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work it: little flirty gap skirt + striped tee

discovery: take a little flirty skirt and a (striped) tee, pair them with black booties and a cropped blazer and give an otherwise weekend look some cube-appeal! 2012: skirt – gap, striped tee – forever 21/2011: booties – franco sarto/2002: blazer … Continue reading

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work it: lilibleu olive green dress

rediscovery: one of my favourite purchases from last summer. this easy breezy lilibleu silk and cotton dress. it’s gotten a proper ‘work’out this summer. 2012: handbag – locale/2011: dress – lilibleu, blazer – h&m/2010: belt – winners/2009: shoes – reaction, … Continue reading

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work it: leopard print + red a winning cube combo

rediscovery: this leopard print bow blouse what i bought on sale a few years ago that i keep coming back to time and time again – its a favourite and a classic. 2012: handbag – cole haan; shoes – nine … Continue reading

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work it: white denim + blue button-down

discovery: 2012: white denim – jacob, shoes – nine west /2011: handbag – asos/2010: shirt – jacob tip: pair your button-down shirt with white jeans for a cool casual friday cube appropriate summer look. me

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work it: rethinking how to work my topshop dress

discovery: transition pieces. just when i thought my topshop pleated dress was really a summer piece, i realized i could take it into the fall by adding a button down shirt (or possibly i may pair it with a sweater … Continue reading

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work it: hello sunshine! anthropologie dress

discovery: this yellow dress is not something i would normally buy – it’s not within my style comfort zone – but it made me think of sunday mornings so i bit the bullet and bought it anyway. 2012: dress – … Continue reading

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work it: keeping it simple in jcrew

discovery: taking the basics (pencil skirt, white tee, cardi) and making your work style not-so-basic any more. 2012: pencil skirt + cardigan – jcrew/2010: white tank – h&m, statement necklace – french connection/2002: handbag – marks & spencer tip: by simply adding … Continue reading

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style inspiration: dvf’s runway red + blue combo

discovery: i was super bored lately, uninspired, and took to flip through magazines as i do when i’m bored with my workwear (that and hit the mall). i saw this blue, red and black colour combo in flare magazine – … Continue reading

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cube dwelling: too casual for this cube

it’s like you got one patent leather pump on the corporate ladder and a really hot electric blue platform planted firmly on the old grey carpet. what does this business ‘casual’ mean anyway? can i wear my 6 inch heels, they’re … Continue reading

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work it: anthropolgie skirt + costa blanca blouse

discovery: this brown patterned skirt is just so ladylike. for this post i’m adding a pop of bright green but really, i can work this with just about any colour for the cube and it will look great! 2010: brown wedges … Continue reading

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