Ralph Laurenish?

Inspired by my new deal breaking riding boots and a text conversation about fashion with my ridiculously pretty cousin Collette (who has the coolest name) I decided to try to dress a little more hip today. The results...Ralph Lauren, on the cheap of course!

riding boots: $239 but on clearance for $139 with an extra 30% off, add a $15 off DSW rewards coupon, and a $5 off black Friday coupon and a $5 off birthday coupon and voila $72!

same ol' Old Navy skinny jeans that I got for $9.99 tucked into lovely new boots

one white camisole that is almost a billion years old

striped button up shirt also at old Navy for $9.99 from a summer sale

pretty gold necklace bought with a gift card from Fireworks (free!)

funky bolero type sweater hand me down from my friend Kendra (also free!)

also sporting my "when in doubt, belt it!" look (cheap belt taken from a cheap dress)

the results?  a slightly less boring outfit than usual, I heart fashion and sales!


*pics taken while at work, which explains the background and the big mirror, working hard people, working hard!

whooping it up, cheesy pictures and all!

funky posing all around, why on earth the bending down in the front?
it must be a holiday party with an open bar, cheers!

We can cleanup it up if we need too!
 (vintage dress, Capitol Hill, $8, no joke, love it!)
I am also sporting the classic Carissa smirk/pre-smile what-not.

did someone say "smile"  Jeremy takes the cake on the cheese factor in this pic!

look...

what I just got in the mail?! Holiday heels, 5 inches of oh la la. Let the festivities begin!

hair today gone tomorrow?

circa 2006  (pre-Theo)

I was thinking of growing my hair back out to this but after looking through some online pictures I am really drawn to the below look....how fantastic is Katie's hair?  The BIG question is will I actually have this hair and be able to style it? and will I regret cutting it once it's actually cut? what to do, what to do?  Thoughts?

on the cheap

or the thrifty.

picture taken by Theo

striped shirt Old Navy $10.50

short sleeve v-neck blouse Anthropologie on sale $39.99 (bought last year)

belt borrowed from a dress hanging in my closet

skinny jeans Old Navy on sale $9.49 (booyah, scored another pair of skinny's, on the cheap!) I am a big fan of "one can never have too many pairs of jeans" philosophy : )

brown patent (mostly likely fake leather) flats Target $14.99

I am working on getting some sort of decent  fall wardrobe together using mostly old and only a few new items (Old navy long sleeve shirts , especially striped ones, are great for layering with spring/summer tops).  My friend Salwa told me "when in doubt, belt it" which at first made me a bit nervous but she always looks great, so I am belting it!