Outfit Post: Can't Get Enough of This Vintage Party Dress

My Mother-in-law bought me this dress from an antique store for my Birthday the year before last. It is amazing! This is the first time I've worn it with the original sash belt and elbow sleeves. I styled it differently here. The pumps are Vince Camuto and the bracelet is vintage from my Mother-in-law.

Outfit Post: Prim in Blue

Dress - care of eShakti

Cardi - thrifted - $3

Belt - Banana Republic - $3

Boots - Jessica Simpson - gifted

Earrings - gifted

Re-Fashioning

Found this vintage dress at Goodwill the other day, and immediately saw its potential. Take the sleeves and collar off, shorten the hem, and take out the heightened waist seam so it falls back down to the princess waist, and voila! You have a great, fashion forward dress!

 I still need to shorten the dress more, iron it, and roll the edges of the armholes...and possibly choose a different belt and shoes...but this gives you an idea of where I'm going with it.

What do you think?

Outfit Post: My Floppy Hat

Dress - Elle - thrifted for $5

Belt - Banana Republic - $3

Jacket - Hydraulic - gifted

Tights - Kohl's - $1

Leather pumps - Dillard's (Gianni Bini) - $27

Earrings - gifted

Coat - Anne Klein - $23

Hat - Francesca's - $5

Shades - Wal-Mart - $7

Outfit Post: Vintage

As you may have noticed by now, I've decided to post randomly whenever I feel like it. So yes, it's been a while since I've felt like it! But yesterday's two outfits called for some photos because I'm totally in love with my new vintage finds!

The dress is an antique. It is hand sewn from the 1950's. It came with elbow sleeves and a corset belt. I had to insert a new zipper in the back, and of course, I had to hem it up about 3 inches! My mother-in-law found it at an antique store for me. I adore it!

The blouse is another vintage find that I found at a vintage shop in downtown Grand Rapids on sale for only $5! It's such a romantic blouse. I paired it with my new 7 For All Mankind jeans that I got for free from a thrift store. Originally I had it with a skirt and tights, but my husband couldn't get over how old fashioned I looked, so I thought the jeans made it more modern.

Hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are excited about the New Year!

Outfit Post: To a Wedding

Took both the kids to a wedding this evening and they did fabulous!

Dress - courtesy of eShakti

Heels - Steve Madden (hand-me-down

Earrings - gifted

Baby's dress is from Gap

Outfit Post: Benefit Dinner

This is what I found in my closet for the benefit dinner I went to tonight.

Unfortunately, the baby decided to pull some stunts again as soon as we got to the event. I knew it wasn't labor, but I couldn't stand up or keep the grimace off my face either. Thankfully I made it through the dinner shielded by some close friends so I could get through the contractions, but I left before the speech portion of the event. By the time I left, things were slowing down and now I'm home in my PJs wishing something more had happened! I wish this baby would stop teasing me and give me the real thing! lol!

Dress - thrifted - $2.50
Necklace - gifted
Necklace - thrifted - $1
Boots - Jessica Simpson - gifted

Outfit Post: Church Dress

Dress - Target - $7-9?

Tights - Wal-Mart - $5

Pumps - BCBGirls - $21

Pearl earrings and necklace - gifted

Outfit Post: Sweater Tunic and Boots

Nothing like snuggling up in a big comfy sweater tunic/dress with leggings for the perfect amount of comfort, style, and warmth.
I wore this to church today...after the sermon the drama director asked me if I would be willing to play a modern day "Mary" in this year's Christmas play. Of course I said yes. She told me to make sure I dress in something that shows I'm pregnant. I thought I was looking pretty pregnant in what I was wearing! Apparently, I'm supposed to bring actual maternity wear for the dress rehearsal. lol!

My husband is going to play the modern day "Joseph" in the skit. I am really looking forward to this, but he isn't so sure about it. I told him he didn't have a choice, though. ha ha!

Sweater - NY&Co - gifted

Leggings - Gap - $5

Boots - Jessica Simpson - gifted

Earrings - Macy's - $2

Outfit Post

This is a dress I bought last month. I really love the detail it has! It adds so much character to it. I tried to let the dress speak for itself and wear minimal jewelry. I usually don't wear heels, but I felt that they went well with this outfit.

