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ModCloth Fall Haul

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wearing items c/o ModCloth:  burgundy and ivory striped blouse / burgundy corduroy pants / green shoulder bag / fall floral maxi dress

The fall season is here! This means it is high time we all stock our closets with the hottest trends from the fall 2017 season. Since I found so many fabulous fall pieces from ModCloth last month, I decided I would go back to ModCloth for a fall haul. They have so many styles which not only fit into the fall trends, they fit into daily life. So excited for what I bought!

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I love maxi dresses; and they are a hot trend for fall. In addition to maxi dresses, fall florals are a must-have trend for the autumn season. So together, they make the perfect fall dress! Florals were all over the runways for the fall season, I love seeing them on the streets; and ModCloth made them a reality. Love!

This maxi dress was perfect for a day of shopping. It is really comfortable, and can be dressed down by being paired with booties. The open slits on the sleeves give the dress a little extra sass; which is fabulous. I can also dress up this floral maxi dress with heels and a clutch. I feel tall and confident wearing this dress. It is the perfect day into dress for fall!

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The 1970s were a huge influence on the runways for fall 2017. It is one of my favorite decades for casual dressing, so when I spotted these wide leg, corduroy trousers at ModCloth, I knew I needed them. They have a 1970s vibe which is downright “groovy.” They will transition from fall into winter easily with the addition of a chunky wool sweater, or a fabulous coat.

I wore this outfit on a busy day last week while out with my kids. It was really comfortable, and people kept complimenting these pants. Love that!

This blouse is a classic shirt which I love wearing with these pants. It will also look cute with jeans on more casual days. It can also be worn with a classic suit for the office.

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How cute is this military green, embroidered shoulder bag! It matches everything for fall, and it is so easy to wear. I love the interior pockets, and I find myself reaching for it almost every day this season. I cannot believe how affordable this bag is. The price just blew me away. It is extremely well-made. Quality is everything, and this bag has it! As you know, I know handbags, and this one is fabulous.

If you are not familiar with ModCloth, I want to fill you in on a few things about why I love shopping with them. ModCloth has a mobile app, which is available in the app store. The app is great because it will recommend the perfect size for you based on your input in the app. The website also has a style gallery. This is a fun place to browse all of ModCloth’s latest styles worn by real people like you and me; not supermodels. You can see what the clothing looks like on real bodies, and in real life situations. Lastly, if you have trouble shopping on the site, ModCloth Stylists are on hand to help! They seriously have the most helpful Stylists and customer service reps in the industry. This is the easiest place to shop on the web! Love it!

If you aren’t already connected with ModCloth, be sure to follow them on social media and check out ModCloth.com to see all the fabulous fall styles in stock!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

*Thank you to ModCloth for sponsoring this posts. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own

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San Francisco street style through the years

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wearing: large gold hoop earrings / Chanel lipstick / green western style shirt / dark rinse girlfriend jeans / black leather watch / Chanel fall nail polish / Givenchy handbag / fall suede booties

Last week I attended a How to Macrame class in San Francisco. Dawn from Fashion Should Be Fun and I carpooled up to the city together and snapped these photos of our outfits before heading into the class. I knew the event would be filled with San Francisco bloggers, so I wanted to make sure I was wearing the latest and greatest.

If you had asked me twenty years ago how to dress in San Francisco, I would have told you that San Francisco street style is on the dressy side-no jeans, no sweats, no leggings. If you ask me today what San Francisco street style looks like, I will tell you it is uber casual. Ninety percent of the people walking around in the city are wearing jeans, leggings, and casual ensembles. How and why did this change in style happen?

There are a lot of factors which have contributed over the years to the change in San Francisco street style. My Mom will tell you that people wore their very best to go downtown in the 1950s and 1960s. Women wore heels, gloves, and hats. Men would wear suits and scuff-free loafers. People used to take pride in how they dressed; especially when heading to downtown San Francisco.

The 1970s were still dressed up; but the overall style in the 70’s was more casual with the advent of sport coats for men, and pant suits for women. The wrap dress was also popular; and it gave off a more casual vibe then popular dresses from previous decades.

In the 1980s and 1990s, companies in downtown San Francisco still required men and women to wear suits to work. When people came into the city from the suburbs, they still dressed up and adhered to the no-denim, no casual clothing fashion rule. It was at the dawn of the new millennium when everything changed; and it changed fast.

The dot-boom brought in new start up companies to the Bay Area, and in San Francisco proper. These tech and internet companies were run by many GenX-ers and Baby Boomers who wanted to create something new; and not work for “the man” like their parents did.

Our start-up culture in San Francisco was focused on work, work, and work. These new companies did not have a dress code; allowing workers to wear casual clothing, jeans, and show off piercings, colorful hairdo’s; and essentially express themselves through their clothing.

My job moved from the East Bay to downtown San Francisco in 1998. I wore a suit to work everyday. If I wore a pantsuit with a shirt that did not have a collar, I was told my clothing was too casual. No joke. Then, in 2000, something changed. The start-up culture took over San Francisco street style, and changed the way we dressed for work; as well as heading downtown for dinner, shopping, and in general.

All of a sudden, start-up culture took over, and only the finance, insurance, and consulting workers were still walking down the street wearing suits. Montgomery street, which used to be a sea of suits, suddenly became a sea of jeans. People were not just wearing jeans, they were wearing old sneakers, ratty backpacks, and old sweatshirts. And no, they were not homeless; these were highly paid workers from the new tech and Internet start-ups which had popped up South of Market and downtown. These workers changed the fashion of the city. Suits were no longer “chic” or “cool.” They were stuffy, old school, and considered something from our parents generation.

