More @theflowerfestla inspo. More @theflowerfestla inspo.
I’ve got my tickets to @theflowerfestla and I kn I’ve got my tickets to @theflowerfestla and I know exactly what I’m wearing. #gownmoment
The weather has finally caught up with my fashion The weather has finally caught up with my fashion mood. Linen blazer weather 😍. @vadawinter 
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Feeling springish with @shopchicsoul Feeling springish with @shopchicsoul
First day of spring? I hardly know her. Because i First day of spring?  I hardly know her. Because it was 30 degrees this morning. #whosspring
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Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a lot of emotional baggage on what being beautiful is. That most of our focus of being beautiful is intertwined with the desire to be thin. Angling our bodies in pictures to the thinnest look, looking for clothes that are “flattering” and shaming our self when our body doesn’t look like we want it to in an outfit. So many things about body positivity are nuanced and deep and layered. Ive accepted and grown to love so many things about my ever changing frame but I even knew there was this deep seeded hatred of my belly knowing it’s not aesthetically appealing to society. Even as I write this I won’t lie and say this last year I’ve learned to love every part of my body and I never feel shame about it. What I have learned is that I’m not going to hide it anymore. That I’m not going to try to make myself appear smaller than I am. Because trying to hide is leaning into the shame. 
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This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talk This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talking about shooting for my birthday I sent her two concepts. The first was my newspaper shoot, posted yesterday, and second was this series I named Disco Nap 🪩 💤. Both of us were torn between the two and she was like, let’s shoot them both. 

For me as a blogger and a creative I get to take lots of pictures but they are usually for a brand or a campaign. Styled shoots like this are so much fun to put together and give me such a spark creatively.

Photos: @rachelmadelynphoto 
Styling: @nicholexanthos 
Location: @openspacestudios_ 
Hair: @rainaisrad @stephanie.tyrl @loveparisparker 
Disco balls: @shopgoldenlily 
Dress: @amazonthedrop 
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#birthdayshoot #styledshoot #photoshoot #disconap
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Fashion · May 30, 2018

Menswear: Seersucker

There is nothing more southern in my eyes than a man in a seersucker suit.  It is iconic southern style and the only thing that could make it better is if the suit accompanied a mint julep.

A little history on seersucker.  The Southern staple originated in 1907 when a New Orleans merchant began searching for a lighter-weight suit that could withstand the summer heat, humidity and sweat. The blue and white fabric was born, named “Seersucker” from the Persian for “milk and sugar” in homage to its textured weave.  Seersucker doesn’t stop at suits though.  Shorts, Shirts, vests and more are all available in the southern light weight fabric.  It is also available in a variety of colors like pink, red, yellow and green.  Even though Seersucker is a casual fabric when constructed correctly it can look very polished.

In March New Orleans Fashion Week had a presentation on Three Hundred Years of New Orleans Fashion.  One entire segment was dedicated to seersucker and it’s beauty….

Photo Credit Eduardo Benetiz

Some famous men who have donned a seersucker suit have included Gregory Peck, Jamie Foxx, Andre 3000, Ronald Reagan, Dustin Hoffman, Frank Sinatra just to name a few.

So what is seersucker exactly?

It takes a unique cotton weave to give seersucker it’s bumpy appearance.  In reality it is alternating smooth and textured stripes that achieve it’s signature look.  The pattern and lightweight fabric is what makes seersucker so cool and a much needed piece of clothing in a southern summer wardrobe.  The puckering of the fabric makes it stay further away from the body which leaves room for circulation.  It also is the reason that, if not tailored properly, seersucker can look messy.

How to wear it?

  • Seersucker suits are usually unlined to they will stay cool throughout the summer.
  • Seersucker is also a fabric that will wrinkle but the creases add to it’s charm.
  • Make sure that your suit has been altered to fit your shape.  It is very easy to look sloppy in seersucker being that the fabric is very light weight.
  • Many seersucker jackets will come with shoulder pads to keep the fabric from drooping on your body.
  • White bucs are the most traditional shoe to wear with seersucker.  You can also get away with a white penny loafer.
  • A bowtie will keep your look southern while a neck tie will be more subdued.
  • Pocket squares are a must as well as suspenders if you don’t have belt loops.

Where to Buy it?

Splurge – Nordstorm: $845

Save – Brooks Brothers: $498

Save – JOS A Bank: $598 (usually have a sale running.  Now it’s buy one get one free)

When to Wear it?

Traditionally seersucker is to be worn like white.  Easter to Labor Day.  But in the interest of it being warmer well into the fall I have seen mean wear the fabric through September.  Never after.

Whatever you do make sure that you let your personal style show.  Pocket squares, bright socks or a patterned belt.  Don’t let the pattern discourage you from being bright and bold.

 

 

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#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a lot of emotional baggage on what being beautiful is. That most of our focus of being beautiful is intertwined with the desire to be thin. Angling our bodies in pictures to the thinnest look, looking for clothes that are “flattering” and shaming our self when our body doesn’t look like we want it to in an outfit. So many things about body positivity are nuanced and deep and layered. Ive accepted and grown to love so many things about my ever changing frame but I even knew there was this deep seeded hatred of my belly knowing it’s not aesthetically appealing to society. Even as I write this I won’t lie and say this last year I’ve learned to love every part of my body and I never feel shame about it. What I have learned is that I’m not going to hide it anymore. That I’m not going to try to make myself appear smaller than I am. Because trying to hide is leaning into the shame. 
.
.

#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talk This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talking about shooting for my birthday I sent her two concepts. The first was my newspaper shoot, posted yesterday, and second was this series I named Disco Nap 🪩 💤. Both of us were torn between the two and she was like, let’s shoot them both. 

For me as a blogger and a creative I get to take lots of pictures but they are usually for a brand or a campaign. Styled shoots like this are so much fun to put together and give me such a spark creatively.

Photos: @rachelmadelynphoto 
Styling: @nicholexanthos 
Location: @openspacestudios_ 
Hair: @rainaisrad @stephanie.tyrl @loveparisparker 
Disco balls: @shopgoldenlily 
Dress: @amazonthedrop 
.
.
#birthdayshoot #styledshoot #photoshoot #disconap
Good things come in threes. Last one. #birthdaysho Good things come in threes. Last one. #birthdayshoot #photoshoot #photographer #styledshoot #blogger #neworleansblogger #influencer
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