One Haute Mama & Why You Should Wear Graphic T’s

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Sometimes you’ve got to wear your confidence on your sleeve.

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Graphic tees are perfect. Why? Because you’re adding interest to your outfit without having to work around a pattern, not to mention the fact that people can immediately get a glimpse into your personality/sense of humor and/or your role in life.

In the case of this perfect shirt from Fiore Boutique in West Town Mall people can immediately summarize that I am…

  1. A mother
  2. Fancy and fashionable with the spelling of the word “Haute”
  3. Obnoxiously confident about myself

All of which would be correct *high five.

The great news is these graphic tees are everywhere, so there’s plenty of messages to choose from. One I currently have my eye on is…”Surely not everyone was kungfu fighting.” Haha that makes me laugh.

Another perk about these things is you can easily dress them up or down. I have worn this exact shirt with the outfit above as well as black work out tights and tennis shoes. If you wash them gently and lay them flat to dry, they’ll look great for you for a while.

My graphic tee dealer is Fiore Boutique because they have a great selection (awesome TV show collection – I’m looking at you New Girl, Fixer Upper fans) but also because they run great sales! I’m all about scooping something up that I can wear multiple ways ON SALE.

Go visit them next to Charming Charlie in West Town Mall and tell them Elizabeth will be there in a minute ;)

Want more graphic tee inspiration? Oh, I’ve got you covered.

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The Necklace You Shouldn’t Wear with a V-Neck Tee

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Sometimes I touch my face and have to remember if I’m wearing makeup or not. Anyone else do that?

You go to rub your eye, or you actually rub it and realize you put on mascara that day. Oops.

This year my work environment got super casual – as in I have no commute and my dog is my office mate. So I don’t put makeup on everyday. Which is what causes the panic every time I touch my eye. Wait…am I messing up makeup? Yep. (that just happened)

I’m telling you all of this because my wardrobe is leaning heavily towards the casual these days. But that just means I get to play around with dressing up casual pieces. Like this great t-shirt I picked up at TJ Maxx. I wish I would have grabbed one in every color because I looooove it like a teen girl loves a pop song.

It’s the right length, it’s got a not-too-revealing neckline and it’s comfy. Oh and it was like $6. I know, WHY DIDN’T I PICK UP 40 OF THEM!?

But the neckline can be a bit tricky, so I enlisted the help of my assistant, Veronica, and together we’ll show you what necklaces to wear and which ones to avoid when dressing up a v-neck tee.

Enjoy!

Here’s a necklace similar to the black and white one! And it’s on sale at Fiore Boutique (go see them in West Town Mall)!

Have I mentioned that my video quality will get better soon? I’m working on that. Right now my motto with videos is, “Just do it already!!” but I’ll soon have higher quality. Just hang in there and explain that to the 15,000 friends you forward this link to. K? K.

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Piko with Pockets

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Piko // Shoes // Similar Necklace 

POCKETS!!!!

What is it about those two little spaces that gets us {me} so excited?

I walked around in this tunic for almost a full day until I realized it had pockets. And when I discovered them, you would have thought I had just tripped over a $20. Haha!

I can’t think of a tunic combo I want to live in more than a Piko with Pockets. It’s comfortable, it’s flattering, IT’S GOT POCKETS.

On cold mornings like we’ve been having, 100% of the time I crave a tunic. Because tights are always more comfortable (and warmer) than jeans and most pants. You can pair it with a scarf or throw a big cozy long sweater over it.

Basically it makes you feel like you’re still in pajama’s without looking crazy. I’m all for that.

The best place I’ve found to pick up Piko’s is at Fiore Boutique in West Town Mall. Across from Charming Charlies.

They have a great selection of styles and colors and run sales (which they announce on Instagram). In fact, I saw an Instagram post about this Piko tunic (which had gone on sale for just $20) and literally packed up what I was doing and headed to the mall.

So let me try something nerdy…

Piko pockets promote proper professional performance.

Ha! I warned you it was nerdy ;)

Here, if you’re craving more piko looks, see how I took this one from a day to night look…

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Freshen Up Your Spring Wardrobe at This Boutique

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fiore boutique, west town mall, knoxville fashion blogger, easter dress, easter dress options, dresses, local boutique, knoxville beauty blogger, knoxville style consultantAnyone else care to admit that their “Easter outfit shopping” ends up really being “spring wardrobe shopping”?

No? OK cool. We’ll keep it a secret.

Whether you’re shopping this week for your Easter outfit, or your backup Easter outfit, or maybe your backup to the backup…Fiore Boutique has what you need.

That simple sheath dress first pictured above is given a unique look with the scalloped edges, and the blue dress below it (which also comes in white) will give you the ability to bare your arms beautifully as the sleeves have slits.

They’ve got a great assortment of jewellery (those pave’ chain necklaces are winking at me and telling me to take them home), and some fabulous spring wedges that will go for miles this season and throughout the summer.

Fiore Boutique is located right inside the West Town Mall entrance across from Charming Charlie – so it’s easy to pop in, pick up what you need (and several things that you just want) and be on your merry way!

They’re also a great recourse for Piko tops! Whoop! Whoop!

If you buy from them online here, enter TheSpiff at checkout to recrive 10% off your order!

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Discount Shopping is Like Kale for Your Soul (But Tastier)

Shopping is good for you. And I can back that statement up, girlfriend, so just wait for it…

You’re walking around (exercise), you’re doing the math with discounts (left brain), and you’re creating outfits in your head (right brain). It’s a total mind and body work out. Which completely warrants shopping over squats (maybe not, but close enough).

Let me give you one big reason to work that mind and body…Fiore! This isn’t the first time I’ve talked about this store, or the second time…it’s the third because I’m such a big fan.

They’ve got a great selection of really cute and unique home items as well as gorgeous jewelry and clothes. Not to mention a really great selection of piko tops, which automatically gets me in there multiple times a week.

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Look at all the Piko colors they’ve got!! :-D

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Can you guess which shirt I’d be a big fan of? ;)

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And remember how I talked about discount shopping being good for your brain? Well, then this little tid bit will be like burpees for your brain cells…use the code “thespiff” to get 10% off their stuff!

Here’s the website, or visit them across from Charming Charlie in West Town Mall and get to exercising!

 

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