Passionate Fashion - Eshakti.com Review

I was lucky enough to be approached by www.eshakti.com to choose an item to review.

After a lot of deliberation, I decided on a drapy black basic top. They have a LOT of cute dresses, but I am just not in the market for a dress right now.  Currently I am digging the flowy, drapy tops and the one I chose fit the bill. It has a chameleon like ability to be dressed up with black or sparkly pants and a black belt or dressed down as I chose to with jeans and a cropped jacket.

I love that the neckline on  this shirt adds some flare and design. This neckline, along with the drapy dolmain sleeve shape, makes this basic black shirt POP.

This shirt is super soft and comfortable. It is perfect for my current life and style. The people at eshakti.com were great to work with and I am so glad I got the chance to try their site out.

Jeans - Lee (thrifted)
Eshakti.com shirt
Jacket - (thrifted)
Booties- Simply Vera via Kohls (clearance)
Belt - Kenneth Cole via Marshall's

Passionate Fashion - Blue shrug covered

This outfit was from several weeks ago. I like the mix of the teal and the yellow on top of the black. I miss being able to wear my heels.

Teal Mossimo Shrug - via Target

Yellow Maternity Tank - via Target 

Black Pants - Union Bay via Kohls

Brown Wedges - via Payless

Passionate Fashion - Tough Pregnant Chick

I got my haircut the other day. I was sooo excited to get my hair cut until they called me 2 hours before my appt to tell me that my hairstylist quit. I was soooo nervous. Someone else cut my hair and it looks fine but I think my stylist would have gotten it closer to what I was looking for. 

I am so glad that a few pairs of my old jeans semi fit. I can't find maternity clothes that work for me. Part of the problem is that the weather is HOT! I am not good with high temperatures and I know that my body is not regulating temperature well at all. 

Most of my clothes lately include a Target maternity tank (which I went to get a few more of and they are all out of!) and a few pairs of shorts that are several sizes larger than my normal size. 

When the weather cools off a little bit, I will have a few more shirts to add into the mix. Now if only I could find some AFFORDABLE shorts and jeans that don't expect you to have a huge butt!

Black Shirt - via Marshall's 

Jeans - Favorite's via American Eagle

Flip flops - via Target

Necklace - via Herbergers

Belt - Michael Kors via Nordstrom's Rack

Bracelet - Fossil via Herberger's

Glasses - via Target

Bag- made by Mom

Belting the Belly with Color

I love this simple cardigan. It makes it so easy to top a shirt and skirt combo.

This is the way I love to do neutrals with a pop of color. 

Hopefully I can catch up on some of my back posts. (This was worn several weeks ago!)

Aerosole A2 Shoes

White Swirly Design Skirt - thrifted

Gray shirt - New York and Co.

Gray Cardigan - ? 

White Tank - Sweet Nothings via Walmart

Tie - Target?

Passionate Fashion - Last In"vest"ment

I am thinking that this might be one of the last times if not the last time I can get away with the vest. It does not seem to gel well with the belly.  I love the colors of teal, khakis and black together. These shoes... are the best.... don't you think sis? These are the shoes that I found at payless YEARS ago before I got into fashion. I tried them on and LOVED them but my mother and sister talked me out of them. (This was before I got more confident in my style and clothing choices.) I thrifted these shoes a while back and I love wearing my couch shoes! (Apparently that is what they remind my mother and sister of...couch upholstery.)   

I love that a vest and khakis (and cardigan!) would normally look preppy but with the addition of the necklace, shoes, and my spiky hair do, they fit more into my slightly rockerish style.

Shirt - AT Loft

Tank - ? 

Belt - via Marshall's 

Khakis - via Maurices

Necklace and Earrings via Target

Vest - ??

Shoes - Thrifted

Cardigan- Thrifted

Bracelets - Fossil (one gifted one clearance)

Passionate Fashion - Wind Blown

 If you can't tell, it was really windy this day. I VERY carefully set my tripod up in a sheltered area and crossed my fingers that my LOVELY camera would not hit the ground. I would CRY!

I put the hat on the cover my wind hair... you believed that didn't you? I don't have enough hair to need a hat for wind proofing! Water proofing maybe.

How do you dress when you don't know yourself. I am enjoying being pregnant but I wish I could wear my jeans and be comfortable. ( I still fit in my jeans or at least I can make them work. I am not large enough for maternity pants and due to my lack of ass, I am not sure I will be. I don't want to spend a ton of money on clothes that I don't like and won't be comfortable in. Especially not when I could make do with what I own if there weren't limitations on my wardrobe.) I am not me in dress pants as it is but right now I HATE the feeling that I am not myself.

Part of my problem is that I am not comfortable with my life right now. And when I say life, I mean my job environment. I spend my day waiting to be sniped at and wondering which direction it will come from next. I thought this was going to be my dream job, but I have to say that nothing about this job is what I thought it would be. I am not doing what I was hired to do. I am not treated the way I thought I would be... or SHOULD be. I feel so lost right now in so many ways.

You know what I want to do... take a vacation (since I can't quit).. I want to go somewhere. If I can't do that, I want to hang out at home and organize and be creative.

