A Walk in the Park

Yesterday was my weekly photography class (coming to an end soon with only 2 classes left) and we got to take advantage of the sun and blue sky walking around the sculpture park at Nelson's Atkins Museum.  Lulu took my outfit photos while we pranced around.  Remember to check her blog for this weeks I See, You See feature (assignment was reflections)!

For the outfit, I dabbled with color blocking and didn't even wear a neutral.  Citrus green/yellow, bold purple & light turquoise through and through.

{Cardi - J.Crew oldie, Purple top - Forever21 oldie, Skirt - Gap, Belt - Target, Flats - Urban Outfitters oldies}

Does leopard count as a neutral?

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Favorite Blogger Outfit: Mixing Prints

Liz at Reston Style is one of my favorite bloggers!  She has great style.  I LOVE the way she mixed stripes with her printed skirt.  I have a similar skirt (maybe the same one) that I'm totally going to wear with stripes.

I also particularly love the pop of color on her lips and her tall socks peeking out from her boots! :)

Her Outfit Deets:

Necklace - Appalachian Spring

Top and skirt - Gap

Socks - Target

Boots - via TJ Maxx

Watch - Eikon via Lou Lou

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I'm eying...

 Belt via Old Navy; Hot Coral Cardi via Gap; Pintucked Wrap Cardi via Gap; Boyfriend Chino Crop Pants via Banana Republic

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Lemon & Lime.

Remember when I was envious for a fabulous green room?   Well, I finally got my own.  My very own pretty green room - kelly green with a touch of chartreuse. The actual paint is by Behr and color is Pepper Grass. The room is my lime.

And I am the Lemon.

{Yellow cardi - J.Crew; Floral dress - Gap; Leopard belt - Target; Black tights - Target; Black wedges - hand me down from friend}

Look at my NEW leopard belt! I love it so much, I wore it with this gray and white dress. I liked the mix of patterns and that it was a bit clashy!  I'll probably be wearing this belt a lot...

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Awkwardly in the Garage with my Awesome Closet Doors

Participating again in Awkward & Awesome Thursday!!  1 day until FRIDAY! :)

Awkward:

- My limp hair & puffy face...all signs of a late night of a) blogging, b) packing for Washington D.C., c) working, d) All of the Above.  If you guessed D, you are right!
- The length of my sweater vest with this higher-waisted skirt = poochy mid-section.
- My garage being covered in plastic & paper (have I mentioned I'm ready to have my house back? I'm not sure I have yet.)

Awesome:

- Today's outfit was inspired by Virginie's awesome outfit
- It still feels so good to wear some different clothes than the 30
- Especially wear these brown boots I've missed!
- This plaid shirt... Thrifted,  Men's and by DIOR!  Love it.
- Bright YELLOW tights
- Those are all our pretty closet doors drying.  The white enamel was sprayed on on them, so now they are ready to be hung...as soon as all the rooms are ready to have them.
- Said trip to Washington D.C. this weekend to see Lady Gaga (again) & visit one of my best friends!
- Recent J.Crew purchases!!!  Stripe Painter's Tee worn yesterday & Maritime Dress you will see TOMORROW! :)
- Having more Awesomes that Awkwards - yes!

{Plaid Button Down - Dior, Thrifted; Sweater Vest - J.Crew; Plum Skirt - Gap; Yellow Tights - Target; Boots - Nordstrom Rack; Purse - The Limited}

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Day 24 {Simply J.Crew}

A simple lil' outfit, but love.  A bit o' J.Crew stripes, my very favorite statement necklace - J.Crew bubbles (that I got off Ebay) and some J.Crew flats, together less simple?

Added some more color with my outerwear and scarf...

That coat is probably 5+ years old from Gap. And I still love it.  

The scarf was a gift from one of my most fashionably influential friends. 

And that giant piece of furniture in our garage...one of 2 of our big bedroom furnitures that Hubs and I are refinishing - like what I did to their {much smaller} 2 nightstand table counter parts awhile ago.  One coat down, one more and then 3 coats of poly acrylic to go and it will be so fabulous to have them done! There is some home progress happening, I promise.  And then some big home sharing will happen!

Day 23 {nothing special}

Nothing special today... feeling lazy, tired of these old rags that I've just about worn out and can't find any of my cool accessories to make these clothes better in this house of mine that is STILL under remodeling craziness (aka, an absolute mess).  I'll have some home progress pics soon...

 {Gap houndstooth button down shirt + Urban Outfitters bow-tie hoodie + Gap skinny jeans + lace up heels}

I'm wearing a couple pieces of jewelry I did manage to find... My bird earrings are some of my favorites from one of my favorite Etsy shops, and gold bracelet from Loft.  Hope tomorrow I feel a little better about my outfit!

