Saturday, April 6, 2013

Winter/Spring/Whatever

It has been challenging to dress for this crazy winter/spring/whatever weather. Here are some attempts. One of my best friends, Jordan, visited me several weekends ago and we unintentionally sort-of matched for church. Loving our cool colors in chevron and stripes. It's a nice mix of classic and trendy. And...these dresses work great for both cool and weather. And....my dress was $17 at Ross. WIN!


Here's several other dressy outfits I've come up with lately. This one was for my brother's orchestra concert. I finally found a sweater dress that was long enough and doesn't look like an ill-fitting potato sack. Note the SNOW outside. I enjoyed the snowstorm but am sure ready for spring.
Dress: Dress Barn, Boots: Macy's, Shrug: Ross, Scarf, Target
Next was a work outfit. I wanted a funky look that was still work-appropriate. The skirt is actually a dress. The fun necklace is actually a watch. Couldn't resist the owl. 
Blazer: From my mom, Sweater: Plato's Closet, Dress: Target, Boots: Bjorn, Necklace: Street Festival in MD
This final outfit was for work. The belt from the 1960s. It belonged to my grandmother. :-)

Shirt: From a friend, Pants: JC Penney, Shoes: Old Navy, Belt: Vintage

Thursday, April 4, 2013

One Word: BOOTS

It appears I made it through my year of no-new-clothes! This accomplishment calls for an official celebratory post and that is definitely in the near future, but I wanted to go ahead and show what my reward splurge was: brown leather boots. Those that know me well know I've had this on my wish list for about three years. Thanks to end-of-winter sales at L.L. Bean, that is one more thing crossed off the list.  I love the color and especially the adjustable calf option. My calves are so skinny and it has been torture looking for boots of this style that fit me. Here are other outfits featuring the boots. (And because if I don't post them now I probably never will!) Above Outfit. Jacket: Nordstram Rack, Sweater: From a friend, Pants: Ann Taylor


Jacket: Kenneth Cole, Shirt: Kohls, Belt: My mom's, Pants: Ann Taylor, Scarf: No idea, Leg Warmers: TJ Maxx
Turtleneck: Kohls, Scarf: Ross, Belt: Thrifted, Jeans: Hollister (Thrifted), Skirt: JC Penney

Wore this to my brother's high school baseball game and my students approved. :-)
Jacket: JC Penney, Sweatshirt: Kettering College, Scarf: Plato's Closet, Jeans: Ross, Leg Warmers: TJ Maxx