winter wonderland {AVNT BLRGH + FAMILY AFFAIRS}

Hollywood Movie Dress: c/o Family Affairs
Everything else: vintaaage

When Family Affairs contacted me to do with sweet little holiday collab I was absolutely thrilled. I have loved loved loved Family Affairs for the LONGEST TIME, and to have me style one of their classic looks for the holidays, I was excited, then nervous, then just excited again!

I also get super nervous working with brands that I adore, especially ones where I know the designer personally and I know the blood, sweat, and tears that went into each garment. I also want to showcase the clothing along with a little BLARGH twist. I felt like adding this shrunken sweater to this Hollywood Movie Dress, made it a little more spunky and not too sweet. Perfect for parties with the friendsies which may include multiple beer runs, but then remove the sweater add a blazer and your ready for the family dinner. As the weather warms up (soon hopefully) I want to try new styling ideas with this guy, because I'm already in love with it. The colors are classic so it doesn't really scream any particular season, though the red does make it festive. It's flannel and cozy, perfect for wanting to look cute, but not wanting to give a damn in this BRUTAL WINTER we've been having before winter has officially begun!

I just want to scream a million thank you's to Family Affairs for letting me style this wonder! Hopefully you feel inspired during this holiday season of the fun and cute stuff to wear yourself or give to those you love!

family affairs studio visit

during NYFW (gosh was it really that long ago) I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Nina's studio to get a special sneak peak of Family Affairs Spring 2014. Visiting Nina's studio is always such a joy because she always has little tea party treats and tons of sweet samples to try on. It was super super fun! I even stepped out of my shell to try on some things too. I normally don't dress this sweet, but Family Affairs clothing is almost undeniably irresistible, like being surrounded in a room of squishy pikachus. Plus I got told that I looked like Rachel Tru from the craft!  I love all the vintage and deadstock fabrics she uses, plus everything fits so well. I'm excited to see this collection in full, especially the braces print that she illustrated! Makes me think of young love, and being 12 and wearing too much make up. I always wanted braces and glassses, well I guess I got one of my wishes didn't I...

Even got to snap the super cute designer Nina ;)