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4 Ways to Rock a Denim Jacket This Fall
As the temperature falls, what kind of jacket will you grab? Denim jackets are a classic staple that have made a big resurgence the last couple seasons. I’m sharing how to style my go-to denim jacket (super affordable, as its price varies between $40 and $80!) four different ways! I partnered with The Ms. Collection, a women’s clothing subscription box service, for this post. More details — and special savings — on The Ms. Collection and The Mr. Collection below!

THE CHALLENGE

Without any heads up on what four pieces were arriving, I challenged myself to create outfits integrating a denim jacket to show you 1) how you can effortlessly layer denim over sequins, stripes, prints, or solids, and 2) how easily The Ms. Collection integrates into your existing wardrobe!

THE LOOKS

The first example feels SO versatile — I feel like it’s perfect for a casual work environment (where are my school teacher readers at?!) and throwing on the floppy hat make it feel ready for the farmers market or a wine tasting. The Ms. Collection included this green animal print skirt in my monthly pack, and I think it’s such a fun piece to style!
- Denim Jacket, Hat, Earrings, Blouse, and Booties: HERE
  Skirt: HERE
This coral jumpsuit from The Ms. Collection was just my speed — a bold color with a comfortable fit! Adding a snakeskin belt helped to make it feel a little more fall-like and the denim jacket made for the perfect transitional outfit! Add in neutral open toe booties and a taupe colored tote and you’ve got an outfit that can definitely stand the test of time through several seasons!
- Denim Jacket, Purse, Shoes, Earrings, Similar Belt: HERE
  Jumpsuit: HERE
A denim jacket might feel casual, but it’s getting an upgrade with this sequin leopard print skirt! I love the mix of textures in this look, and how the white sheer blouse from The Ms. Collection simply pulls this look together.
- Denim Jacket, Earrings, Skirt, Booties: HERE
  Blouse: HERE
I grabbed the denim jacket for this western-inspired look, again playing with textures to make an interesting yet cohesive outfit! The black & white blouse from The Ms. Collection could have been worn dozens of ways, but I wanted to pump up the western vibes with this black hat and some faux leather skinny jeans (these are 60% off at just $39!) The denim jacket made the approach a little more casual, while adding one more element of interest to this fun and playful look!
- Denim Jacket, Jeggings, Booties: HERE
  Blouse: HERE
TIMELESS — FOR LESS

The Ms. Collection makes keeping your wardrobe fresh and exciting SO simple without you wasting any time or money! Signing up is easy and the on-boarding process is enjoyable. You answer a handful of questions about your personal style, likes / dislikes, preferred colors, etc. Then the personal stylist goes to work — and before you know it, The Mr. & Ms. Collection sends a pack of clothes and/or accessories to your doorstep!

There are a few membership options to choose from, ranging from $59 – $89 per month:
- Standard Once a Month – Three items in each pack, 1x per month: $59/mo
- Premium Once a Month – Four items in each pack, 1x per month: $69/mo
- Standard Unlimited – Three items in each pack, unlimited packs: $79/mo
- Premium Unlimited – Four items in each pack, unlimited packs: $89/mo
Each month, a $20 credit will be added to your account to apply toward any items you choose to purchase. It makes those discounted items an EVEN better deal!

And while we’re talking price: You can use my code “kelirabonstyle” for 20% off your first month — this works for both The Mr. Collection and The Ms. Collection!

Hope you enjoyed this month’s style challenge and how-to! Time to fall in love with your animal print pieces all over again!

XOXO,

Keli
November 1, 2019
How To: Style Animal Print Like a Pro
Hat – Similar / Similar / | Jacket – HERE | Bodysuit – HERE | Skirt & Watch – The Ms. Collection
Belt – HERE or Similar| Earrings – HERE | Sunglasses – HERE

It’s no secret that animal print is here to stay — and while I’ve had fun wearing it during spring and summer, FALL is my favorite time for these fun pieces! As we close out summer, I’m sharing several ways to transition your warmer weather wardrobe while rocking this fun trend. I partnered with The Ms. Collection, a women’s clothing subscription box service, for this post. More details — and special savings — on The Ms. Collection and The Mr. Collection below!

THE CHALLENGE

Without any heads up on what four pieces were arriving, I challenged myself to create outfits integrating leopard, snakeskin, and cheetah to show you 1) how you can work these prints in anytime, and 2) how easily The Ms. Collection integrates into your existing wardrobe!

