Feature a Friend

Meet Laura Over the years, Fashion Trends and Friends has highlighted interesting women and friends we’ve met along our blogging journey. We’re as much about friends as we are about fashion. Fashion is always more fun when shared with girl...

Stylish Monday and Link Up Party

A Pop of Color If you’re an avid FTF fan, you know that I’m a huge fan of almost every color! Color doesn’t scare me and the brighter and bolder the better! However, some people are intimidated by bold colors...

Stylish Monday & Link Up Party

Stay At Home Date Night 10 Date Ideas for Staying In Cook a special or fancy dinner together. Most of you know that I don’t cook or bake but I am a good helper and take directions well. I would have...

Stylish Monday and Link Up Party

Chic and Cozy Coats Coats – no matter where you live or the type of climate you’re in, you probably have a coat or two! Some of this year’s coat trends includes the following: faux leather puffer, I must have...

Feature a Friend

Introducing Gail Gensler Fashion Trends and Friends is as much about friends as we are about fashion! We’re excited to kick off 2020 Featuring a Friend, Gail! Gail and I will be partnering throughout the year bringing you posts co-hosted....

Stylish Monday and Link Up Party

All the Sparkles This holiday season and this year’s holiday celebrations will most likely be unlike any others we’ve ever had. In my household, we’re struggling with not participating in our typical Christmas Eve events, which brings me great sadness...

Sizzl’in Summer Styles

Stylish Monday and Linkup Party Summers in Chicagoland can be a mixed bag of weather! Midwesterners laugh and say that if you don’t like the weather stick around; it will change in a few seconds. In general, it can be...

Stylish Monday & Link Up Party

Fresh Florals The month of May and floral prints go hand in hand! When we finally get a glimpse of slightly warmer weather here in Illinois, it makes me want to reach for lighter, brighter colors and FLORALS! There is...

In This Together: A Global Linkup

Part 2 of 2 Each month on Stylish Monday, my fashionable friends from around the world and I try to bring you a theme or current fashion trend. With all that’s currently happening regarding the pandemic, we decided we would...

Stylish Monday

Colored Denim Colored jeans are a fun and trendy way to mix up your classic denim looks without too much effort. However, knowing how to wear fashion-forward colored denim can be tricky if blue jeans are all you’ve ever worn....