Month: June 2015

What Every Outfit Needs, No Matter Your Style

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“Great lingerie is the foundation to any outfit. It’s the first thing you put on and it’s the most intimate expression of your style.” This is the philosophy at AdoreMe.com, your one-stop shop for affordable designer lingerie. To see how to style their lingerie for summer check out the summer festival lookbook. AdoreMe.com also carries swimsuits. With the warmer temps, it’s ok to let your bra peek through in certain occasions. In this case, it’s especially encouraged since you’ll want to show off your beautiful new piece. Here’s how: 1. Muscle Tank Tops 2. Low Scoop Back Tops 3. Low Scoop Front Tank Tops For their sexy lingerie collection, which is updated frequently, click here!!

Styling x Niyah \\ My New Portfolio Website!

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So my styling portfolio is now ready to be debuted! This is just a start of course, but I’m excited to continue to build it and get better and better seeing as this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Please check it out here https://stylingxniyah.wordpress.com Let me know what you think. Also, if you’re in the Cincinnati area, and want to me style you for a photoshoot hit me up! You’ll get some amazing images and maybe a few new outfit ideas, and I’ll get to add you to my port. Win win. Speaking of which, thank you so much to everyone who has helped me get this together!!!! 90% of what you see on the website right now is what I’ve done this past school year.

One-Piece Swimsuits Takeover

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While bikinis usually seem to be the swimsuit of choice each year when summer comes around, I want to make an argument for the one-piece. While often considered matronly, I think that a one-piece is a sophisticated and sexy choice for anyone’s day at the beach. Designers have also become increasingly fond of the suit over the past year, as have celebs like Lorde and Zoe Kravitz. Take a look at our take on one-piece swim below, all under $50, where the suits are organized by suggested body type, and shown in various styles. I’m sure you’ll love this trendy, chic, and not to mention practical look! Click on the swimsuit for more information about it. Ruler Cutouts are a great way to add the illusion of curves to a ruler body. Highlighting of the waist through cutouts or seams will also add to this look, as well as the ruching on the bust seen on two of these suits.  Bali Neon Contrast Trim Racer Front Swimsuit $30.00 Boohoo.com Cross-Back One-Piece Swimsuit $22.48 Aerie Wolf …

Fashion Brand, STMT-Statement, Launches It’s Platinum Collection

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This past Friday, the company I intern for, Cincy Chic (an online lifestyle magazine for women in the Greater Cincinnati area), hosted its annual Red, Pink, and Blue event. The event donates its proceeds to the American Heart Association (red ribbon), breast cancer (Pink Ribbon Girls), and American Diabetes Association (blue). It’s a night filled with giving, prizes, food, music, and best of all fashion. This year, the freeze fashion show featured Teresa Washington’s Platinum collection from her online store, STMT-Statement. The website carries exclusive one-of-a-kind designs that Washington and her team make and sell. The clothes are carried in several boutiques and will continue to be held in more to come. The new brand is already seeing great success. “We’ve had reality television celebrity Lisa Woo of Hollywood Divas (previous Cast Member of Real House of Atlanta) and Val Warner (Chicago’s “Windy City Live” Talk Show Host) wear and love our brand,” says Washington. Here’s a preview from the event before it hits the website! To read more about Washington and the brand she’s created, read my …

I Struggle With My Self-Image // Personal Essay

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This is a personal essay written by Laura Gee Writing about self-image is hard. I thought this would be much easier given that I know this subject all too well, but self-image is a concept that is more complex than it may seem. Self-image differs from person to person and includes different ideals. For me, self-image is more than just how I perceive myself. In my mind, it encompasses all beauty, health, and fashion standards to the smallest details and revolves around perfection. Self-image’s focus is never based off of me, but the world around me. Everyone’s understanding of self-image is a bit different from one another’s, but we are all connected in the same matter, social media. With Twitter and Instagram and Tumblr and Snapchat we make ourselves susceptible to believing we aren’t as funny, as thoughtful, as beautiful, as skinny, as “insert quality” as others. I can scroll endlessly through Instagram’s search page and see beautiful person after beautiful person. I can go on Snapchat and view tiny models wearing clothing I will …

We’re 4 Years Old Today!

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And by baby, I mean this blog! When I first started this as an incoming junior in high school, I had no idea how long I would stick with it. I’m so glad Inexpensive Chic is still alive and well, with no plans of going anywhere anytime soon. 815 posts later, we’re only planning on getting bigger and better. I’d love to know your favorite things about this blog and/or any suggestions you have to make it better. Please leave comments below, or shoot me an email at inexpensivechic@gmail.com. Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping to make this blog what it is. We LOVE our readers!

About Me (Style Q+A)

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Q: Where did you grow up, and where do you live now? A: I grew up mostly in State College, PA, but I live in Cincinnati, OH currently. Q: What have you studied, and what are you doing now? A: I’m in college majoring in fashion design. Q: How would you describe your personal style in 3-5 words? A: Minimalistic, edgy, unexpected. Q: Where do you shop? Luxury or high street? New or vintage? Boutiques? Online? A: I love a good bargain! Thrift stores, TjMaxx, Marshall’s, etc. are my speed. I love finding good deals online too. Q: If you had $300 for a shopping spree, how many items would you buy? A: I’d stretch it to the max. I could probably get a good 15-20 items from that. Q: Do you prefer street style fashion or runway fashion? A: I like looking at the runways and seeing how people interpret the trends. Q: What do you splurge on? Skimp on? A: I splurge on shoes. I have big feet, so there’s not a lot …

Nigeria’s Fashion Future | Wana Sambo

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Nigeria’s Award winning womenswear brand, Wana Smabo, Opens Flagship Store with the release of her Resort 15 collection which features Eva Alordia as the face of the collection. It has been almost 5 years since its first exhibition, and 3 years in the business, and the Wana Sambo brand is steady going stronger with various award nominations, win’s and features in some of the best print and online media within and outside Nigeria.  When MSN Africa named Wana Sambo brand as “Nigeria’s Fashion Future…” They were on track. The Resort 15 collection Lookbook is titled “Modern Elegance” with Nigeria’s top female rapper, Eva Alordia as the face of the collection. PHOTOGRAPHY: Sunmisola Olorunnisola (@sunmisola_olorunnisola) STYLING: Moashy Styling   (@moashystyling) MAKE UP: Eva Alordiah (@ievaalordiah) MODEL: Eva Alordiah DESIGNER: Wana Sambo (@WanaSambo) https://www.wanasambo.com/ * Click to Enlarge

Get to Know the New Team of Contributing Writers!

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As you may or may not know, I recently sent out a call for fashion and beauty enthusiasts with a desire to write. I received a handful of responses, but ultimately chose the four lovely ladies you see below. You can find a brief bio of each girl on the Contributing Writer’s page, but this post is dedicated to getting to know them a little bit deeper. I can’t wait to go on this journey with them, and for you, our readers to view the amazing content that is in store for you! Just a few NEW things you can look forward to this summer on InexpensiveChic.com  Youtube Videos! Personal Essays! More Fashion DIYs! More Beauty Posts! Interviews! Lifestyle! (food, exercise, decor) Meet Mackenzie Mahon How would you describe your style? My sense of style is inspired by anything grunge that really catches my eye. A lot of the time musicians inspire my style. What beauty item could you never leave the house without?  I never leave my house without my favorite mascara, Yes They’re …