I have always loved business professional looks. When I was a little girl our family lived next door to our landlord, who was a business woman who owned her own company and our house (my dad worked for her). She was a great influence on me of what "women leaders" look like. When she entered a room one didn't wonder who was in charge. She was polished and professional. Many businesses are becoming more and more "business casual". If a leader shows up in casual attire it's h

My last buy of the week was this boot by OTBT. This week I am throwing one more at you that has become a regular in my everyday rotation, the Pikolinos Vicar boot! Believe it or not, I have a lot of shoes :) However when this fall rolled around, I felt 100% set with my "nice" boots, but a little lacking in my day to day run errands, kids, life arena where it is important to me to merge style and function, not just have one or the other. With that being said I found myself at

I'm going to start this story with a semi-embarrassing background story. I am a huge fan of the Netflix show, Queer Eye. If you haven't seen it, you really need to. It's such an empowering show and I want to be every single member of the Fab 5. Even though I love everyone, I really love Jonathan Van Ness. He is my spirit animal. I even have him as my icon picture on Netflix! Anyways, a few months ago, I was watching Queer Eye when all of the sudden Jonathan pops up on th

What: Everlane Skinny Button-Fly Denim Price: $78.00 Why: We were recently traveling to San Francisco to visit family. I am always curious what the latest items are that my sister-in-laws are wearing and how those compare to what we see in the Midwest. The store I kept hearing about was Everlane; a store/online retailer for men and women that carries classic vibes with a few twists. They thoroughly research and work with ethical factories that treat their employees fairly.

Last December I found a fabulous black and gray plaid "Liverpool" moto jacket that I wore numerous times throughout the cold months. I loved it and still do. Today, while doing a little holiday shopping, I returned to one of my favorite boutiques, Style Niche in Rosemount. There, I found this black and burgundy plaid "Liverpool" blazer with a removable fur collar. Burgundy is one of my favorite Fall/Winter colors to wear and this fur lapel collar makes this blazer festive