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Monday, November 29, 2010

16/30

I incorporated another not-yet-seen 30-for-30 item. The lace, ruffled tank. I thought I had worn this already in the challenge, but I think I must have worn it before the challenge started.

I added my purple cascading cardi, studded skinny jeans and brown boots. I was going to go with black boots, but I decided that was too predictable. Plus my hubs commented the other day that I wear my black boots too often--whoops! I know it's bad when he notices something about my wardrobe.

The only accessory that I had time to add was this cute little bobby pin for my hair. It's a fabric covered button glued to a silver bobby pin.

The fabric is pink and white and kind of flowery.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

15/30--A Re-Mix Fail, Saved

I'm trying to have a bit more fun with my pictures. I hope it reads well today and not lame:)

Day 15: Half Way!

While getting dressed this morning, I knew it was supposed to be warm-ish and windy, so the hair went back and I wanted to be comfortable. I nearly committed a re-mixing fail by wearing an outfit that consisted of challenge items, but not re-mixed at all. At the last second, I decided to swap my leggings for skinny jeans and my boots for pumps. I left on my black socks. I think it worked just fine. I added my hot pink scarf and bundled it up tight around my neck to

cover that bit of exposed chest. Right before I was about to leave I noticed how sunny it was outside so I grabbed my shades to complete the outfit.

These jeans have little silver studs that go all the way down each leg. I thought they might be a bit too much with this sweater, but I think I was wrong. I'm surrounded by people that are not very creative with their clothes and they don't take chances or mix patterns/colors/embellishments, so sometimes I worry that I'm a little over-the-top. I need to get over that and not worry about what other people might think of my outfit. I think I succeeded with that when I wore my green tights the other day.

Do you ever do that? Worry about other peoples style modifiers defining you and what you wear? How do you get over it?

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Day 14 Going Green Again

I went for it again with my new green tights. Last seen here. I think I like the outcome. Again, it is unseasonably warm here in Michigan, 65 degrees the day I wore this. I took my coat with me, but didn't really need it.

Day 14: Almost halfway.

Blue empire waist dress, last seen here. I think I did a better job with it today. Still very simple, but the pop of the green tights adds so much and I think the dress works better with the brown boots over the black boots.

For a final touch I added my brown scarf and I pinned it all in place with a little hat pin that I have that belonged to my grandma. It's a little star with a tiny blue stone in the center.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Day 12 on the weekend

Ooops! Day 13 got published before Day 12. Sorry about that. Sometimes I schedule my posts to show up the next day and I accidently published day 13, instead of scheduling it.

I'm showing a weekend outfit for the first time! Oh, that's not true because I showed an outfit that featured my Bears gear. Okay, well my second weekend outfit, then. We had a little event to go to for my husband's work, so I got to dress up a tad. A lot of not-yet-seen items in today's post! Woo hoo!

Day 12:

This is my long black maxi dress. It's a fabulous tank dress that I got at Faith 21. I love how it can be dressed up or down. It's great with tall boots or pumps. I went with my burgundy pumps here.

For accessories, I added a crystal bauble necklace and my lightly woven shawl/scarf that I got in Egypt. It has tons of colors woven through it.

Because of all of the colors in the shawl, I decided to really go for it here and I wore my green target tights. I love how they worked out and how I could give a little peek-a-boo through the slit if I felt like it.

I'm not sure that everyone at the party felt the same way about my pop of green tights--I received some "Oh, interesting idea."--comments, but I loved how they looked, so that's all that really matters.

Monday, November 22, 2010

13/30 My New Wardrobe Workhorse

I think it's clear that I have discovered my newest wardrobe workhorse through this challenge.

Day 13:

I am yet again sporting my basic black tank dress. This is the fourth time I've worn it already! It's so basic that it is just the perfect template for creating just about any type of outfit. It's also so basic, that people don't seem to realize that it's the same dress.

Today I paired it with my grey leggings, purple point cardi and my berry slouch boots.

For accessories, I went with my pink-ish ribbon scarf that I have had for ages. It always garners compliments. After looking in the mirror, I felt it needed one final touch, so I grabbed my purple geode necklace.

Do you ever do that with an outfit, where you look at it and you just feel like it needs one more touch?

10/30 & 11/30

Whoa, I really dropped off the face of the blogging Earth this week. Very busy. Sorry about that.

Without further delay, here is 10/30 and 11/30:

Day 10:

I had to leave the cat in the shot because I love the way he is looking at the camera like "What the hell is going on here."

This is my blue empire waist dress, red cardi and black studded boots. I think the only repeat item here are the boots! Yay me!

The only other thing I added are these flat grey tights. They are from Target. They have these little $5 rolled up tights in all sorts of colors now. At my Target they are in the sock/tight section. They go from XS to 2XL. I bought two pair, the flat grey and a green. I love them so far. Very comfortable and they don't make that awful whooshing sound if my legs rub together.

I wore the grey back-to-back days and I think I like them with my Day 11 outfit better.

Day11:

Here I'm wearing my basic black tank dress, which you have seen here and here. It's been super warm here lately, so I paired it again with my lace cardi. I knew I could get away without a coat and this would provide just enough warmth. I added the flat grey tights again, my burgundy patent pumps and these fab enameled earrings.