Bohemian Chic meets Romantic

I usually introduce a new clothing collection to you at either a Trunk Show or a Fashion Show, but this time, I decided to show it through our fashion blog.

Nana Nucci is a beautiful line from Italy combining the taste of French and Italian style, dedicating it to a pure, romantic and refined woman, enhancing her femininity. This Spring Collection that I fell in love with has a Bohemian Chic feel to it and our model Sierra has the perfect “look” for this group.

This first look is so relaxed and the perfect outfit for this summer’s activities. I layered a couple of our Chan Luu necklaces and added one of our foldable straw hats by Two’s Company to accessorize her.

The beautiful top she is wearing is the Storyteller Embroidered Tunic with the gorgeous scalloped detail at the hemline and notice the intricate embroidery all over the body of the piece.

Amazingly, the Embroidered Wide Leg Pant has the same intricate detail as the top with the scalloped hem and embroidered legs.

I added our asymmetrical front to back pearl earrings to match the pearls of the necklaces and to keep it feminine and romantic.

I seriously LOVE how my photographer Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography keeps getting my vibe on how I want to capture each model and look of each shoot! If I have said this before, I can’t apologize because I just had to say it again.

It is hard to look at the clothing when Sierra looks so gorgeous in all of them, especially this one.

This beautiful Black Embroidered Leaf Tank has impeccable detail as all the Nana Nucci pieces do.

Here I added our triple tiered earrings by Love Heals, a thin crystal bar necklace by Bud to Rose and a sterling silver and wood bead wrap bracelet by Chan Luu to accessorize this bohemian chic look.

For cooler days or nights, I showed a beautiful Cropped Lace Jacket for a little added warmth. These stunningly chic and amazingly comfortable Floral Printed Silky Pants are so on trend this season.

I LOVE this photo with the brim of straw hat turned down over her eyes shading the sun. Hats are a must-have this season.

To add to the accessories, I added this amazing gold plated horn necklace by Chan Luu and a simple gold and tiny black tassel bracelet by Bud to Rose that you will see in the following pics. Simple accessories because the clothing is the statement here for this bohemian chic look.

I added our cool Rita Sunglasses by Equipment in this shot.

Culottes are the HUGE trend for summer. They can be worn with flat shoes, either sandals or sneakers, for a very cool comfy look or pair them with heels for a more formal occasion and you will always look stunning. Here I added our Edith Culottes by Weston Wear with this beautiful hi-low V-neck sweater.

This beautiful 3/4 sleeve Open Weave Cheetah Pullover Sweater has a pinkish-beige layer underneath and buttons down the back with a pretty tie at the neckline.

On those HOT romantic summer nights, this pretty little Midnight in Paris Sequined Dress can be dressed up with heels or worn with sandals to the beach.

To accessorize, I added a silver and beaded dagger necklace and silver and beaded wrap bracelet and metallic threaded wrap scarf all by Chan Luu.

Asymmetrical front to back pearl earrings and this glittery cuff bracelet also add to the elegance of this look.

These darling glitter sandals are some of our new arrivals by Pons Avarcas and they available in tons of colors and with ankle straps. They are handmade in Spain and the soles are made of recycled tires. Everyone is loving them including me!

I love Sierra’s smile outside of Circa Art’s Gallery where she is wearing the Natural Woven Ruffle Dress that is so perfect to wear to all of the Art Shows that are happening around our area this summer!

The tortoise shell sunglasses are the Rita from Equipment and tan woven sandals look perfect with the dress.

For accessories, I mixed up a few bohemian chic jewelry pieces to the romantic ruffle knitted dress.

The large gold hoop earrings with crystals are by Noir, the tribal bone necklace with ribbon tie is by Hoss Intropia and the wooden beaded bracelets with turquoise leather tie is by hila. designs.

Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend everyone!

I hope that I inspired you!!!

Jeanne

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sierra Majors for modeling again!!! You were gorgeous!! and my STAR photographer Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography for these amazing photos!

