Lust List, Must List; po-tay-to, po-tah-to

These days there are boxes and boxes of adorbs clothes being delivered to mi casa on the daily, and I literally have to put something else in my hands to avoid pulling out every piece and doing a fashion show for my dog. This is one of those rare moments in opening a new business that you actually have to wait to share the goodness with the rest of the world (yes, the world! Because in my mind we are totally going to be international #positivethinking) since we are still prepping for our launch November 1st! Boom, I said it. November 1st. Mark your calendars! 

Anyways, one of my favorite things to distract me from the boxes of fantasticness is to surf the web for the latest trends and act like I have an unlimited amount of money to actually buy it (which I don't, at all). And although Miley Cyrus has made it insanely difficult to maneuver the internet without seeing her twerk and jerk all over the place (seriously child, seriously... ), I've managed to find some of the most amazefest garms ever! This may or may not end up being my most favorite Fall ever! Here is a little collage, vision board, polyvore-ish, collaboration of some of my favorite fall lusts and musts...

Dainty necklaces, leather bombers, maxi skirts, winter whites, chunky watches, leather skirts, boyfriend jeans and a classic pump... oh my! 

What are your lusts and musts for fall???

xoxo,

ToFromLove

lookin' good for your man-friend in your boyfriend's...

JEANS! 

Boyfriend jeans (the cut, not actual jeans from a boyfriend. And definitely never jeans from an ex-boyfriend! And while we are throwing around this jeans and boyfriends and ex-boyfriends talk... ladies, if your boyfriend is wearing girl jeans just walk away... and if you find him wanting to straight up share your jeans, RUN! Run and never look back. Alright, now back to our legit topic...) are the jam! There are literally so many great things about this cut of jean, I'm not even entirely sure where to start. 

Let's just start here... What I am about to say is not for the faint at heart, so brace yourself. These jeans are probably your vag's best friend. Finally, a pair of jeans that let's your lady bits breathe! It is virtually impossible to sport a camel toe with these. Now I love a good pair of skinnies as well as the next girl, but c'mon. These jeans were made for the bend-and-snap (Legally Blonde anyone?!?!). Skinnies were made for the uh-I can almost bend-and I'm fairly positive that the only snap is going to be the seam on the backside. 

Aside from the aforementioned health benefits of these jeans, they are friggin' sexy in the I'm-not-even-trying-to-look-so-hot-I-just-do kind of way. Don't believe me? Just take a look at our favorite celebs rocking their boyfriend jeans...

Get your sassy strut on in a pair with a slouchy tee and wedges = amaze! Check out Miss Aniston; she is probably these jeans' biggest fan.

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Throw on a fantastic trench and some super fierce stilettos, a la Zoe Saldana, and BAM! Hotness! 

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And finally, to take it more Fall-ish, we salute a duo of gorge! Jessica Biel and Eva Mendes... rockin' their's with ankle booties and tons of swagger. Bravo ladies, bra-vo!

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I'm not going to lie, I fought this look hard for a hot minute... but when it's good, it's good. So dare to let your love tunnel breathe and slip into some crazy, sexy, cool jeans (that is my tribute to TLC, the first  ladies to really go hard with boy cut jeans. Don't go chasin' waterfalls...)!

How do you feel about this look? What are your favorite ways to wear this cut? Spill it! 

xoxo,

ToFromLove

Be Inspired... but be smart

I am a huge fan of people following their dreams. My stone cold heart literally hurts thinking about people waking up day after day in a miserable funk because they hate what they have committed their lives to. For example: I love numbers. I love solving numerical problems. I love balancing financial documents. But I would hate hate hate (that's an ugly word) really really not like being an accountant. I just don't have it in me to do that for a living. However, I have friends who are accountants and they love it! It is genuinely satisfying work for them. And doctors... saints! I could never dig around a woman's love tunnel all day (OB-GYN) or poke around a funky halitosis mouth (dentist) all day. Never. Just never! But thank God there are people who actually love that mess because people like that make the world go round. And you too should do what you love. Life is too short! Find your passion and run with it! But before you do, consider this...

I am not a huge fan of people just jumping off the cliff of stability without any sort of lifeline and crushing the future of anything they can cling onto on the way down. And I am most certainly not a fan of people, following their dreams, being successful and then turning into a maj' d-bag. Don't do it folks, not cute. Don't just quit your job that gives you a paycheck to support yourself and/or your family. Being responsible is awesome. I'll take that one step further and say "being responsible is friggin' sexy".  You know who else is sexy? Ryan Gosling.

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I mean, hello! HEL-LO! Rumor has it this guy is also super nice and socially responsible. Stopping fights between randoms on the streets and pulling girls back from getting hit by cabs. Sigh... Mr Gosling, I salute you. And I lurve you. But you know what would make him remarkably less attractive? Being a douche. Not paying his bills. Mooching off others. Owing the IRS money. Shall I keep going?

So moral of the story. Do something you love, yes! But do it responsibly and do it humbly. Here are my Top 5 things to "Do" when following your dreams:
- "Do" have a plan, and a back-up plan, and a get-out-alive plan!
- "Do" surround yourself with supportive peeps who can keep it real with you, and keep you centered.
- "Do" good things. Period. Do good and you'll feel good. Give thanks, show grace, and just be nice!
- "Do" keep trying. Success is fleeting, so never stop trying.
- "Do" take time to re-fuel. Even if you love love love what you do, it is so important to take "me" time. You are important, you are worth it.

xoxo,

ToFromLove 

for Love or Money

Drool. That's right, drool. I drool over designer clothes, bags, jewelry... I drool. Drool-ee-la-la, if you will :)

(But let's just be real for a hot second - I only legit drool about 87% of the time. Just because you are a designer does not mean you always have great taste. Some of the crap people put out there is just fugly and it needs to be stopped. Stop saying it's your "creative vision" or it's "before it's time", that's a load of you-know-what. It's fug'! So just stop it.) --- I digress, let's get back to it...

