I've been working on wearing each item in my closet for the past couple of weeks and staying away from stores until we go on our trip to the Disney World. I have more than enough pieces in my closet, not a crazy amount, but enough that I don't need to be reaching for my credit card for a while. Anyway one of the items that came up in the rotation was this maxi dress. I was fretting about whether I wanted to keep it anymore, it's not super trendy, but I really do find it comfortable and easy to throw on. As I was thinking about what outfits I could create, I ended up coming up with four different ways that I could style it and make it work appropriate.
Style #1- Dress, cardigan and floral scarf
I love pattern mixing, it's an easy way to add flare to any outfit.
Style #2- Dress, bomber jacket (my on trend piece) and a chunky statement necklace
Style #3 Dress, chambray shirt and long necklace
This might be casual for work but it's totally weekend/patio drinks appropriate. I also had a little fun playing with different ways to style the chambray top, mine is a pretty light material so it isn't too bulky.
Style #4- Dress, fun scarf & statement earnings
I think this works for work because it provides lots of cover around the shoulders and neckline; plus as the weather heats up so do some of the buildings I go into.
How do you style your maxi dress? Do you still consider it a trendy enough piece to hold on to?
Hi friends! Well the Get Your Pretty On Spring Style Challenge wrapped up last Sunday and I am going to share three outfits provided by Alison of GYPO that I loved from weeks 2 & 3, that I feel any woman could re-create. What you will discover is that the prompts provided are super simple and you are encourage to interpret, substitute and adjust the them to suite your daily lifestyle. Here we go:
Simple Outfit #1
Prompt: Cardigan + Chambray Dress + Printed Scarf + Lace Up Flats
My style: White jeans, basic tank, chambray shirt, my favorite necklace/locket, peep-toe booties and my trusted Nine West spring purse (which I hope to replace with a Kate Spade satchel next month when we go to Disneyworld on a family trip).
Simple Outfit #2
Prompt: Bomber Jacket + White Tee + Colored Denim + Metallic Sneakers
My Style: This was a perfect prompt for doubling up as both casual and work appropriate. I wore my fringed skirt (styled here) and bomber jacket (styled here) for the office and quickly threw on some jeans after work for Miss. H's fine arts gala performance. I love playing with patterns and textures. Polka dots and florals actually go really well together and I also mixed it up by adding these forest green pumps for a pop of unexpected color!
Simple Outfit #3
Prompt: Striped Blazer + Floral Top + White Jeans + Sandals
My Style: I would I stayed closest to this prompt out of the three. I've got the white jeans, which go with everything, palm tree/sunset tank and the stripes on my wedges. I love how this outfit came together for a casual day with the kids.
The spring challenge is now over but the Facebook group, which is my favorite part of the challenges, is going through the prompts again, also if you use link above the challenge is on sale now for only $29. I have decided to NOT shop for anything else from today until we go to Florida and am challenging myself to wear every piece from my spring wardrobe at least once before we leave on vacation. Have a great weekend everyone!
The Get Your Pretty On spring style challenge started a week and a half ago and today I am sharing two outfits from the first week. The outfit prompts are delivered the evening before, and are accompanied by a visual prompt as well as a written one. The outfits are mostly causal but I, along with many others, adapt the prompts to meet our own needs, mine being mostly business casual (depending on the day). If you are interested in joining it's not too late just click here.
#1 Prompt: Bomber Jacket + Solid Tee + White Jeans + Sandals
My work version included my trusted white skirt (styled here) , my Guess bomber (sold out but similar is linked), navy shirt and Nine West pumps, that I feel every girl should own.
#2 Prompt: Utility Jacket or Striped Blazer + Floral Top + Colored Denim + Sandals
The prompt featured blush pink denim which I currently have in my closet with the tags still intact, but when I put these light blue pants I was immediately in love with them. My husband also happened to walk into the bedroom at that exact moment and said, "oh, those are really nice." I was SOLD!!! I was happy to pull this little outfit together with everything from my exciting closet except for the new Design Lab pants which are on sale at the moment and they have them in various colors.
That's all for today. Follow along on Insagram to see the daily outfits.
Happy Easter everyone!
I am absolutely, positively, without a doubt, in love with my bomber jacket. The crazy thing is that I've had it hanging in my closet since the beginning of January and I just wore it for the first time! That's okay because this beauty is going to be with me all spring and summer long. I am thinking of all the outfit possibilities: pencil skirt for the office, jeans and my lace cropped top, over my little white dress, with a little black dress, etc. I am pumped! As you can see from the pictures snow is still present around here, but the weather is warming up and we are getting so much daylight that it makes me giddy. My goal for March is to bring out my spring bin of clothes and use them to transition from winter to spring without buying anything (we'll see if this actually happens).
Just after I took these pictures I went to the salon and finally had my hair done. I haven't colored it since September and it was sooooooooo dry. I am now a redhead and loving it. I decided to go with a deep, rich, red even though spring it just around the corner. I always go light but what the heck, I tried something new and I love it.
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Happy weekend!
