Thrifted and gifted

I have been so busy this week, y'all. We've got something planned for every single evening this week. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, possibly Friday, and Saturday. And I picked up a little extra translation work in addition to my usual activities.... Busy girl. I am doing well with BBCA, though.


Tuesday - All remixed
Skirt: Ann Taylor
Shirt: thrifted
Booties: Aldo
Belt: thrifted
Earrings: Target

I felt a bit like a rock star in this. I'm pretty sure it's the plaid shirt with the booties. And the fact that my skirt is a little short - at least for me.


And I promise Kiku isn't growling at me - she's got a dog biscuit between her teeth. I love the touch of pink in this shirt and the softness of it. It's probably my all time favorite thrifting find.


And I think this is the outfit where I realize booties can work even for me.



Today I was considerably less inspired.

All remixed except scarf
Dress: Ann Taylor - gift from my sister
Scarf: Morocco - gift from my mom
Pumps: Nine West
Earrings: Turkey

What I do like about this is that I mixed red and pink. Which shouldn't work, but I kinda like it. It's a little unexpected.


Kiku clearly loves it.


The other thing that I love about this outfit is that it was made up of a couple of really great gifts from two of the women I most love. Do y'all think of the people who gave you things when you're wearing those pieces? I do, and that made me happy all day.

LBD

Shoes and earrings remixed
Dress: Kohl's - super old
Scarf: ? gift from my mom
Earrings: Kohl's
Shoes: Nine West

I am so on track for BBCA today. Also, I didn't feel like getting dressed this morning. It was a victory to make it out of bed, actually. I am quite an insomniac and last night I was up till past three am and then woke up around 7:30. When that happens, I reach for a dress.


This wrap dress is so old and it's been a travel staple since I purchased it because it doesn't wrinkle and works surprisingly well with cute sandals. It's one of my favorite dresses in the whole wide world because it's such an easy to wear piece, but I have to be careful so that I don't look like I'm on my way to a funeral.


My solution today was to tuck this floral scarf into the neckline. It created a pretty collar, gave me a little added modesty (there's a cami under there, but this is a modesty bonus), and brought some color up by my face so I look a little less washed out. In my world, that's a win.


And it's official: When I'm not wearing my cowboy boots, I'm wearing these grey patent pumps. I may or may not have worn them while cooking tonight, they are THAT comfortable.


P.S. I'm finally on Twitter - @MadDressGame - you know you want to....

Rawr.

All remixed except shoes
Dress: Target
Belt: Target
Shoes: Kohl's
Bangle: H&M
Earrings: Kohl's

Do y'all ever have days where you just don't want to get dressed? Like, you wake up and it's grey and steamy out and you just want to stay in your pajamas inside? That was me this morning. When that happens, I put on a dress. Because it's easy to put on dresses.


This dress is one of my go to pieces. It's professional enough for the office, and casual enough for a day of running errands. I had to do both today, so this dress was a go.


And it's got that safari vibe I like so much. I threw on the brown belt to make it a little interesting and a big, plastic bangle to make it a little more modern.


And because I'm trying to wear all those things that I hardly ever/never wear, I put on these leopard print wedges. I have two pairs of leopard print shoes, and they're both just a little too big, which hurts my heart because I love leopard. You can tell that these are big in the picture, but they stayed on, and I didn't clomp around in them.

Overall, not bad for a day when all I really wanted to do was stay home.