Tag: fashion

Happy Monday! Summer is officially here with the kids out of school now and all the warm days we’ve been having. I’ve been pulling out some of my favorite pieces from last summer and also found a few new ones I’m loving for the season, so I wanted to share some of my most-loved and also some of you guys’ most loved that are were the best sellers. Here is a roundup of May’s top 10:

| JELLY SANDALS (under $100) |
| OVERSIZED SUNNIES (under $15) |
| FLORAL BIKINI (under $25) |
| SCOTCHGUARD SPRAY (under $15) |
| MESH TOTE BAG (on sale – under $15) |
| MARBLE CHAIN DECOR (under $60) |
| WHITE BUTTON DOWN SHIRT (under $25) |
| CLOUD SLIDE (under $25) |
| DAD DENIM SHORTS (under $50) |
| TODDLER SMILEY FACE SANDALS (under $25) |

Top 10 Most-Loved Items:

Vanessa Hudgens celebrated year 34 in the most fitting birthday-girl dress. On Dec. 15, “The Princess Switch” actor shared a photo from festivities the day prior, wearing a sleek, light-blue slip dress while posing with a bundle of colorful balloons. From Sleeper, which is known for its luxury loungewear and signature feather trim, the statement piece was covered in feathers along the bust, while the silky fabric hugged Hudgens’s figure.

Combining elegance and fun, the midi has all the elements of a striking party dress, perfect for a birthday or New Year’s Eve celebration. Hudgens let the standout piece do the talking, simply pairing the feathers with pointed white booties and sparkly stud earrings.

This guide covers how to improve your style with gloves, not matter whether or not the weather asks for them.

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Gloves Are Great for All Kind of Protection

Nurses and doctors wear them all the time to protect themselves and their patients. Bikers and skate boarders wear gloves to avoid insuring their hands when they fall. In winter, we wear gloves to keep our hands insulated in cold weather. Famous dog mushers of the Yukon Quest or Iditarod wear them under their mittens. Doing so permits them quickly fixing problems with metal parts of equipment without freezing to it at often below -20F (-28.9^oC). Gardeners use them to not get blisters from digging.

When you live in the South or somewhere with warm or mild winter, many everyday things of people in the north may not seem obvious on first view. They may even be totally unknown to you because they wouldn’t have a function or use at home. Read this real life story for an answer on “what is a plugin for a car?”, and for entertainment.

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A Male Plug Hanging Out of the Hood

When I was the first time in Alaska for my job interview at the university, the wife of the search committee chair had picked me up at the hotel. I saw a male plug hanging out of the hood of her car. Therefore, I said to her “You have an extension cord hanging out of your hood.” She smiled and said “No, it’s just the male plug to connect

Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Yerin Kim

Just as it is for many people, my relationship with denim is complicated. I’ve found jeans I loved, but none without flaws. I resonated deeply with the recent conversation around standing jeans on TikTok. I’ve always accepted that I have standing jeans that look great on, but are too tight for all-day sitting. And then oppositely, I have sitting jeans that I’m not obsessed with style-wise, but that are actually comfortable enough to sit in for hours on end. However, a new pair of jeans from The Consistency Project (TCP) completely reframed my thinking around the two categories. In short, sitting jeans can be just as fashion-forward while still maintaining their comfort levels. (Also, I now simply call them jeans.)

Described as “an experiment in new American workwear and lifestyle