Dress - forever 21 - $10

Heels - hand me down

Bracelets - gifted

Belt - came with another dress

The velvet dress

I was at Goodwill the other day to find a cheap VHS player for my son to watch my old VHS Disney movies on, and decided to do a little browsing. I don't have nearly enough winter dresses, so I gravitated towards the dress section.

When I found this burgundy velvet dress I immediately thought about the December In Style issue with its "Triple Play" article on the velvet dress.
I don't have all the elements in this article, but the article definitely gave me some ideas of how to make this dress casual.
My husband says that the brown boots clash with the wine colored dress - the colors match too closely. To appease him, next time I may try this look with my black boots and black belt.
Dress - thrifted - $5
Tights - Target (little girl's section) - $2
Boots - Aerosoles - $29
Jacket - Macy's - gifted
Belt - Gap - $24.50
Necklace - Macy's - $5
Earrings - gifted

Comfy cozy day

Look at me thinking I can pose like a model -- lol! Cut me some slack, though...I take a pic of myself almost everyday, you gotta switch things up every once in a while!

Getting a facial tonight, so I wanted my face to breathe free of make-up all day. With no make-up on, I feel casual, young, comfortable, and carefree. So here's to pretending I'm 15 again and can get away with wearing whatever I want.

Brown knit dress - F21 (thrifted) - $5

White t-shirt underneath dress - F21 - $3.50

Navy leggings - Target (little girl's section) - $3

Brown suede boots - Aerosoles - $29

Navy sweatshirt with sequins - ON (thrifted) - $2

Sunday

Dress - Gap - gifted
Necklace - Kohl's - gifted
Tights - Hue - gifted
Shoes - Target - $5

And for a more casual look later that afternoon:

Jacket - Hydraulic - gifted
Boots - Aerosoles - $29
Bag - Coach - gifted

Business Dress

I'm going with my husband to a work related banquet tonight. The dress code is business dress. Hope this qualifies!

Dress - J.Crew Lyndsey dress(via Ebay) - $49
Jacket - Express - $9
Tights - Wal-Mart - $5
Necklace and earring set - The Velvet Lounge (it's like an Anthropologie) - $2
Black pumps - gifted

Fall

Dress - F21 (thrifted) - $5
Scarf - Target - $6
Venetian glass earrings - gifted
Suede boots - Aerospostale - $29
Purple tights - Target - $5
Belt - Gap - $24
Jacket - Hydraulic - gifted

Brown dress

Sorry for the goofy look - I was trying to just give a demure smile, but it came out a smirk. Oops.

The camera flash makes this dress a little see through on top, but trust me...it was not see-through in regular daylight!

Dress - F21 - $5
Leather wedge sandals - Target - $6
Shell earrings - Target - $.50
Cocktail ring - thrifted - $.50

Houndstooth and leggings

Dress - Target (little girl's section) - $7

Leggings with lace - Target (little girl's section) - $5

Red patent shoes - Target - $3

Large silver hoop earrings - Target - $1
Cocktail glass ring - thrifted - $.50

Back home and missing Missi!

At the office today in my normal business casual attire. Had a delayed flight, so I came in late to work this morning. Wishing Missi was here with me!

Shift dress - Target - $3.74

Nude pumps - Target - $6

Pearls - thrifted - $1

Chain pearls - thrifted - $1

Pearl earrings - gifted

Shades - target - $3.74

Bag - hand-me-down

Hair advice...

I had to cut out my mouth in this pic, because I wasn't ready for the shot and I had my mouth in a weird way. It was a good shot of the hair, though, and I am in need of advice on that, so I posted these pictures anyway to give a clear shot of what my hair looks like. I didn't have time to blow dry my hair or curl/straighten it like I normally do, so I tried mousse and some beach spray...I'm thinking my hair is too long to get away with this look and I need a haircut, but I really can't think of a cut I really want. I plan on just getting a trim. Any thoughts on that (you can click on the pic to enlarge it)?
Yeah, I know - goofy smile. I don't know why I try to wear lipstick when I have braces! lol!

I'm so glad that it's getting warmer so I can pull out all my spring/summer dresses!

Dress - B.Moss - $7

Jacket - Hyrdraulic - gifted

Bag - knock off "Gucci" - hand-me-down

Boots - Aerosoles - $29

Shell earrings - Target - $.50

What I wore to church today

Green Dress with belt~ Ann Taylor Loft
Black Sweater ~ Kohls $19
Nude pumps ~ Target $5