Early Fall Looks

September 15, 2016

hey all!
i classify now as early fall? don’t you!
so since tody is a thursday, today is my fashion day! so i wanted to show you guys some fall looks that i put together!
so here we go!
#1
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top / jeans / shoes / purse / blue phone case / marble phone case / clear phone case / apple watch / bobble hair tie / sunglasses

this is one of my favorite looks! and its one of the more colorful looks i have put forth in this post. i love the shirt and it can be nice for fall because of the long sleeves. this look can alternatively be paired with anything silver colored rather than gold (as shown in this look i put together).
#2
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top / skirt / shoes / palette / sunglasses / earrings / purse

a more neutral look, the white skirt is probably not great for “after labor day” but personally, i love how the white skirt looks with the stark black shirt, but you could also do with an olive skirt or a brown skirt.
#3
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top / skirt / shoes / apple watch / earrings / purse / sunglasses

for fall i love the olive green color. i think it works as an “extra” neutral because of its dark color. and i mentioned before, i just love the neutrals for fall! and these shoes are so cute because of their lace up thing, and they come in so many cute colors!
#4
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top / skirt / bag / shoes / sunglasses / palette / bracelet / watch

i absolutely love this look because of the grid-print skirt. i think that it is a really classic print, even though this look is on the grungier side of the looks that i put forward today, but fall truly is one of the grungier seasons!

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dress / shoes / bag / sunglasses / earrings / bracelets / phone case / nail polish

casual dresses are always my favorite! you can wear them anywhere! you can wear them: out to lunch, out to brunch, out to dinner, out shopping, to see a movie, to see a show really any reason can be a reason to wear a casual dress! so i LOVE this topshop dress, its a great color, that grey and the style is perfect!
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dress / bag / shoes / sunglasses / palette / camera / bracelet

off the shoulder clothing really is my favorite kind of clothing. and this baby pink color is so SWOON, i really do enjoy it. also i know that the sandals are not really fall-like, but for california, all the time is sandal time!
so i seem to be on a neutral colored aesthetic for all of these styles. so! i hope that you enjoyed my little post!
xoxo
kwe monogram (aka kate wins!)

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Wanderlust: Mexico

September 11, 2016

hey all!
happy sunday! and welcome to another wanderlust.
wanderlust in which i share photos from places which i would enjoy to go to
so today i want to share from a place not too far from me!
today i’m featuring pictures from (drumroll please!)

MEXICO

so why not get started right now!

15993249190_636d88bc6f_b — via* , Merida

sumidero-canyon — via* , Sumidero Canyon

15765908106_f108066f27_b — via*, Chichen Itza

i would love to go to a tropical island to just lay out and not think about homework or any of my responsibilities in my life.
i really would just love to escape right now!
xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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September Word of the Month: Routine

September 1, 2016

hey all!
its a new month! its finally september
wait did i say FINALLY SEPTEMBER
well school has started and i feel generally crazed i mean, i have school and then golf, so im re-starting my routine, so i picked…

routine

well, as i said before, i seem to be getting back into my routine! wake up – school- golf/art -homework-sleep
wake up – school- golf/art -homework-sleep
this is pretty much how my days have ended up

how will i try to be more ‘routine’ this month?

well, the definition of routine is “a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program” according to google so i plan on building my routine to have more weekend time and free times on friday nights and such. i would also like more time for myself and meetings for clubs and committees that i am on!
also speaking about a new routine! i am planning on making fashion and clothing related posts on thursdays, life/school related posts on tuesdays and my series posts on sundays! does that sound good to y’all?
thanks for reading!
let me know an intention that you have for your month!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)

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August 2016 : Fab Five

August 9, 2016

hey all!
how has your tuesday been so far? mine has been good, i am actaully working on my word of the month, organizing my room and my stuff for school.
so today i wanted to share with y’all a fab five!
lets go!!

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Street Level Reversible Faux Leather Tote & Wristlet – $48
BP. Colorblock Foldover Clutch – $25
Gorjana ‘Power Stone’ Semiprecious Stone Bracelet – $38
Steve Madden ‘Estoria’ Ankle Strap Sandal – $79.90
Madewell Chunky Hoop Earrings – $18

well i hope you enjoy my wishlist * of the current moment * and if you also like any of these things please comment!
xoxo
kwe monogram (aka kate wins!)

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August Word of the Month: Organized

August 2, 2016

hey all!
summer has been great, but my organization over these past two months has been very bad.
so I hope this August is…

organized

I mean I’ve been working and I have been making my bullet journal and using my planner to track my sleep, water, exercise and khan academy homework (thank you school for giving me due dates along the way!)
but other than that I am so unorganized… I mean when I make plans with friends the plans are practically changing up to the minute. And when I get home from work I am not good anymore I just roll onto my bed and watch Netflix and eat fatty foods.
and my room, oh I need organization in there most of all…

how will I try to be more organized this month?

well, I created a little printable (which you can find here) so I’m gonna use that and put it on my whiteboard right by my door. I am gonna spend 10 minutes before I go to bed planning out my next day. I don’t know really if my plans will stick, but hey it’s a start! I am also planning on buying a bunch of clear plastic totes for organizing all of the stuff in my room so I know where/what everything is that I have.
so i hope you enjoy! if you have set a word for your month or an intention please comment down below! i wanna see what you are up to!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)

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Update with Kate: My Day in LA

