Fur or not to fur? That is the question.

We were going for a country breakfast this morning, so I guess I felt in the spirit. But, really, my true inspiration to revive this flannel was the belt (in which I cannot find anything to match with). Incorporating the said belt, which is accented with a spike-centered-bow, mixes country with fashion. I added this hat because it looks cute with any sort of country-ish outfit. I wore cream-colored knee high socks and flat boots with black skinny khakis. Blending the black with the flannel made me look less like a cowgirl and more like a someone who is trying to be trendy. To match the spike on my belt, I kept with silver earrings and made sure to wear boots that were either plain or had silver hardware (opted for the plain boots since I felt like flats and this is what I had). For makeup, I wore green shadows and maroon lip gloss.

Because I felt like something was missing, I tried the cream colored fur vest (there are a lot of ideas I have for this flannel). I thought it looked cute, but was still unsure of the total mix. And then I was unsure about the belt on the inside or out of the vest.

Do you like this outfit with the vest or no vest?
Belt in or out?
Please share your opinions and thoughts!


Flannel: Savers, $5, purchased for a Halloween costume years ago
Belt: Charming Charlie's, clearance, $6?
Hat: Kohl's, clearance, $8
Khakis: Old Navy, $19
Vest: Rue 21, clearance, $5
Earrings: given to me from Aunt
Boots: Rue 21, sale, $11
Makeup: lip gloss, Avon, have had for years; eyeshadows: Ulta, included in makeup gift set, Christmas gift a few years ago
Socks: J.C. Penney, purchased years ago for a (different) Halloween costume

One poncho- two ways

I promised this poncho with a casual outfit. Today, I wore it with a floppy hat, skinny jeans, knee high socks and boots. I wore earrings, bracelets and rings to match the hardware on my boots and, then, charcoal and black eye makeup. Which do you like more- professional or casual?? 

Hat: Kohl's, clearance, $7-8

Poncho: Rue 21, sale. $5-10

Jeans: Seven, Amazon, $18

Boots: Rue 21, sale, $14

Earrings: given to me from Aunt

On the Run

I was quickly running out on Sunday with the hubbie, so threw on some clothes. Here was my thought process getting dressed fast: 

Vest "I haven't worn this in a while and who knows how many more chances I will get since winter is almost over"

[puts on long sleeve black shirt because it has been thought that this is a black and white vest all this time]

Jeans: "I haven't worn these yet and they're brand new-- they're so comfy, but they don't tuck into any shoes because they're straight leg vs. skinny"...... "roll them up!"

Vest: "Wait! Is this vest brown?" [looks at the liner inside; considers changes long sleeve shirt; realizes there is an oversized handbag that hasn't been used yet, either, that happens to be black and brown..]

Handbag: see above

Shoes: "What shoes....Oh! since I'm wearing brown, now, these are casual and comfy enough!" 

"Need something else brown to pull the outfit together....." "Scarf! Head wrap!" 

[quickly throws on matching makeup and is out the door]

And, then, while in a store, I get complimented that a woman "loves my look"!! :) 

Vest: Rue 21, sale, $10-15?

Scarf: have had for years, purchased at Family Dollar

Head Wrap: a decoration that was attached to an old pair of culottes 

Jeans: TJ Maxx, $24

Handbag: EBay, $7

Boots: Rue 21, clearance, $14

Do you see the green??

This scarf was given to me from a friend at work and I've yet to wear it. I really think it has dark green undertones in it, but not obvious enough for me to pull off my green belt, which I did try. So, it came down to almost all black- a sweater given to me recently with tags still on it (!!) and my typical pencil skirt. To ensure I didn't look too morbid, I decided to wear tan boots to match the scarf (the buckles match nicely with some of the beige lines). I finished off by wearing beige and black eye shadows and opted for antique gold chandelier earrings to match the hardware on my boots. 

