Dotted

 

Yes! I'm wearing a dress. I do wear them from time to time but sometimes I feel like I have to work extra hard at behaving like a lady. You know, cross your legs when seated, make sure your behind is covered when sitting down so not to give a peep show, etc. etc. Maybe I should take an etiquette class? Nah! I'm not that bad. I know how to be a lady without trying. At least I think I do. You would tell me otherwise right? Anywho, here I am. In a dress. with boots. and a studded denim vest. oh yeah! with. my. friend. Owl.   I was going for a dainty biker babe look or a edgy meets prim and proper or just me! And no, I'm not going anywhere. I'm just wearing a dress. ;-) So, what do you think and how did I do? Outfit Details: Dress - TJ Maxx Similar, Similar Vest - Thrifted Similar, Similar Boots - Nine West  & DIY Similar  Necklace - Ebay Similar Belt - from a tunic Similar

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A Double Dose

  This week's Style Me Friday challenge is double denim. I've worn double denim and even triple denim quite a few times. Each time that I've worn this trend it was in a casual fashion and you can check it out here, here and here. For this challenge I chose to dress it up a little with a pair of nude pumps. Both the shirt and jeans are Men's. :-) One tip to rocking this trend is to wear denim with different washes as I've done for this look. My pieces may appear similar in the photos but the top is actually darker than the jeans.  How would you rock the denim on denim trend?

Outfit Details: Button Up - H&M Similar  Jeans - Old Navy Similar Pumps - Payless Necklace - Ebay

Linking up:  | Fashionista Next Door | Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins | Face It Catalog | Simple Easy Style | What Jean Likes

Community Love

The weather this past weekend was beautiful and I attended a couple of outdoor gatherings. Saturday was the Malcolm X Jazz Festival and it was nice as usual. This was our 3rd year attending. I was accompanied by Mel and my sisters in-law. You're always guaranteed to run into friends and the performances are almost always good. I wore some overalls that I thrifted for less than $10. The overalls are a vintage Gap pair and were wide in the legs. I tailored them and made it more fitting. I paired it with a plain white tee and some cognac ankle boots.

Outfit Details: Overalls - Thrifted Tee - Thrifted Boots - Nordstrom Rack Necklace - Ebay 

Short and Sweet

Friday's here! Phew!! Another Style Me Friday challenge for me this week. This week's challenge consist of short suits. It can be a matching suit or it can be a pair of shorts with a nice blazer. When I found out on Monday what this week's challenge was going to be, I smiled from ear to ear because I had just purchased my suit two days earlier. Great minds think alike! The suit I'm wearing is by MNG by Mango from JC Penney. It's a neutral color so I can wear it with almost anything and I like that the fabric is linen which is cool for the summer months. I paired it with a tribal print button up with the same colors as the suit and styled it with two different shoes. One way I added a pop of color with my red wedge pumps and the other way was with my all black perforated oxfords. For accessories, I kept it simple with a gold necklace, bangle watch and a few rings.

What do you think about short suits? Will you be wearing one this summer?
Outfit Details: Shorts - MNG by Mango here and here Blazer - MNG by Mango Not on JCP site for some reason, but available here as well as in store.  Top - Forever 21 FergaliciousWedges - DSW Similar Report Oxfords - Nordstrom Rack Exact Necklace - Ebay Watch - Kohl's Similar Rings - DIY  Beaded Earrings - DIY Similar

Linking up with: Fashionista Next Door, Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins, Face It Catalog, Blog She, What Jean Likes

Slacking

Usually if you see me in a pair of slacks it either means I have a job interview or I didn't have anything else to wear. Not just any pair of slacks, trousers or pants. The dressy slacks, you know the ones that are a little wide in the legs and corporate women wear. You know what I'm talking about. Well, that is the inspiration behind this week's Style Me Friday challenge. I didn't have an interview to go to and I had plenty of other bottoms to wear. These pants which is a red orange color, are considered dressy to me and I didn't have a hot date so me being Mo, I dressed them down just a bit. I rocked it with a graphic tee, gold metallic flats and a white blazer. My accessories include a gold statement necklace (I ordered from ebay for about $3 and it only took almost 3 months to receive. Yay!), gold bangles, and gold drop earrings.

Have an awesome weekend guys!


Outfit Details: Loft Slacks -Thrifted Similar Flats - Target Graphic Tee (old)- Target  Blazer - H&M, Similar Statement Necklace - Ebay

Linking up with Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins, Face It Catalog, Blog She, What Jean Likes,

More Mustard Please

Happy Wednesday! 2 days down, 3 to go. I found this cute top at TJ Maxx about a month ago. Its a grey cotton top with PU leather shoulder panels. I paired it with my mustard colored jeans that I love to keep wearing and some black oxfords. I actually wore this outfit  in the beginning of last week but didn't have time to post it. Hope you like it!

Outfit Details:

Top - TJ Maxx Similar

Pants - Ross Similar

Oxfords - Nordstrom Rack Exact

Owl Necklace - Ebay Similar

Belt - Old Navy
Bracelets - DIY

Linking up with: Transatlantic Blonde, Style Elixir, Kiwi Women Style, Get Your Pretty On, Rolled Up Pretty, Fashion and Beauty Finds, Because Shanna Said So, The Pleated Poppy

DIY: Sleeveless Studded Cross Sweatshirt and Color Blocked Pumps

Source: LavishAlice

This DIY is for a studded cross sweatshirt. I cut off the sleeves to give it more of an edge. Supplies needed are

1. Sweatshirt
2. Studs (Ebay or StudsandSpikes)
3. Tweezers
4. Scissors
5. Ruler
6. Cross Template

Sunday Funday: Hoop Game

So Mel won a pair of tickets to the Cal Women's basketball game against Arizona State. We were told the game began at 2 pm. We arrived at 2:35 pm. The game was over. WTF? Come to find out the game started at 12 pm. Somebody owes us another free pair of tickets. Needless to say we still had fun like we always do. We walked around Berkeley and then went to a silent art auction which was super cool. I placed a bid on one of the drawings so we'll see if I win. Here's what I wore.