Ok, drooling... but just because I love a certain designer's chunky metal watch, and own a few of them, doesn't mean I need (and by need, I mean have the financial means) to fork out $400 every time I want a different color. Girlfriend needs to eat (and by eat, I mean drink copious amounts of wine and blocks of cheese -- no judgement please, it's still cheaper than therapy and meds)! And just because I love the look of true leather, doesn't mean that I can't find a sweet little vegan piece that still looks amaze and costs like 1/4 of what a cow carcass would (again, don't get crazy, I'm not going all red-paint-splashing-PETA on you. Do what you do lady friends.).

And, admittedly, as much as I love the real deal designer duds... I kind of lurve (don't get it? say it out loud and you will get hooked on how fun it is) when a super fashionable friend says "Oh my gosh, I love your dress. Is that ____?" and just fill in the blank with whatever designer. I swear I get like a little adrenaline spike knowing that I look like $800 and only spent $60. Boo-yow!

Moral of the story? Splurge. Go Nuts. Buy whatever designer item you want (within your financial limits. Being broke for fashion is not cute on anyone. Truth.). But don't limit yourself to only buying the big names. You can look just as fresh and bang-bang-pow without having to dish out all your dough.  

xoxo,

ToFromLove

It's coming!!!

Seriously beyond excited right now! 

So we went on our first buying trip a few weeks ago - ya know... to get some serious cuteness for our store (coming to you Fall 2013 - like November'ish - www.tofromlove.com - holla!) - and our purchases have started coming in and we are dying over  every.single.piece! 

It is all so femme, so chic, so affordable and basically so perfect! Leather (vegan, so don't freak out) and sheer and fabulousness - oh my! There are a few things from our wish list that we are missing, which is cool because we have total faith that it will all come together - can't rush true perfection :)

So if you are finding yourself too old to need a fake ID, and too young for dentures... you are 99.9% going to love www.tofromlove.com and we will love you back! 

Stay tuned friends, stay tuned...

xoxo,

ToFromLove

Leather... not just for bikers, my friends

When you think of leather, what comes to mind? Harley Davidson? "Fifty Shades of Gray"? PETA? A gross old man in a bar that smells like smoke and moth balls? Not anymore... Leather is back in a super chic way and we are pumped about it! 

No lie... when I was a little girl I was obsessed with la' leather. I loved the smell, I loved the look, I just loved it. Outfit of choice for playing "dress up" with my best friend? A sequined maxi dress (which was probably her mother's shirt... but for current reference, if you need to question whether it is a shirt or a dress... it is a shirt! Always a shirt!) and her mother's leather jacket. That, my friends, is a stylist's dream child. Sequins and leather... I mean seriously, Rachel Zoe would die to see how amazefest USA I was (or thought that I was). But where was RZ when I needed her?!? 

And now, several decades later, leather is back baby! And... And... And... it is back in super animal friendly and wallet friendly ways. Ohhhh this all makes my little cold heart melt and flutter like a school girl. And I 99% guarantee that it will make your's too because you are going to l-o-v-e what we just got for y'all on our first buying trip! 

Eeeekkkkkk cannot even begin to handle this excitement! Go to our Pinterest page and check out our latest pins. It will give you an idea of what to expect from us in the next few months! Whoop Whoop! Raise the roof! (that's right, we are bringing that back too!)

Pajamas, like Lindsey Lohan, should be on house arrest.

Ladies, Ladies, Ladies... and let's be honest boys, this applies to y'all too... get it to-geth-her! 

We are all guilty of walking out of the house looking like a hot mess, but isn't enough enough?!? I too use to watch 'What Not to Wear' and would think, "Seriously Stacey, it's not that serious. It's sweat pants!", but I have admittedly changed my tune... and you should too. So here is my take on 'What Not to Wear: Pajama Edition'... it's more like a "Don't do this, do that. But if you are going to do this, do it like this!". Make sense? Probably not. Just give me a minute...

- Pajamas are NEVER ok to wear in public! And just a little FYI, "public" begins at your front door. Nobody wants to see that, period. It's not cute, it's not fresh, it's not inviting... it's just a little awkward for everyone. However, if you must run out to the mail box or grab something out of your car or even drop of your child at school (from the carpool line, not a full on walk to class thing. Don't you dare get out of the car at your child's school if you are in pajamas!), there are a few rules to follow to make it acceptable:

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1. The pajamas must be stain free. Do not, and I repeat do not, allow your neighbors to play the "what kind of stain is that? why doesn't she wash her clothes?" game. 

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2. The pajamas cannot be sheer in anyway, shape or form. We do not need to see your naughty bits, we do not need to see your under garments of choice, and we do not need to see your college mistake tattoo on your lower back (probably a butterfly = classy AND original or some tribal kind of thing = WTF, there isn't a thing in this world that is "tribal" about you).

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3. Run a comb through it or pull your rat's nest (aka your crazy bed head hair) up into a cute little top knot and throw on some big sunnies. Don't give people the pleasure of seeing you with smeared mascara, bad hair AND pajamas. 

In closing, just get it together people. Life is too short to look busted! 

xoxo,

ToFromLove