Tulle Skirt & Converse: Short And Sweet

No, short and sweet isn’t referring to me; it’s in reference to today’s post. In light of the fact I’m currently in day one of a monster sinus infection, I’m keepin’ it brief.

I decided I was in the mood for wearing a tulle skirt the other day. As a side note, in light of the fact I do actually wear my tulle skirts fairly often, I’m considering upgrading. Not anything crazy mind you, it’s not like I wear them as often as my boyfriend jeans. Maybe just something with a waistband that doesn’t bunch up and roll. Since both my black and cream tulle skirts cost under $25 for both of them, I think they’ve earned their keep.

When I wear tulle, I try to add either a tougher or more structured element to tone down the sweetness factor. And what better way to do that than my trusty Converse? Seriously, Converse work with just about anything. Oftentimes you see tulle paired with chambray, so instead of chambray alone, I layered it over a plain white tee. Following the trusty “third piece rule” I added the chunky brown belt to add more visual interest to the outfit.

How about you…would you pair sneakers with tulle?

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Converse: Nordstrom; Skirt: Amazon (Old); Top: JCPenney (Old)

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Leopard Print Blazer, Plaid Blouse & Layered Necklaces: Hair Scare & A Nordstrom Giveaway

One would think that after teaching special education for almost 25 years I would learn to anticipate certain things. Like the effect of changes, for example. I know that my kids have a super hard time with change; move the furniture, they freak out; two hour delay schedule, they’re confused all day. But tweek my hair color? The whole damn world ends.

I suppose I should have seen that one coming. Although, to be fair, they’ve all been with me for quite awhile and they pretty much seem to roll with my fashion/beauty related quirkiness. I switch from summer to winter hair and vice versa every year. But for some reason the hair color change this time threw a couple of my little lovelies for a loop. You would’ve thought I shaved my head bald and tattooed my scalp. And moved all of the furniture. To another room. One of my kids took one look at me, bolted across the room to my friend/aide and while pointing at me and hopping up down kept saying, “Look at Mrs. Stinedurf! Look at her hair!” I had to pull my mirror out of my desk just to look and make sure my head wasn’t on fire.

So, my friends, how’s this for a super bold print mix? Truly, this particular mix isn’t for the faint of heart or the print mix virgin. I knew I wanted to mix plaid and leopard so I started with my leopard print blazer and built it from there. I considered a plaid flannel, but decided the sheer plaid blouse had more of the right feel; less bulky and more floaty. In keeping with the lighter feel, I went with the delicate layered necklaces as opposed to a statement necklace or scarf. I finished it off with my super cool red ankle booties since they tied in so well with the blouse.

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Blazer: Sears (Old); Blouse: JCPenney (Old); Jeans: GAP (similar); Necklace: Headline Boutique

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Tulle Skirt, Cable Knit Sweater & Moto Boots: Light On The Words

This week’s posts are going to be a little light on the verbal entertainment end of the spectrum. I’ve only got until next Wednesday to get my new program up and running at school, so a lot of my time needs to be devoted to real life work for the time being. I would miss my blog and all of you lovelies too much to not post though. So with that being said, I’ll try to keep you entertained with some fab outfits and I’ll be squirreling away the amusing stories for later.

I put this look together after being inspired by a suggestion I saw in this month’s InStyle magazine in regard to pairing a cable knit sweater with a floaty skirt. I’ve been itching to bust out the tulle skirt for awhile now and this was the perfect opportunity. Of course I had to pair it with the tougher moto boots to add a bit of edge to it because what fun would it be if I went all girly on you guys?

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Skirt: Amazon; Boots: Target; Sweater: Old Navy (Old); Scarf: Target (Old)

 

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New Year’s Eve Musings: Sequin Top, Boyfriend Jeans And Leopard Ankle Booties

     Well, here it is; the first post of 2015. My husband and I haven’t gone out for New Year’s Eve in over seven years. This year we decided to spend the night in this fabulous little inn on the Allegheny River with my cousin, her husband and our son and his boyfriend. We had an excellent time and believe me, there was no shortage of things there to observe and entertain me.
     I think my most favorite was probably the drunk girl on the knee cruiser. Don’t know what a knee cruiser is? Take a gander here. On a side note, my soon to be foot surgeon had offered to do my surgery back in the fall if I used one of these fab little devices at work. Um, no thank you. Especially because there’s steps. Just picture that for a minute…
     Anyway, there was a girl at the bar who had had one or ten too many beverages. And she was toolin’ around on a knee cruiser. Trust me, highly entertaining. And it begs the question, if you’re totally wiped and scooting around on a knee cruiser does that constitute a DUI? Just something to think about my friends.
     There used to be a gentleman who lived in my hood and we called him “the lawnmower man”. Why, you ask? Because that was his form of transportation; a riding lawnmower. And his most frequent place to go was the local bar. On a riding lawnmower. On a four-lane divided highway. And yes, he did receive numerous DUI citations until finally we no longer saw him. I’m assuming they towed away his riding lawnmower. Perhaps he should have gotten himself a knee cruiser.
     This was my New Year’s Eve outfit…dressy, but casual. I mean seriously, did you expect anything different from me? I’ll be honest though. It was waayyy colder on the Allegheny River so I threw a turtleneck underneath the sequin top. It still looked festively fabulous, but was more weather appropriate. I apologize for the recent frequent appearance of these jeans, but they are my new favorites after all and since I’m on vacay from work there’s been no reason to wear anything else. Except maybe my sweats, but not so much in a fashiony way…more in a “I’m not leaving the house so why put on real clothes” kinda way.

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Top: Logo-n-Stitch (No longer available);  Jeans: GAP;  Booties: BCBGeneration via Amazon (Old);  Clutch: Ebay

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