No that is not our new floor I'm standing on... paper is down to protect the new floor as painting is still in progress...

Day 18 {Before the Snow}

Yes, you're eyes are not deceiving you!  That is green grass you see!  This outfit was worn last week, hours before all the snow - or the SnOMG, or Snomageton, or Snowpocalypse - blizzard. With not posting outfits on the weekends (do you guys?), I get behind between blog and real life sometimes.

{Gingham button-down from Gap; Ivory/Metallic Skirt from Target; Maroon Tights from Target; Booties from DSW; Sequin Bag from Gap & Necklace from Talbots} 

 My tights are maroon, not brown...

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Day 17 {Invest}

Remember how boring wearing my plain ol' gray v-neck top was in day 9?  Well I chose to wear it again - after all I only have 30 pieces to wear!  But with a scarf belted to mimic a vest, a bit.

 {Gray v-neck from Gap; Scarf was a gift, Belt from Loft; Yellow Cords from Gap; Booties from DSW}

These pants never fail to put me in a good mood!  They are the perfect shade of sunshine yellow.  I just slip these suckers on and instantly the gray skies don't seem so bad.  However, what I need to work on is mixing other color (besides neutrals!) with them for a really bold, colorful experience!

How would you wear these bright yellow pants? What bold color top would you put with it?  

Visions of Pink (& a J.Crew Casualty)

Pulling on my favorite stripe t-shirt from J.Crew, I cringed to find a big rip in the arm!  Horrified!  J.Crew should not rip - not one of my very favorite, go-to pieces...

Jenna wears her stripe shirt ALL the time, just like me - has her's come undone?

 

Well, I was able to cover up the rip with my hot pink (J.Crew via Ebay) cardi:

I mixed the hot pink and a plum/maroon skirt, for a very berry (ha - I couldn't resist) look.  I love these colors together!

 

I was bare legged w/o tights b/c it was 68 degrees in DECEMBER!

 Outfit Deets:

Cardi - J.Crew via Ebay

Stripe T - J.Crew

Skirt - Gap

Heels - Simply Vera via Kohl's

Wearing Sequins After the Party

The parties are over - well, there will always be parties, but the holidays and glam of NYE are over and I know sequins were a huge draw this season.  I ended up with a sequin dress, skirt, short sleeve tee, tank and bag... ya, that's a lot of sequins.  So now I'm challenging myself to work them into my everyday wardrobe (but not everyday).  Plus, I'll want to wear my sequins again come spring...

For dinner with friends, I mixed my glitzy sequin skirt with my big, chunky J.Crew Amadé sweater:

I think this outfit can go from day to evening.  I added the necklace to dress it up a little further, but could be easily removed for office and my booties are very versicle:

Outfit Deets:

Sweater - J.Crew

Necklace - J.Crew

Skirt - Gap

Tights - Target

Booties - Aubrey Brooks via DSW

Will you try sequins for day time or less fancy events?

My NYE Outfit - Casual with a hint of bling

Since I'm doing the more low key things this year, I'm actually not planning to wear a dress! I can't believe it!  Here's what I plan to wear...

Loft sequin top with a velvet black blazer, my Gap skinny jeans and black booties.

Tonight the weather is suppose to get pretty bad (even though yesterday was 68 degrees), so who knows, I might be in snow boots! :)  We'll see.  I hope you all have a great and safe evening. Talk to you in 2011.

Coral and Ice

I am loving fiery coral right now.  And mixed with this printed skirt, and an loose jacket, I really loved this outfit.  Plus the bright color made me feel really cherry. :)

And I must show you a close up of a newer necklace of mine!  It's very J.Crew bling-esque, but actually from a very unexpected store for me!  I found it while holiday shopping for others, and had to pick it up...

Can you guess where it's from?

Ok, well I won't make you...it's from Talbots!! I can't find it online, but they do have some other great pieces.

Other Outfit Deets:

Jacket - Simple Vera via Kohl's

Turtleneck - J.Crew

Skirt - Gap (last worn here)

Tights - Merona via Target

Wedge Shoes - Merona via Target

Have you ever found something you love at an unexpected place?

From Day to Night Outfit with Lace

Lace, sequins, metallic, patterns, jewels... oh my.  It's all the rage right now and I love it all!  But I do limit how many trends I weave into each of my outfits.  This one I played with jewels, around my neck and on my pockets for day and then added a lace skirt for night.  My day to night outfit:

During the Day:

A change into a lace skirt for night:

 

 Outfit Deets:

White top - Gap

Gray Jeweled Cardigan - Kohls, by Simply Vera

Necklace - J.Crew

Jeans - Gap

Heels - Urban Outfitters

Lace Skirt - Target

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