28 for 28 - 8/28

The Usual Suspects:

* Mac
* Peter Pan collar dress
* Purple flats


It's a head-to-toe UK day!

It's under 80 degrees out today, which means a coat was needed. I'm from Miami, people...60 degrees is like a state of emergency!

I LOVE the peter pan collar dress from ASOS! That is all. :)

28 for 28 - 7/28

The Usual Suspects:

* Green striped blouse
* Pencil skirt
* Wedges

The Accomplice:

*Sparrow necklace, Torrid, $12

Simple work outfit. That's about it.

I think I might be slightly obsessed with bird accessories.

28 for 28 - 6/28

The Usual Suspects:

* Cream blouse
* Tutu Skirt
* Studded Flats

The Accomplice:

* Gold Owl Locket

This skirt is HUGE. I was pulling it up all day, and I ordered my regular size, to suffice to say that if you're thinking of ordering it, you should probably size down.

Also, I heard a lot about these flats, and how the elastic in the back is really tight and annoying. I thought that was an exaggeration until about 2 hours of wear, when I realized I wanted to yank them off and throw them somewhere. So yeah. These are going to need to be cut or something.

Aesthetically, at least, I like my little ballerina outfit though. LOL

28 for 28 - 5/28

The Usual Suspects:

* Black Polo
* Yellow Shorts
* Lace Oxfords

The Accomplices:

* Lace tights, Torrid, $8
* My pug, Pig, priceless LOL

Comfy weekend outfit. I've realized I really like yellow LOL And it used to be one of my least favorite colors.

Unfortunately, the tights ripped almost immediately. As in, I opened the package, put them on, and they ripped. They are officially crotchless tights LMAO I'll keep them because the tear isn't too obvious under clothes, and crotchless tights can be useful ROFL but be warned!

and just cuz I had to! LOL

28 for 28 - 4/28

Hubs is asleep, so I'll have to make due...

The Usual Suspects:

* Denim Jacket
* White Polka-Dot Dress
* Burgundy Heels

The Accomplice:

* Red belt (for National Wear Red Day!), Evans, £5

Very comfy dress, I felt super cute in it, and I got more compliments today than I have on any other outfit I've posted yet! LOL

The dress is fully lined, NOT as long as it looks on me (it's actually just under my knee, the photos don't show that very well) and it cost me only $17. WIN.

Gotta throw some make-up on and wake up hubs lol We're going out tonight! :)

28 for 28 - 3/28

The Usual Suspects:

* Black Tunic
* Jeggings
* Black Boots

The Accomplice:

* Zebra print belt

My hair looks like crap. Believe it or not, this was the pic where it most cooperated LOL I guess hubs isn't as reliable a photo-taker as I'd like. Also, Pig snuck into the pic, so here he is!

Very laid back to the office today...My boss/father/co-owner is back from vacation tomorrow, which is GREAT because it means I can stop doing 2 peoples jobs! Considering it was my last day of running around like a chicken with its head cut off, I wanted to be comfortable :)

and just for kicks, here's another pic of my Piglet...

28 for 28 - 2/28

 

The Usual Suspects:

* Cropped Blazer

* Yellow chevron tank

* Black Trousers

* Wedges

idk what's going on with the phantom dots on the photo. I swear my clothes isn't dirty! LOL I have no idea what's causing the spots on the pants or the shirt, I'm assuming the light, but maybe the lens is just dirty?

So, yeah. Laid back office look. We don't have a dress code, I can wear jeans, a t-shirt and flip flops every day if I want (and I did for about 2 years straight!) but I tend to go for more business casual just cuz lately, I feel better when I'm dressed up. Who knew?! LOL

28 for 28 - 1/28

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sorry for the ultra saturated pic...the light was super weird!

 The Usual Suspects:

* Black knit long sweater, Old Navy
* Pink dual-layer shirt, Casual Plus
* Trouser jeans, Old Navy
* Burgundy heels, Target

The Accomplice:

* Pepe


I actually made a list of every single outfit I could come up with using the 28 items! I don't plan on wearing them in any particular order, since the weather in Miami is pretty bipolar this time of year, but it helps to narrow things down when I'm running around frantically to get out the door on time in the morning...

Very excited for the rest of the month :)

OOTD (kinda) - 1/17/11

Ok, so I didn't think there was much to this outfit that I'm wearing today, but when I went to Starbucks this morning, a fellow death-fat look at me and said "you look like plus-size hipster perfection!"...I think she was being kind, or maybe the hipster reference was because I ordered a soy latte, but in any case it was flattering!

So without further ado, crappy iphone pics of said outfit, though not the whole body because my arms aren't that long!

* Plaid Dress, Target (Converse One collection), $30
* Tights, Avenue, $8
* Skinny Belt (that you can't see), Torrid, $12 for 2
* Shoes seen here. 

I had to add the skinny belt because the dress comes with a matching string basically to cinch it at the waist...And for some reason, though they made the dress plus-sized, they didn't make the string equally big. It fits around the waist just fine, and I can even tie it in a bow, but not as big as bow as I would like, so I just yanked it off and cinched it myself.

I also brought my ASOS Mac to the office because it's supposed to rain cats and dogs later, but I'm not wearing it now so you don't get to see it! LOL

OOTD 1/8/11

Wedding day OOTD!

Remember I told you guys about my high school BFFs wedding this past weekend? Well, I have OOTD pics for you!

My husband is a dodo-bird and didn't know how to work the zoom on my camera (LOL) but here I am! I ended up wearing a different necklace (borrowed from my mom), and I threw the shawl into my pocket (yes the dress had POCKETS!!!) almost immediately, it was so annoying!

