[Fashion OOTD] Roll Out of Bed, Look Decent

Outfit Details

Dress: Anthropologie (similar here, here)

Scarf: Top Shop (fun red, white & black option here)

Shoes: Target Merona Chunky Heel Pumps

Sunglasses: Tulle (Rayban Wayfarers here, more budget friendly here)

This is one of my go-to easy work outfits - a throw on dress, a fun scarf and pumps.  One of the things I absolutely love about a vibrant, printed silk scarf is it's versatility in an outfit.  You can take a neutral dress up a notch or pattern match with a complementary piece.  And, for those with sensitive skin, it's a great alternative to a necklace.  All you have to do to get this look is to get a square scarf, fold it in half to make a triangle and tie the two ends along the longest side together.  Then you just put it over your head and you're done!  Fast, easy and you look completely together.  Because, let's face it, on a Monday morning, it's all you can do to make it out the door on time, let alone looking decent.

How do you cheat your way into professional looking in the morning?

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[Fashion OOTD] MOAR Tartan

Outfit Details

Dress: BooHoo Mel Tartan Skater Dress

Cardigan: J Crew Boyfriend Cardigan (similar in cashmere)

Shoes: Target Merona Chunky Heel Pumps

 

I don't know why, but I always associate skater dresses with pre-teen girls.  That, along with the fact that I occasionally still get asked for a hall pass when visiting my fiance at the high school he works at, makes me avoid younger looking clothes like the plague.  But, BooHoo was giving these away at the iFabbo Social Media Conference (yes, I said GIVING AWAY.  Oh, and you can watch the conference replay here) AND it's tartan, so I was more than happy to give it a fair shake.  I have to say though, that this dress fits MUCH better than I thought it would.  It's a pull on and go type, so no fussing with zippers and the fit and flare is excellent.  Oh all right, I guess I'm a believer.  Thessa out.

What trends have you been pleasantly surprised by?  Share in the comments!

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[Fashion Outfit] Errand Chic

 

Outfit Details

Top: Target

Skirt: J Crew

Shoes: Steve Madden

Sunglasses: Tulle

Scarf: Gift from Mom

Belt: Anthropologie Double Vision Belt 

  

The day I wore this outfit, I was running around making copies in preparation for a conference that I was helping at.  I wanted to show my colleagues that I was professional, but had to be able to run around a do gopher-ish tasks. Thank goodness for short motoboots!  They pull together outfits in such a nonchalant way.

What shoes do you wear to look casual, but chic?  Share in the comments!

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iFabbo Social Media Conference Recap

Outfit Details: Top: Madewell via Crossroads Trading Company/Tank: Yummie Tummie/Pants: Urbana Outfitters/Shoes: Target

This past Saturday was the iFabbo Social Media Conference.  I have to say, it was a fantastic event!  They brought together a wide array of new brands (BooHoo.com! Dermalogica! Becca Cosmetics! Lotus Premium Denim), engaging speakers (Tracy Sun from Poshmark! Marlena Stell from Makeup Geek! Christina Martinez from Luvocracy! Susan Yara from New Beauty Magazine! Annemarie Frank from HSN!) and super fun fellow bloggers -- all of whom made the whole thing super duper fun.

I'm not a Redditor, so I'm going to knowingly do this wrong.  Here's the TL;DL key take away of the conference:

Be authentic and use your voice on your blog.  Actually engage your users and, of course, keep creating content!

And you know, while this sounds like "duh" advice, it was amazing how consistently these different speakers and brands with wildly different backgrounds drove this message home. 

From Right to Left: 1. Plaid dress from BooHoo.com/ 2. Trying on Google Glass/ 3. BooHoo Display/ 4. My Skin Map from Dermalogica/ 5. The "Future of Fashion and Beauty" Panelists/ 6. Close up of my outfit pants and shoes (hehe)

And for those that are still interested, here's the highlights: 

• Bloggers are better en masse.  It's significantly better to band together to work with brands than to try to step on each other.  No YouTube trolling! (On a related note, anyone want to band together with me? :D)
• Quality readers are better than quantity of readers.  How often do your readers engage?  Can you motivate them to do things?  This is what makes brands notice you. 
• Personality and Authenticity is extremely important.  There's something endearing about being a liiiiittle bit weird with your content. 
• On taking pictures on your phone vs. a DLSR: Sometimes the best camera is the camera that you have.  
• You can get Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop on Creative Cloud for 9.99 a month - yay tools! 
• As a blogger, disclose all relationships with brands.  It can be something as simple as getting swag from a store -- ensure it's clear that you were given something to avoid legal trouble. 
• One way to get more following is to jump on a social media platform in its infancy.  Many of the big bloggers and vloggers got their start when YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram were just starting. 
• Engage with others - Find a community with the same interests as you! Reply to every single on of your comments.  Comment on other blogs! 

