Outfit Crush: Plaid Midi Skirt

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Even though I don't wear skirts that often, I know a cute look when I see it. I'm currently crushing on this look by Folake Kuye Huntoon from Style Pantry. If you don't already know about Folake, she shares her looks of the day as well as tips on where to buy bargain pieces. Most of her outfits usually include high heels but it can easily be recreated with a pair of flats or lower heeled shoes or boots. I would most likely wear a pair of ankle boots or oxfords with this look. The exact skirt she's wearing is sold out but I did find one similar to it for less than $25.

plaid midi skirt by whoisthatgirlmo 

Forever 21 sweat shirt 

Plaid pencil skirt  

Dorothy Perkins gold chain

Nine west shoes 

Topshop wingtip shoes

Zara leather boots 

What do you guys think about Folake's style and this look in particular? Would you wear it? Make sure you check out the website and follow her on instagram for some style inspiration!

DIY: Varsity Blues

It's that time of the month again!! Mckenzie and I have teamed up to bring you guys another monthly DIY collaboration and this month's project is based on varsity sweaters. This one was super easy and fun. I styled my cardigan with a button up and oxfords to give it a somewhat preppy look. Supplies: cardigan scissors felt in 1 - 2 colors of your choice ribbon in your choice of width chalk or marking pen fabric glue printout of letter

• With the cardigan on, measure around the upper area of your arm near the underarm area. mark where you want to place the ribbon with chalk.
• Cut 2 or 3 strips of ribbon using this measurement and add about 1/2 inch.
• Apply the fabric glue to the ribbon and glue onto the marked areas on the sleeve. Place something in between the sleeves such as a piece of cardboard of magazine. This is so the front and back sides of the sleeves won't stick together. Let dry.
• Print out a letter of your choice using a large font. I used a font size of 400. Cut out the letter.
• Place the letter onto the felt and trace around the edge with the chalk or marking pen. Cut out the felt letter.
• Take the felt letter and place it on top of a new piece of felt. Trace around the edges about 1/2 inch. This will be the border. You can also print out the same letter in a bigger size and trace that as the border. Cut out.
• Glue the letter onto the border with the fabric glue. Let dry.
• Glue the letter and border onto the desired area of the cardigan. Let dry.
• With the cardigan on, mark above and below your elbow with the chalk.
• Using a round object such as a measuring cup, trace half circles at the top and bottom of the felt for your patches.
• Connect the lines on the sides creating ovals. Cut out.
• Apply glue to the elbow patch and press onto marked areas on the sleeves. Make sure something is placed in between.

Do you have any varsity sweaters or jackets in your closet? Will you be making one? Don't forget to check out Mckenzie's DIY!
Outfit Details: cardigan Target & DIY | button up Target | jeans Gap | oxfords Cole Haan

Linking up with: Monday Funday | My Style Monday | The Style Record | Monday Mingle | Monday Bloom | My Thrifty Chic | All Things Pretty

Number 82

Happy Weekend I've been searching for the perfect number tee for a while now and I found it a few weeks ago at Forever21. This number tee has a loose boxy fit and cuffed sleeves which is perfect for my tomboy style and it would have been awesome if I was able to find number 78, the year of my birth, but I didn't. I did spot a number 79 tee but I didn't really like the look of it and I could have easily just made my own tee with some iron-on numbers or number stencils and paint but this was something I wanted store bought. I kept my look simple by styling the tee with a pair of black ankle pants, which I cuffed and one of my favorite black oxfords. Simple, easy, and on trend with the black and white.  Do you have a number tee? How do you style it?
Outfit Details: tee Forever21 | pants H&M | oxfords Seychelles

Linking up with: Simple Easy Style | Style Elixir

Boyfriend Blues

Life happened on Monday and it upset me so much that I refused to do anything for the entire week but I couldn't stay away for long so I'm back with a Style Me Friday challenge. Eboni has been enjoying her vacation and time off and came back with boyfriend jeans as this week's style inspiration. Boyfriend jeans is another piece that can be worn dressed up or down. Most women can be seen wearing it with sandals and pumps. I'm not big on heels over 3 inches 1 inch even though I do have a pair of pumps in both nude and black. A pair in a bright color would be awesome but that's neither here nor there. I've worn my boyfriend jeans plenty of times in many different ways and for this particular challenge I decided to wear them with a striped tank, blazer and some oxfords. How do you rock your boyfriend jeans? Make sure to check out the other ladies' looks!

