It’s Day Two of “Two Pieces, Two Places: A Chicago City and Suburbs Remix!” Today’s look features the snakeskin print sheer blouse. Today we showcase how you can wear the blouse in a work and casual setting. Erin tucked in the blouse and added a belt and brown/gold accessories to compliment the look- perfect for the office! I, on the other hand, went with jeans, boots and a chunky infinity scarf for more of a weekend look! Be sure to check out all the details of Erin’s look over at Loop Read More
Two Pieces, Two Places: A Chicago City and Suburbs Remix (Day One)
It’s a Chicago blogger collaboration! For the next three days, my friend Erin (Loop Looks) and I thought it’d be fun to team up and show you how we style and remix the same pieces of clothing—from downtown Chicago to the suburbs! Because clearly, we are stylish at races… Me, Kelsey and Erin at the Iron Girl Tri Erin and I at the Hero 10k Anyways, today’s look features both of the items we will be remixing over the next three days: a snakeskin top and maroon pants. I love Erin’s take Read More
The $5 Jewel-Collar Oxford
Shirt: Kohl’s on clearance for $5! (similar: J.Crew Factory, J. Crew, Ann Taylor) Cardigan: J. Crew Factory Skirt: Target via Goodwill (similar) Shoes: Banana Republic Outlet (top-similar); Nine West via DSW (bottom-similar) I am a bargain hunter. I cut coupons. I love sales. I shop around for the best prices. (I feel like I’m in Shopaholics Anonymous!) Case in point, I was returning an item at Kohl’s back in December and was browsing the clearance racks and found this beautiful Read More
What I Wore to Work: Belts, Baubles & Boots
It’s in the air…can you feel it?! Christmas is coming!! AND our year-end holiday shutdown at work! That’s right…our office is closed from Monday the 23rd through January 1st- it’s like I’m in college again with a “winter break!” In addition to celebrating Christmas, I’m SO looking forward to some much needed relaxation and “me” time! I’ve got tons of stuff to keep me busy: workouts, baking, catching up on TV shows, blogging, cleaning and spending time with family and friends! Here is Read More
Kohl’s Beauty Box #KohlsBeauty
A few weeks ago, I saw an offer on Facebook to sign up for a BeautyBox from Kohl’s. I’ve seen similar beauty box offers from Target everyone once and a while and decided to see what it was about (hey, it’s free, right?!) To introduce their new, expanded beauty department, Kohl’s put together some of their most popular brand names and favorite products. My package arrived today, and I am amazed at the contents! I’m talking full-sized items! My box contained, Pur Minerals Primer Read More
Cobalt & Snakeskin
So my weekend consisted of a combination of: a bonfire with s'mores, garage sale hunting, bike riding, reading magazines and watching a little too much Rules of Engagement. And I'm totally ok with it. It was nice to have a relaxing/laid back weekend with time to just do what I wanted to do! Anyways, I've been meaning to blog this outfit for a while and finally got around to it! I can't tell you how many times I've worn this snakeskin top already! It is SO versatile since the colors are Read More
March 2013 Clothing Budget
This month's clothing budget just goes to show how much I love my Target, Old Navy and J.Crew Factory. They make up the powerhouse trinity of clothing awesomeness...I swear I could spend hours in these stores! So here's the breakdown for March: 1. Chambray- J. Crew Factory- $42.07 (worn here) 2. Army jacket- Old Navy- $33.00 (worn here) 3. Lace top- J.Crew Factory- $35.40 4. Linen-Cotton Mini skirt- J. Crew Factory- $38.25 5. Polka dot sweater- Old Navy- $21.00 6. Running tights- Kohl's- Read More
5 Day, 5 Ways: Colored Denim
Today's Five Days Five Ways topic is pants. And my pants of choice are my fuscia colored denim. I thought it'd be a little more challenging that trying to style black dress pants five ways. Gotta keep it interesting, right?! Sandals: Target Denim: Loft Outlet Lace tee: Nordstrom Rack Tank: Target Scarf: Gift Wedges: Kohl's Denim: Loft Outlet Top: Old Navy Shoes: Aldo Denim: Loft Outlet Sweater: Loft Outlet Long sleeve: Gap Belt: Target Shoes: Target Denim: Loft Outlet Tank: Target Blazer: Read More