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Fashion Flashback, Style

Wearing White after Labor Day

Traditionally, we’re purging our closets of white dresses, skirts, and pants, but in one last ditch effort to keep summer around, and further my denial that it’s actually September, I’m breaking the rule and wearing white after Labor Day! Once…

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Summer + Bike Trails

Bike trails seems to be my thing lately. Nearly every weekend, Jon and I hit the trails around Snohomish and King County to go for a leisurely bike ride. I say leisurely loosely because are 30-mile bike rides really all…

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Summer Date Night

I can’t believe we are halfway through August! It seems like just yesterday that we welcomed summer, and now the season is slowly starting to change to fall. Hopefully we have a few more weeks of summer left – I…

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Goodwill Style, Style

Goodwill Style: Weekend Wear

Last up on my Goodwill style series is a post all about taking chances and experimenting with your personal style. The best part about thrift shopping is that you don’t need to pay full price to try out a more trendy…

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Goodwill Style, Style

Goodwill Style: Polka Dots

Today’s lesson in thrifting is all about hanger appeal. You know how you see something and think to yourself, “That looks absolutely terrible! Who would wear that?” As it turns out, my mother was right – you shouldn’t always judge…

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Goodwill Style, Style

Goodwill Style: Lace Dress

This is probably one of my favorite looks in my Goodwill Style Series! But honestly, it’s so hard to pick a favorite. Crisp, fresh colors for summer just make me so happy! When I was scouring the racks at Goodwill,…

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A Pop of Colored Denim

Happy Monday! It’s another warm summer day in the office but, and you probably never thought I’d say this, I’m just a bit tired of wearing dresses! Don’t worry I still love them, but sometimes it’s nice to switch it…

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Goodwill Style, Style

Goodwill Style: Workweek Chic

Remember my interview with Goodwill where I mentioned I’d found a pair of Christian Louboutin wedges for $50? Today they’re making their debut on the blog! In an ode to Seattle, where we’re all about dressing up our jeans to…

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5 Tips for Wearing Layers in the Summer

The bright, happy summer weather has been hit or miss around here the last few days. It’s definitely been nice to have some cooler temperatures and a bit of rain here or there, but it can make dressing for the…

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Events, Kate's Favorite Things, Style

8 Plus Size Favorites from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

The [shopsense shopsense_url=”http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.nordstrom.com%2Fc%2Fanniversary-early-access” original_url=”http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/anniversary-early-access” save_to_store=”false”]Nordstrom Anniversary Sale[/shopsense] is upon us! Every year I tell myself I won’t buy that much stuff and instead just save my money. And every year there is so much I want that I just can’t help…

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