Since it was the dot-boom, I left my conservative, old school job on Montgomery street and joined a start-up in 2000. I cannot tell you how difficult it was for me to switch to wearing jeans at work. I felt grubby. I felt. . . under-dressed and inappropriate. Jeans were always something I loved on the weekends, or when I was not anywhere near downtown. They were something I would never wear if I went downtown to shop or eat out. Jeans were off-duty clothing; they were casual. To wear jeans downtown felt wrong; almost obscene.

I did the dot-com thing, and the wearing jeans downtown thing, for a little over one year until the dot-com I worked for was about to dot-bomb; then I went back to an old school company down the Peninsula and went back to a no-denim dress code. It felt better; I have to admit!

The street style in San Francisco never reverted back to what it once was. The streets of San Francisco remained casual, and continued to grow more casual as time went on in the new millennium. I still question myself when I choose to wear a denim outfit in San Francisco, but when I arrive in the city, I blend in.

I lived in San Francisco for ten years. In those ten years, I watched San Francisco street style go from refined and dressy, to casual and sometimes sloppy. When I was growing up, San Francisco was the center of fashion for the Bay Area. As an adult, I feel like the suburbs dress up more then the city. It is a strange turn of events. It will be interesting to see if a new industry pops up soon, changing the city style landscape back to dressier times; or if the casual culture of the tech industry dominates for generations to come.

Shop my casual San Francisco street style look:

What are your thoughts on San Francisco street style throughout the years? What have you observed?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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Walking into fall with ModCloth

Wearing items c/o of ModCloth: Shirtdress / Mustard Shoulder Bag / Brown Cardigan Sweater / Green Western Style Blouse / Plaid Midi Skirt

Can you believe it is almost the fall season? Despite the fact that it is technically still the summer season, we are getting cool morning fog, and school starts this week; so technically it feels like fall has started!

This is the time of year when I love to transition my wardrobe from summer into fall. I love wearing the hottest fall trends while staying comfortable in the warm summer temperatures. ModCloth has a such a great collection of early fall merchandise; it makes it easy to rock the new fall trends while staying comfortable in the summer weather.

ModCloth has so many amazing pieces for walking into the fall season. Plus, it is so easy to find something which fits perfectly! ModCloth offers sizes for every body type imaginable; with sizes ranging from XXS to 4XL. Nothing makes me feel more positive about my body then knowing I can find my size!  It really is empowering.

I love seeing clothing on real people, rather than professional models. ModCloth has taken the concept of seeing the clothing on real people by including a Style Gallery on ModCloth.com. It is so cool to be able to see the clothing on multiple body-types; you instantly know what it will look like on you!

If you are having trouble putting an outfit together, or finding the right look for an event, ModCloth.com has Mod Stylists available who can help you shop the site. It is like being in a store, without having to dodge crowds or try to grab a Sales Assistant’s attention. Mod Stylists are readily available online, and you don’t have to dodge any crowds for their help. It’s so luxurious!

You can visit ModCloth.com for more information about the uber cool Style Gallery, or for personal assistance from a Mod Stylist. Now, let’s chat about my favorite pieces for walking into fall from ModCloth.

I absolutely adore separates for the early fall season; also known as pre-fall. The outfit pictured above is a great collection of separates to help get from summer into fall. The cardigan is a classic must-have for foggy mornings, and cool evenings. It can be worn over jeans and a tee, a summer slip dress, and then worked into a fall ensemble like the one I am wearing. This cardigan is a must-have workhorse for transitioning from summer into fall! Love!

This western style green blouse is a great piece for fall. The western trend is emerging, and in 2018, will prove to be an important one. I plan on wearing it with jeans on casual days, and with this skirt all season long! It will be fabulous in early spring too with a denim skirt and slides. Love it!

Can we talk about this plaid skirt for a moment? It really is the centerpiece of my summer into fall wardrobe from ModCloth. This skirt can also be paired with a linen tee on warm days, along with mules or slides. When the weather gets colder, it will look amazing with over the knee boots, and a cozy sweater for a casual look, or for a more dressy look, tights, heels, and a wool blazer. There are so many possibilities with this skirt! That must be why ModCloth named it the “Hero Skirt.” It is a wardrobe hero!

I truly believe for any summer into fall wardrobe to be complete, one must have separates to integrate into one’s summer wardrobe, as well as one fabulous dress. Oh this dress! It has an on trend 1970s vibe; which is a hot trend for fall. It also has a slimming effect, as well as offers a comfortable fit. I am in love! I wore this dress back to school shopping with my kids, and my mom told me she had a dress like it in the 1970s. Rocking a fall trend while staying comfortable in summer weather; pre-fall fashion mission accomplished!

Since I am a handbag superfan, you might be wondering why I have not mentioned this cute little shoulder bag yet! Well, you know me, save the best for last! I love this bag! It has a built-in wallet system with four separate compartments. This bag can be worn over the shoulder for a 1970s vibe, or it can be worn cross body for comfort, and ease of use. I have been wearing it both ways, and love it!

There are many more pieces from ModCloth.com which are perfect for transitioning from summer into fall. Be sure to visit ModCloth.com to see everything they have right now!

*Thank You ModCloth for sponsoring this post. all thoughts and opinions are my own.