See Your Shadow?

{sweater: gap  //  button up, clutch, necklace: f21  //  shorts: h&m  //  shoes: payless (old)}

Good morning all.  It's Groundhog Day!  Which in this household means the traditional yearly viewing of Bill Murray in, you guessed it, Groundhog Day.

Even though I've seen the movie probably upwards of 15 times, it still makes me laugh every year.  

To quote Ned Ryerson, "It's a doozy."

In other news, today's outfit was inspired by the Open to Interpretation challenge at Freckles in April.
Click here to see the photo and to see how everyone else interpreted it.

Also, I wore shorts - without tights or leggings - all day!  This is my favorite winter ever.
(Reminder: February.  New Jersey.  'Nuff said.)

All Dressed Up

{coat: kimchi blue via UO  //  dress, belt: delias  //  leggings, socks: target  //  boots: steve madden  // vintage brooch: gramma's}

Today I dressed up my coat.  I added a belt and a brooch to fancy things up a bit, and I can't believe I hadn't done it sooner.
A big thank you goes out to Kayla for urging me to try something new!

Lite Brite

{cardi: old navy  //  top: target  //  jeans: UO  //  boots: steve madden  //  necklace: diy}

Today Kayla challenged us to wear bright colors.  Piece of cake.  Wearing bright colors is sort of my M.O.  In fact, the biggest challenge was choosing which colors to wear.

Still, I wanted to push myself to try something new.

I settled on turquoise + red because it's one of my favorite color combinations, yet I've never worn the two together.  I threw on a black cardigan to tone it down just a bit.  And also because it's winter, which means that even in the house with the heat turned up to 73 degrees, I still catch en errant chill.  Oh, the joys of being a girl.

I topped (or bottomed?) off the look with leather boots to comply with the ABCs of Style challenge.

(Guess what L is for.)

50's Inspired

{jacket: target  //  cami (old), tights: old navy  //  cardi (old): delias  //  skirt: tulle  //  shoes (old): esprit  //  scarf: h&m  //  necklace: handmade}

Participating in the 10 Day Challenge has really pushed me out of my comfort zone and has motivated me to create outfits using items from the depths of my closet that haven't been exposed to daylight in longer than I care to remember.

For today's challenge, I was inspired by the 1950's.

  The full skirts.  The sweater sets.  The pearl necklaces.  The high ponytail.

Check, check, check, and check.

P.S. - I'm also linking up with the ABC's of Style.  K is for knit today, and my cardigan fits the bill.

All You Need Is Love

{cardi, shorts: f21  //  tee: target  //  tights: payless  //  boots, necklace: delias  //  feather clip:gift}

Today I was inspired to dress a little boho/hippie to channel my family.

We're just a bunch of guitar-playing, drum-banging, dreadlock-having, peace sign-wearing hippies.
We've all been bohemian at some point in our lives:

My parents lived in San Francisco in the 60s, I sported dreads and spent all my money on Grateful Dead shows a few years back, and my brother, sister, and cousin are still currently rocking the hippie vibe.
The hippie gene just runs in our blood.

I want to give a special thanks to my friend, Angela, who took these photos before our lunch date.  With a fractured thumb.
That is talent.


I didn't feel I was getting quite enough hippie effect, so I added this headband.

The first thing my boyfriend said when he came home was "you look like a dirty hippie."

Now, that's more like it.

Go see who everyone else is channeling today.

Right on Trend

{jacket: h&m  //  sweater, scarf, shoes: target  //  jeans: UO}

Today I'm embracing a trend because Kayla said I should.

No argument here.  If you remember, I'd been pining over a pair of red pants for, like, ever.  And red pants are so trendy right now.  Come to think of it, so are stripes.  And oxfords.  And I'm going to go ahead and say that taking photos in the least cluttered spot in your entire apartment (which is still pretty cluttered, even after you spent several minutes clearing things out of the way) is pretty hot at the moment too.  So is not looking into the camera.

Watch out, I may be setting trends as we speak.

Oh yeah, next trend:

 posing ridiculously because your boyfriend asks you to.  Embrace it.

A Little Bit of the Blues

{sweater, tights: old navy  //  skirt: tulle  //  scarf: mandee  //  shoes: payless  //  earrings: claire's}

The only blues I'm feeling today are the shades of my outfit.  Otherwise, it's a beautiful, warm day.  The squirrels are playful, the birds are chirping, and I'm absolutely loving strolling around in the sunshine.

The monochromaticality (yep, that's a new word) of this outfit is thanks to the 10 day challenge I'm participating in over at Freckles in April.  If it wasn't for Kayla's prompt, I probably never would have thought to wear these pieces together.  

But I'm so glad I did.