Friday Style File

Today I am featuring Carly, the author of the blog College Prep. I met Carly online several years ago when I first started blogging.

During the Spring of 2009, to celebrate Lilly Pulitzer's Golden Jubilee, I hosted a luncheon on my front porch...with a Lilly Pulitzer theme. I also hosted an online fashion show, with Lilly lovers modeling their favorite Lilly outfits. Of course, Miss Carly looked stunning in this photo she submitted, of a fabulous Lilly dress which she wore to her high school prom! Click HERE for a link to the post.

Carly is now a Senior at Georgetown University and has a written a book "The Freshman Fifty," about her journey through the first year of college...a must-read for those entering their freshman year.
In addition to her studies, she is also the Editor-in-Chief of Sweet Lemon Magazine, a digital magazine committed to women in their 20's. The photo below is from a cover shoot for the magazine...

Carly is a huge fan of Kate Spade...
Carly always gives us a peek into her Outfits of the Day...aka OOTD. She is on Spring break right now and this was her "travel outfit." Love the J Crew red gingham blouse, monogrammed of course...and the pearls are perfect. If you look close at the photo, you'll see her phone cover is one of the cute new Kate Spade covers! Love it! The red Longchamp bag is darling with the outfit and I love the wrist stack--the Cartier watch, gold bangle, and monogrammed bracelet.

Love the green J Crew cardi in this OOTD. I also love that she photos herself in her dorm room...and her bed is always made!!!

In this OOTD, she's wearing a bright yellow cardi, Eastland Penny Loafers, and those precious earrings are from Knotty Monkeys on Etsy.

This past Valentine's Day she wore a cute 'Jonah' dress by Lilly and accessorized it with a pink monogrammed scarf. I also spy a pair of Jack Rogers flats!! I LOVE this outfit and wish I had thought to wear it on Valentine's Day! How cute!!!

LOVE this OOTD...LOVE the plaid shirt and the J Crew cable cardi is monogrammed! The Bean boots look fabulous with this outfit.

Classic Carly...wearing a Lilly dress, pearls and a bangle wrist stack, and Jack Rogers flats.

Collegiate Carly {College Prep}...White blouse, grey cable cardigan pullover, J Crew blazer, pearls, black slacks, black J Crew classic ballet flats, and bangle and monogrammed bracelet wrist stack.

I really love Carly's style...it's classic and timeless. Ladies of all ages can get ideas from her and put together outfits using the classic cardigans, shirts, shoes, et cetera. You can follow Carly on Twitter or like her Facebook page...College Prep--for more Carly, all the time!!!

You Might be a Preppy Lady

...If your beverage containers and beverage container adornments match your outfits or party themes!

It's no secret that I love to be all matchy-matchy! So, I simply must match my koozies and glassware to my outfits and my party themes.

This is my latest acquisition...the Red Solo Cup koozie! Monogrammed, of course.

I'll be wearing a lot of orange this Spring and Summer and this adorable orange koozie has a monogrammed grosgrain ribbon. Perfect! Can't wait to use this one.

Here's some pink and green cuties...these are my standbys!
Of course, my Lilly 'Frisky Business' bottle koozie coordinates with my Lilly 'Later Gator' lunch tote.
Wearing pink and green and holding my Lilly 'Hibiscus' thermal mug full of coffee...
A cute monogrammed koozie covered in the Lilly 'Summer Fling' pattern...
The 'Summer Fling' coozie is a must to use when I wear this Lilly 'Summer Fling' shift
A white stadium cup with my monogram in black...
I use the classic cup when I wear khaki shorts, black polo, and Burberry accessories.
LOVE this monogrammed bottle koozie...
I always carry it when riding my bike!
These cute "Drinks Well With Others" cups were cute to serve iced peach tea on the porch...
Love my pink stadium cup, monogrammed in green...perfect for a hot toddy!
I used these cute styrofoam cups "Cheers Y'all" to serve Peppermint Milkshakes...
Again to serve hot chocolate to Christmas carolers.
The Redneck Wine Goblet...a must have for Southern girls on the go! This goblet is such a conversation piece:)
"Weekend Waterford" styrofoam cups...I use these all the time, just because!
Monogrammed wine goblets. I like to buy acrylic wine goblets from Walmart or wherever and add the decals to coordinate with my table decor...
"Coastal Crystal" styrofoam cups...living in South Florida, these are very popular at social gatherings!
I served iced tea in blue tumblers at this luncheon on the porch, but served the cocktails in the "Coastal Crystal" cups above...
This is a Lynn Whelan Lilly-fied 'Derby Day Low Riders' koozie...
It's a must when I wear the Lilly 'Derby Day Low Riders' shift!
The Lynn Whelan Lilly-fied 'Millionaire's Row' bottle koozie looks so cute with...
The Lilly 'Millionaire's Row' capris...
I'm constantly looking for cute beverage accessories to match up with my outfits or themes. And...I have been known to create a theme around a , koozie, cup, or goblet!

Mlle Coco Chanel

Mlle Coco Chanel says "Merci!" to y'all for all the e-mails, texts, and phone calls during her illness.

