Lady and Red is a style and lifestyle blog featuring content on fashion, shopping, motherhood, and recipes by Ashley DeJong in the Des Moines, IA area.
Since I received a lot of messages on my Instagram, @ladyandredstyle, about the dish I made tonight for dinner, I thought I would write up a quick recipe to post for you guys! I just made it up tonight and find it super easy and delish! I am eating low carb right now and make note a whole bell pepper has about about 6 carbs. You could easily make these a day ahead if you needed to.
Read MoreI had the opportunity to check out the new Rack Room Shoes at The Outlets of Des Moines, which opened it's doors on October, 19th as the first store of it's kind in Iowa. It does not disappoint! The store is located just down from the cozy fireplace, with plenty of centralized maps to get you to where you are wanting to go. The store was incredibly clean and set up perfectly with lots of staff to accommodate your shopping needs. It boasts all types of shoes and styles for men, women and children, with plenty of sizes available and in stock. If you are not familiar with Rack Room Shoes, they have their own private brands such as Franco Fortini, and feature premium details, materials and the latest design styles, especially on boots! You can also check our their website HERE as there you will find a fun little surprise over on their site 😉 Below are the styles that I ended up buying on my first trip in! Under each image, I have added a BLUE shoppable link. Click this link and it will take you directly to the shoe pictured, choose your size, and there you can add it to your cart!
How cute are these boots? And I swear they are the most comfortable pair I own! They have super soft inserts and this rust brown color is the perfect neutral bootie for any season!
This color has my heart. Burgundy and rose gold are really the perfect pairing and I love how you can dress these up with a sweater or dress them down to and from the gym.
Velvet.... also know as the hottest trend right now! These are 1/2 the price of other look alike booties, which I love, because I don't like paying a fortune for shoes that are not your standard shoe. These booties are fun and will spice up any outfit, anytime!
I need these in every color! Grey goes great with everything and these sneakers are so lightweight making them really easy to pack for vacations too! Of course I love the added touch of gold 😉
BLACK VELVET BOOTIES
What made my shopping experience even better, was that they offer free shipping in store to your home so you don't have to carry around bags. Who doesn't love shopping, bag free? Such a nice perk since a lot of people traveling from out of town may not want to haul a ton of bags home, and trust me, you will leave this store with a lot of bags!
I was impressed with all of the brands and athletic shoes they carried in the store and online. Brands like Nike, Converse, Adidas, and New Balance. And they weren't just selling plain white Converse shoes, they had them in all styles and a variety of colors, making it hard to choose just one pair.
Some of you may be wondering why or how a store like this could be such a great addition to our community? I personally like to collaborate with companies who give back, and each back to school season, Rack Room Shoes hosts a Shoes That Fit fundraiser event, empowering customers to give back to their local communities by supplying children in need with shoes. The money raised is channeled through local school liaisons who identify students and school systems in need, while also coordinating the distribution of new footwear. Since 2007, Rack Room Shoes has raised a total of $5,604,113 and donated a whopping 206,201 pairs of shoes to children in need. So amazing right? Also, through a newly unveiled Kids Club, Rack Room Shoes encourages parents to submit photos of their children wearing Rack Room Shoes, simply by using the hashtag #iamrackroom, for a chance to be featured in the brand's Kids Club advertising. If you are already wearing them, why not share them?
Make sure you are following all of their accounts on Social Media so you can stay up to date on the new styles and specials! Here are the links below:
Facebook Link: www.facebook.com/myrackroomshoes
Twitter Link: @myrackroomshoes
Instagram Link: @myrackroomshoes
Pinterest Link: http://www.pinterest.com/myrackroomshoes
If you have any questions about sizing or shoes, I would love to hear from you! Leave me a comment below! Happy Shopping!
First off it is a huge honor to be apart of LiketoKNOW.it and I love being able to bring new things to you on a daily basis and share my style, sales and basically my life with all of you! I appreciate every one of you that is following along because you all inspire me to do more and bring better content each time! So thank you!!
