A Story About Sandals

We've blogged about them before, more than once I'm sure. But Sseko Sandals are back in store!

Okay enough with the rhyming.

If you know anything about Sseko and what their place in this world is, well, then you are one step ahead. If you don't, read on - you need to hear about this amazing brand! Click the link below to watch a video about what Sseko stands for. Amazing.

A Story About Sandals

Aside from all the amazing things the brand does for the women of Uganda, Sseko's are cute sandals! Period! You purchase the sandal base for $39.00. Once you have the base, you can buy as many different fabric wraps as you want - turning that 1 base into an endless number of Summer sandals! The wraps are anywhere from $10 to $12, and they come in plain colors, metallics and some really fun prints. They are also a big hit for wedding parties! You can tie them in over 100 ways, making your sandals new every day of the season. Oh - and they are SO comfortable! Log on to their website to see all the ways you can customize your Sseko's. We hope you love them as much as we do!

Ways to Tie your Sseko's

Jonesin for Crop Tops!

We are loving crop tops for Spring and Summer! Don't be scared of this trend - you can wear them with a low slung maxi skirt, a pair of your favorite bell bottoms or gaucho pants to show off some of your sun kissed skin, or you can wear them with something high waisted, only letting a itsy bit of your tummy show through! Either way you decide to wear this trend is fine by us - we are hooked!

photos: freepeople.com

The Perfect Red Lip

We saw it all over the runway for Fall 2011, it's super hot for Spring 2012, and we saw it yet again on the Fall 2012 runways!

The perfect red lip - it just doesn't go out of style. Achieving it however, can be challenging to say the least. We put together our own little bit of expertise (more like trial and error) and think we've come up with a fool proof way to get the perfect red pout!

Tools:

- toothbrush or disposable mascara wand

-lip balm

- nude lip liner

- red lipstick

- eye shadow blending brush

- translucent loose powder

- lip brush

Instructions:

1) Remove dead skin from your lips using an old toothbrush or a disposable mascara wand and some lip balm. Use a circular motion and gently rub the dead skin away.

2) Outline the perimeter of your lips with a nude liner to prevent feathering.

3) Apply red lipstick directly from the tube.

4) Using an eyeshadow brush and translucent loose powder, gently pat the powder onto your lips to set in the color.

5) Apply a second coat of lipstick with a lip brush to smooth edges and perfect your pout.

Spotlight On: Chinese Laundry

We are all about shoes this week! There are so many amazing things coming into our stores right now, and the shoes are just too much! In a good way, of course. Or in a bad I don't have a paycheck left because of all these great shoes kind of way. You decide.

The Feminine Side of TOMS

We've been long time lovers of TOMS Shoes - and honestly, who hasn't? The following the brand has is so amazing, and it's one to be extremely proud of. TOMS stands for something good, and they keep improving their brand so they can keep up the good they do. 

If you don't know about the TOMS movement yet, you can read about it here.

This Spring, TOMS has gone in an amazing new direction - introducing ballet flats to the mix! They still have their tried and true style and hippie vibe, but these new flats are just so... pretty! Hemline in Kansas City is a proud carrier - if you're in the area, you really need to see them!

Wide Leg Pants = LOVE

Remember a few years back (think 2004-ish) the gaucho craze?

Okay. Now forget it.

The days of the jersey knit, super unflattering, hit you at the wrong spot on your calfs, showed off all your flaws pants are long gone - Phew!

The new wide leg pants have about a million things that we love about them. They are super comfortable. They are made of great materials like muslin and linen and silk. They are toned down in color, but played up in pattern. They can be worn to the beach during the day or out to dinner at night with a few simple switches. These are only a few off our very long list of loves for these pants! 

We've got them in store now, from our favorite brands like Free People and Plenty by Tracy Reese. We even have them jumpsuit style! Did we mention how much we love these pants?

Happy Jeans

We did a post this past Fall about colored denim. The red wine, deep purple and dark teal were beautiful, colorful additions to our racks this Fall and Winter. Now our stores are flooded with new colors for your denim needs - but for Spring we're sporting colors such as "watermelon", "Cherry", "Berry" and "Lavender". We are in love! Oh and the fit of these babies won't disappoint either. Hudson is a favorite denim brand with the Hemline crew. Each pair is $154 each - a steal for a pair of jeans that makes your butt look THIS good.