Copy Cat

While on a wild manhunt online for a specific lace scarf I was looking for as a birthday gift, I fell upon this photo on Pinterest. I liked it so much, I decided to try to make my own rendition of it.It turns out that I have just about the same shoes except mine aren't patent and were also probably a lot less expensive. I wore them with high-waist, slim-cut dress pants (since I was wearing this to work) and a black and white (faux button down) top like in the photo. Then, I threw the blanket scarf over the top. Since it's not quiet that warm yet, I didn't try a long jacket like the model has on. For jewelry, I kept with gold to match the gold spikes on the shoes and wore gold and off-white bangles and gold stick earrings. The off-white in the bracelets goes with the off-white in the scarf and in the shoes. I also added some gold arrow earrings, some with (faux) diamonds, which also go with one of the bangles. For makeup, I wore red lipstick (to go with the scarf) and black and gold eye-shadows.

I would have never thought of this outfit on my own.

Blanket Scarf: Rue 21, $5, clearance

Black and White top: T.J. Maxx, $15

Pants: Frugal Fannie's, $15

Shoes: Charlotte Russe, BOGO 50% off, $11

Earrings: Stick: Charming Charlie, $3.99, clearance; Arrows: Rue 21, $2-3, clearance

Bracelets: Christmas gift a few years ago

Makeup:Eyeshadows: Black: Ulta, free; Gold: have had; Lipstick: Ulta, free

Bluh-ee Hell!

I had been wanting to wear these wide-leg dress pants since I hadn't worn them in a while. About a year ago, I was inspired by a magazine clipping (below) that had similar pants and v-cut shirt and, so I wore the same outfit again with the Ox-Blood shoes and all-- see Freaky Friday post. This time I added an off-white rose clip on a blazer since it's been cool in the morning. The rose matches the off-white lace on the scarf. For makeup: cream and black eye-shadows and maroon lip gloss. 

Scarf: $5, clearance, LTD commodities
Shirt: have had for about 8+ years
Pants: $7, clearance, TJ Maxx
Shoes: $15, clearance, Charlotte Russe

Earrings: have had for a few years; purchased on eBay along with a few other colors

 This outfit was originally inspired by:

It's not black and white- it's OFF-white!

Everyone thought I was wearing black and white....it's off-white, though. I had a different top planned out for this outfit, but it wasn't comfortable, SO, I ended up choosing another OFF-white, lace shirt- a tee. I still wore it with the rest of the outfit I had planned out: a cream-colored lace headband, and cream and gold bangles. I wore gold and pearl stick earrings to match one of the bangles, which is also pearl. And, it wouldn't be a signature Heather-look without (additional) rose earrings to go with the lace. Because it's in-between seasons, I wore ankle pants and black heels, which I love together. For makeup: cream and black eyeshadows and a fall lip color. 

Lace tee: H&M, $12.99

Headband: CVS, Clearance, $4

Bangles: Christmas gift a few years ago

Earrings: Stick: 3/$4.99, Burlington Coat Factory; Rose: eBay, $3?

Shoes: Charlotte Russe or Alloy: $9.99?

Makeup: all Ulta. all free with min. purchase

Spirited Away

We had a team cookout at work, so I wore black and white again, to show some spirit. I wore this black and white halter that was recently given to me in a hand-me-down bag. With it, I wore a black pencil skirt, a black cardigan, and black and white shoes. For jewelry, I wore faux white pearls and black stick earrings to keep with the black and white theme. I wore black eye-shadow and red lipstick for a pop of color. For hair, a pony to see the pretty neckline on the top. 

Halter: hand-me-down from colleague/friend

Cardigan: hand-me-down from Godmother

Skirt: Kohl's, $19.99

Shoes: alloy.com, 80% off sale, $9.99

Stick earrings; Charming Charlie, clearance, $3.99

Faux pearls: eBay, $2? 

Makeup: all Ulta, free with min. purchase

Shiny, happy people.

This top has been sitting at the end of my closet for many weeks, ready to be worn. I tend to have pre-planned outfits kept in this spot for days I cannot spend too much time planning out my clothes. Anyway, I pulled out this high-low, sheer-backed, top, which is accented with gold, silver and bronze shoulder studs. I wore bronze spike earrings and a multi-strand, multi-metal bracelet, and multi-metal stackable ringsto match. For shoes, I opted for black and cream heels with gold studs. For makeup, I wore bronze eye shadow and gold lip gloss. Hair: my second attempt at mocking an 'elevated pony' magazine clipping-- a small pony pulled back into a larger pony. 

Top: Bob's stores, free with $10 coupon? 

Shoes: Charlotte Russe, BOGO 50% off, last year, approx, $11

Earrings: 3/prs for $5, Burlington Coat Factory

Bracelet: Chico's, given to me from Aunt

Rings: eBay, $3

Makeup: Ulta

Men's casual

I saw that (long) vests are a thing right now and realized I haven't worn a vest in a while. So, I pulled out this charcoal grey vest. My thought process was as follows:

"Hmm, that wrap bracelet is grey; that will match, and it has teal in it. So, then, I can add a touch of color with the grey.  I'll wear that teal top, then, and the necklace that kinda goes with the bracelet.

Earrings....hmm, should I wear the ones that came with the necklace or the more formal ones that just happen to match? I'll go with the latter since they'll jazz up the casual look. 

Since I have these grey oxfords and will need to wear flats at night, they will look cute with ankle pants. 

Hmm, now, what  shoes to wear during the day? Oh- the patent leather pumps will dress up the outfit for work. "

Vest: have had a long time, cannot remember where purchased

Teal 3/4 sleeve top: hand-me-down from colleague/friend

Ankle pants: NY&Co, a few yeas ago

Bracelet: Rosegal.com, $3

Necklace: Vera Wang, Christmas gift about 8 years ago

Earrings: Anne Taylor, Secret Santa gift 2 years ago

Patent leather pumps: alloy.com?, a few years ago

Oxfords: DSW, Steve Madden, clearance, $19 with a $10 coupon

Makeup: Eye-shadows: Teal: stocking stuffer; Black: Ulta; Lip gloss: Ulta

Wicked green

We went to go see Wicked and I had been eagerly waiting to break out this top and ponte pants. And, the green was also appropriate. The necklace was on my Amazon wishlist with this top (also Amazon wishlist) in mind, except I hadn't gotten to wear the necklace until now. To match, I wore gold stick earrings and cream and gold bangles to match the cream beads in the necklace and the gold tones. The pants also had gold zippers. I wore black ankle strap heels and used a green clutch. For makeup, I wore black and gold shadows and gold lip gloss. 

Top: Amazon, birthday gift

Pants: Amazon, $12ish

Necklace: Amazon, birthday gift

Earrings: Charming Charlie, clearance, $3.99

Bracelets: Christmas gift a few years ago

Shoes: Charlotte Russe, BOGO 50% off, approx. $15-20

Clutch: Ulta makeup set, free with min. purchase

Makeup: Eyeshadows: Gold: have had; Black: Ulta; Lip Gloss: Ulta