Sassy, Jane, Lucky, Glamour, Cosmo an...

As I write this, Fall 2015 Fashion Week is taking place in NYC. I think it would be super exciting to be around that crowd and I would love to join in the fun one of these years! It's actually a dream of mine. {Tory Burch Pre-Fall 2015} As you know, it is FREEZING here in the Northeast and sometimes it is a bit challenging to be fashionable during the cold winter months. So packing for fashion week could tend to be a little difficult. Of course you want to look amazing, but you also want to be warm. It is 20 degrees in the city right now. Kind of a heat wave compared to the temperatures we have been having. But still, brr. Here are some of my necessities that I would pack for fashion week if I were lucky enough to be attending. I don't think anyone would even recognize that I was from Maine. Well, maybe the Sorel boots would give it away... JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. 1. Fall Lux Vest by Adrie...

I am not sure what made me tie this scarf in my hair today, but it worked! So I left it.  I watched Saturday Night Live last night. You know, the one with John Travolta at the disco? The style for ladies back then was so pretty. They seemed to wear scarves a lot more.  Perhaps that was what influenced me today.... Shop similar items to get the look: JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Shop some of my favorite hair scarves: JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.