The Limited – Giveaway Update & Event Reminder!

Don’t Forget – Upcoming The Limited Event!

Who: The Limited and Designer Jodi Arnold
What: Invite you to an exclusive fashion presentation and cocktail party, including 40% discounts, giveaways and gift bags (while supplies last)
Where: The Limited,  7875 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH
When: August 18, 6-9pm
Why: Celebrate the spirit of the modern woman and discover your own freedom of expression. Jodi will be on-hand to answer your questions about fashion and to share with you her latest looks of the season, designed exclusively for The Limited.
Please RSVP by August 17 to www.thelimited.com/jodi-arnold/rsvp

Giveaway Winner

Rhonda from Hepburn and Houndstooth

from rhonda’s blog...

“I love my family, hobbies, friends, martinis, houndstooth, and Audrey Hepburn. My kids are my world but I'm trying to figure out who I am besides a mother. This should be interesting...”

Congrats!

Cincinnati Swapping

 

Dress: XXI.  Necklace: Macy’s.  Shoes: Steve Madden.

After ages of letting my hair grow, I finally got it trimmed (and darkened).  Unfortunately, this coiffed picture did not last long… – within about 30 minutes I was a sweaty mess. Yuck. 

What did I do that was so strenuous? I went to a Cincinnati based clothing swap of course!  You may wonder what happened at a clothing swap that would cause this amount of “damage” … thankfully – it was only the heat.  Zero fights over ruffled clothing items materialized, but much perspiration and heat exhaustion transpired in the small unventilated unairconditioned room during a high humidity mid 90’s Cincinnati summer day.  God willing, I made it out alive.

 

 

 

All in all, it was a great event.  You were allowed to bring up to 10 items and you could leave with as many items as you brought.  All clothing items were displayed and swappers could grab at will.  Any items not swapped would be donated.

Pros: no time restrictions, no worrying if people will take your clothes or not, support of charity fundraising ($5 donation required), on the spot alterations (by The Brush Company), and a group a fabulous swappers.

Cons: heat, heat, heat…, limitation of items you can bring, with the open start time there was no way to see all clothing options unless you stayed the full 3 hours, and finally, as it was a “drop your stuff” kind of swap you could really lose your shirt (literally!) if you brought a lot of really nice quality clothing and others brought things you didn’t like.

I ended up with 3 of Kasmira’s items and she ended up with 1 of mine!  Next time we’ll have to just try a friend to friend swap (with air conditioning please).

Here are a few of the goodies I came home with:

The Limited – Designer Visit & Giveaway!

 

If you’re looking for affordable stylish feminine work and cocktail-hour clothing items and you haven’t been to The Limited – it’s time to get there!  The Limited designer Jodi Arnold is featuring some great new looks that are inspired by 1920’s and 1930’s fashions – playing with a mix of masculine and feminine designs, and always keeping glamour and versatility in the forefront.

**For those of you in the Cincinnati tri-state area, you’re in for an extra special treat.  The Limited designer Jodi Arnold is coming to Cincinnati! 

Event: You’re invited to an exclusive fashion presentation and cocktail party, including 40% sales, giveaways and gift bags (while supplies last).

Where: The Limited,  7875 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH.

When: August 18, 6-9pm

Why: Celebrate the spirit of the modern woman and discover your own freedom of expression!

In addition to all that goodness – you have the chance to win a $25 gift certificate for The Limited (Note: This giveaway is limited to the US).

To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is log on to The Limited, tell me what you would put your $25 gift certificate towards, and why.  I will choose a random winner and announce on Monday, August 2nd (make sure to include your email address in your entry so I will have a way to reach you if you win).

To wet your appetite, below are a few of The Limited items to drool over:

 

Cincy Chic

Photos by Neysa Ruhl.  Location: Lofts@4120

Dress: Fredricks of Hollywood.  Shoes: Steve Madden.  Necklace: Macys.

Cincy Chic is an online lifestyle magazine for women in the Greater Cincinnati area that shares information on topics such as fashion, health, beauty, social and career.

And… (drum roll!)  Cincy Chic recently did an article featuring several local blogs in which I had the pleasure of being one of them.  Check out the article!

