Three Haute Mamas

Boston Don't Be Shocked..It's Called "Warm Weather" + We Are Here to Help

Hey Mamas!

Wow! We are just now recovering from last week! And our girls weekend in Nantucket wasn't exactly restful, truth be told! Work continues on our website, and as usual we are running fashionably late on our debut.  It's turning out to be more of a project than expected and when the going gets tough, the tough turn to

No000!  Not the bottle! Shopping!  That's actually a photo from a very fun night out apres Fashion Show (that went super duper well) at our good friend Maryanne Kondraki's Contrary Boutique.  She knows us-she had plenty of food, fashion, and yes, skinnygirl margaritas on ice waiting!  Thanks Maryanne! 

And now it's almost Memorial Day weekend, the start of summer!  And Boston, don't be shocked, but the forecast is calling for sunny days ahead.   Are you ready to brave the pool/beach mamas? We've discussed summer prep before, and how you should not be surprised it's coming, well..I am so not ready.  But no time like the present! I've been starving myself eating healthy and just found this awesome workout via my idol, and if I ever feel my legs again it'll be a miracle.  Speaking of miracles, I thought the Calypso St. Barth prices at Target were sent from heaven, right now, the sale prices on their website are an additional 40% off.  Check out these to die for looks for summer

this makes me as happy as a skinnygirl margarita

oh yes.. an additional 40% off makes all that Tracy Anderson pain oh so worth it.  

 

 

Oh March! In with bright sunlight out with a wintery white.......

Hello Mamas,

Murphy's law you spend a day cleaning up the yard and putting out the lawn furniture and sure enough Mother Nature decides she would like to partake in a whopper of an April Fools prank! Rain, snow you name it!! Blah!! and Mother Nature I am sure one Haute Mama..... ummmm  the sense of humor not so Haute!!! 

But that isn't going to stop this Mama from forward thinking........

Behold my score at TJMAXX the other day!! 

 

    

 

Thats right Mamas a pair of Frye Sandals reg. $160 Mine for $69! a match made in heaven for my French Connection Lace Dress available at Contrary Boutique.

 

Okay Mother Nature I am giving you one day to get this foolishness out of your system! I have an outfit I am soooo ready to wear!!! 

XO Kimberly

 

Michelle Obamas H+M Dress on the Today Show Gets My Vote

Fans of Matt Lauer and H+M? Michelle Obama and I could be besties.  

H+M Dress as worn on Today show

Did anyone catch the Mrs. Obama on the Today show in her 34.94 dress?  Now I am all for a bargain (and Matt Lauer), and I am very happy to see her promoting a discount dress on national TV.  Did you know that the presidents wife has to buy all of her own clothes?  Going out on a limb-she most likely did not peruse the racks, wait in line in the dressing room or feel fat as she looked into their dimly lit mirrors.  No.  She in fact used a stylist, who added sleeves to the sleeveless dress which retails for $34.95 at the chain.  Politics may not be my forte, however, there are a few things I did pick up from this interview, those being: 

1. So the price is fab, the fit is drab? Find a great tailor!  This should be in the constitution mamas.  They are not as expensive as you think they are, and can really take a bargain piece to a wow piece like that. Michelle made the executive decision to add sleeves, and sleeves she got.

2. Accessorize! Might be our favorite word here on 3HM, but check out the belt and the shoes..the shoes... The belt breaks up all those polka dots and shows us that Mrs. Obama has a great waist.  The pop of yellow in the shoes is a great way to stand out and make a statement.  I love her sense of style.  She maintains a sense of conservativeness yet also adds just a touch of edge.  Bi-partisanship style if you will.  

I vote thumbs up.  Yea or Nay?

