Battered Feet

I wore this out for wine with my girlfriends the other night.

Top: F21
Jeans: Topshop via Nordstrom
Belt: NY&Co
Boot: Aldo
These boots have a hold on me.  I love them.  But they're damn uncomfortable.  The peep toe rubs a blister onto my big toe no matter what I do (I really thought putting an insert on the ball of the foot would keep my foot from sliding enough to prevent the blister causing friction, but no!).
I guess I have battered feet syndrome.

Neon + Leather + Leopard

Top and Cardigan: F21
Short: H&M
Bracelets: NY&Co
Shoes: Sperry via Nordstrom

Loose Interpretation

Red + Navy automatically means nautical, right?  Right!?

Shirt: thrifted
Blazer: H&M
Shorts & belt: F21
Shoes: Bandolino (I don't remember from where...)

Candy Coated

I remember back in the nineties when I was in elementary school and I had bright and bold jeans and leggings that were dyed-to-match tees and cardigans and jackets.
And yet somehow the bright candy colored denim on trend for spring is refreshing.

Cardigan and top: F21

Bracelets and jeans: Target

Bangle: H&M

Shoes: Sperry Topsider

{7/10/12 EDIT: including this candy coated outfit in EBEW for color blockin!}

I twisted Damon's arm into taking pictures of us on our way home from LA:

I'm thinking of starting a weekly feature on what littles' outfits too.  We'll see.  But for practice:

Top: Crewcuts
Shorts and Leggings: Target
Boots: H&M
On Bauer:
Shirt: Children's Place
Sweater and Jeans: Old Navy
Shoes: Robeez

Kelly Green

I LOVE bright green.
Warm windy day + bright jersey scarf = yes please.

Blouse: very old Macy*s
Pants: H&M
Heels: very old Nine West
Bracelets: H&M, Target, NY&Co
Scarf: Target

{if I had photoshop and editing skills, I'd spare you my so-chapped-it-split lip.  sorry}

Emberly and I met Damon for a late breakfast. My spinach, bacon and feta omelet was perfection.

Here's Some Love

Happy Valentine's Day!

We celebrated by making Valentine's for Emberly's friends and eating hamburgers.  Fancy, right?  That's okay, because the real fun comes tomorrow when I buy candy on clearance.  Take that, over-hyped holiday to drive consumerism! ;)
I tried to get some pictures of Emberly blowing a kiss.

I have trouble nailing that look too.  So here's some classic duckface for you.

Courtesy of Emberly, my back-seat paparazzo.

And, guess what else?  The EBEW challenge was pink and red.  Hopefully it's not cheating that I ended up more pink and coral.

Top: J. Crew
Sweater: very old Express

Skirt: Goodwill

Belt: Target

Shoes: very old NYLA

Bracelets: H&M

Cheating (+ cheese)

So what's a girl to do when the EBEW challenge is to wear colored tights and the only pair she has are bright pink and she's really in no mood to wear them?  Cheat and put some on her daughter and plaster her cute mug all over the interwebz.  I'm a problem solver!

Emberly has some other fashion advice for you.  Shredded is the new sexy.  For your cheese.  She asked me for sexy cheese for her pasta the other day and with a few questions, I figured out that the word she was actually searching for was "shredded."

**Update**
Turns out, I'm a liar. After my workout I sucked it up and donned the hot pink tights.

Dress: H&M
Belt, Tights and Shoes: Target.

So Loud!

We've been having some of the noisiest thunderstorms.  I mean windows a-rattling, monster's-gut type rumbling.  The sky opens up, it pours, and then it's like it never happened in usually less than an hour.
Maybe my colored pants EBEW challenge outfit isn't that loud, but, honorable mention, at least.

Blouse and Trouser: thrifted $7
Belt: Target $?
Loafer: ???
Necklace: Express $?

Whole New World

Can't you just hear Jasmine and Aladdin? Can't you!?
No, I didn't find a magical flying carpet (though perhaps I didn't look hard enough!).
I went to the thrift store. I remember enjoying finding things at Goodwill when I was a young teenager. I had a chevron striped sweater that I loved (I don't know what ever happened to it, because i certainly didn't give it away!) that I freaked out when the ditzy sister on that 70's show wore it on one episode.
But I hadn't been in forever. And I kept seeing these wonderful thrifted finds on all kinds of style blogs. It couldn't hurt for me to check one out.
I scored. I got a coral skirt. And a navy silk blouse. For four dollars. That's correct. 1, 2, 3, 4 dollars.
The skirt was too big.

My first instict was to put darts on either side of the back elastic. But then the front pockets were pulled to an unflattering position on my hips. I decided that I liked the belt loops closer together than is typical, than I liked having pocket-wings on my hips. So I put a pleat in front.

Not only does it now fit, but I think bringing the belt loops closer actually has a waist cinching slimming effect.
I think my finds were more than enough to make up for my disappointment with the dress selection and children's clothing selection. I'll definitely be going back every few weeks!

>>>PS, I'm linking this up to link party Tuesdays @ A Bowl Full of Lemons. What what!!

PPS, I'm also submitting making this thrift store find fit to the DIY EBEW of October! Recycle, Reuse, right? ;)

So Summery

I had to blog this outfit because Damon, who usually sticks to "you look nice/pretty/sexy," told me that he liked my outfit, it was so summery.
I concur.

We visited our Aunt and this was the first time I noticed how gorgeous the front door of her home is. Had to get the nephew to snap-snap.

Headband: Target
Tank: AE
Vest: NY&Co
Shorts: J Crew Factory
Belt: super old DKNY via Macy*s
Sandals: Sam Edelman via Nordstrom

P.S. I found another interesting link party!  Real Momma, Real Style.  I think that's me ;)

I noticed something

So this month's EBEW challenge (which happened last week) was pattern mixing. It became painfully obvious that I'm not big on patterns. Especially for tops. I was seriously at a loss. Which made me sad because I had just picked up these adorable floral shorts from Target, but didn't like them with any of my existing patterned shirts. For shame!


{ps, notice the boy's locks. Damon hasn't taken him for a haircut, and I'm not saying anything :D}
Top: Express
Shorts: Target
Shoes: Nordstrom BP
Bracelets: NY&Co, H&M