SHADES OF GREEN

Don't worry, you're not limited to showing your Irish spirit with that green boa you found in your closet from two years ago. We have just the thing to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style! Here's our favorite green items that are perfect for this lucky holiday. Step out of the kelly green box, and spruce it up with various shades of green!

1. Sonja Dress - Kate Spade (56 E. Oak St.)
2. Marc by Marc Jacobs Espadrilles - Bloomingdale's (900 N. Michigan Ave.)
3. Happy Go Lucky Idiom Bangle - Kate Spade (56 E. Oak St.)
4. Ariella Collection Faceted Square Ring - Nordstrom (50 N. Michigan Ave.)
5. Polly Popover - J. Crew (900 N. Michigan Ave.)
6. Kendra Scott 'Valencia' Necklace - Neiman Marcus (737 N. Michigan Ave.)
7. Raw-Edge Denim Shorts - Gap (555 N. Michigan Ave., 935 W. North Ave., 3216 N. Broadway Ave., 3155 N. Lincoln Ave.)
8. Essie 'Navigate Her' - Ulta, CVS, Walgreens

What are everybody's St. Patrick's Day plans? I will be watching the dyeing of the river, a bit of drinking and shopping around Downtown (probably not a smart combo), and will end up at the #CBNIRISHSTYLE party at Underground! I hope to see other bloggers tomorrow night!

XO Jess

DVF ♥ babyGAP & GAPkids

Calling all fashionable moms, big sisters, and aunts out there! Want the little one in your life as fashionable as you? Or are they already self-proclaimed fashionistas? Then, we've got the place for you! Gap and Diane von Furstenberg created an exclusive collection for babyGap (infant and toddlers) and GapKids, full of colorful wrap dresses (of course!), shorts, blazers, leggings, tees, swimwear, and accessories.

DVF window at the Michigan Avenue location.

I'm a proud aunt of a two-year-old named Isabella (and her twin brother Joseph) and I just had to buy a little something for her. I went to the Michigan Avenue location at around 10 AM, and it was already busy! Not quite designer-for-Target crazy, but it looked like a crowded Saturday shopping day. I actually heard that women on the smaller side were trying to fit into the larger kid sizes. I don't expect to see the racks empty by the end of the day, but the weekend won't be friendly for stock levels. So, if you're loving the prints and designs, get to your local Gap now! What they have on the floor is all they have!

Prices start at $25 for accessories and leggings, $30 for tees and shorts, $45 for swimwear, and up to $80 for rompers, jackets, and dresses. Not the most wallet friendly for clothing that lasts a year or so (or more if you have a younger girl that could use some vintage hand-me-downs in the future). I bought my adorable niece a pair printed shorts that I definitely will update with a photo. She's the cutest, I swear!

Check out the photos I snapped while shopping DVF ♥ babyGap and Gapkids and some of my favorite items from the collection (most designs are available in both baby and kid sizes).

There were too many cute things to choose from!

Wrap Romper | Eyelet Wrap Dress | Daisy Dress

Blazer | Capri Leggings | Floppy Sunhat

Are you buying anything from the exclusive collection? I hope to see more from Gap and especially for us big girls!

In addition to the Michigan Avenue location, Fox Valley (Aurora), Oakbrook Center (Oakbrook), Old Orchard (Skokie), Orland Square (Orland Park), Sheffield (Chicago), and Woodfield (Schaumburg), are currently selling the DVF exclusive collection. Check here for addresses.

XO Jess

MARNI x H&M

With fashion powerhouses like Lanvin and Versace under their belt, H&M is ready to take on their next big designer collaboration, and this time it's Marni. Launching March 8th in select stores, the Italian Label has put their signature styles on everything from apparel, handbags, and even socks. And rumor from their Friday night launch party has traveled from Los Angeles to Chicago, and it tells us that the quality and fabric comes close to high-end standards. And H&M isn't the only artistic love affair Marni is involved with, they shot a commercial for the collection with Academy-Award winner Sofia Coppola. Watch the pieces in motion below.

The average price for the designs is $80, with accessories starting at $20, and the most expensive piece being $129. Here are some photos from the look book.

    

And here are some solo pieces so you can start adding your favorites to what's already in your closet.

 

Head over to H&M's website here to see if the store near you will be selling the line. Chicagoans, if you plan to scope out the collection, make sure to be at the Michigan Avenue location early on March 8th!

What do you plan on picking up? Happy Shopping!

XX Jess & Jill