Miss Teen Illinois Visits Inspire Me!

I was SO excited when Miss Illinois Teen USA 2014, Miranda Fenzau was visiting my home last week and she offered to model for Inspire Me! I immediately got a hold of Brooke, my photographer to see if she could arrange her schedule to do the shoot. The next day, we dropped everything to get this opportunity to work with Miranda.

This dress by Weston Wear with the floral paisley and beaded detail along the neckline was so cool against this weathered looking door from the East Race Office Building.

I added these AMAZING beaded chandelier earrings by Chan Luu to compliment the beading in the dress.

The brown multi colored 5 wrap bracelet by Chan Luu matched the colors of the flowers in the dress perfectly and giving it an understated look.

We absolutely loved how fun and flirty this outfit looked on Miranda!

It is all about her and this colorful, neon gypsy skirt!

A simple little crop top is just right for this skirt that we sell for just $9.00!

A simple gold beaded heart bracelet by Chan Luu was just the right accessory for this playful look!

Cool and chic is how I describe this look. Let’s start with the awesome sleeveless scuba-like fabric dress from Red 23 that everyone is raving about. The fabric is so stretchy and smooth and comfortable!!! A HUGE trend right now! The jacket from BB Dakota is this years vegan leather version that we sell out of every year. We love the crinkle in the fabric and the draped front look it has when it is opened.

Add a great statement necklace to any outfit like this one and you will surely get noticed!

Another one of our scuba fabric pieces from Red 23 is this cute black mini skirt. Again, so comfortable because the fabric stretches and feels amazing!

We just received this sexy little lace crop top with black embroidery that has a key hole split in the back.

The chandelier earrings and pearl and crystal wrap bracelet are both by Chan Luu.

These black BCBG gladiator sandals, I found at DSW and I use them in almost every one of my photo shoots lately because they look great with almost everything!

The cool mural behind Miranda is just being painted at the Purple Porch Co-op, our neighbor that connects consumers and local producers in a food cooperative with emphasis on sustainability. It is coming along so nicely that we thought it would be a great background for this leather disc dress by Staples. It comes with the slip underneath and is also available in a Gold color as well.

We are all looking forward to watching Miranda compete for the Miss Teen USA crown on August 2nd at 8:00 pm!

This young, gorgeous lady was so sweet and kind to let us work with her last week. We were in awe of your professionalism. It was truly an honor! THANK YOU MIRANDA!

I hope that we inspired you!!

Jeanne

PHOTOGRAPHER- Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography

MODEL- Miranda Fenzau

“High Beams”

Last weeks photo shoot was on one of those gorgeous days that you just wanted to bottle up and keep forever!!

I had a catalog from one of my vendors that did a shoot in an old garage with a vintage car and such but……Brooke (my wonderful photographer) and I are still working on this one…..I thought we could still do a more contemporary version of it outside the store in our parking lot. We used my car because the colors are of course Black and White (I have REALLY been trying to use color, I swear!)

Well, I will tell you, I was blown away when I saw how beautiful Emily looked in the above photo, after Brooke sent it to me!! It was WAY better than the catalog shoot that I saw and I hope that you all like these pics as much as I do!!

She is wearing black chandelier earrings by Chan Luu and a double hook bracelet by Ambre Babzoe.

The beautiful model is Emily Sroda who will graduate from Penn High School this weekend! She is wearing a black and ivory striped top by Lauren Vidal and snakeskin print pants by Simon Chang.

I chose to belt this top with a soft taupe leather belt by Hoss Intropia to give a little contrast from the black and white plus it cinched the waist so that it wasn’t so baggy looking.

Giving the top a little more elegance, this long chiffon skirt by Lauren Vidal was perfect.

Until next week!!

I hope that we inspired you!

Jeanne

Special thanks to the amazing Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography and beautiful Emily Sroda for modeling!

Congratulations on your Graduation Emily!!!

“Dream of Spring”

We are all just waiting for glimpses of Spring outside right now, but we know it is just around the corner. And soon the flowers will begin to bloom, the birds will start chirping away and the butterflies will start soaring through the air.

We decided to bring a little of that Spring thought indoors last week with a play with butterflies. You can’t help but smile and dance while dreaming of Spring!

Our simply ADORABLE model is Lyra Tirotta of Salon Rouge.

