Kate Spade New Arrivals

Yes, it's another new arrivals post, and this time it's for Kate Spade!!!

Oh my goodness, the new items are oh so adorable, I just want to be a millionaire already and buy all of them right up.

Here are some (a lot) of my favorites from this new, golf-inspired batch of Kate Spade gorgeousness!

Price: $358

I usually don't go for super simple dresses, but this Rhys Dress is on point. I really like it, plus it has pockets!

Price: $448

I love this one! It has such a beautiful, subtle floral print, plus the color is gorgeous! I really like this one. An added plus is the v-neck. It's low enough to create a nice feminine figure, but high enough that it's modest and shows no cleavage!

Price: $348

The good things I could say about this skirt are endless. Definitely one of my favorites of this batch. I love the high waist look with such a beautiful belted waist. I also like how the material is shiny, so even though the entire skirt is made of the same color fabric, the belt looks like it's a slightly different color. Plus I love pleats. I had a stage when I hated pleats and plaid, right after private school (Our uniform was a pleated plaid skirt, even in the winter and I hated that skirt with a passion), but I have slowly learned to love it once again. Pleats just look so sophisticated and cute!

Price: $248

This Robbie Skirt has the same print as the Minae Dress two pictures above. I think I like the skirt more than I did the dress. The color just looks brighter on this one. The only problem with this one is that the skirt is pretty short, and I don't do very well with short skirts. My thighs are ginormous and my butt always raises all my skirts in the back. So this one is just going to be something pretty to look at because I wouldn't be able to fit in it (As if, they're all something pretty to look at cause I can't afford any of them...)

Price: $78

They have a whole new line of jewelry that has this beautiful Bungalow Bouquet design. They're all quite cute, but my favorite from the line was this one. I just think that it's bright, colorful, and fun! I have no idea what I would wear it with, but I would love it in my earring collection!

Price: $268

It's shoe time! I absolutely loved all of the shoes on this go around, and it was all I could do to not get all of them to blog about. I did, however, manage to control myself (somewhat). This one is the Anika Heel, and while they had a beautiful black and white version that would be so much more practical, I'm loving these pink with black! I would build an entire wardrobe around pink just to wear these! So cute!

Price: $328

I'm in love, really. This one has THREE bows on it! And it is such a gorgeous champagne color. So sophisticated. I don't know what else to say. I want!

Price: $328

I am convinced that on my wedding day, I will wear a pair of these Kate Spade mesh shoes! They are all so cute! Plus it looks like sexy foot lingerie, which is perfect for my feet on my wedding day! This one is the Salina Heel. Don't you just love that big double bow on it? I do *sigh*

Price: $328

Then there's the Lisa Heel, also very wedding appropriate. It's much taller and the bow is simpler. It also covers all of my foot, instead of leaving out that little bit of toe cleavage. So if my toes aren't looking their best on my wedding day...

Price: $328

But the Lisa Heel is also available in different colors, and I just couldn't resist. It's sexy foot lingerie! These black Lisas would look amazing with a LBD on any occasion. So beautifully sexy, I'm in love, and my feet desire to walk in these!

Price: $328

And there's the pink version too! This one has a beautiful floral lacy design instead of the bows, which really just make me think even more about lingerie. I picked this one out for fun. Just like the Anika Heel, I would have to start buying more clothes just so I could wear this one more often, because it is gorgeous!

And that's it for this time. I'm done lusting over things I can't afford for the day.

New Arrivals!

Lilly Pulitzer sent me an email earlier this week announcing their new arrivals!

I finally had time to get on the website and look at the new goodies! They are so cute, and I am practically drooling!

Here are some of my favorites!

This is the Delisa Dress in Yummy Melon and Resort White. Now, normally I don't have an issue picking out a favorite between styles/colors of the same dress, but today, you're going to see a couple of repeats. All of the new arrivals from Lilly are simply gorgeous, no matter in what color they came.

Price: $248

The Delisa Dress is their current advertised dress on the front page, and all I have to say is that it deserves its spot there. I love the loose, casual look it has, with the slightly belted waist. I am also totally in love with the sleeves. The sheer, hanging off the elbow look is so cute! Plus the details on the neckline are adorable. I just love everything about this dress!

Then we have this lovely Dionne Dress. Yes, it is a dress. It's a combo. It also has pockets in the skirt. And it's one shouldered.

Price: $168

I have such a deep love for anything one shouldered, or hanging off the shoulder, or shoulder baring, or anything shoulder related. I simply just love showing my shoulders off. Any dress that let's me do that gets an A+! Plus, the skirt is fairly high waisted in this combo, so it would do a great job of concealing my little food baby bump. Not to mention that the print on the skirt is super cute! I just love love love this dress!

Price: $188

Next we have this Adabelle Sweater Dress. Finally I was able to pick one color above the others! The blue and white ones were cute too, but I felt like the white was just an itty bit boring and the blue a little too bright. As much as I love standing out, it would be too much for anywhere other than by the water. And the beautiful woven details are lost in its brightness, and I am totally digging these woven details, especially the ones hanging along the bottom.

Price: $98

Finally, there's this beautiful Tate Skirt. I think that it's so cute and flirty. The hemline is really playful with the swirls and the almost cupcake wrapper effect it gives. I love it!

Lilly has also started taking orders for next year's agendas!

I couldn't help but go hunting for an adorable Lilly Agenda. They have all kinds: small, large, and jumbo. As well as a Luxe Agenda, and a simple monthy agenda as well. My two favorites were the small agenda and the Luxe.

