Preview of the next Outfit Architecture.
Purple. Cocktail. Gold blitz. Overly accessorized and over the top. Totally my steez, yah?
Honi, me ke aloha ~ xo, with love,
Mae
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Aloha ahiahi, lovecat!
May was a slightly glamourous month. It was all about wearing beautiful women’s sun hats, travel, wearing gorgeous skirts and dresses, turning 30 and learning what that entails in terms of change.
Rocking an ETSIS Womens Sun Hat (custom). It’s the ultimate in sun escaping! Get one here!
How to wear the summer bright’s trend in a chic and work appropriate manner.
I put on purple for Put on Purple Day in honor of lupus awareness. Promo Insta for May OOTD post. Wearing my Emami Fashion convertible dress, The Peculiar Piece.
Zara yellow suede shoes. My new foot loves.
Under the lights: promo Insta for May Outfit post.
Bare-faced and travel worn.
Airport Travel style: Scarf, flats, jump suit, wool cardi.
My travel style: an ETSIS TravelEscape Women’s Sun Hat and sun protection panels, a denim shirt, awesome bag, gold accessories and a maxi skirt.
Outfit promo Insta for an outfit post back in May. At the LOST Temples.
FourEyes at the Crest Café in Hillcrest, San Diego, CA.
We were on a boat! Drinking mimosas. Like bosses. Memorial Day Weekend.
Me at a wedding. On a M-F-ing boat.
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Having lived in so many places over the years, I’ve had several places I could call “home”: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; San Diego, California; Napa Valley, Northern California; Detroit, Michigan; and now Honolulu, Hawaii. But none of these places have threaded magic fibers into the material of my heart and soul so deeply as Honolulu, and it’s hard to imagine another places that could do just that. This is heaven, and we live here. We are so lucky.
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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Alan Cohen said it best.
My best friend J is my soul mate and big life event partner in crime. Love you, boo.
My closest, oldest partners in partying, good times (and severe bad ones–AP*) and general nerdiness, Kina and A.Damn…we’d travel across the globe (and the space/time continuum) for each other.
Our Ohana bros and our Ohana Meg Maur Sully and Marn da Boss…they have been there for us, no matter where, when or what, or how little time they had. Love you.
And most of all, I’ve been so blessed by having beautiful, strong and devoted husband, this man to constantly bring me up, motivate me, help me learn and grow.
This is for him. Only Bob can really capture the strength, breadth and depth of what I feel right now.
Gratitude. Love and flow.
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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Throwback Thursday. Two years ago… I must’ve known something awesome. A white button down is number one staple in any wardrobe.
White button downs are an important staple of any closet. So are basic skinny pants.
Aloha kakahiaka! ~ Good morning, sweet, cheeky darling! It’s super humid and cloudy here in Hawaii this week. Clouds, humidity, high velocity wind whipping through porous lava rock mountains, rattling against my window pains–all of this can only mean Hurricane Season. Lovely.
So we’re throwing it back to the Golden Hour of a different place in my life, in a different season. Detroit, in spring. And you know what? I wore a pretty sweet twist on the basic black and white uniform of the business office types.
Apparently I can’t hold onto a good white button down without totally ruining it… I no longer have this amazing fit white button down. Instead I have a yellowed, stained button down I can barely wear without shame. Be that as it may, the shirt is still amazing in the way it sits on my body. It slims down the muffin top, boosts the girls and looks sophisticated with the collar popped or not.
Kicking back… not trying to hard. Not trying too hard. Low effort. That’s my steez.
As is the theme of my style of dress: extreme style impact with low effort. Basic pieces like a pair of skinny trousers, a crisp button down shirt and towering black shoes, alone, seem boring, but actually become a gorgeous canvas for a sophisticated ensemble when paired with statement accessories.
A statement belt is all you need. And gold bracelets/watch/rings. Throw on some earrings and let the fit of the shirt do the rest of the talking. Forget wearing a necklace. Decolletage work well under a good shirt.
Killer heels and a statement belt like a gold disco studded belt really up the style quotient without much work.
OUTFIT ARCHITECTURE / Alternatives
TOP: White fitted button down shirt, Club Monaco
ALTERNATIVE TOP: White button down shirt, Laundry via LastCall.com
PANTS: Skinny black trousers, Banana Republic
ALTERNATIVE PANTS: Cropped skinny black trousers, Tibi via My-Wardrobe // Black skinny trousers, Acne via My-Wardrobe.
BELT: Statement gold disco studded belt, random boutique.
ALTERNATIVE BELT: Gold studded belt, Michael Kors via Zappos // Gold panel buckle belt, via My-Wardrobe.
