Here's my outfit from last Tuesday. This outfit is full of some of my favorite pieces! I wish I could wear these Alexander Wang's every day...but then all my other shoes would be neglected so I'm limiting myself to once a week ;) I also love color-blocking and this shirt from Express is perfect, it has great colors and different fabrics mixed in which I adore. This blazer is also perfection, it fits great and is so comfortable! And of course I LOVE these Free People skinny jeans I got from Gilt Groupe, they are the perfect color and are nice and stretchy.
Blazer: Necessary Objects $30, Top: Express $35, Jeans: Free People via Gilt Groupe gift card, Booties: Alexander Wang via The Outnet birthday gift, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Fingers: Chanel Paradoxal, Toes: Chanel Vamp
Blazer: Necessary Objects $30, Top: Express $35, Jeans: Free People via Gilt Groupe gift card, Booties: Alexander Wang via The Outnet birthday gift, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Fingers: Chanel Paradoxal, Toes: Chanel Vamp
Only 2 more Spring 2012 posts left after this one! The Chanel collection this season was so pretty and full of flowing pieces mixed with harder textures. I am also totally in love with the hair and makeup, the models look beautiful! The underwater set was also pretty amazing. I did find the pearls on some of the model's faces a bit weird though, the ones in their hair look nice though.
Photos from style.com
This week was going pretty well until yesterday [minus the rain]. Let's just say that it was the worst work day...ever. First of all, my boss was out because his kids were sick, so that meant I was in charge. Then all hell broke loose. I had a ton of work to begin with but then, two of the movie theatre sites we manage decided to have issues with ticket purchases for the Twilight midnight shows. That just makes me hate Twilight even more than I already do (which is a LOT). So that meant I had to stop doing all the stuff I was originally supposed to do to try and fix that. So today is going to be a rush to finish what I should have done yesterday...oh the joys of being a web programmer :p
Anyway, enough about that unpleasantness...here are my outfits for the week! I didn't take today's outfit because I usually do those on Thursday night and I was dead after not getting home until 7...I quite enjoy all of these! And look, I went 2 days without wearing purple (not counting my purse...haha...) This weekend I plan on relaxing and watching movies. I also need to clean up the leaves in our yard and my roommate and I are hopefully going to Target tomorrow to get a fake Christmas tree for our house [one is on sale for $50, hopefully there are some left]!
P.S. My lovely blogging friend Nora attended a Harry Potter event in Sydney, Australia on behalf of my site Magical-Menagerie, check out her report here, more photos are coming! (she will probably do a blog post on it soon, too!)
Anyway, enough about that unpleasantness...here are my outfits for the week! I didn't take today's outfit because I usually do those on Thursday night and I was dead after not getting home until 7...I quite enjoy all of these! And look, I went 2 days without wearing purple (not counting my purse...haha...) This weekend I plan on relaxing and watching movies. I also need to clean up the leaves in our yard and my roommate and I are hopefully going to Target tomorrow to get a fake Christmas tree for our house [one is on sale for $50, hopefully there are some left]!
P.S. My lovely blogging friend Nora attended a Harry Potter event in Sydney, Australia on behalf of my site Magical-Menagerie, check out her report here, more photos are coming! (she will probably do a blog post on it soon, too!)
 |  Tuesday: Blazer: Necessary Objects $30, Top: Express $35, Jeans: Free People via Gilt Groupe gift card, Booties: Alexander Wang via The Outnet birthday gift, Watch: Michael Kors , Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs |
 Wednesday: Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay) $27, Sweater: Madewell via ShopBop gift card, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $12, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs |  |
Here is what I wore yesterday, it was a rainy, dark, nasty day so I decided to wear something really bright and happy! I threw on my bright red Madewell sweater over my purple Marc by Marc Jacobs dress and finished it off with brown boots and a leopard scarf! For some reason the color of this sweater never photographs properly, it is really red, not orange. I took photos of my Monday and Tuesday outfits too, but I'll save those for a, if you'll pardon the pun, rainy day [aka when I'm too lazy to shoot another outfit ;) ]. I'm getting sick of all the rain this week, quite annoying! On the plus side...one week until Thanksgiving!! WEEE!
Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay) $27, Sweater: Madewell via ShopBop gift card, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $12, Scarf c/o Fashion Flirts, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay) $27, Sweater: Madewell via ShopBop gift card, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $12, Scarf c/o Fashion Flirts, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Today's collections all contain looks with maroon as the main color! First up is Edun. The prints in this collection were amazing, and the mixing of prints while keeping the looks monochromatic was a great styling choice. It makes the looks super wearable because even though the prints are out there the color palette keeps things simple. I think this may be one of my favorite collections from Spring 2012.
Next we have the J Crew collection. J Crew has been getting better and better every season and I'm loving it! These four outfits are, in my opinion, perfection! I love how bright and pretty the first is, the second is a great mixture of prints and colors, the third has an amazing print yet is very simple! And the last look is overall perfection, shorts, a sweater, monochromatic! LOVE!
Finally we have the lovely Lanvin! This collection was so cool, I loved the mix of pretty and edgy. One thing I don't really like is the weird slick-back hair of the models, but it does make the looks standout. Even though the third look is totally sheer on bottom I could see myself wearing it, which is a rather odd thing for me to say because I'm very modest with my clothes most of the time.