Miss Coco was in the puppy hospital from Wednesday until yesterday with another bout of Pancreatitis. Bless her heart, this is the FOURTH time she has endured this and gets so very sick with it. The Vet doesn't know why she gets it...but we think it's either from her food or something she's eating in the back yard. She had it one time when we lived in Palm Springs, once at our Mississippi home, and now two times here in Florida. I believe she's eating bugs or whatever in the yard and that is the cause of the problem! We have spent a small fortune on this little girl, but she's worth every penny with all the love she gives!

Anyway, she's home now and resting, trying to get her strength back. I'm working around the house today...it's "Closet Moving Day!" Miss Coco is watching me go back and forth, moving my winter and summer wardrobe around and trying on clothes.

Later today, I'll go through her cute pink & green outfits and make sure her wardrobe is also ready for Spring. After a trip to be groomed later this week, she'll hopefully be set for the camera...modeling with her Mama!

Friday Style File

Today I have chosen Sandee Royalty as my favorite blogger with style. Sandee is the author of the blog Kate Spade-Aholic and also designs absolutely adorable custom-made skirts. You can take a peek at these skirts on her Sandee Royalty website and she also offers the skirts at her Etsy site.

In this photo, she wearing her "Katie Skirt."
"Life can be colorful if we view it through rainbow glasses."
~Sandee Royalty

Take peek inside her colorful closet...
How cute is this...look at her Kate Spade 'Quinn' bags! Those are fabulous!
Love the black and white stripe fabric she used in her closet...
There's a lot of inspiration to be found here...NO MORE DRAB CLOSETS Y'ALL! I have a closet redo planned...just gotta get myself together.
Sandee loves wearing tights and cute ballet flats...keeping it colorful!
Here she is getting another 'Quinn'
This is another one of her custom designs...the pink 'Hartley'...so cute!
Here she is modeling her 'Katie' design in red gingham.
This is the Sandee Royalty houndstooth 'Katie' skirt. Love the Kate Spade necklace!
Here she is modeling one of her Kate Spade summer dresses...so cute!
Sandee wore this adorable polka dot dress {from KMart} with her Kate Spade accessories and pocketbook. Y'all know I'm a fan of buying cute loot from wherever, just as long as it's cute...and this is SO cute!
This navy dress was accessorized with more cute Kate Spade loot!
For even more inspiration from Sandee, y'all can follow her tweets on Twitter here.

Thank you to Sandee for allowing me to share her photos on my blog and thanks to y'all for visiting with me today. I hope you have taken away a bit of inspiration from Sandee's world!

My Bathroom Vanity Area

Y'all have seen the vanity area of my bathroom many times in the photos of "What I Wore." I've received several e-mails asking me which perfume I love the best. It's so hard to decide...

Here's my Bathroom Vanity Area...
Of course my silver plated mirror and brush set is personalized with my monogram.
Chanel nail varnish and makeup...
Chanel lipsticks. Chanel after bath powder. 'No. 5', by Chanel. This fragrance is of course timeless and will never go out of style. It's the "Champagne of Fragrances" for the grown-up girl. Buy it y'all...even it's just because you like the classic bottle!
I've been using Chanel fragrances since the 80's. I started wearing 'Coco Mademoiselle' about 10 years ago during the winter time...to church. Yes, this luxurious perfume is usually my "Church fragrance!" I need a refill.
My friends might say that 'Burberry' by Burberry is my "Signature fragrance." This is a classic fruit and floral fragrance and I wear it with the body lotion during all the seasons...day or night! Love it!
'Lauren' by Ralph Lauren has been another favorite scent of mine for many, many years! I wear this old-school fruity & citrus fragrance mainly during the winter months.
'Subtil' by Ferragamo is just as classic and timeless as the grosgrain ribbon bows on my 'Vara' pumps, also by Ferragamo. I wear this Oriental floral scent along with my Ferragamo shoes, pocketbooks, scarves, and headbands! Matching my fragrance with my clothes...yes it's so matchy matchy!
'Wink' by Lilly Pulitzer. It's THE summer fragrance for moi! You can bet I'll always be wearing this wonderful floral scent and the body lotion with my Lilly shifts.
Of course, when I'm wearing anything by Brighton, I wear the 'Love' fragrance and body lotion! Doesn't everyone match up their colognes with their outfits?!
'Must De Cartier', by Cartier. Day or night. Anytime is a good time to wear this refreshing Oriental fragrance. I started wearing 'Must De Cartier' during the early 80's. Classic. Timeless. With the Cartier name...I simply MUST!
This is my newest fragrance acquisition...'24 Faubourg' by Hermes. Refined. Classic. Of course, the bottle is fabulous! I love it and receive so many compliments when I wear it!
I keep a bottle of 'Stay' by Gap in the car to spritz after the gym and such occasions. My next fragrance acquisitions will probably be Coach 'Signature', a Christian Dior fragrance {it's one I used to wear and was a fave of Princess Diana--maybe 'Miss Dior'}, and one of the Creed fragrances.

What's your favorite fragrance? Do you have a "Signature fragrance?"