Urban moto chic.

Black Nasty Gal cropped leather jacket, Blue lace dress c/o Choies (similar style here), Ivory vintage Chanel purse, 'Love' bracelet c/o Mimi Boutique, Black gifted Marc Fisher booties.

When I saw this blue lace dress from Choies, I loved how it had this trumpet hem along with hints of nude fabric and a crazy fun lace pattern.  It's so interesting, urban sporty yet feminine. I think my style is really gravitating toward this type of cool irony in fashion, sporty meets girly -- a neat twist all the time. 

I decided to style this dress with a black leather jacket (btw, one of my all-time favorite new additions to my closet!), its so hard for me to find a nice fitted leather jacket, finally found one. I also added to this outfit some beautiful black suede booties from Marc Fisher. I accessorized with this cute 'Love' bracelet from Mimi Boutique and gold rings.  

This past weekend has been so eventful, and in the best way possible -- I teamed up with a wonderful photographer and videographer, Tim Williams.  We had the shoot at Berkeley, found hidden gems everywhere -- seriously was the best working with him. I love partnering with different artists in fashion, it's such a great way to connect and create something amazing.  I can't wait to share with you lovelies!! It's going to be released along with my new blog redesign by my good friend and web designer, Richard Tom! Stay tuned lovelies by Thanksgiving week!

xo,

Kathleen 

Mimi Boutique x Inspirafashion Instagram Summer Bag Giveaway!

Gray Brandy & Melville San Francisco cropped top, Black Tobi asymmetrical skirt, Arm Candy: 'LOVE' Bracelet c/o Mimi Boutique, Black Zara sandal heels, Black and gold Cheylas Studded Bag c/o Mimi Boutique.

I'm so excited to share my very first Instagram Giveaway on Inspirafashion!  As you probably have noticed, Instagram has a close place to heart when it comes to social media haha, I guess maybe because I love photography that much.  But I'm glad to collaborate with Mimi Boutique on this giveaway for you lovelies!  

I styled the Cheylas studded bag with some minimalist pieces yet interesting in shape -- I recently got this asymmetrical skirt and it's amazing.  Paired it off with a cute SF cropped top and sandal heels.

Now on to the giveaway!  Mimi Boutique is giving Inspirafashion readers a chance to win a Cheylas studded bag of your own (your choice on which color, black, red, or white)!

Here are the rules to enter this giveaway on Instagram:

1) Follow Me on Instagram, @Kathleencarla, and Follow @mimiboutique on Instagram, and like the instagram photo

2) Re-post the giveaway photo (can be found on my instagram account HERE)

3) Tag a minimum of 3 friends on your IG post

4) Don't forget to add the official hashtag for this giveaway (so we can keep track of your entries!): #MBIFsummer
Giveaway ends on July 12th.

Good luck lovelies!!  And cheers to the freakin' weekend, so excited for all the sun we're getting here in the Bay! :)

xo,

Kathleen

Chanel stripes.

Brown Urban Outfitters hat (similar here), Gray Forever 21 stripe top (similar here), White Zara skirt, Brown Tory Burch satchel via Silver and Plum, Gold vintage Chanel brooch, Nude Zara sandal heels, Arm candy: Silver cross bracelet c/o Mimi Boutique, Gold arrow ring via Crossroads Trading.

If I had a go-to comfy outfit, this probably would be it -- a casual tee, crossbody bag, sandal heels (given its 3 inches) ;), a cool hat.  All the factors scream my wardrobe.  At the moment this new Zara skirt I got, I am obsessssed (words can't describe how happy I was when I found it!).  I love how it has that small detail of the asymmetrical hem.

Hope you lovelies have been doing well!  We're almost to Friday and I can't wait for the weekend.  This week has been seriously the longest, but getting back into the groove of things.  This weekend celebrating with one of my girlfriends her bday at Rotunda/shopping, then Sunday is Father's Day! Time flies. We're planning on hiking in Napa, can't wait for family bonding time :).

xo,

Kathleen

A floral afternoon.

