Warby Parker - New Collaboration

Hi Guys,

Have you heard of the fabulous brand Warby Parker? 

source: http://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses

If so, you know that this fantastic brand offers stylish, quality sunglasses and eyeglasses at extremely reasonable prices! If not, you should know that they have fresh picked styles, and play off of classic ones too. You can order multiple frames, try them on in your own home (what!? love that!), and pick your favorite to purchase! The best part of this company though, in my opinion, is that for every pair of glasses sold, the company distributes a pair to someone in need. Fantastic!

My recent crush frame, if I HAD to pick just one, is the Chamberlain, which can be seen here: 

http://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses/women/chamberlain#saddle-sage

But, more importantly...Today they launched a collaboration with Leith Clark on 5 new frames that I think you'll adore! According to Warby Parker, this collaboration is inspired by smart-looking and smart-thinking individualists, like writer and actress Zoe Kazan, photographed in the collection by noted fashion photographer Pamela Hanson. Each distinct shape features heaps of charm and whimsy. And just like Leith, the collection is ultra-ladylike and spirited.

Here are a few images to get you excited! 

Check out all their styles at:

http://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses

and

http://www.warbyparker.com/sunglasses

I know you'll love them just as much as I do! 

xo, kara

All images courtesy of Warby Parker.

Shop For A Cause!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

I'm so proud to work for a company that supports women in SO many ways- one of which is by offering an exclusive Breast Cancer Boutique. The profits from the beautiful items in the boutique go to Noreen Fraser Foundation to support Breast Cancer Research!

I personally will donate my sales from these items to a breast cancer survivor. Please help the cause- while sprucing up your wardrobe too! How gorgeous are these items!?

Visit, www.stelladot.com/ts/exus5  click, Boutiques and the Shop For A Cause. Now through Wednesday, 10.23.13

Thank you for your support!

xo, Kara

Outfits & Embellishments

It's Thursday... here's another installment of mood boards for outfit updates!

This week, I'm trying to update my "almost daily uniform" of boyfriend jeans and a t-shirt. It's amazing what a few accessories can do to change a look!

Uniform 1

Source: Jewelry and bag: My Stella&Dot Site; Jeans and T-Shirt: Gap, Shoes: Toms

 Uniform 2

Source: Jewelry and bag: My Stella&Dot Site; Jeans, Sweater and T-Shirt: Gap, Shoes: Steve Madden

 Uniform 3

Source: Jewelry and bag: My Stella&Dot Site; Jeans, Blazer and T-Shirt: Gap, Shoes: Nordstrom

Please stop by www.stelladot.com/sites/karachase 

for jewelry and accessories you'll love!

xo, Kara

Equestrian Chic, with Head Over Heels with Melanie!

I'm so excited for this post! I collaborated with my friend (and in this case, stylist and photographer!) Melanie, of Head Over Heels with Melanie, to create wearable, modern equestrian chic looks. The inspiration came from an amazing Kate Spade purse (no longer available in this color), and when I got it, I immediately texted Melanie to say "we have to do an equestrian photo shoot!" 

She excitedly agreed, we set a date, and started planning! 

We scoured my closet, and with the help of some of Melanie's amazing scarves (and style sense of course) and my variety of Stella and Dot Jewelry we styled a few looks we both loved! 

(and would wear any day!)

Of course, the boots are a must, and skinny jeans are the best for them. I die for my leather gloves, blazers and button downs. I think I lived the equestrian lifestyle in a previous life!

For another, more classic style, we added Melanie's vintage scarf that she has had and loves dearly. It was perfect for the look and the scenery! It couldn't have been better!

For the 3rd look, we changed it up with my statement blazer, beautiful hunter green scarf and a classic white button up. The hair came down for a casual feel.

And finally, to go full equestrian... we added Melanie's favorite "New York, I wore it all the time and loved it dearly" hat. Perfect!

All images courtesy of Melanie 

Shopping:

(Jeans: JBrand similar; Blue Button up: Gap; Blue Blazer, H&M old similar; Orange Blazer: Gap; Boots: Franco Sarto old similar; Bag: Kate Spade no longer available similar; Scarves, vintage; Gloves: Banana Republic similar; All Jewelry: My Stella and Dot Site)

If you haven't noticed...

I'm a fan of stripes. Lots of them, as often as possible.

These pics were taken pre-engagement, while we were hanging out at the beach. It was windy- Made for great hair though! :)

 Real Beach hair! 

 (this is me saying, "hang on, wait for the wind to die down"... !)

(Striped top: old, Jcrew; Pants: Sexy Boyfriend, Gap; Watch: Nixon; Bracelets and rings: My Stella and Dot Site, foundation bracelet and nugget wrap bracelet, stacking ring set)

Head Over Heels....

Remember a few months ago when I posted some fun pics from a Bridal Stylist photo shoot? Check it out here if you don't recall. 

