March 12, 2015
In
Casual, Shopping
By
tamia
This is how you Clothe Ohio:
Step 1: Get together with a group of fantastic blogger ladies (aka the girls from Thread Cincinnati) and style up your favorite Clothe Ohio t-shirt.
Step 2: Prance around OTR on a random Sunday morning taking pictures of each other while giving whoever happens to be behind the camera your best Tyra-approved smize.
Step 3: Give away a sweatshirt so someone else can enjoy!
Free clothes are great, but Clothe Ohio has a
March 6, 2015
In
Designers
By
tamia
For lovers of fashion and history, the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Rudi Gernreich retrospective is a dream come true, especially if your dreams are a cross between a swinging ‘60s dance party, a fashion magazine editorial, and a passionate women’s rights rally. Yes? Well then, welcome to The Total Look.
The Total Look focuses on Gernreich's work throughout his career, which was heavily influenced by feminism and his collaboration with model and muse Peggy Moffitt (whose archive
February 27, 2015
In
Work
By
tamia
Sometimes I feel like I’m living multiple blog lives. I’ve been running around doing interviews, taking pictures, and posting content 4-5 times per week--just not here. That blogging takes place over at CincinnatiMagazine.com and CincinnatiWeddingMagazine.com, but I want to share all the nonsense I talk about there with y’all, too!
A lot of it is really fun: Recently, I went to a bridal fashion show at a historical mansion, got a sneak peak at the sexy
February 24, 2015
In
C'est Ma Vie, Travel
By
tamia
Hey there! Here’s a little bit of what I’ve been up to lately:
Trying the ski thang. Fine, we only went tubing but it still counts!
Reflecting. #yoga #poolside #anotherdayinparadise
A photo posted by thestylesample (@thestylesample) on Feb 19, 2015 at 2:30pm PST
Making puffy new friends:
I make dough, but don't call me Doughboy #checkyoself #icecubewisdom #cmsweetvictory
A photo posted by thestylesample (@thestylesample) on Feb 10, 2015 at 4:53pm PST
Going away to Mexico! Oh, how I miss soft sea breezes
February 12, 2015
In
Designers
By
tamia
There’s not much I love more than authentic vintage fashion. Something about the history, the stories, the nostalgia, the what-were-they-thinking excites me and makes me wonder what about today’s styles will look absolutely ridiculous in 10 years’ time.
So when Cincinnati Magazine’s Managing Editor brought me a book from her archives called The Designing Life—published by W Magazine in 1987—all it took was one flip through the pages and I was obsessed. Take a look at