Wild Inspiration

A few weekends ago, the man and I took a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo.  I always notice what a great link to fashion there is in just about anything, so I thought I’d show you a glimpse into a few of my inspirations…

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An elephant may not seem to many an obvious fashionista inspiration, but gray is all the rage this season and I love some womanly curves!

   

Flowers are an easy inspiration for any kind of ruffles, detailing, or interesting color combinations.

  

SJP, Queen of all fashionistas, may have looked to a beautiful lioness for her bold fur choice.  Grrr!

Leopard will forever be a sexy staple print.  Feel the fierceness!

 

Peacock blue – need I say more??

A monkey suit…!  Kasper has some classics.

 

I’m not sure what exactly inspired our fashion on this trip, but we were definitely feeling stripes and color!

Feeling a Little Mynt-y

After work today we had a farewell party for a coworker, and met for the festivities at Mynt Martini on Fountain Square (Cincinnati, OH).  We had some lovely martini’s and appetizers and I found out that they have salsa dancing on Wednesday nights!  I might just have to pay another visit! 

If you’re a Cincinnatian who is looking for a local hot spot – this might be a good place for you to check out, but 1 tip for you… make sure to ask what their martini nightly special is (a great deal @ $5), otherwise it can become a bit pricey!

As for the clothes – I wasn’t exactly in “bar attire” as I was coming from work, but if I had remembered to pack something to make this look go from day to evening it would have been a silky red ruffle top of some kind   :)

 

Red Ruffle Cardigan: INC.  White Ruffle Top: Chadwicks.  Skirt: Target.  Polka Dot Shoes: BCBG.

Playing in the Park

 

Instead of running at our neighborhood park this weekend, the man and I went to the lovely Ault Park. 

3… 2… 1… Shoot!

Dress: Fredrick’s.  Shoes: Steve Madden.  Necklace: Macy’s.  Purse: Bath & Body Works.

I had the opportunity to do a shoot for a CincyChic bloggers special that’s coming up in July.  It was so much fun!  I was supposed to wear a fashionista outfit for the pictures… no pressure right?

I chose this look because it was fun colorful and I felt like it was a pretty good representation of the style I typically go for.  To be honest, I never spend too much time thinking about what I’m going to wear – I just wear what feels good to me in that moment, so here it is.

Can you believe this handbag is from Bath & Body Works?!?  I’ve had it forever, and bring it out every now and then.  It’s a little small and doesn’t fit a lot in it, but it’s a great little pop of color and perfect for summer lovin.

Macy’s has a line of really fun chunky summery jewelry right now.  This necklace ended up being a perfect match to my all-American / sailor look today.

 

You know I lurve my heels…

My favorite thing about this dress is that it has pockets!!  I think all dresses and skirts should have pockets.  It’s the way God intended things to be.

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Whoo hoo – more pics from the Cincinnati LOL Savings Summit!  Click here!

One Dress, So Many Ways..

 

I’m wearing my Feeling Khaki H&M dress again! (Shoes: Charlotte Russe)

This weekend I had the pleasure of working with Kasmira from What I Wore Today and Amy from Cinci Chic in a Cincinnati Locals On Living Savings Summit event!  It was a ton of fun and I got to meet a lot of great people who are interested in the same things – fashion for less, health, and good food!

I helped out by remixing this basic shirt dress 3 different ways – what better way to find savings than to mix up what you already have (instead of buying something else!)?  Yes, I do have a lot of clothes, but people probably think I have more than I do because I actually do use this remixing trick so often!

 

 

Below are the 3 ways I remixed this dress for the event.  Please be gentle – these shots were taken for demo only at about 7am on a Saturday morning; no, I had not showered yet, and no, I had no make up.

Remix #1: Color Change Up

 

Remix #2: Layering

Remix #3: Dressy

 

I tried on some other outfits before deciding on the above 3 looks.  I chose the above because they worked with Kasmira’s themes and were easy enough to change into and get back on stage in under 2 minutes, but I liked some of the other remix practice-outfits as well!  Here’s a quick look at some of the other versions I tried: