ESHAKTI CHIC

I've been browsing online and in stores and nothing is really getting me excited. Anyone else feel this way? Everything kind of looks the same, and other than bomber jackets and sneakers I'm not really excited about any trends I'm seeing. 

With all the holiday festivities coming up I'm so happy for unique online boutiques like eShakti that get me inspired and excited about dressing up. 

I LOVE this dress! Love it! And I got so many compliments when I wore it to an event at one of my favorite restaurants a couple of weeks ago. The color is perfect for this time of year and because eShakti lets you customize for your body and change the neckline, hemline and sleeve type, the fit is always perfect! 

I have a couple of more dressy to very dressy occasions coming up and I'm eyeing these beauties: 

FESTIVE LANDSCAPE DRESS, EVENING MAXI, STRIPED CIRCLE SKIRT, BOW TOP

Because eShakti items are so unique, they don't stay around for long and unfortnetly my dress has sold out, but you can shop all DRESSES HERE. 

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WEDDING GUEST CHIC

So, you remember in my last post I mentioned I didn't wear the heart dress to my cousin's wedding? Well, instead I ended up shopping in my closet and wearing this floral brocade skirt I received c/o of eShakti over a year ago. I thought it would be too warm and heavy for a July outdoor wedding in LA, but it worked out just fine! Happy Monday.

WEARING: eShakti skirt (DRESS VERSION), zara top, prada heels, neiman marcus bag

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**shot by KATRINA DAVIS PHOTOGRAPHY**

MS. JAMES

For those of you who follow me  on Instagram, you probably already know that my sweet, hilarious, say it like you mean it, 98 year old grandmother passed away earlier this month. When someone lives for so many years, raises great children who took care of her all the way to the end, survived an amazing husband who worshiped the ground she walked on — the funeral or home-going is a celebration of life! Because we were celebrating we wore bright colors, pink, bold patterns and sent her off as beautifully as she lived!

WEARING: ESHAKTI dress, zara heels, neiman marcus purse
WORN TO: my grandmother's funeral

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I leave you with a picture of Mrs. Alma Aikens James at her 90th birthday party where we asked her if she lived to be 100 what she wanted for her birthday, and she said with a straight face — "a casket". Ha! RIP little lady! 

ESHAKTI: WHAT'S YOUR STYLE?

You all know I am a fan of eShakti (check out all of my posts HERE) and if you think it couldn't get better than cute, customized, affordable clothing, you my friend are wrong. First let me start off by saying eShakti now carries one of my favorite clothing items on the planet — JUMPSUITS!!!!

Secondly, they now make it easier for you to shop by providing you with thematic categories to shop from.

CONTEMPORARY

BOHEMIAN

RETRO MODERN

And lastly, if you create an account you'll get a $30 shopping credit and for this weekend only if you use the code SIMPLYCHIC35, you'll get $35 off your order!

So what's your favorite item? What style do you most identify with — Contemporary, Bohemian or Retro Modern? I see a bit of my schizophrenic style in all 3 :) Maybe the next theme will be Urban Chic or Cali Cool!

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eShakti: GONE GIRLY

Whether you're a skinny minnie, a BBW or somewhere in between we all have issues getting our clothes to fit just the way we want them to. Well ladies, I have the perfect solution for you. eShakti! eShakti is all about customized sizing and I'm in love with this FLORAL JACQUARD FULL SKIRT they sent me!

 When I turned 30 I vowed to stay away from girly silhouettes, but I had to go for it when I saw this gorgeous print (which is even more stunning in person).

 Not only did they customize the skirt to my height and waist size, they also gave me the option for hem lengths, and of course I went with midi. The quality of this skirt and all of my eShakti pieces are superb. Order from them — you won't be disappointed! And for a limited time, my readers get 10% off with the code "simplychic". Happy shopping!

WEARING: eShakti FLORAL JACQUARD FULL SKIRT c/o, prada heels (SIMILAR), TORY BURCH WALLET, REVLON FLIRT POLISH

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easter dress

When I got dressed on Sunday morning, I thought to myself "there is nothing about this that says Easter". But you know how it is when you really want to wear something, and don't have time to change even if you wanted to? 

The lovely folks at eShakti sent this dress to me ages ago, and there was never a good time to wear it because I rarely dress up. My office is casual and my church is casual, so I knew Easter Sunday needed to be the occasion to wear it. Luckily it rained a lot, and I didn't feel so bad about not being in bright colors. 

How was your Easter? Did you go traditional with whites, brights and pastels? 

wearing: eShakti dress c/o, zara jacket (SPLURGE, STEAL), MICHAEL KORS TORTOISE WATCH

worn to: church & brunch 

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spring arrival

Spring is not really one of my favorite seasons, but I'm happy it's here and I'm especially happy eShakti sent me this dress from their Spring collection. It's quirky and cute with the pears, but classic and sophisticated because of the shape. Love that juxtaposition! O, and it looks vintage which is always a good thing and it's also right on time for Easter Sunday :) 

wearing: eShakti dress, zara trench, MOJO MOXY LOREN PUMPS,JEWELMINT EARRINGS
worn to: palm sunday or easter sunday mass (undecided) 

colorful

Outside of challenges does your blog ever dictate what you wear? This morning when I got dressed I did so with the mindset "haven't been showing much color on the blog lately". There were a ton of colorful options to choose from, but this is what I came up with...

zara blazer, f21 top & jeggings

english laundry sunnies, michael kors watch

revlon kiss me coral & mac ruby woo lipsticks, opi cajun shrimp polish

carlos santana pumps, thrifted clutch, eshakti earrings

80's baby

"This is real 80's. I like it!"

Those were the words out of my b/f's mouth as we rushed out the door to the Rihanna concert last week.

He said the red lips, and the big chain (his words not mine) and the leather jacket gave this look a real 80's feel.

I was going for more of a tribal look with this skirt, but hey I'll take the 80's...

wearing: kenneth cole "chain", j crew tee, zara leather jacket, skirt c/o eshakti, jessica simpson heels
worn to: rihanna concert