Carly the prepster

Gal Meets Glam Blanche Dress

HAPPY OCTOBER. How on earth is it October already? I swear it feels like it was May about a week ago. October is one of my favorite months for outfit planning because #plaid. But also because I can dip into my cool weather wardrobe without having to bundle up. To celebrate the new month, I’ve rounded up twenty...

One thing I’ve been personally working on more is to shop my own closet. I usually treat my closet with two extremes. I either wear the same four outfits over and over again. OR I stare at my closet and feel like I have “nothing” to wear. This is also the WORST time for me...

I know I’m posting this during a heatwave (yikes!), but I love a good summer sweater. This one has been in my repertoire for a handful of years now and I tend to pack it on nearly every trip I take. It’s so fun yet classic. And because the flag sweater has gotten so popular, Ralph...

Why is shopping for jeans SO hard? I always feel like I have an idea in my head of how I want jeans to look and feel and getting there can be such a challenge. Thought I’d round up my most worn jeans. These are the same styles and I linked to as similar of...

I’m so excited to introduce Mike today! Mike and I were set up on a blind date by a mutual acquaintance. It was actually the only blind date I’ve ever gone on so I feeling pretty apprehensive. I had one photo and a brief description, but otherwise, I was going in blind. I was living...

You know time of year it is? Vest season! We’ve been having the most perfect weather where it’s warmish with a slight chill in the air. As cute as vests are, they actually are practical and serve a purpose. I also find them so much easier to wear than a coat that you have to...

This is a super, super simple outfit perfect for spring. As much as I’d love to wear springy dresses every day, there’s usually at least a slight chill in the air. Bare ankles is all I can handle right now, which is fine by me! I’ve still been wearing my favorite boots (and UGGs) a...

I had ALL these plans of cozy December evenings sitting by the tree reading with light from the fire… and, well, it didn’t happen. The first half of the month was spent cranking through work and then I kind of mentally crashed. The last thing I wanted to do was read. It didn’t help that...

I’ve “retired” nearly all of my Lilly dresses. I have a few that I keep up here with me but I just don’t have that many opportunities to wear them and I find myself reaching for different brands/styles even when I go on trips. I will still forever love Lilly, but I think my days of...