 

Navy Shirt - Kohl's

Khaki Pants - Gap Maternity 

(I was told that I have a diaper butt because there is too much pants and no butt to fill them and they would NOT say up.)

Tank Top - ?

Shoes - Zigi Soho's

Brown Hat - Target

Passionate Fashion - Grayyyyy and Green

I have to say that I LOVE Foxcroft button downs. I am now the proud owner of 4 of them. I purchased two full price. A mind boggling price of more than $40 but less than $60 each. I have a hard time finding button downs that work for my bust (and am WAY to lazy to find and use a tailor) so I was willing to pay. I have since thrifted a blue striped one and this green striped one. I love them. I never have to iron them.

As you can tell, a lot of these pictures are rather old (the long hair should be the giveaway). I will try to be better about taking some pictures since it is lighter later and a warm spell of temps in the high 20's and 30's for this week.










Gray Pants - Maurices
Gray Sweater - Target
Green Shirt - Foxcroft thrifted
Bracelet - DIY tshirt with stars
Earrings - via Herbergers
Necklace - won Silpada

Passionate Fashion - Black all Under

I love the way these neutrals build a sophisticated outfit that was half way warm. The monotone black outfit slims and the white and gray accent the outfit.

Gray Sweater - ?
White Sweater - Gifted
Black Tank - Old Navy
Black Tank - Kohl's
Black Pants - Gap
Necklace - Herbergers
Heels - Liz Clairborne via DSW

Passionate Fashion - Brown Sweater Pink Vest

I don't know that there is much passionate about my fashion lately. I am not in the mood for my winter clothes... I see all you ladies wearing cute light cardigans and 3 quarter length sleeves. I must admit that I am cold every day. The only plus side is that I can dress in anything I want other than jeans. I have a lot of semi casual clothes.

Brown Sweater - Merona via Target (clearance)
Purple Tank - Sweet Nothings via Walmart
Khakis - Maurices
Vest - thrifted Prospirit
Necklace - Target
Grey Booties - Madden Girl via DSW

Passionate Fashion - Sparkly Wings

What can I say? A girl needs a little sparkle in her life. Why not have a stripe of it down your sleeves and across your collar bone. This sure does distract from my "problem areas". I know that I am staring at the sparkles!

I started the day off with one scarf. At the very last minute before leaving for work, I grabbed the second scarf. At work I decided to wrap the two scarves together and tuck the ends in.

About half way through the day, I was sooo sick of adjusting my pants. (I forgot a belt and I can't wear pants without a belt. My shape makes me do it!) I decided to thread one of the scarves through my belt loops and wear it as a belt! HURRAY for not having to pull my pants up every two seconds!

I am sad that I forgot to take pictures of my creative solution. This shirt is very draping. I tried to layer a long sleever shirt under it for warmth but it made the shirt look horrible. I decided to be creative in my quest for warmth. I found an old blue henley and I continued to cut off the sleeves. I used those sleeves as arm warmers for my time at work. (It is so cold at work no matter what!)

Shirt - gifted
Necklace - via Herbergers
Khaki Pants - Mossimo via Target
Scarves - gifted
Boots - Mia

Passionate Fashion - Black and Blue and Pondering

White Pants - Thrifted Banana Republic
Blue Shirt - George via Walmart
Black Cardigan - Mossimo via Target Clearance
Earrings - via Claires
Watch - Unlisted

I have been trying to fight the urge to dress in a pants and shirt rut. I love to be able to throw on a nice shirt and pants and be off and ready. I love the ease of dressing and the ease of use during the day.

Lately I have been pondering my overstuffed to the gills closet and how long it takes me to get dressed each day. I have been doing a lot of thinking about needing/wanting things and how much use they get. I have been going over how much I like the thrill of the hunt and bringing new items into my life and closet for the game of getting dressed each day.

Should I continue on this path? I love shopping and I like getting dressed each day but it has been causing me a lot of stress lately. I want to wear clothes in a way that doesn't feel boring but doesn't consume me to come up with. I don't want to have to give up shopping and dressing but I don't want it to become work either. I REALLY want to find my style, dress chic and fun, clean out my closet, but continue to bring in inexpensive finds through thrifting.

Do you ever feel like keeping a closet organized is a full time job? Do you ever feel the urge to slim down the options and streamline your closet and by default your life?

I have cleaned my closet twice lately and I still feel like I haven't started. I cleared out most of the items that I wasn't feeling and I packed them into a container to be relooked at in a few days, weeks, or months. TBD

Like my new 'do?

My husband told me he thought this might be his favorite hair cut on me EVER. (Since he has known me.)

I must admit it does feel very me.

Fair warning that there will be some short and long hair mingling but I wanted to post this for today as this is what I wore.

Passionate Fashion - Beige Sweater Texture

When color in an outfit is muted, texture and layering must rise to the occasion and shine.

Have you seen my crazy new thrifted boots. They are AWESOME! I was looking for some knee high boots at the store just two weeks ago. The only thing that would be better about them is if they were leather and not suede.

