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Giltee MKE

Let me spare you the long version here. At this point I think you all know some of our favorite posts involve introducing you to Milwaukee based businesses that we love. We have recently put our thumb on what our true niche is. Obviously, our blog is based around tall fashion, support, and anything else tall related but an easy second is all things Milwaukee. We love this city and we love the small businesses it has birthed. We hope this has become clear by this point and that you enjoy learning about our small-Waukee as well.

This brings me to introduce you to Giltee MKE. This company is owned by Adam and Lisa Gilson and has always been a family project for them. Literally, a project – Adam started teaching himself to screen print in the basement of their home which quickly grew to something larger. The perfectionist in each of them came out and led to obsessing over the details including only printing on high-quality apparel. 

Like any great product, people will always start to notice. Especially as they see you casually modeling and marketing it by way of your body. So sort of by mistake they started selling to family, friends, co-workers and so on, which is how they are now reaching you by way of us.

Not only do they only use premium apparel, they take pride in only making unique designs. The products use symbols and artwork to represent each and every one of you (us) and our roots. We appreciate this more than you know. There are so many companies out there who take others designs and rip off their hard work just to turn a profit. We take comfort in knowing that all of the small businesses we choose to share are authentic. Honestly, are any of you surprised we were drawn to this company based on all of the above? We didn’t think so. Everything they stand for is right up our alley and we couldn’t be more proud and excited to be sharing it with you today. 

Let’s cruise through the details first, shall we? You can purchase their goods on their website here, at local shops and retailers that are listed here, and at other pop-ups which you can follow through their Instagram here. A huge perk for you right now is that they have free shipping ALL SUMMER!! That is incredible! This isn’t information from them, but from our knowledge companies usually take a loss by offering free shipping rather than discounted goods so this is so generous of Giltee. 

The products you see each of us in here are INCREDIBLE. We can 100% confirm that these textiles are of the highest quality. This Wisconsin Native sweatshirt is the softest most comfortable hoodie and we cannot explain how thankful we are for the generous fit. Often times you find women’s hoodies that are too short, tight, or just teeny tiny but not this one. It is a true to size item that will flatter any size, shape, or form. This design also comes in a T-shirt and tank top form in a number of beautiful colors and combos.

The “Have a Happy Milwaukee, WI” Tee is another item where you aren’t going to have to worry about sizing snafus if you aren’t a small to average size woman. It runs true to size even for us tall gals and per the norm, the quality is top notch. This shirt is also extremely soft and it isn’t see through at all.

We have been having a blast wearing any Giltee gear out and about in the Milwaukee area. Every single time we have seen someone else in their garb too. I was at my local grocery store last week and saw someone in the Women’s Aurora Hooded Pullover! You know I had to comment on it. I love it when opportunities like this are handed to me. It is just one of the many things that make our big city feel small. The people here are friendly, supportive of small businesses and love to display their hometown pride. This will always help us bond even more. 

We hope you loved learning about this company as much as we loved sharing it with you. Can’t wait to see more and more of you in Giltee apparel! With that, I wish you a Happy Monday! I hope you are all surviving the sadness of a holiday weekend hangover.

Check out their store for more amazing options!

https://giltee.com/

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Cathedral Square Market is my Rain-boo

Happy fifth of July, which can basically still be considered a holiday this year, considering it falls on a Friday and barely anyone is working. If you do have to work, sorry! We feel your pain and have been there for many years in the past. Luckily this year, our family has congregated up north at the Lake, where we belong. We’re just grateful to live in a free country. To be able to celebrate that right, with our family and friends is special and we don’t take it for granted!

So while we’re out on the sparkling blue water, holding cold drinks and listening to some perfectly chosen summer jams; we’re going to throw it back on the blog to our visit to the Cathedral Square Market. If you missed that post, check it out here. We gave you the full rundown on all the amazing small businesses we encountered and showed you Caitlin’s adorable tall sundress. Rest assured, we will be going back. We didn’t get a chance to participate in the free yoga class because we were a bit overdressed. Next time, we’ll head back, in appropriate clothing and prioritize getting a good sweat on. 

