B&Lu Rocks Again

I love B&Lu. Besides the fact that they are located right here in my own fair city (well..I'm in Minneapolis and they are in St. Paul. Close enough!) so when I order from their site, I receive my items right away, but they feature affordable, fashionable, and just-enough-on-trend pieces to appeal to wide range of women who want to be comfortable but also have a bit of an edge to their looks. If you have not yet gone onto their website to peruse pieces, please do so immediately (link is in my favorites.) Special incentive - they have a "20% off your entire order" promo right now! It's the perfect time to stock up on some fun new key pieces that could start to transition you to fall. Seriously. It's August already you guys.

The Noelle Top is a cute knit with great embellishment around the neck. I'll wear this with jeans and flats and since it's already got such great detail on the neck, I'll skip the necklace and stack up some bangles for an easy look.

The Chollo dress is pictured in "paprika" which is one of my favorite colors to wear, but it also comes in black, I am going to wear this dress when I head off to NYC at the end of the month. It's perfect for a theatre night or just going out to dinner.

I know I constantly talk about shopping in season but I am getting really anxious for fall and what is to come! And I'm really looking forward to going to NYC at the end of this month to scope out the stores (Lee Lee's Valise here I come!) and the trends in person. I'm hoping for some high-fashion and some high shopping!

If you ARE still looking for true summer deals - the Liz Claiborne website has some good ones on some great pieces, including this ikat column dress that I am totally lusting after. I love that the waist has some detail and shape and think it would be adorable with a big black belt - or not! At the time of this post, it is a steal at only $54.99! Of note - I am going to wear this in all of my sleeveless glory...fat upper arms be damned! My arms may not look like Michelle's Obama's, but they are still my arms and they are ok just as they are! When did chiseled become better than soft? Besides, the black cardigan tossed over the sleeveless dress look is getting old for me. I may add a wrap to ward of air conditioning chill but otherwise, I'm wearing this dress as pictured! Thanks for reading everyone!