Day 5: One skirt two looks

      DAY                                                                                   NIGHT

 

Day                                                                                                 Night:
Skirt and Shirt: thrift                                                                       Skirt and Shirt : Thrift
Shoes and Belt: Target                                                                    Belt and Necklace: Target
                                                                                                        Shoes: Urban Outfitters
         
        Is it me or did summer just wiz by? I can hardly believe it’s already september, sheesh. It seems the weather has caught on to the change in season as well. Last week it went from the 90’s to almost needing a jacket/sweater. Though I do miss the longer days and warmer weather I have to admit I’m a little excited for fall. I’m ready for layers, leather and BOOTS!! It is my mission to find at least one pair of amazing boots that I will promptly wear all the time. I’ve already been looking around but I have big calves and a good pair of boots can be hard, and sometimes expensive, to find. So the search continues.
       Anyway I wore this outfit awhile ago (in August actually) to go visit my grandpa and run some errands. As you can see I’m color blocking again! This is the skirt I previously mentioned that I got while thrifting. It’s a purple Go International knit pencil skirt. I think it was originally from target, though I don’t remember ever seeing it in store. I love the skirt it’s fun, colorful and I think it could work with a variety of different looks. I found this shirt at my favorite thrift store this summer when they were having an odd not on a holiday 50% off sale. By the time I got to the store it was pretty picked over but I managed to find two t-shirts. This is my favorite of the two, I’m obsessed with this shirt and it’s red/orange color.  A great t-shirt really is a staple for any wardrobe since you can dress it up or down in millions of ways. I didn’t drastically change this outfit because it think it translates pretty seamlessly from day to night with few tweaks. You could wear the day version at night and the night version during the day but I figured I’d style it both ways so you get a good visual. For day I stayed with minimal accessories and flats,  for night I dressed it up a bit with black heels and gold necklace. I love this outfit and I’m pretty confident it can also translate well to fall/winter. Add some tights, boots and maybe a leather jacket and you’ve got a great outfit for fall as well.

Day 3: Color Block!!!

Action shot

Scarf worn as headband

Close up of scarf
Purse and shoes
 Top: Target (last year)  Skirt: Forever 21  Shoes and Scarf: vintage via my mom
   Bag: Karmaloop ( 4 or so years ago)

So finally we’re at color blocking! Color Blocking is my favorite trend this spring/summer. I never shy away from a bright colors in both clothing and home decor. The only problem I had was although I have a lot of brightly colored clothing most of them are tops. But I was determined to try this trend so I went to a thrift store to look specifically for a brightly colored bottom. Miraculously I found a skirt that fit perfectly on the first try, a purple knit pencil skirt. Alas when I got home, giddy to pair it with some of my bright tops, I realized I didn’t like any of the color combinations. My color blocking dreams were dashed. Then, while planning out outfits for this challenge, I came across this Rachel Roy runway picture while googling color blocking and was instantly inspired.

Rachel Roy color blocking. Image via google.

I was initially drawn to this image because of the bright yellow shirt, I knew I had a bright yellow shirt similar to it that I got at target last year. Then, when studying the image further, I realized I had a skirt that was a similar color to the one above as well. Earlier this year I was obsessed with finding the perfect pair of cat eye sunglasses and did eventually find a perfect pair at forever 21. I made a trip to try and find the pair in store but had no luck.  Since I didn’t want to pay shipping for only two pairs of sunglasses I also got this magenta skirt that I’d been drooling over for months. I like the skirt OK, It’s from  forever 21’s  love 21 line and it doesn’t go above a large, but since it has a latticed stretchy back I figured I could make it work. While it works OK it does ride up a bit and exposes the oh so sexy (sarcasm) black shorts I wear underneath. Anyway last week in a 50% off stroke of luck at a thrift store I found the perfect red orange shirt to pair with the purple pencil skirt, and eventually I’ll do a post with that outfit. But, as yesterday was Saturday and all I was doing was window shopping in antique and vintage stores with my bestie the pencil skirt seemed a bit too dressy. Thus, I opted for my original color blocking inspiration. I have to admit I pretty proud of the outfit, I love the way the magenta and bright yellow go together and the turquoise/ green accents in my scarf, shoes and bag. Over all I had a pretty successful day I color blocked to my hearts content, found out a vintage store I like has a second location a couple blocks away from my house and I got to spend good quality time with my bestie. All in all a very successful day!