Blazered

I'm back - and dressed! Today was the first day I felt like actually trying to look put together.

Every day I want to reach for this blazer but hold myself back. In Germany (and other parts of Europe as I'm learning by reading other blogs), it is very common to wear certain pieces over and over and over again. I think that growing up mostly in America I've always dressed in the "most wear something completely different" every day method of dressing. I think owning pieces that can be worn 100 times a year is the definition of buying a well thought out item for your closet so I hope to learn from my motherland and not feel bad if I bring the cost per wear of this blazer down to like $2 this year.

$2 a day well spent, I think!

Blazer: J. Crew  {exact}
Scarf: H&M
Watch: Target  {exact}
Jeans: Express  {exact}
Shoes: Rocket Dog {exact}






P.S. Julep is holding a Pinterest contest to develop and name a new nail polish color.  You can find my entry here (please follow! :D ) and find out how you can enter here!


Linking up with real girl glam and pretty shiny sparkly.

School Picture

My father keeps a picture of each of his 4 children in his wallet. Each of them are from different times in our lives. One would think that he would use a recent picture, or my high school senior picture that good money paid for, or at least something semi flattering....but no, he keeps my 5th grade school picture in his old leather wallet. The only reason I even know this is because it is probably the worst school picture I have ever taken. Braces, frizzy hair, that blue Wal-Mart jumper I saved my baby sitting money for, and the head tilt. My head is at a 45 degree tilt and it's just so awkward.

Kind of like my head in this picture. I guess that awkward part just stayed with me. That, and the crooked teeth.

Shirt: H&M  {similar, similar}
Jeans: Express  {exact}
Belt: Forever 21
Shoes: Rocket Dog
Bracelets: Forever 21

Mechanical

Somedays, especially on days when it's raining, I have a tendency to grab something comfortable and something that doesn't require much effort. It's easy to grab a soft chambray shirt, throw on some colored skinny jeans, and slip on some loafers. It's almost mechanical.

linking up with real girl glam and wiww.






Jeans: Express {exact, save, splurge}
Shirt: Old Navy {exact, save, splurge}
Necklace: Forever 21  {exact}
Shoes: Rocket Dog   {exact, save, splurge}






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Skinnies

A year ago, I wouldn't have been caught dead in skinny jeans...and now I'm on to my 6th pair. I've been getting really sick of my black pairs of skinny jeans, and after seeing so many cute pictures of maroon and green skinny jeans, I was hooked. Luckily for me, Express had some in both colors. Ultimately I knew that I would wear the maroon pair more than green ones, as cute as they are. I'm so excited to wear these this fall with boots!

These were going for $80 but I had a promo code so they were only $50. If you are in the market for some new jeans, Express is having a buy 1, get 1 half off jeans!

Jeans: Express
Blouse: H&M (similar)
Belt: Gap (similar)
Necklace: Forever 21
Shoes: Simply Vera Vera Wang (similar at Target)