Dress: eShakti "overstock" section , $35 (here is the link to the dress, in case you'd like your own! It comes in other colors as well.)
Shoes: Lane Bryant, $25 on sale
Clutch: gift
Shawl: came with a formal gown I bought about 6 years ago, and has become my go-to shawl LOL

Here's a pic of me wearing the necklace I ACTUALLY wore, along with my sister and one of our besties:

Me, Jennicke and Christie

I LOVE Christie's necklace!

SO yeah. My husband's wedding gear ended up costing more than a formal outfit (head to toe) for me. Yay, frugality! :)

and of course, CONGRATS TO NINA AND PETE! Everything was gorgeous!!!

OOTD New Years Eve!

Let's give the 30 For 30 OOTDs a break for a minute, and see what I wore on New Years Eve!

* Torrid Cropped Black Blazer, $14.99 on clearance
* Torrid Military Tube Top, $12.49 on clearance
* Old Navy Blue Khakis
* Torrid Wedges, $39

Super comfy, but I think really cute. I love the gold buttons on the tube top and I'm REALLY liking the blazer, even though it has (eep!) SHOULDER PADS. I didn't think I'd ever own something with shoulder pads that I LIKED. Honestly, if I'd known that it HAD shoulder pads before I bought it, I might never have (The closest Torrid to me is over 200 miles away in Orlando, so everything I've ever bought from Torrid in the past 6 years has been purely online).

I LOVE how comfy the wedges are, but by the end of the night, the rubber bit of one of the heels came off. CHEAP! I have to crazy glue the heel back on to see if it holds, it sucks I only got to wear them once before something happened...I really like them otherwise!

What did YOU wear to celebrate the new year? Link me to OOTDs! :)

OOTD 12-24-10

I hope everyone's Christmas was lovely! Here's a little post on how I spent my holiday...

What I wore Christmas Eve

* Dress, Old Navy, $36.50 (though it's now on sale for $13.99 in limited sizes!)...I loved that it had a "Christmas ornament" vibe to it LOL


I went here:

and I had some of this:

along with some of this:

and it was pretty awesome.

Then, Christmas day...there was lots of THIS!

And even some of this! LOL

30 for 30 - 20/30

The Usual Suspects:

* Brown Jacket
* Blue Dress
* Black Heels

The Accomplice:

None today.


I really don't like this dress. Rather, I like the dress, I don't like how uncomfortable I feel in it. I just feel like it's so short, though the yellow skirt is about as short and I feel fine in it for some reason. Maybe if I wear it with tights, I'll like it better?

Have you guys noticed the different background? I've been taking my OOTD photos in our bedroom lately, since my home office is such a warzone right now. 

30 for 30 - 16/30

The Usual Suspects:

* Gray Boatneck Top
* Yellow Skirt
* Black Ballet Flats

The Accomplices:

* Black Opaque Tights, Avenue, $8
* Pepe necklace
* My nighttime driving glasses (I have some eye deformity where my pupils are constantly dilated, so the barrage of light at night makes it hard for me to drive without my super-anti-glare glasses...otherwise, thanks to PRK surgery, I have perfect 20/20 vision)


I LOVE this skirt, and it makes me very happy that I decided to give Alloy another shot...I literally own NOTHING ELSE that's yellow, and I usually shy away from tucking things in, and yet I LOVE everything about this skirt! Yay for trying new things and finding out you love something you never even thought you'd like!

30 for 30 - 15/30

The Usual Suspects:

* Black Button Down
* Cropped Jeans
* Black Sandals

The Accomplice:

* Pink Mustached Octopus Necklace, Hot Topic, $12

 

here's a stock photo of the necklace, I forgot to take a pic of it on

This was my attempt at making a button down shirt casual...as far as that's concerned, it works, but idk if I would wear it again. It seemed a little "soccer mom" to me...


:EDIT: DUH! I just found a photo of me wearing the necklace on another occasion!

30 for 30 - 14/30

The Usual Suspects:

* Gray Boatneck Top
* Blue Khakis
* Black Ballet Flats

*The Accomplice:

NONE! I kinda just threw this on one morning that I was running late to work...


Day 14, which is actually Day 16...

Another head to toe Old Navy day! These ballet flats are like, surgically attached to my feet! Talk about MVPs of the 30 for 30!

So, nothing much to say about this outfit. I promise (most of them) get better from here!

30 for 30 - 13/30

The Usual Suspects:

* Black Blazer
* Blue Ruffle Blouse
* Black Trousers
* Black Ballet Flats

The Accomplice:

* Black and Crystal Bracelet

Here is Day 15, which was a Monday, stepping in for Day 13, which was a Saturday...


I hate the two pieces photograph so different in color, because IRL they both look true black, which I think is great because I got two pieces from two different stores in two different countries and turned them into my first grown-up suit! Also, that spot on the pants is not a spot at all, but actually just the light bouncing off stuff and making a wonky reflection. My home office recently became inundated with the last of the stuff we had at my parents house, so I need to find a new place to take my OOTD photos in the meantime...

30 for 30 - 12/30

The Usual Suspects:

* Art Graphic Tee
* Cropped Jeans
* Black Ballet Flats

The Accomplice:

* Pepe Necklace
* Sunglasses

So, I've decided to just go out of order because I'm still waiting on the photos from the actual Day 12 and 13 from other people, so I'm just going to skip them until I get the photos, or get tired of waiting and just put the outfit back on and take my own photos again...

This was a Sunday look, and I didn't really put too much thought into it because I believe I either stayed home all day (and the only reason I would get dressed under that circumstance is to make the challenge quota LOL) or maybe I went to Target or something, where I didn't feel like dressing up.

Pepe is quickly becoming my favorite necklace, or at least my daily wear necklace...

So, here's Day 14 substituting for Day 12...enjoy! Or don't LOL I won't blame youone way or the other...