Author archive for Shannon Cavanagh

  • Mind the GAP: More Bang for Your Buck

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/31
    Feeling like you need to divide and conquer this summer season?  Too many vacations, staycations, trips and picnics in town and out?  Fear not!  We are here to help fill in those pesky gaps in your seasonal on-the-go wardrobe with a gratuitous selection of easy-to-pack, easy-to-play summertime essentials under a buck hundy. Chambray is the reigning champ du jour and […]
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  • Get your Sexy Back: Sizzling Swimsuits

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/19
    If you are looking for swimwear that sizzles you’ve come to the right place.  You will be Riviera ready in these smoking hot styles, sure to get your sexy back (as if you ever lost it). Looking to channel your inner JLo?  Chain details and grommets add an edge to the bikini along with bondage-like inspired cutouts redefining the bathing beauty. […]
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  • Here Comes the Sun(dress)

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/16
    Cutouts, hi-low hems, halters, ruffles, off the shoulder, florals and color blocking are a few details highlighted in our curated collection of sundress must-haves. How can anyone not love slipping on a gorgeous sundress? They’re so easy to wear and perfect for day or night. Whether it’s balmy temps in the city or in the sand, these lovelies will pack […]
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  • Designer Spotlight: JOOMI LIM

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/11
    Do you fancy girly pearls with a bit of punk?  Then the world is your oyster, my Spunky Brewster. Striking a balance between playful and industrial, Joomi Lim designs for a customer who embraces her femininity, but has an edge. Her namesake company delivers on the goods with a jewelry collection that is consistently modern as it is playful. Lim […]
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  • Shoe in: Loafers, Brogues and Oxfords

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/09
    All snooty named shoes are not created equal.  At least that is what we learned during the painstaking, no stone left unturned research for this article.  Okay okay, no pain only fun and footwear gain. Being the people pleasing style mavens that we are, we thought we’d whip up a quick shoe-torial on the three styles. Loafer: Webster’s definition includes […]
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  • Our Cup Runneth Over: Best Bralettes to Showoff

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/05
    If you’ve got ‘em flaunt ‘em.  Peekaboo tops showing off coquettish bralettes and brassieres are the perfect warm weather accessory. With designers embracing the ‘peekaboo, I see you trend’, our cup runneth over with styles to choose from. Playful pastels, flirty lace, colorful prints, strappy sporty straps, they all add a little ‘oomph’ to your wardrobe and to your décolletage […]
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  • Wrap Sheet: One of Spring’s Hottest Shoes

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/05/03
    The lace-up, leg crawling ballet flat has us focusing on our turnout this spring.  Designers united like a loyal ballet company in an encore performance carrying over the smart, in-demand slipper from last spring. Competing with its own namesake flat, the lace-up ballet flat is a playful but elegant option to basic ballets, driving moccasins and chic sneaks.  We can […]
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  • White Out: White Party Attire

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/04/28
    What was once old is new again, just like Puffy to Diddy to Puffly, white parties are back en vogue and in demand. Leading the party super pac is the LWD.  A fashion and party front-runner, the Little White Dress werks the scene like no other. White garments need never pull or tug, pinch or pucker.  Choose well fitting frocks […]
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  • Travel Buddies: Quintessential Travel Accessories

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/04/18
    For some travel comes with the job.  For others, travel equals Ibiza and Turks and Caicos.  And then there are those that fall in between.  What Group A, Group B and Group C have in common is packing.  Preparing for any trip or vacay can be the opposite of fun (think security lines and travel advisories, total storm clouds). Chin […]
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  • Full’ing Around: Embracing the Full Skirt Trend

    By Shannon Cavanagh on 2016/04/14
    We’ve covered the midi skirt sensation more than once here on LustreLife.  The trend is like the Energizer Bunny…it just keeps going.  So much so, we feel confident in saying the trend is now an essential piece to your ever-evolving wardrobe. Circle or full whichever you prefer the twirling little dish of a skirt is coquettish, frisky and flirty.  And […]
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