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I play dress up, eat a lot, and celebrate awesomeness.

LYD: Little Yellow Dress (and coincidentally my nickname).

The night I wore this dress, I gave my phone number to a beautiful bartender (who turned out to date an acquaintance of mine--whoops!) and went to a backyard college party, where I spent most of my...

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Total Apology Tuesday

Hello, lovelies! I am ridiculously, uberly swamped right now! I really don't have days off from work at the moment, I have tons of work to do for my novel workshop, and some other things going on...

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StyleLikeU Sundays, Glenn O'Brien: "When I was an adolescent...thin gs become a bit more tribal."

Glenn O'Brien writes for GQ magazine. I love his home and especially how he arranged his library. Also notable are his white shoes and the pocket square worn with a seersucker suit. And I...

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Flirt

Dresses like this make me feel sassy. Flirty, skin-bearing, a tad retro, reminiscent of a time when femininity wielded a certain charming power. Sometimes I feel like I suck at wielding my...

May 13, 2013 Like

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StyleLikeU Sundays, Hannah and Vita Kurland: "I feel like I got lucky. Vita's a remarkable soul."

I posted this video last year, before I deleted all my old posts, but I felt the need to do it again in honor of Mother's Day. These gals are amazing. Love both their styles and outlooks, and they...

May 13, 2013 Like

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Maxi dress and lace jacket.

Happy Friday, y'all! It's hot in my apartment, and frying my brain a little, so uh...what was I saying? Just kidding. I'm going to just do the pics today--no ramblings or musings til cooler...

May 11, 2013 Like

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Robe as Dress

I think my favorite outfits consist of things that aren't traditional clothing. Like this robe that I belted and wore as a dress last week. My wet hair makes it look as though I am in fact wearing...

May 9, 2013 Like

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Total Trend Tuesdays: Artistic prints

For nine Tuesdays this spring, I am highlighting nine different trends that were prevalent on the S/S13 runways. Click through my archive for older posts! This week's Total Trend Tuesday focuses on...

May 7, 2013 Like

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Layering spring dresses

When I wear strapless dresses to work, I like to double them up for more professional coverage. This a an eyelet dress from H&M over a sleeveless floral dress I found thrifting. i work in a...

May 5, 2013 Like

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Total Trend Tuesdays: Ruffles

Check out my first Total Trend Tuesday here! Click through to catch up on previous weeks! Hey lovelies. For this week's Total Trend, it's all about ruffles. Flouncy shapes are often popular in...

May 1, 2013 Like

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Is this a dress or a top or a tunic? No idea.

I need a vacation. A real one--one that allows me to check completely out of everything in my life with the exception of a sandy beach, a gnarly wave, a pitcher of mojitos, and a good book. I'm...

Apr 29, 2013 Like

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StyleLikeU Sundays, Chris Benz: "Usually if you hate something, it's actually because deep down you love it."

This is Chris Benz, he of the hot pink hair, fashion designer and all around cutie pie. I love Chris Benz--I think he's adorable. His Spring 13 collection is fresh and beautiful, and listening to...

Apr 28, 2013 Like

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Total Trend Tuesdays: Sheer White

Check out my first Total Trend Tuesday post here to get up to speed on my new series! This week's Total Trend Tuesday is all about Sheer White. See-through whiteness was all over the runways for...

Apr 23, 2013 Like

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StyleLikeU Sundays, Elle Dee: "We forget to look up."

Eek! I forgot to do StyleLikeU Sundays yesterday!! I ran some errands in the morning, and then got sucked into a guilt-free couch sesh for the rest of the day. But I couldn't skip it, so here it is...

Apr 22, 2013 Like

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It's me, talking and moving around.

Blog video 4/20/13 from Lydia Armstrong on Vimeo.

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Total Trend Tuesdays: Graphic Florals

So a couple months ago when I was reviewing the Spring 2013 shows, making notes about what my inspirations would be once the weather warmed up, I noticed a ridiculous number of reoccurring trends...

Apr 16, 2013 Like

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This dress always makes me think of Proenza Schouler, but it's made by someone I've never heard of, and it was like $15.

Hey darlings!! I have an idea: if we all put our brains together, I'm sure we can figure out a way to stretch the space-time continuum in a way that adds more hours to the day, so that I am able to...

Apr 15, 2013 Like

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StyleLikeU Sundays, Miss KK: "Sometimes you have to have that point to get to the next point."