Des Moines, where I live, is not really a huge fashion hub....yet, but it is up and coming and in a few short years, I think this will eventually take over our social media and everyone will know what it is and how to shop the styles they find! If you are not into fashion, which is totally fine, they also have Liketoknow.it home, family and travel posts too! So you are not just signing up to shop clothing! If you see a post and like a rug, it may be linked for you to shop.
Now lets get you signed up! It is FREE and you can control your emails, alerts and well hopefully your spending too. Haha!
Start by signing up HERE and it will look like something the photo below.
Click the sign up button! Then it will take you to this screen:
Fill out the sign up page and click submit! Remember, if you want to change and alter email settings, like how often you want to receive them, do that on your computer since it is in the settings and you are unable to do them from a mobile device.
Once you are all signed up, next step is to download the App! Make sure you search LIKEtoKNOW.it and not Reward Style! The Reward Style app is for the influencers like me! The App looks like the very first one on the image below!
Now you are ready to start shopping your Instagram feed! I love it when people do #FollowFridays because that is how I learn about new fashionistas to follow and the more I follow, the more inspired I am! If you are not sure if you are following "shopable" images, just search the hashtags on your Instagram.
Common hashtags for Shopable links are:
#LTKtravel, #LTKstyletip, #LTKshoecrush, #LTKunder50, #LTKunder100, #liketkit, #LTKhome, #LTKfamily, #LTKbump (pregnancy style), #LTKbaby, #LTKkids
Also make sure you are following @liketoknow.it, @liketoknow.it.family, and @liketoknow.it.home on Instagram and @liketoknow.it.Europe too!
Once you start following people and start liking photos, you will open up your App on your smartphone and it will look something like the image below. From here just click on one of the photos to start shopping!
From here, just click on what you loved and it will take you directly to that website and pull up that item! Choose your size and color if that option is available and add it to your cart! I told you it was super easy!! This is @teacherfashionista and she was the first one who pulled up, so lucky her!! She is a total sweetheart! Sometimes we are unable to find the exact products we are wearing since items sell out or are older than 1 year old, so we will link very similar items or even designer knock offs for you to shop!
Remember I said it was not all clothing!! So below is an image I liked from a Liketoknow.it home account. I can now shop this room. Which I do LOVE that sofa! This image is from @foxyoxie on IG.
I hope I made it super simple and explained everything to you! Now what are you waiting for?? Start HERE! If you find people you love to follow over on IG, make sure you share them with your friends and family too! That is how we grow and expand our following and we all appreciate it, just tag us so we can thank you!!
Let me know if you have any other questions! XOXO
Sitting here in sunny San Diego finishing up this post for your guys! You know I love me some American Eagle and there is a sale, online only, through this Saturday using the code OCTOBER. If you are new to Fill the Cart Fridays, I started them to help you fill up a cart from the same store since I post random outfits over on my IG account daily at @ladyandredstyle! So click the blue links below the photos, choose your size or color and simply add to your shopping cart!
CABLE KNIT- Everyone loves a good sweater and this one comes in 6 colors and is perfect for layering a plaid shirt underneath!
DISTRESSED DENIM- These are a tad high rise and I think the destruction is perfect since it has the fabric still on it. Us Iowa gals need the extra warmth! Haha and I am pretty much a sucker for AE denim.
PLAID SHIRT- If you don't have one of these, a plaid shirt, in your closet, buy one now. This one is super soft and comes in 13 color choices. Great for layering over or under and yet so classic.
BALL CAP- Ummm for every Monday, Sunday or everyday in between. We all need a hat for those awful hair days! This one is super cute and also comes in 2 other graphic prints.
CHENILLE CARDI- The coziest cardi and comes in 3 neutral colors to go with everything this Fall and Winter season. Scoop one up before they are gone!
FAUX LEATHER JACKET- This wine color is so great to pair with anything basic to make it pop! It also comes in black if you don't already have a black one, buy black first because it will never go out of style!
Happy Friday! As always, I love feedback so let me know if you have any questions about these products or if you need help choosing an outfit! XOXO
Fashion, Shopping, Motherhood, and Recipes
Hello! I am Ashley and I am Lady and Red. The Lady is me and Red is my daughter's initials. My blog is a mixed bag of posts and full of all things I love and want to share with you as my life moves along. Family, Recipes, Fashion, Shopping and Travel.
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