July 5, 2016

hey all!
so a few weekends ago i got to experience a very LA day, and i visited west hollywood. to give you context that is the area of melrose-ish nice area with great restaurants, shops and more. so today i want to share with y’all some of my pictures and what i did that day!
lets get started:
first, my family and i took a trip to the shake shack

here is my food with my new phone case! so in case if you don’t know what shake shack is its an east coast burger chain with ONE LA location, so naturally we had to check it out!
my review: i had the season “white cheddar burger” and their famous crinkle cut fries, and let me just tell you…YUM!! this is so good, and saying this i am not a burger fan, like i would way prefer some new york style thin crust pizza over a burger, but this is one of the best burgers i have had. and fries are basically my specialty and should i even dare to say that i liked the shack’s fries better than in-n-out, because personally i think they are WAYY better!!
on to the next spot, since we were in the area we stopped down in melrose:

i told myself i wouldn’t be basic… yet i so am. you probably know where i am, and if you don’t know where i am you have been living under a bridge for awhile man. i am in front of the ICONIC pink wall of paul smith in LA. basically everyone ever takes cute and trendy photos in front of it, basically add me to that list!

because i cannot apparently stand with two feet on the ground :))

and i visited nasty gal!

i really couldn’t help myself, i was determined to take a mirror picture with an entirely mirrored dressing room , and i absolutely LOVED some of the off the shoulder tops they had at nasty gal, and they may be featured in my next fab five ;))
next we went to alfreds tea room in melrose

which i did talk about in my post about my summer bucket list!! which you can see here: and anyway, i got a iced matcha latte with almond milk which was a real winner in my book !
i also did a very LA thing which is finding these amazing painted walls and going for photo shoots…

this wall is by an artist called RETNA and features unique script lettering, it can be found West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, fair warning it is on the back of a parking structure so its a little difficult to find.
so i really enjoyed that!
then we visited sockerbit (which i mentioned in my bucket list post)

man no candy will ever live up to how good this is, because of its all natural ingredients its just trumps all!
and my 2nd place winners (aka i visited on a different day)

i visited the churro borough, this is a small batch ice cream shop which makes these absolutely AMAZING ice cream sandwiches. huh? well what makes them so special?

the cookie part is a churro! and you would be skeptical about this but walk out wanting more like my whole family!
well i hope you enjoy this picture post! comment if you have tried any of these places or are looking forward to trying them!
xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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Organization During Summer

June 16, 2016

hey y’all,
whats up?
i feel like dora omg, waiting for your response. so basically when school ended my life exploded you know, in a ball of fire. when this happened, i was just relaxing, reading me before you (which is a great book btw) and i asked my mom what day it was, because i honestly didn’t know what day it was.
it was thursday….already thursday and i hadn’t done anything that i wanted to accomplish, but i had watched a lot of once upon a time, enough for two curses to be broken (and if you know how much that is…its a lot)
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so i decided to get this together, get myself together, I logged onto my computer, went on indesign and create this…
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which you can download here : blog_weekplanner_download
if you open the link, you will see my week in review schedule.
i have been putting this on my dry erase white board / magnet board in order to schedule myself out as well as reminding myself the dates.
IF YOU WANT ORGANIZATION, download and print this pdf, you’ll love it!
hope you all use and enjoy!
xoxo
kwe monogram (aka kate wins!)

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Father’s Day Gift Guide

June 12, 2016

hey all!

did you guys know that next sunday , june 19th is father’s day! well this is kinda a late post, so here is my last minute father’s day gift guide.

here we go:

well I hope that you enjoy my little father’s day gift guide post!

xoxo

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You May Be a Preppy If…

June 9, 2016

hey all,

i was thinking, there are a lot of typical preppy things, and today i decided i wanted to make a list of different preppy (both stereotypically and actually preppy!) and the typical preppy things that i personally GUILTY OF!!

so here we go:

you frequent pink and green colors together (guilty)
you love vineyard vines, kate spade, sperry, jack rogers, lacoste, l.l. bean, j.crew, etc (guilty)
you follow kip and sarah vickers on instagram (guilty!)

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lilly pulitzer is your perfect spring (and summer) go to look (guilty)
you play lacrosse, do crew, play golf , etc (guilty)
you own a monogram necklace, monogramed items (guilty)
you live on the east coast, and or new england
you own a beach house
you call your style “preppy” (guilty)

preppy definition!
you own a longchamp tote bag (guilty)
you prefer stacking bracelets rather than necklaces (guilty)
you love fall just for the cute scarves and boots (guilty)
you love personalizing everything you own (guilty)
a fashion icon of yours is jackie kennedy (guilty)
you love shopping (guilty)
you are not shy of bold colors (guilty)

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you are in a sorority/fraternity (not yet 🙂 )
you love your strand of pearls (guilty)
you have a “preppy” nickname
you have a golden retriever / other preppy dogs

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hope y’all enjoyed!

xoxo

kwe monogram (aka kate wins!)

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My Summer 2016 Bucket List

June 7, 2016

hey all!

so its the summer before my junior year now, and i felt as if before the summer “dies” i should do all the things that i want to do right?

so i made this bucket list, it includes things i wanna do, places i want to visit and goals i would like to accomplish

lets get started:

go to sockerbit
make homemade pasta
try out different local yoga studios (to find a perfect fit for me!)
go to katsuya
complete my first round of college prep testing
visit disneyland
go to diddy riese
run a blog giveaway
try to get out more often with friends
go to perch
go swimming!
watch fireworks
go to alfreds tea
visit la flower mart
try to take more pictures
go to cafe gratitude
organize my closet and get rid of unnecessary clothes
get my makeup organized
go to gracias madre
stay a weekend in newport beach

i hope you enjoy!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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Early Fall Looks

Wanderlust: Mexico

MEXICO

September Word of the Month: Routine

routine

how will i try to be more ‘routine’ this month?

August 2016 : Fab Five

August Word of the Month: Organized

organized

how will I try to be more organized this month?

Update with Kate: My Day in LA

Organization During Summer

Father’s Day Gift Guide

You May Be a Preppy If…

My Summer 2016 Bucket List

welcome!