I’m so excited to announce that I’m now partnered with Ivory Closet!  Ivory Closet is an online boutique for women’s clothing that also happens to be a woman owned business!

I’m so honored to be a part a style icon for Ivory Closet, I love the care that Alexandra, the owner, puts into consider each piece in the store.  Alex sent over some lovely pieces in exchange for this post, including this trés chic Chanel inspired tee that also shouts out Nashville!  Alex also sent me this wing earrings that are iridescent and look as though they are made of shell.  I’ve never been a huge fan of drop earrings, but I’m looking forward to rocking these ones.

As a partner with Ivory Closet I’m giving you the chance to enter a giveaway to win a $100 dollar gift card to the online boutique!  Simply click the link below to enter!

Not only that but I you also get 15% off when shopping with my code: STYLEICON15, valid until August 31st, 2017!  Just in case you needed extra incentive to shop this brand, every order over $75 gets free shipping!

So get over to Ivory Closet and get your Nashville Chanel inspired tee and feel good about supporting a small business that is owned and operated by a fashion stylist! You can check out everything that Ivory Closet offers here:

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Originally I had a vision of Earthquake’s video, but as the song came to life the video changed in my mind, which is why the 36 hour dress was born.  I’ve worked with several videographers, all I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with, and this experience was no exception!

Mike really brought my ideas to life by adding his own talent and vision to what I had already been seeing in my mind’s eye.  He had great ideas for locations, movement, and filming style, all which came together to make the shooting process feel like it was mirroring the emotional intensity of the song.

I’m still waiting to see the final video, but here are some behind the scenes shots in the mean time!

Making any project come together often takes many people behind the scenes all working together to bring the final vision to life.  I’ve been fortunate enough to work with some very talented artists in their own fields on various music videos, albums, singles, and events.

Bringing the video for Earthquake to life was no exception and due to a mix up I ended up discovering a wonderfully talented new makeup artist!  She took my ideas and added her own touch, making them even better, to create a truly magical look that was perfect for the vibe I wanted the video to have.

I brought in some pictures that combined created the look I wanted and once it was all done I felt like Maddy executed the look perfectly.

My favorite palettes that she used were the Tarte Chocolate Bar and the Tarte Sweet Peach both of which smell divine!

I was trying to come up with the look for my music video for weeks, I’d bought a few different looks but upon consideration nothing was really channeling the feeling I wanted to see in the video.

About 36 hours prior to the video I that I had a vision of a black dress, my mum who is very talented with a sewing needle and thread said she would help me bring my vision to life.  We started with a trip to the fabric store and a visit to the garment district in Toronto.

She then fashioned the dress of my dreams into a reality so that I could wear it for this music video.  All in all, the dress was a magical concoction and seeing the final product in the video has got me pretty pumped.

I love the time leading up to a new release.  It’s so special to be putting something new together, shaping what it’s going to look like, how it will be received, and delivering it to an audience.  I love the process.

Part of that process is photos, videos, media, design, graphics, and obviously music, all of which I like to take a part in the creation of for every release.  On Monday we did a photo shoot for a project coming up and that involved doing hair and makeup.

The makeup session is always so much fun; to decide what you want the look to be, the feel, how it’s going to be conveyed, does it go with the outfits, and so many other points to consider.  This makeup look was exactly what I wanted for the photo shoot and captured the concept I was also conveying with the outfits!  Excited to share the pictures with you!