February Dreams of Spring ahead!

As many of us look out our windows this time of year, we see snow-covered trees and buildings. We wear big puffy coats, hats, boots and mittens to keep warm from the Polar Vortex or Linus and such.

But in the retail world, the stores start getting Spring merchandise starting in January into February, regardless of the storms that may arise. So come SHOP with us! It is RETAIL THERAPY to get you out of the winter blues.

One of our absolute favorite lines is Weston Wear. They use the most beautiful fabrics and the styles are so pretty and feminine. Just like we love them at Inspire Me Boutique!

This floral ruffled pique sweater top with the jeweled neckline is perfect style to brighten up anyone’s day!

Two MUST HAVE pieces, of course, are a great fitting pair of jeans and the “bag of the season”.

We all personally love Mia and Moss jeans because the fit is amazing and they do not stretch out. Samantha is wearing the Sabine Skinny style in the Indigo Wash. We sell them so well not only because of the fit but because of the price at $99!

We just got back from New York market and every handbag designer was showing a laser cut design bag. We have been carrying Buco Handbags for a few months now and love how lightweight and beautifully made they are.

Here Samantha is carrying the East/West Carriage tote which is a vegan leather tote with a faux suede lining with an intricate pin wheel laser design on the front center of the bag.

Pearls always compliment every outfit! We chose these pearl and crystal earrings by Brighton, pearl and crystal ring and two leather tube and silver wrap bracelets by Gawdybobbles

It IS the month of February!!! L-O-V-E How will you show your LOVE this month?

Nothing speaks Spring more than the color of white and lace.

Johnny Was Collection does romance better than anyone. The exquisite embroidery and beautiful detailing on every piece of clothing that they make keeps everyone loving it season after season.

We layered the Palomino Swing Tank underneath this embroidered Peplum Hoodie to give her a very romantic look. Accessorizing in pearls and tan leathers like another laser cut diamond leather bag by Buco Handbags gives it more of a bohemian vibe.

Samantha’s crystal headband is by Deepa Gurnani and gorgeous stretch bracelet by Elisabetta Riccardi.

All the things that make you think of February are captured in this beautiful picture by our amazing photographer Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography

Large oversized pearls in earrings and pendant necklaces are so on trend this season and it looks so feminine and beautiful without looking too “cute”.

The Jade Shift Dress by Weston Wear looks so stunning and sophisticated paired with these grey snake-skin wedge sandals and sequined zipped clutch.

Come Dream of Spring with Inspire Me Boutique!

I hope that we Inspired you!!

Jeanne

Thank you to our gorgeous model Samantha Miller and our wonderfully talented photographer Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography!

“Johnny Was Here”

As many of you know, I have been in business for 20 years and I have accumulated a lot of things in the basement of the store. Antiques, metal clothing racks, doilies, silk flowers, vases, holiday decorations galore and mannequins seem to keep taking over even when things seem to be pretty organized. We had fun with the chaos last week, when the rain stopped our plan to go outside to do the photo shoot.

In this setting, we chose this antique corner cabinet and 2 antique folding screens and hung 2 small chandeliers to give the bohemian feel of the clothing that Johnny Was portrays. Emily is wearing one of their beautiful embroidered ivory tunic dresses and a silk floral scarf as a headscarf.

I was able to find soft willow branches in my menagerie of flowers.

These beautiful gold triple hooped earrings by Mashka were the perfect compliment to this outfit.

Our gorgeous model is Emily Sroda.

Our photographer Brooke, chose all of the settings in the basement. She is truly amazing at what she does! Here she took metal clothing racks and layered them around and then laid Emily among them here. Emily is wearing a Johnny Was peasant embroidered top and embroidered cutout pants. She is also wearing multi colored chain jewelry by Lee Angel.

