It's that time of year.  (Thank goodness.)  Tomorrow I will hit the highway with two of my best friends.  Our minds will be set on UV rays, and our GPS will be set on Destin, Florida.  I'll be away from most media sites for the week, but don't worry, I'll document each and every crop top and maxi skirt combo. 

xoxoxo

W 

spring awakening

Well ladies and gentlemen, it's March. Where is the year going?  I can't explain the fast pace at which 2014 seems to be moving, but I can explain my favorite looks for this spring season-

1. monochromatic color schemes 

Valentine's Day was the catalyst for this new obsession of mine.  I paired a blush crop top with berry colored harem pants and my bright red "lips" handbag.  All of the colors were very close on the family tree - first or second cousins, I would guess.  I can't wait to explore this idea with shades of lavender, violet, and plum.  

 

2.  hair accessories

Personally, I don't believe I will ever rock a flower crown, but I do plan on being experimental with adorning my head this spring.  I want to play with scarves around my head and worked into a braid.  I'm a recovering hair-cutter-offer, so until my hair grows back to its normal, extra long length, I plan on making the uppermost portion of my body a visual interest.  

not exactly what I had in mind...

3. funny sunnies

2014 has been a very fun year so far and I'm going to let that translate into my eyewear.   I've been an aviator girl for most of my life, but this time around I'm going to be a little more risky with my UV protection.  My most recent sunglass purchase was a pair of navy tinted, heart shaped rims.  I adored them the instant I saw them, and what made them even more appealing was that Behati Prinsloo has a pair just like them.  Although, I doubt she and I paid the same price...

perpetually pretending to be Behati 

t. g. i. f. // thank goodness I'm fabulous

Today's tgif doesn't come with an interview.  Not because my subject is hard to reach or too shy to answer some questions...but because...it's a SURPRISE.  Today I am celebrating one of my very best friends.  Happy birthday to my brilliant friend, Morgan!

Morgan could be considered a nomad.  She's lived in Memphis and Conway, but now calls Fayetteville home.  Like yours truly, Morgan hopes to one day inhabit NYC, if only for a while.  Morgan and I met in the fall of 2012 at an event where Whitney Port was speaking.  You can definitely say that our love for the fashion industry brought us together, and even more than that, it turned us into lifelong friends.  That following spring we had a class together, and gracious Morgan introduced me to a local designer she had been working for.  The designer, Leslie, decided she could use an extra set of hands, so Morgan and I grew from friends to a package deal of fashion interns.  (We like think of ourselves as the southern version of Lauren and Whitney.)

When Morgan isn't busy working her tail off in her apparel classes, you can find her with a Starbucks cup in her hand, listening to her xx albums, or dreaming up ideas for her inspiration board.  Morgan stays busy as a sales associate at Country Outfitter, a relatively new, super cool addition to the Fayetteville Square.

She and I aren't working together at the moment, but our dynamic duo is nowhere near over.  In a dream world Morgan and I could work under the same boss.  Or maybe be somebody else's bosses. ;)

Cheers to you, birthday girl.  Morgan Taylor, one of the neatest, most creative, beautiful girls I know.

love you, pretty lady

W