Passionate Fashion - Crazy Print Dress

This is me being a good blogger. Not only showing you the good... but the bad as well?!?!?





This dress looks crazy in pictures... my husband didn't say anything bad about it. Actually I changed out of it and he said to put it back on... not paying attention male or pictures not telling the truth. UGH! I don't know!

Sorry for the bad pictures. Enjoy the pink sky!

Dress- via Goodwill ($5)
Shoes - Mudd via Famous Footwear (remix)

Shoe Lust

christian louboutin....


This picture says it all... you don't want to see the price tag on it.

Someday?

These shoes are sooo yummy!

Explaining my absence...

This is what I have been wearing everyday pretty much.. a variation of this outfit.



Tshirt - Old Navy (remix)
Shorts - DIY jean shorts

It hasn't hit fall here. (Well as I am typing this it is raining and chilly for the first time!) I am not wishing fall to come sooner as I know I will miss the warm weather as soon as it leaves, but I have a lot of fun fall clothes that I would like to wear. 80 degrees is too warm to dress up to walk the dog and spray paint things. (Two things I have been doing almost daily.) I mean I have boots to remix and a leather jacket to try out. I have trends to test on me.

Hopefully I will get a job soon so I can quite this lazing around, doing what I want to do, getting a work out in, and you know generally being happy. Just kidding. I have my fingers crossed over a job that I am waiting to hear back from. I would love to try my hand at what they have in mind for the position. Oh well... I am not in TOO big of a hurry to leave this life of lazing behind.

Oh yeah. I am jealous of all you girls that are not an apple shape. I have seen so many things that I would love to try but they just don't work on my shape. I am not trying to complain as most days I like to dress me but there are days when I want to borrow some of you girls as my mannequin. Maybe I should try my skills as a stylist? Nah, I think I would LOVE to be a personal shopper though. Anyone want to pay me for my services? I promise I can do better on you than me as I have mental blocks that won't allow me to leave the house when I don't feel like me.

Oh well... back to work. So many things I WANT to do... so little time to lounge around and procrastinate.

Passionate Fashion - Turquoise and Coral

I love this combination. Turquoise and Coral!

You have read about this combination in magazines and books and everywhere else right now. They are right it is so cool and refreshing!

Yep that's right, my clothes make me feel.

I was reading on of Nina Garcia's books, One Hundred (Good read by the way!) and I was reading about these colors. I thought... I have those colors, NOW!

I found this necklace in an antique store with my mom last weekend. I think I paid $6 for it. I love it! Antique? Maybe. maybe not... but fun? YES!

Let me know what you think of my attempts at HATS and BOYFRIEND JEANS as this is out of my comfort zone and I am not sure I pulled them off.




Shirt- via Ann Taylor Loft (remixed)
Tank Top - Mia Bellina crop top (remixed)
Jeans - Men's BDG via Goodwill ($8)
Shoes - Delicious via Marshall's ($10)
Bracelet - Fossil via Herbergers ($15)
Necklace - via antique store ($6)
Hat - via Kohl's ($14)
Belt - Purple belt via Target

Did anyone in the Minneapolis - St Paul area visit the Junkapalooza (sp?) last weekend at Canterbury Park? It was so much fun. All sorts of vendors brought their antiques and junk to sell but it wasn't laid out like junk. They had a lot of fun and interesting ideas for their items and they were all laid out like mini boutiques. My mom and I found so many fun items and ideas to bring home with us.

My purchases:
Scrabble tiles
Watch faces
A rake head

What do you think of those? Sound a bit out there? Haha! I love them.

Update: If you like this outfit, check out Nic at Domestic Sophisticate. She is the queen of this look. The hats, the heels, the boyfriend pants... she owns them!

Shout out to a Friend! ....Hairstyles

I have been looking for a new hairstyle for a while. I tend to snag pictures that I like as I am going along for the next time I need them. Hopefully that will be soon!!!! In the mean time, I thought I would share of few of pictures that I like right now. Some of these ideas are for me and some of them are for a friend! (Just My Style)

What do you think I should do?

What do you think Just My Style should do with her hair? Help us out!






I apologize for borrowing these photos without giving credit. I do not know where they came from. If any of the pictures belong to you, please let me know so I can give credit!

Fossil Bangle LOVE

I am in love people!!

Shopping with my mom this weekend, I found this awesome bangle at Herbergers.


It ACTUALLY FITS my wrist. Over my hand. No openings!!!!

#1 - I LOVE THE PRINT!
#2 - IT FITS!
#3 - It is Fossil!
#4 - It was on SALE!

At Fossil, it retails for $38. I paid $15 and change for it at Herbergers! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

My mom and I found some cute items. Some of which are some creativity and assembly required. I will share that information as I finish my projects. (Not that I EVER seem to finish my projects! I am going to change that!)

Passionate Fashion - Jeans and a Tank Top

I wore this outfit last week or two weeks ago?? Oh wow is time flying. Anyway, I wore it to go school clothes shopping. No, I don't go to school anymore and the shopping wasn't really for me. Not that I didn't buy some things. When the weather gets cooler, I will be debuting my new faux leather jacket. I am in love!

My sister and mother brought my sister's two school age kids + a 3 year old down to visit and hit up all the great stores that I have at my disposal.

Shopping back home includes Target, Vanity, Maurices, Christopher and Banks, Fashion Bug, Kmart, and Herbergers. That is about it. We thought it would be fun to get together where there are STORES!

In one evening we hit JCPenney, Old Navy, Kohl's, Yankee Candle, Forever 21, Justice, and Trade Secret. I thought it was a successful trip.

The next day my sis, her oldest daughter, and I hit up the local Marshalls. LOVE!



A few items purchased for me:
New cage heels (my husband was impressed I can walk in them. All 4+ inches of them.)
A brown swingy sweater vest thing
A blue tank top with embellishments (wore to the wedding, pics soon)
My leather jacket (thanks mom!)
A slub cardigan (to be showcased!) I have worn it nearly every day, it just isn't cool enough to wear it for an outfit. Can you believe it has been 80+ degrees in MN this week? CRAZINESS!



I put this outfit together for two reasons:
To be comfortable and be able to walk for hours with my sis, her 3 kids, and my mom
To look stylish while being comfy

Tank top and jeans are super easy but look nice. I added the necklace, earrings, and the scarf bracelet to bring the outfit up a notch. I liked it. I was comfortable but I felt pulled together.



Tank Top - Old Navy - thrifted
Jeans - Banana Republic - thrifted $1?
Scarf - thrifted
Necklace - via Herbergers
Belt - Kenneth Cole via Marshalls
Watch - Fossil
Bracelet - American Eagle gifted
Earrings - via Herbergers
Sunglasses - via Fleet Farm
Flip Flops - Old Navy