Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Cardigan: The Limited

Tank: Old Navy

Jeans: Express

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklace: Ann Taylor Loft

This was my last day of work for the company I was contracting with. YAY for new jobs and moving on up!

I picked up this awesome beaded necklace at ATL last week during Friends & Family, plus I had a $15 birthday coupon, so I ended up getting this $40 necklace for $13. Gotta love stores that let you combine coupons! Although it's debut wasn't too inspiring (I was running late and failed to plan ahead!), I see this necklace working into my new work wardrobe fairly often in the weeks to come.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Cardigan: The Limited

Shirt: The Limited

Jeans: Express

Belt: Express

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Bracelets: Simply Irresistible

I love the print on this blouse - it's got all of my favorite colors and it just makes me smile every time I look down at it. I first pictured it with this big pink and orange necklace that I have, but after taking my first picture yesterday I realized the blousy effect of the top plus the cardigan was making me look wide, so I ran upstairs and swapped out the necklace for a belt to tie things in. So funny how things can look find in the mirror but then pictures tell a whole different story!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Jacket: The Limited

Skirt: The Limited

Belt: Came with the jacket

Shoes: Sam & Libby

I had a client meeting this afternoon so it gave me an excuse to dust off my favorite "Wow 'em" jacket and dress up a little bit. I love that this outfit is professional enough for the business environment but still manages to show some personality and femininity. I have a hard time finding suiting that doesn't make me look like a big old rectangle, so when I find something I love that actually works, I wear it out!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Cardigan: Old Navy

Tank: Gap

Denim: Express

Boots: Steve Madden

It's been a cold, wet week here in Indy. Four straight days of snowy, icy weather make me so happy to be working from home again this winter!

I went out Wednesday night to do a little Christmas shopping and have dinner with friends. there was only one requirement for my wardrobe: STAY AS WARM AS POSSIBLE.

Knee socks? Check.

Faux fur lined boots? Check.

Double-knit cardigan? Check.

Mission accomplished.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Sweater: The Limited

Shirt: Old Navy

Pants: Express

Boots: Steve Madden

Necklace: Gifted

Rings: The Limited

Happy December! Indy rang in the new month with it's first accumulation of snow. Not a lot but enough to keep me bundled up when I had to run out for a bit. It's days like yesterday that make me glad I work from home again!

My favorite thing about the winter months is that I get to start layering again! I look through my closet and I'm positively giddy with the excitement of winter layering. Oh the possibilities!

What's your favorite thing about winter clothing?

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Top: New York & Company

Skirt: Loft

Belt: New York & Company

Necklaces: Forever 21

Shoes: ?

It's been a wee bit cooler here the last two days and you know what that means? It's almost football time!

I can't wait to sport the Volunteer Orange every weekend from now until December, so I decided to start the party a little bit early by pairing this white and brown giraffe print skirt with some orange. The bold combination is a bit out of my comfort zone, but I'm pleased with how it turned out!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Cardigan: The Limited

Tank: Old Navy

Skirt: New York & Company

Shoes:

Necklace: New York & Company

Black Bracelet: Simply Irresistible

White Bracelet: New York & Company

I managed to mildly sprain my ankle by following off the sidewalk in front of our house on Monday night. Yes, it is entirely possible to fall off a sidewalk while simply standing still - but only for those of us who are incredibly talented. I know, you're jealous of my mad klutz skillz.

I thought I was all good when I woke up yesterday, so I wore my power heels with my power suit. Um, yeah. Big mistake. My ankle was killing me by the time I got to the office yesterday morning.

So flats were the order of the day today. Can I just tell you how uncomfortable I am wearing flats when I am dressed up? As in, I had to fight the urge to stand on my tiptoes while I was taking my pictures this morning. Apparently I just can't stand to look short!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Top: Meijer

Vest: The Limited

Pants: Express

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Necklace: New York & Company

Today I just bummed around the house because the weather was dismal most of the morning. The sun finally came out late in the afternoon so I decided to venture out to catch Nate's soccer game after he got off work. I knew it would still be wet and possibly windy, so I decided to keep things pretty well covered up. I would have preferred longer pants and heels to dress this up a bit more, but heels and mushy soccer fields are not a good combination. Not that I would know this from personal experience or anything...

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Top: The Limited

Pants: The Limited

Belt: The Limited

Bracelet: (I'll give you two guesses!) The Limited

Shoes: Baker's Shoes

I may have created a monster. Behold my second 'tucked in' shirt of the week. I think I like it!

I had planned to wear this top with some light gray trousers but apparently I only dreamt I owned a pair, because there certainly isn't a pair in my closet. Not sure what I was thinking! I had to make do with these black and white checked ones instead.

I love the gauzy, girly detail of the petals on the top. So perfectly Spring time!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Dress: New York & Company

Tights: Hue

Shoes: Steve Madden

Bracelet: Express

Necklaces: Amy Cornwell Designs

Oh, how I love this dress. Let me count the ways:

1. It's 95% cotton. Feels like wearing my pajamas to work.

2. It's season-less. Winter, spring, summer, fall - this dress sees it all.

3. The pattern. I don't know what it is about this pattern that just mesmerized me in the store. Five years later, I'm still not tired of it.

4. The cut. Unlike anything else I own, it's the most forgiving thing in my closet. How can you not love a dress that doesn't require a medieval torture device, otherwise known as Spanx?

5. It's easy. Not like that, you naughty readers! One big cuff and a cute pair of shoes and this baby is ready to roll. No effort required.

Surely I am not the only fashionista who can wax poetic about the items in her closet?

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Dress: Ann Taylor Loft

Tights: New York & Company

Shoes: Baker's Shoes

Bracelet: New York & Company

This will probably be my last outing of the season with tights. I really wanted to wear this sweet ruffled placate dress from Ann Taylor Loft but it's a tad bit on the short side without tights. This seems to be a chronic problem with all my ATL dresses. I buy the Regular (not Petites) but they still manage to be a tiny bit short, which is odd because I am only 5'4'' and Regular anything usually needs to be hemmed two inches.

Anyway, I digress. I dug up the most light-weight black tights I own - these fun zebra patterned ones. How great are these? I totally forgot about them in the basket mess that is my tights collection. I'm glad they got to see the light of day at least once this season!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Top: The Limited

Skirt: The Limited

Shoes: Baker's Shoes

Bracelets: The Limited

Have you ever wondered who decided it was a good idea to package tights with those stupid cardboard inserts? You know, the ones that are three times the width of the tights and require extrication so painstakingly careful that it shouldn't be attempted by someone bleary eyed and running late at 5:30 in the morning, lest said tights be ruined by a pull in the material before you even where them a single time?

Yeah, I never wondered that either....

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Top: Liberty of London for Target

Tank: New York & Company

Skirt: Express

Shoes: Wild Diva

It's finally warm enough to wear one of the two Liberty of London pieces I bought from the recent Target collection. I loved so many of the patterns that I tried on nearly every piece in the collection! Unfortunately, like so many stores, most of them just didn't work for my body. But I did manage to score this sweet ruffled floral blouse and the peacock ruffled dress.

Unfortunately, looking at this picture now, I kind of hate the outfit! Maybe it's just the lighting in the picture because you can't really see the colors in the top very well and my sandals are actually blue, not black. I swear it looked better in the mirror. Or at least, I am hope it did! Geez.

Oh well, they can't all be winners, I guess!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

T-shirt: Gap

Sweater: New York & Company

Jeans: Express

Boots: Gifted

Necklace: The Limited

I spent the better part of Tuesday cleaning the house and making it at least appear that I had been mildly productive by the time Nate came home from work. The sun was finally shining and the snow beginning to melt today, so I decided to take a little field trip to run some errands and get my car cleaned. White car + two weeks of snow + salty streets = One Hot Mess.

We finally saw a day that reached higher than freezing (woohoo! 40 degrees!) and I took full advantage by running around without a winter coat. Two years ago, this would have seemed unlikely, if not down right impossible. As a tried and true Southerner, anything less than 50 degrees requires a coat and possibly, a hat and mittens. No more! The slightest hint of weak sunshine-y rays and I am all about leaving the coat at home. The better to show off my cute outfit, right?

This post would not be complete without a shout out to my mom, who got me these boots for Christmas after seeing me mention them just days before we went home for the holidays. Thanks to Endless.com and their free next day shipping, they were waiting for me under the tree on Christmas Day. Thanks, Mom and Dad!

Wednesday, January 6, 2009

Sweater: Gifted

Pants: The Limited

Necklace: New York & Company

Shoes: Payless Shoes

I got this floral sweater from my in-laws for Christmas. It is absolutely the softest cotton - I could buy one in every color and wear nothing else for the rest of the winter and be perfectly happy. It's that comfortable. And in my current favorite color, too! Does my mother-in-law know me or what?

I really wanted to tuck it into a high waisted black pencil skirt, but it hits at the worst possible spot on my hips for that. With pants it looks fine, but I just couldn't stand the line around my hips under the skirt. Maybe if I find a great control slip I can tuck the sweater into that and minimize the line a little more next time. Just don't tell anyone I tuck my shirt into my underwear! It'll be our little secret...

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.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Dress: The Limited

Tank: GAP

Belt: New York & Company

Necklace: New York & Company

Leggings: Kohls

Boots: Charles David

It's still cold and snowy here and I had plans to shop with a girlfriend after work, so I knew staying warm and wearing comfortable all day shoes was an absolute must. I paired a longer dress with knee high flat boots and realized I could 'cheat' with the tights and swap them out for actual leggings - hello toasty warmth all day long!! I will definitely have to remember this trick for those cold days ahead.

The dress is actually a wrap dress that's made to tie in the front. I just wound the ties around my waist twice and tucked the ties back into the 'belt' it made, then covered the whole thing with a wider black belt. I really like the way it looks and think it adds that little extra 'something' to break up the bold pattern of the dress.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Jacket: The Limited

Skirt: The Limited

Tank (unseen): Gap

Tights: Merona for Target

Bracelet: New York & Company

Booties: Baker's Shoes

I had a vendor meeting today so I had to look a little more business-like than normal. But of course that doesn't have to mean a boring old black suit! This tweed bell sleeve jacket was the perfect balance of 'serious business woman' and 'fashion conscience closet girl'.

It's hard to see in the picture, but the jacket has a waist belt tied around the middle. My original intention was to trade it out for a big black patent leather belt, but it just wasn't working for me this morning. It felt like too much. So I chose to pump it up with some patent open-toed booties instead. Big mistake - it rained all day so there were huge puddles in the parking lot by the time I left work at 5:00. Note to self: Open toe shoes + puddles + mad dash to the car = soaking wet tights on the long ride home.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Sweater: Gap

Pants: The Limited

Necklace: The Limited

Shoes: Payless Shoes

I call this outfit 'Closet Full of Clothes and Nothing to Wear'. I literally tried on half a dozen outfits this morning and hated every one. I don't particularly like this one but it was either this or go naked. Since this outfit won't get me arrested or fired, I decided to go with option A.

On a brighter note, I am still getting compliments on my outfit from Monday. Yesterday it was the barista at Starbucks and today it was a co-worker. Gotta love an outfit that keeps 'em talking for days afterwards.

Note to self: Must wear pinstripe tights more often.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Sweater: The Limited

Tank: New York & Company

Pants: Express

Necklace: Gifted

Belt: Came with a dress from The Limited

Shoes: Payless Shoes

Today's outfit is built around this necklace. I've been missing my family more than usual, so I pulled out this necklace which was a gift from one of my sisters last year. Just wearing it makes me smile. I own very little that's this shade of blue so the rest of the outfit was easy!

The sweater is big and blousy so a belt felt necessary, even though I don't normally go for the belt with a big necklace look. With a skinny belt, though, I think it works here.