SHOES: Black pumps, Dolce Vita
ALTERNATIVE SHOES: Leather platform platform court pump, Zara // Black leather platform pump heel, Rachel Zoe.
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Chillin’ like a fancy villain. In my basics.
Okay, so now that you know about the basics, what are you going to wear to take it up a notch from basic to bam? I wanna know. It might be my next outfit.
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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Dress with impact. My Hawaii street style for days I feel like poo. Low effort, high style, brah! That’s how to do it. Chee hoo!
Work it, girl. How I dress when I feel blah. Hat, shorts, sexy shoes and high-impact accessories with a pop of color.
What I wore when I felt like crap. It looks hard to do… but really, it’s the prints, accessories and shoes doing all the work.
Swagger and rock all in one outfit: leopard shirt, body chain, and face hiding floppy sun hat.
Just put on a body chain when you want to feel bad ass. You just slip it on.
Can you see me? Silver armswag and body chain. Edge without trying too hard.
ETSIS Hats here in Hawaii customizes sun hats with UPF 50 scarf panels that wrap around your cheeks and neck to provide exceptional sun protection to the delicate skin on your face and neck. While they have their own sun protection hats line, I preferred to wear this wool floppy with my outfit. I snap-in the SunEscape Protection Panels when I drive or run errands. It’s a gorgeous style without much work at all.
ETSIS Customized Hat: Stylish and protecting my face at the same time. Get one at www.etsishats.com. (Custom hats for Hawaii residents only.)
Unfortunately, customized hats (where you bring in your own hat, and they put in the panel application for you) is only available in Hawaii, but you can get your own Sun Protection Hat at their website: www.etsishats.com.
Neon-ish yellow suede shoes give me the necessary swagger, and make my petite frame seem that much less petite.
OUTFIT ARCHITECTURE & ALTERNATIVES
TOP: Leopard Button Down, J. Crew.
ALTERNATIVE TOP: Sheer Tie Front Leopard Button Down, via Saks. // Leopard military button down shirt, via BR.
SHORTS: Black twill shorts, Random dept store
ALTERNATIVE SHORTS: Basics tailored shorts, via Shopbop. // Twill short with sash, via Ann Taylor.
HAT: ETSIS Hats custom floppy sun hat
ALTERNATIVE HAT: Felt floppy hat, Betsey Johnson via Zappos // Floppy silk stripe hat, Eugenia Kim via Shopbop
SHOES: Yellow suede platform sandals, ZARA US (online)
ALTERNATIVE SHOES: Yellow suede high heel sandals, Viktor & Rolf via Shopbop // Yellow suede platform sandals, via Heels.com
BODY CHAIN: Bamboo Sky
ALTERNATIVE BODY CHAIN: Silver Body Chain via Miss Selfridges
Yellow shoes give a pop of color to an otherwise neutral / fall-like palette. And make my legs look miles-long!
How do you mix it up when you feel blah?
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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Husby, with his adorable smile (which he only flashes when he has coffee, kombucha or Scotch in his hands), back in January in Maui.
Husby and me (rocking the clashing prints! #howtomixprints, what!) at Halona Lookout in Oahu (10 min away from our house).
We argue, we make up. We work hard and grow together. We’ve survived and thrived through long distance love, two cross-country moves, several inter-oceanic travels, a harrowing wedding schedule and planning process, an inter-oceanic move, 7.5 years of push and pull and give and take and laughing and giggling and crying and yelling and snickering and cuddling and sexing and loving and walking and running and sunset chasing. It’s been quite a ride; I can’t help but wonder what the next step will bring.
He’s not a father…yet. At least not for a couple more years.
But! In a way, he sort of already is:
Max the Bear, the cutest Wheaten Terrier I know.
Husby and Max the Bear at my parent’s house in San Diego back in November.
Husby and The Bear in his mum’s home in Detroit back in early November before we moved to Hawaii. LOOK HOW FURRY MAX WAS!
Epic Pupuke‘a Beach sunset on the North Shore with Max the Bear and Husby.
If how he treats this Bear[Dog] is even an inkling of how he’d care for and treat a child, I know our future family is going to be in good hands.
Happy Doggy Dad’s Day, Husby, from me and Max the Bear.
And to my own father… the literally cutest little father on the planet, my adorable 4’10″ Poppy: I wouldn’t be the anal, thorough, analytical, methodical person I am if it weren’t for his brilliant genes. He is, quite honestly, the most intelligent, generous human being I’ve ever met.
The cutest Poppy that ever Popped.
