She calls herself a modern mom of 2, yet she is much more than just that, she is owner & designer of the popular Canadian sustainable kids fashion label OLE DESIGN, a wife, working mom, creative brain behind her label and a very strong mama (physically injured due to a…
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This episode is a must for parents or anyone buying baby & kids clothing. Kasia Taekema, a self taught sewist, mother, former designer & organic baby & kids clothing owner and currently a small business consultant gives you the behind the scenes of what it takes to create organic kids…
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Imagine if you could take, let’s say a basic tshirt in your closet and create a dozen different looks around it….
…well you can and today I am giving you an example of how I wore 1 tshirt with black pants and styled it a few different ways.
Who doesn’t want to be able to make that tshirt go a long way by wearing it multiple ways ….yep no one will be telling you ” you’re wearing that again?” or ”don’t you ever wash your clothes…” because by wearing it with different things in your closet, no one will focus on that ONE piece but look at your overall style and say ”Wow, that looks good on you!”
This is your chance to have fun and stretch your creativity muscles a bit.
So today, I hope that you can get inspired to take one of your pieces or even the one that you are bored with and wear it differently.
Don’t overthink it…just try something.
So let’s get started….
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This is the most common question I get asked What’s in style, what colors should I wear now, what are the trends this season?… This is important… …you should wear what you love, that being said, who doesn’t love to know what is going on and is trending. So driven…
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Because they are soo darn cute!
Unlike other celebrated day of the year, Valentine’s Day inspired/themed baby clothing can be worn any day of the year.
Hearts, Bows, Arrows, Sparkles, Red, Pink or White, these details and colors are always cute on babies anytime.
Let’s be honest, sometimes the style is so cute that you don’t want to risk it being sold out. However, I usually prefer to shop and wear later even a few Valentine’s Day inspired baby\toddler styles once the sales hits.
We all know that the cutest outfits are usually for the little girls but…
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It’s simple.
It keeps you warm.
Here are a few key pieces to take your winter style from looking like a Michelin snowman to ”oh, hey there good looking!” and that’s your inner voice doing the talking.
Most days it isn’t usually -20 degrees (or -4 Farenheit) like what we have been getting this week (which we basically need to look like walking hot dog to survive, hello puffy winter coat). HOWEVER, most days we can actually look pretty good rocking our winter clothing by simply adding a few key layering pieces.
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‘’Mom, where are all the kids?’’ My then 2 ½ year old son asked me as we did our usual playground outing near our house.
Honestly, I probably wouldn’t have given it a conscious thought if he hadn’t pointed this fact with concern and a little disappointment. ‘’I don’t know’’ was the only and real answer I could tell him.
I could have made up some excuses ‘’it’s nap time, it’s lunch time, the kids are at school, the kids are on vacation or even maybe they went to another park…’’ But what was the point.
It seems that kids and parents (who need to accompany their kids) are not that interested or too lazy to go outside.
So that is when I started documenting every time we went to a playground last Fall up until recently this Winter.
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If you are like me, then Winter Wear is probably the most challenging season to dress colorfully while staying true to your own style. Wearing clothing that isn’t always, black, grey or any other popular dark shade sold in Winter can sometimes seem complicated. Let’s not even mention all the layers that keeps our fingers, neck, head and toes warm all the while looking good and feeling great can seem overwhelming and a mouthful!
Let alone wanting to look good without freezing or getting lost in what might feel like thousands layers of clothing, boots, gloves, hat, socks or tights.
But why should you care about wearing color?
Color has the power to boost your mood. I wrote about each color here.
So feeling inspired to wear brighter colors this winter, here is one color combo that is wonderful together…
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Hi wonderful,
Isn’t it crazy?
Another year has come and gone. The countdown and probably your holiday preparations have already started. I absolutely LOVE LOVE this time of year because we always plan something special either going to visit my family or a road trip with my love and little ones.
Another fun thing is reading or listening to some Favorite lists/items/products… so I thought this year I would share with you by category, some of my 2018 favorite items. So this week, I am featuring some of this years favorite fashion items.
I truly enjoy trying new things and we all know how beneficial and oh so simpler it is when an item receives a good review. In the spirit of the Holidays, I hope that this list will give you ideas, maybe for you, maybe as a gift, of items that I believe are worth it and that will last a few seasons.
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It is a fabric pattern that consists of multiples colors and regularly makes an appearance on the runways and in trend reports come Fall. What I really love is that the true Scottish plaids are often in rich hues of forest green, reds, blues, browns, oranges. In other words, plaid is a pattern that will never go out of style.
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The start of a new season makes me think of flipping my closet from Summer to Fall and cleaning out what is either old, used or doesn’t fit anymore.
Another favorite thing is to search fashion’s forecast of the colors, shapes and patterns for the upcoming season. I use this as a guide, as a source of inspiration for my outfits, even though I usually stick to the similar shapes and pattern.
One of my favorite ways to transition from Summer into Fall weather is with jackets and shoes.
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Looking for comfort? Looking for versatility? Looking for styling ideas? This one item has quickly become my favorite go-to Summer clothing. Change you shoes or add a layer underneath and voila you can easily transition this piece from day to evening OR from work to wherever you are going next!…
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There are a handful of stylish people that truly inspire me to live my best life, Iris Apfel is one of them. Although I have never had the privilege to meet her, her words of wisdom, her style and her degree of nonchalance is truly remarkable. You can easily learn…
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It’s the 5 second outfit… No joke, this one item looks good, takes 5 seconds to put on and can easily transition from day to evening wear. The jumpsuit, overall or one piece, whatever you choose to call it, it is one of those pieces I wished I had multiples…
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