What I Wore | Old Dress New Tricks

WhatIWore: If you know me at all, you know I appreciate getting a lot of different uses out of everything in my closet. Usually it’s the neutral pieces you see styled in many ways (like my olive green jacket or a favorite pair of jeans), but something like a little printed sundress has a ton of remix potential too! Like this little pink number!

When I bought it, I straight up just got the outfit off the model from Banana Republic. I normally don’t shop like that, but it kind of reminded me of the days I’d help my dad buy my mom Christmas outfits from L.S. Ayers in the Liz Claiborn section. Anyone remember those days? So anyway, I bought the whole outfit and have managed to style both pieces into a lot of fun looks (dress below, jacket here, here and here)

When: May 31, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker Super Duper
Scarf: Target
Jacket: Old Navy
Dress: Banana Republic
Sandals: Rockport (gift from past partnership)

Where: Out! By Myself! (Went and worked on my laptop at a coffee shop)

Also worth mentioning, while I did nurse Bea while wearing this dress, it’s more of a full boob reveal, which I really don’t go for in public. I had 2.5 hours to myself so I wasn’t as concerned with nursing access!

Lastly, looking at these old pics and thinking - I need a summer hat! I really wear the heck out of them each year and I love the crispness of a just blocked fedora. All of my hat making supplies are in storage, but I’m inspired to move them over to the new house and make one!

What I Wore | Pretty in Pink

WhatIWore: First things first - thank you all for the lovely comments and notes you’ve sent over the past few days! Since we’re on a feminine theme this week, how about another day in pale pink? I really got into this shade last fall when I bought the moto jacket (see the other ways I’ve worn it here: one, two, three, four, five & six) and now that all things girly are on my mind, I want to wear it even more! 

When: September 1, 2016

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Blouse (Maternity): ASOS
Jacket: Banana Republic (last season, similar options here)
Jeans: Jeans: AG ‘Stilt’, (non maternity here)
Heels: gift of Rockport from spring 2015

Where: Coffee Shop work session!!

We finally found a new babysitter!!! After our last gals left post graduation, it was just me and Felix, which is great in so many ways, but also gives me much less time to focus solely on getting things done. Work at home parents get all the props from me… it’s no easy task to balance! I really appreciate having a separate space (even if it’s a table at a coffee shop around the corner) for a few hours to be in the zone. So that’s what I’m doing today!! 

What I Wore | Repeat

WhatIWore: One of the things that’s important to me on the blog is to share the kinds of things I really wear on any given day. I’ve hinted at some of my frustrations lately and one of them is the unending cycle of buy buy buy that seems to been required to keep up a fashion blog. And I’m not slamming shopping. I like shopping! But I do not like the idea of disposable clothing or only wearing something once. I wear my clothes often, especially if I really like something. I hope you feel like you can repeat (and repeat and repeat) the pieces in your closet that make you feel good, regardless if they’re this season or ten seasons old. 

Take this dress for example! I bought it (with the matching jacket!) last fall and I’ve worn both pieces quite a bit. It layers nicely with a jacket or tights, but is a cute sundress with flat sandals and a hat too! Click below to see the other ways I’ve styled it!

When: June(ish?)

What:
Hat: Self Made:
Shades: Karen Walker
Dress: Banana Republic
Sandals: Birkenstocks

Where: Out and About with Felix

See Also: Worn with a pink jacket and sandals, an olive jacket and boots and layered with tights, all from last fall. 

What I Wore | Pink & Stripes

WhatIWore: I don’t want to count my tulips before they bloom (they’re 5″ out of the ground already!!), but I think it’s safe to say spring is strongly on her way. Last Saturday was sunny and warm and we had family in town to celebrate a birthday. I’ve been seeing a lot of pale pink lately, which makes me super happy, because I still love my blush colored knit moto jacket I bought last fall. I paired it with one of my original striped tees (I also wore it last Saturday!) and a pair of skinny jeans and heels. 

When: February 27, 2016

What:
Shades: Zero UV
Tee: Gap, similar here
Pale Pink Jacket: Banana Republic, kind of similar here
Jeans: J.Crew (same style, different wash)
Coin Charm Bracelet: Self Made, DIY here
Nude Pumps: gift of Rockport from previous partnership (same style, different colors here)

Where: Lunch at King Dough with the fam

This outfit doesn’t have any new pieces, but the combination feels fresh to me! The tee, jeans and pumps are all classics and would look just as cute with another color moto jacket or even an army jacket. I mean, if I could only have one tee shirt - it would definitely be striped! (See 150 ways I’ve worn them here!) The pale pink is a color of the moment (I think at least) and this little jacket has inspired a lot of looks for me (scan my pink tab to see them all).