Hi everyone!

Welcome to the first installment of Fashion Friday!  If you haven’t read the previous posts, every Friday through fall I will be posting a few outfits that would be great for photo sessions.  I’m hoping this will give you all visuals, or a starting point to shopping for your own family.  If you love the outfits we put together, I’m including links to purchase them as well, if not, hopefully they will get the ideas flowing.

Here are a few tips to get you started:

TIP #1: Where to start? Choose a patterned outfit for one of the members of your family (maybe a funky floral print dress for your baby girl or plaid cargo shorts for your little man)  Pull complimentary colors from the “inspiration piece” as a guide to dressing the rest of the family.

TIP #2: Coordinate, YES! Identical, NO!  You don’t dress alike any other day of the week, so why do it for your photo session?  The days of solid shirts and khakis are long gone!  If mom and dad are both wearing solid shirts, try having mom in khakis and dad in jeans for some added interest, or if you’d prefer to both wear jeans, choose different washes. Stores like Gymboree or The GAP offer great options for coordinating outfits!

TIP #3: Accessorize!!  The key to having photos with that fashion flair is to add visual interest with layers, textures, and accessories! Think hats, scarves, sweaters, denim jackets, vests, necklaces, bracelets, etc.

After receiving their new Fall catalog in the mail just yesterday, I thought I would start with one of my favorites, the UK company MiniBoden.  Their style is so colorful and fun, I could easily choose one of everything!  While the girls collections are so, SO adorable, they have some pretty great stuff for the guys too.  Because they are a UK company, this sizing is a smidge different than the US so be sure to check out their size charts before ordering.  The good news is you’ll have your order in 7-10 days!

For the fellas:

Links to buy:

hoodie
shirt
pants
hat

Links to buy:

hoodie
long sleeve t-shirt
pants
shoes

And for the little ladies…

Links to buy:

long sleeve t-shirt
sweater
jeans
shoes

Links to buy:
dress
tights
boots

So………….who’s ready for some shopping?? :)  Are there specific questions you have or something specific you’d like to see, leave a comment!  We’ll answer it next week!