Neck Envy

It's funny because I never used to wear necklaces. But not that my hair is shorter I opt to wear bold necklaces in the place of earrings. I have had a new found love for statement necklaces over the past six months. The collection just keeps growing and growing. The above necklace I just got a few days ago at Aldo Shoes. When I saw it I almost died. I had to have it. A white necklace has been on my wish list for the longest and at $25 bucks...it was a fashion STEELE and totally worth it!

Check out more of my statement necklaces below.

I get tons of compliments anytime I wear this Modern Tibet necklace I picked up at the Christmas Market at Union Square in December. I think it cost $35..I can't remember.

Picked this necklace up recently during the Thrift and the City shopping tour for $8 fashion STEELE! See it worn HERE!

I swapped this necklace at my Shop and Swap event. It even helped me win best dressed at a fashion show HERE and I won a DKNY watch! 

Picked up this lovely Mango necklace at the Mango & Marie Claire Night of Style.

See it worn with my Mango maxi skirt HERE!

I love wearing this with a more sophisticated look. I got this necklace at Housing Works Thrift Shop for $12..fashion STEELE! See it worn HERE!!!!

This is the DIY statment necklace I made with items from Michaels. Love it!

I also got this lovely capsule Diesel Necklace from Housing Works Thrift Shop.

Got this stunning necklace at the store in the W Hotel at Fashion Night at the W Hotel.

 This was the most expensive necklace. I think it cost $50 and it was on sale.

I also got this necklace for $5 during the Thrift and the City shopping tour.

This is one of my favorite rocker chic necklaces that I got from Forever 21 a few years ago.

There is something about this black stone that I love. It makes any outfit instantly glam. This was only $1 at Goodwill.

So are you all into statment necklaces and whats your favorite of mine??

 It's enough to give a girl neck envy right lol.

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Monroe

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Spring Forward with Housing Works Thrift Shops

This past weekend I returned to my favorite Housing Works Thrift Shop in NYC (23rd St and 3rd Ave).

This store has a great selection of blazers, jackets and coats!

I fell for this lovely Tahari Trench Coat!

For the new Spring Season all of the Housing Works Thrift Shops in NYC are doing a Spring Cleaning where they clean the entire store and restock for all things Spring. Each store has a date for the Spring Forward Event.

Thursday, March 03

Spring Preview: Chelsea

5:00pm

Saturday, March 05

Spring Preview: Yorkville

10:00am

Tuesday, March 08

Spring Preview: Tribeca

5:00pm

Thursday, March 10

Spring Preview: Upper West

4:59pm

Saturday, March 12

Spring Preview: West Village

10:00am

Tuesday, March 15

Spring Preview: Hell’s Kitchen

5:00pm

Thursday, March 17

Spring Preview: ShopHousingWorks.com

12:00pm

*Spring Preview: Gramercy (This is my favorite one on 23rd St)*

5:00pm

Saturday, March 19

Spring Preview: Brooklyn

10:00am

Tuesday, March 22
Spring Preview: West End

5:00pm

Housing Work's Spring Preview Setup from Housing Works on Vimeo.

Check out what goes into a Spring Preview at Housing Works Thrift Shops

If you can be sure to check out some of these events. Its going to be amazing. All the proceeds go toward the fight against AIDS and ending homelessness in NYC. The lines are insane so get there early. I'll be attending a few of these events to stay tuned for my fashion STEELES!
Check out my previous housing works experiences HERE and HERE!!!

For more information on these events or to volunteer, check out their website
 Housingworks.org

XOXO

Monroe



Mix and Match

Outfit

Top: H&M

Shorts: Dolce Vita see more of the W Boutique HERE!!!!

Tights: American Apparel

Earrings: Mango, get them HERE for only $12 fashion STEELE!!!

Boots: Thrifted from No Relation Vintage NYC

Cardigan: Nine West Vintage American Jeans

Purse: Thifted from Housing Works see it and more thrifts HERE!!!!!

Belt: Thifted

While at Fashion Night at the W Hotel I went shopping in the ultra chic W Boutique Store (On the 7th Floor), I bought a wonderful necklace and this awesome pair of Dolce Vita shorts. As soon I saw them I knew I could rock them with some tights and black boots and stripes. I saw the outfit flash in my head. The print is was really sucked me in to these gorgeous shorts. They are perfect staple for Late Winter, Spring and Summer!

