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Mom Style, Vol 9: Olive Vest, Pink Sweater, Navy Pants

March 22, 2016

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Vest: J. Crew Factory (option)
Sweater: J. Crew Factory (exact)
Necklace: Wantable (review here)
Pants: The Limited (very similar)
Flats: Target (option, cute d’orsay option)
Sunglasses: Old Navy, in a bowl at checkout :-)

When I first transitioned from pre-baby life in the corporate world to my new life as mom and full-time work from home gal, I had a little bit of a style identity crisis. Besides my body going through changes and sizes, I certainly didn’t have use for all the corporate dress clothes that I wore before baby. This prompted me to clean out my closet and only keep a few dressier items and fill it in with much more casual items.  I’d still call it a work in progress.

But for the times when I do need to look a bit more dressed up, I reach for items like these: my trusted pants from The Limited (I have in navy and black), a classic sweater (love this bright pink!) and completer pieces like my olive cargo vest and a necklace (with some sunglasses thrown in for good measure that matched all too well…)  Whether it’s for church, a party or baby shower, date night or work event, it’s nice to have some staples on hand that will work.

Speaking of getting more “dressed up,” I am headed to California for a work conference this week- eee!  The dress code is still fairly casual, but I wanted to look fairly professional since we have a booth there as a vendor.  I did pack along this sweater for one of the days.  If I get my act together, I’ll do a post on what I wore while I was there (or at the very least, will share on Instagram, so be sure to follow along!)

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Thanks to the husband for taking photos for me (you can spot him if you look closely!)…he’s got mad photo skillz :-)

Check out my previous looks: Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6 | Volume 7 | Volume 8

Linking up with  Fizz and Frosting | Fashionably Employed |  I do DeClaire | Style Elixir | Walking in Memphis in High Heels | The Pleated Poppy | Tucker Up | Mix & Match Fashion | Doused in Pink | Curly Crafty Mom

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  1. Alexis Grant says

    March 25, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    The sweater and those pants go great together! Those flats are really cute too!

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    • Valerie says

      March 31, 2016 at 9:33 am

      Thanks Alexis! Can’t beat navy and pink- one of my favorite color combos.

      Reply
  2. Jill says

    March 26, 2016 at 9:47 am

    This is such a great color combo! Love your sunnies! Hope you had a wonderful trip to CA!

    Jill
    Doused In Pink

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    • Valerie says

      March 31, 2016 at 9:33 am

      Thanks Jill! It was a good trip (and nice to wear real clothes ha!), but I’m glad to be home :-)

      Reply
  3. Erin says

    April 11, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    Why haven’t I worn my olive vest with my pink sweater yet??? Now I know what I’m wearing this week!

    Reply

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