Ballerina Fashionista: Tween Holiday Fashion

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As the Holidays are approaching, I often become frantic trying to find the perfect Holiday dress.  In my family, it is customary for the girls to wear new dresses and the boys a new tie to Religious Services on Sunday before Christmas.  Often my new dress will accompany me to Holiday parties, so it is…

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Ballerina Fashionista: How to Style a Maxi Skirt

How to style a maxi skirt so you look stylish and not sloppy.

As a tween, we often want to embrace a trend that we see older girls wearing.  However, our bodies are still in transition to becoming adult bodies and we might find a certain trend doesn’t look right on our in-between bodies.  This is exactly how I feel about the maxi skirt.  They look so cute…

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Making School Uniforms Fashionable

Lil Dainty Boot Socks from Grace and Lace make drab uniforms fashionable

Some of you might already know this, others might not, but I attend a charter school where students are required to adhere to a dress code.  Yes, I wear school uniforms.  As a girly girl who is into fashion and getting all sorts of dressed up, you might think wearing a uniform cramps my style. …

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Ballerina Fashionista: Fashion with Friends

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Is there anything better than spending time with a friend?  Maybe eating a cookie while spending time with a friend?!  Meet my friend Miss Tumblina.  We call her that because she does competitive gymnastics.  Her family moved into town just days before school started and we became fast friends.  She is one of those friends…

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Ballerina Fashionista: Tween Winter Fashion

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We had our first snow of the season and I spent the whole weekend enjoying it.  I went sledding with my family, ate cheesy broccoli soup in bread bowls for dinner, watched The Polar Express, and went to my Grandparents on Sunday.  One of my favorite things about going to my Papa Joe’s, is looking…

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10 Best Looks for Fall

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It has officially become cold here in Idaho and I can’t say I’m too sad about it.  I’m a lover of the crisp weather that allows for layering and what I think is the most fashionable season.  I love plaid, sweaters, boots, wool socks, and puffer coats with fur around the hood.  Frigid weather settling…

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5 Ways to Style a Leather Skirt

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I kind of love that every season has it’s own classic wardrobe.  How can you not think of fall when the words plaid and flannel pop into your mind?  It just simplifies everything.  I like to have a wardrobe full of classic staples for each season and update it with a few trendy pieces that…

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Ballerina Fashionista – What I Wore: Daddy’s Day

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My dad just celebrated his birthday and I was more than happy to help my mom prepare. We went to the store to grab a few things and came home to make daddy some delicious food. Ribs, baked potatoes, a garden salad, and french bread were on the menu for dinner. Dad had been begging…

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Ballerina Fashionista – Hanging Out With Friends

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I just completed a week long intensive ballet camp and boy are my feet tired! We did our usual warm up, conditioning, barre, and floor exercises along with learning choreography to 5 dances ranging from classical to contemporary and jazz. Although I am catching up on much needed rest, I am very sad because a…

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Ballerina Fashionista – Meet Cici Bean

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Stylish Play Clothes Finding clothing that is stylish but still allows for running, jumping, and climbing is the holy grail for tween girls. I know from experience. It’s like clothing designers decided that we are too old for childlike exuberance and should be dressing to attract attention. They are wrong of course. We tweens are…

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Lorea Chic Clothing

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Lorea is a new online clothing company started by two moms who were inspired to make and sell clothes that were designed around the lifestyle of the busy mom, and by the woman that is drawn to comfort every time she is deciding what to wear for the day. Comfortable or Cute? Every morning I…

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Ballerina Fashionista – Saturday Special

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Well, I survived not only the first week of school, but the first week of middle school and for that, I celebrated. After a lazy morning and homemade pancakes, my mom took me and my little sister to see Maleficent. I have been dying to see that movie for months now but we just never…

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Ballerina Fashionista – Pocket Innerwear

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One of the most annoying things about today’s latest fashion trends (i.e. leggings, maxi skirts, and dresses), is that everything lacks pockets. Where are we supposed to carry our phones, cards, and chap stick? I know I could carry a purse or clutch, but there are times when you want your arms to be free….

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Ballerina Fashionista: 1 Dress, 3 Styles

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You know when you find a perfect piece of clothing and you want to wear it all the time?  Only, you can’t wear it all the time because A) that would be gross, and B) you like to change up your style.  Well, today I’m going to show you how to create 3 different styles…

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Ballerina Fashionista: What I Wore CopyKat

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  If I had to define my style, I would say it is classic and feminine with a touch of bohemian.  Items that fit into those categories catch my eye and I can see them come together to create a whole outfit.  However, I have a very difficult time creating outfits out of pieces that…

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