Outfit of the Day: Bows on Bows

May 2 by letsbepreppy featuring leather tote bags

So last week, I started my internship! I am so excited to be working in an awesome environment very conducive to getting meaningful work done!

Monday-Thursday is business casual, no suits or anything. Personally, I think "business casual" is the most difficult dress code to stick to. You don't want to stand out by dressing up TOO much (read: I wore a suit blazer and structured dress to my interview...oops! Better to overdress and overprepare!) or look sloppy by being underdressed! 

I think for girls especially, the "business casual" line is tough. I wore this knit Target dress for my first day and it was appropriate for the office. It's a great length, and was one of those dresses I was iffy about in the store, but looking back, I'm SO glad I bought it! I added that black ruffle cardigan, BCBG bow wedges (that actually gave me about 4 blisters per foot...yikes!), and my Kate Spade bow earrings that my sister gave me as a Christmas gift a few years ago! 

I was asked to start posting more OOTD's, so I'll try to post more of my internship outfits! Our Fridays are casual Fridays and everyone wears jeans. In the marketing and communications departments, where I work in between, the ladies all dress up the casual a little with fun tops and cardigans. It's the perfect blend of casual and professional for a workplace!

I'm PUMPED and can't wait to share more about my internship as I work more! Here's to getting my feet wet in the "real world"!!

xxKatie

Holiday Clutches!

With Christmas and New Year's right around the corner, every girl's gotta have a good clutch to keep the essentials in! Here are some FABulous choices to keep all your girlish goodies in:

Zigzag Zipper Clutch: J. Crew

Get Your Glitz On Sequined Bow Clutch: Betsey Johnson (Pair me with the perfect LBD! The gold is tres chic too!)

Hamish Pouch: Piperlime

Glitzed Oversized Sequined Bow Clutch: Betsey Johnson (This is such a versatile clutch--you could use is for so much!

Pop Art Pearle: Kate Spade

Tasha Textured Metal Clutch: Nordstrom

Reva Clutch: Tory Burch

Top Choice Bow Crossbody Bag: Nordstrom

Mirrored Crinkle Leather Wristlet: Tory Burch

Expressions NYC Sequin Box Clutch: Nordstrom (#1 PERFECT FOR NYE and comes in 4 colors)

Sondra Roberts Rose Satin Box Clutch: Nordstrom (8 color options...check out Pewter!)

Reversible Sequin Envelope Clutch: BCBG

Have any great clutches you depend on? I have a great platinum colored Nine West clutch that I got from Piperlime for prom! I LOVE it!

xxKatie

Pink Inspired!

So its quite the time for sorority formals and proms to roll around and I have many friends who are attending either one! I remember prom season and now learning all about formal season here in college, so I was feeling inspired to find some dress options. I think it is very fun to be able to wear short dresses these days too, so here a few of my favorite PINK and SHORT dress options for many types of spring functions!!

Forever21: loving the one-shoulder effect! My mom recently bought me a black one-shoulder dress and I think it is very flattering! I had never really though about the shape, but imagine this dress with great gold jewelry (maybe a bangle and great earrings) and some tall gold strappy sandals.

J. Crew: This dress is so classy and would be perfect for a wedding. I'd pair this one with silver jewelry like a delicate necklace and silver shoes of some sort with your hair up so you can see the beautiful neckline of this dress!

Nicole Miller: I always lust after Nicole Miller Dresses. My senior year in high school she used all this Lurex in dresses so they were formal and sparkly in the right light. I think this neckline is so pretty without being to scandalous at all! I would wear a bit less dramatic shoes, but only because I would break both ankles wearing those!

BCBG: Va-va-va-voom! This dress take it up a notch for sure, but I probably wouldn't wear it with tights since it is so warm out these days! Instead I'd make it a little more summery without all the black accessories.

Lilly Pulitzer: I love the gold already on the dress! It really takes a lot of work out of making an outfit. All you need are some platinum Jack Rogers or gold McKims and you're all set. My sister has this dress in white actually and I'm sure its going to look gorgeous for her Confirmation coming up soon!

ABS by Allen Schwartz (via bluefly.com): I actually just came upon this dress and would absolutely wear it myself! They currently have my size AND everything on bluefly is an extra 10% off for an event today only!

edressme: I think the shape of this dress is great! I'm a fan of high neck dresses and I think this is very nice. I wouldn't wear the brown shoes with it, but match it with a lighter (and way flatter...) gold color, using the band in the middle of the dress to match!

I am obviously not in the market for a fancy pink dress anytime soon, but I sure would love one anyway! Here are a few fun ones if you do need one for something coming up! Mix and match them with summery jewelry and shoes and grab a white or cream pashmina if you're heading out at night. Voila you've got yourself a wonderful ensemble and you can hit the town!

xxKatie

I'm Going to a Deb Ball!

Yes! A real, Washington D.C. debutante ball, and I couldn't be more excited! There are two parts to this debutante ball: a holiday dance, and then the presentation ball. Tomorrow is actually the holiday dance where we all wear short, cocktail dresses. As advised by a guy friend of mine, very sarcastically he warned me to not "outdress" the debs themselves. Heeding his warning, although I'm sure he never expected this, I'm going in all black believe it or not. I have a beautiful Susana Monaco black dress that's nearly backless, that I absolutely adore. Paired with a pair of black pumps, I want to go very classic. That's me third from the left, I know, with short hair. The girl next to me on the right is the deb herself. She's been up here a few times herself! I am SO excited to go to this.

Now, the other night is the actual presentation ball, where each of the 7 girls are being presented by their fathers. There are two parts to that night itself: a huge 8,000 course meal and then the dancing portion of the ball (which starts at 10:00pm). Caroline, 2 girlfriends, her parents, her escort and her male floor committee are eating dinner and then the rest of the crew comes later. I'm one of the later arrivers. That night, we all have to wear floor-length gowns, prom-esque. The dress I'm wearing is the one on the far right, on my beautiful friend Audrey. Unfortunately, my LP prom dress won't be making an appearance a) because it's a bit too summery and b) because on a 6'0" tall girl, a size 0 prom dress is not floor-length (hence the shin-up picture). That dress was like barely to my ankles. Instead, taking advantage to post a prom picture, I am wearing a friend of mine's dress, a pale blue number that is made of the best material in the world. Along with my platinum Jacks and a little strap adjusting this dress is floor-length, or as close to floor-length as I'm capable of getting. I think the length is perfect really, because I don't need a dress that needs to be lifted up in order to walk around, especially if we're dancing the night away!

If anyone's been to a deb ball, let me know what you do and everything, because I don't really know what to expect! I'll post back with a deb ball debriefing!

xxKatie