{ Denver Art Museum }

{SS} here!

I'm off to my first graduate course in a bit here... but wanted to show you some pictures of my fabulous trip to Denver last weekend... 

{ On our way to the Denver Art Museum... elevator shot! }

While in Denver, the bf and I headed to the renowned Denver Art Museum (where it happened to be the free first Saturday of the month- score!). There just so happened to be an awesome interactive Fashion exhibition that we enjoyed spending time in.

Before heading inside... we were blown away by the outdoor art, including this awesome broom and dust pan.

{ I loved this sign! }

The Fashion Studio was totally awesome!

I loved being able to draw some clothing designs...  the bf made a great looking men's suit and I chose to draw a formal women's gown.














I'm sad we didn't have a chance to construct our pieces because it was so busy, but it was cool to see other peoples!

The runway...

{ A Master }

I have a few more photos I want to show you from our trip... so stay tuned for those in the next few days!

xo, SS

Denver {SNEAK} Peak

Happy Labor Day... I guess this means I {SS} have to put my white jeans away :( I actually brought them on my trip and started wearing them one day but had to go back to the hotel to put on shorts because it was just too hot!!

Anyways, 

I'm home and I honestly could not have had a more perfect time in {DENVER}. What a great city! I could totally see myself living there... somewhere down the line...

Though the bf and I were only there from Friday morning to this morning, we packed so much in... baseball game, some great walks, "Taste of Colorado", Museums,  good food, a GORGEOUS wedding, a dip in the hotel pool and even some good 'ol relaxin (I finished a really great book!)...

I have some super {stylish} photos and stories to share with you in the next few days...

Here's a sneak peak: 

View from our Hotel in Downtown Denver

Had to go sit in the Mile High seats at the Mile High stadium prior to the Rockies game!

{wearing: Ann Taylor shorts // J. Crew Top // Fossil watch // Keen shoes }

Lots of People at "A Taste of Colorado" 

Stay tuned for more tomorrow... getting swept away, CO style, Van-Slyke/Wright wedding, Fashion exhibit & Native American exhibit. 

And also coming this week... Back to School Style :) 

Plus, we're still looking for guest bloggers!

xo, SS

State Fair {Style}?

{SS} here!

Yesterday, the bf and I decided to take a trip to the Minnesota State Fair... it was hot, it was crowded, it was crazy, but in true fair fashion, it was a blast!

We had some good eats, saw some loud and smelly animals and even got to meet some pretty amazing people! 

Also, let me just tell you... the styles at the fair are NUTS. I'm talking: fanny packs galore, cut-off tanks on men, filthy-feet filled flip-flops, lots of hair scrunchies, odd hats, crude t-shirts, short shorts and every other crazy style you could imagine. Whewwwww! 

I was hot in my black t-shirt and jeans, but at least I was dressed pretty darn "normal". 

Here are some photos of the day's adventures:

First, we headed to the KFAN radio station booth where the bf was thrilled to get autographs from his favorite radio personalities, The Common Man and Dan Barreiro.

Next it was time for me to get a photo with some actual athletes... not just guys who talk about them on the radio... and look who we just happened to run into! None other than Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, and they actually asked me to pose for a photograph with them (something about a calendar with beautiful women or something...) ! They were thrilled that I finally agreed!

As if that photo wasn't cool enough, I next ran into...

THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

who kindly agreed to pose for a photo with me (I only wish he would have uncrossed his arms)...

After our impressive photo ops it was time to EAT. On our way to find corn dogs (a fair STAPLE for me... this year we tried --and liked-- wild rice corndogs) we stopped for a quick photo in the SPAM store, where I got to sit in the Spam Throne, as Queen of the Spam!

 Because I chickened out and never actually dyed my hair blonde like I had planned (I'm kidding), I was pleased to find this Viking's helmet which allowed me to test out what I would look like as a Blonde... needless to say, I think I'll stick to red...

And last but certainly not least, I was thrilled to find this Hyena at the fair who graciously stayed still (and didn't eat or even paw at me) for a photograph with me so that I could prove to my 8th grade science teacher (who will most likely never see this blog...) that my mom was right when she told me that there are hyena's in the United States. Despite believing my science teacher when he told me that hyena's don'tt exist in the US and that my mom probably meant to say Coyote, I should have known... my mother is always right (well, I better not say always...). 

All in all I'd say it was a great day at the Fair!!

