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Linen Pants Styled with a Chambray Botton Down
For someone who hadn’t been wearing button-downs for the last few years, I really found a new love for these with my white and my chambray button-downs. I have surprised myself by wearing them in the heat of summer too, but that is probably due to the lightweight cotton they are made of. I had originally planned to wear this to my mom’s doctor appointment, but since it was rescheduled and I was going to take her grocery shopping I decided to still wear it. It was also the perfect overcast morning to take pictures! Why did I not like button downs before? I guess the fit was never right:…
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Skirt and Top Set: 3 Ways
I have bought a couple sets before and have not worn them much: one was a lounge set which I really only wear the sweatpants, but I do have a crochet skirt and sweater that I love as separates and as a set. On my trip to Arizona, I hit the jackpot at Just be Youtiful boutique. One of my buys was this pretty green set. I really thought I was done shopping, but then we saw the set on the mannequin and I just had to try it! I had a lot of fun choosing accessories for my church outfit! I started out with my sandals and grabbed my…
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Neutral Looks: Summer OOTD
After a couple weeks of very bright outfits, I decided I wanted to wear some neutral outfits. The fun thing about a thrifted wardrobe is that I have quite a variety of colors, patterns and style and while I do love my boho pieces, I really like a little bit of everything. Ombre Tulle Skirt I absolutely loved this outfit: I wore it on errands and visiting my parents. Both the skirt and the tee are thrifted and the earrings and bracelets were new additions bought in Arizona. Inspired by Janki You know how I love to copy a look and this one from Janki was a no brainer! I…
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Themed OTTD: Yellow Outfits for a Week
After wearing red, white and blue for a week around the 4th of July, I decided to continue choosing to wear daily outfits following a color scheme and deciding on yellow in honor of the sunshine! Yellow for me symbolizes happiness, joy and optimism. I started pulling out everything I could think of that I could wear in the summer and I was surprised how much yellow I have! Some items I have worn more than other over the years, but I still do like all of them. Yellow and Turquoise I bought this dress a couple years ago and I have worn it 3 seasons out of the year.…
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Back to School with the Ageless Style Link Up
Everyone in my household is back to school, so this month’s Ageless style theme is appropriate! Since I am not going back to school myself, I thought I would share an outfit inspired by Pinterest that I would take would be perfect for the first day of school as a teacher and also that I would wear any day of the week early fall! When I saw this colorful outfit, I knew I wanted to replicate it because the color combo was so bright and fun! I was very easy to settle on the blouse and pants as I had something in the same color scheme. I had forgotten about…
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2 More Ways to Wear a Sari Skirt
While I did buy some new clothes this summer, it also has been my goal to wear as much as I can in my closet. I have been wearing more skirts and dresses in the past few weeks, and I decided it was time to wear my sari skirt. I have shared 5 ways to wear it in this post and wore it with a denim jacket last fall here and one more way here. Now, I do not remember all of the ways to style it, but have a cheat sheet with instructions. Skirt with a Sash This was an easy way to wear my skirt: tie the wrap…
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Summer Fun Color Combo
One of my IG followers who I communicate almost on the daily (she always has positive feedback and send me fun links/accounts) shared a post from the @thehouseof.social who had some mood boards featuring some fun color combos to try with clothes. I thought it would be a perfect way to have fun getting dressed one week at the end of June and I shopped my closet for my outfits. It was a fun, easy exercise and I love how these outfits turned out. Red, Light Blue and Navy While I sometimes repeat outfits, I most often try to mix up my outfits and create new combinations with what is…
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Midi Floral Skirt with Denim Button Down
It’s time for another Pinterest look! I have had so much fun this summer with these! I barely wore this skirt last year, but have worn it several times this spring and summer. There is a reason it is one of my oldest skirts: it never goes out of style with its classic circle shape and vibrant floral pattern. Below is my inspiration and I tell you, I am a little tempted to let my hair go natural when I see this haircut and color. My hair right now is a mixture of grey, dark blonde and some highlights/lowlights. I did forget about carrying a similar bag (we took these…
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Date Night Outfit with Striped Shorts
When I wore these shorts last month (here), I thought it would be fun to style them again but in a dressy manner. Sadly, I haven’t gone on a recent date (it’s been busy around here), but I think this would be a perfect outfit to go out to dinner with my husband this month. I am going to make an effort to schedule an evening out soon. I usually associate a dressier outfit with higher heels or special shoes, a cute clutch and at least something with texture. Check, check and check! I actually wore 3 of these pieces together in another outfit last year: they really work well…
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Dressing Up an Athletic Skirt and Working on Proportions
Jodie suggested dressing up athleisure for our second blog post, so I packed up my athletic skirt which I hadn’t worn yet this year. It is a great skirt for travel as it can be folded up easily in a suitcase and I did wear my aubergine one on the plane to and from Costa Rica a couple years ago. In the past I have worn it with a simple tank, so I wanted to see how I could dress it up. Once again, I need to thank Rob (Jodie’s husband) for these great pictures. And please stop by Jodie’s blog to see how she dressed up her athletic skirt:…