Brunch with Bloggers

Last Sunday the bloggers met for brunch. The combination of breakfast and lunch is no longer all about food. Instead, brunch is now an excuse to dress fabulous and network with all the right people. It also justifies Instagramming your food – don't worry, all the bloggers are doing it. This brunch created something special – The Detroit Fashion Blogger Alliance. This gives me and my fellow bloggers the opportunity to learn/work with each other. Be sure to check out these lovely ladies work in the links below

#FASHIONBA

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

PHOTOS BY

EDEN OF CHIC IN THE TROPICS

Bloggers:

Aleesa, Char, and Taria – styleTRIFECTA
Bruna Camargo – StyleMile

Courtney Camp Miarka – Closet Fashion Fix

Dana Frost – The Closet Confessional

Eden Villarba-Sabolboro – Chic in The Tropics

Grace Liang – Color and Grace

Jordan Blackwell – Lil Miss J Style 

Jordana McVey – Jordana Paige

Larita Triplett – LALA Trips

Leah Vernon – Beauty and The Muse

Madina Elder – Wild Halo

Melissa Hill – TrendyMii

Sammie Schneider – SammieSchneider

My Look

Skirt: ASOS // Boots: Target // Top: Hollister // Sunglasses: Urban // Purse: Kate Spade

Adventure.

Sometimes adventure is hard to find in a small town. But if you look hard enough you can find something out of the ordinary. The other day my roommate and I decided we wanted a change of scenery, something that didn't include academic buildings or residence halls. We took a trip downtown and we were pleasantly surprised. First, we found this gorgeous mural of what looked to be a tree. The lines create an optical illusion so I thought this would make for a interesting backdrop. The next few locations featured a iron fence, a orange door, and a old broadway theater. The theater featured bright green paint which looked so vibrant in the gloomy winter weather. It gave me hope that spring is on its way. Although I do enjoy sweaters,  I'm craving warmer weather. 

 

 

My Look

Coat: Michael Kors // Boots: Free People // Sweater: Target // Hat: Target // Jeans: American Eagle // 

Winter break… Christmas. New Years. Celebrate.

As you can tell, I have a large assortment of photos to update you guys with. The past two weeks have been extremely relaxing yet busy. It's nice being able to take a chill day, sipping coffee and checking every inch of social media. However, when I wasn't lounging around I spent my break surround by some of my favorite people including my best friends, family members, and college friends I missed. The two lovely ladies photographed above are my closest friends. They are both extremely talented individuals and are going to make an impact on the world. Lily, the blonde, and I are actually going to be working together in the near future. We have a project that we would love to put to work. Hopefully that will be appearing Spring 2014. Anyways both these photo shoots were shot over my time off from school. The first photos are actually from Christmas Eve. We took a few photos and departed separate ways to celebrate the holiday with our family members. The outfit I wore Christmas Eve was a beautiful dress from Free People which I've had my eyes on for what seems like forever. I finally caved and bought it… Shopaholic problems. It probably does not help that I work in a clothing store. The urges to buy are even stronger because I'm surrounded by clothing all the time. When I'm not busy I find time to shop for myself. If that doesn't prove I have a shopping problem, I don't know what will. This Christmas was wonderful, I think my favorite part was my brother's reaction when he opened up his very own iMac. My favorite gift however has to be my fossil watch. It will soon be making its grand appearance on my blog. I've actually posted some photos on my instagram…@lexloulovesyou. Speaking of instagram, it is my addiction. I literally instagram my life, which probably isn't the safest thing but I live in the face of danger. (That sounds incredibly dumb… I'm sorry for my attempt to make you guys laugh). Overall Christmas was fab.
Now the holiday that follows is New Years Eve. I'm still throughly mad at myself for not photographing my outfit with my dslr. However if you wanna check out what my friends and I wore, those photos are on instagram… how surprising. For New Years I had a party… slightly Gatsby themed at my house. I say sightly because Lily and I were the only ones who actually coordinated with Gatsby. I might have forget to give everyone else the memo… oops. Anyways we turned my basement into a club, well we attempted. I strung christmas lights everywhere and turned up the bass speakers listened to Doses and Mimosas and we had a party. When it was time to watch the ball drop, we somehow made the mistake of watching the 2013 ball drop. Another oops. But granted it was still a great night. We started the New Year by watching Clueless. Which obviously was my choice. Gotta start the new year off right.

Hope you enjoyed my little update on all things winter break. I will surely be back to the swing of things this year. One of my new years resolution is posting more. Hope I can keep this one.
Thanks for reading,

xoxo Lex

In order of appearance:

Lily's Outfits:
Dress: Free People
Boots: Steven Madden
Shirt: Aerie
Skirt: Topshop
Hat: Express

Monica's Outfit:
Dress: Forever 21

My Outfit:
Dress: Free People
Boots: Macys
Dress: Forever 21
Studded Belt: Asos
Hat: Topshop