Honestly, there were tons more good tidbits, but this is what I took away.   Apparently iFabbo is replaying the conference on Spreecast if you missed it.  Check it out here.

Thanks to all the fantastic people that put this together -- it was a great learning experience!

Did you go to the iFabbo Social Media Conference? What did you learn?  Share in the comments?

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Polkapendence Day

Independence Day is a fantastic day to remember our freedoms and what a blessing it is to have them.  It's also a great day to kick back, have a barbeque and enjoy the dead of summer!  And to beat the head, there's nothing like an easy shorts and tank combination.  Thinking I'm going to wear something like this tomorrow.

Polkapendence Day by thessachan featuring ballet shoes

I love a good polka dot.  (Could you tell?)  Throw in some neutral cognac accessories, a sun hat, sunglasses and a dash of red lipstick and you're set!  Time to eat some grilled food, watch some fireworks and hit the malls for limited hours! 

How do you dress for independence day?  Do you go with the full Americana theme?  Dress the way you always do? Purposely go against the grain? Share in the comments! 

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OOTD: Wedged

Outfit Details
Top: StyleMint
Shirt: Target
Bottoms: 7 for All Mankind Cooper
Shoes: Dune via TopShop
Sunglasses: CottonOn  

You know, I am in LOVE with my wedge sneakers.  They make me taller, they're comfy AND they have sparkles, snakeskin (faux, duh) and suede.  3 S's!  I mean, come on, how could that NOT be awesome? 

Admittedly, this outfit was supposed to be fairly easy and it did look that way.  But it seems that when you roll up boyfriend jeans and rely on them being tight on the leg to stay up, you just spend all your time fixing them.  So, probably never again, but I do think it photographs nicely.  

Have you ever had an outfit you liked but was just too much trouble to wear again? 

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November on Instagram

NOTICE: I have extended the Stella and Dot a few more days to give folks a little more time to enter.  The new deadline for submissions is Wednesday, December 5th at 11:59pm.  Go check it out!

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Such an eventful month!  Birthdays, the late explosion of fall in the Bay Area, sports, a road trip down Route 1 with my parents to LA, a Bears game, workouts and winding down.

Left to right, top to bottom: 

• goddaughter rocking the pink hiking boots we got for her birthday // fall foliage 
• coordinated soccer cleats and socks // fresh seafood at monterey bay  
• giant pancakes @ lou lou's griddle in the middle // driving down rt 1 (details: stylemint, anthropologie, gap, stunners)
• hearst castle // bloody mary at tupelo junction  
• sunset at santa monica pier // bears vs 49ers game prep 
• 1920's party (details: target, white house black market, banana republic) // bears game at candlestick park 
• christmas oreos // pre-run

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Happy Halloween Mario Party!

Happy Halloween from your friends over at to look for: Style! This little party of Marios is getting ready to boogie tonight and through the weekend. 

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OOTD: Decompression Day

Outfit Details
Top: StyleMint Sunset
Bottoms: StyleMint Rosa Shorts
Shoes: Target
Scarf: J Crew Silk Driving Scarf

 

I specifically remember this as a decompression day.  One of those sorta, but not really lazy Sundays where I could wear whatever I want and not worry about being too casual, too exposed, too...calculated.  When no one's going to judge you for throwing on shorts with an elastic waistband, a neutral henley and loafers that have been so broken in, you're afraid they're going to split open at the seams.   

Because sometimes it's nice not to think too hard about things.  Thanks for stopping by!

OOTD: Tank Dress

This is the first time in a long time that I've been home alone in the evening.  I've had a ton of stuff going on the last few weeks, so slowing down for a few hours is actually bizarrely weird.  It's just me, a glass of wine, Netflix and fashion mags. 

 
Outfit Details
Dress: Madewell Summertime Tank Dress
Blazer: Uniqlo
Shoes: Target
Scarf: Urban Outfitters
Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs
  
  

This outfit is the perfect (Bay Area) season transition outfit.  The loafers and tank dress screams summer (it's called the summertime tank dress for crying out loud!) and the scarf and blazer take it into fall.  And there's nothing like tying a scarf in a way that makes it LOOK like it's a shirt.  Just make sure to wear something under it.  Otherwise it's awkward when someone checks you out from the back.  

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