Living for Pretty

Celebrating all things pretty, happy and inspiring. From renovation stories, to recipes, decorating, parties and little life lessons, you’ll find a little bit of everything here.

Runway Reimagined

Last week I was lucky enough to attend Eco Fashion Week where dozens of designers came together to show the world what sustainable fashion looks like. And it looks pretty darn good. The final show for the week was by Value Village. According to Value Village, every person throws away 81lbs of clothes every year. (Seriously, how does that happen?!) To show what 81lbs looks like, Value Village challenged 10 stylists and designers to style or design garments  that equaled 8.1 lbs (making the whole show come in at 81lbs). Participating designers and stylists included Fair Weathers, Boho Republic, Recycle Runway, KLÄD by Melanie Trygg, House of 1000 Corsets, Jason Pillay, Tannya Bernadette, Marky Mark Style, Label Deficiency and Heidi Valencia. What resulted was some ridiculously creative, awesome ensembles.

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Modern Dorothy Halloween Costume

There are only two weeks until Halloween – do you have your costume yet? I’ve always had a love of the Wizard of Oz. I mean what little girl didn’t want those shiny red shoes! To top it off, I spotted this darling, vintage-style, blue gingham dress for a steal on Amazon and thought it was just perfect for a modern Dorthy costume. Hey, Zoey could even be Toto! You could even update her footware to something a little more current, say, red hunter boots for tromping around in the rain, or just a vibrant heel that would look great at a Christmas party later this year. Oh, and if you want to take it really modern, and just give an ode to Dorothy at work on Monday, and go with THIS dress!)

Happy Halloween!

 

 

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Dress | Sparkled heels | Socks | Pup in Basket 

Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale

The much-anticipated Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here- cue fall wardrobe planning and stock ups! If you haven’t heard of Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale (I’m concerned about you, and you are likely living under a rock, please comment if you need help), it’s where Nordstrom debuts its fall collections and puts many items on sale, and THEN marks them up a few weeks later. In Nordstrom country (Seattle), it’s pretty much an official holiday. So hop on the sale wagon before it leaves and get your cozy fall closet set! Below is a list of what I’m buying and/or lusting over. I’d love to hear what you snag! I’ve personally been waiting for these Zella Leggings to go on sale for months, so I’m definitely snagging a pair and a backup!

Public access to the sale starts July 22 (but you can shop NOW if you’re a Nordstrom cardholder!). Prices go up August 8! Also, to those rock dwellers, Nordstrom has free shipping and free returns with no minimums. They are my hands-down favorite department store to shop online.

Note that the prices on hover are their ‘regular’ price – click through to see the sale price!

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One of the greatest seasonal adventures in the spring is traveling up to the Skagit Valley Tulip fields for some flowery fun. The scenes are from a fairy tale. Perfectly tended flowers and a rainbow of colors for days.

The spring time in the PNW is temperamental, meaning you don’t always know what you’ll get. Half the days are gorgeous paradise, the rest are a little wet and muddy. If you’re headed up to the tulip fields, boots are in order.

The Washington Shoe Company hosted a little field trip for Seattle Bloggers to connect and talk about new trends in the boot business. The Seattle-based company is also celebrating 125 years being in business.  You may recognize their brands like Chooka and Western Chief (available at retailers like Nordstrom, Target, Fred Meyer, and Kohl’s).

Me, my friend Torie, and a dozen other Seattle Bloggers headed up for a beautiful day. The sun was out, and there couldn’t have been a better day to do the trip. I went jacket-less all day and my long-sleeved dress kept me protected from the sun.

For boots, I chose the Freja’ Lace Up boots courtesy of Washington Shoe Company. I loved the quilting details and the laces gave it a fun look. I have wide calfs, so these were my first official pair of rain boots. All others rainboots I’ve tried on have never fit. The key for you wide-calf ladies is to find boots that are a little shorter. Chooka luckily has tons of options. I’m considering buying a few pairs!VIEW THIS POST

runway reimagined with value village

If you know me at all, you know that some of my favorite haunts are thrift stores. So naturally when I hear of an event that elevates and shines a light on the amazingness of thrifted fashion, I’m there.
In Downtown Seattle’s Axis, Value Village laid out a runway to feature designers and stylists in collaboration with Eco Fashion Week. Creatives showed what you can do with recycled clothes, from reassembling and reimagining to styling in new ways. The result was a  ‘wow’ factor. I’m an avid thrift store junkie, and this even inspired me to take my game to a new level.
In addition to the unique items and affordable prices, you really do something great when you shop second-hand. Value Village reports that as the largest textile recyclers in the world, they are responsible for keeping more than 650 million pounds of goods from reaching landfills annually. Now that’s pretty cool!

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2015 holiday dresses

With so many parties and social engagements during the holidays I think it’s well worth it to buy a special dress to make your feel pretty all holiday long. To feel festive, you should look festive (and I’m not talking about ugly Christmas sweaters…) with a touch a bling, a swatch of red or green or a classic navy blue. Or go the super glitz route and recycle your Christmas look for New Years! With work parties, holiday dinners and events, you’ll get a lot of mileage out of it! Below are my picks for a festive holiday season.

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