trousers

November 2014 Budget

Purchased: Black Friday Purchases: Seamless Tank Top – JCPenney (Black Friday sale going on right NOW – originally$16, on sale $5.99) Modern-Fit Trousers – JCPenney (Black Friday sale going on right NOW – originally $44, on sale $17.99) ($8.95 S&H) $32.93 Thrifted: Gray Collared Dress (Similar) Cashmere Cardigan (Similar) Scarf (Similar) Belt (Similar) Dress (Not shown) Sweater (Not shown) $43 TOTAL: $75.93 Reviewed: Sam Edelman Riding Boots c/o ShopBop (Sale right NOW 25% off with code GOBIG14) Michael Kors “Lexington” Watch c/o ShopBop (Sale right NOW 35% off with code GOBIG14) Oversized Tweed Jacket (seen here) Linking up with Franish and...

Printed Pants

Fashion•Outfits

I do so much online shopping that I forgot how nice it is to try something on in store and fall in love with it. Falling in love happened last weekend with these printed pants from Banana Republic. Last Saturday, my family and I stopped into Banana Republic during their 4th of July, extra 40% off sale and my parents were generous enough to purchase them for me (thank you mom and dad)! Got to love having the parents in town, right?! These pants have the same feel in quality as this skirt (which I’ve had for over five years). They make...

Graduation Investments: Shopping 101

Career•Shopping

Since my older sister just graduated with her masters and some of my friends just graduated college, I decided it would be the perfect time to talk about some investment pieces straight out of college (or grad school). I was lost at first when I graduated because although I had a suit and collared shirts for interviewing, a lot of my wardrobe was still extremely casual. I have learned to incorporate a lot of those pieces into a more professional wardrobe, but there were still some pieces I needed to add to ensure that I was looking professional everyday....

Fashion Dilemma

Career•Outfits

When it comes to work wear during the transition from winter to spring, I seem to have my own fashion transition with a shift from skirts to pants. This usually happens because I get sick and tired of wearing tights. And I know a lot of fashionistas hate wearing tights, but I really do love wearing tights… so when I get to this point I am so ready for bare legs. Although the weather has been significantly warmer lately, I’m still not sure that it is “bare legs season” yet in Minneapolis.