Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had an amazing 2014! I know I really enjoyed mine so I thought I would share a few of my favorite outfits and memories from 2014. I wanted to post a lot more, but decided to save you from a photo/link overload. Links to the posts are the image captions, some have multiple posts.

JUNE: {photo diary} Diagon Alley Preview Red Carpet Event & {photo diary} Discovering Diagon Alley & {outfit} Fireworks and Florals & {outfit} Diagon Alley by Night

JUNE: {Photo Diary} A Day at Disney

JULY: {photo diary} Scenes from Camping & {outfit} Fabletics & {outfit} Snakes, Shopping and Shenanigans

NOVEMBER: {outfit} Burgundy Leather Pants - Look #1 & {outfit} Burgundy Leather Pants - Look #2

{outfit} Endless Jewelry x Simply Majestic Party at Mystic Aquarium & {outfit} Mystic Aquarium by Day

{outfits} Don't Forget to Accessorize & {outfit} Jungle Printed Skirt and Gunmetal Accents & {outfit} The Little Black Shirt Dress

{outfit} Storefront x RePopRoom Brunch

{outfit} The Old-Timer

ThredUp Collaboration: {outfit} Crouching Leopard, Hidden Logo & {outfit} Easy Does It & {outfit} White-Out & {outfit} Summer Breeze

{outfit} An Engagement Party Outfit

{outfit} Saturday in the Park & {outfit} Streets of Paris

{outfit} Wedding Guest

{outfit} Odille Artist Rendering Dress

{outfit} Beach Days

{outfit} Neutral Statements

{outfit} Inspired by Burberry Prorsum Pre-Fall

{outfit} Palm Print and Pyramid Studs

{outfit} Tough Florals

{outfit} Hotel California

{outfit} Always a Wedding Guest

{outfit} The Statement Loafer

{outfit} Edun Tiered Dress

{outfit} In the Square

Happy New Years Eve!!! Before the celebrating begins, time to check on my progress for the wardrobe challenge! Near the beginning of the month, Everlane gave me $20 toward a purchase as a thank you for being a customer this year and I ordered two of their awesome tees. I usually buy the men's tees but decided to try a couple new women's tees! And before Christmas I picked up a new silver ring while out Christmas shopping.

I also got a few clothing items for Christmas! 3 of which I asked for, 2 my mom guessed on what I would like.  She got me a cardigan and BB Dakota sweater which I returned because it fit me a little weird.


THE RULES

1. Just five seven standout pieces per season.
2. Quality over quantity.
3. Basics don’t count.
4. Accessories don’t count, unless you’re spending a lot more than usual.
5. Socks and underwear don’t count.
6. Shoes do count.

MY PROGRESS

Part of my Seven:

1. Altuzarra for Target Embroidered Pleated Georgette Dress ($54.99)
2. J.Crew Embellished Intarsia Llama Sweater ($44, J.Crew Factory)
3. J.Crew Intarsia Reindeer Sweater ($44, J.Crew Factory)
4. Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Pyo' Sweater ($66, Saks Off 5th)

Basics: 

1. Ella Moss Vest in gray via Marshalls ($79.99, paid with gift card)
2. Altuzarra for Target Python long sleeve shirt ($19.99)
3. August Silk Sweater via Marshalls (birthday gift)
4. Midnight by Carole Hochman pajamas (also available here) via Marshalls (birthday gift)
5. Banana Republic ($19.50 at the Factory Store) 
6. Elie Tahari for Design Nation jacket c/o Kohl's 
7. *NEW!* Everlane Box Cut Tee - Aquamarine ($5 after coupon)
8. *NEW!* Everlane V - Muted Black ($5 after coupon) 
9. *NEW!* Everlane The Cotton Heather U-neck (Christmas Gift)
10. *NEW!* Everlane The Cotton U-neck - Slate (Christmas Gift)
11. *NEW!* Everlane The Fall Seed Stitch Raglan - Cool Gray (Christmas Gift)
12.  *NEW!*  Cocogio Cardigan (Christmas Gift)

Shoes:

1. Coach 'Nacie' pump via Marshalls ($69, paid with gift card)
2. Cole Haan 'Minetta' Sandal via Amazon ($74, paid with gift card)
3. Vince Camuto Ankle Boot via Marshalls (birthday gift) 
4. Naot 'Yama' Shoe (c/o)

Accessories:

1. Movado Bold Watch c/o Lucky & Movado
2. Kendra Scott Naomi Double Ring (c/o)
3. Marrin Costello Pearl Crescent Necklace [$66 after coupon, not available online yet] 
4. Lo & Sons "O.G. Bag" ($236 after coupon code) 
5. *NEW!* Marc by Marc Jacobs silver ring ($24, TJ Maxx)

Exempt items:  [gifted items from brands or family members that would normally fall under my standout pieces]

• Philosophy Top c/o Marshalls ($19.99)
• For Cynthia Sweater c/o Marshalls ($16.99)  
• Tory Burch Cardigan via TJ Maxx (birthday gift)

Here it is, my last outfit post of 2014! Wow, can't believe it...can you? The title is a play on The Hobbit's final movie hashtag: #OneLastTime. Are you guys Middle Earth fans? Some of you will know that Lord of the Rings is my favorite film series (yes, even more than Harry Potter, books are my jam there) so this last journey to Middle Earth was a particularly bittersweet one. I went with my friend who I saw all the movies with for the first time (except Fellowship, which I didn't see in theaters.) I thought it was a good end to the whole six movie series. It was never going to be as good as Lord of the Rings but I think it's a great intro into the series.