Here you see a male and a female mannequin. We used to carry Men’s clothes a few years ago. We still have the mannequins so…… you never know, we may again. Emily is wearing a sheer lace top by Johnny Was and white ruffled shorts.

This is what we call ALOT of hangers! Emily looking incredibly gorgeous in this blue and white striped embroidered blouse by Johnny Was and jeans by David Kahn and turquoise hoop earrings.

I hope that we inspired you!!

Jeanne

A Special THANK YOU to Brooke from Ashley Beige Photography and our beautiful model Emily Sroda for their amazing spontaneity this week!! Magic happens if you just relax and let it be and we had a blast!

“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 Photo Shoot at the Farm

Desiree is wearing a beautiful ivory blouse by Hoss Intropia, chiffon and fur rosette vest by Kelli Kouri and polka dot velvet pants by Free People. Stephanie is wearing a pleather hooded jacket by BB Dakota and tee by Free People.

A couple of weeks ago, one of our fashionable stylist/models showed me a picture of her taken by a photographer friend of hers that absolutely blew me away. I have been dying to do a Fall photo shoot with some of our amazing new pieces that we have in the store, but haven’t had the time to arrange it. So I asked if she would be interested in doing some shots for us and they so graciously agreed!

I seriously am in LOVE with these amazing photos!

“Stage Your Fashion”

We were thrilled to be able to shoot at “The State SB” historic theatre this week in downtown South Bend where they highlight local arts and music talent! Kelly is looking like a celebrity behind the aviators in this bohemian look which is perfect inside this rustic theatre!

Kelly is our beautiful model this week. Her hair and makeup is done by Salon Rouge of Mishawaka.The infinity scarf is from Raj Imports.

Kelly is wearing an ivory flowy top by Free People and metallic maroon jeans by David Kahn.

The turquoise ring , wrap bracelets and the thin sparkly necklace is by Chan Luu and the tassel necklace is by Bud to Rose by Diddi.

These 5 wrap bracelets by Chan Luu are so beautiful and they come in so many amazing colors and combinations. Kelly is wearing 2 pink bracelets layered together to give a richer look. Come in to the store and check out all of the other beautiful pieces.

This exquisite handmade woven bag with fur trim is from Claramonte.

I hope that we inspired you!

Jeanne

A special thank you to Andrew Elegante for letting us shoot at “The State SB” last week and to our beautiful model Kelly from Salon Rouge!

All of our amazing photography is done by Ashley Beige Photography!

“Whiskey and Fashion”

Last week, we were so lucky to be able to get to do our photo shoot at the new hip whiskey bar, “The Exchange” downtown, not too far from our store in South Bend, in the old Wells Fargo Bank Building on Jefferson Blvd.

Rachel is looking ultra cool wearing one of our favorite quilted jackets with sweater sleeves by Linea Domani.

Our beautiful model is Rachel from Salon Rouge here sitting pretty in one of the big wing back chairs. I added an extra long chain/crystal necklace (you can see it better on the first picture) to introduce another “chain” element to this look.

This silver bubbled Clutch with faceted stone is by Botkier.

These delicate, long chain earrings are by Chan Luu.

The multi heart chained T-Shirt is by Twin-Set and the long silk skirt is by Chan Luu.

This elegant multi chain silk bracelet is by Chan Luu. Please contact the store for information regarding the ring.

All Hair and Makeup by Rachel of Salon Rouge of Mishawaka.

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 we inspired you!

Jeanne

All of our amazing photography is done by Ashley Beige Photography!

A special thank you to beautiful Rachel for modeling and “the Exchange” for allowing us the photograph there!

inspire me boutique

We all tell stories through the way we dress.

Bohemian elegance

Bohemian Chic meets Romantic

Like this:

February Dreams of Spring ahead!

Like this:

“Johnny Was Here”

Like this:

“Balloons in Motion”

Like this:

Fall Photo Shoot at the Farm

Like this:

“Stage Your Fashion”

Like this:

“Whiskey and Fashion”

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: