Friday, May 14, 2010

Top: New York & Company

Pants: Express

Necklace: New York & Company

Shoes: Aldo

I was originally skeptical about the whole 'crop shirt' trend coming back. It wasn't a good idea in the 80's, unless you were under the age of say 10, and it sure as heck isn't any better an idea now. I saw this top in the store and would have snapped it up immediately (yay, stripes!) except for the crappy cropped length. However, when I stumbled upon a store closing sale where everything was 80% off? All bets were off. I bought this for a whopping $4.00, intending to wear it to the office, tucked and belted with a white skirt. Unfortunately for me, I neglected to consider the fact that currently, I do not own a white skirt. Um, yeah.

So the top has been sitting in my closet, neglected and gathering dust, until last night. We were headed out for pizza with the neighbors and I was having one of those 'I have nothing to wear for this occasion' moments. Suddenly it dawned on me - maybe, just maybe, I could pull off this top with long skinny denim, a big necklace and sky high heels. And TA DA! An outfit is born, cropped top and all.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft

Tank: Old Navy

Pants: The Limited

Shoes: Steve Madden

Necklace: New York & Company

Earrings: Gifted

After a wonderful girls weekend in Louisville (where I finally got to meet the lovely Ally IRL!), the last thing on my mind when I got home was planning an outfit for work on Monday.

This outfit had one driving force behind it: I was freezing cold when I woke up. All I wanted was to be covered up so I could get warm. I'd vaguely had this color combination of green and navy in the back of my head, although I'd originally envisioned the cardigan with a navy pencil skirt instead of pants. I knew the temps would eventually reach the mid-sixties so tights seemed a little overkill. Pants win.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Dress: New York & Company

Tank: Old Navy

Sweater: The Limited

Shoes: Sam & Libby

Bracelet: New York & Company

Necklace: Amy Cornwell Designs

I spent most of the last week sick with the flu and then went out of town to visit the family for Easter weekend. I came home last night and crashed hard - in bed and asleep by 9pm! Which meant I put zero thought into today's wardrobe.

It's warm here, but the weather was calling for intermittent showers so I thought it might possibly get chilly sometime during the day. I chose a bright, fun printed dress and threw a cardigan over it in case I got cold.

I originally envisioned this belted, but then I realized the stance of the dress is way too high for a belt, so I ended up skipping the belt. Luckily for me, the dress has a really pretty gather on the side, so when I shucked the cardi half way through the day, the dress still looked pretty snazzy all by itself.

Looking at it now, I wish I had worn gray shoes instead. Live and learn (and plan ahead next time!).

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Dress: New York & Company

Tights: Merona for Target

Boots: Jessica Simpson

Necklace: Biltmore Carriage House

Today is what I like to call a 'Get Dressed or Go Naked' day. I woke up feeling wholly uninspired for the day. While I don't always plan out my full outfit each night, I usually have a basic idea of a piece I want to work around or some sort of inspiration. This morning I was feeling....nothing. I changed half a dozen times before it came down to that time - get dressed....or go naked.

So I took the easy way out and grabbed a simple dress in a fun pattern. It's actually Barney-purple in person, but photographed more blue for some reason.