SMALL DOSES OF SPOTS & SKINS

Hat – Similar / Similar / | Jacket – HERE | Bodysuit – HERE | Skirt & Watch – The Ms. Collection
Belt – HERE or Similar| Earrings – HERE | Sunglasses – HERE
One of the easiest ways to incorporate animal prints are in small doses — like accessories! Pop on a python belt or pick up a hat with some skin for trim — and you’ll update a previous go-to piece with this season’s twist! When I spotted this light wash denim skirt from The Ms. Collection, I knew I wanted to pair it with a white bodysuit and grab a jacket for a top layer. Adding a snakeskin belt updated it to a fall transitional look — and adding the felt hat with a snakeskin band sealed the deal! Accenting with a calf hair leopard print belt and/or booties would achieve the same effect!

COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES

Top – The Ms. Collection | Skirt – HERE | Belt – HERE | Heels – HERE (lots of animal prints too!)
Watch – The Ms. Collection | Clutch – Similar

A leopard may not change its spots — but YOU can change the color! Wear the trend without looking like everyone else by opting for animal print in fun colors instead of the usual neutrals. This can also be a fun way to incorporate the trend if you’re shy about animal prints because at first glance, this skirt doesn’t look like cheetah! I paired it with a wine colored soft jersey knit blouse from The Ms. Collection — which could easily be worn to work or play, paired with slacks or denim!

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Dress – The Ms. Collection | Booties – HERE | Watch – The Ms. Collection
Step up your print game with some fun footwear! From booties to heels, open-toe sandals to OTK boots, we’re seeing animal print running rampant in the shoe department. This sleeveless jersey ruched dress from The Ms. Collection is a warm weather staple, but easily transitions to fall when you add snakeskin booties (I think of them as an “elevated neutral.”) Leopard heels, zebra booties, or snakeskin over-the-knee boots will all be go-to designs over the coming months, and putting the trend on your feet allows you to make a sexy and sophisticated statement.

TIMELESS — FOR LESS

The Ms. Collection makes keeping your wardrobe fresh and exciting SO simple without you wasting any time or money! Signing up is easy and the on-boarding process is enjoyable. You answer a handful of questions about your personal style, likes / dislikes, preferred colors, etc. Then the personal stylist goes to work — and before you know it, The Mr. & Ms. Collection sends a pack of clothes and/or accessories to your doorstep!

There are a few membership options to choose from, ranging from $59 – $89 per month:
- Standard Once a Month – Three items in each pack, 1x per month: $59/mo
- Premium Once a Month – Four items in each pack, 1x per month: $69/mo
- Standard Unlimited – Three items in each pack, unlimited packs: $79/mo
- Premium Unlimited – Four items in each pack, unlimited packs: $89/mo
Each month, a $20 credit will be added to your account to apply toward any items you choose to purchase. It makes those discounted items an EVEN better deal!

And while we’re talking price: You can use my code “kelirabonstyle” for 20% off your first month — this works for both The Mr. Collection and The Ms. Collection!

Hope you enjoyed this month’s style challenge and how-to! Time to fall in love with your animal print pieces all over again! 🙂

XOXO,

Keli
September 22, 2019
What’s For Dinner? Green Chef!

Braeden loved the Green Chef Grilled Chicken Skewers with Tahini meal as much as I did! Eating off of skewers was a fun change of pace for him!

It’s the question I dread most nights every week: what’s for dinner?? Between juggling my new life as a single mom with two little boys, my round-the-clock work demands, searching for a new home, and swinging at life’s daily curve balls, planning out a dinner menu or creating delicious meals for myself and my boys has fallen WAY down the priority list. Thankfully, I discovered and am partnering with Green Chef — a meal delivery service that is LITERALLY making dinner great again in my house!

Getting kids in on the action is always a win!

THE PROCESS

I am thrilled to partner with Green Chef, in part, because it offers SO many options for SO many eating styles. Whether you’re keto, pescatarian, vegetarian, meat-only, gluten-free, or just a regular ol omnivore, Green Chef makes dinner a piece of cake (wait, make that a ‘cheesy pasta’) and truly DELIVERS something for everyone — right to your doorstep!

I selected the Omnivore plan because I don’t currently have any dietary restrictions and felt that plan might resonate with most of you. The box arrived on my doorstep right on time, full of all the ingredients I needed to make two different meals. You can select from the 2-person or 4-person plans. I picked the 4-person because I wanted to have extras (you basically double the recipe, but also have the flexibility to cook ‘half’ now, half later and I tested both options.)

This is how you know a meal is delicious — when the baby can’t keep his hands off your plate!

With Green Chef, you can easily change up the day your delivery arrives or pause for weeks at a time to accommodate your schedule. You’ll find yourself excited to see what’s on this week’s menu, and getting into a groove of cooking healthy, exciting meals is great for you and your family. I feel like it will allow me to put dinner on auto-pilot, letting someone else do the hard work of picking meals and buying ingredients, so all I have to do is have fun making the meal and enjoy eating it!

Green Chef’s recipe cards make it so easy to cook delicious, healthy meals.