Photos by Sight Through Glass Photography

Yellow c/o LuLu*s Lace Dress, Red c/o Steve Madden Rebuttle sandal heels, Arm candy: coral c/o JewelMint bracelet, gold c/o Mimi Boutique lion bracelet, rings via Crossroads Trading, Tan Rebecca Minkoff mini mac. 

This is the epitome of embracing the beautiful Spring season -- pretty flowers all around and the warm sun.  I cannot wait for more days like this.  This dress in particular is gorgeous with the cut-outs from LuLu*s; aand they named it perfectly "Afternoon In The Park."  

In addition to what compliments this dress with great contrast are these beautiful Steve Madden Rebuttle heels.  These sandal heels are so perfect for spring and summer, I can't wait to wear them more often.  Something that caught my eye as well was the metallic gold heel (amazingg).

I had the pleasure of shooting with one of my good friends, we go way back from our high school days, Matthew Liu (see more of his sweet photography here), I love how he shot this look with warm tones.  We visited for the first time at Berkeley Botanic Gardens -- which btw, if you've never been, please go! It's amazing with such pretty scenery and flowers all over.

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This week went relatively fast -- I love how time flies, which means I'm having some type of fun ;).  I attended a recent Macy's spring fashion event, and did something major by attending an info session for the UC Berkeley Haas MBA program (I'm planning on going back to school soon!), and here and there catching up with friends over dinner. 

Happy Friday beautifuls!! Enjoy your weekend!

xo,

Kathleen

      

Vibrant jewels.

Teal lace top via Crossroads Trading, Green c/o Mimi Boutique collar necklace, Red c/o Filthy Magic floral skater skirt, Orange Calvin Klein sandal heels, Purple c/o Mimi Boutique Cassie clutch.

One trend I find the most fun and interesting is color blocking -- here I decided to play around with a mix of different vibrant jewel tone colors: purple, orange, red, and green.  With fashion I always try to have fun, kind of like a painting putting all the pieces, colors, silhouettes together.  This outfit I styled probably shows how much I love art (I hope to get back into it soon) -- I used to love doing artwork with pastels or charcoal.  

With color blocking, I decided to pair this beautiful purple clutch from Mimi Boutique with this out of this world lovely skirt from Filthy Magic.  To top it off (literally haha) I paired it with this amazing lace teal top via Crossroads Trading.  And no outfit is complete without the perfect pair of shoes -- these Calvin Klein orange sandal heels.

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Hope you lovelies have an amazing weekend ahead! Have fun in the sun (if it's sunny where you are) or just chillax.. cheers to the freakin' weekend ;).

xo,

Kathleen

      

Peplum paisley.

Black c/o GUESS peplum dress, White c/o GUESS rhinestone necklace, Arm candy: Coral c/o JewelMint Sun Stone bracelet, ASOS spike bracelet, Gold c/o Mimi Boutique lion bracelet, Black and gold rings via Crossroads Trading, Nude Nasty Gal stud clutch, Orange Calvin Klein sandal heels.

I decided it'd be a fun post to give inspiration of what to wear for Valentine's Day coming up -- this is part one, this version I'd call darker and sexier rather than sweet and dainty (which will be part two of this series).  Leave it to GUESS to make the perfect blend of classy, sexy and chic in this dress with the peplum and paisley pattern.  Not only is it sheer in front but all on the back.  I decided to pair it with colorful accessories: white rhinestones w/ the pretty bib GUESS necklace.  This pretty JewelMint coral stone bracelet was the perfect pop of color, along with my Calvin Klein heels.  View this outfit also on my Chictopia account here.

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Cannot believe it's already February!  Where did time fly again?!  Hope you lovelies have an amazing month ahead.  This past month was a very eventful one starting off the new year, helped to co-host a Chictopia shopping party in SF, modeled/styled Alyssa Nicole's Spring '13 collection, had my first time for high tea at the Rotunda, and among other things on my instagram.

Have an amazing week ahead Beautifuls!  Keep inspiring! 

xo,

Kathleen