Hi guys, can you believe that Thanksgiving is three weeks away? It feels like it is really coming up on us quickly. The calendar this year is genuinely compressed. Last year, we had 5 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, this year we have only 4 weeks. When it...
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A JOYFUL Bar Cart
Tis the season for entertaining! Regardless of the size of your soirée, a stylish bar cart is a practical and fun element for every party. As a blogger and obsessed photo-stylist, I am always looking for easy ways to jazz up my entertaining skills (especially now that...
Catherine’s Magical Unicorn Birthday Party
Hip Hip Hooray! I am finally getting around to blogging about Catherine's Magical Unicorn Birthday Party. It feels like I started planning this ages ago! The moment Catherine told me that she wanted a Unicorn-themed party (which was many months prior to the actual...
10 Best Gifts Under $50
Holiday Gift Guide: Under $50 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 I'm so excited for this blog post! Today, I'm continuing to share my Holiday Gift Guides with the Best Gifts Under $50.00. Some of these items are things that I personally own and absolutely...
2017 Holiday Hostess Gift Guide
I am so excited to share the first gift guide for the holiday season: the 2017 Holiday Hostess Gift Guide! I take my hat off to anyone that opens up their home to entertain and celebrate with family and friends. There is a lot of work involved and while it is a labor...
Horse Races and Hats
I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! Did you watch the Kentucky Derby, otherwise known as the greatest 2 minutes in sports? Be honest, was it for the horse race or for the hats? One of the things that I look forward to when there is a horse racing event are the...
Chains of Love
This is a serious handbag alert people. Quilted, chain bags are the must have bag this season. Coco Chanel designed the Classic Quilted 2.55 bag in the mid 1950's and while its popularity ebbs and flows, it is definitely on-trend right now. I know some of you are...
My Charleston Packing List
My Charleston Packing List was blush and bashful. That's code for pink and pink. I don't know what happened to me, but I got on a pink kick this year. I was invited to do a segment on News 8 CT on how to build a Mimosa Bar, and I wanted something really feminine and...
ROUND TWO! J. CREW NECKLACE GIVEAWAY!
ROUND TWO! J. CREW NECKLACE GIVEAWAY! It's giveaway day! But first, I want to announce the winner of the first J. Crew necklace. The necklace was won by Jessie - Congratulations Jessie, I hope that you'll share some Instagram pics! Okay guys, please don't worry if you...
Have Yourself A Fashionable Holiday
Have Yourself a Fashionable Holiday If you haven't filled up your fridge with holiday party invitations yet, trust me, they're coming. Just like every year, your next few weeks of 2016 are going to be packed with everything from casual to semi-casual to formal holiday...
Fur Sure
Fur Sure Ray-Ban Clubround (similar), Ralph Lauren Blouse (similar here), Lace Skirt (similar here and here), Old Navy Faux Fur Vest (similar here), brown boots. First things first. I hope that you'll vote today! Now, can we talk fur? Faux, to be clear. Dressing in...
4th of July Outfit
4th of July Outfit I spent the better part of the first 10 years of my life in Jamaica, and the most my family did to celebrate the 4th of July was to watch the U.S. fireworks on TV and light sparklers in the driveway. We moved back to America in the month of June and...
Maternity Dress for a Wedding
Maternity Dress for a Wedding | Cold Shoulder Midi Pencil Dress | My friend and fellow Junior Leaguer, Lauren, is expecting a baby this September...so so exciting! She recently turned to me for some inspiration and ideas for a maternity dress to wear to a...
Attention to Detail
Attention to Detail | London Times Seersucker Shift Dress with crochet detail | "The details are not the details, they make the design." I completely subscribe to this famous quote from Charles Eames (he's the designer of the legendary office chair). Attention to...
Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2016
Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2016 | love this patriotic red (splashes of pink), white and blue for Memorial Day | I wanted to kick off this week with lots of color and there is no better place to start than with Lilly Pulitzer's vibrant collection of clothes! Today is...
INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY!
Instagram Giveaway! INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY Let's start the weekend with a surprise giveaway! Enter to win this J. CREW statement necklace! Here's what you do: Follow @ctinstyle Comment on the picture Repost the picture with #giveaway Per Instagram rules, we must mention...
Birchbox Subscription Review: December
I have a very good problem. I have more ideas to share with you than days allow. Therefore, my monthly Birchbox Subscription Review for December had to take a back seat to all the holiday-related content (no disrespect to the makeup Goddesses). Opening up my monthly...
New Year’s Eve Outfit Ideas
{Banana Republic Fringe Hem Dress and Adelia D'Orsay Pump} My husband does really well when it comes to buying gifts for me. He always seems to have a handle on what's on my lust list. However, if he's ever stumped, he has a fail-safe backup plan that he knows that I...
DIY Flower Crown
I recently purchased a dress designed by one of my fashion icons, Diane von Furstenberg. It is one of her classic wrap-dresses in a vivid print. Getting the dress is one thing, putting the entire outfit together is another. I felt like I owed it to the dress to...
Greenwich WINE+FOOD Festival
I'm so excited to have the opportunity to attend the fifth annual Greenwich WINE+FOOD Festival this year! The festival begins on Wednesday, September 23 and ends on Saturday evening, September 26th. The lineup of celebrity chefs, entertainment and events is simply...
Mixed Crystal Jewelry
Mixed crystal jewelry from J. Crew - my favs this fall on CT in Style, a Connecticut-based lifestyle blog. Mixed stones. Mixed crystals. This fall's fashion trend is to mix it up on your ears, neck and your wrist with a burst of colorful and bright jewelry to make you...
The Allure of the Locket
CT in Style Product Crush - Monica Rich Kosann Lockets I recently inherited a pair of Tiffany earrings from my mother. She knew that I was coveting them and surprised me with them as a gift on my last birthday. They had been given to my mother by my father after I was...
Flirty Fringe Sandals
As we welcome in the warm weather, the layers come off in favor of clothes that are more streamlined. I'm seeing lots of airy, light weight summer dresses that are very simple and beautiful. While I am in favor of simplicity, I also subscribe to the French phrase je...
Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2015
Happy Friday and happy first day of spring! I'm drooling over Lilly Pulitzer's spring arrivals and thinking ahead to a warm and sunny tropical destination for spring break. We are headed to the Bahamas for a much needed family vacation (I'm counting the days...
2015 Oscars Best Dressed
Oscar Night 2015. The biggest and most important award show of the year where the stars pull out all the stops and catch the spotlight in gorgeous dresses. Here is a roundup of the best celebrity fashion from the red carpet paired with their Instagram pic! Enjoy the...
Paris Fashion Week 2015
Yesterday at Paris Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani revealed his 68-piece collection for spring and summer. Morgan Winsor, International Business Times, wrote: Giorgio Armani's 68-piece collection for spring and summer featured Oriental prints in delicate structures....