30 for 30: day 10

day 10

What's better than a black and white buffalo plaid flannel shirt? Wearing that shirt with a red and gray buffalo plaid blanket scarf. Not sure why I haven't paired these two together before, but I'm digging the print mixing and duplicate buffalo plaid (not quite sure what to call wearing two variations of the same print, one on top of each other...).

And yes, I know it's spring, but we've had a few chilly days sprinkled in with our 70 & sunny days. Such is life in the springtime.

white & black button up: Old Navy

black cardigan: Maurice's

red buffalo plaid blanket scarf: WalMart

gray skinnies: c/o Aéropostale

black ankle booties: Kohl's

linking up at A Touch of Tartan and I do DeClaire

30 for 30: day 8 + day 9

You guessed it - two outfits in today's post. That's what Mondays are for, right?

day 8

A cream sweater, pink infinity scarf, skinnies, and sandals. Nothin' too fancy, just somethin' pretty simple. But I WAS having a great hair day, so that ups the ante of this casual look, methinks.

cream-colored top: American Eagle

skinny jeans: c/o Aéropostale

pink scarf: gift

metallic sandals: Target

necklace: Old Navy

day 9

Unintentionally, most of the pieces in this look came from J. Crew Factory. I guess some pieces from the same store just go together really well. It's like they design the clothes that way or something ;)

sleeveless blouse: J. Crew Factory

polka dot cardigan: J. Crew Factory

wine colored pencil skirt: J. Crew Factory

black booties: Kohl's

30 for 30: day 7

This dress is a recent addition to my closet. It was picked out by someone other than myself (hint: in the picture below) for an occasion where someone may or may not have turned one year older. He likes to get me a Lilly Pulitzer dress for said occasion, and in years past, it's been something a bit fancier. However, I don't get tons of wear out of them, so this year he opted for something a bit more casual that I can wear to work.

And he did a pretty bang up job, don't you think?

It was a given that I would include it in my 30 for 30 this go-round.

And of course I styled it with some of my favorites - my Frye boots, crossbody bag, and faux leather jacket.

Oh oh, and fancy new sunglasses.

Those aviators make this girl pretty happy.

dress: Lilly Pulitzer

boots: The Frye Company via Nordstrom

bag: thrifted

sunglasses: Smith Optics via The Eyes Have It

faux leather jacket: c/o Aéropostale

30 for 30: 30 items

Soooo, here they are. My 30 items for this round of 30 for 30. I've got lots of black, and lots of blue. Unintentionally. And lots of stripes. I can already tell you one thing I'm going to do differently the next time I do a 30 for 30 (I must be learning!) - I'm not going to count my (faux) leather jackets as an item. And here's why: I can add them to my outfit, but as soon as I get where I'm going, I take them off, so I really count them as outerwear. They're not something I wear all day, like a blazer or a cardigan.

Note to self: don't count them next time.

tank tops / sleeveless blouses (2)

- cream sleeveless blouse (J. Crew Factory)

- pink sleeveless blouse (H&M)

tops (7)

- black v-neck (Eddie Bauer)

- leopard print button up (WalMart)

- lime green top (Old Navy)

- black chambray (Old Navy)

- black & white buffalo plaid button-up (Old Navy)

- cream top (American Eagle)

- navy & white striped shirt (thrifted - Target)

sweaters (4)

- black cardigan (Maurice's)

- striped sweatshirt (Old Navy)

- blue v-neck sweater (GAP Outlet)

- black & white polka dot cardigan (J. Crew Factory)

jackets/blazers (3)

- gray blazer (c/o Aéropostale)

- black faux leather jacket (Target)

- brown faux leather jacket (c/o Aéropostale)

dresses (3)

- blue printed dress (Lilly Pulitzer)

- chambray dress (Kohl's)

- navy blue sweatshirt dress (J. Crew Factory)

skirts (3)

- striped skirt (Target)

- wine pencil skirt (J. Crew Factory)

- black skirt (from a friend)

pants (3)

- dark wash skinnies (c/o Aéropostale)

- gray skinnies (c/o Aéropostale)

- black skinnies (Target)

shoes (5)

- black booties (Kohl's)

- black pointy toe flats (Target)

- brown printed tassel flats (Target)

- metallic sandals (Target)

- brown boots (The Frye Company via Nordstrom)

What do you think? Anything you'd add or delete if you were completing this challenge alongside me? And if you are doing a 30 for 30, please leave a link in the comments so I can check you out!

30 for 30: day 2 + day 3

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend - mine was very low key. I didn't get out of my pajamas until after 3 yesterday. My Dad had surgery last week, so I kept him company and doled out pain meds while my Mom worked (kept company/hung out, NOT babysit or took care of). We watched a lot of Prison Break (a favorite from high school/college) on NetFlix, ate lots of ice cream, and nerded out. It was great. And he is on the mend - I think my company over the weekend helped to speed up his recovery. That, and my jokes ;)

That being said, here are 2 looks for this post-Easter-candy hangover Monday - days 2 and 3 of my 30 for 30 style challenge.

After my wordy posts this weekend, I'm going to keep it short today.

Unintentionally, both looks feature a bright top/light sweater, printed scarf, dark skinnies and flats.

Wasn't even planned, just seemed to work out so well the first time that I though I'd try it again for the next day.

day 2

green top: Old Navy

floral scarf: thrifted

statement necklace: local consignment shop

skinny jeans: c/o Aéropostale

tassled flats: Target

day 3

blue sweater: GAP Outlet

ikat scarf: WalMart

faux leather jacket: Target

black skinnies: Target

black flats: Target

in the 3rd person

A few weeks ago, some friends gathered, drank some beer, ate some food, and played some Cards Against Humanity to celebrate someone's birthday. And a great time was had by all.

The above is what one party-goer wore. She was concerned about being cold as the evening wore on, but didn't want to be too warm whilst patio drinking. And somehow, she was able to strike juuuust the right balance. A white v-neck tee, black skirt, boots to keep her feetsies warm, and a chambray to take on and off according to the temperature and her activities.

And those fancy, pretty jewels she's sporting?

From Rocksbox - read more about that here.

white v-neck: c/o Aéropostale

chambray: Lauren Conrad via Kohl's

black skirt: from a friend

boots: The Frye Company via Nordstrom

jewelry: rented from Rocksbox

no fooling here

No April Fools' jokes or tricks here. I can never seem to get my act together in time to do something very creative or impactful. Maybe next year?

BUT

Check out my extreme print-mixing in this outfit. Stripes, leopard, and dots (the shoes).

It works for a few reasons:

1) the prints don't compete with each other

2) leopard is a neutral and goes with everything

3) the stripes are so teeny that from a distance, this shirt looks solid, again, keeping the prints from competing with each other

4) the print on the shoes is so far away from the prints up top, and also so small, that it looks cohesive

5) because I said it works ;)

Are you a print-mixer? I find that the more and more I do it, the more confident and comfortable I become with it. Sometimes it's even my default when picking out my outfits and accessories, and I have to remember to tone it down occasionally...

Aaaaand, I'm doing another 30 for 30 style challenge for the month of April, so look for those outfits and 30 items to start showing up in the next few days ;)

Here's to getting creative and having a capsule wardrobe for the next month!

shirt: GAP

pants: c/o Aéropostale

scarf: WalMart

flats: Target