Outfit Details:

tank H&M | men's jeans Old Navy | oxfords Seychelles | blazer Thrifted | necklace Forever21

Linking up with: Fashionista Next Door | Simple Easy Style | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Face It Catalog | Aloha Friday

Sincerely Mo

             

Happy Weekend!! There isn't a Style Me Friday challenge this week again so it was only fitting that my inspiration come from my style crush Sincerely Jules which I posted about on Wednesday. Julie's style is right up my alley and I took advantage to copy one of her looks for today while staying true to myself. Instead of a button up, I wore a tank and printed blazer. I found the oxfords in the clearance section and it was marked down with 50% off. I love sales! Do you? Who or what inspired your look today? Outfit Details: Shorts Gap | Shirt Kohl's | Blazer H&M | Oxfords Miz Mooz | Owl Necklace Forever 21

Linking up with: Style Elixir | Simple Easy Style | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Face It Catalog | Aloha Friday | The Tiny Heart

By Your Side

Oxfords by whoisthatgirlmo

Most of you should know by know how much I love oxfords. After much searching, I bought these menswear inspired oxfords about a month ago. I'm so in love with them! They're so versatile and very comfy. I first wore them here in my last post. When my son saw them on me he said "Your shoes are shiny." That they are! :-) It is by the Seychelles brand and appropriately called By Your Side. I know I will be getting lots of wear out of them so I created a few looks showing different ways I would style them. There's a casual Friday/shopping trip look with the boyfriend jeans and wine satchel. Nice and simple with a pop of color. The printed dress and clutch is for a night on the town or date night. I think this shift dress speaks for itself. The third look is my weekend/Sunday brunch look. I love the mix of prints in the look. It's still hot here in the Bay Area so I will continue to wear shorts as much as I can. The last look is for work. For the days I actually want to dress up a bit. The plaid pants are so pretty but way out of my price range and looking at them is better than not having them at all. :-) Which look is your fav?

Oxfords - Seychelles By Your Side

Linking up with: Get Your Pretty On | Because Shanna Said So | The Pleated Poppy | Tucker Up | Rolled Up Pretty

DIY: Denim Refashioned 2 Ways

Happy Monday guys! This week I am collaborating with Mckenzie from Why Buy It? DIY It!. We will be posting a DIY collaboration once a month on the first Monday of each month which we will title Refashion Mondays. I know today is the second Monday but we finalized everything a few days ago. We will rotate choosing trends and ideas and we will each present our version of the chosen trend. Sounds fun right?! This month's topic is denim refashion. There are many ways you can take a plain pair of jeans and make it look completely different. My last denim refashion was patchwork jeans and you can read the tutorial here. For this refashion I chose acid wash denim and Mckenzie chose two tone denim.  Supplies: jeans bleach spray bottle rubber gloves pumice stone (optional) drop cloth (optional)

There are actually 2 ways that you can go about this project. You can spray the jeans with the bleach or you can soak a pumice stone in bleach and rub it against the jeans. I decided to do both. Wet the jeans in a sink.

Lay down the drop cloth or take the project outside and wear old clothes in case bleach splashes back. Pour the bleach into the spray bottle. 

Spray the bleach onto the jeans. I changed the nozzle until the bleach came out in a straight shot versus shower like and sprayed in different patterns. 

I sprayed both sides twice without waiting for the other side to dry. Let the bleach sit for a minimum of 10 mins. I let mine sit for about 30 mins. Your time will depend on the look you want. I did use a pumice sponge but I'm not sure if it actually helped with anything since it was a sponge and not a stone. But I let it soak in the bleach for about 5 minutes and rubbed it up and down the legs of the jeans. You can create your own pattern.

Soak the jeans in cold water and throw in the washer and  dryer. I don't have a washer or dryer at home so I handwashed with laundry soap and let the jeans air dry. I took it to the laundromat 2 days later.

Make sure you check out Mckenzie's two tone denim tutorial! What do you guys think about Refashion Mondays?
Blazer vest - DIY & thrifted | Jeans - DIY & thrifted | Oxfords - Seychelles

Linking up with: Monday Bloom | Monday Mingle | Funday Monday | My Style Monday | Style Elixir | Real Girl Glam | Be Betsy | All Things Pretty

Cute as a Button

Catchy title, eh? I'm sure that phrase was meant for babies though and maybe even dogs. ;-) The inspiration for today's Style Me Friday is button up shirts. Pretty easy right? Last weekend I made some extra money by working for a pop up shop at a friend's local clothing and shoe store Show & Tell. It was a cool experience for me being that I'm quiet and don't usually just walk up to people and try to be engaging and of any kind of assistance. It's probably because I don't want anyone walking up to me while I'm shopping. He or she just need to be available on the off chance that I do need some help. I obviously strongly believe in treat others the way you want to be treated. I'm just saying. Lol. But it was cool challenging myself and I even made some sales! Everyone was asked to wear a button up shirt  but to still be yourself so I styled my look with a bow tie, blazer and oxfords. The cuffed jeans kept it from looking too serious and more casual cool. What ways do you style your button ups?