Happy Poppy’s Day, Poppy. I love you.
Readers,
What did you do for Dad’s Day? I hope it was magical and with the greatest love.
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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I want to win this.
To enter: Visit charlieandlee.com/play, and follow the rules for extra entries.
Except, stay away… ’cause I wanna win. LOL. J/K.
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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Be strong. Band together. Put on Purple and talk about it. Lupus Awareness.
Aloha kahiaka kakou ~ Good morning, all!
Last month was Lupus Awareness Month. In the interest of keeping this website light-hearted, cheerful and positive, I don’t really write too much or in great detail about my life with lupus, or what lupus can look like. Yeah, so thereafterish.com is not all about doom and gloom, nor about making people feel sympathy or pity for my situation.
But let me tell you. Lupus can be a total raging bitch, and she hits you where it hurts the most, or stabs you in the back–if you get my drift.
May 18th was Put on Purple Day to raise lupus awareness. Learn more about lupus: www.lupus.org.
Put on Purple Day called for lupus survivors, their families, friends and supporters to don the lupus color purple to get some conversations started, and teach people more about this life-changing disease.
In honor of the day, I wore my favorite purple piece in my wardrobe, my Emami Peculiar Piece dress. A convertible dress, it can be worn 12-16 different ways, even as a poncho, a pair of pants, a maxi dress, you name it! It’s also got a tight weave in the organic fabric, so it provides exceptionally stylish sun protection as well (something for the lupus, arthritis, fibro, melanoma survivors, and everyone in between to pay attention to!). Um, so basically, it’s perfection in a dress.
Here’s how I wore it:
Put on Purple Day May 18th: Wearing my Emami Peculiar Piece, which can be worn 15 different ways.
OUTFIT ARCHITECTURE
Dress: Peculiar Piece convertible dress, Emami (emami.dk), Price: €99.90 / $125.14USD
Alternative: tea length convertible dress, also available in purple.
Also seen and styled here: “Architecture of an Outfit: Emami Peculiar Piece” and “Architecture of an Outfit: Icelandic Fashion, Part 2“.
Learn more about lupus: Visit the Lupus Foundation website, lupus.org. Help us fight the fight by armoring yourself with knowledge.
Now that you know a little bit more about my disease…
How will you wear YOUR purple?
I wish you love, strength and awareness.
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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Aloha Kakou ~ Hey, beautiful people!
I don’t always post every single outfit up here. So often am I too tired to set up a tripod or have the Husby break out his higher res iPhone to do OOTD shots… So I catalog my outfits in Instagram via Hipstamatic or PicFx, whenever it’s even worth shooting.
Here’s what I was wearing in April.
T & Leopard leggings for running errands. And brunch.
Leopard leggings, cartoon bag, slippas and a bright T to jazz up a boring outfit of the day.
Gold arm swag/armstack for Easter lunch at Turtle Bay Resort with mum in law and Husby.
OOTD: Seafoam and gun metal sequins and nude shoes for Easter lunch!
OOTD for running errands and shopping with mamasita in law! Plaid Hyden Yoo and green polka dot cardi from Target.
Seafoam outfit and golden and red makeup Face of the Day (FOTD) for our Easter Lunch @ Turtle Bay Resort.
OOTD: Lace, coral, leopard and a big ass hand bag for shopping in Ala Moana.
Easter lunch full outfit. Water fall blazer, polyester tank and sequin shorts. And The Bear looking confused.
Business Cazh OOTD, leopard, snakeskin, fly away open back and mom pants.
Coral and tribal and lace for OOTD Lunch with mamasita in law and Husby.
How to wear mixed prints: nautical stripes and chevron make a great combo.
How to wear mixed prints: Nautical with fun accessories and gold arm swag!
Lots of outfits. If you can’t tell, my feed is a constant #fashionstudy. Life’s too short not to wear awesome clothes (of any price), shoes or mascara. You’re fabulous: Why shouldn’t you look and feel as amazing as your heart and mind?
What’s your secret to feeling amazing? SHARE.
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Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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With the demands of my new job and household errands and duties, I’m hardly on the blog lately, but I post regularly on Instagram. I think a lot of you can experience my life in Hawaii through my Insta Feed. (#InstagramHawaii is my main tag… LOL.)
Here’s what life was like in April.
April Highlights:
Stay tuned for Insta[Spring] – May edition! And Insta[Spring] – Outfits!
To get regular updates on the Where, What, Who, When and What She Was Wearing with thereafterish., add me on Instagram. Username: @maeluu. Come say hi and spread the Aloha!
Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae
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