Clouds part, Just to give us a little sun.

Light pink/blue c/o Papaya Clothing stud blouse, Gold vintage Chanel pin, Silver c/o Jeweliq earrings, Light blue H&M jeans, Pink c/o JewelMint abacus wrap bracelet, Ivory vintage Chanel purse, Tan Zara sandal heels. 

I've always loved blouses and when I found this one from Papaya Clothing -- a combination of pastel blue and pink top (perfect for Spring), I was intrigued mostly by the studded collar.  I find that with my style growing I gravitate toward having also fun with accessories; I was inspired lately by Atlantic Pacific, genius on placing a pin at the collar, a cool spin-off from a bow tie.  Also, I don't wear earrings often but I am loving these silver wing earrings from Jeweliq, their collection of ear candy is amazing!  Currently, eyeing these beauties.

For shoes, I cannot tell you enough how much I love the shoes at Zara (their quality is durable aand more importantly comfortable).  I think most of my closet has Zara haha, I can't help but walk into there to "window shop," and come out with so many items.

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These next few months are going to be way too much fun -- because it involves a lot of travel and music festivals, concerts, and so much more (mostly with my lovely partner in crime, Chanda).  I can't wait to wear more summer outfits also, festival inspired.  Which btw, I am going to host an exciting giveaway soon, hint: music festival inspired.  Stay tuned lovelies!

And speaking of giveaways, excited to announce the winner of the Jeweliq giveaway: congrats to Sassy from  Strictly For The Dance Floor!

Have an amazing rest of the week loves! Friday is almost heeeereeee (sry getting excited bc this week has been too long!!)

P.S. Blog title is from "Limit To Your Love" by Feist, such a sweet song -- definitely recommend :).

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

      

Alyssa Nicole x Inspirafashion Skirt Giveaway!

White Fashion Star x HM top, White c/o Alyssa Nicole Lace Skate skirt, Tan Rebecca Minkoff mini Mac, Arm candy: Gold cuff via Crossroads Trading, Coral c/o JewelMint stone bracelet, Gold armor ring via Crossroads Trading, Gold orange c/o JewelMint Golden Shift Choker necklace, Brown Steve Madden leopard sandal heels.

I like the monochrome look with all-white and decided to pair this pretty blouse top with cutouts in the back, tucked in this beautiful lace skate skirt from Alyssa Nicole.  I thought to pair the white cool tones with warm tones for accessories: gold, coral (JewelMint necklace and bracelet), and tan (RM mini mac).  Played around also with prints with my leopard sandal heels.

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Onto the exciting part of this post, I'm hosting a sweet giveaway with one of my favorite local fashion designers, Alyssa Nicole -- her brand has a beautiful collection of dresses, tops, skirts and more.  I love the sweet delicate and girly feel to all her pieces.  Also had the pleasure of being a part of her new Spring Collection :).  Be sure to check out her spring collection 2013 here. 

Alyssa Nicole is giving Inspirafashion readers a chance to win a Skate Skirt from her Spring 2013 Collection! [ you get the choice of coral (left) or white lace (right) ]

Enter this giveaway by using the "rafflecopter" below.

All mandatory entries are also below.  You can get extra entries also by following in other places.

This giveaway will run for two weeks, will end on 3/27, Wednesday 12:00AM PST.  The giveaway winner will be selected and announced that same week.

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Good luck lovelies!  Have a great week ahead (we're almost there to Friday!!) ;)

xo,

Kathleen

      

Sweet rose.

Pink c/o Rire Boutique lace dress, Vintage Chanel pin, Arm candy: pink c/o JewelMint Abacus wrap bracelet, white F21 pyramid bracelet, Rings via Crossroads Trading, White vintage Chanel purse, Brown Zara ankle strap heels, Brown thrifted woven belt.

Spring is fast approaching, when I know we have to "spring" forward our clocks..despite losing an hour of sleep, I'm really happy there's more light in the day.  Enjoyed the sun this day with flowers -- went well with this sweet lace dress from Rire Boutique.  I love the lace scallop hem detail.  Played with pinks and brown neutral colors -- added my Zara heels and brown thrifted belt.  Also for accessories used gold rings and bracelets.  One bracelet in particular caught my eye from JewelMint, it was sweet and reminded me of those candy bracelets I used to wear when I was a kid.
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This week ahead hopefully will go by fast, on a personal note -- I'm thinking of going back to school for my MBA, I'm attending an info session this week at UC Berkeley, which would be my top choice.  Wish me luck on the preparation!  Sigh, not looking forward to more tests, but I know it'll be all worth it in the end :).

Have an amazing week ahead lovelies!
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