Photos from Style.com
Next we have the J Crew collection. J Crew has been getting better and better every season and I'm loving it! These four outfits are, in my opinion, perfection! I love how bright and pretty the first is, the second is a great mixture of prints and colors, the third has an amazing print yet is very simple! And the last look is overall perfection, shorts, a sweater, monochromatic! LOVE!
Finally we have the lovely Lanvin! This collection was so cool, I loved the mix of pretty and edgy. One thing I don't really like is the weird slick-back hair of the models, but it does make the looks standout. Even though the third look is totally sheer on bottom I could see myself wearing it, which is a rather odd thing for me to say because I'm very modest with my clothes most of the time.
Photos from Style.com
This outfit is from a few weeks ago, I just never got a chance to post the photos. It was a very rainy and gross day so I decided to go for warm comfort with this Ralph Lauren sweater I got at GoodWill last year for $8. I've worn it a lot more than I originally thought I would, it is one of my weekend staples when I want to be warm and comfy.
Sweater: Ralph Lauren (Goodwill) $8, Top: Express $34, Pants: Michael Kors (Marshalls) $40, Flats: Liz Claiborne (DSW) gift, Ring: Forever 21 $5, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Sweater: Ralph Lauren (Goodwill) $8, Top: Express $34, Pants: Michael Kors (Marshalls) $40, Flats: Liz Claiborne (DSW) gift, Ring: Forever 21 $5, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Here is a miscellaneous group of Spring 2012 looks. These were all quite unique and didn't really go together with other collections. First up is DKNY. My favorite looks in this collection were, of course, the purple ones. They are such a nice texture and I love the cuts of the pieces. Then I also love the really flowy dresses, so pretty!
Next up we have Sass & Bide, this collection was so coocoo, but I loved it! Sass & Bide always has such unique looks that you won't find anywhere else. The mix of textures, colors and prints in this collection is so much fun!
Finally we have the always lovely Carven. I love that this collection is a mix of menswear and pretty skirts! It is definitely full of pieces I can see myself wearing to work. I love the different textures and the muted color palette.
Photos from style.com
Okay, so these tights aren't rose, they're maroon, but the outfit made me think of that James Taylor song (listen above). Anyone else love James Taylor?! I like such random music, I hardly like any of the new artists out there. Give me The Beatles, The Eagles, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins or classic Disney movie soundtracks (HP, LotR & Narnia soundtracks too) any day!
Now on to the outfit. This is my 4th time wearing my Valentino jacket from The Outnet's $2 birthday sale. So that's 50 cents per wear, totally worth it! It is a bit dressy to wear often but I do want to make sure I keep wearing it every once in a while. This time I paired it with one of the Marc by Marc Jacobs dresses I got on eBay (Anne Hathaway has it in blue ;) ) The weather this day (Wednesday) was SO perfect, it was warm, but not hot and the sun was wonderful. And I got to enjoy the amazing smell of Fall, its so crisp, I could breathe it in all day.
Jacket: Valentino via The Outnet birthday sale $2, Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay) $27, Flats: vanEli (DSW) gift,Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
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The weather this week was AWESOME! Nice and warm-ish (high 50s), sun, and that lovely crisp fall smell. The only thing I don't like is that it is SO dark when I'm driving home from work at 5. It makes me get tired so early...not fun! Today The Outnet is starting their US Clearance sale; over 1500 items are up to 85% off! YES!! A perfect time to use the $100 gift card I won last week as the October ShoeFriday Winner! If you don't know, every Friday The Outnet asks for their Twitter followers to send in a photo of their shoes, then at the end of the month they pick a winner! I won with my Alexander Wang booties! [Update: You do NOT need to send shoes from The Outnet, mine just happened to be from there, they can be from any store]
In other news, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II comes out on DVD/BluRay today! I'm stopping at Target after work to pick it up! EEEP! I'll probably watch it a million times this week, ha ha, and cry every time. I will also be making my family watch it, my parents always watch the movies at least once when I get the DVD to humor me in my obsession. There's an event going on at the HP theme park in Florida this weekend to celebrate the release, sadly I'm not going...depressing since a ton of the cast member will be there.
In other news, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II comes out on DVD/BluRay today! I'm stopping at Target after work to pick it up! EEEP! I'll probably watch it a million times this week, ha ha, and cry every time. I will also be making my family watch it, my parents always watch the movies at least once when I get the DVD to humor me in my obsession. There's an event going on at the HP theme park in Florida this weekend to celebrate the release, sadly I'm not going...depressing since a ton of the cast member will be there.
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Who doesn't love a bit of Western flair in their outfits? A great way to do that is with ShopNBC's American West Handbag collection. They have a gorgeous collection of western inspired bags ranging from clutches to totes and backpacks. The bags have such detail and come in various materials (fur, leather and various hardware), colors and prints so there is something for everyone! Some of the bags may be seen below.
And just for kicks, here is an outfit featuring one of the bags!
I partnered with ShopNBC for this post.
And just for kicks, here is an outfit featuring one of the bags!
I partnered with ShopNBC for this post.
