Style Guide #114

random pic #1

Occasionally I come across random pictures of Taylor that I really have no idea where they are from, but I love her outfit anyway! So this is the first or probably many random picture guides that I will post. I found this picture (probably taken a few weeks ago around the time of the CMT awards) and was shocked to find Taylor actually repeating clothing items. I have never seen her wear the same thing twice, so it's fun that the shirt she is wearing here, she also wore a few months ago when she went to Atlantis for spring break with Abigail! Back story aside, enjoy this cute outfit!

EDIT: I have since edited the image because I am pretty positive now that the skirt and bandeau top are the exacts that Taylor wore on this day. I was reluctant about the skirt because it is by Rugby, a brand I had never seen Taylor wear before. Because I have now found a dress she just wore to be an exact by the same brand, so it makes me very confident to say that the skirt here is also Rugby brand and an exact (she probably went on a shopping spree there!)

Exact Top ($39.10): Fluxus off white jersey hat printed pocket t-shirt

Alternative Top ($30.00): RVCA Loudmouth Deep Scoop Neck Pocket Tee in Vintage White

Exact Skirt ($89.99): Rugby Silk-Blend Pointelle Skirt

Steal Skirt ($29.99): Kova and T Polkadot Skirt

Exact Bandeau Top ($15.50): Victoria's Secret Bandeau Tube Top in Cerulean

Sunglasses ($26.00): Fantas-Eyes Quota Sunglasses in Red

lovelovelove -alli-

Style Guide #113

13 Hour Meet&Greet

Yesterday, Taylor managed to show so much love to so many fans by holding a 13 hour long meet and greet during the CMA fest in Nashville. The whole event actually lasted 14.5 hours because Taylor wanted to meet everyone who was given a wristband...amazing! Hearing more and more stories about all of it makes me so sad that I wasn't able to make it, but my awesome friend Emily (whom I have mentioned here before) actually got to attend. She didn't get a m&g, but she was super close to the stage during the live performance and even got to touch her hand!

Anyway, I was watching the live feed most of the day and knew I had to find the gorgeous dress she wore for the event...I don't know how Taylor can own so many floral sundresses, let alone that so many different ones are made! Unfortunately, it should come to no surprise to you guys that I am a poor college student and my jaw nearly dropped to the floor when I found the exact dress and saw how much it costs. When you see, you'll understand why I found a really nice steal dress for y'all :]

Exact Dress ($1,450.00): Christian Cota Convertible Strap A-Line Dress

Steal Dress ($49.99): The Joy of Gardening Dress

lovelovelove -alli-

Shoes

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!!!

(for Haley!)

Taylor has been seen around a lot wearing these really cute sandals (she has the same shoes in teal and tan), in fact, if you were watching the 13 hour long meet and greet going on today, you may have noticed that she is wearing these shoes in the tan color currently! As requested by Haley, I tried my best to find them. I have concluded that the exact brand of the shoe a Kimchi Blue, a brand that is commonly sold at Urban Outfitters, based on the way the T-strap of the sandal goes (It's so so so similar to some other Kimchi Blue sandals that can currently be found online). Unfortunately, things go on and off that site too quickly, so they are probably not being sold anymore (though you may have luck finding them at an actual Urban Outfitters store!)...but I did find some really nice alternative options if you want to build up a nice summer sandal collection, like Taylor has!

Clarks Women's Revel Hop Sandal in Tan ($89.95)

Seychelles Women's Trip The Light Fantastic Sandal in Yellow or Aqua ($84.95)

Seychelles Huarache Heel in Teal ($98.00)

Pikolinos 'Turin' Mary Jane Pump in Brandy ($149.95)

Chelsea Crew '40s Heel in Tan or Green ($68.00)

Kelly & Katie Clover Sandal in Tan ($49.95)

happy shopping! 

lovelovelove -alli-

Style Guide #112

The Lace Top

Taylor has been seen out and about Nashville the past few days, not really surprising though since the CMA Festival began officially yesterday. Earlier this week some lucky fans ran into her walking down the street and another fan bumped into her while driving. What was surprising was that she was wearing the same shirt (just in different colors!) on both occasions!! Lucky for us, I was able to find this wicked awesome shirt including both colors Tay was seen wearing, so now you can steal her style again!

