Hi! I’m Michelle
I’m your [not-so-typical] Long Island girl whose dream always was to land a career in the fashion industry. As an accessory designer, I’ve been honored to work for some amazing companies such as Steve Madden, Henri Bendel and Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet. I decided to start my Long Island-based blog And Simple Things in 2018 after making a New Year’s resolution to finally turn my #ootd’s on Instagram into something more.
I needed a creative outlet to fill a void I felt working in corporate.
It was only a matter of time before my love for clothing became too much for the teeny tiny closet I had. I learned to scale down my shopping habits by investing in “forever” pieces, rather than shopping trends like everyone else was doing. Today my dream is to inspire women to build their forever wardrobes by sharing simple, effortless looks made up of closet staples.
I’m mostly known for . . .
- My signature bright red hair, thanks to my very talented sister Jenn.
- Not wearing any color. My entire closet is pretty much a sea of black, white, grey + denim.
- My work! I’m the Lead Designer + Co-Founder at The [BLANK] Creative, a Creative Consultation Agency
- Being a total Harry Potter nerd! Hermione Granger is my spirit animal.
I’m obsessed with . . .
- Drinking iced coffee . . . even in the wintertime. My current Starbucks order is a grande iced coffee with vanilla syrup + a splash of almond milk.
- Everything bagels! Long Island has the best bagels + you can’t convince me otherwise.
- Organization. I’m extremely Type A and find joy in tidying up, especially people’s closets!
/ / As always, this is my personal blog. This blog post is not sponsored. Any views or opinions represented in this blog are my own and do not represent the views of any company or individual I may mention. This post may contain affiliate links where I make a small commission if you click and shop using my links. It won’t cost you a penny, but helps keep this blog running!