Scarf: donated to the Heather Collection by a colleague

Sweater: given to me by Godmother, Express, brand new with tags

Earrings: given to me from Aunt

Eyeshadows: Ulta, both pallets free with min. purchase 

Boots:  Rue 2, BOGO free or $20

Prep school

This outfit was planned around the necklace and pin. I ended up liking the outfit more than I thought I would, even if I did look like I was dressed for prep school. To match the necklace and pin, I wore these pearl and gold bar earrings. (It's almost as if they were made to go with the other jewelry (i.e. the pearl in the fish's mouth and the white beads on my necklace; the fish also has a blue crystal eye, so it matches well with the gold, white and blue necklace.) I wore a blue blazer and a white shirt to go with the white and blue in the pin and necklace. I wasn't sure what colors to wear on the bottom, since I didn't want to overdo the blue, so I added this pleated skirt and then brown tights and boots. To bring all of this together, I wore brown eyeshadow with blue liner gel and brown lip gloss. To top it all off, I wore this white and blue crocheted slouch hat and matching scarf when I went outside.

Blazer: hand-me-down from Godmother
Necklace; Charming Charlie's, clearance, approx. $7
Earrings: Burlington Coat Factory, 3/approx. $4.99
Fish pin: hand-me-down from mother (I think?)
Skirt: Pay Half, have had about ten years or more
Boots: Rue 21, clearance, $14
Matching hat and scarf: hand-made, donated to the Heather Collection from colleague
Makeup: shadow pallet, Ulta, free with min, purchase
               gel liner,ginormous makeup set, Ulta, Christmas gift
               lip gloss, Avon, have had about ten years

Re-appearance

I haven't worn this parka in a few weeks, so decided it was time for it to make another appearance. This time, instead of khakis and ankle boots, I went with a pencil skirt (surprise!), matching grey tights and fur-lined faux suede boots (that also have not been worn in a while). I wore square hoop earrings to go with the print on the parka, a mix of silver bangles, grey eyeshadow and gold lip gloss to go with the beige tones. 

Parka: Rue 21, clearance, approx $5-7

Boots: Rue 21, clearance, $14

Skirt" KMart, clearance, $5-7

Earrings: given to me from Aunt

Makeup: Ulta; shadows: free with min. purchase

Up next with this parka: casual with jeans and a floppy hat! 

A lot going on

This outfit is a little bit of a stretch and not my favorite, so far. I planned it around this sweater since it hasn't been worn this winter. Since I didn't want to feel so drab in mostly black, I decided to change it up with camel (again, like yesterday .....with the same cute boots). Instead of my typical black pencil skirt, I wore a camel one and matching boots. I still incorporated a little bit of black, however, since I don't own tan tights, which wouldn't work anyway as they would look like nylons. To be able to pull off my random black tights, I added a long black tank under my sweater. For jewelry, I matched purple and fuschia gemstone hoops and a ring, both gold toned even if not the same exact color as the metal on my boots. My makeup was camel and black and I opted for gold lipgloss over fuschia since I needed more tan on top. 

Sweater: have had, $5, Suzie's, AZ

Skirt: Rainbow Shops, $10

Boots: Rue 21, BOGO free

Jewelry: KMart, Clearance, Ring: $0.75!!!; Earrings: $0.99!!! (reg. approx. $7-10 each!) 

Makeup: all Ulta; Shadows: free with min. purchase

Hump Day Camel...and Black

I went simple with my typical camel and black on this hump day mainly because I haven't worn this turtleneck yet and I hadn't worn the boots in a while, and both items speak for themselves. Since this shirt has an accent zipper in the back (as shown below), I didn't want to cover it up with a vest, jacket, sweater or the like. And, the boots have buckles and zippers (that match the antique gold zipper on the shirt). So, instead of adding to an already accessorized outfit, I merely wore a turtleneck and skirt. Also shown below are matching chandelier earrings from the 80s/90s and camel and black eye shadows and gold lip-gloss to finalize my color coordination. These tend to be my favorite colors to wear. 

Turtleneck: Rue 21, $5, clearance

Boots: Rue 21, depends on how you look at it: 2/$20 or BOGO free.....

Earrings: given to me from Aunt, from 80s/90s

Makeup: all Ulta; shadows: free with min. purchase