Giant Flowers

This is another one of my recently thrifted skirts. I don't wear a lot of flower prints, and definitely not prints this big. So this is a variation from my usual. What better way to try out a new style than with a $3 skirt? Plus, I love the colors in the skirt!

While I like the look of this outfit, it wasn't great on wearability. I needed to be vigilant in ensuring that the belt remained in place. Plus, the skirt kept bunching up when I was walking. I had planned to wear it with sandals and no hose, but it was raining when I left home this morning. I don't like to wear sandals in the rain, so I switched them out for these heels. I don't like to wear closed shoes with bare feet, so I put on pantyhose. The skirt bunched when I walked with the hose, so I put on a half slip. The elastic was shot on the half slip (which I hadn't worn for years) and the slip fell down around my knees as I walked down the street. Yikes! I stopped into Macy's and picked up a new half slip. The skirt doesn't ride up as much with the new slip, but it still bunches a bit. I'll give this skirt one more try with bare legs, but if that doesn't fix the problem, back to the thrift store it goes.

Where:

work

What:

Shirt: Moda International

Skirt: Espresso (thrifted)

Belt: ?? (found it in my closet; I have no memory of how I acquired it)

Faux Pearl Earrings: ?? (I've had them since middle school)

Headband: ?? (I've had it since grade school)

Seashell Necklace: gift
Shoes: Etienne Aigner (thrifted)

Greenery

This is one of my recently thrifted skirts. In fact, the entire outfit cost less than $25. I bought this skirt and 4 others on Monday and I don't remember which skirt cost what amount, but the range was $1.75 to $3.50 per skirt. The tee-shirt was $6 from target, the shoes were around $12-$15 on sale, and the accessories are all gifts or hand-me-downs. I've gotten a lot of clothes and jewelry from my mom that were hers in the 60's and 70's (and a little from the 80's), and I've gotten jewelry and other random items from my grandmother, aunts, great-aunts, second cousins, dad and other family. I like cheap. I like free even better.

Where:
work

What:
T-shirt: Mossimo for Target
Skirt: American Eagle Outfitters (thrifted)
Scarf: hand-me-down
Seashell Necklace: gift
Other Necklace: it's actually a belt that came with a white skirt I rarely wear
Faux Pearl Earrings: ?? (I've had them since middle school)
Shoes: Nine West

Stop

When I'm taking pictures, I need to remember that while natural light is good, blinding sun is not. It tends to change the colors of my clothes and wash out details.

This was the best photo I got of this outfit, and unfortunately, the details of the cute necklace from my grandmother are not really visible.

Where:
work

What:
Shirt: Express
Cami: Express
Skirt: Old Navy
Shoes: Lifestride
Necklace: made by my grandmother
Earrings: vintage

Thrifting

Monday evening, I went to a thrift store that has everything 50% off all day Monday. I found 5 skirts, at least four of which are work appropriate, and a denim jacket - all for less than $20!

Most of the skirts are pretty summery, so I'm going to have to scramble to wear them this year. Of course, if I don't get around to wearing some of them, that means I have unworn summer items in my closet waiting for me next summer. Yay! I'm used to buying things at the tail end of one season and then not wearing them till the following year, as I've been a clearance shopper all my life. It's always fun to look in my closet at the beginning of the season and find items I've never worn before, just waiting to be put to good use. 

T-shirt: that's my stop

Skirt: H&M

Scarf: Forever XXI

Shoes: Lifestride

Earrings: World Market

Almost 90 Degrees

It was hot here on Saturday. Almost 90 degrees. I wore this to run some errands and then over to my boyfriend's house in the evening.

I stopped at the library and picked up Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult for next month's book club. I stopped at a little cafe and had a portobello sandwich and an iced chai, and started reading. The book was so good that I had finished it by Sunday afternoon.

Shirt: Wet Seal
Shorts: Express
Flips: Old Navy
Bracelet: vintage
Earrings: ?? (I've had them since high school)

Spinning!

Spinning shots are hard! I've admired photos on other blogs that show skirts flaring out as the blogger spins in front of the camera, but it's hard to time them well! Which is what I'm trying to do, btw. I'm not actually dancing in the first shot, despite appearances to the contrary.


Dress: H&M
Vest: H&M
Jacket (pictured below): Express
Shoes: American Eagle
Earrings: ??
Socks: ??


The matching tie around my neck is actually the belt that came with the dress. I tied it around my neck in a bow, like a skinny skinny little scarf.

Two Flowers

I don't know why I'm posing like a superhero in that first picture, but it shows off the oufit well, so here it is.

This is one of my favorite outfits, despite the fact that not a single article of clothing in it actually fits me right. The pants are a size too big, but you can really only tell at the waist, which is covered by the cami and jacket. The cami is a size too small and skintight, but it's covered by the jacket so you can't tell. The sleeves on the jacket are too long, but I haven't bothered changing them because the buttons at the edge would make it difficult. Besides, I got this jacket for $7, and I have a mental block against investing too much time and/or money into alterations or repairs to items I acquired so cheaply. In fact, the entire outfit was purchased on clearance.

I love the pink stitching on the jacket, and the pinks of both flowers. The flower pin came with the jacket, and the flower in my hair was free! I was at the Maxwell Street market with my boyfriend last year. I purchased a red leather jacket ($10) and my boyfriend purchased some tools, both of us from the same vender. The vender gave us too little change, and gave us a hard time at first when we pointed it out to him. Then, he said he felt bad for hassling us, so he offered me something free from his accessories bin ("somthing lovely for the lovely lady"). I picked the flower that I'm wearing in my hair today.

Jacket: Audrey Lane

Cami: Express

Pin-striped Pants: Express

Flower pin: came with jacket

Flower in hair: thrifted (free!)

Pink Hoop Earrings: Aldo

Shoes: Lifestride