Mint + Metallic

 Sweater - Ann Taylor (old, love this sweater here) // Skirt - Zara (old, similar) // Purse - J.Crew (like this updated version!) // Heels - J.Crew // Shades - Ray-ban

Fashion websites are forecasting pastels, florals, and metallics to be on trend this spring, so naturally I had to figure out a way to rock them all at the same time. Go big or go home, right? :)

We're still waiting for spring weather here in The Mitten, as you can see by the snow and brownness in my pics, blah. I guess wearing spring colors and florals will have to do for now until the flowers bloom and everything gets pretty again!

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Stay warm my blogging buddies!

-Meagan-

Pretty in Pastels

Clockwise from top left: 
Earrings - Marc by Marc Jacobs // Necklace - Zara // Heels - Zara //  Jacket - Pull&Bear // Coat - Zara // Top - Joa // Purse - Rebecca Minkoff // Heels - Alexander Wang // Heels - Alexander Wang // Heels - Zara // Purse - Loeffler Randall // Purse - ASOS // Shirt - TOPSHOP 

Wow, it's been a long time since I've last updated Running on Coffee! 

My blog went into hibernation once winter hit, but now it is having a spring awakening! And what better way to kick off its revival than with some pretty spring colors :) 

This spring I am feeling all things pink, pastel, and girly! It is still cold and snowy in Michigan so it might be a while before I can pull off some of these pieces (aka open toed shoes), but every degree the temperature rises the more excited I get to work them into my wardrobe. Which judging by the winter we're having may not be until June! ;)

TGIF! It's good to be back :)

-Meagan

All Black Everything

Sweater - J.Crew // Skort - Zara // Boots - Isabel Marant // Backpack - Coach // Shades - Ray-Ban 

 

 I guess you can say I was a little strange as a child: I used to climb the support pole in our basement and watch tv for hours while hanging up top, I wrote a letter to the Spice Girls asking them to come to me and my neighbor's sleepover, and if you asked me my favorite color when I was 3 years old I would have told you black and that it was the only marker I would use when drawing. 

While the answer to that question quickly changed to pink, I've reverted to appreciating the hue and have slowly but surely started adding it in to my wardrobe. It truly is a color that works with everything and is flattering for everyone. Perhaps I wasn't weird so much as a child but a born-to-be aspiring New Yorker with fashion foresight. No, still weird? Ok. :)

-Meagan-

Pink & Blue

 Jacket - Miss Selfridge // Shirt - Zara (old, similar here and here) // Skirt - J.Crew (similar here) // Boots - Jeffrey Campbell // Purse - Coach (love this one here) // Shades - Ray-Ban

 It's safe to say one of my favorite colors is pink: I once was a pink M&M for Halloween, it's my go to lip color, I always picked pink for my bands for braces, I even chose it as the color for my bathroom counter! I was also 5 years old when I made that decision...but still, pink rocks. 

Pink is also very versatile in what colors it works with, largely due to the fact it can range anywhere from baby soft to electric neon in hue. I especially love how it pops when paired with royal blue. It makes for a color combo that stands out but not so much that it is in your face.

A cutesy color combo such as this in my opinion works even better when juxtaposed with items like biker jackets or moto boots to play off the feminine details of the outfit. What can I say, biker/moto jackets just make me feel like I can take on anything...except maybe the cold. I may have to break out my winter coats for that and soon, seeing as it is snowed! Ahhh too soon!

Happy Tuesday, stay warm!

(And to those who live in a warm climate, please enjoy it for my cold, pale self)

-Meagan