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  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    7 Day Skirt Challenge 2022 with Is This Mutton

    Every year, Gail from Is this Mutton puts on an Instagram skirt challenge to wear/share skirts for 7 days. I enjoy this challenge because I don’t always reach for my skirts in the fall but I do have a nice variety that I should wear more often. So today, I am sharing the skirts I wore (all but one) either for day to day activities or for church. Date Night Look Since returning from our trip to Costa Rica, I have been wanting to make sure my husband and I plan a monthly date. We went to church together and stop by a nice restaurant on the way home. I…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Fall Looks and Inspiration

    If you live in the South of the US, fall can mean all kinds of weather. We have had days in the mid 80s, others in the 40s and 60s. Thanksgiving might be short sleeves or you might have to bundle up in a nice warm sweater. So you will notice that some of these outfits could be worn in the spring or others could be considered winter looks under a coat. I will say that fall in my favorite season as you can wear such a variety of clothes. I am sharing here some of my favorites from the past month or so. Hopefully these will be inspiration for…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Thanksgiving Outfit: Plaid Shirt Dress

    I usually don’t end up wearing my Thanksgiving looks it reality since we have been spending Thanksgiving at the beach the last 5 years but I love coming up with ideas that would work for family gathering throughout the fall and into winter. Here are the last two years’ outfits (mini skirt and sweater, denim skirt and shacket, and denim and poncho looks). This year’s Thanksgiving outfit features a Target Plaid Shirt dress. The funny thing is that I tend to take these pictures in the same location each year as I usually take blog pictures early and take my Thanksgiving outfit pictures mid October when the cotton is fully…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  inspired by

    Inspired by Jill and Monochromatic Cream Outfit Inspiration

    When Jill (from Doused in Pink) shared an outfit with a cream shacket and plaid pants, I knew I could recreate it with items in my closet. I wore the shacket in a monochromatic cream outfit that I really liked the same day I read her blog post (here). I then decided to photograph that outfit as well to give you another styling idea. This cream shacket will also be featured for the Ageless Style Link Up on Thursday too. You are getting 3 inspiration outfits for wearing a solid cream topper! Inspired by Jill I had forgotten how comfortable these plaid pants from Target wear. I bought these last…

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    Inspired by Nancy and Monochromatic Black

    In the past, Nancy (NancysFashionStyle) inspired me to wear a monochromatic black outfit which I shared in this post. Today’s first outfit was inspired by a recent blog post she shared with a pair of satin trousers and a sheer top. It was all black and bookended by fun gold boots. I immediately thought of my velvet joggers and decided it would be fun to recreate that outfit (see more about her outfit here). My second outfit started with a column of black but I chose an accent color to wear with it. Inspired by Nancy I liked the idea of wearing textured pants and these soft velvet joggers I…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  summer

    September Thrifted Finds: Adding Interesting pieces to your closet

    I was so happy to find some really fun pieces while thrifting this past month. These were found on a shopping trip in Chattanooga, TN with my friend Rachel from @thefauxfrenchgirl. My goal is no new clothes till the end of the year and I will have a budget of $50 for thrifting for each month through December. If you are on a budget, shopping second hand is a great way to add interesting pieces to your closet. Popover Top We visited 2 stores, America’s Thrift store and the Northside Neighborhood House Thrift Store. I found this cute top and suede purse at NNHT which had a nice smaller shop…

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    How to Wear Denim and Camo

    Like the question about what shoes to pair with a denim dress, the answer of how to wear denim and camo together is to just do it any way you like it! You could wear denim on top and camo on the bottom or do the opposite. I always think of camo as a neutral (it really pairs well with florals and with stripes) as long as it is done tastefully. Today I am sharing two looks with the denim shirt dress which I won in a giveaway last month and shared it in this blog post recently. Denim Duster with Camo We took these pictures on a bright morning…

  • budget,  fashion,  outdoors,  travel

    What to Wear to Costa Rica

    How do you decide what to wear to Costa Rica? The first thing I did was look at the forecast which predicted 90%+ chance of rain every day since it is the end of the rainy season at the beginning of October. It turned out we didn’t see much rain but we did get good use of our rain jackets on our ATV ride where it rained for some of the way, the night jungle tour (it rained a good 10 minutes) and during our visit to La Paz Waterfalls and Gardens where it also rained and the spray of the waterfalls could get you pretty wet. The second thing…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  Ways to wear

    Styling One Dress 6 Ways For Fall

    It had been a while since I wrote one of these posts showing you how to wear one item several ways. I really had fun this go around with this thrifted Banana Republic dress! Styling this dress 6 ways for fall was a fun exercise! I wasn’t sure it would fit me when I tried it on but like Jodie says, when thrifted do not pay attention to size and just try it on! I am glad I did as I love the print and color and how versatile this dress will be pretty much year round. Short Blazer for Warmer Weather This is how I wore it to church…

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    What Shoes to Wear with a Denim Dress

    About a month ago, Jodie (JtouchofStyle) and I entered a giveaway hosted by Kancan USA and we both won an item of our choice! We decided to choose the same item so we could both style it on our blogs! At Jodie’s suggestions we chose the Virginia Button Down denim dress. I didn’t own one and love the idea of wearing it as a dress and as a duster/layer since the buttons are functional. There are many ways to style this type of dress but today I am focusing on what of shoes to wear with your denim dress! I kept my accessories the same to keep the focus on…