Koozie Kollection

During this past week, my koozie collection has just about doubled! Here's part of the collection that I could track down:

I'm loving the colors in this!

These two are thanks to my fave Lilly stores: The Pink Crab and Pink Sorbet!

These guys are my southern collection: Southern Tide, Coast, High Cotton Ties 1, Vineyard Vines (my most recent acquisition from a trunk show at Britton's of Columbia) and High Cotton Ties 2

These are all my koozies from school! I'm missing one from Homecoming last year that I loved because it had nautical flags of USC because our theme was Anchors Aweigh!

What does your koozie collection look like? A lot? A few? Have a few faves?

xxKatie

Fabulous USC Visitors!

On Monday I had the privilege of meeting a wonderful crowd from Brittons of Columbia, High Cotton Ties and Southern Tide! Both companies made a trip down to our campus and thanks to a facebook invite, I was able to attend between classes! I was so excited to meet such a fun (and superbly-dressed) group of visitors, I hope they enjoyed the trip as much as I was. Judy Hill from High Cotton Ties was even nice enough to give me a secret look to one of their newest patterns!

James and Judy Hill of High Cotton Ties (Judy was the original designer--too cute!), Perry Lancaster of Brittons, and Michael the HCT campus rep! We chatted for so long and I loved getting to know y'all and your product!

How great are these cummerbunds? They have matching bowties AND headbands for girls.

I'm already a huge fan. Image this Walker Madras cummerbund for any fraternity function or sorority formal!! Eben, since I saw you (if you read LBP) I think you need to get one of these! Secret LBP insider tip: you might see a HCT package that resembles this bowtie/headband set quite soon (wink wink!)!

Great tip: some of the bowties are reversible! Check out my favorite look:

I'm absolutely IN LOVE with this bowtie look! It is so sharp. If you are one of my boy readers and go to USC buy this. Or look out for your future birthdays!

Here are a few more of the reversibles! I'm lovin' all the plaid that they feature.

This is the just-in Christmas madras that Judy was showing me! So excited for a LBP sneak peek! This is such a classic madras and would look great for any occasion. I'm so excited to see them using great colors! It's also super manly I think so most guys would have no defense against this one!! Also great about the HCT products is that you can toss them in the washing machine and dryer because they're 100% cotton...if that doesn't say low maintenance for any college boy I don't know what does!

I also tweeted about meeting everyone and the HCT tweet just about made my already fun day:

I had such a fun day getting to know all these fun visitors! I picked up a bunch of koozies and stickers (5 in all...2 from USC Homecoming, 2 from High Cotton and 1 from Southern Tide!) to add to my collection too. I also was lucky enough to talk to a few representatives from the USC Fashion Board (who even recognized me from run-ins at fittings--total bonus!) who hosted the entire event. A group of girls who did a great job that led me to getting to know all these folks! Such an action-packed day for me! 

xxKatie

Outfit of the Day: Target Skirts

Awhile ago, my mom picked up this great Target skirt for me! I think it was toward the beginning of the summer and I hadn't worn it until today! It's a little dressy for class, but I paired it with a great white polo from Southern Tide (only the best!! And three people have asked me about the polo TODAY!) and as usual I had my backpack, so that really took the outfit down a few notches. I would probably have preferred to wear this with a plain white shirt, but I've only done half my laundry and that didn't make it in yet (oops!!) so I'll have to wait for that outfit. I paired my outfit with silver Jack Rogers and a big ol' Carolina sweatshirt because some of my classes (and sometimes the Visitor Center) are absolutely freezing! It's too funny to see all the girls in my classes in summer clothes and then big hooded sweatshirts!

August 30 by letsbepreppy featuring thong sandal

Today is the beginning of our second full week of classes. I'm very excited to catch a minor break since we have next Monday off AND our first football game Thursday (expect a BIG Gameday post!!). I've already had 2 exams and I have a quiz in my next class (and another quiz tomorrow followed by an Ambassador test Wednesday...yikes!!!!) that I studied for last night...logic...yuck! It's tough stuff so far, but I'm managing and I have a really nice TA in my logic lab who has been more than willing to help me with all my computer issues and stuff. Off to continue studying for my next two classes an maybe squeeze in a nap before my last class!

xxKatie

Outfit of the Day: Cool Seersucker to Beat the Heat!

August 15 by letsbepreppy featuring Longchamp bags

This Izod Seersucker skirt is one of my favorites in my closet. My mom actually has a matching one, and we tend to pack them whenever we go on vacation. Even at home, (mostly on Sundays before church) I'd come down the stairs dressed in something and she yells, "But I got dressed first!!" This most recently happened two weekends ago when I wore my Worth Shift in the Not So Crabby print, and she wore a blue plaid crab shift too!