Miss KK is a costume designer, and as I watched her walk around her home in gauzy, glamorous dresses and vintage shoes, I felt a poignancy in her comment about styling. She says she tried styling...

Apr 14, 2013 Like

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I matched my turban to my dress.

Lately I've been thinking a lot about women with strong personalities, women who have a dry sense of humor, women who aren't bubbly. Women like myself. I have a good time, I love fun, I can be...

Apr 10, 2013 Like

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Springing.

It's warm out. I'm glad to wear skirts and dresses, and feel feminine, and look forward to lounging on a river rock soaking up the sun. Lately it feels like the days are still too short, even...

Apr 9, 2013 Like

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My weekend via Instagram

I failed miserably at taking photos of my weekend with my regular camera for blogging purposes--I may have had a little too much fun. But I did manage to take some Instagrams--it was two full days...

Apr 8, 2013 Like

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Jersey separates

This was a comfortable-but-I-want-to-wear-a-skirt outfit I wore to work the other day. Nothing too crazy but still celebrates my love of tribal prints. I resumed work on my novel this week, and...

Apr 5, 2013 Like

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Monochromatic

It's finally warming up here in RVA, but the day I wore this purple sweater dress, it was still pretty chilly out. Please excuse my wet hair--I don't use a blow-dryer. I have a couple topics...

Apr 3, 2013 Like

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Sweatpants are work appropriate.

Hi ho. I've been working a lot lately, like pretty much every day. It kinda blows. I rolled out of bed a couple Sundays ago and had to go to work, and my first thought was, how do I make these...

Apr 2, 2013 Like

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StyleLikeU Sundays, William Whitcomb: ?If you put a child into a grey uniform, they get a grey mind.?

I decided to post this video today in observance of Easter, the closet interview of William Whitcomb, a priest and chaplain in London. I came across this interview quite some time ago, and no mater...

Mar 31, 2013 Like

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Let your ties hang loose.

This blouse has two long shirttails in the front that you're supposed to tie up. It's not quite short enough for a crop top, but you could make it one if you tied them high enough. Something about...

Mar 30, 2013 Like

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I wish to know you.

Have you ever met a celebrity? I met Hilary Swank once, when I was 21 and working at PetSmart. I was straightening cans of cat food, which had to be lined up in neat towers with all their labels...

Mar 27, 2013 Like

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Give me new inspiration.

I need to be inspired. I love all my favorite blogs that I follow daily, but it's been awhile since I added a new amazing blog to the mix. Who do you love? Who gets you out of bed and into your...

Mar 26, 2013 Like

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Dad's pants.

'Ello, lovelies. I've gotten some great feedback regarding launching a style/lifestyle website. I think I have some things to think about. To give a better idea of what I have in mind, I'm...

Mar 25, 2013 Like

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LYD: Little Yellow Dress (and coincidentally my nickname).

Total Apology Tuesday

StyleLikeU Sundays, Glenn O'Brien: "When I was an adolescent...thin gs become a bit more tribal."

Flirt

StyleLikeU Sundays, Hannah and Vita Kurland: "I feel like I got lucky. Vita's a remarkable soul."

Maxi dress and lace jacket.

Robe as Dress

Total Trend Tuesdays: Artistic prints

Layering spring dresses

Total Trend Tuesdays: Ruffles

Is this a dress or a top or a tunic? No idea.

StyleLikeU Sundays, Chris Benz: "Usually if you hate something, it's actually because deep down you love it."

Total Trend Tuesdays: Sheer White

StyleLikeU Sundays, Elle Dee: "We forget to look up."

It's me, talking and moving around.

Total Trend Tuesdays: Graphic Florals

This dress always makes me think of Proenza Schouler, but it's made by someone I've never heard of, and it was like $15.

StyleLikeU Sundays, Miss KK: "Sometimes you have to have that point to get to the next point."

I matched my turban to my dress.

Springing.

My weekend via Instagram

Jersey separates

Monochromatic

Sweatpants are work appropriate.

StyleLikeU Sundays, William Whitcomb: ?If you put a child into a grey uniform, they get a grey mind.?

Let your ties hang loose.

I wish to know you.

Give me new inspiration.

Dad's pants.

StyleLikeU Sundays, Jesse Boykins III: ?It's kinda dangerous how influential music is.?

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