I can't wait to see what kind of adventures next year's fair will bring to us since the bf decided that next year we are going from 6a-12p... oh my...

xo, SS

Saturday Adventure

Yesterday, {KH} and I set off for another day of fun blogging collaboration. Since it was hot & sticky we headed for air conditioning. We had both heard of and were intrigued by Opitz Outlet in St. Louis Park/Edina/Minneapolis (no there are not three, it's just really confusing where it actually is)- an outlet clothing store boasting 70% off or more on designer apparel and accesories. After a sweaty car ride in which we did about 4 U-Turns (thanks "smart" phones for nothing!) because we kept getting lost... we finally arrived... and were... surprised. Somehow we had expected a pretty, beautifully laid out (maybe like Jeremy's?) boutique with great deals. Instead, we found a large, unorganized and somewhat chaotic warehouse bustling with shoppers! We realized that in order to find said great deals, we were going to have to do some serious digging (something we are both sometimes a bit hesitant about... but working to improve)... Though we didn't get completely down and dirty (we decided we would come back... maybe the second time will be less intimidating?!), we did manage to get some digging done and I walked away with a new pair of shorts (to add to my collection and further overcome my fear (see here)?!) and a dress which I think will work perfectly with an outfit idea I've been dreaming of!

Lots and lots to sift through...

Not the fanciest fitting room accommodations...

Since we had noticed it on our way, we decided to make a second stop at Second Début, Goodwill's fashion boutique. I was pleasantly surprised with their great selection and pretty displays. It truly felt like a little boutique! They were having an additional sale off the already low prices and {KH} scored a great dress! 

Shopping the racks...

Unfortunately as a result of mild crabbiness (brought upon by heat, too many crazy shoppers, hunger, etc...) neither of us were totally feeling the photo thing (it's also hard to sneakily snap photos in a store...) so we didn't take as many pictures as we would have liked. We'll work on doing better with that as we continue to do lots of collaborations. We're also looking forward to hopefully doing a [professional] photo shoot or two as well because it's pretty hard to get good shots of the two of us on our own :) 

Stay tuned this week for posts from each of us on what we got yesterday and how we plan to style it. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

xo, SS

Graduation Day

{SS} here reporting to you from Eugene, OR where my brother {AS} is graduating from the University of Oregon today... Ah!


Anyways, unfortunately I'm discovering that it's not quite as easy to do these blog posts from my little android phone as I had hoped, so until I have access to my dad's computer in the next few days, these will be a bit short and sweet.
On Wednesday I'll get back to more stylish aspects... But in the meantime, a few highlights of what I packed:

* 2 pairs of pants (no jeans, though I may buy some in CA)

* 3 skirts: 1 floral patterned pull on skirt w/ deep purples, 1 navy skirt and 1 khaki skirt

* 4 dresses: 1 dressy linen spaghetti strap, 1 casual chambray, 1 long sleeve knit striped, 1 black knit with cut-out back that could be dressed up or down

* 2 pairs of shorts: 1 casual pair, 1 athletic pair

* 3 pairs of shoes: chacos (yes), super comfy brown wedge sandals, Tom's ballet flats (planning on buying a good pair of walking shoes in CA)

* floral silk bow sleeveless shirt

* button-down striped blue & white fitted oxford shirt

* 3 cardigans: black, lavender and graphite

* Lots of t-shirts and knit tops

And of course my headlamp which I don't leave home without :-)

I of course packed a bit too late so wish I would have packed a few more and different things, but I'm planning on picking up a few things in California.

I'll keep you posted and in the meantime I apologize for the poor quality and composure of this post... Just wanted to keep them coming!

 xo, SS

Is less really more?

{Inner French Woman}




After enjoying a beautiful walk home from work whilst trying to figure out my blog post for the day, I {SS} came home and went to the basement to grab my suitcase and bring it up to my room, and a certain someone (she'd like to remain anonymous... evidently she thinks knows that our blog is going to go viral and she isn't ready to be 'that lady someone read about on mynewstyleblog...' okay, I made that part up) stops me midway up the stairs and asks,

"Did you ever think that your life would be simpler if you had less clothes?" 

This causes me to laugh so hard that my red suitcase full of clean laundry and potential clothes for the trip falls to the floor only adding to her point. 

Me: "But really, m**, I actually don't have as many clothes as a lot of people you know. And I have a job that requires me to dress nicely. I can't just wear the same thing everyday!"
Her: "Maybe it's a generational thing."
Me: "Well I do have a lot of things, but I like to have options. And, I'm working on buying less 'cheap' stuff and rather buying select 'quality' items, ie this lovely Ralph number (pointing to Ralph Lauren button-up)"
Her: "Okay, well I know you have to have more clothes than me, and you're into them more than me, and that's okay. But you know, in France the women, they don't dress like that."
Me: "I know. They dress so sylishly"
Her: "But they don't just have a lot of cheap stuff. They dress nicely but it's because they wear the best quality and they wear the classics."

{ though said person and I don't always see eye to eye in terms of style, we both agree that French women tend to exemplify Style }

SS in Paris, France, 2004

This all got me thinking about {my} new style and trying to channel my inner French woman. Yes, I would love to be able to walk through the south of France with a Hermes bag or Gucci shoes (neither of which I currently own) but, at this point in my life I'm okay with the fact that I'll be carrying my Coach wristlet and wearing my Tom's Ballet Flats. My {French Woman} style will come from wearing stripes, my Chanel perfume, bright floral prints, silk scarves and knowing that my name is as French as they get. 

C'est La Vie. 

 xo, SS