BEAUTY MUST-HAVES

TARTAN BLAZER + GREEN SUEDE SHOES

For a Christmas shopping jaunt, I wanted to dress for the season and look like a smart shopper while I was at it. I’ve found that dressing well while looking…

STYLE CONUNDRUM: VINTAGE FUR

I own a vintage mink fur short-sleeved jacket. It is quite possibly the most objectively beautiful piece in my closet. And I never wear it. I can’t with confidence because I am worried about…

PANTONE SKIRT – WORK-DAY TO PLAY-NIGHT

With Pantone’s latest announcement of the 2015 color of the year, Marsala, I thought it only appropriate to bust out this incredible skirt by local Chicago designer, Laura Takataka. I’m obsessed…

FLAMING LIPS

Last night was my first blogger holiday party of the season, so I knew I wanted to wear something super special that expressed my punky-meets-girly personality! Enter the lips dress and…

Belle’s Gift Guide for Ladies

Here it is! My very own Belle Meets World gift guide! I think there are some pretty great and unique ideas below. PLUS – I got my hands on a special code…

Gray Day ( + A Giveaway!)

Yes! That is snow on the ground here in Chicago and a gray day at that, so I decided with this look that I would embrace my surroundings and match…