Honestly though, how could I have possibly passed up the opportunity to wear this gorgeous rainbow dress? This was another grab from Long Tall Sally, duh! The kaleidoscope of colors, topped with a shimmery hue obviously had to be mine. Like we mentioned with the last couple of Long Tall Sally dresses, the midi length is our go-to of summer… and life.  Plus it’s made for tall women, so it’s not like buying a midi dress from a mainline store and calling it midi but it truly is a knee length dress. 

I’m considering wearing this to our Grandma’s 90th birthday party next week. She is a color-loving lady, but her absolute favorite is a vibrant yellow. That’s the beauty of this dress and most dresses I keep in my closet; they’re versatile. The word versatile doesn’t mean you can’t choose color either. I find myself hesitant to grab louder colors, wondering if I’ll be able to wear them in enough to merit the cost. The bottom line is, if you love something enough you’ll figure out a million different times and ways to wear it! You’ll be finding yourself making excuses, like “Oh, but I didn’t see them yesterday.” Girl, we get it and we are with you! Caitlin recently did this by wearing her striped culottes to our Skiin event and then promptly wearing them again the next day. The funny part is she saw a friend from the night before at Ulta, oops! She was on team re-wear too, thankfully.

This dress is ideal to wear around. It’s made of a clingy material but doesn’t point to any particular areas that I would find distressing. Plus, it comes with a belt. If it didn’t, I definitely would have to scrounge one up. I still might remove the matching belt and find something else to remix it with. Just another way you can make your dresses go further in your closet. Plus, I can see myself wearing a jean jacket or leather jacket, or even a duster! 

For this Summer day, I went with some simple sandals. These are also from Long Tall Sally. I’ve worn them around all Spring and Summer and show no signs of slowing. The suede fabric is deliciously comfortable. Plus the small heel gives me enough of a lift without compromising my comfort whatsoever. I finished it with my straw bag that was perfectly sized to corral all of my market goodies. I will note, the straw of the bag did not mix well with the dress. Caitlin noticed it started to rub the dress in one spot. So just beware of that with any straw bags you’re carrying this summer! She has had the same issue with her Rattan circle bag so it must be common-proceed with caution on this trend!

Although we didn’t want to bore you with reiterating our love for East Towns Cathedral Square Market before we head back again we are excited that after this weekend Up North we will be able to give you a full report on Nourish Natural Products Bug Spray! And if you’re lucky enough to make it this Saturday, have a popsicle or two for us!

We’ll just leave you with that and let you get back to enjoying the holiday weekend! Hoping your cookouts, fireworks, water activities, binge-watching, or whatever you’re up to makes for a rejuvenating enjoyable time!

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ComPLEATly Off Style For Me

This skirt is not my style. There I said it. I got this skirt as a gift from Asos. Out of the bag I was questioning if I would ever wear it, which led me to send it to both Jenilee and my mom for their opinion because DUH that’s what us gals do. Neither of them was super wild about the looks of it either. 


I took it home and tried it on and was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable it was. Plus I thought it flattered my waist nicely where it hit and the nice wide waistband. Once I decided I could make this work in some way shape or form, I moved on to trying to sort out what style top would look best with this. Because of the flowy movement and pleats, I decided that a tighter shirt or bodysuit would be best. 

Jenilee and I have both been into shirred tops lately so I thought I would give another one a try with this skirt. I loved the ditsy little floral print of this top and personally think it paired perfectly with the skirt. It hugged in where I wanted it to and hit exactly where I intended with the skirt waistline. And another huge upside is that these types of shirts hold up strapless bras perfectly which is a huge win in my book.

I tossed on some of Jenilee’s fun sunglasses and I felt as summery as I possibly could down by our iconic Hoan Bridge. I think up next, I’ll try pairing this top under my overall shorts, what do you think? All in all, I am embracing this skirt as an opportunity to step outside my comfort zone and try out a new style and honestly this is the perfect opportunity to do so. When is the last time you tried a new style? 

