Around The Way Girl

One of the hot color trends of Spring is black and white. This is the inspiration for this week's Style Me Friday challenge. I decided to pull out my inner New Yorker/Jersey girl and created an around the way look. The v-neck I ironed on some letters myself because I wanted a graphic like tee that I haven't worn yet. I was limited in what cool phrases I could come up with because I didn't have any Hs, Cs or Es and probably some other letters too and my final choice was Stylin is my drug. I love styling myself and Mel and anyone else who'll allow me to. Will you?
 My look says I'm ready for another weekend to go kick it with my girls. Ha! I mean kick it at home. I think this weekend is going to be busy though. My son is having his 8th grade dinner dance tonight and I hope we can get some good pictures. I'm excited but in awe at the same time about how fast children grow up. I thought about chaperoning but I didn't want to be THAT parent. :-)  Happy Friday and have a great weekend!!
Outfit Details: Blazer - Target V-neck - Target and DIY Similar Denim - Ross Similar Belt - Old Navy Sneakers - Adidas Hat - Mel's Lids Earrings - Target Similar Bracelets and Necklace - DIY

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

Mixing it Up

 

The week seems to be going by pretty quickly. Maybe it's because of the beautiful weather and summer is almost here. Who knows? Lately I've been wearing shorts shorter than 5 inches and showing more skin and I love it. I used to associate short shorts with looking trashy or just plain on doing too much. But anything can be worn with class. :-) This particular pair of shorts are 3 inches which isn't so bad. As long as the butt cheeks are covered everything should be cool. I decided to mix and match some prints and patterns for my outfit and the key for me was to use prints in the same color family. The graphic tank has a dark red print on front and it added a little pop of color to the cream and black. The tank and aztec print cuffed shorts paired with the animal print wedge sandals and statement necklace gives the outfit a casual chic look. Not too dressy and not too casual. It's all about comfort for me even though wedges feel like pumps and stilettos in my opinion. Usually I'll just sit down all day or only walk short distances. Beauty is pain sometimes. I wore this last Sunday when we tried to go see the movie After Earth with Will and Jaden Smith but it was sold out. Next time.
How's your week so far? Do you wear shorter length shorts? What length is too short for you?
Outfit Details: Converse Tank - Ross Cute Cynthia Rowley Shorts - TJ Maxx Cute & Cute Calvin Klein Wedges - Nordstrom Rack Exact Necklace (Gifted) - Lydell NYC

Linking up with: Kiwi Women Style | Rolled Up Pretty | Get Your Pretty On | The Pleated Poppy | Real Girl Glam | Style Elixir | Fashion and Beauty Finds | Because Shanna Said So | My Thrifty Chic | Transatlantic Blonde

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

Black and White Sun Burst

So I've been working on getting my daily schedule in order and things are going as planned so far. I've been getting in the bed no later than 11 pm and actually getting OUT of the bed around 7 am. I've also incorporated walking to and from work twice a week. It's a bout a 35 minute walk at a quick pace. This is my way of being active since any other form of exercise makes me sick. The time management spreadsheet I've created is making my life and time a whole lot easier. Yes! I can continue living the life of a blogger. Breaks are what we need from time to time. Don't be afraid to take them. :-)  Today's post is centered on the black and white trend. I bought these pants at H&M and the tribal print is sickening. I mean don't you feel dizzy just looking at them? I kept it casual and threw on a pair of the good ole chucks, a cropped denim vest and a black and white driver hat. Mel purposely had me stand in front of the sun to create the sun bursting illusion. I think it looks pretty cool.

Eyes wide open 

Outfit Details:

Pants - H&M Similar

Top (old) - Sway Similar

Sneakers - Ross Similar

Vest - Random store in mall Similar

Accessories - Target, Forever 21, DIY

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

Melswear: Cool Stripes

Thursday! One day to go. Mel went out last night with her sisters to see the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. This gave me the opportunity to style her again. Most times styling is fun but sometimes it isn't. I was getting a little frustrated because I didn't have very much time to fully choose what I wanted and I still had to take the photos. Blogging ain't easy Suzy. At first I was going for a preppy look but we didn't have all of the pieces I wanted so that left me really trying to hurry and get it right. I wanted to give up but she convinced me to keep going and that helped to make things a little easier. All you need is support and a little push sometimes. In the end it wasn't so bad. I just need to know how to work under pressure. This look is a mix of sporty casual and dressy. I decided on semi-dark cuffed denim, tie and cognac dress shoes for the dressy part. A white linen button down, striped sports jacket and snapback for the sporty casual part. Here's Mel and her oh so serious face. :-)

Outfit Details:

Jacket - Ross Stores Similar

Button Down - Old Navy Similar

Jeans - Hudson Similar

Shoes - Stacy Adams
Tie - Gifted Similar

Bracelets - DIY

Watch - JC Penney Similar
Cap - Lids Similar

Linking up with Her&Nicole for the Lovely Blog Hop.

Gold Sequins

This past weekend was busy as predicted. Unfortunately, I didn't get to complete my sewing project but I did cut out the pattern pieces and pin them down to the fabric. It's a start! Saturday, Mel took two of her god kids to see the movie The Croods. It was so funny! If you have any children make sure you take them to see it. Even if you don't you should check it out. I think I was the loudest one laughing in the theater. Sunday was a beautiful warm day out in the bay. We spent the day outdoors and basked in the sun. Okay, we didn't bask, but we did enjoy the warmth. I decided to wear a skirt which I rarely do and I'm becoming more open minded about it. Here's how I styled my gold sequin skirt.

Did you do anything exciting this past weekend?

Outfit Details:

Gold Skirt - Jc Penny Similar

Tee - Ross Similar

Hoodie - Old Navy

Boots - Shoe Dazzle Similar

Detached Collar - DIY

Denim on Denim on Denim

This past weekend I scored some free tickets from GoldStar to the Vintage Fashion Expo in San Francisco and dragged along Mel with me. There were lots of nice vintage finds at the expo but the prices were out of the roof. $285 for a pink dress from the 50s. $695 for a floral dress and cropped jacket. Really? Everything wasn't that expensive but most of it was. Mel did find a really cool vintage bomber jacket but decided against purchasing it. I found some awesome high waisted colored jeans by Wrangler. One was pink and the other was green. Too bad neither fit. It stated that it was size 9/10 but I guess I'm bigger than I really think I am. Other than that we had a great time and would probably visit again.

How did you spend your weekend?

Mo2da..

Outfit Details:

Jacket - Gap 

Shirt - Ross 

Jeans - Gap 

Tie - Goodwill 

Sneakers - 

Bracelets - American Eagle & DIY

Ring - DIY

Watch - JC Penney

Shades- Flea Market

Back At It

Last week was a horrible one being that I was extremely sick and out of it. This week I'm feeling much better. I'm back and it feels good! My cold isn't completely gone but I don't feel as if I'm going to die soon. It also helps that the weekend is almost here. Here's what I wore today.

How's your week going so far? 

Mo2da..

Outfit Details:

Blazer - Thrifted Similar

Aztec Tank  - Marshalls Similar

Jeans - Ross Similar

Booties - Dillards Similar

Scarf - Gifted

Rings - DIY