Puffy Vest

Puffy Vest

Here is how I styled my new puffy vest for a weekend Christmas Party. It was an outside party with "lawn games" which is why I went so casual.  I wasn't sure what to wear to the party, and was super stressed because the invitation said Holiday Casual....what is that?? I have never heard of that, and since it mentioned lawn games, I knew it couldn't be too fancy. So after a couple outfit rejections I went with my motto: "When in doubt, prep it out" and as usual, it worked out perfectly :)

 Puffy Vest: J. Crew $110.00

Button Up: Banana Republic (similar)

Red Pants: Anthropologie $168.00

Shoes: Sperry Topsiders-SALE $53.00

Black and red polka dots

Black and red polka dots

I wore this to work the other day, and although it's warmer here in Arizona, this combo could work with boots and tights as well. I love black and red together, and this polka dot top with a black sweater vest is just warm enough for this weather. Again, I am in love with polka dots this year! I am looking for some polka dot sweaters for when the weather gets cooler!

Polka dot top and sweater vest: Black/White 

Pencil Skirt: Old Navy $21.97

Flats: Black/White

 

Similar Top: White/Black $68.00

Black Friday Pick Ups!

Black Friday Pick Ups

So as I said before, it was more of a "Grey Thursday" for me shopping this year, although I did do some damage Friday as well. Most of my shopping was for Christmas pressies for family and friends but did get a few things I had been eying for a while. 

J. Crew Excursion Quilter Vest

 I had been eying getting a puffy vest for a while and I LOVED this one when I saw it. J. Crew was having 25% off everything on Thursday night, plus an additional 10% off your total-so it was a pretty good deal. I  got a navy one and I am so looking forward to styling this up this winter!

Francescas Dream Jeans

I picked these up from Francesca's  on Friday, they are the perfect skinny jean- lightweight, stretchy, and super soft. Francesca's was having 40% off denim so they ended up also being a pretty sweet deal! I have really been wanting to get more skinny colored jeans and I like this blue color because it's still bright and fun- which is perfect for winter in AZ.

Simply Vera Wang Color Skinny Jeans

I saw theses maroon jeans and took a chance and tried them on-- they are amazing! They fit perfectly and are so cute! The color here looks more red but they are much darker in person. I love these jeans and would have bought them in every color but they only had this color in my size. They were on sale 40% off as well, so super good deal! I wanted more skinny colored jeans and I got my wish!!

H&M Cowl Neck Sweater

I love giant comfy sweaters and these were perfect. Now, I will not be styling mine as this model did a la no the no pants look. I am thinking leggings with some boots will be great with this sweater. H&M was having buy on get one free (BOGO ON SWEATERS WHATTTT) so I got one in a cream color and then a red (both colors are sold out online). Love these oversize sweaters!

H&M Skinny Pants

Okay so I might have gone a little color skinny jean crazy but can you blame me?? All of these were so cute and I was delirious! These are defiantly the tightest of all the skinnys I got but because of the dark color they work. Okay I am offically done buying colored skinny jeans-  I swear.

Black Friday- What I wore

Black Friday- What I wore

So I am all about Black Friday- but this year I was actually more about...Grey Thursday?? I guess thats what the kids are calling it these days :) All the stores and malls opened here at 10:00pm on Thursday with all kinds of sales, and you know I was right there girl!!  It was actually really fun, and not too crowded or cray cray. I liked it better then early morning shopping on Black Friday. Then, of course, I was not done so I headed out on Black Friday as well, but I wasn't out there until 11:00am because I needed to rest my weary feet from shopping the night before. It was high of 90 here in Arizona-- so I had to wear shorts but paired it with a long sleeve tunic. This outfit is a little bit of the same from how I previously wore this top before (here).  I love finding a great color combo and then just reusing it with different looks.
More next on what I bought for myself ;)

Armed with Starbucks to get the job done!!

Polka Dot Tunic- H&M (similar)

Shorts- Mossimo at Target (similar)

Flip Flops- Reef c/o Zappos $23.99

Purse- Channel (gifted)

Cobalt Blue Blazer

Cobalt Blue Blazer

I am all about blazers this fall and winter. I have picked up this one in a bright cobalt blue color in order to mix in some bright colors into my fall and winter wardrobe. I paired this blazer with a classic white deep v-neck shirt, black skinny jeans and black biker boots. I also added a big statement necklace to this look to dress it up.  My hair was in one of those huge donut buns- so added a picture of that, they are surprisingly easy to make and look super cute!

Blazer: Piperlime $59.00

V-Neck shirt: LOFT (similar)

Skinny Black Jeans: Banana Republic $89.90

Boots: Steve Madden $169.95

Necklace: Francescas Collections $24.00

Donut bun!! 

Green and pink

Green and Pink

The last warm days are on their way out so I wanted to wear my cropped green pants one last time. I paired it with this pink and grey striped shirt and my new pink flats. I love the color combo of green and pink because both colors are so bright and fun! As fall and winter come I still want to wear bright colors and not get into my usual black and grey winter rut.

Green pants: LOFT on sale $14.88

Striped shirt: J. Crew (similar)

Shoes: J. Crew $59.99

Blazer and Boots

Blazer and Boots

I just got these boots from Nine West and I had been eying some equestrian inspired boots for a while so when these went on sale I snapped them up! I love that they are high, but not too tight and also flat- which is usually a must if I am going to wear them for any amount of time. I paired them with my new blazer in oxblood which is a great color for fall and winter! I am planning on getting a lot of use out of these boots and can see them with skirts and dresses as well as jeans like in this outfit. How would you wear equestrian inspired boots?

Boots: Nine West $117.99

Blazer: Laren Conrad for Kholes $44.99

Jeans: Citizens of Humanity Ava Skinny Jeans $198.00

Blouse: Banana Republic $69.90

Purse: Coach (gifted)