Lace top ($38.00): Free People 3/4 Sleeve Scandalous Lace Top (in Ivory and Tangerine)

lovelovelove -alli-

Style Guide #111

Another Dress from the April Vlog

(for Isabella!)

I could only find this really bad picture of Taylor wearing it before a show because screen-capping the vlog is not working for me. Also, I love how I found this picture of Claire (one of Tay's backup dancers) wearing it the day they went frolicking in the ocean in Australia!

It's funny how the world works! When the vlog first came out, this was the one dress that really caught my eye, so at that time, I searched frantically for it...and eventually gave up because I couldn't find anything even remotely close. When Isabella mentioned it again, I knew the exact dress and said "what the heck, I'll look again"...and guess what! I found it! Even better than finding the exact dress is the price of this dress. I may just buy it tomorrow because it's so cute an affordable! enjoy!

Exact Dress ($39.95): Bebe 2b Tiered Party Dress

 lovelovelove -alli-

Style Guide #110

58th Annual BMI Pop Awards

 

The night after the NARM Conference, Tay attended the Broadcast Music, Inc. Awards and took home two awards for Song of the Year, one for "You Belong With Me" and one for "Love Story". BMI recognizes her songwriting skills, so I love to see her win awards like this!

I need to go off on a little rant here because I am totally in love with this Alice and Olivia dress that she wore. A few weeks ago I was visiting a friend from school who lives in Syracuse, New York and we went to some of the little boutiques they have downtown. Well, I almost had a heart attack when I saw this exact dress on a mannequin less than a week after Taylor wore it! I just HAD to try it on and I'm so glad I did because it's the most luxurious dress ever...it's so sad that it's almost $500 because I die if I owned this (way out of the "poor-college-student" budget)! If you ever get the chance to just try this dress on, do it! It is love :]

Anyway, back to the guide!! I'm attempting to get back to doing splurge vs. steals again, so I hope you like!

Steal Dress #1 ($44.99): Love Tease Prom Dress, Shakira Origami Strapless
Steal Dress #2 ($59.00): Sequin Hearts Strapless Pleated Dress
Steal Shoes ($57.95): Michael Antonio Women's Shyla Platform in Gold

Exact Dress ($484.00): Alice + Olivia Maggie Strapless Dress with Sequin Bodice
Exact Shoes ($785.00): Jimmy Choo 'Buzz' Caged Sandal 

lovelovelove -alli-

Style Guide #109

The Orange/Pink Skirt!

(for Lauren!)

As all of you probably saw, Taylor showed up randomly one day to Auburn University in Alabama to finally give Ryan and Michael their hugs wearing a rockin' custom-made shirt and an amazing bright skirt! So, from all the pictures and videos I have seen from the event, the skirt appears different colors in every one so I can't quite figure out if it's an orange skirt or if it's more pink...because of this, I have had massive trouble finding an exact match (I do know none of these are exacts because there is some buttoning around the waist that I have not been able to find on any skirt)...but the good news is that I have found four skirts that look very similar and are all pretty affordable!

Skirt #1 ($48.00): Kimchi Blue Circle Skirt
Skirt #2 ($44.99): Basic Principles Skirt in Coral
Skirt #3 ($33.82): ASOS Linen Full Skirt
Skirt #4 ($34.99): L'Orangerie Skirt

Also, it can only be seen in the bottom corner picture, so I believe that Taylor was seen wearing this skirt again just the other day when some girls ran into her on the streets of Nashville!

lovelovelove -alli-

Style Guide #108

NARM Convention

Taylor attended the 2010 National Association of Recording Merchandisers Convention on May 17th and received the honor of Artist of the Year. As always, she was looking gorgeous, but for the life of me, I cannot find exacts of her dress and shoes anywhere! Regardless, I did find some pretty nice steals for you guys if you want to copy this look. I am personally a very big fan of green (since I have green eyes) so I am in love with this color on her!

Dress #1 ($64.25): ASOS Twisted Slinky One Shoulder Dress in Lime
Dress #2 ($35.50): LnA One Shoulder Elastic Waist Dress in Grass
Shoes #1 ($86.90): Jessica Bennett 'Myla' Sandal in Pewter
Shoes #2 ($59.98): Aldo Kaveney

I've been a busy little bee putting together guides, so more are to come!!!

lovelovelove -alli-