Here they are

Price: $17

I really really like this Navy Tiger Lilly print on the agenda. They have tons of other prints that are absolutely gorgeous as well. I wouldn't mind having any of them, actually. They are all super cute and I would love them in my collection, but this one was just my favorite. Plus it's an agenda from August of 2013 all the way to December of 2014. That's perfect so I don't have to buy a new agenda for the fall! I am really tempted to buy this one, especially since it's totally not unaffordable!

Price: $40

Here's the Luxe agenda! I really like it because it looks so sophisticated. It has the gold-tipped pages and the  ribbon marker that just makes the agenda look great! Plus I love that design!

And that's it for the list of my favorite new arrivals at Lilly!

Preppy

In high school, I used to adamantly deny that I was preppy when people used to call me that.

I still agree that I was definitely NOT preppy in high school.

However, I do consider myself preppy now. I'm sure some of my old high school friends would get a kick out of that. Especially considering how many times I stomped my foot and declared "I'm NOT!"

Yes, I have always been the kind of girl that does not walk out the front door looking anything less than fabulous (except for a short little identity crisis that started at the end of elementary school and lasted until 7th grade-ish, when I insisted that I was a total tomboy, but that's irrelevant at the moment). Heels, make up, hair done, cute clothes. Always, always, always necessary. I do my make up to go to work, even if the only thing I'm doing that day is working.

This was true throughout high school, however, I don't consider my high school style necessarily 'preppy'. I was still trying to figure myself out and wore anything and everything that I thought looked good on me. I still wear pretty much anything, I'm not the type of girl to stick strictly to fads or genres. If it's cute, I look good in it, and the weather is appropriate, I will wear it.

However, my style has slowly been evolving into a more and more preppy style. I've become slightly obsessed (haha) with largely preppy brands like Kate Spade and others.

Here's a few of the items I've been ogling from the new arrivals lately.

Some from Lilly Pulitzer:

Price: $298

I love this Roswell Dress! I usually hate stripes, but this one is cute enough for me to overlook that. Plus the bow in the middle is gorgeous, and it's not a Lilly without a cute print! It makes the skirt look so shiny! Plus, it has pockets!

Price: $188

Here's the Janice Dress, and I'm in love. The print is lovely and I absolutely adore the faint green detail on the neckline. They have a blue one too, but for once, I pick pink over blue! Plus I think the model's pose is so cute!

Price: $228

So cute! You can't really tell from this picture, but the skirt is pleated! Adorable! And the neckline is adjustable, so the dress can be strapless, one shoulder, or scoopneck! And the little belt is so adorable. I want the shoes the model is wearing too!

Price: $98

Throw some leggings under this tunic, add a pair of cute heels, and voila, we are ready to go. Classy, stylish, and sexy. I love it. Lilly is advertising it as a tunic to wear over bathing suits, but I'm loving my idea so much more!

Now here's a disclaimer. I don't pin or save lots of J. Crew items simply because I don't like how they dress their models on the website. Their clothes are really cute, but they have a tendency to match an item up with others that don't go well together, or overshadow the item they're trying to sell. Also, I don't like the 'messy' look they put on their models. It drives me crazy. Anyways, here we go.

Some from J. Crew:

Price: $295

This Frances Dress is just too cute. The floral print is beautiful and it's a lovely summer look. (See what I mean about messy? Look at the model's hair. Ugh)

Price: $228

I absolutely love this dress. It's so polished and simple, and I love the little origami effect on the collar. So cute!

Price: $198

However, I am having a hard time picking a favorite between these two origami dresses. I really like the wrap look on the neckline on this one. Plus, those shoes! Too cute (Ignoring the hair again)

Price: $68

I love love love the print on this T-shirt Dress! It looks so Lilly! Plus the dress looks so relaxed and comfortable while still being cute. I like!

Original Price: $39.50
Sale Price: $29.50

Look at this gem! I am SO tempted to buy it right now! Especially since it's not a crazy out of my league price. It's a portable battery for my iPhone! And it's cheetah print! I'm dying! I want it! They also have a plain baby blue one, and a navy blue one with white cords going across. SO CUTE!

Now this next one is newly discovered by me. Vineyard Vines. It is SO stinking cute, I love it. I can't believe I've gone all my life without ogling these outfits!!! It was incredibly hard for me to pick just 4 items to share (My solution was to do just dresses, and since I'm only doing new arrivals on this post, it narrowed down my options), so here we go.

Some from Vineyard Vines:

Price: $178

I mentioned earlier how I hate stripes, but obviously I keep contradicting myself. Allow me to rephrase: I hate stripes that make me look fat or awkward, which are usually horizontal and vertical stripes, respectively. On the other hand, inward facing diagonal stripes that create a beautiful slimming effect like on this dress, are perfectly wonderful. This dress is beautiful!

Price: $178

For once, I've picked the 'alternate color/print' button on a dress! The original is a navy with tiny white polka dots and a navy and white striped sash. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful, but this one is just gorgeous! The polka dots are so subtle and cute, and the sash colors bring an otherwise plain dress to life. I'm loving it!

Price: $198

Probably my favorite of all the Vineyard dresses. I love the patchwork look! I never in my life would have thought that I would like a patchwork print, but this works! It is so cute! And the pink sash does a wonderful job of bringing the dress together! Not to mention that it wraps quite nicely into a big bow in the back. A beautiful big bow, I might add. This dress is stunning! I'm in love!

Price: $165

Excuse me as I squeal. I love the ric rac design on this dress! Once again, a beautifully polished white dress, brought together by a super cute design. There was also the option for the dress to be navy with a peach-ish pink design. I actually did not like the other version at all. The pink was out of place in my opinion. Oh, did I mention that this dress also has pockets?? Love!

I could keep going on and on with the outfits I love from these classified preppy stores, but this post has gone on long enough. Maybe I'll follow up with a Part Two with clothes from stores like Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, and (of course!) Kate Spade.