THE COOKING

Green Chef sent me Grilled Chicken Skewers with Tahini and Southwest Cheesy Pasta — both were HUGE hits! I opted to cook the pasta dish first because it was a cool, rainy night. All of the ingredients arrived in the perfect portion sizes, so there’s minimal assembly required (cutting up vegetables is usually the most time-consuming part.) The recipe card provides easy-to-understand directions that don’t require much cooking experience, and the ingredients are so fresh and flavorful that you don’t have to go off-menu to jazz up a dish. Just follow the step-by-step instructions!

Both nights I was able to cook the meals within 45 minutes. It takes me a little longer juggling the two kids, but with my 3 year old’s assistance (Breden was a fan of tearing the chard for the pasta dish and the kale for the chicken skewers meal!) we knocked it out relatively quickly!

Hard at work (after a LONG day!) cooking the Southwest Cheesy Pasta meal. So delicious!

THE RESULTS

I loved the pasta dish, but MAN the Chicken Skewers were out of this world! I’m still eating the quinoa days later, I devoured the kale salad (literally the first time I’ve ever loved kale!!) and am considering asking Green Chef if they’ll sell me the dill tahini dressing by the bottle! LOL

The cheesy pasta was flavorful and filling, and I loved that I could sneak some extra veggies into Braeden’s dinner. I’d happily eat both meals again AND there was plenty to go around + leftovers that I could use for Braeden’s lunch — another major win!

They say your goal should be to have a ‘colorful plate’ — mission accomplished!

THE DEAL

I HIGHLY recommend Green Chef to help you make dinner easier, more healthy, and less stressful for everyone, so I’ve partnered with Green Chef to offer you $75 off your first three orders!! Just click HERE to get started and be sure to let send me a photo or video on Instagram when you’re making your first meal so I can re-share your stories! Happy cooking, yall! 🙂

XOXO,

Keli

August 23, 2019
What to Pack for a Weekend Getaway!
Packing Cubes – HERE | Packing Essentials – HERE

Packing for a trip is always a process — whether it’s a long weekend or a couple week excursion! You raid your closet for fun go-to pieces, see what you’re lacking (or discover that you can’t find something you love!), and make a quick dash to the mall to fill in the gaps or get a special statement piece.

I had the opportunity to spend a few days in Galveston for my sister-in-law’s bachelorette party, and in the midst of all my summer chaos, the weekend snuck up on me with little time to pack! Luckily, my monthly pack from The Ms. Collection arrived just in the nick of time and the stylists hooked me up with pieces that were perfect for our beach-side festivities.

Real quick: T he Ms. Collection is a personal styling and clothing rental subscription service that helps revamp your wardrobe by sending you clothes each month. Wear them for a weekend (or several weeks!) and send them back or buy them if you love them — the choice is yours! Plans start at $59 / month and I’ll explain more at the end of the post.

CASUAL – CUTE TOP

This sleeveless blouse was the perfect beach getaway piece! It was great to travel in & helped me looked polished and put-together on arrival to Galveston. I opted to wear it on Day 1, but it would have been great to wear out at night, to brunch, or any other occasion too!

Blouse – The Ms. Collection | Shorts – HERE | Earrings – HERE | Purse – HERE
Wedges – HERE
SASSY SKIRT

What’s a night out without a little flare? The Ms. Collection sent this saucy, saturated teal green skirt which I saved for the last evening! I paired it with a black bodysuit, but it would look great with white too. I think a colored skirt is such a fun, feminine staple that’s easy to pack and put to great use!

Bodysuit – HERE | Skirt – The Ms. Collection | Earrings – HERE | Heels – SIMILAR / SIMILAR
Bracelet – HERE | Belt – HERE
VERSATILE DRESS

Find a dress that can take you from day to night — or let The Ms. Collection find one for you! 🙂 This coral red off-the-shoulder lace dress was perfect for a beach trip. I wore it out to dinner with Valentino Rockstud wedges, but it would have been just as pretty with flip flops to breakfast by the beach!

Dress – The Ms. Collection | Necklace – HERE | Purse – HERE | Wedges – HERE

WHITE BLOUSE

A white blouse is another wardrobe staple — but this one came with a twist (or should I say a TIE!) The dressier, thicker fabric and wrap waist made it a piece that’s easy to dress up, though I could have paired it with shorts, a colorful skirt, or distressed denim too! And whenever I’m wearing a white blouse or dress, a bag with a pop of color is a MUST (but knowing me, you already guessed that!)

