lacing it up

So if I could only shop at one store for the rest of my life, it would without a doubt be H&M. I am in love with this sweatshirt I got recently from them. It's the perfect amount of oversized and comfortable. And and sweatshirt you can wear out of the house? WIN. Because it utilizes lace, one of my favorites, as you all know. And as you may not know, I also have a love for grey. So I wore the top with my skinny jeans to grad school class at night, and paired it with a pop of pink in my ring and this adorable bird necklace from Old Navy. And oh my goodness, we had a special guest in our class this night- a mouse!! That's right, my feet were immediately up on my chair and remained there while my feet fell asleep as long as I could stand it. No shame.

Top: H&M (exact below)
Jeans: Old Navy (exact below)
Necklace: Old Navy
Ring: Meijer's

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grey sweatshirt casual by greathappiness featuring ugg® australia boots

pinspiration

I thought I'd share some of my favorite pins lately on my style inspiration board. Some of them are from other fashion bloggers that I love to read! All of these are outfits that I either want to recreate soon or have already recreated!



source: collegefashions.net

Absolutely LOVE this look. And although I don't have any of the actual pieces needed (although I am seriously coveting this lilac skirt...) I have close enough pieces to achieve a similar look. For example, I do have lilac jeans. So stay tuned!

 
source: bluecashmere.blogspot.com

So simple, so how did I not think of this? Now this outfit, I have all the components. Burgundy jeans? check. Black top? check. Leopard scarf? check. Cognac boots? check. This will be happening very soon. If I happen to forget, please remind me.

 
source: popofstyle.com

You know I love yellow and stripes. So seeing them together? Fabulous. I really want to try this out. And any excuse to wear my yellow scarf is a good one! Also not exactly sure what the pattern on the shoes is (camo?), but I would wear this with leopard flats, for sure.

 
source: dailylook.com

I love this outfit so much that I did recreate it, although it's not an outfit that ended up on the blog, unfortunately. But pairing floral pants with a white graphic tee and a black jacket (I did a blazer)? Genius!! It works so much and looks so chic. And look how it can dress up a graphic tee!
 
source: hellofashionblog.com 

Finally, this one will have to wait for spring for me to wear, but I love it so much I wanted to share it anyway. I have all of these pieces and the colors together just look so bright and sunny and adorable! I'm a big fan of color and this outfit shows how you can wear several different ones together and still have it look put together.

 So, tell me what you think of the outfits! Which ones would you recreate? And I'm thinking of making this a regular feature. Yes or no?

I love fall outfits

I wore this outfit about 2 weeks ago, back when the weather still resembled Fall somewhat, before the below freezing and snowy weather we have now here in Chicagoland. Look at the leaves that were still on the ground! This is basically a perfect fall outfit to me: boots + sweater + scarf. Can't go wrong with that formula!

Did you get much of an opportunity to dress for Fall weather?

Top: Sears

Jeans: Old Navy (exact below)

Boots: old

Scarf: 2020AVE (exact below, great price and oh so comfy!!)

Cuff bracelet: Forever 21 (exact below)

Ring: Forever 21

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green sweater by greathappiness featuring Frye

white and leopard

I pinned a similar version of this outfit a long time ago and I finally got the chance to wear it! I love everything about this outfit. Like a lot. You may remember when I talked about how I had searched for the perfect leopard scarf for so long, and I was so excited when I finally found this one, and for only $5. I also think that a white sweater of some kind is a great fall/winter wardrobe staple. 

What are some of your favorite pinned outfits? I'd love to see them!

Top: Old Navy (exact below)

Pants: Kohl's (exact below)

Scarf: Charlotte Russe (exact below)

Ring: Forever 21

Shoes: Crocs

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burgundy, white, and leopard by greathappiness featuring band rings

dress and pants

I wore this outfit to teach a lesson in my first grade classroom I'll be student teaching in. Yes, I'm wearing a dress and pants. Skinny pants, of course. I'm sure this is controversial, although I don't see it as much different than wearing a dress and leggings. Sometimes I'd just rather have pants instead, though, and they kept me warmer! Love this dress too, so cute and comfy and I got some nice compliments on it! Can't wait to wear "teacher outfits" every day starting in a couple months ;)

And here's a secret, this ring is from Claire's, and every time I wear it I get compliments! Sometimes, if you pick out "cheap" jewelry carefully, you can find some real gems for next to nothing!

Would you wear a dress with pants?

Dress: Tanga (exact below)

Pants: Loft (exact below)

Cardigan: Forever 21

Shoes: Crocs

Necklace: Charming Charlie

Ring: Claire's

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dress and pants by greathappiness featuring a feather ring

green snakeskin

Talk about a statement necklace, right? This is a huge one, and I just love the unique design! This green snakeskin (reptile skin? whatever you want to call it...) top is super comfortable, so it's a great go-to dressier top of mine! I had had this outfit created and saved on polyvore for awhile pairing the top with my plum waxed skinny jeans and this necklace and ring, so it was time to actually wear it to observe in my first grade classroom. I like that this outfit is a bit edgy but not too much- is it something you would wear?

Top: old

Pants: Kohl's (exact below)

Shoes: TOMS (not pictured below)

Necklace: Daily Look (exact below)

Ring: Charlotte Russe

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green and burgundy by greathappiness featuring engraved rings