A Small ComMINTment

There are people who like pastel colors and there are people who don't.  Generally speaking, I easily fall in the latter category, preferring acute color to paleness. But a rising popularity in mint green has emerged and for the first time I am finding myself drawn to a pastel.  There is something not-so-sweet about this color, which is really nice because most light shades, especially the pinks and the purples, tend to come off as looking like saccharin sweetener packets and that is just too much of an innocent toothache for me!  But this green is a demure, feminine yet strong color that is easily wearable on a majority of skin tones. 

Harper's Bazaar ran a little piece on the color, noting the designers who showed it in the Spring runway collections.  You can read that HERE.  But maybe a good way to dip your foot in that green pool is to try  an easy top first, like this Laila Jayde peasant top.  The style is easy and wearable with a variety of bottoms - it would really look stunning with extra-faded or even white jeans or cutoffs.

Shop HERE for a minty good time.

A Flare For Flares

J Brand LoveStory Flare Jeans

New styles come and go, but we always seem to keep a clutch on the flare jeans.  Almost universally flattering, these jeans create a look that is at once sexy, slimming, and chic.  To most denim lovers, that combination would seem to be the holy grail of all we look for in a good pair of jeans. 

Of course, as humans we cannot often leave things well enough alone and have to constantly meddle with most everything to make it all feel fresh.  So there is always a new take on the flare jean - high rise/low rise, faded and holey/crisp, dark and sleek.  But that keeps us wanting more.  And it continually makes the old pairs that fall to the bottom of our piles relevant and so to resurface them at anytime would not at all be passe.  In fact, the older they are, the cooler they are.


My favorite pick for this style?  The ever Iconic J Brand LoveStory

Break into a new pair HERE.

Formality Is Just A Formality

The laws of formality have shifted.  Or rather, are constantly shifting.  What is now "acceptable" was not just ten years ago.  Who would ever have dared to wear denim out to dinner at anywhere but Friday's? And two hundred years ago, what woman would ever have thought to leave the house in anything less than a skirt and corset, let alone pants or jeans?  What was then "presentable" is not now even conceivable.  And maybe this constant shifting can, at times lead to confusion or even embarrassment when going out.  Nothing is more mortifying than meeting up with friends, only to realize that they have dressed up and you have dressed down.  So here is one line of shirts for guys that takes the guesswork out of getting ready.  Stone Rose tops work equally well with a good pair of cargo shorts or dressy denim.  So rather than actually worrying about what to wear, you can enjoy it.  And as an added bonus, they look ridiculously good on.

Shop Stone Rose HERE

Freedom...From Paying Full Price!!

On the very first July 4th celebration, we cheered as our country became a free land.  Every fourth of July since then, we have honored that freedom with celebrations, gathering with friends and family to feast on grilled food, relax the day away, and end the night with the grandest nighttime entertainment of all - fireworks!

But there is one more way you can enjoy your liberties - by not feeling shackled at paying full price for everything.  Everywhere you look, one retailer or another is offering deals this holiday weekend.  Of course that includes the Denim Lounge and so what better place to start than here, getting the whole family ready for a day of well dressed relaxation.

Begin Freedom Shopping HERE.