As told by Jessica Steele. Based in NYC.
If we’re being honest, this cold, blustery weather has me in some kind of mood. But if I’m looking for a silver lining – I found it on Saturday when Adam and I had an all but deserted South Street Seaport to ourselves and I took this white on white nautical-inspired look.
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I pride myself on the fact that the outfits seen here on The Steele Maiden always remain true to my real life. However, I noticed recently that there’s one very real part of me that rarely gets seen here. Which is a bad pun, because without them I can’t clearly see to the end of the next city block. I’m talking about eyeglasses, which I wear for distance (aka all the hours not spent behind a computer screen).. and yet you almost never see them here. It’s partially because they often catch a glare on the camera but more truthfully it’s because I guess I never think they look as cool as sunglasses for a day look or quite right with a ‘date look’. Silly, right? So today – I teamed up with VSP Direct to share how I wear my glasses casually for day and also for a simple spring date look.
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Every year around this time I try to do a major spring closet cleaning. I unpack my warm weather clothes (kept packed away neatly in cloth baskets on higher shelves all winter) and take a look at what I really loved from the season prior and what I never did get around to wearing. Then I make a keep/donate/sell sorting system and re-stock my closet from there. It feels great not only to rid myself of things I’ve hung on to for too long (and give them to a new home), but it also serves as a clear indicator of what I truly need. Since spring shopping tends to have me all – dresses! heels! – it’s good to be able to truly asses what I need before I even think of adding something new. I tackled the challenge a couple of weekends ago and what I noticed I really need are neutral, go with jeans on a Saturday or a nice pencil skirt on a Tuesday, kind of shirts and blouses. Here – a few of the ones that caught my eye – all of them less than $100, but most of them less than $50!
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Stripes, denim, ankle boots.. they don’t call ’em classics for nothing. Truth be told, I wear some version of that trio a lot so when I can find a way to shake things up (even slightly) I do. Last weekend I opted for a slightly 90s take on the combo with this boxy denim jacket over a striped mini-dress, hoop earrings, and these instant cool-factor ivory ankle boots.
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I spend most of winter in jeans and sweaters, so the moment that the weather breaks I can’t wait to switch into dresses. And if you’re planning to jumpstart your own spring wardrobe I’d said there’s 2 essential types of dresses you need. The occasion dress (fit for bridal showers, garden parties, and date nights) and the everyday dress (made for morning meetings, brunch plans and weekend wandering). Banana Republic just happens to have them both (and pssst.. they’re offering 40% off sitewide with code BRSPRING through 4/2).
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