Outfit Details:

NY&Co Button Up | Gap Jeans | MNG by Mango Blazer | Calvin Klein Oxfords | Bow Tie - Ebay

Linking up with: Fashionista Next Door | Simple Easy Style | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Face It Catalog | Aloha Friday

Curtain Call

 

Lace is the inspiration for this week over at Fashionista Next Door. I do have a lace back shirt and a lace back blazer but I wanted to style my look with a different piece so I made a lace front sweatshirt. It took less than an hour. I used the leftover pieces from the lace curtain which I thrifted and pinned it down to the sweatshirt. I cut off the excess fabric then straight stitched the lace onto the sweatshirt. I also used fray stop on the edge of the lace to stop it from fraying or unraveling. I love it when I can create something new from something that I already have even if I'll only wear it once. Maybe I should start selling them. Either way, I think I'll get plenty of wear from my new top. :-) I kept my look easy and simple with some colored denim and my favorite pair of oxfords.

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Have a great weekend!!

  Sweatshirt - Old Navy & DIY | Jeans - Sway | Oxfords - Cole Haan 

Linking up with: Fashionista Next Door | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Aloha Friday | Simple Easy Style | Face It Catalog | All Things Pretty | Brag About It

Melswear: Oxfords

Please excuse the tip of my finger!

My Melswear model is back!! I'm not going to get overly excited but we reached an agreement of 1 photo session a month. It's not much but it is better than 0. I'm hoping I could push that number up to 2 times a month. This week's look is styled around casual oxfords. Skechers has a collaboration with Mark Nason (who is that?) and the men's collection is really nice. Skechers are a really comfortable brand and you should think about getting your partner at least one pair. It's that comfortable and very stylish. Mel bought 5 pairs after scoring one on sale and now has 6. They also carry a few cute pairs in women's. How do you rock your oxfords?
Outfit Details: Pants - Pac Sun Oxfords - Zappos Button Up - Old Navy Similar Jacket - Levi's Watch - Gifted

Earned My Stripes

I thrifted these shorts for $1, well actually 99 cents and I don't know why but I just had to buy it. It's pretty old school/vintage and it has a higher cut waist. I paired it with a crop top which is also thrifted and one of my favorite pairs of oxfords.  How's your Wednesday going so far?

Outfit Details: Shorts - Thrifted Top - Thrifted Oxfords - Nordstrom Rack 

Linking up with: Transatlantic Blonde | Get Your Pretty On | Kiwi Womens Style | Style Elixir | Fashion and Beauty Finds | Rolled Up Pretty | Because Shanna Said So | Real Girl Glam 

Faux Leather Shorts: 3 Ways

Yes! I made it to Friday. This week has gone by quickly but I have been extremely tired and haven't had the chance to catch up on my sleep since last weekend. I didn't arrive back home from L.A. until after 1 am because our flight was delayed by almost 4 hours. I so didn't want to go in to work on Monday but life doesn't work that way. Now that Friday is here and I don't have anything planned for this weekend, sleeping in should be super fun. :-) Today's post is centered around my faux leather shorts. I've been trying to wear it as much as I can especially because it may not be trending too much anymore.  Date Night

The first look I'd worn when Mel and I attended a Brandy & Friends concert. I went for an all black everything look and added my DIY Dope beanie. The weather was a little cooler at that so I added patterned tights to the look.  Work and Play

For the second look I wore when I worked as an assistant for a fashion show last month. I styled the shorts with a graphic tank and white blazer and threw on my high top chucks to give it a funky look AND be comfortable with the running around I knew I would have to do.  Casual Weekend

For the third look, I paired it with my black oxfords and a rust colored high low button up. I added gold accessories and called it a day. Simple and cute. Which look is your fav?
Outfit Details: Oxfords - Nordstrom Rack Exact Shorts - Target Similar Shirt - Nordstrom Rack 

Linking up with: Aloha Friday | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Face it Catalog | Style Elixir | Simple Easy Style