Day 14- Kayla says..

....copycat an outfit!  Really?!  That's pretty much all I do, so ....okay!

Well...I'm a huge J. Crew fan and have been since high school (trust me, even though it doesn't look like it, that was quite a while ago.....)

In fact, when the new catalog from J.Crew comes out and settles in my mailbox, then reaches my hot little hands, well let's just say I can hardly concentrate on anything else.

Needless to say then, my outfit inspiration comes from a recent J.Crew (I'm not that knowledgeable/stalker-ish that I remember whether it was Spring, Summer or early Fall....sorry...((sniff...))

Anyway, here's the inspiration picture:

and here's my take on the whole matter:

So first, I placed the belt on the outside of the cardigan, like the picture above- except I don't have a cute, skinny belt. I need to get one.

Check.

Then I started leaning towards.....

.....the belt being inside the cardigan? 



Cardigan: Old Navy; Top: Old Navy; Skirt: Goodwill
Necklace: Maurices; Shoes: Target



So I'm really not sure how I would like to wear this ensemble.  All I know is that I do like this look and will be sporting it again!

P.S. I just snagged this skirt at Goodwill for $2.99! 

Neutral base with a POP of color- Day 13

I feel like so many of these challenges would have been a bit easier if I only had a turquoise necklace.  I can't tell you how many times I thought just that: "If only I had a turquoise necklace."

Well I don't have one yet, but trust me....I've been on the lookout.

In case you were wondering, these are what I've been ogling and googling a lot lately:

(my husband may become jealous soon..)



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Today's outfit is no exception.

It is as neutral and blah as I could think of and I know a turquoise necklace would've been that "pop" the outfit needed.

Instead I turned to a scarf and turquoise earrings as my pop of color.



Scarf and Cardigan: Maurices; Earrings: Local store;
Tank: Romy; Skirt: Goodwill



In the end I generally don't love it.  I don't even know if I really like it.

I kind of look like my Kindergarten teacher from over 20 years ago and I KNOW I don't like that.

Sorry Mrs. M.



Skirting the issue- Day 11

The fact that we were asked to wear a skirt or a dress wasn't really an issue for me.  I really love dresses and skirts.  The problem for me was which one I was going to chose.  Should I wear some of my ol' reliables, wear another thing that doesn't get much wear time....what?

So I chose my remix skirt.

I paired it with a newer top and took some pictures.



Top: Rue 21; Necklace: Maurices; Skirt: CK; Shoes: Ross



But then I realized I wore a very similar outfit on day 1 of this challenge.

Something different had to be done.  After all, isn't that the point of this whole challenge?

So instead I chose to mix it up just a little bit.

This time I added one of my favorite tops to the mix.  I should add that I've never worn these two pieces together before because I've never gone out on the limb to mix patterns until this challenge.



Top: Anthropologie; Attitude: fake....all the rest is the same

I really like the second take.  The only thing that could and most likely will be different is I will wear a cardigan outside of the house.....I just couldn't because it is so warm today.

Day 10- Save an orphan...

....from my closet.

Truth be told, there are a lot of neglected little orphans just hangin' around my closet so I had a lot to give attention to.

But for today, I only chose this vintage-looking-rock-a-billy shirt.

You have to understand, this little thing called out to me
"Pick me....haven't I always been your friend?"

And my answer was: " Um- okay."

So here is the picture of our over a year and overdue reunion

(yes I know I'm taking this whole orphan thing just a little too far)



Shirt: Maurices; Jeans: Loft; Shoes: Payless Shoes

Don't let this picture fool you though, we still aren't sure if we're meant to be.

Day 4- Colorblock

I couldn't wait to find out what today's challenge was and when I did (colorblocking!) I spent a lot of my time daydreaming and mentally shopping my closet for the next outfit.  To me colorblocking looks great with bright colors but the only things I own - besides these sun yellow shorts in the picture- were more skirts.  I felt I had to prove to you that I do own somthing other than skirts, so I went with these bad boys.



Shirt: Gap, Necklace:Maurices, Shorts:Old Navy, Sandals: Saltwater sandals



Anyway, I really like how the colors flow together but can't honestly say I love the outfit itself on me.

Maybe I should take pictures of every outfit I plan to wear before I step out into the public.....

Day three- Pattern mixing

To be honest with you I wasn't so sure about this challenge.  I'm always the girl who is matchy-matchy, so mixing patterns sounded dangerous.  But I chose to accept this challenge (because it is the point to get me out of my comfort zone...AGAIN) and I perused my closet anyway.  I found the floral skirt first (I don't only wear skirts, I promise!) first.  Next came the cardigan.  But I didn't want to wear the polka dot cardigan all by it's lonesome, so I found an orange/white stripe tank to layer with it!  Over all I have three prints working and I think I may have found a new favorite outfit! 



Cardigan: Old Navy, Tank: Maurices, Skirt: Target from 5 years ago, Shoes: Payless Shoes



Yay for pattern mixing!  I think I've found a new hobby!

Day 2- Tuck it in

The challenge of day 2 is truly a challenge for me AND it took me out of my comfort zone.  When I think of "tucking it in" I instantly think of "sucking it in" and "muffin top."

I literally tried on 3 outfits trying to find one that wasn't hideous.  The last one ended up being the one I settled on and the one in the picture.

(the first one my husband told me that I looked like I was wearing a Peter Pan outfit...it was quickly changed.)



Thrifted skirt, Maurices top



Don't I look happy?  I'm not sure if this is a look I'll be incorporating any time soon but I'm glad I gave it a try.