The Big Move

So, I recently said that I had some exciting news coming up! So here it is! I decided to up and move to Dallas! I took a job here that is a HUGE step in the right direction for my career! I'll give out all the scoop once I pass the training session of the job and am able to invite! :)

But for now, I thought I'd show off a little bit of my new place and some of my decor. :)

Hopefully I'll have more photos soon and have lots of fun info about my fantastic new job! :)

~Mary

Sunday Kind of Love

I've been spending a lot of time recently in Dallas attending events, photoshoots, and working! But in between all of that, I found the time to take pictures with friends! So on one particular day I got together with two of my friends to do a full on shoot with 4 total looks! Slowly but surely I'll be sharing each set that we created! So stay tuned for lots of great concepts and fantastic images by my friends Jarrod Fresquez and Thomas Garza!

These particular images were taken by Thomas Garza!

                                             Here I was wearing
                                             Green Check Dress: Choies.com
                                             Black Patent Leather heels: Target
                                             Pink/blue/gold envelope clutch: BigBudda

Facebook Portfolio!

Hello everyone! I have just launched a brand new Facebook portfolio page that will be constantly updated with new styling work, clients, magazine editorials, events and so much more!

Please let me know what I should add or change visit the page right here!

Just a taste of what is up and coming!

Photography By Thomas Garza

Edgar Gomez Runway Event

I have been so busy recently that I haven't had much time to sit down and write much on my blog, but today I have something extra fun to share! On Saturday the fourth I had the privilege of styling back stage for the wonderful luxury designer Edgar Gomez. While Edgar's line is already so dynamic and completely gorgeous with no styling added, for this particular show Edgar wanted to add an opulent vintage feel; And anyone who knows me knows how much I love vintage and how much I love styling with an opulent edge! It was such an honor to work with wonderful stylists and such a talented designer! You should definitely Check out some of Edgar's amazing creations! 

Here are just a few pictures from the show after all backstage work was completed! Huge thanks to Sterling T Steves for the beautiful photography! 

                                                              Photo Credit Sterling T Steves 

We have fun!

Starry Eyed Surprise + Oasap Give-away!!

   One of the very first blogger programs I became a part of was Oasap.com's Fashion Hunter Program. I'm pleased to say that I have been collaborating with them ever since May 2012. With my one year anniversary of joining the Oasap Fashion Hunter Program, what better time to offer a give away!?
The most fun part of this specific give-away is that the winner is free to choose from 9 Oasap products!
Check them out here (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

a Rafflecopter giveaway


So, Without further adieu  here are the super simple steps to enter!

My Pinterest Addiction!

  Something you all may not know is that I am absolutely addicted to Pinterest! I've had a Pinterest since the website launched and have been adding to it almost every day. I just love that Pinterest is a way for me to compile information, images, and inspiration without cluttering my computer or table. However, since I have been adding constantly from the start I have amassed such a huge amount of pins that were poorly organized. So, I could never find the image I was looking for when I needed it for work or inspiration. I decided to take a note from one of my favorite pinners on Pinterest -- Jacque Reid -- and did a little bit of organizing! While my Pinterest page will never be so extensively organized as Jacques, I'm so happy with how it is turning out so far!
  Since I may not be able to update my blog every day, my Pinterest page will be updated and growing almost every day! So I hope you will check it out and let me know what you think. Feel free to tell me if there are categories I should add or things I should change! I'd encourage you to check out Jacque Reid's page as well -- you will most definitely be inspired. Check out my pin board right here!


                                      Here are several pins that I am loving right now.
Pin from Street Style

 

Pin From High fashion

Pin from Dots

Pin from Stripes

Pin from Dressed To Impress

Pin from 1960's Proper

Pin from Floral

Pin from 1920's Modern

Pin from Bows

Pin from Shades

Pin from All About Hats

Pin from Dramatic Headshots

Pin from Scarves

There are all of these pins and so much more! I'll hopefully have my pinterest page back up to 3000 pins soon! Right now it's about 1500. :) So please do enjoy!

~Mary

It's Magic

  A few weekends ago, my friend Thomas and I decided we'd have an extra fun shoot. For a while we'd been discussing creating an overlapped triptych for lookbook, so we finally decided to have a shoot for one! It was really fun experimenting with what shapes of poses would look good in this sort of image, so it was definitely a challenge that kept you thinking the whole time -- which I really enjoyed. Also with this sort of picture, it's easy to get too cluttered if the outfit is over-styled. I went for a simple black and white dress I had recently purchased off of ebay. Since the dress had a pretty boat neck collar in the front and a peter pan collar in the back, it really styled itself. I wanted this look to have a classic clean look with a touch of modern in the mint colored bracelet -- Merrin&Gussy of course. :)
  As for the fantastic editing, and how great the pictures look...That's all Thomas's mastery. When I got the chance to look over the images we took that day, I was dumbfounded by how dynamic every shot was! Needless to say, it was so hard to choose just three images to make into a triptych. Thus, Thomas ended up having to create three triptychs for me to decide from. haha
   With no further adieu, here are the images we ended with! I couldn't be happier with how clean each image came out! Be sure to check out Thomas's Website HERE and like his facebook page for more updates HERE!