spring style Archives - Southern Flair

March 16, 2016

Wardrobe Wednesday: Embroidery & Tassels

This is the perfect Mexican beach inspired Spring Break Outfit! Straw hat. lace up sandals, tassels and cross body bag -- my perfect spring combo!

Is there such thing as too many tassels in an outfit? I hope not! There's just something so festive and springy about tassels anyway -- and next week I'm celebrating Spring Break! Next week I'm out for Spring Break, so today I created this outfit around my imaginary beachy vacation. While I won't be sippin' Pina Coladas on the beach again this year (I'll be working and cleaning my house -- which I'm oddly really excited about), this outfit reminds me of my Mexico spring break trip last April. So it seems like this is as close as I'm going to get. I love[...]

Shop Louisiana

March 10, 2016

Boutique Tour: Bombshell Boutique

Take a digital photo tour of Bombshell Boutique located in Central, Louisiana!

I'm so excited to finally launch my Boutique Tours series here on Southern Flair! I watch a whole lot of Food Network and love Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, so it's like that but for clothing boutiques! (maybe I'll venture into video too...hmmm..) We can all appreciate women (and men too!) who have started and who run successful businesses, so I wanted to look further into their shops and see what makes them such a success and how they stand out. My hope is that if you're local, you'll discover a new favorite place! If you're not local, you'll h[...]

Leslie's Style

March 9, 2016

Summer Road Trip Planning

The perfect spring outfit on a budget with Wild Blue. Ripped white denim jeans with denim blouse by Sadie Robertson.

Outfit Details: Destroyed White Denim Jeans c/o Wild Blue (currently buy one get one 50% off) | Tulip Back Shirt c/o Wild Blue x Sadie Robertson | Tortoise Shell Sunglasses from Target | Kate Spade 'Harmony' crossbody bag from Nordstrom | 'Call It Spring' Lace Up Heels from JCPenney (currently 25% off!) Shop The Look: Maybe it's the all denim look here that gives off that Western vibe or the hints of spring that's got me excited for summer adventures, but I'm really feeling a trip out West is in the works! Taking a long road trip has been on my b[...]

Leslie's Style, Shop Louisiana

April 27, 2015

LSU Baseball Outfit with Hands Producing Hope

Typically when it comes to game day outfits, I skip the team T-shirt but accessorize other tops and dresses to make them more school-spirited. For this baseball game look, I wore a simple white dress with minimal purple and gold jewelry. Plus, as much as it pains some people, I wore comfortable leopard sneakers (close enough to tiger print, right?? -- this is actually a highly debatable LSU dress code topic). The tassel necklace and bracelets you see are from Hands Producing Hope, a Baton Rouge-based ethical fashion brand that emp[...]

Leslie's Style, Styling Tips & Creating Outfits

April 14, 2015

One Yellow Dress - Three Ways Pt. 2

Yellow Spring Dress with Multicolored Scarf

Last week I shared this yellow dress paired with flats and coral pieces for a bright Easter look, now this week I'm switching it up by adding bold accessories like this multicolored scarf and purple bag. I've never really been much of a scarf person in warmer weather, but lately I've noticed how versatile they are for spring months and how quickly they can change an outfit. So I've been buying them up in all styles and colors! Once it gets to be summer in Louisiana, I probably won't be wearing scarves much -- no matter how lightweight th[...]

Leslie's Style, Shop Louisiana

April 8, 2015

Ethical Fashion for Spring with Hands Producing Hope

A few weeks ago I met up with Rebecca Gardner of Hands Producing Hope, an ethical fashion brand that employs a group of marginalized women in Costa Rica who make jewelry and accessories as a means to support their families. HPH provides them with a consistent income, training, and life skills classes. The women are able to work from their homes, learn of their value and worth and have ownership over something for the first time in their lives. Rebecca has recently moved to Baton Rouge, and it was so intriguing to hear her story of starting this company[...]

Shopping + Fashion Trends

March 31, 2015

Spring White Out

Photo Photo Photo How come it seems like when you need a white dress you can never find one? But when you don't "need" one, they're everywhere? Well, whether you need one or not I don't think we will have any problems finding little white dresses this spring and summer! They seem to be everywhere and at all price rangers. I love the crochet and lace detail that I'm seeing on so many styles! Shop my favorites below -- dresses range in price from $17-$180. p.s. Today is the last day to enter to win the scarf of your choice from Collegiate Confetti! Enter her[...]