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?

feeling girly

This is such a girly outfit, with pink and purple and flowers galore. I love how sweet it looks, and it's fun to show my girly side sometimes. And I know I've talked about my purple skinny jeans before and how much I love them, but can we give them a moment here? Imagine this outfit with regular denim for a second. Not as much pop at all! If you're thinking about getting your first pair of colored jeans, I'd definitely say purple is the way to go. These were my first and I fell in love. They're darker and not as "loud", so they're not as intimidating to wear. But they still really bring outfits to the next level and look a little bit dressier as well.

Purple skinny jeans: do you own a pair? Do you want a pair?

Top: Kohl's
Pants: Kmart
Shoes: Puma (exact below)
Jacket: Forever 21 (exact below)
Scarf: Kohl's (exact below)
Ring: Kohl's

Shop the Look:

floral, pink, and purple by greathappiness featuring three quarter sleeve tops

mint and coral sweetness

How adorable is this sweet heart necklace? I just got this, along with the bracelet I'm wearing, in a grab bag from Apple of My Eye Jewelry. I love it on top of the mint shirt. And remember the polka dot capris I've worn in the past? I was so excited to find a full-length, coral version of them at Kohl's on my last shopping trip!! They're a little lighter than they appear in the pictures. I love how sweet and adorable this whole outfit looks together.

Top: The Daily Look, sold out
Pants: Kohl's, sold out online
Necklace: Apple of My Eye Jewelry (exact here- $6.25)
Bracelet: Apple of My Eye Jewelry (exact here- $7)
Ring: Forever 21, old

Black & Pink- May 21st Outfit

Black and pink is a color combination I haven't worn in awhile but one that I like. It makes a statement. And I used to avoid black on black for a long time, until I realized how chic it can look. I think the key to making black on black work is to first wear skinny pants second, have some kind of statement accessory that pops. I found this scarf on Kohl's website for only $2, and the proceeds went to breast cancer research. Win-win! Sadly, it's not available anymore. I snatched up this adorable peacock ring at Kohl's in person last week for only $4.80. I think it's so cute and colorful! And I've worn these black tribal herringbone print pants from Loft before, but this time I took a picture so you can see up close how they look. I love them, because they make the pants interesting, but in a more subtle way so that you can still wear them a lot. Plus they are a thin and soft type of corduroy, making them extremely comfortable- always a plus!

This post is linked up to Style Sessions.

Disneybound Day 19 Make Up/May 1st Outfit

Today is the make up for the day that I was sick. It was super hot here today, in the 80's, which we are not adjusted to here in the Chicago area after freezing for so long. I needed to keep cool and lightweight while still in long pants and an appropriate outfit for my internship- comfortwise and appearance wise. This resulted in a lot of agonizing last night over my closet. But when I was finally so tired that I couldn't stay up any longer, this is what I came up with

Pain and Panic

I decided to go with the simple and easy color combination of blue and pink to represent my two favorite henchmen. And I was still so hot today!

Top: Sears (similar- $39)

Pants: Kohls (similar- $18)

Necklace: Lia Sophia (similar-$10, similar- $19)

Ring: Disney World Morocco Pavilion (similar- $5.80)

Disneybound Day 20/April 20th Outfits

Sadly yesterday I was knocked down with the stomach flu. Thankfully I'm feeling much better today, but it was an effort to get me off the couch yesterday, let alone get dressed. So I thought about it, and I'm going to make up that day for my month of Disneybounding on May 1st. And I promise the outfit will be much better that day than it ever could have been yesterday when I was sick.

So today, in the morning I wasn't sure if I was going out today, so I did my first version of Boo with my purple skinny jeans and a pink tshirt. Then I found out I was indeed going to see Jurassic Park in 3D (My FAVORITE movie of all time. It was amazingly awesome!!), so I did an adapted version that looked nicer and also incorporated my I heart dinosaurs shirt. I had to.

 

Boo

The funny thing is that I didn't even realize until I got to the theater that I was actually also somewhat Disneybounding (JurassicParkbounding?) Ellie Sattler as well, since she has the pink top that she ties in the movie and a purple tank top underneath, although my purple is in my pants instead. It worked out well! I guess Jurassic Park is just that embedded in my brain ;) I never would have thought to tie my cardigans until I started reading style blogs, and this was my first attempt with it. I love the way this one looks tied, which is great because now I can do two looks with it!

Pink Top: Hanes (similar) 

I Heart Dinosaurs Top: bought in Disney World (exact)

Pink Cardigan: (similar, similar)

Purple Skinny Jeans: (exact)

Disneybound Day 18/April 18th Outfit

I had a cute outfit all planned out to wear today, but you'll have to wait for another day soon to see it. Because with the crazy rain we've gotten, my grad school class was canceled tonight due to flooding at the campus. To add to that, I've had an awful migraine all day. So there went my motivation to do anything, including getting dressed nicely. This morning I went to work in my pajamas (the benefit of being a nanny for family) and finally before I went back to work in the afternoon I managed to put this on

Mrs. Jumbo

Not what I had planned together, but at least I still pulled off a Disneybound. Comfy sweatpants and t shirt, and I threw on the necklace too.

Top: Hanes outlet (similar)
Pants: old, don't remember (similar)
Necklace: gift, nothing similar

I was going to participate in Mix and Match Fashion's what I wore to work link up today, but alas it will have to wait til next time, because this is hardly worth sharing.

Disneybound Day 14/April 14th Outfit

Today I went to church and then had a baby shower to go to. I had no idea how to dress for the weather since it was cold this morning but supposed to get warm later but with a lot of wind. A sweater ended up working perfectly, though.

Flit

I really love this outfit because I wouldn't have thought to put these colors together necessarily but I think it looks really fresh. I love these pants from New York & Co. because they're nice and a pretty color. And this ring is one that I got on clearance at Kohl's for a couple dollars but one I wear all the time because it really goes with everything.

Top: forever 21 (similarsimilarsimilar)

Pants: new york & company (exact)

Shoes: crocs (nothing similar)

Necklace: charlotte russe (similar)

Ring: kohl's (similar)

Disneybound Day 13/April 13th Outfit

I went shopping today, so I wanted something comfortable and easy to take off if I needed to try things on. I was at an outdoor mall, so I also needed something layered, because it was so cold outside- in 30 degree temperatures! We even saw some snow flurries in the afternoon which for mid-April is crazy. I wanted to look Springy even if the weather didn't feel like it.

Tulips from Alice in Wonderland

I was watching Alice not too long ago, and I really liked the color combination of the three tulips in the flower scene, which were purple, pink, and yellow. I included pictures of them for reference. It was a great day of shopping as well, and I picked up several new pieces that I really love. Look for them to show up in my outfits soon.

Top: H&M (similar)

Cardigan: (similar, similar)

Necklace: groopdealz (similar)

Pants: pajama jeans (exact)

Disneybound Day 3/ April 3rd Outfit

Today was my first day of actually making an effort to Disneybound. I do my developmental therapy internship on Wednesdays. Since the work is in Early Intervention which means going into people's homes, DT's don't dress up too much, because you sit on all types of floor and work with families of all income levels. So this outfit was perfect for nice casual and comfy at the same time.

Minnie Mouse

Sorry for the awful picture quality. I snapped these in a hurry early in the morning before I left. This top is so cute and perfect for Minnie. I found it on ebay and couldn't resist! I do love being pink and girly every so often, so this was a fun outfit to wear.

top: ebay (can't find anything similar)

pants: loft (exact)

shoes: shoedazzle (similar)

bow ring: forever 21 (similar, similar)

minnie ring: ten dollar mall (similar)