L.O.V.E.

Perfect day to wear my fav heart print pants. RealLifeRunway on Instagram.

It's FRIDAY!!! A very short and sweet post today because I finally just finished my deadlines and am late to pick up my kids (and their cupcakes, which I plan on immediately testing). A huge thank you for all the love you've given me and this blog over the past several Valentine's Days. Because of you, I get to do what I love every single day - a big deal and something I try to never take for granted. Love, love, love you all.

Happy Valentine's  - hope it's extra sweet!

A Guide to L.O.V.E.

Love is in the air and with it, the desire to buy something extra special for your special someone. These romantic gifts take all the guesswork out of gifting this Valentine’s Day so you can get back to gazing longingly into each other's eyes. Right? From a very KISS-able tee to some under-$100 beauties from Holts, you're going to just L.O.V.E. this little guide...

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Love Is All You Need

A model backstage at the Burberry Prorsum Fall '13 Show. Photo via Fairchild. 

Here's me, wearing the new jeans I just picked up at Hudson's Bay. Love! 

The heart - that universal symbol of everything L.O.V.E. - hasn't historically been all that trendy. Sure, we all love love, but the heart, well, it's gotten a bit of bad rap in the fashion world. While dots and stripes are always chic, hearts are sometimes met with a bit of condescension. Hearts? Oh, they're so obvious. They're so Valentine's. They're so heart-like. Really?

Well, love will prevail, as they say, and right now, the oft-maligned heart is proving itself to be pretty lovable after all. For Fall '13, Burberry's Christopher Bailey unabashedly covered his collection in hearts while Holly Fulton and Aquilano.Rimondi did the same, sending heart-printed tops and dresses down the runway, too. And while critics of the heart print often dismiss it for being cheesy, these designers show that when done up right, hearts can be sophisticated, luxe and totally grown-up...

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