Well... my fabulous friend who we were "modeling" for and who did all the amazing work has her business up and running and it's doing amazingly well! I'm so happy for her! Check out her website, she's Ahhhmazing! :) You'll learn how fab she is, and see many more pics from our fun photo shoot day!

www.headoverheelswithmelanie.com

Here are a few reminder pics! 

weekend pic... still trying to keep up

I haven't been good about blogging, I know. I'm working on it I swear. In the mean time, I will try to post mini posts to keep things interesting! Today for example, here is my outfit from my guy's family fathers' day bbq. It was a lot of fun, and I'm a little in love with my orange pants. We came home 5 hours later to my guy's bathroom flooded all the way through to the hallway carpet. It was an interesting end to the day/weekend to say the least. 

I am almost looking forward to Monday if you can believe it! 

I hope everyone had a great weekend and Fathers' Day!

Bridal Stylist Photo Shoot

Happy Memorial Day to all! First I want to say a great big "Thank You!" to everyone who put their lives on the line for our country. You're appreciated more than you know!

I wanted to share a sneak peak into a photo shoot I was a part of yesterday. It was for my friend Melanie's (Lola's mama, for those of you familiar with my favorite dog) new Bridal Styling business that she is starting. It was a whirl-wind day for all, but mostly for Mel and her super helpful husband Andrew. It was an all day shoot, that was really 4 shoots in 1 day. I was in the last shoot of the day, the "Clambake Coral" or nautical bride/bridesmaid shoot. It was very a very fun, very long day... but I'm so happy for Melanie and everyone involved. I'm only sharing a few pics, so that the big reveal can happen on her website!... It's her business after all! I'll let everyone know more details later. :) Not only was I a part of the shoot, but so was some feature pieces of my Stella & Dot Jewelry! So perfect and such a wonderful fit with the summer line.

Here you go...

This is a quick shot that Mel took of me at the site, to give you an idea of how we were all styled. Stripes and Coral and Braids, oh my! :) (thanks for the pic Mel) How cute is that La Coco Coral necklace from S&D! Worked out perfectly!

I did a quick up-do on the "bride" before our shoot. Like I said, ours was the last of the day, so we had some time to get ready and do our hair and makeup. It was fun to play, and it turned out super cute! I was texting "approval" photos to Melanie throughout the process so that she could "yes or no" them while she was out on the other shoots. She "yes'd" this one.

Another approval shot... this time, of the style I did on my own hair, with a smidge of humor added in for Mel. ;) aka, me being a goof-ball. 

Once we were all dressed and styled by the talented Melanie, we were off to our nautical location, which due to holiday events in San Francisco, ended up being the Embarcadero...it was perfect to say the least. What a gorgeous day in the city! AND we found parking, which was amazing. (If you've ever been there on a sunny weekend you understand.)

Here's a quick shot of the bride after getting out of the car. So cute! Love that Stella&Dot necklace! 

There were so many people out and about... and we grabbed this "groom" as soon as we spotted him! How lucky for us and how sweet of him (and his understanding wife) to suddenly become part of the shoot! Perfect!

Stella&Dot was on the ready, along with my "walking" shoes. I wore patent nude heels in the shoot that, well, were not "made for walkin'."

After everything was done, we (the "bride" and me) headed home for a much needed meal. (we hadn't eaten since breakfast!) We went for the healthiest option obviously. It was the most delicious meal ever at 4:45pm. 

Then, finally, I went to Melanie and Andrew's house to take Lola for a walk since they had some other things to do in San Francisco that evening. She was very excited to see me! (or anyone probably, but I'm going to say it was totally because it was me!)

Such a fun day, and I can't wait to share more details with the you once they are all available!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

For info on the Stella & Dot jewelry you see here, contact me through my Independent Stylist site at 

www.stelladot.com/site/karachase

1 shirt, 2 ways

I'm guest posting today over at Lattes and Love so hop on over and check out Torie's awesome blog!

I recently purchased a cute polka-dot shirt on a whim (it was next to the register as I was checking out and I just grabbed it without trying it on, way to get me!) and have been mildly obsessed with it since. I've worn it three times already! You've seen it here on my Sunday Stroll post as a super casual weekend look, and I wanted to show everyone another way to wear it! I went on a "shopping the competition" work excursion recently and wore it in a more "classic way" since it was still for a work day. I added a sweater (in neon, of course!) dark denim, and cognac colored flats.

ONE WAY:

Shirt, Jeans and Sweater (Gap, here, here and here); Belt (Target ) Shoes (Steve Madden here, I got mine at DSW), Purse (Kate Spade, no longer available similar ) Jewelry (Forever 21)

WAY TWO, as seen originally from Sunday Stroll Post

I'm sure this shirt will make another appearance, because honestly, I'm in love with it. 

Chambray+Green= Chambreen?

Shirt (Nordstrom ) Pants (7 for all mankind ) Shoes (Toms) Watch (Michael Kors) Sunnies (Ray Ban)

Necklace, Earrings, and Bracelets (Stella and Dot) Ring (Kate Spade) Belt (H&M? Maybe? old)

I'm calling this my "Meet Andy Cohen" outfit. More to come about that! (Notice the side pony!?) :) I mixed a comfy chambray shirt with my early-spring-splurge-green-jeans and let my jewelry take the spotlight! Fun day, fun outfit!