Girl Style Lab

Angela’s Lab | Freeze This Moment

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If you've been a Mom Style Lab reader for awhile, you know that every year around our daughter's birthday we like to do a photo shoot to document this moment in time. Or, as the iconic band Rush sang in their hit song, Time Stands Still -- "Freeze this moment just a little bit longer... make each sensation just a little bit stronger." Pictures bring back the memories and the moments that fly back so quickly. As I looked back at last year's post when Christina turned 10, I realized how much she changed over the year. Last August, she was in the middle of round 1 of braces and getting ready to start 5th grade and middle ...Read more.

NSale: Christina’s Back-to-School Finds

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If you've been reading Mom Style Lab for the last few years, you'll know that every year my mom and I hit the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale for back-to-school shopping time! We have fun going to the store and trying on all the new clothes for fall, then picking out my favorites for the start of school. This year I'm starting 6th grade and my school doesn't have uniforms, but we do have a dress code. Shorts and skirts have to be below fist length, and tops have to have a collar if they don't have a sleeve or a sleeve if there's no collar. I need basics like tees and jeans, and workout clothes for PE and after school ...Read more.

Christina’s Top 10 NSale Back-to-School Buys

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For me, the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale means back-to-school shopping time! My mom and I have fun every year going to the store and trying on all the new clothes for fall, then picking out my favorites for the start of school. This year I start 5th grade and that's Middle School at my school, so we have a dress code we need to follow. Shorts and skirts have to be a certain length and tops have to have a collar if they don't have a sleeve or a sleeve if there's no collar. I need basics like tees and jeans too, but they can't be distressed for school, which is a challenge as most denim is distressed right now! Plus, I ...Read more.