The 907 Strut: September 2016

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Fall Fashion

This dress gives me all types of “Hold up! They don’t love you like I love you”/”Pocketful of Sunshine” vibes! I scored this dress from Eloquii a few months ago at the beginning of spring. I had been eyeing it for a while and decided it belonged in my closet because I couldn’t get the image out of my head. That was such a great decision because I am in LOVE with this look! I know I bought it in spring, but the color, ruffles and shape of the dress works perfectly with fall’s natural tones.

When building your fall wardrobe or just transitioning what you already have in your closet, keep natural earth tones in mind. Marigold (like this dress), browns, deep reds and dark greens are my go-to colors for this season.

Scarves, boots, jackets and booties are also an essential for me when it comes to fall! I got these cute booties from Target (on sale of course) a few months ago. The color and fringe are perfect for fall and the larger heel make them easy to walk in. The exact pair that I’m wearing is sold out but check out Torrid for a similar pair of fringed booties.

I like to keep my day to day makeup as natural as possible but if I were going on date-night with my boo or to get some apps and drinks with my girls, I would’ve gone with a deep red lip! Check out this makeup tutorial from Riah’s Beauty for a cute fall look!

So this is how I do fall fashion. Comment your fall fashion go-tos below!

Dress: Eloquii (Similar Eloquii dress here)
Belt: Torrid
Booties: Target (Similar pair from Torrid here)

XOXOXO
Sharita L Conley

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Plus Size Stores

Before I started The 907 Strut, I was like most other plus size women and didn’t know where to go to find cute clothes. Luckily Forever 21 opened in Anchorage and I worked at Torrid and got a bangin’ discount – but other than those two stores, I didn’t know where to go. It wasn’t until I searched #PlusSizeFashion on Instagram in 2013 when my eyes were opened to the many stores that offered plus size clothing. Until that point, I had no idea that there were so many options! Since then, I have been an avid online shopper and found so much love in helping others find something to wear.

When I started The 907 Strut later that year, one thing I wanted to use this platform for was to show other plus size women that we have options! That’s when I created Strut-Worthy Stores.

Strut-Worthy Stores, a tab at the top of the screen, has a list of my favorite in-town and online stores that offer plus size clothing. To take the list of stores one step forward, I also listed the affordability with $50 being the “affordability gauge”, as well as listed the types of clothing each store sells (casual, work wear, swim suits, etc.).

So if you’re looking for something to wear, Strut-Worthy Stores is the place to go!

Do you need some outfit inspiration? I got you! Follow @the907strut on Instagram for outfit inspiration boards that I create. I don’t mean to toot my own horn when it comes to styling but, TOOT TOOT! *insert crying laughing emoji*

When it comes to fashion, I’m your girl. Let me know if you have an upcoming event or you just want to revamp your closet – I got you!

XOXOXO

Sharita L Conley

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Untamed!

This is the first time in my nearly 25 years of life that I have been secure with my hair texture!

It's very common now of days to see women and men rocking their natural tresses, which is huge because growing up all I seen were relaxed hair styles. Now that I am a groooown woman (in my Yonce’ voice) I have decided to take control of my hair by letting it do what it was intended to do – grow without chemicals! This is just the beginning of my natural hair journey, but I’m excited to see how it will look in a year from now!

Just thinking about my hair experience and being taught that relaxed is the only way to go, had me reflect more on my natural self. There are many things in my life that I need to refocus on. My hair is just the beginning of my journey to taking further steps to live a life UNTAMED!

Now to the outfit deets! My outfit was inspired by Makeup Shayla’s sparkly smoky eye tutorial on YouTube. Now that I’m a momma, I barely go out so I used my three day weekend to dress up, rock my hurr and try the makeup tutorial out. Of course it’s not makeup artist level (yet), I still slayed!