Blonde in the District

Alright friends, the Christmas countdown is SERIOUSLY on! We're in the 1 week home stretch and if you haven't done your shopping yet, now is the time- especially if you're an online shopper and need your order to arrive in time! Luckily most brands are offering shipping options for us last minute shoppers! In today's final BITD curated gift guide, I'm sharing gift ideas for her! Whether you are shopping for your wife, girlfriend, mom, sister, friend- this guide has something

With holiday parties coming out the wazoo (literally there are SO many this year!!) I wanted to create a gift guide for cute gifts for the hostess! When I attend a party, I always love to bring a little something to thank them for welcoming me into their home and for extending the invite for their party to me! I know its not always required, but I find that its a nice adde touch and shows that you appreciate the invitation! Also, from the other side, receiving a nice little g

So I know yesterday I said I was partial to my 2019 beauty gift guide, but I think I'm actually most excited about today's gift guide- my annual Crazy Cat Lady gift guide!!!!! Being a crazy cat lady pretty much my whole life, I absolutely love giving (and receiving) cute kitty themed gifts! While I love a cat theme, cat themes can sometimes come off tacky or cheesy so 2 years ago I decided to curate my own classy(ish) and stylish guide. This guide features gifts at all prices

Funny and festive is the theme of todays post! David and I were invited to an ugly sweater party this year and admittedly, neither of us owned festive ugly sweaters! After a scouring of Amazon, I had a theme for our looks- KIMYE! Since David and I are Kanye fans, I decided on a Kanye sweater for him inspired by the I Love It song/music video, and I decided on a KIMYE sweater with Kim and Kanye with a play on words- "Oh Kim all Ye Faithful." LOL. While I was picking out sweate

Long gone are the days of crazy high stilettos unless I know not a lot of walking and standing is involved. With party season in full swing, I wanted to share a post with cute, practical party shoes that you can wear all night without the crippling feeling of your feet hurting and throbbing by the end of the night. Photo by Arielle Lewis Studios at The Hour. My shoes: I'm also sharing some tips in picking shoes since my girl Kelly-Lynne of The Low Low Style recently replied t

Merry *almost* Christmas, friends!! Today I'm hanging with friends and reveling in the fact that Christmas is 2 days away! Woohoo! In case some of you are still running around shopping for last minute items- I'm in the same boat!- and I have you covered for gift ideas! In honor of my love for Old Town Alexandria, I have curated the best list of local shops you can shop today and this weekend for anyone on your list in time for Christmas!! See below for my list of favorite r

I just realized that with all the Holiday Gift Guides I've been working on, I haven't posted any holiday style guides! As its the season of holiday parties and glam overload, today I've compiled 10 different ELOQUII looks to inspire you to get ready for upcoming holiday parties and New Years Eve! If you already know what you're wearing- congrats for being ahead of the curve! For those that are looking for some inspo on what to wear, or haven't even begun to even think about h

With the holidays quickly approaching, calendars are becoming full with various events and holiday parties of all kinds. The holiday event season has already kicked off for me, and to help in putting my most stylish foot forward, I called on my Trunk Club Stylist, Kirby, to send some fun holiday party styles! I have been utilizing the Trunk Club personal styling service since April of this year, and I have been blown away by the outcome. Kirby has gotten to know my personalit

This December, I'm kicking off my Holiday Gift Guide series with local partner, Fairfax Corner. Fairfax Corner is a popular shopping destination in Fairfax, VA, complete with restaurants, shops, offices, and year-round events. Having lived in Fairfax, VA when I first returned to the DC area after college, Fairfax Corner was always one of my go-to shopping destinations, and I still like to frequent the shops and stores when I'm in Fairfax. With over 50 local and national busin

Real talk- every intention I had of writing a Merry Christmas post was thrown to the wayside over the holidays as I developed a terrible stomach flu. I spent the holidays wallowing in self pity in bed, with very little energy to do anything. I'm feeling much better now, but I'm seriously bummed that I missed out on really enjoying the holiday. That said, I'm ready for New Year's Eve so I can make up for the fun lost over Christmas. I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas hol

As a blogger, part of my job is to introduce you to new brands. Today for Fab Friday I’m introducing a fab new brand that I only was introduced to recently over Instagram. The brand is CURRENTLY, a clothing brand for women sizes 14-32 that specializes in classic and designer quality dresses. I’ve been working with the brand to test out the dresses first hand. I have tried three of their dresses and so far my favorite thing about them is the fabric and the way the silhouette

If there's one thing I look for in an item, its the versatility of it, especially with jewelry. While I do love costume/in-your-face pieces, I will almost always opt for jewelry that I can wear all the time to get the most value out of it. When it comes to clothing I'm pretty picky about price points, but when it comes to jewelry I'm willing to spend a little bit more especially if I can wear the piece daily and its a timeless design. Last year, I was introduced to Sophie Bl

Since it is the giving season, I decided it'd be a great time to team up with some of my favorite brands to give back to all of you BITD supporters with some holiday giveaways. I'm currently running two giveaways that are live on my Instagram page and I want to share the details here, in case you'd like to enter but aren't a daily Instagram user! Here are the deets of the BITD giveaways and steps on how to enter! GOOD LUCK!!! Giveaway #1- Holiday Hair Giveaway Sponsors: Illus

For as much as I love color, I still find myself going back to my #allblackeverything ways from time to time. At one point, almost everything I had was all black and I barely wore color. The past year I decided to embrace more colors into my closet and its been a positive change for me. That said, there is still something about wearing an all black outfit that is so classic and chic to me. While the holidays are all about red and green and gold and silver and everything spark

Hahaha, you all know I had to title this post with a pun! Today's post is total pearl-fection, staring a trend item that is quickly gaining traction- pearls. Pearl embellishments are popping up everywhere recently, and I'm not mad about it. Being born in June, the pearl is my birthstone <well one of them, I guess Gemini's get 2 gemstones, lol> and I find pearls to be beautiful and their creation in oysters is unique and intriguing to me. I started to notice the pearl trend ov

For my third day of BITD thanks, I'm dedicating this post to one of my absolute favorite brands, ELOQUII. If you've followed BITD for some time, then you know all about my style journey with ELOQUII, and how much I love them for making quality, stylish, and well fitting clothing for women size 14-28. ELOQUII is a brand I have been working with for almost a year. In this year I have worked on events, campaigns, and collaborations that have shaped me as a blogger, and deepened

Halloween has passed, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and stores are already decked out in holiday spirit. I know some people get so annoyed with Christmas displays popping up before Thanksgiving, but in all honesty- I love it. In addition to the glittering holiday displays in stores, the clothing racks are packed with all things sequin and glitzy- my absolute fave. Sequins has always been a favorite of mine, and I love how much sequin is embraced for the holidays.