April 2012
44 posts
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ode to classics
skirt: thrifted (& hemmed)
shirt & shoes: JCPenney Outlet
tank top: Ann Taylor Loft
belt: Banana Republic (thrifted)
watch: Fossil
pearls: my grandmother (given my grandfather on their wedding day!)
I didn’t get to meet a celebrity like Cait did today but I did kinda feel like a celebrity since brown polka dots always reminds me of Pretty Woman. The story behind this skirt: I...
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celebrity encounters
dress: Ann Taylor Loft [thrifted]
belt: Calvin Klein [via Marshalls]
cardigan: Merona [via JCPenney Outlet]
flats: Seychelles
necklace: self-made
watch: Target
ring: VT class ring
My life is generally really uneventful [despite what this blog may lead you to believe….. ha], so it doesn’t take a lot for me to get super excited about random things happening. I think y’all...
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Tick. Not Tock.
skirt: harve b. via JCPenney Outlet
top: L.L.Bean Signature
belt: Banana Republic (thrifted)
watch: Michael Kors
earrings: gifted
shoes: Gianna Bini
This outfit is admittedly really nautical but…I love it. The skirt was a matronly mid-calf length but mom hemmed it up for me. In the interest of full disclosure, I wore a navy blazer over this most of the day but it was too pretty a day...
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for 32
top: Target
pants: Ann Taylor Loft [thrifted]
heels: Nine West [via TJMaxx]
earrings: gift
necklace: My Name Necklace
I should have worn maroon and orange today. Although that’s probably unnecessary… it’d just be further confirmation that there’s not much I’d rather be than a Hokie :]
Remembering the thirty-two lives cut far too short on a snowy morning in...
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time delay
cardigan + shirt: Target
pants: Charlotte Russe
boots: Corso Como
scarf: Express
earrings: gift
I actually wore this last weekend, but hadn’t gotten around to putting it up here yet… figured I’d better hop to it since it hopefully won’t be cool enough to merit wearing scarves and cardigans much longer! I was lazy and didn’t take many fotos so this is going to...
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finale
top: H&M
skirt: SBK’s, via Ruche [how she wore it]
scarf: vintage
heels: Kimchi Blue [via Urban Outfitters]
earrings: gift
I saved this skirt for last because it’s probably my favorite out of the four pieces we swapped. It was good timing, too, since my boss’ daughter who’s in 3rd grade was wearing pretty much an identical outfit today - blue and white striped...
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fit to be tied
shirt: Caitlin’s, Marshalls (see how she wore it here!)
pants & shoes: JCPenney Outlet
pin: vintage, thrifted
jacket: my mom’s
scarf: sash from Anthropologie dress
This is the last of my four swap pieces from Caitlin (but she has one more to go tomorrow!). It’s going to be pretty hard to give these clothes back..guess that just means we’ll have to do another swap...
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spots and stripes
cardigan: Target [originally my mom’s]
top: SBK’s, from Marshalls [here’s how she wore it!]
belt: Forever 21
pants: Charlotte Russe
boots: Corso Como
earrings: gift
It’s the penultimate day of swap week! Not many opportunities to throw that word around so I gotta take advantage when they arise :D So I don’t generally mix patterns this blatantly, but these two...
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Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch
dress: Caitlin’s!, Ann Taylor Loft
jacket: Merona via JCPenney Outlet
shoes: Target
scarf: TJMaxx
earrings: gifted
sunglasses: vintage, thrifted
I was concerned about how I was going to style this dress of Caitlin’s because she’s worn it half a dozen really cute ways (examples: 1 / 2 / 3). Ultimately the chilly weather decided for me and made me reach for my layers. And...
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mix it up
dress: SBK’s, Ella Moss [here’s how she wore it!]
cardigan: J.Crew
belt: Urban Outfitters
flats: Seychelles
earrings: vintage
One of the fun parts of this swap challenge is to figure out a way to wear each piece of clothing that’s different from how SBK wore them. The top of this dress is really drape-y so I decided to turn it into a kind of asymmetrical top, which you can...
