Gift Guide: First Lady in Training

1) Jackie Glasses Correspondence Cards | 2) Jennifer Nail Polish | 3) Pearl Twisted Hammock Necklace | 4) Italian Leather Monogrammed Opera Gloves | 5) Hamptons Navajo | 6) Jacqueline Kennedy Silk Scarf | 7) Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years | 8) New York Times Subscription

xoxo,

Gift Guide - Workaholic

1) Brightspot Avenue Large Debra | 2) Pink Recycled Leather Business Card Case | 3) Pink Signature Set | 4) Larabee Road Cup and Saucer | 5) Wellesley Fallon XL Tote | 6) Inspirational Poster | 7) Jungle Red Lipstick | 8) Starbucks Gift Card | 9) You Got This Pencils

xoxo,

Gift Guide - Martha Stewart Worshiper

1) Jay Gatsby Tea Towel | 2) Row Boat Salt Cellar | 3) Everyday Food: Great Food Fast | 4) Martha Stewart's Cooking School | 5)Aqua Seersucker Apron | 6) Say the Wordsearch Dish | 7) Charmed Dots Serveware | 8) American Mini Cheeseboard 

Three Looks for the Office Holiday Party

With December in full swing, it's time to start juggling the countless parties, get-togethers, and reunions - and finding the perfect ensemble for each can become an exercise in hair-pulling, rather than playing dress-up.

And if you have more than one office holiday party and client obligation, well that token LBD is going to be logging far too many hours, and probably one too many dropped hors d'oeuvres or spilled drinks.  With a bulging holiday schedule, it's best to have a solid rotation of go-tos to avoid any last minute wardrobe freak-outs! There's no shortage of great LBDs (or LB&WDs) and fun accessories this season, and I'm oddly smitten with the prevalence of gold (although I'm swooning over that triple strand pear necklace from Kate Spade... I can't say no to pearls!).  

Here are some of my top picks for office holiday parties:

Necklaces: Kate Spade | Forever 21 | Kate Spade 

Earrings: Forever 21 | H&M | J Crew 

Dresses: Banana Republic | H&M |  Lilly Pulitzer

Bags: Talbots | J McLaughlin | Lilly Pulitzer 

Shoes: Ann Taylor | Kate Spade  | Talbots 

xoxo,

A Canadian Lilly Pulitzer Birthday Celebration

Known for bright and whimsical prints, an embrace of femininity, and easy-to-wear cuts, the effortlessly fun and chic late Queen of Prep's birthday is this weekend - and now Canadians can join in the celebration!  With a Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store in Greater Toronto, we northern transplants who grew up wearing the beloved brand (and even those new to the Lilly-Pulitzer-for-Life fan club) can enjoy cake and refreshments while shopping for the bold and whimsical prints that are sure to brighten up the inevitably approaching bleak winter days.  

I think this sweater says it all for me....

So stop by Island View to stock up on your cheerful resort wear, prolong the start of winter just a smidgen longer, and celebrate the woman who taught us that "anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink!"

xoxo,