OOTD, target, thrift, Urban Outfitters, wedding

Wedding Reception Style

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Top & Skirt: Thrift  Tights: Target  Shoes: Urban Outfitters
          A former supervisor of mine got married a couple weeks ago  and a bunch of my co-workers and I were invited to the wedding/reception.  Even though I have a ton of clothes whenever I have some special event to go to I feel like I have nothing to wear and should buy something new. I felt like that for the wedding and almost bought a new dress, but decided last minute that I could probably put together a great outfit with pieces already in my wardrobe. And What do you know I did! I thrifted this skirt  a million years ago but have never worn it, mostly because it’s a little dressy and I don’t really go to many “dressy” events. So when I was going through my closet to find something I decided to dust it off and give it a fine debut. I had no idea what to wear with the skirt top wise, as many of the tops either didn’t go with it or just didn’t give off the vibe I was going for. So what’s a girl to do? go to pinterest of course! after searching “tulle skirt outfit” in pinterest I came upon a bunch of outfits and saw one with a lace top and thought aww a lace top would be perfect I wish I … Oh wait I totally have one! Thankfully the top and skirt turned out to be a match made in closet heaven. I got a few compliments on my “dress”, so I think it was a success. And I was proud that I stuck to my guns and used things I already owned instead of buying something new.

2012, ASOS, Happy New Year, NYE, OOTD, target, Urban Outfitters

Happy New Year!!!!

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        It’s officially 2012! Happy New Year!!!! I hope you all had a fabulous New Year’s Eve and aren’t too hungover today. I didn’t really write down any formal New Year’s Resolution, but one goal I have this year is to post more on the blog. 2012 will be my first full year of blogging and I want to post at least four times a month if not more.

Dress: Asos  Tights and Belt: Target  Shoes: Urban Outfitters

I rang in 2012 at a friends New Year’s Eve party then came home and watched Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper on CNN. All in all a pretty good NYE. I knew I’d probably wear this dress on New Year’s Eve if I did anything. Thankfully the party I went to had a dress code so I wasn’t terribly over dressed. I was probably the sparkliest person in attendance, but everyone likes sparkles right?  As I’ve mentioned I go this dress as a birthday present to myself back in November. It’s a tad too big, and I should probably get it tailored, but since I don’t really have the money to pony up for a tailor I just decided to belt it and call it a day. I think it looked pretty good in the end and I was able to ring in the new year pretty fashionably, always a plus.

color blocking, OOTD, skirt a day challenge, target, thrift, Urban Outfitters

Day 5: One skirt two looks

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      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.