She is wearing shimmering pink earrings and ring from the Contessa Collection of Brighton.

Lyra is also wearing a sheer polka dot top by Comfy USA, a tube top underneath by Free People, a black swing skirt by Only Hearts and thigh high socks by Plush.

Be playful and Smile!

I hope that we inspired you!

Jeanne

Photography: Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography

Model/Hair/Makeup: Lyra Tirotta from Salon Rouge

“Balloons in Motion”

The snow that has fallen makes everything so incredibly beautiful. Doesn’t it make you feel like jumping for joy and appreciating this beauty all around us?

So we decided to go outside and take advantage of it!

Last week, I talked about going back to my roots. Part of what I meant was bringing back COLOR! Right now my store is filled with lots of BLACK. Trust me, I love it and it isn’t all going away but I am bringing a lot of color back in!

Our beautiful model Ashley Houser from Salon Rouge is wearing a colorful scarf from Cejon, pink crystal earrings from Chan Luu, and a darling pink flower beret and belt by Hoss Intropia.

Even though it wasn’t too cold out last Wednesday, the wind wasn’t cooperating like we wanted, but Ashley was such a trooper and held on to those balloons tight!

White acrylic gloves

This amazingly colorful dress is by Johnny Was. I have fallen in love with this line all over again. It has been awhile since I have ordered it for the store and some of my favorite pieces in my closet are from them, so I decided to look at it again when I was a market a few months ago. I stepped into the showroom after looking at the same old stuff and I was SOOOOO excited!!!! So needless to say, I have lots of great styles from Johnny Was, Biya, and For Love and Liberty. All divisions of Johnny Was. Because it was a bit chilly out, I put a white polka dot tee shirt by Comfy USA underneath the dress to give a little arm coverage for Ashley.

In this weather, we definitely need boots. I did not have any in my store that would work for this dress, so I hunted for the right color and found these by GUESS at DSW.

It was so beautiful out by the river that day even the geese seemed to be enjoying it. One particular one decided to creep up to us and check out what we were up to. Ashley decided to have a little fun with him.

Keep on smiling! Enjoy the beauty that this season offers because Spring will be here before you know it!

I hope that we inspired you!

Jeanne

Photography: Brooke- Ashley Beige Photography

Model-Hair-Makeup: Ashley Houser- Salon Rouge

“Fall Leaves you Breathless”

Loving this time of year when the leaves turn these incredible colors that make us want to get outside and appreciate the beauty all around and just breathe it all in!

Stefanie is wearing an amazing coral paisley blouse by Yoana Baraschi and soft Ikat print jeans by David Kahn.

We found these mid heel booties from Macy’s for this look.

Hair and Makeup done by Stefanie of Salon Rouge. The pear shaped CZ drop earrings are by BeJe Designs.

We took a delicate necklace by Hila Designs and added 3-4 strand coral colored necklaces to make a statement piece.

This chunky gold cross ring is by BeJe Designs.

These hammered stackable bangle bracelets are by Holly Yashi sold individually.

Take time to enjoy this beautiful time of year! You deserve it!

I hope that we inspired you!

Jeanne

Special thank you to our beautiful model Stefanie from Salon Rouge and Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography for the gorgeous photography!

“Reflections” in Beutter Park, Mishawaka, Indiana

We decided to enjoy the day at the beautiful Beutter Park in Mishawaka , Indiana while it is still warm enough to be outside. One of the biggest trends for Fall 2013 is leather and studded jewelry and so I decided to highlight these trends in this shoot for the week.

This ponte leather inset dress is by Yoana Baraschi, the necklace, ring, and bracelet are all by Bud to Rose by Diddi.

This amazing embossed leather handbag with bike chain strap is by Nicole Miller.

This lightweight shawl collar jacket by Red 23 has faux leather sections along the sides and front.

Our beautiful model is Desiree from Salon Rouge of Mishawaka, Indiana

This 3 studded ring is by Bud to Rose by Diddi

Hair and Makeup by Salon Rouge in Mishawaka, Indiana

Studded bracelet by Bud to Rose by Diddi

We are looking forward to sharing many more posts with you and would welcome any feedback or suggestions that you would like to share with us!

I hope that I inspired you!

Jeanne

All of our amazing photography is done by Ashley Beige Photography

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Miss Teen Illinois Visits Inspire Me!

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