I love this skirt because it's actually a skort! It can be worn with white, green, or pink and the khaki adds a nice touch to make it great even for early fall. It is so comfy and washes decently. Seersucker is so great for the summer, and has always been one of my favorites. I have a seersucker dress, a pair of pink seersucker shorts, two seersucker skirts (this one included), a blue seersucker belt, and I used to have a pair of seersucker pants! Plus, I had to be on campus and I wanted to look a little nicer than usual, so I added a (Southern Tide) polo actually but couldn't find a good photo of it online to include in my polyvore! I LOVE those polos as I've said before, and the white still looks very crisp even after wearing it through the summer! 

Anyone else a fan of seersucker? Clearly I am!

xxKatie

Underneath It All

So I have to giggle a little as I write this post because it is a little silly, but I've come across these before and have wanted to post about them! Plus we were talking about boxers today since my sister is still at Navy working and so the topic was on my mind (I felt the need for everyone to understand why I'm writing about a pretty silly topic!)! There are so many options for undergarments for girls, but for guys, you've only got a few. And I've found the best! Preppy boxers seem like an easy choice if I was boy! Here are my top picks (if I were a boy...I mean, these are the one's I'd pick!):

P.S.: I'm only going to use the print photos, the rest are a bit, um, risque for a blog (again, giggling!)

How cute are these Southern Tide Skipjack ones?! The link shows the print a lot better, but it just wasn't a good "feature photo" to have as the first picture. With a fun stripe, I guess you couldn't wear them under white shorts, but I don't think any guy really owns white shorts...just a guess. If you're a guy and you do have them, you'd impress me, but I don't think they're all that common. 

 I love the blue combination with the ST fish and the background! So summery!

I'm loving the traditional VV whale ones too! (I even have a tote to match these ones...haha!). These ones are a bit more toned-down than the stripes, but very cute. I've seen these boxers sold in a navy store by us with nautical flags on them and they were super cute too! 

These ones are VV too with little bonefish outlines on them! I really like the pink-on-pink combo here!

I've posted about Lilly boxers a few times as well, but I can't get enough of them. The print on the far right (the very bottom print) is called Animal Crackers and I have the matching PJ set to that pair! These boxers are actually half price right now at the Sale Shack!

I had to sneak a girly photo in with all these boxers! It is way too hot out for these pj's, but the flannel is very cozy in the winter when all you want is to be bundled up.

At Brooks Brothers, you can find pairs and if you order them online, believe it or not you can even get them monogrammed:

That would make a very fun gift (for anyone)!

I don't even think that boxers just have to be for boys either! I know plenty of girls who find cute pairs of boy boxers and use them to sleep/lounge in. 

xxKatie

Outfit of the Day: Summer Shifts!

June 4 by letsbepreppy featuring Longchamp bags

Today I wore one of my delightful Lilly summer shifts! I got this one for Christmas and I absolutely love it!  It is so comfy and the slub material so perfect for a summer shift. As I was putting together this polyvore set, I actually came across a Basch monogram necklace with my exact monogram...how weird right?! On the QVC website where you can purchase them, I found this picture:

How CRAZY is that?! My exact monogram is cRa! I couldn't get over the coincidence, so that is the necklace that I will be featuring in the rest of my polyvore sets! Also today, before I got dressed for work in that fabulous dress, I tried my Southern Tide Channel Marker Tee for the first time. 

Besides the adorable model, you can check out the shirt that I got. It is SO soft and I wasn't even expecting it. On the back of the tee there are two channel markers and since I live in such a nautical city, I couldn't help but love it!

I hope you guys are all breaking out your own comfy tees and summer shift dresses!!

xxKatie

Love Me Some Southern Tide

So for any of you who haven't been introduced to Southern Tide, you have to check them out! I swear they have the SOFTEST polos created. I got an email from their mailing list with all the new polo colors (and chino colors too) coming out and had to pass it on to you all. They are so fun for summer and I know they'd be a delightful addition to any boy closet!

I am loving the Bluefin color for the polos and the Sailor Red and True Blue for the shorts.

I've mentioned ST on the blog before, but it is perfect for the beginning of summer which is (thankfully) right around the corner! This is their Skipjack Polo and they describe it as "The best, most comfortable classic polo ever made." and I know some boys who would agree for sure!

I also have to love a company who gives the good ole Gamecocks some TLC. Brittons is a great store located on Devine Street in the greatest city of Columbia, SC that has a huge selection of clothing. Look at what ST did for the Gamecocks:

For all my USC fans, you just gotta love em! I can't wait to see more ST hopefully up North here a little more. Any of my boy readers should invest in a polo or two for sure! (School colors are always a plus...having an "almost alumni" own the company helps too!)

xxKatie