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Shopping Affordable | How I Style an $14 Dress

Have you been engaging in all the end of season sales? Affordability is key for me when it comes to shopping. As of lately, I have been rummaging through a lot of sales in search of a good deal. I lost my mind when I came across this $14 dollar ribbed dress from H&M. On today’s post I am going to share with you how I styled this red ribbed dress and some tips on how to shop for clothing on a budget. Related: How I Wear My Summer Whites FashionLayn Outfit Deets Yes you heard and saw right, this bold red ribbed dress only cost me $14 bucks. On my weekend off of work, I went to the H&M in Downtown Detroit. I did a bee line to the sale section. This is perfect to time shop and get the bulk of summer clothing. The stores are starting to make room for their fall merchandise. Anyway, What a steal! Short sleeved, knee-length dress in a fine, ribbed knit texture. Also, featuring a round neck line with a button down effect. This dress can be easily worn up or down. I took the casual route. Looking for a similar …

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August First…

Wow! Where has the time gone? Can you believe it is already August? I am not sure why this is totally shocking, but I am really feel like we was just in June. On today’s post I am reflecting, sharing my personal goals, latest fashion style & trends, and a brief blog note for the month of August. Let get into it! It is official now I will be at home for the rest of the year. Definitely has been a tough year but regardless what going on, I have been trying to make the best out of the situation. Staying focus, and using my blog as an outlet. Overall I am looking forward to the month August. I feel like great changes are on the horizon for my blog and myself. What are you looking forward to this month? Related: July First… Fashion Note Let’s talk about fashion. Fall season in on the horizon. Ahhh my favorite season for clothing. I love fall. Hence, we are walking into that weird time where you kind of don’t know how to dress. But I am here for it. The weather in August for Detroit is all over the place. One week …

Fashion, Summer Style

How I Wear My Summer Whites..

Wearing whites during the summer is nothing new. It is such a classic go to that it comeback every year. You can do no wrong with all white look. However, I had to put my FashionLayn stamp on it. On today’s post I am sharing this summer whites outfit. I am going to share with you how I achieve this feminine, flirty, monochromatic look. Super easy and affordable too. Related: 4 Easy Loungewear Outfit Ideas FashionLayn Outfit Deets Achieving the perfect white monochromatic for yourself, is knowing when to play textures, and understanding you own personal style. Honestly, their is no wrong. I prefer my clothes to bit a flirty, and also can be worn whenever. An all white look can be worn up or down. Now I know wearing all white is a bit intimidating. It seem like as soon as you go outside, you attract all dirt! Trust and believe me I love to carry around a Tide pin for that. However, we are not going to let that stop us from being fashionable. This outfit is solely certain around this flirty ruching top. I found this top for $9 buck off Shein. The top features a off the …

Fashion, Summer Style

4 Easy Loungewear Outfits Ideas

Its official! I will be working from home for the remainder of the year. It is time to get and stay comfortable. On today’s post I am sharing 4 easy loungewear ideas while working from home. Loungewear is all about comfort, and I definitely want to wear comfortable clothes while I am working at home. I also want to mention that a few these pieces can worn outside the house, especially if you need to pick up some food, or take you break outside on the patio. Related: How To Stay Motivated At Home Maxi Dress An easy breezy maxi dress is a prefect ensemble when it comes to lounging around or working from home. It is not fitting and it breathable. You can definitely can mask up and go outside with this look. The cami maxi dress I am wearing is Shein features a cami neckline. The best part of the dress that it features pocket. Sis, I love a good pocket. I am definitely wear this dress and put a few things in my pocket, hands free. I am wearing a 1X. This dress only cost $17. That is my price point! What do you think of this …

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New Bag Alert |The Perfect Wallet To Have!

PLEASE NOTE THAT AFFILIATE LINK HAVE BEEN USE IN THIS POST. PRODUCTS WILL SHOW AN (*) I MAKE A SMALL PERCENTAGE ON ANYTHING YOU BUY THROUGH MY LINK. IT WILL NOT COST YOU ANY MORE OR AFFECT YOU IN ANY WAY AT ALL. What kind of hand bag or wallets do you love? For myself I love to keep my hands free. Usually when I am on the go, I walk around with either my small leather backpack, or croc crossbody. For the summer nights, safely, I prefer to carry this super sophisticated top handle wallet from Charles & Keith. This piece is so prefect and affordable too. On today’s post I am sharing my new addition to my hand bag family. RELATED: OOTD| How I Styled My White Shorts? FashionLayn’s Accessory Deets During this pandemic I have been finding different ways to treat myself. Working from home and being in the house most of the time, I haven’t had that much time to shop. Retail therapy is definitely one of those ways I use to treat myself. While treating myself to well needed retail therapy I came across this super cute wallet from Charles & Keith. I had to get …

Fashion, Summer Style

OOTD | How I Styled My White Shorts?

PLEASE NOTE THAT AFFILIATE LINK HAVE BEEN USE IN THIS POST. PRODUCTS WILL SHOW AN (*) I MAKE A SMALL PERCENTAGE ON ANYTHING YOU BUY THROUGH MY LINK. IT WILL NOT COST YOU ANY MORE OR AFFECT YOU IN ANY WAY AT ALL. Happy Wednesday everyone! I am back with a fun summer outfit. So over the weekend I had on a totally different wardrobe. I normally always reach for my classic blue denim jeans with my solid color shirt, or black pants with a solid shirt. Pretty basic and Hmm kinda boring, but those pieces work for me. So comfortable. However, I decided to spice thing up and shake the table just a tad bit. So, I got out my comfort zone and reached for these frayed hem white denim shorts . I found these shorts from Target. These shorts are so cute and fun. On today’s post I am sharing where I got and how I styled these shorts. Related: OOTD | Monochromatic Casual Summer Outfit FashionLayn Outfit Deet’s Okay, yes the goal was trying something different that works for my style and myself. First, I got these frayed hem shorts for Wild Fable collection at Target. The frayed …

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July First…

Happy July everyone. Yes, We made it yall! We made it out the first half of 2020. On today’s post I am reflecting, sharing my personal goals, latest fashion style & trends, and a brief blog note for the month of July. June has definitely been an emotionally month, some high moments and some low. I was able to officially celebrate Juneteenth, which has been recognize as an holiday in Michigan. I use that time to learn, celebrate with family, and teach others. Next year, I look forward to this holiday, I want to have an actually party. As a country we definitely have a lot more work to do when it comes to addressing the problems we face. However, I plan to make the best out of July. I refuse to let myself be carried away with all stress, and pain. With what is going on I plan to get closer with my faith, and help be the change I want to see for this country. We need more empathy and honesty. Overall I am thankful for health, my family and friends and look forward to great month. What do you look forward to? Related: June First Related: June …