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Floral Print Kitten Heels & Camo Pants: Print Mix Extravaganza
Extravaganza. I like that word. It’s on my list of favorite words which includes tomfoolery, plethora, brouhaha and of course fabulous (plus one or two others I won’t include in order to keep this all PG). But back to extravaganza. When I think extravaganza I think over the top fun. You know, like a night or three back in the 80’s when I was able to stay awake past 9 o’clock. And that’s what this outfit is; an extravaganza of prints and colors. It’s over the top and fun in just the right measure. And can we talk about these shoes for a minute? Puhleeze…I’m in love. They are utter perfection. Floral print kitten heels that are crazy bright and not your usual mix of colors, real leather and a heel that’s just the right height. And bonus points because they were $158 and I scored them for a mere $53…with my birthday cash so they were like…free.
And being me, I wasn’t going to pair them with something as pedestrian as a solid color pencil skirt. Hells no. Camouflage was the way to go in my opinion. Since there’s a hint of coral in the print of the shoes, my coral (bordering on traffic cone orange) slouchy top was the perfect way to make it a full on extravaganza. No tomfoolery, just a plethora of fabulous.
Linking up with: Turning Heads Tuesday, Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Random Wednesdays, Wednesday Blog Hop, I Feel Pretty, Style Me Wednesday, Thursday Fashion Files, Throwback Thursday, Spotlight Weekly Link Up, What I Wore To Work, A Labour Of Fashion.
Shoes: Boden; Top: Mint Julep Boutique; Pants: GAP (No longer available)
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Boyfriend Khakis & Camo Button Down: The Irrelevance Of Being A Fashion Blogger
Sometimes it’s still weird to think of myself as a fashion blogger. I mean really, it’s a hobby; by trade I’m a teacher. But I don’t suppose that either of those facts make me any less a fashion blogger. If being a steelworker brings in the paycheck, but you lovingly tend your garden after hours, does that make you any less a gardner? I think not. In any case, the only time being a fashion blogger is really relevant in my world is when my friends and co-workers come to me for style advice…which actually happens more often than you might think. And I love it when they do because then I get to share my love of fashion in the real world and I gotta admit, that ‘s pretty cool. But, let me tell you the one thing that will make any fashion blogger (and I mean even the big time bloggers) feel completely irrelevant. Take two eleven year old girls shopping to spend some birthday cash. Umm…yeah. After about the third eye roll and or mini-smirk at a suggestion I made, I found myself a nice little bench in Justice to perch myself on and played with my phone. Normally my daughter enjoys shopping with me and listens to my words of wisdom like I’m Mr. Miyagi, but throw an extra little girl into the mix and I was done for. Maybe next time I’ll take a friend along with me so we can roll our eyes at them.
How is it that I’m pretty sure this camo button down has never made it to the blog before? I got it a year or so ago from the men’s department at Kohl’s. Usually I wear it open over a tee, but this time I decided to make it a little more girly by knotting it and pairing it with pink boyfriend khakis. I dressed it up even more with that magnificent piece of neckbling and my bright pink flats. For some reason recently I’ve been mixing my camo with pink (here’s the evidence). But camo is also one of those prints that lends itself well to print mixing like I did here and here. Funny how something that’s known predominantly for it’s association with hunters and soldiers can be so crazy stylish.
Linking up with: Sunday Funday Link Up, Creative Monday’s Blog Hop, Style To Inspire, Let It Shine, How I Fall, Personal Style Link Up, Link Up With Lisa, Visible Monday.
Button down: Kohl’s (Old); Khakis: GAP via Poshmark; Shoes: Windsor (Old); Necklace: Shamelessly Sparkly
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Camo Pants, Pink Fuzzy Sweater & Leopard Pumps: The Thin Camo Line
You all know of my ongoing love affair with camo. I know, I’ve kinda got a thing with plaid too. Fortunately they are both pretty understanding and allow me to love them both with very little squabbling. Here’s the thing about camo, and actually plaid as well now that I think about it. It can be one of two things; a super cool fashion statement or an “I’m headin’ out to the woods for a week to find a new head to hang on the wall” statement. Personally, I’m a fan of the former. Animal heads belong on animal bodies not my living room wall. (I don’t mean to offend, I just don’t want animal heads on my wall. If that’s what you’re into, then kudos.)
When I wear camo, I always make sure that the cut and style of the item is fashiony and a little unexpected like these camo pants from GAP. I also tend to pair camo with something girly to counterbalance it. Hence, the fuzzy pink sweater and leopard pumps. If I stopped by Walmart after work I’m pretty sure no one is going to make the mistake of thinking that I’m stopping to grab a gallon of milk on my way home from gutting a deer. At least I hope so anyway. My point is, when going with a print like camo you want to prevent it from looking too hunter-esque or military. Making sure that at least one of your other pieces is most definitely feminine is the way to go.
Linking up with: Sunday Funday Link Up, Creative Mondays Blog Hop, Style To Inspire, Let It Shine, How I Fall, Personal Style Link Up, Visible Monday.
Sweater: JCPenney (In-store purchase); Pants: GAP (No longer available); Pumps: Target; Necklace: Shamelessly Sparkly