Boots - Chaps thrifted
Sweater - Apt 9 gifted thrifted
Grey Tee- Mossimo
Gray Tank - Old Navy
Black Pants - Gap

Passionate Fashion - Black as Building Blocks

Gray Sweater - thrifted
Black Tee - Mossimo
White Tank - Sweet Nothings
Yellow Scarf - gifted
Black Pants - Gap
Necklace - Gifted
Gray Booties - Steve Madden

Monotone outfits can definitely be a great building block as well as a staple in your wardrobe.

I like the ability to create a simple outfit of basic black and build upon that with scarves, sweaters, and vests to create a basic yet chic outfit to face the day in.

An outfit to stand in the sunset in.

A lady I work with (not a fashionable lady) told me that I looked "just to cute" in this outfit.
I am not quite sure how I felt about that.

Passionate Fashion - White Shiny

This white tank top was purchased for going out on New Year's Eve. It has everything I like. A little cleavage, a little shine, a little flowy, and some fun items.

White Tank - Maurices
White Long Sleeve Shirt - Mossimo
Purple Belt - via Target
Navy Blue Trousers - via Marshall's
Gray Booties - Steve Madden via DSW
Necklace - gifted
Silver Necklace - won via Silpada
Watch - Unlisted

Passionate Fashion - Casual Friday Tied Down

Casual Friday wear!

I know I know it isn't Friday but this is what I wore on Friday.

I decided my pop of color would come by the tie. A little bit of menswear for a Friday.

Jeans - Lee thrifted
Vest - via H & M
Tie - My husband's for our wedding
Tee - Mossimo via Target
Boots - via DSW

Passionate Fashion - Black and Teal

Do you need a reason to dress up? Do you dress for yourself or everyone else? I find that I dress for me because I can't leave the house in something that I don't love. I may want other people to like what I wear but I don't wear something only because someone else might like it.

I am struggling with dressing again. This time it isn't about having to wear suits. My new conundrum is to dress for the weather, look nice for work, dress for the temperature inside (cold), and dress for all possibilities of work. I might end up lugging goods in the warehouse. I might be shooting pictures outside in 0 degree F weather. (Or worse.) I might be sitting at my desk in 50 degree weather. I never know what I am going to be doing.

I want to dress up for work but it doesn't seem right.

My dreams right now? To not have to worry about work, what to wear to work, money, owning two houses.... anyone want to buy a northern getaway? I don't want to worry about the things that I want but can't seem to have. I don't want to think about why I don't seem to ever measure up.

I think I need a tattoo, a hair cut, new color, and a piercing.



































Black Tuxedo Shirt - via Marshalls
Teal Tank - Maurices
Black Pants - Studio Y via Maurices
Boots - Mia via Nordstrom's Rack
Watch - Unlisted via Herbergers
Bracelet - Fossil via Herbergers
Black Sweater - via Marshall's
Teal Necklace - gifted

Passionate Fashion - Black and Pink in the Sunset

I know, I know. These
are the best pictures ever! Maybe not the best pictures ever, but my husband got some excellent pictures of me and the sunset. The sunset threw such gorgeous colors onto me, my outfit, and the house. Plus the sunset accessorized with my outfit. Matching my pink tank top and adding some needed color to my black outfit.

I am so proud of the fact that I dressed up for New Years Eve Day. Unfortunately the heat was out on my end of the office building (I was the only one ON that end said day) The thermostat read a high of 57 most of the day. Not HORRIBLE when the cold air wasn't blowing on me. BRRR!!! Not the correct day for a skirt. Luckily, I was warm enough with my tall boots and socks. No one in the office saw my outfit because I never took off my jacket. GRRR!!! This cold weather is doing two things. 1. Teaching me to layer better. 2. Making me dream of dressing for WARM WEATHER!


Black Suit Jacket - via Herbergers
Black Ruched Tuxedo Shirt - Santa
Pink Tank - Old Navy
Skirt/Belt - Studio Y via Maurices
Tights - White Stag via ShopKo
Gray Socks - via Target
Black Boots - Softt via DSW
Wings Necklace - via Target
Glasses - Fossil via Herbergers

Passionate Fashion - Black Sheen

I love a little sparkle and shine in my life. I am learning that my winter wardrobe is blah. There are a lot of dark colors and not enough long sleeves. I can't win. Last year I was looking for more blazers for suits. This year I would love to have more sweaters for warmth and yet being casual comfort.

My new difficulties in dress include:
Dressing in nice clothes for marketing but junky clothes for sales work in the back rooms... DUSTY DUSTY backrooms
Dressing in nice clothes and climbing in and out of cars and around them to take pictures
Dressing for indoors and out in hot and cold weather
A cold, cold office

Boy, did I have it easy two years ago. I could wear jeans every day. I could wear nicer clothes when I wanted... most of the time. My office wasn't horribly warm or cold.

Jeans daily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Black Sweatshirt - Nike (gifted)
Black Shirt - via Herbergers
Black Pants -Gap
Boots - BCBGirl
Earrings - Stella and Dot (giveaway)