Gifts and questionable outfits

Tank: H&M - gift from my sister
Dress (worn as a skirt): Papaya - gift from my sister
Sunnies: Puerto Rico
Earrings: Target
Beach: Cahuita

I wore shoes this day, I just don't remember which ones and they're not in the pictures, so I figure it's okay to skip that little detail. This feels like so long ago, and that's because it was and I have a backlog of outfit pictures that I'm slowly going through. I'm fine with that. I'm taking it slowly because I'm enjoying the let up in the amount of work in my daily life.


I don't know if I love this outfit. I mean, it was appropriate for what we were doing (driving out to the East Coast to drop off our sweet intern, A, at her family's place in Limón) and it's comfortable... But somewhere between the blue on blue, the dress pulled down as a skirt, and the knotted top, I feel like it just wasn't working.


On the plus side, my sister gave me both the dress and the tank when I saw her in July. She tried to give me piles of stuff, but I have little use for anything summery up here in the land of the eternal fall (that's my affectionate name for this region of Costa Rica) so I selected these two pieces because I thought I could do a lot with them. And I will. Just maybe not together again.

Classic

Tee: Ann Taylor
Jeans: LOFT
Scarf: Turkey
Earrings: gift from sister-in-law
Bangles: Banana Republic
Purse: Nine West
Sandals: Target

I'm really sad that I have exactly two good pictures of this outfit, because I'm a big fan of how it turned out. I've long been stumped by these jeans, but I think this look works. I got these jeans from my sister for Christmas and I've been kind of dipping my toes in the boyfriend jean looks, but this outfit felt like I jumped in. I might still be in the shallow end, but I feel that this is progress. I wore this on Saturday for a date day with B. We went to the mall while our coworker picked students up at the airport. We wandered around, looked at stuff we couldn't afford to buy, had lunch and dinner at the food court, and watched the latest Fast and the Furious movie because THAT is how much I love my husband. All in all, it turned out to be a good day.

Breaking rules aka Outfit #2

Tee: Target (men's undershirt)
Jeans: LOFT - gift from my sister
Cardigan: Ann Taylor
Shoes: Steve Madden
Earrings: Target
Belt: Banana Republic
Necklace: gift from my mom

Let's discuss all the personal style rules that I've created for myself that I have managed to break in a single outfit, shall we?


1. Cropped/cuffed pants are not your friend.


2. NEVER tuck your shirts into jeans.


3. Don't wear more than one baggy piece.


4. Avoid pants as often as possible.


5. Baggy clothes should be worn with casual shoes.


6. If you wear your hair down, don't add any accessories around your neck.

How's that for breaking the rules? This 30x30 challenge might get crazy, y'all....

P.S. Have y'all SEEN this list?! (Of course you have.) Let's just say that all my procrastination hours could easily go into this and I'd barely make a dent in it.