Cultivating confidence through fashion and style
By Erika, Fashion Expert Many of our readers may not know that YCS originally started out as an event planning company (along with fashion styling) with a focus on curating fashion-focused events like fashion shows, themed brunches, etc. Though I got out of the event planning and production business, my love for events has never [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert Another week of our #OOTD365 Challenge is in the books. Are any of the YCS readers taking the challenge? If so, let me know so that I can follow you on IG and get inspired by your looks! Some weeks, I feel like I really hit a fashion stride - as [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert Week two of the #OOTD365 Challenge is in the books. I'm getting into the groove of shooting my looks in the morning before I head to work and finally set-up the 2nd bedroom at the apartment to be my in home "studio" for the time being. Here is what I learned [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert I survived my first week of the #OOTD365 challenge. A couple of bad weather days meant that I was more casual throughout the week than I would have normally been. Hopefully, I'll be putting in a full week at the office the week coming up and will have some more variety [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert Happy New Year! Who is excited for all that 2018 has to bring them?! I know I am! This year is going to be huge and I'm so excited for everything that is in store for everyone in the YCS Family! As I started planning for 2018, I decided I wanted [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert This coming Friday (March 3) is my 34th birthday and I am eagerly anticipating its arrival. I have always loved birthdays, especially my own! As I reflect back, 33 (and 2016 in general) was a weird year for me. I celebrated some huge successes and also had some massive disappointments and [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert Good Morning YCS Family! I am so excited to announce that my dear friend JaKela and I are co-hosting an exclusive "Shop My Closet" event especially for all of the curvy cuties out there! We are taking "thrifting" to the next level with this exclusive shopping event. Here's the deal: JaKela and [...]
By Erika, Resident Fashionista For a while I was hesitant to jump on the chambray bandwagon. Although I found it super cute on others, I thought it would make me look like my eight-year-old (but still totally adorable) self. Plus, all the plus-sized chambray tops that I saw were so . . . extra (for [...]
By Erika, Resident Fashionista We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for a little heart to heart. My freshman year of college, printed Guess jeans were ALL the rage (yes, I'm dating myself here). Cheetah print. Snakeskin. Didn't matter. Everybody who was anybody had a pair to rock and a matching tee with the word "Guess" [...]