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A touch of resort during winter

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wearing: bold gold and purple earrings / Bobbie Brown “Lilac” lipstick / resort 2018 sundress c/o Tart Collections (save 20% off your purchase with code BAFASHIONISTA20 now through Feb. 23, 2018)  / denim jacket / round bamboo bag / Chanel spring nail polish / wedge espadrilles

This is the time of year when it is just plain cold! In addition to being cold, the trees are bare, and the sky is dreary. What we all dream about is a sunny vacation, in eighty degree weather, at a fabulous resort. Unfortunately, not all of us can break away from our kids activities, or work, at this time of year and go sleep on a beach. <sigh>

Thankfully, we can bring the look of the resort to our wardrobe! Love! If you haven’t noticed, Tart Collections has released their fabulous resort 2018 collection, and it can instantly transport you to the resort of your dreams! The collection is filled with beautiful prints, and designs, which are perfect for an exotic beach getaway.  Of course, we have a trick for taking those resort designs to city streets when we can’t actually be on a beach!

This beautiful dress for the resort 2018 season by Tart Collections instantly caught my eye. It has a flirty tie back, and empire waist; making it ideal as a swimsuit cover-up, or beach-side dress, for an exotic getaway. Since I can’t get myself to a beach getaway at the moment, I brought the look to my local city street.

You can wear resort-wear in the winter! I paired my resort 2018 dress from Tart Collections with my classic go-to denim jacket, and city-street-worthy wedge espadrilles. The espadrille portion of the shoe matches the vibe of the dress, while the wedge adds instant street cred. To complete the look, I paired the dress with this vacation-ready bamboo circle bag. It adds the perfect vacation vibe to the overall look!

Since it was forty-seven degrees out when I wore this dress over the week-end, I had to keep my jacket on. I cannot wait for our spring weather to start in the middle of February; this jacket will come off, and this dress will be perfect alone! Now. . .about that beach resort getaway I am currently dreaming of. . . <sigh> At least I have a dress which gives off a beach resort vibe!

You can grab your own piece of a beach resort online at TartCollections.com. You can also save 20% off your resort-ready look with coupon code BAFASHIONISTA20 now through 2/23/2018. Their fabulous resort collection will transition seamlessly into spring 2018. Love that!

Did I mention Tart Collections is based right here in the San Francisco Bay Area? Love!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

*sponsored by Tart Collections. all thoughts and opinions are my own

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Two cool cats

 in General Fashion  tagged chicos / outfits / winter 2018 by

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wearing: large gold hoop earrings / Bobbi Brown lipstick “Lilac” / leopard print wrap c/o Chico’s / black bell sleeve sweater (on major sale & in 4 colors!) / Chloe Pixie / Chanel spring nail polish / skinny jeans / charcoal lace-up boots (on major sale!)

First off, don’t look at my hair! I had it tucked into my wrap and it looked so raggedy! I should have pulled it out of my wrap, but I had no idea it looked like that! So embarrassing. . .and yes, I just posted them on the Internet. Yikes! For the record, my hair doesn’t actually look like that!

OK, so how fun is this wrap from Chico’s?! Dawn and I both received the same wrap and thought it would be so much fun to wear it at the same time. If you ever want to attract attention, be a twinsie with your friend. It’s a hoot! We got a ton of smiles while walking through Santana Row in our matching wraps.

We met for a late breakfast at Cocola on Santana Row to chit chat about life, fashion week, and of course, fashion! I brought my middle child with me who enjoyed being one of the girls, and had fun snapping all of our pictures for us. Isn’t she a great photographer?!

This is actually the first thing I have ever owned from Chico’s. I love how thick the fabric is, and how cozy it is for a cold day. I originally planned to pair it with black jeans, but I have gained some weight over the past few months and when I went to put on my black jeans that morning, they didn’t fit! I settled for my go-to skinny jeans.

I love how the wrap looks paired with an all-black look. Doesn’t Dawn look fabulous?! That was how I originally planned to wear it! Oh well, I have ordered a bigger pair of black jeans to hold me over until I lose this weight. So, I can do the all-black look soon!

Have you ever worn the same thing as a friend, either by accident or on purpose?

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XOXO

Cathy

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Comfortable evening jumpsuit for winter

 in General Fashion  tagged evening attire / evening bags / jd williams / jumpsuits / outfits / winter 2018 by

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wearing: sparkling statement earrings / Bobbi Brown “Lilac” / faux fur coat (last seen here) (true to size) / sparkling black jumpsuit (also avl in plus sizes) (under $90) (runs big-order one size down) / celestial evening bag (under $50) / Chanel spring nail polish / black and gold evening pumps (sold out, also love SAVE or SPLURGE)

January is one of my favorite months of the year! There are so many personal holidays for my husband and I in the month of January. This month we celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary, both of our birthdays; and it is also Bay Area Fashionista’s eight year blogiversary! Wooo-hoo!

These events always prompt my husband and I to go out on the town during the month of January. Since it is cold, I like to wear something which is both festive, and covers me up a bit. Wearing a little black dress in the middle of January is not my jam. I love a good pantsuit or jumpsuit when the weather drops below sixty degrees.

In addition to having a fabulous little black dress in my closet, I also think owning a chic black jumpsuit is a must-have for impromptu evenings out; and when you just don’t have time to prepare an outfit for a special occasion!

This sparkling evening jumpsuit is both comfortable, and affordable. Love that! Can you believe it is priced under $90! That is such a great price! It has silver sparkles all over the fabric; I wish I had worn this on a sunny day in order to pick up the sparkles. When we went out, it was foggy and grey. Ugh! You will just have to take my word for it; it sparkles!!!

How is January for you? Are you still settling down after the holidays? Or, do you have parties and events planned?

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Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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