1 SWEATER, 5 FUN WAYS

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Fall has been in full effect for a while now, but I’m just now realizing I did not feature nearly as many fall looks on the blog this year so, here you have it, 1 fun sweater styled 5 different ways for the business casual in me, the trendy chic girl in me, the Olivia Pope in me, the quirky weird chick in me, and the simple, sweet and innocent  lady in me. For those who have been following along for quite some time, know my style is not really all that consistent, I wear what feels good to me and I dress according to mood. It’s not my style to put myself in a box. Yes, I have my favorite things (vintage clothing finds, and bright colors) but, I’m so much more than that and always try to incorporate my favorite things into any look I rock. I’m not the perfect shape and don’t want to be, but one of my goals for this blog is to show that you don’t have to be the “the perfect size” to look and feel stylish and the other is to promote clothing reuse in an effort to reduce the amount of items going in and out of thrift stores and to support sustainable fashion. Lastly, I feel it’s important to simply dress how you feel, and use your clothing to make a statement, after all, before you speak, your clothes speak for you, might as well let them say how you feel. On that note, check out how I styled my fave mustard yellow sweater 5 fun ways.

Trendy chic with a little rocker girl inspo

The Olivia Pope. This girl means business. Thank you Mr. President 😉

This one is for my quirky, eccentric peeps, we prefer to be outside the box. 

And let’s give it up for my simple, sweet, and innocent ladies. Always cute, but never too much or too little. 

I’m all about recycling clothing. Keep your money in your pocket and rework the classic items you already have in your closet. For those who want to know how I make it look like I don’t wear the same thing twice, ladies and gentlemen, this is how. Perhaps you’d never wear any of these looks, but I guess that’s why it’s my style. Simply put, I challenge you to find your go-to clothing pieces and style them 5 different ways for the week, challenge yourself to rework the items you already have and feel free to drop a comment in the comment box about your go-to style piece and how you rock it. Would love to hear your thoughts!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Till next time!

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

MS. FULL FIGURED NC 2018

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Extra extra, read all about it, I’m proud to announce that I am your new reigning Ms. Full Figured NC 2018. If you’ve been keeping up on IG and Facebook, you already know the good news, but for those that don’t do social media like that, I wanted to share a post with all the pics from this amazing day. I’m overwhelmed by the love and support of my family and friends and it’s all so surreal that I’m a pageant girl and even more surreal that I’m a pageant girl that won. NEVER in a million years did I think I’d be walking around with a crown on my head and the title of Queen. I’ve joked with my husband in the past about calling me Queen Deidra but who would have thought this would be a reality.

Everybody I love and care about was in the building and if they weren’t in the building, they were there in spirit. I can’t thank everyone enough for the love, their support, their guidance, their kind words, their gifts, their presence, their prayers, EVERYTHING. Did I mention I’m overwhelmed and my cup is completely full and better yet, overflowing.

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!

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Now keep scrolling for pics from pageant day.

Nelle and the best glow in the dark Krispy Kreme Sign EVER!

Nelle and Tay representing!

Big Bro

Charlie’s wonderful aunt Sarah

My sister in-law Selina, niece, Mari and nephew, Baby Will

Niece, Allie

My amazing friend, Ozi

My beautiful sister in-law, Selina

My grams and Dad

My best friends mom, Carrie and her lovely friend

My mom and baby sis, Danny

Big Bro and Shaquanna

Platform speech

My manager said it looks like a Ted Talk, LOL

Ms. Full Figured Talent winner, Jeaneen Nunn

My beautiful niece, Mari

My beautiful pageant sister, Ahlivia

2nd runner up, the beautiful, Key

Shout out to Formalwear Outlet for this amazing gown

1st runner up, the gorgeous, Nisi

My beautiful pageant sister, Sheena J

The lovely Jeanette Boyd

Ms. Full Figured Exquisite Winner, Kristy

Ms. Full-Figured Plus winner, Deirdre

When I found out I won

My beautiful pageant sister and fav babe, Telena

Royal Court

Royal Court and my amazing pageant director Purusha and CEO Theresa

 

Despite the stress, the weight-loss, the anxiety, the trials, lack of sleep, crazy journey to finding the right gown (changed my gown 3 times), not being able to spend time and hang out with family and friends, I wouldn’t trade this pageant experience for anything else in the world. I’ve learned so much, have grown so much and have made some pretty amazing friends and connections being apart of this amazing experience. I’ll be sharing about my gifts on the blog soon, as well as some confessions about the overall experience in a blogpost later in the year. In the meantime, I’m prepping for the Ms. Full-Figured USA competition which is the national competition taking place in New Jersey in April. All the deets on this to come at a later date.

Thanks for following along, not only the blog, but on this pageant journey, it’s been a crazy ride but I know I couldn’t do it without my loyal CCC readers.

Till next time.

Deidra Marie

NEW ACCESSORIES WITH CIVION

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Like I promised in my last post, I’m getting myself organized for Fall. I was able to get ready quickly for this shoot because my fall clothes were out and organized. It’s amazing how much time you save you prep like a boss! Anyway, after a very long wait, my jewelry from Civion has finally arrived and I’m able showcase the beautiful, classic pieces on the blog.

Allow me to drop an honesty bomb on you. I don’t wear necklaces like that. Sometimes I feel they take away from my crazy tops and outfits I wear often and they can be quite irritating on my neck, but my new gold tiered necklace from Civion has me thinking I shouldn’t write off necklaces from my accessory collection anymore. I’m loving every jewelry piece in their shop. The pieces are simple, classic chic with a little twist. I love that they have almost all their pieces in a gold and silver too. I always get the urge to wear necklaces and earrings together but feel it looks too bulky and looks like I over accessorized, but the simplicity of these pieces really makes for an effortlessly classic look that you can pretty much pull off with any fall outfit.

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Keep reading for more deets not on my Civion pieces and how I styled this look with these pieces.

 

I’m itching for fall to actually makes it arrival in NC because I’m ready to wear my corduroy mini skirts without getting the side eye. While I patiently wait for the weather to cooperate with my fall outfit ideas, peep this simple, classic look I put together for the transition to fall. The white Calvin Klein button up is a fall fav of mine that I found sifting through the clothing racks of a local thrift and my button up plaid mini skirt is from Charlotte Russe fall collection which you can find here. To complete my look, I added my Civion Cali Necklace, and fish earrings. Check out how I’ve styled my silver drop earrings with this look as well. I can’t wait to share some more fall looks with you.

Oh almost forgot, before I go, I wanted to share a special gift with you all. If you’re digging my jewelry pieces as much as I am, head on over to civion.store and use code: DEIDRA25 to get 25% off your Civion purchase, tell them Deidra sent you ;).

Okay, last thing, I swear, this week is pageant week so stay tuned for all my pageant looks and all the crazy stories.

Till next time everybody!

Sincerely,

Deidra Craig