Autumnal

Friday, November 30, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

This outfit is so autumnal! I did not intend for that. I wanted to wear something soft and comfy on Black Friday, and definitely look more put together since I'd be working. I grabbed the thrifted Banana Republic top and J.Crew sweater. I grabbed my trouser jeans and some fun sequin toe magenta flats and thought...I need more.  So on with my lovely Spanish gold necklace and this scarf. I think the scarf ties everything together. It brings in the black from the buttons on the sweater, the brown from my top, the tan from the sweater, the purple ties into the blue of my jeans. The only weird element is my shoes but guess what? They match my signature glasses so BOO YAH!

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

SWEATER: J.CREW VIA GOODWILL

TOP: BANANA REPUBLIC VIA LAURA'S CLOSET

JEANS: BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY

SCARF: FAMILY DOLLAR

FLATS: PAYLESS

NECKLACE: SPAIN

BRACELETS: BEADED FROM DOTS AND BANGLE FROM FOREVER 21

EARRINGS: BANANA REPUBLIC VIA GAP OUTLET

RINGS: TOO MANY PLACES

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On and Off Camera

Thursday, November 29, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

This outfit is totally cute, but these pictures are not. They were taken inside the garage on Thanksgiving. We were too busy to take pics during the day, and then it got cold, and dark. You can't really see the polka dots on my skirt :( But my hair looks awesome, which is odd. It's a lot of black for Thanksgiving, but I thought that the purple in the skirt was light enough to balance it. Guess not!
The shoulders on this blouse have beautiful lace inserts. I am very covered-up here, and the lace inserts help balance out the opaque tights.
I did get lots of compliments from the in-laws on this. I was the only one even slightly dressed up. They don't do fancy meals. Sigh. I wish I could wear a fancy schmancy floor-length dress just once besides my wedding day and the dances from my youth. Maybe I'll throw my own fancy dress party. A gala or something. Yeah. A gala. You're invited. Spread the word.

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

TOP: WET SEAL

SKIRT: CATO'S VIA FACEBOOK YARDSALE

TIGHTS: WALMART

BOOTS: FASHION BUG

HEART NECKLACES: FACEBOOK YARDSALE

LONG LINK NECKLACE: FASHION BUG

EARRINGS: WALMART

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Sequin Confessions

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

I've got a confession to make...I love sequins. Wait, that's not much of a confession now is it? Proof here and here, sequins and I definitely have strong relationship. I will wear them anywhere. Apple orchard, around the house, to preschool graduation, to the hospital, carrying around my 2 month old nephew...any occasion is the perfect occasion for sequins. I MEAN IT. WEAR THEM.

They are so sparkly, it just makes me smile. Anyway today's sequins come in the form of a hot pink tank under my leopard cardigan, with brown slacks and black rosette flats. It was also a chance for me to bust of my brown slacks. I've been looking for brown slacks and these are perfect. They did not need hemmed at all. Yay for pants that fit! Also, do my earrings remind you of those bubble necklaces that are so trendy right now? That's what they remind me of. I like 'em. My Mama approved this outfit today unlike yesterday's skirt disaster. 

P.S. I ordered X-mas gifts from Amazon, paid for expedited shipping, and my items still shan't be here till between Dec.16th and Jan. 8th. WTF? I guess I didn't realize I ordered items from a seller in FRANCE. GRRRRRRR.

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

CARDIGAN: DOTS

SEQUIN TANK: DOTS

PANTS: FASHION BUG

SHOES: PAYLESS

EARRINGS: SASSY N' CLASSY CONSIGNMENT

BANGLES: LEAF PRINT FROM FB YARD SALE AND 

FLORAL PRINT FROM FOREVER 21

ONYX NECKLACE: MEXICO/GIFT

HEART NECKLACE: FACEBOOK YARDSALE

Where do you wear your sequins?

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Lost in Translation

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

I loved this outfit when I was walking around my apartment. I went to my Mom's and she was not impressed. Somehow, the loveliness of it was lost. I think it's the skirt. It's so big on me. I'm very short, 5'2", and the skirt overwhelms me I think. If I wear it on my hip, it hits almost to my ankles. If I pull it up a bit higher, it still hits just under my knees and it falls down all the time! Even with a belt to cinch it, it kept falling down. If I hem it to hit at the right spot, I'll lose the pretty stripes. I definitely will have to take it in. I was not happy pulling it up all day!  

I was also completely covered up head-to-toe, with the boots coming up to my knee, the skirt hitting below the knee, and my long sleeve chambray shirt. It definitely had great bones, it just needs tweaked. This outfit may have a part 2 restyle.

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

SHIRT: OLD NAVY

SKIRT: OLD NAVY

BOOTS: MOSSIMO VIA FACEBOOK YARDSALE

NECKLACE: EXPRESS VIA LAURA'S CLOSET

BELT: CAME OFF A PAIR OF SHORTS I BOUGHT.

EARRINGS: FOREVER 21

BANGLES: FACEBOOK YARDSALE

Have you ever had an outfit idea that just fell far below expectations?