I Heart Winter...Winter Kate

I have been dubbed the hippie mama of our trio.  And Nicole Richie, hippie mama herself,  is one of my top five fashionable mamas.   Make no bones about it, there will never be any confusion between Nicole and I.  She is a teeny, twenty something waif mama of two....I, slightly larger, thirty something mama of three.  Howeverrrrr, we can share a wardrobe finally.  As of today, Gilt.com is featuring Winter Kate and House of Harlow 1960 and it is beyond dreamy.  Flowy, floral dresses and tops, chunky, statement making jewels, and the shoes....the shoes.  She and I also share a love of the wedge heel.  As most mothers know, the wedge is key when carrying a toddler, three grocery bags, and being towed by a 90 pound labrador.   Or for a night out on the town.  

Love the looks, love her style.  Now mamas..shop on.  

 

Nicole shares some of her favorites on sale at Gilt.com

 

C9 is just fine! Workout fashions from Target

News flash: the gyms are packed.  Packed. Even my teeny little gym is busting at the seams, not unlike my Paige jeans apres holiday season.  Mamas are done with the eggnog lattes and ready to lunge and squat into the New Year.  Monday we touched on lululemon, the holy grail of the fashionable gym set, but with a new year, comes the credit card statements from the old one.  For those of you who like to splurge on occasion, and spend judiciously the rest of the time, please head to your nearest Target and try out the C9 by Champion line.  

Please note, children of the 80's, who sported Champion sweatshirts (oversized with leggings please) as teens, this is not your high school Champion.  

The hair will get it's own post another day if your promise to realize there's just one person under that giant sweatshirt.  

Sleek, high tech material in sizes and fits for every body.  The selling point, however...the price.  I have purchased a few pieces of the C9 and I will vouch that it fits true to size, and washes well.  The shirts and jackets run long, which I love.  The sports bras are the bomb.  This is coming from someone who is a 34 cough-cough, whisper, b (hey if Kim's in confession mode today with her Weight Watchers....).  And my running tights are long enough! This never happens.  My pants are always flood waters (again. 80's reference.).  

This week Target is running a super duper sale on C9 so like those weights, hit it hard. 

Katydid jacket, normally $24.99, this week $20.  Have it, love it.  Hits longer on the hip than shown (translation, covers the butt.)

Seamless cami bra, $14.  Comfortable with a capital C.  Not a high impact bra if you're higher than say a B cup, but definitely a great yoga/pilates bra.  

Womens Plus Size Racer Back Running Tank in Ebony-Azure Blue-show off those haute shoulders you've been toning up. 

Cardio Tank in Katydid Pink 

Paired with the Ruched Yoga pant in Gray (gotta get your yoga pant fix on)

OR for those who are feeling a little haute..the fitted short tight.  

 

and after you're done saying OM, the yoga hoodie.  Namaste mamas. 

 

New Years Snow Queen

Holiday joy continues for this mama! Bowling, Childrens museum, movie nights, trips to my hometown.  I'd just posted ice skating photos on Facebook when I got a wall post reminding me of a certain little blog commitment.  "I wondered where you'd gone"-Kimberly.  Oopsie. sorry Kim!!xoxohehe

Thanks for holding down the fort Kim, but even she knows, I can't help it.  I am a sucker for good holiday fun, and New Years Eve is no different.  Last year was the first year my girls were allowed to stay up and watch the ball drop in Times Square.  My neighbors joined us and we had a fabulous, yet low key time.  This year, I'll be shipping the girls off to the grandparents and heading out to a casual soiree myself, hence a little more formality is called for.  Just what the stylist ordered. 

I am in love with these Heritage fit satin trim pants from Talbots on major clearance right now.  And given the fact that I have eaten nearly every carb that's crossed my path, the wool/poly/lycra blend will hopefully help to hide that little glitch. 

Shine throughout the night in this gold sequin tank from  New York & Co. 

And Sam Edelman Simone ankle boots to protect those little footsies from all this snow! 

 

This is New Years eve after all mamas, so pile on every piece of gold, glass and glittery jewelry you own.  Think big, think Times Square big.  

