Outfit Crush: Winter Sweater

I came across this cute layered look on Style Caster last week and it shared 50 winter outfits to copy right now. There were quite a few that I saved to my inspiration list and this is one of my favs. It is worn by blogger Irena from A Portable Package who's also a dentist by day. Pretty cool, huh? She has a really nice style with looks that most of us would love to copy and make our own.

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jeans / booties / clutch / sunglasses / button up / sweater

Outfit Details: men's sweater Old Navy | men's button up Target | skinny jeans Gap | boots Dolce Vita | bag H&M | necklace Forever21

Linking up with: Get Your Pretty On | Because Shanna Said So | Pleated Poppy  Style Elixir | Treasure Tromp | All Things Thursday

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

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

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

Floral Arrangement

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Sunday and enjoyed Mother's Day. We went to the movies. Mel and I watched The Great Gatsby. My son watched Iron Man 3. He said to me, "Mom, I'm not interested in that movie. I said it was cool for you." Hey, I tried! Anywho, Carey, Leonardo, and Toby were awesome! (I'm pretending like I know them personally.) The movie was over 2 hours long and well, you just have to see it for yourself. In spirit of Mother's Day I decided to do create a mixed print look and went with stripes and florals. The floral ankle pants are from J Crew and the striped cardigan is from Forever 21. Both pieces were under 5 bucks from Goodwill. Score! The ankle booties are a DIY project that you can check out here. The statement necklace is from Lydell NYC and I won it in a giveaway from Anngelik over at Vogue and Heels. (Make sure you check out her blog. She puts together great outfits and she also loves florals). The necklace has 3 mint stones surrounded with crystal diamonds. It's a pretty serious piece of jewelry and I don't own many, which is why I wear the same 4 that I own, but I like it and am happy that I won something since I never ever win anything. At first, I thought the outfit was cute, then I didn't like it, then I felt like who cares, and then I like it again, a little. It's only clothes and I'm having fun putting new and different pieces together since I've began blogging.

Did you do anything for Mother's Day? Will you be checking out The Great Gatsby anytime soon?

Outfit Details: J. Crew Pants - Thrifted Similar Forever 21 Cardigan Vest - Thrifted Nine West DIY Studded Booties Similiar Statement Necklace - Lydell NYC Watch, Earrings, Bracelets - Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Forever 21

Linking up with Glamamom

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,