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a little sideways
skirt: Caitlin’s (thrifted, J.Crew) see how she wore it here!
shoes: Target
belt: sash off Liz Claiborne dress
top: J.Crew cardigan worn backwards
locket: gifted
watch: Fossil
And the swapping goes on! I love this skirt! Especially the fact that its seersucker and has pockets. To make myself feel like I had a completely new outfit, I turned my cardigan around. I first saw this done...
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swap, part deux
top: SBK’s, from TJMaxx [here’s how she wore it!]
pants: Marshalls
flats: Target
earrings: gift
This is what I wore today, but below is what I really wanted to wear… got a little carried away and took pictures of both outfits :D I guess I’ll just have to borrow this top again and actually wear this for real, haha. Feels a bit more summery to me.
dress [worn as...
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clothing swap 2012 is here!
skirt: Caitlin’s! (Banana Republic, thrifted)
belt: Banana Republic (thrifted)
shoes & shirt: JCPenney Outlet
watch: Fossil
pins: vintage, my mom’s
This week Caitlin and I went shopping in each others closets to do a little wardrobe remixin’. When I told my brother about this he was all like, wait, what? But then I explained that it was like when lil wayne took the...
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diy/dye
top: Forever 21
pants: Marshalls
flats: J.Crew
earrings: gift
necklace: My Name Necklace
I’ve talked about my ambivalence towards khaki pants before… I’ve also been dying [no pun intended?] to have a pair of colored khakis to see if that would lessen my dislike. After looking around online and not finding anything I liked for a price I also liked, I happened upon this pair...
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easter
dress: H&M
cardigan: Merona [via JCPenney Outlet]
belt: Forever 21
shoes: Seychelles
earrings: vintage
Happy Easter, y’all! I wore this outfit out to eat with my family last night and to the sunrise service at church this morning - had the trench coat on for that part, since it’s a little chillier at 7am than during the day…. gorgeous sunrise though! I wish I...
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school's out
dress: BCBG (thrifted)
shoes: Toms
bag: Hobo
jewelry: gifted
I invited (read coerced) Megan to do another guest post when I had dinner with her the other night. The lucky girl is now at the beach for her spring break. If you were wondering what teachers wear in their time off, here’s an inside look: cute thrifted dress, cross body purse loaded with a kindle (yeah Hunger Games!), and...
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windswept
shirt: Gap [thrifted]
skirt: Guess outlet
flats: Gap
earrings: vintage
watch: Target
After being away for more or less the past five years, I forgot how it’s always windy at my house, since I live at the top of a hill… however, after five years of dealing with the drillfield, this is a much nicer breeze - one that’s more likely to play with your hair instead of trying to...
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Like Nobody Else
pants: JCPenney Outlet
belt: Banana Republic (thrifted)
sweater: Spotted Moth via Anthropologie
shirt: Crate, Los Angeles (my brother’s)
shoes: Target
clutch: thrifted
watch: Michael Kors
The resurgence of youthful boy bands takes me back to fourth grade and jamming out to Backstreet Boys. In addition to listening to boy bands, I’m back to wearing a boy shirt today. Surely...
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second skin
top: Gap
sweater: New York & Company
pants: Charlotte Russe
boots: Corso Como
necklace: pendant is from the Met gift shop, chain from New York & Company
It decided to get cold again, so back to the pants! This worked out well since I spent all morning taking a lot of photos for a new brochure we’re doing at work :D I think this is one of my favorite outfits I’ve worn in...
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they see me rollin
shoes & dress: Target
jacket: J.Crew
clutch: thrifted
earrings: from Kenya, gifted (thanks, Olivia!)
watch: Michael Kors
I had dinner with Cait, Megan, and another friend from middle school/high school tonight. It was fun reminiscing about people from the past and reflecting on how old we’re all getting. “Just wait,” my future self sniggers when I dare to call myself...