Jenilee is heading up north tomorrow to get an early start on her fourth of July celebration since she has some dear friends in from Portland. Stay tuned for a feature of another fellow tall gal. Unfortunately for me, I work my second job until 10 PM tomorrow so I will be hitting the road bright eyed and bushy tailed at 5 AM on the fourth. I likely won’t be bright-eyed but thankfully for me, I have one of my favorite road trip pals joining me. Nothing a solid playlist can’t help and we have been discussing our coffee and donut plans for weeks. I am also not so secretly hoping we can catch an insane sunrise on the way, accompanied by a lack of traffic.  

We’ll be back tomorrow with one more dose of Summerfest happenings before we find ourselves in vacation mode the rest of the week.

Outfit Details

Link to Skirt – https://rstyle.me/+l0pCsIwoiAf4PR1Vgki4YA

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Summerfest-ing

The first weekend was the heaviest weekend for us down at Summerfest. Caitlin went and saw Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch, and Russell Dickerson on Wednesday night. Then I went and saw Elle King Thursday night. Friday night we were back for more and caught T-Pain’s show with our girl Hailey from Get it Got it Go!. Saturday night Caitlin was back to see Bon Iver and Lord Huron while I went to a Brewers game. Sunday we hit up the Lake Street Dive show to round out the weekend. I’m exhausted just reminiscing on it! 

Now Caitlin is done for the year, and I’m going tomorrow night. Not sure yet who I’ll end up seeing, but friends are in town visiting and we have to show them what Summerfest is all about! I think this is by far the most I’ve attended in the last five years. Now if only I didn’t have a day job to get up in the morning. Some sleep would do me good, but I’ll just have to wait until we get up north to get rested!

We’ve hit our Summer weather stride, but down at the lakefront is always cooler than out in the ‘burbs. Plus once the sun sets, if you’re not jumping around (which we might be) or packed in the crowd with other people, you can get pretty chilly quickly. With all of that in mind, I’m never opposed to wearing pants down there. If pants aren’t your thing at concerts, check Caitlin’s super cute shorts outfit from this post on what we love about Summerfest. Also if you’re looking for more of a Dad chic look, check out this post.

When Asos gifted me these pants, you could say I was elated. My leopard loving heart met its match. Often, I see flare pants on Asos and get excited and then avoid them. I’ve tried them before, and don’t really find them flattering on my athletic thighs. With this pair, they aren’t flares, but wide legs. So they skim right over and are a lot more slimming. Plus, they are jersey fabric, so essentially they feel like pajamas. With that being said, a lot of times I think jersey fabric tends to show every fault on your body. Again, no worries because the leopard print is your perfectly camouflaging friend.

If you haven’t noticed, we’re attempting to buy every singly bodysuit in the Asos tall range. I think we’ve got a good hand on it between the two of us. Basically, if you can wear a regular bra with it, Caitlin is your girl. Me, being a part of the itty bitty titty committee, I can get away with the crazier strapped options. So this one was calling my name forever. I love how the extra strap details add just enough visual interest to not be super basic. 

Whenever I attend festivals, I only worry about choosing footwear that keeps me comfortable. Y’all know if you’re waiting for an artist to come out, you’re going to be tired and it will make you a little cranky if your feet start to hurt as well. I’m going to wear these Franco Sarto sandals all summer long. They go with everything because they’re the perfect neutral color. Plus everyone will hate being behind me at a concert anyway, so I don’t need to put on heels and piss people off further for just being myself!

At this point, we can firmly recommend the Peanut Butter Cup Cedarcrest Ice Cream or trying a fresh local popsicle from Pete’s Pops (Found at Belair Cantina), we stand by our love of eggplant strips from Venice Club with a side of freshly shaken lemonade from a number of lemonade booths. Follow along with our Instagram stories for our yes no ratings on any other fresh finds! 

If you want to rock your heels though, go on with your bad self. I’m not here shaming anyone who wants to wear whatever footwear they want. I’m just harping on comfort level for myself. With parking and walking and standing all night, it adds up quick! The bottom line, I’ll stick with sandals or sneakers. What type of shoes do you like to wear at festivals? Let us know in the comments below!

Outfit Details

Pants unavailable in leopard print in US site. All pants linked below are same style!

Link here to UK site https://rstyle.me/+ZzsRrjrZ6PNyOfHPYWusxA

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