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Who is ready for Thanksgiving food? I know I am.  I am ready to chow down on some good food and get closer to my family and friends. When its comes down to picking a Thanksgiving outfit, I like to where a outfit that allows me to stuff my face and still look put together. On today’s post I am sharing my easy go to thanksgiving approved outfit. Staying put together and full is the key when thinking of a Thanksgiving outfit. This outfit I put together was inspired by Rochelle of Beauticurve.com, a plus size blogger. A year ago she put together a few looks for Thanksgiving, and this look was one I was inspired to recreate. Anyway, this casual multi print dress is just what we need to for Thanksgiving. It is put together, and roomy. You can take this dress to dinner table with the in laws or a night out one the town. Very versatile.  It is an  inexpensive dress, that features a lettuce trim neckline, elastic waist with a remove self tie sash. This dress is currently $19 on the Shein site. To complete this look I added my a black thigh high boots and …

Rompers in the fall? It’s kinda cold. Hmmmm. Let me be clear, I had upmost full intent to wear this in the summer. However, I did not get around to wearing it. I have too many clothes. And yeahhhh…. I wear some of the same pieces all the time. I know! So, I am trying to be a bit more intentional when trying out new things. How can I pull off a romper in the fall? Well I did it! It’s October and I got my body in a cool cheetah print romper from Forever 21. Sidenote: It currently on sale! I think I look super cute or whatever. As of the lately, Michigan weather has been up and down. Cold and breezy in the morning, warm mid day, and breezy when the sun starts to set. So how do you style yourself in this wishy washy weather. Layering is key and invest in transitional apparel.  I think a romper could become a great transitional piece to add to your wardrobe.   On today’s post I am sharing how I wore my romper, and others ways to style a romper in the fall. Rompers are so cute until you are peeing in …

I have been totally obsessed with neon colors. I love how popping it makes my skin looks. So that way I was in totally shock how cute this  crop cami top & bodycon skirt set from Shein looked on me! Giving me Channel Orange vibes! Can you believe this set only cost me $13 bucks? The girls are all for saving a few coins. If you want to get into the neon trend check out retailer, like Shein, Boohoo, of FashionNova. You do not need to spend all your money on trends that do not last. Neon is the trend I am loving and those retailer I listed works for my pockets.  On today’s post I will share all my thoughts on this set from Shein. So I think it is safe to say that Shein is one of my favorite stores. Is she replacing Forever 21? Ugh I don’t know sis. Y’all know I love Forever 21 but she has been a bit hit or miss for me lately and Shein has been making those 3’s. LOL My new routine now  is to check to see what new on Shein, probably every other day. I came across this crop cami …

What are you wearing for Valentines Day?  Valentines is 2 days away, lol you have some time to get on board ladies.  If you know me I am keeping this look budget friendly for the girls that are conscious about their coins. So I have this cute inexpensive monochromatic look.   When it comes to creating a “one color” look, simply keep to one color and add different textures, and gradients. I decided on blush pink, one of my favorite colors for the season. To be honest, I have been quite obsessed with monochromatic fashion. So I decided to experiment with it this time around. My look is clean, casual, chic, but still bringing a little wow-factor to the table. Guaranteed it will have your love interest trying to shoot their shot.. So if you want the tea on how I put together this  look… keep reading. FashionLayn’s Outfit Deets… I decided to branch outside of my quirky street theme and come with a monochromatic, feminine look. Creating a outfit based on one color can be a bit boring, to some. If you incorporate the right elements, and understand a bit of depth and dimension, I guarantee you will pull …

Do you have an outfit for Thanksgiving ? For me I am going to the dinner table, casual, simple, and comfortable. Check out this look !

Trend Report ! I am bringing y’all the trend report and the report is telling me this…. Blazers, hounds tooth, plaids, pin stripes, blouses, loose trousers to booties are on the seen this fall. I am here for this trendy look ! I am remixing a couple of trends in this outfit. So first, I started looking for a pantsuit, but check this nobody told me that finding a really cool pantsuit was going to be so hard.  You know I really got into Beyoncé and Jay-Z pantsuits in the Apesh*t video ! If you don’t know pantsuit are really in style this upcoming Fall too.  So I’m on all the sites trying to find a suit that fits my shape.  I would stay Eloquii is the best place to start first.  However, it is still a struggle bus for me!  I have an hour-glass shape and sometimes I can be considered a pear shape . Lately, I have been in between sizes not sure what really fits right any more. My waist is super small and my hips are super wide so trying to find the right pants to fit my figure is super hard. SMH So that left me …

Man this heat wave this week … OMG it was super hot! When it is hot like this outside I do not want any extra clothes making me even more hot. You know that irritating sticky feel you get, or that feeling you feel dirty as soon as you step outside. Yeah that kinda of hot.  Less clothes… gotta pull out a sun dress.  With that being said I found a cute little button down sundress.  I guess you can say I am trying to knock some of the last few trends of the summer before we get fully geared up for fall attire in the store. The heat index is somewhere between OMG and WTH  Any who I got this striped button down dress from Forever21.  The shell of the dress is made out of cotton with full rayon lining,  so I believe the material will help keep you cool. This dress is definitely outside my comfort zone. If you know me, I am body con dress lover. I love anything that hugs my curves. So having a dress that does not  hug me was different, but in a good way.  I normally do not do dresses like this …

When I go shopping I like to have $100 dollars to spend. At the end of a nice shopping day I want to come out with a lot of bags ! I want my $100 to stretch. Do you feel me ! Like getting 1 or 2 items with $100 is good but I really don’t feel successful. I want to see the fruits of hard shopping day. So how can we make our money stretch for us. Now I am aware that plus size clothing can be somewhat expensive. I like to say the more material they use the more expensive the item is. So yes it makes hard for my curvy girls to find affordable clothing!  So I decided to compile list of few places that I think my curvy sis would appreciate. A few places they can find classic or trendy clothes without BREAKING THE BANK. Facts! I know for a fact that we do not to need to buy expensive things for validation or just to feel at your best. In all honesty I am a broke and being a blogger does not go hand and hand. It hard trying to maintain my bills, work and …

Love Letter to my Readers  Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m going to keep this post simple and straight to the point. Love yourself. I use to dread Valentine’s Day. Nobody special to share it with …. oh and look all the gifts on the timeline.. logs off. I learn over time that I should not be bitter. I can celebrate too. What I take from Valentine’s Day is love. Not love for a lover or a significant other. Simply love for myself. I love me and everything that makes me … me! I have stated countless time before you can’t expect to love someone else when you don’t love yourself. It’s the  truth sis ! It not easy. I have bad days sometimes but I don’t let my bad days define Alayna ! So don’t speak down on you.  Love you and everything that makes you…you! Had to say it a second time. So slay the day hun ! Love on yourself . Hug yourself . Tell yourself your beautiful ! Change the narrative on yourself ! Speak kind words to yourself! Shower yourself with Valentines today and everyday because you are a gem that can’t be replace. “The way you speak …