I wore this the second time I went to see the movie. I went once with my friend and then the day after Christmas with my brother, sister and her boyfriend.  I preferred the non-3D version, but I may just be strange. Ha ha.

Sweater: Tahari (TJ Maxx), Tee: Everlane, Jeans: Mother c/o Marshalls, Boots: Vince Camuto (Marshalls, gift), Necklace c/o Gorjana Griffin

I wore two outfits for my Christmas celebrations last week. I only took dedicated pictures of one because I forgot the second day! We just had so much going on - oopsie! But there are a couple pictures from the 25th that my Mom took during the day.

Christmas Eve Outfit: Burberry London dress (Roundabout Resale), Wolford tights (c/o), Elie Tahari x Design Nation jacket c/o Kohl's, 3.1 Phillip Lim 'Peggy' boot (Barney's Warehouse), Movado Bold Watch c/o Lucky & Movado, Downton Abbey hair clips c/o Kohl's



Morning Outfit: Pants: J.Crew Factory Reindeer Sweater, Midnight by Carole Hochman pajama bottoms


Christmas Day: Elementz dress c/o ThredUp, Wolford tights (c/o), Elie Tahari x Design Nation jacket c/o Kohl's, 3.1 Phillip Lim 'Peggy' boot (Barney's Warehouse)

Happy Christmas Eve!!! I am in full holiday mode today! My Dad's side of the family is coming over to my parents house for our annual celebration and tomorrow it's off to Grandma's with Mom's side of the family.  I can't wait to see everyone and just relax.  This is the last real blog post of the week (taking Friday off from posting) so I made it a good one!

Whenever I get to take my pictures with Lydia they have to be my best outfits, so I re-wore this look that I didn't get to take pictures of on my own for our second shoot of the day. (we took two sets of outfit pictures, we like to get more than 1 done when we can)

Blazer: Etro (Roundabout Resale), Tee: Everlane, Jeans: Free People, Flats: Chanel (eBay), Bag: Chanel (Madison Avenue Couture), Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Henry Dinky' (Gilt), Necklace: Isabella M (gift from Lydia)

To all those who are celebrating today: MERRY CHRISTMAS!  To everyone who isn't, I hope you are enjoying a nice day off work! :)

It's the eve of Christmas Eve! YAYY!! This is basically the day before Christmas for my family because we start our Celebrations on Christmas Eve with my Dad's side of the family coming over to our house.  Today is a pretty awesome day though, we watch my favorite Christmas movie: SCROOGE. It is a musical version of A Christmas Carol starring Albert Finney and it is amazing! Plus, it has Alec Guinness (aka Obi Wan) in it too.

I love this Stella McCartney sweater so much, since it's a holiday sweater it will pretty much never go out of style (for me, at least). It was featured on the blog two years ago as a Dream Outfit for Christmas Tree hunting, but then I got it on sale at The Outnet at wore it the following year when we got our Christmas Tree.

Polar Bear Sweater: Stella McCartney (The Outnet), Boots: Eighteen68 'Megan' (Gilt), Tights c/o Hanes, Sunglasses c/o GlassesShop, Watch c/o Movado, Bracelets: c/o Gorjana, c/o Fibi & Clo and gift my brother's girlfriend got for me in India

Yes, I'm wearing this sweater again, but it's that time of year and I need to get use out of all my holiday sweaters before they go away until next year. Although I'm sure I will be wearing this even after Christmas is over. We are in the home stretch now, only 2 days to go! This weekend we started our traditional right before Christmas movie watching. Saturday: It's a Wonderful Life, Sunday: Holiday Inn, tonight: White Christmas and tomorrow: Scrooge.

This outfit is from last week when a friend came over to visit.  I didn't want to wear the sweater with plain jeans again, like when we got our Christmas tree, so I decided to be a little wild and wear it with my burgundy leopard print pants!

Sweater: J Crew (Factory), Jeans: Current/Elliott (RueLaLa), Flats: Chanel (eBay)

This big cardigan is another one of my great Net-a-Porter Sale buys, this year's sale is going on now, so be sure to check it out! The only problem with the sweater is I bought a size large because they didn't have my size and I really wanted it. Thankfully it doesn't look THAT big on, unless I zip it up. It keeps me cozy and warm on these almost-Winter days.


Cardigan: Burberry Brit (Net-a-Porter Sale), Sweater: Banana Republic (Outlet), Jeans: Current/Elliott (The Outnet), Boots: Vince Camuto (Marshalls)

It's starting to get chilly out there! We've had a few days with flurries lately, so a huge snowstorm can't be far behind. This sweater is one of my favorites, and it's from the men's department! Last year on a trip to Marshalls I wandered over to the men's section and saw a chunky purple sweater. Since purple is my favorite color I decided to pull it out, turns out it was MARC JACOBS and a size Small, I could totally wear that, although it would be over-sized. I am constantly wearing this sweater because it is so warm and cozy!

So, there you have it ladies, just because it's labeled "men" doesn't mean you can't wear it.  I also buy the men's tshirts from Everlane just because I like a longer sleeve and looser fit.

It was flurrying a bit while I was taking these pictures. Good thing these boots have a weather-appropriate bottom! I actually wore them last year after a huge snowstorm and they were almost better than my snow boots.

(psst...one week until Christmas!)


Sweater: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Marshalls), Turtleneck: thrifted, Jeans: Jolt (Marshalls), Boots: Cordani (Roundabout Resale), Necklace: Vanessa Mooney (giveaway win), Ring c/o Kendra Scott