I've seen a lot of mixing and matching whether it be florals and stripes, color blocking or mixing of patterns. I love stripes with just about anything, but this is my first attempt at mixing and matching. I loved how it turned out. Glad I also got to wear one of my new favorite pair of earrings from Mango. 

Mango has awesome jewelry and its really affordable. Who would have thunk it? I didn't even know they had an online store until I had to hunt these earrings down.

So what do you all think of mixing prints and patterns?

XOXO

Monroe

Cozy street of Vintage, Thrift and Art: A girls dream

Yesterday I did a ton of thrift shopping. I stopped by 3 great places..all on the same block and right around the corner where I had the delicious Mac-n-Cheese spring rolls the other day. It's 17th St between 6 and 7th Ave in NYC. This little cozy street boast 3 vintage/thrift stores and an awesome museum The Rubin. If you are in the area you should check this street out especially if you love thrifting and vintage! First off, I stopped at Housing Works. Now usually I frequent the one on 23rd St. But the one on 17th Street was equally awesome!

Loved this green parka..only $20 bucks!

This chair is so unique but was a little out of my price range but still its so gorgeous!

So many ways I could color block this blazer! When I saw it I thought of all the color block Gucci ads I've been seeing everywhere including on Katy Perry on the cover of ELLE.

I actually ended up purchasing this bag! It would be perfect for the Spring and Summer.

So far I've visited 3 of the Housing Works Thrift Stores in NYC. Check out the other stores posts HERE and HERE!!!! 

Next up, I visited Angel Street Vintage. I've been here a few times before. They have a better furniture collection than clothes and accessories. I do love how they did their window display though.

Lastly I went to Pippin Vintage but it was just too amazing and I have to post all the photos in another post! Stay tuned because if you love vintage hats, rings, necklaces, and the like you will love my post on Pippin! So this was how I spent my Valentine's Day. I thrift shopped till I dropped and also scored some great things at Loehmanns that I will share later.
 How funny I saw Bethenny Frankel at Loehmanns with her husband and baby Sunday afternoon. After thrifting I had a great lunch at Cafetasia one of my favorite thai restaurants. My meal was only $9 for pad thai, spring rolls with pinapple sauce and a thai tea! Yummy! After lunch I got a much needed pedicure with an extra foot massage because fashion week stilettos are killing my feet.
So what did you all do for V-day???

XOXO

Monroe

Choose my outfits for Fashion Week Today!!!!

So I've shown you all the last 3 outfits in the last 3 posts and I cant wait to see which outfit featuring my favorite mustard yellow Forever 21 shirt  you all think I should wear to which events.

The events again are

1) IFB Blogger Conference (full day of panel discussions, lunch and a great party afterward with a DJ) Keep in mind comfort!

2). Bensoni Fashion Show

3). Jewelry Showcase Fashion Show featuring my friend modeling

Outfit 1

To see more of this look go HERE!!!!!

Outfit 2

To see more of this look go HERE!!!!

Outfit 3

To see more of this look go HERE!!!!

I just got my hair done and I feel pretty. You all should check out my girl Abby's Blog she hooked my hair up again! She is also very nice. Sometimes its hard to find a good hair dresser. She has a great fashion and lifestyle blog as well 4 Aces check her and her fabulous friends out! I can't wait for Fashion Week to begin. Tomorrow I'm going to do some volunteering and I'm looking forward to it. I thought for Black History Month I'd do some volunteering in my neighborhood.

So which outfit for which event??????

Thanks in advance Fashionistas.

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XOXO

Monroe



Choose my Fashion Week Looks: Outfit II

So continuing from my last post here is outfit number two. Remember I will be attending 3 different Fashion Weeks Events incorporating this amazing mustard yellow Forever 21 top. The 3 events are

1). IFB Blogger Conference (all day of panels, lunch and a party afterward!)

2). Bensoni Fashion Show

3). Jewelry Showcase fashion show that my friend is modeling in (psyched)

You choose which of the 3 looks I should wear to which of these three events!

So you saw outfit one yesterday now check out outfit number two!

I wore these American Apparel tailored pants a few weeks ago in another post...see them HERE!!!!!

Outfit

Top: Forever 21

Pants: American Apparel

Shoes: BCBG

Clutch: BCBG

Earrings: Stand in soho..see more like them HERE!!!!!

Necklace: Thrifted from Housing Works Thrift Shop HERE!!!!!

So what do you fashionistas think of this outfit? I aslo like the color combination here. Don't forget to vote for which outfit for which event on Sunday!!!!

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XOXO

Monroe