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Combos

Monday, November 26, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

Day two of my three days off from work! I ran a lot of errands today. I was going to wear a sweater and jeans, but I decided to style it up a bit. I wore a leopard print button down under my sweater, belted it, and instead of plain black flats wore my blue floral print loafers. Red lips, a long necklace, earrings, a huge owl ring, and an old bag from Forever 21 that totally matched my shoes completed my running about town look. Here it is:

We decided to ignore the posted warning signs and play on the local railroad track crossing for my pics. I had lots of fun, so there are additional photos at the bottom. I consider this old sweater maroon, not oxblood :) I don't think it is dark enough to be called oxblood. I love the little pop of leopard at my collar. With my sweater and jeans breaking up the patterns, I think combining the leopard and floral patterns works just fine :) I will definitely wear this again!

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN:

Leopard Top: Croft and Barrow via Goodwill

Sweater: Route 66 from Kmart (old my Mom handed it down to me)

Jeans: Burlington Coat Factory

Loafers: Merona for Target via Goodwill

Bag: Forever 21

Earrings: St. Vincent De Paul

Necklace: Fashion Bug

Owl Ring: Glitter

 Me clowning around. It was lots of fun though!

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A little Late...

Friday, November 23, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

My BFF Christin and saw Breaking Dawn Part 2 Last Friday at 10 am. It was the first time we hadn't attended the premier for a Twilight Saga movie. We were just tired and knew we needed the sleep more than the thrill of being some of the first people to see it. We have grown up so much since the first movie back in '08. I was 22 and she was 19. I had just bought my first home and she still lived with her Mom! We've been through so much since then! Breakups and moves and births and old friends and new friends and new jobs and new cars and cars breaking down and new books to obsess over (Hunger Games anyone?) We met back in 2006 when I was 20 and she was 17 and we both worked at the local Wendy's. Here's a picture of us in my car on our way to the Breaking Dawn Book Release party in August 2008:

(I am Smashleigh, She is TT.) We're so young! So excited too! At the book release I made friends with this totally awesome girl, smart and funny, we liked all the same books and movies and music....and she was 14. I was like WTF? LOL. Twilight isn't the best series, it's not sophisticated or anything but it is entertaining. Anyway, my outfit for the movie was comfy. I wore ankle-zip jeggings, a hi-low striped Eiffel Tower Window  top (I made sure covered my bum) and a snuggly, cozy cardi for the frigid theater temps (and also to further cover my bum.)

I added cream and gold flats that have laser cut outs, and brown and blue Forever 21 bag, a couple of necklaces, simple blue earrings and a peacock cocktail ring to complete my comfortable movie watching ensemble.

After the movie the Hubby and I had tickets to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! I had won the tickets from a local radio station. They were amazing! I wish all rock concerts were that good, but it was even better because it's Christmas music! For the concert I switched out my leggings for Boot-Cut jeans. Hubby hates leggins!

Now I really enjoyed the finale to the Twilight series. I like the things they added in the movie. The end of the book was a lot of people standing around talking and making threats, and the added scenes gave the movie some much-needed action. I didn't enjoy the corny page-turning clips, but I love that when Bella shows Edward her memories of him , it was exactly as described in the book, shot for shot.I like the movie a lot, and it definitely gave closure to everyone and cemented it as a finale, an end to the series. Nothing open ended or undone.

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

Cardigan: Gap via Facebook Yard Sale

Hi-Low Striped Eiffel Tower Tee: Cato via Facebook Yard Sale

Jeggings: Betsy Johnson via Tuesday Morning

Flats: Wet Seal

Bag: Forever 21

Heart Necklace: Facebook Yard Sale

Lond Heart Necklace: St. Vincent De Paul

Earrings: Classy and Sassy Consignment store

Peacock Cocktail Ring: Glitter

Have you ever been to a Trans-Siberian Orchestra Concert? Did you see Breaking Dawn Pt. 2? Team Edward or Team Jacob? Discuss. (I'm team Jake.)

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Play Date Attire

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

My three day break started today! I took my daughter, London and my niece Andrea (she spent the night) to school and came home and went back to bed with my four year old son, Logan. We snuggled. Then I took him to school at noon and had a play date at my Mom's house with her and my two-month old nephew, Andre. He is so little and cute and cuddly! So very sweet. I miss having a baby around. This is what I wore on my relaxing day off:

I wore my dark teal Grandpa cardigan over my lighter teal 3/4 shirt, boot cut jeans, and sweater boots. I felt super casual so I added my Peacock pin and ribbon-tie necklace to make it a little nicer. I was playing with a baby, and in this outfit I can get down on the floor for tummy time with him, change a diaper, and get spit up on with no worries. My sweater boots are from Old Navy like three years ago. I got them for Christmas from my MIL. They were out of gray, but I have come to love these cement colored ones. They are as neutral as gray, but bright, so they add a pop to my outfit. Not to mention that they are exactly like wearing slippers around :)

OUTFIT BREAKDOWN

CARDIGAN: TARGET

3/4 SLEEVE SHIRT: DOTS

BOOT CUT JEANS: GAP

SWEATER BOOTS: OLD NAVY

PEACOCK PIN: FOREVER 21

RIBBON-TIE NECKLACE: OLD NAVY
What's your go-to comfy outfit?

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