House of Cards Style

Along with the rest of the country, I've been swept up by the Netflix series, House of Cards. It's a fast paced show that makes you ask, how far would you go to get what you want? I hope not as far as Frank and Claire Underwood.

Despite constant moral quandaries, Claire Underwood embodies the essence of understated elegance in every episode. She keeps her outfits simple but luxurious. Not everything is workplace appropriate, but I certainly look to her for inspiration. 

In a few scenes she wears a light grey cashmere robe. It's certainly luxurious but also undeniably comfortable. I can only imagine coming home and ending the day wrapped up in a cashmere robe.

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Here are a few options from around the web.

image from Restoration Hardware

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image from Saks

image from Bloomingdales

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Super What

Shocker, I'm not watching the super bowl right now. Instead I've decided to share a few things I'm loving lately, in no particular order whatsoever. Hope you're having a great close to your weekend :)

This henna looks awesome. Makes me want to plan a trip to India.

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Sitting on a couch at the beach. I wanna be there.

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Heart matchsticks. Could they be any cuter?

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This look rocks.

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This color screams "Winter is (almost) Over" and I love that.

 

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Still digging the fishbraid, and Miranda Kerr is always stunning.

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Color block curtains. Adorable.

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Shop Like it's your Birthday

Wow, I can't believe it's Wednesday night already! These last few days have flown by as the rest of December has. I really don't want to miss out on the holiday season this year, so I better jump on the eggnog drinking/Mariah Carey singing/ Christmas gift buying, real quick.

I wanted to update you on some fun birthday presents I gave myself this 25th birthday :)


Up first is this white and black slim cut blazer with slight shoulder pads. It's no secret in my office that I'm a big fan of the blazer. And I've been on the hunt for a white blazer, FOR EVER. Last Friday was my lucky day. While the Zara picture looks just so-so, this baby fits like a glove from the softball team I never played on.

The next two purchases seem to already be sold out and off the Zara website. Thank you birthday gods, that although you sent me to jury duty on my birthday, you forgivingly cut me slack and didn't have the these sought after items sell out of stock before I could scoop them up. First is this gorgeous glitter pouch. I actually purchased a black/silver one for myself, but you get the picture.

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Finally, I got this awesome crocheted top in black. It really rocks, and I'm so upset I can't find a good picture to show you. I'm going to have to start taking some of my own. This one, also from Zara, is kinda close. Obviously, I rock a tank under see through clothes.

Patch 'er Up

I'm kinda digging the preppy, slightly professor-ish elbow patch sweaters that are turning up everywhere. When I saw Joanna put some cute ones up on her blog, I couldn't stop thinking about them. What do you think? Could you pull them off?

 
Love this one from Asos.com .