Brr! It's getting chilly and windy out there! Do you live in a cold winter climate? Do you have a favorite wardrobe piece from the warmer months that you wish your could wear even though it has gotten cold? Just layer it with a black turtleneck! Personally, one winter wardrobe staple that I certainly can not live without is a simple black turtleneck.
A Little Life Update Welcome back! To everyone who noticed that I took a little hiatus, I sincerely apologize. I love having The Lilac Press as an outlet to share my favorite outfits and beauty tips, and I do my best to hold myself accountable. Unfortunately, sometimes life just gets the best of me! Truth be told, grad school is much more demanding than I…
You may have been seeing “No Spend February” trending on social media lately. To catch you up to speed if you haven’t, it’s a recent effort to save money while drawing on the support of your community. For me, saving money is all about being more resourceful with the things I do have. For these two looks, I pulled…
This post is a little delayed – being a full-time student is no joke. I’m not sure why I thought it would be so easy, but it is a lot of work. The past six months have been a pretty intense crash course in time management skills. Anyway, I saw so many cool styles in New York City a…
One of the things I love most about Boston is how walkable this city is. It's less than a fifth of the size of New York CIty in square mileage and it's even smaller comparably in terms of population. Fun fact: the population of Boston proper is less than 700,000, while that of NYC is over 8.5 million. I love how
