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What We Want Wednesday: Holiday Nail Polish Edition
Is it just us or do the holidays come earlier and earlier every year? It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week and the fancy holiday events are just around the corner! Here is a hodgepodge of our favorite nail polishes for all of those special holiday soirees on your calendar this year:
Cookbooks for the Modern Woman
Need gift ideas for the lady-chefs in your life? Here are a few great ideas.
Check out Cookbooks for the Modern Woman
by The Crystal Press at Mode
Cold Weather Obsessions
The best part about the cold weather rolling in is justified shopping for cold weather clothes. We put together a slew of our favorite things from several online shopping sites like Free People, Neiman Marcus, and Net-A-Porter. We hope you enjoy scouring this list as much as we enjoyed putting it together! Happy shopping, loves!
Fall in NYC
Bliss at 5812
Bliss at 5812 on Grove Avenue is owned by sisters Brooke Holland Kelly and Kate Holland Duncan. We love the sister-sister thing they have going on and how deliberately they curate their store. From eccentric Bailey 44 pieces to comfy Bella Dahl button downs, they have a great variety from basic to statement and everything in between. We picked out a few of our favorite pieces recently and asked them a few questions about owning a boutique in Richmond. Read on to hear what they have to say!
What is the best part of owning your own boutique?
There are so many perks of owning our own boutique. The most important one to us is being able to have our kids with us everyday. Not many people can say they get to work with their sister and kids. It’s also fun to be able to share our style with our customers. The buying trips are always fun too!
What is it like working as a sister-team?
We can’t even imagine what it would be like not being a sister team. Not only is it fun to work together everyday but we also balance each other out perfectly.
How would you describe each other’s style?
Our styles are very similar. Kate is more of a pants person while Brooke likes more dresses. It works out perfectly when we do buying for the store
What is your vision for Bliss in the years to come?
Our vision is to keep doing what we’re doing. We are going on 7 years now! The potential for a Baby Bliss would be nice in the future, but we will see!
Do you have a favorite go-to piece for fall?
The 360 Cashmere Sweaters are our go-to this Fall/Winter. So cute, comfy and unique!
What is your favorite aspect about being located in Richmond, VA?
Richmond is a fun town! We love being located where we are. It’s also a college town, so we get customers in from all over the United States!
Stop by and see the sisters and their adorable little ones next time you’re in the neighborhood or take a trip across town to find new fall favorites! Cath’s Bliss look will be up next. Stay tuned.
Belle & James is Open in Richmond
Richmond has become the ultimate foodie city over the past couple of years and we are excited to tell you that yet another remarkable restaurant has opened in Richmond, Va called Belle & James. We had a chance to try the menu before it opened to the public earlier this week and let it be known that we had a wonderful evening full of yummy libations and delectable food. Belle & James is a French-American restaurant with enticing creations that sat nicely on our palate such as Pimento Cheese Beignets & lavender infused cocktails. Not only do we love the juxtaposition between the feminine and masculine names used in this restaurant’s title (think Belle Isle & James River), but we also enjoy how the interior decor will make you want to stay awhile.
Check out Belle & James this weekend between all of your Halloween fun for a meal before the festivities or a cocktail at their instagrammable bar. Thank you Belle & James for a wonderful evening, we can’t wait for many more!
P.S If you ever get lonely, you can always go visit Brigitte Bardot while enjoying a glass of champagne at Belle & James.
Step Into Fall with DSW
*This post is sponsored by DSW Shoes, but all thoughts and opinions are our own
As we mentioned the other day, fall is here and so are our favorite black outfits and new boots. We are back in black, so to speak. However, with this black outfit we decided to pair our new favorite Steve Madden Fame Combat Boots for an edgier, I-just-hopped-off-my-Motorcycle look. These boots are perfect for walking around on a Saturday between fall festivals when you’re going to be on your feet all day and want to prevent the next-day raw-foot situation. (Not that we didn’t change into a heeled bootie later in the night, of course.) Not to mention, the combat boot is a style that truly stays in fashion, in our humble opinion.
Halloween Costume: Brandon Flowers
Disclaimer: this post reveals a Nordstrom giveaway at the very end!
Halloween is hands down my all time favorite holiday. Ever since I was little, deciding what I was going to be for Halloween was always a decision I took very seriously and seemed to make way earlier than other kids. Yes, I was the girl asking what my friends were going to be for Halloween seven months in advance. From a 50s girl, to Chipper Jones (tomboy phase, don’t ask), to Mary Kate Olsen, I’d like to think I was a pretty well rounded (prepared) Halloween dresser upper.
The unforgettable person that inspired my love of Halloween (and fashion, for that matter) was my Aunt Mary. If there was ever a queen of Halloween, she was it. She always helped me with my costume growing up and sent me Halloween care packages when I was away at college. My aunt made Halloween care packages a thing.. a very much anticipated thing at that. She loved the idea of dressing up in costume and her Halloween spirit was infectious. She passed away a couple of years ago, and to this day – I get a little more outrageous on Halloween in her honor.
I decided to dress up as the lead singer of The Killers, Brandon Flowers. Rebecca and I saw him in concert this summer and I pretty much fell head over heels for him (don’t judge until you see him live.) Anyways, Brandon’s thing was feather epaulettes and lets be real, who turns down an excuse to unapologetically wear feather epaulettes? When I went down one of my I’m-obsessed-with-Brandon-Flowers rabbit holes via google, I found this quote in regards to his feelings on his signature feathery Dior blazer:
“The feather epaulettes were my most fabulous style statement. When I get into the jacket I feel good and very triumphant. It’s the old cliche of putting the mask on. I don’t know if I could get up in front of 70,000 people at festivals without my feathers on.”
Brandon, if you’re reading this – I feel pretty triumphant in my blazer adorned with feather epaulettes too and don’t mind switching out your festival-ocassion for my Halloween celebration. Thanks for the inspo, bud.
Fall Veggie Favorites
Check out some of our favorite oven roasted fall veggies to change up your dinner plans!
Check out Our Favorite Oven Roasted Vegetable Recipes for Fall
by The Crystal Press at Mode