Blouse – The Ms. Collection | Jeans – HERE | Sunglasses – HERE | Earrings – HERE
Purse – HERE | Bracelet – HERE | Wedges – HERE (Similar)

OTHER ESSENTIALS
- Statement Earring (my MOST versatile earring at just $8)
- A FUN Earring (perfect for any beach vacay — just $12!!)
- Swimsuit (rounding up my top 20 here — most under $30!)
- Coverup / Kimono (comes in 10+ colors and under $20!)
- Flip Flops (perfect with a swimmie OR a dress & will last you forever!)
- Denim Shorts (distressed denim long enough to be comfy & cute!)
STYLE MADE SIMPLE

The Ms. Collection (or the guy’s version, The Mr. Collection) makes keeping your wardrobe fresh and exciting SO simple! Signing up is easy and the on-boarding process is enjoyable. You answer a handful of questions about your personal style, likes / dislikes, preferred colors, etc. Then the personal stylist goes to work — and before you know it, The Mr. & Ms. Collection sends a pack of clothes and/or accessories to your doorstep!

There are a few membership options to choose from, ranging from $59 – $89 per month:
- Standard Once a Month – Three items in each pack, 1x per month: $59/mo
- Premium Once a Month – Four items in each pack, 1x per month: $69/mo
- Standard Unlimited – Three items in each pack, unlimited packs: $79/mo
- Premium Unlimited – Four items in each pack, unlimited packs: $89/mo
Each month, a $20 credit will be added to your account to apply toward any items you choose to purchase. It makes those discounted items an EVEN better deal!

And while we’re talking price: You can use my code “kelirabonstyle” for 20% off your first month — this works for both The Mr. & Ms. Collection!

Hope this help you make packing for your next weekend getaway a little easier. Please share your packing tips with me for a future vacation post (because I’m already ready for another trip!)

XOXO,

Keli
August 21, 2019
Nordstrom Sale Must Haves

Coat – HERE | Dress – HERE | Earrings – HERE | Boots – HERE

Faux Suede Leopard Print Trench – This fits like a dream. Incredibly soft, great print. Runs big so either don’t size up OR plan to have it altered (if you have a Nordstrom card use your alteration credit!)

Steve Madden Rockstar Snakeskin Booties

Treasure & Bond Snakeskin Hat

Vince Camuto Gigietta Tan Booties (Also in Snakeskin)

Chelsea28 Shimmery Purple Midi Skir t

Something Navy Leopard Silk Skirt

Vince Snakeskin Mules (also in Black Suede, Black Leather, Beige Leather)

Paige Black Ankle Boots

BP Gretta Sandal (Mule in Yellow, Black or Blush)

Barefoot Dreams Throw

Topshop Dad Jeans

J Crew Blazer (yellow & blue)

Dolce Vita Zebra Booties –

Topshop Floral Dress –

BP Cami Leopard/Black/ White etc –

PJ Leopard Shorts
PJ Leopard Top –
Cozy Shorts –

Tibi Red Snakeskin Skirt –

Paige Black Snakeskin Bootie –

Tory Burch Flip Flops –
Tory Burch Block Heel Sandals –

Sanctuary Camo Military Jacket –

Vince Camuto Geo Sleeveless Dress –

Spanx Faux Leather Leggings –

Halogen Pleated Leopard Midi Skirt –

Stuart Weitzman Darla OTK Boot –

BlankNYC Faux Suede Blazer

Sole Society Faux Leather Tote –

Halogen Bootie (white, black, snakeskin, etc) –

Steve Madden Snakeskin Loafers –

Hunter Boots — Black Glossy — never go on sale!!

Jeffrey Campbell Booties — Black Snakeskin or Brown Snakeskin — these look AWESOME & feel

Louis Et Cie Leopard Print Booties –

BEAUTY
Supergoop Duo – Setting Mist w/ SPF 50
Stila Liquid Eyeliner & Liquid Shadow – The liquid liner is my fav & can’t wait to try the eye shadow!
Lancome Eye Defincils Trio – The very best eye makeup remover ever. Stock up now on this set that will last you at least a year!
Trish McEvoy Power of Skincare Set – Trish makes THE best skincare and makeup too! $780 value for $230
Trish McEvoy Brush Set – $185 ($400 value)
Makeup Eraser 2 pack $25 ($40 Value) – Absolutely adore Makeup Eraser washcloths!
Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner – $250 ($575 value) — Trish’s makeup planner will simplify & change your makeup routine forever!!!

INTIMATES
Natori Feathers Bra (TTS) – The best bra out there.

Commando Microfiber Thongs –

Hanky Panky Lace Thongs (Solid or Printed)

Tommy John Thong – never tried these but heard great things about the men’s undies!

ESSENTIALS
Halogen Seamless Two-Way Tank – These tanks are AMAZING!

Ruffle Neck Tank (Black, White, Red)

Halogen Camisole – 10 colors! Haven’t tried this in person but could be an excellent basic in spring, summer, and fall colors!

July 19, 2019