 

The same holds true for hair and makeup.  The higher the hair, the closer to God.  And he didn't create false eyelashes for trannies and Mac makeup artists only mamas.  Branch out.  Try something new.  A new eyeshadow color, or even a sparkly hair accessory.  You always want to look good when meeting someone new for the first time, why should meeting a New Year be any different? 

 

 

 

Stay cozy with B1G1 Old Navy Sweaters

Time to load up on Old Navy sweaters for the entire family.  Maybe neighborhood.  This deal is that good.  

Twist my arm.

Fur trimmed cardi.  Have this.  The faux fur addiction continues. 

For that grouchy teenager in your life.  Truce?

The sequin Bolero jacket sweater.  The perfect addition to the a chilly evening out.  Top off a cocktail dress, or sleeveless top.  

Sequined cardigans say "I'm a little bit mama.  I'm a little bit haute mama." Which one will you be tonight? 

After you hit the slopes, wrap yourself up in this cute cardi.  Or..screw the slopes, just wear the cardi and save yourself the hassle (and cold).  

Like a nice glass of egg nog, this sale won't last so head over to Old Navy.com or your local Old Navy fast. 

Shop in your jammies-it's Cyber Monday!

Happy post-long weekend mamas! What a weekend it was!  I not only celebrated Thanksgiving with a trip up north to see family, but also did my entire Christmas shopping (including the wrapping and returns!), hosted 20 nine year old little girls for a half sleepover (read: they all left, sugared up, at 9 o'clock pm!  Thank you parents of guests!!),got my Christmas card shoot accomplished (to the best of me and my three children's ability), and decorated the whole house with Christmas decor.  Today, I rest.  

However, not everyone braved the Black Friday crowds like I did (scaredy cats!).  According to the National Retail Foundation (NRF) some 106.9 million (insert Dr. Evil voice) people plan to shop online today, Cyber Monday, compared to 96.5 million last year.  That's a lot of laptop yeilding mamas looking for a deal.  And why not? No traffic, no mobs and the kids are in school.  Take advantage of great deals like free shipping, mark downs and of course, one of my favorites, cash back sites like Ebates.  

My theory has always been shop now, enjoy the season.  There are so many wonderful opportunties that come up, holiday parties, shows, kids plays, etc, why stress out about shopping?  Get it done now, and be done with it.  And if you can score yourself a deal, even better.  

An oldie but still funny, from 2005, Mr. Colbert sells Cyber Monday on a different note.  See if you can spot me in the Black Friday mob scene. 

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Cyber Monday
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Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive

 

In the upcoming weeks we will be highlighting some of our favorite gifts to give, how we tackle the hard to give (i.e. teenagers, people you don't know so well, in laws...), and also be spot lighting some women business owners who tell us their secrets of how they do it all.  But for now, start up the engines, err, laptops and hit the sales mamas.  

 

Fall won't make me sob with Hale Bob

Transitioning from loose flowy cotton fabrics, into a fall palette of more fitted wools can be quite a downer for this mama.  Muted can be bleh on my skin tone, so color me happy when I discovered the fall Hale Bob collection, and their 10% discount for new customers.  And the best part..loose flowy fabrics, and..color! 

 

this may not constitute color but we like we make our guests happy here at 3hm.  And I love it.

Double the cash back during fashion week at Ebates-one haute deal!

We've already had the Ebates discussion before so you're an Ebates pro..right??

Ok..If not,  there's no putting it off any longer, Ebates is offering double the cash back during fashion week! DOUBLE. THE. CASH. BACK. during fashion week.  Um. No brainer.  And like this giant cookie sitting next to me, this deal won't last long....

 

These are just a few of the many, many deals going on now.  For all your fall fashion needs, heck for all your winter, Christmas, childrens, husbands, boyfriends, whatever the needs...Visit Ebates, buy now, earn cash back, thank me later.  Back to giant cookie.