Recent Outfits: Transitioning into Spring!

April 4, 2013

Hello dolls!

Hope y'all are having a fabulous week! So here in Tennessee we have had some crazy weather. A couple of weekends ago it was in the mid 70's and I was able to wear some new spring items (I will show what I wore in an OOTD post soon!) but that weekend was just a tease because ever since then the weather has been super chilly in the 40s and 50s! Ever since then I've been "transitioning into spring" by wearing dresses with boots. I will cross my fingers and hope this is the last time I do a post featuring me in riding boots until next fall :)....

Outfit 1: Gap Brown Sweater Dress + Stella & Dot Flower Statement Necklace + Frye Riding Boots: 









Outfit 2: Black Michael Kors sweater dress, Crafts & Love Jewelry Necklace, F21 Blazer & Frye Riding Boots:




Outfit 3: F21 Fur Vest, H&M Top, Jeans + Frye Riding Boots:






Here's to hopefully (fingers crossed) saying goodbye to my Frye riding boots and saying hello to wearing some colorful spring clothes!!! 

Thanks for reading dolls! Have a fabulous weekend :)

XOXO
Ashley




The Luck of the Irish: St. Patty's Day Outfit Ideas!

March 16, 2013

Hello dolls!

So as you may know, St. Patty's Day is tomorrow! Of course it's imperative to wear green if you want to avoid the dreaded pinch! I always said that my eyes were green so that automatically is a free pass for me being exempt from getting pinched, but some people tend to disagree with that logic, haha! 

One of my favorite ways to incorporate green into your outfit is through accessories. I have seen SO many green bubble necklaces and big statement necklaces in stores lately, so that may be the perfect way to add a pop of green to your ensemble!!! I also really love the color combination of green with black and/or white. I don't know about you, but that gold pair of Louboutins featured below is the kind of pot of gold I would LOVE to see at the end of my rainbow!! ;) 



The Luck of the Irish: St. Patrick's Day Outfit Ideas!


Michael kors sweater
$1,120 - harrods.com


Miu Miu peplum tank
net-a-porter.com


Diane von furstenberg
thecorner.com


MICHAEL Michael Kors mid-rise jeans
$215 - harveynichols.com


Christian Louboutin leather pumps
$3,290 - brownsfashion.com


H&M high heels
$37 - hm.com



Kate spade
piperlime.gap.com


St Patrick's Day Party Shamrock Garland
$2.99 - littlewoods.com




Hope this gives you some ideas of how to style your outfit on St. Patty's Day!!! :) Be sure to leave me a comment and tell me what you plan to wear!

Have a fabulous weekend dolls!

XOXO
Ashley

Pattern Play: Stripes + Polka Dots

March 15, 2013

Hello dears!

I have always loved the idea of mixing patterns! It may seem a bit intimidating or tricky to pull off the look, but the key is to pick patterns that are in the same color family. When I was putting together this outfit, I thought a scarf would add a little something extra to my grey polka dotted jeans, and luckily I remembered I had this silver and black striped one from F21. Since I went with a grey and black color scheme, it made it easy to wear BOTH polka dots and stripes!!! Those are my 2 favorite patterns after all, so why not wear them in 1 ensemble?! 

Here's how my "pattern play" turned out... :)












What ideas do you have for mixing patterns?! Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know! Thanks so much dolls! Have an fabulous Friday!!!

XOXO
Ashley

Shopping in My Closet

March 14, 2013

Hello lovely readers!

Honestly, sometimes there's no place I like to shop more than my very own closet!! I've gotten a lot better about it, but I have been known to buy something that's SUPER CUTE in the stores, but upon bringing it home I realize I don't have the right shoes to go with it, the right accessories, the seasons change, or various other excuses...which leads to items hanging in my closet that still have the tags on them. 

This makes me feel bad UNTIL the awesome day arrives when I am looking for an outfit and just when I start to give up hope finding something I want to wear, I shuffle through my clothes to find that little dress that I never wore, brand new with tags. I then realize that I NOW have the perfect shoes and accessories to wear with it! It's like fashion serendipity, I'm telling you! Before I know it, I have a whole "new" outfit to wear....and that's what I like to call "shopping in my closet." The cheapest kind of shopping there is!! :)

A few weeks ago this whole scenario played out with this little dress I bought from forever ago at Macy's, hanging in my closet with the tags still on it. It's a short-sleeve sweater dress that came with a super cute dark brown belt. Problem? I never had the right color of brown boots to wear with it. I had light brown boots, but not the dark brown shade of boots that this dress calls for. Fast forward to present day.....I now have dark brown Frye riding boots that are the beyond perfect shade of brown to wear with the dress! I was SO excited to finally put together a look with this dress (including a dark brown leather jacket!). Here's how shopping in my closet turned out....












 Dress/Belt: BCX at Macy's
Boots: Frye
Bracelet: Brighton (Thank you to my sweet bf's family for that awesome Christmas gift!)
Earrings: Charlotte Russe
Leather jacket: Gap


So do y'all like to shop in YOUR closet?! Leave me a comment and let me know!

Thanks so much for reading dolls!

XOXO
Ashley

Saying Goodbye to Winter Part 2: ANOTHER Fur Coat :)

March 13, 2013

Ok, ok, ok dolls! So I know I wrote a "Saying Goodbye to Winter" post a couple of weeks  ago (HERE), but I have a confession: it's still been pretty chilly here the past couple of weeks and saying my goodbyes with winter have been pretty long....and slow....and slightly painful...haha. Y'all might have noticed, I've been on a blogging spree this week because I've been on Spring Break. I know spring clothes are right around the corner and I promise those posts will come, but right now I wanted to document and blog some last OOTD & OOTNs I've worn over the past few weeks that I want to show y'all!!! They are more winter styles but better now than never right?!

So before Christmas I saw this fabulous fur coat at F21 that was around $50. It may be a bit over-the-top for some people's taste, but there's just something about it I LOVED....and if you haven't noticed, I am obsessed with  faux fur. Just last week I was in Forever 21 and found my Christmas-present-that-never-was on the sale rack. Isn't it funny how that makes it even more desirable when it's 50% off? haha! It was literally only $25. So not only is it the coat I wanted way back in December, it's also half-off?! Too good to pass up!!! This time last week it was still in the 30's, so I bought it and was excited to wear it this past weekend!!! 



On Friday night, I wanted to "dress it down" and I styled it with a denim skirt, belt, sheer top and ankle boots!














Fur: Forever 21
Sheer top: F21
Belt: NY & Co.
Skirt: Miley Cyrus for Wal-Mart (Legit I know haha!)
Ankle Booties: Old Navy
Sunnies: Ralph Lauren

I know it's a bit wild, but I just love it. What do y'all think??! Be sure to check out how one of my favorite bloggers, Cara Loren styled it HERE

Thanks SO much for reading dolls!!! 

XOXO
Ashley
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