Zulily Labor Day Sale

I am trying to be on a spending break, and I was doing really well, too. Even avoiding buying anything from all the Labor Day sales going on this weekend. But then I got the email from Zulily about their big blowout sales, and by big think HUGE, and I couldn't resist. Zulily definitely isn't just for moms, it's for all women (although they do have some great stuff for moms too! One day when I am pregnant, this will be the first stop I make for maternity clothes). The prices are so great right now, and there is so much to look through, it's a bit overwhelming. I dare you to go through everything and not find something you love and want to buy. Because it's impossible not to. There is so much I loved, but I limited myself, and this is what I got:

zulily finds by greathappiness on Polyvore

All of this was only $55. The first dress was only $6.99!! How could I resist? I love the bright sunny yellow dress, and I could definitely wear this to weddings or showers, as well as more casually or even while student teaching. I have been looking for a blue chiffon pleated skirt EXACTLY like this for some time, so to find it for only $10 was amazing. The top is nice and long and flowy and would be perfect with skinny jeans. And I need a new bag to take with me to grad school classes at night, because the one I have now is getting worn out, and this is perfect!

If you check out the sales there, let me know what you find! :)

1 shirt 5 ways

Top (clipped to polyvore.com)

I picked out this shirt this morning from RueLaLa with the $25 credit I had. Cute, right? I decided to plan out some different outfits I could make with it. I will say it again if you're not already using it- Polyvore is such a great tool! Whenever I buy purchases online, I'm able to just click the 'clip to polyvore' button on my toolbar and on it goes under my liked items there. I also keep it updated with the items I already own buy in stores by finding the exact pieces or look-alikes to also save under my liked items. Then I can create outfit sets whenever I want (or wherever I want on the iphone app). And the interface is great. This isn't a sponsored post in any way, by the way, I just love Polyvore!

Anyway, here are 5 outfits I created with this one top, and all of the items are the exact or based on pieces I own. Hopefully it can give you an idea of all the ways you can style a similar top!

1 shirt 5 ways by greathappiness on polyvore.com

For the first look, I wanted to have one with long pants, so I decided to use my mustard yellow pants. I also love pairing the navy and white striped scarf with the top for a cute nautical look, and the scarf looks great with the pants as well!

I love the idea of pairing this top with a long black skirt for an effortless chic vibe. I paired with very simple gold and black accessories to keep it more casual.

The third look is more of a fun summer look, pulling in different colors with the sandals and the anchor necklace. It's a cute summer casual look.

For the next look, I kept it all black and white. It's still casual, but on the dressier side.

Finally, I paired the top with blue shorts and sandals, and my steamboat wheel necklace that I wore in my last post. I think it looks great with blue as well.

Coated Jeans

At first I was a little scared at whether or not I could pull off this trend. But finally I decided I wanted to try it. I searched and when I found this pair at Kohl’s I was sold and had to buy them. I got them in the mail today, tried them on, and immediately fell in love. They are perfect for giving your outfit a little extra edge but without going crazy. I think I’ll be wearing these a lot.