The fashion industry likes to dub September as the new January, adopting an "out with the old, in with the new" mentality that applies to brand overhauls, fashion-month trends, and (my personal favorite) seasonal sales to make stock for next year's inventory. Now that fall is officially here and temperatures are expected to cool down over the next few weeks, I've been slowly enticed by some of my favorite brands and their seasonally appropriate sale sections. While you'll usually find me diggi...

The blessing (or perhaps a curse for my bank balance) of living five minutes from a Nordstrom is that I can pop in on my lunch break when I'm having a quieter week to see its latest fashion delights! While most of my searching and shopping is usually done online, there's nothing quite like the thrill of shopping IRL—feeling, trying, and seeing what pieces catch my eye.This week, I was craving a shopping pick-me-up and took a quick peek at the multi-brand retailer. One hour later, I was arme...

September kicks off my favorite time of the year. For the next three months, I'm absolutely giddy about everything from the weather to the activities and, of course, the fashion. But I'll admit I tend to get too excited scrolling through all the new arrivals at the start of the fall season—I end up impulse shopping right at the beginning, then later wishing I had been more strategic in adding only pieces I truly loved or actually needed.This year, I decided to commit to a shopping freeze fo...

There are fewer astrological events that cause more panic than a Saturn return with Mercury retrograde being a close second.Known as a years-long period of suck, a Saturn return usually starts around one's 27th birthday, bringing in a wave of chaos and upheaval, as well as offering perspective-altering epiphanies via life-shattering situations. Saturn returns illicit such fear because it breaks you down to build you up. Representing responsibility, discipline and moral obligations, you can think...