What I Bought - September 2014

We took a weekend trip to Hilton Head, SC earlier in the month and I went a little nuts at the outlets!  Here's what I took home:

1. J.Crew Factory tunic sweater with leather pockets - $58.80 (I had the J.Crew version on my wishlist a year ago!)

2. J.Crew Factory colorblock baseball tee - $23.70

3. J.Crew Factory Frankie pants - $31.80

4. Under Armour socks (6 pack) - $18.99

5. Under Armour skinny headbands - $3.97 (similar)

6. Under Armor perfect headband - $14.99

7. Altuzarra for Target orchid print sweatshirt - $29.99

8. Under Armour storm Sherpa jacket - $23.97 (not pictured - similar)

9. Under Armour Wonder Woman tee - $20.99 (not pictured - similar)

Total spent out of pocket - $227.20

Go forth and shop responsibly!

I'm linking up with Budgeting Bloggers over at Franish!

My Take - J.Crew Silver Oxfords

I was flipping through the latest J.Crew catalog Style Guide and fell hard for these silver oxfords, but at $258 they are a little pricey.  So I tracked down a couple of lower priced alternatives.

Top - J.Crew

Left - Jeffrey Campbell

Right - Bass

What do you think? Any interest in some shiny, silver shoes for Fall?

My Take - J.Crew Spring 2013

I just love this look from J.Crew's Spring 2013 presentation, it's casual yet totally chic!

Here are the details of my two takes on this look:

1. J.Crew summerweight linen sweater (looks to be the exact one shown in the photo) - $69.50

2.  Forever 21 printed denim jacket - $24.80

3.  1969 Gap sexy boyfriend jeans - $69.95

4.  Collection XIIX Women's Baseball cap - $9.57

5.  Steve Madden Kovert shoes - $50

6.  Gap real straight skimmer jeans - $69.95

7.  LOFT striped jacket - $69.50

8.  Forever 21 back zipper top - $14.80

9.  Nine West point toe flat - $49.99

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Runway image via Style.com

My Five - J.Crew Spring 2013

Don't act like you haven't seen looks from this collection already on every other blog (or it seems that way at least).  I don't usually post any J.Crew coverage just because everyone else in the blogosphere does it incessantly.  But I did love a few looks in this collection and wanted to let you all know what stood out for me (nope those green flower printed pants didn't make it - though they would make amazing drapes).  Here are my picks!

 

Trends to take away:

1.  Subtle, yet bold graphic printed tops with tailored separates

2. More saturated pastels paired together

3.  Cobalt blue sticking around

4. Unique prints make a statement

 

Images via Style.com

Happy Weekend!

Well, I finished up dropping off, working at and shopping for my girl's Fall wardrobe at the local kid's consignment sale and I must say I scored some amazing stuff for her and had loads of fun helping organize the clothes on the sales floor.  For some reason that's like total zen for me.  I've been really scattered this week and haven't had the chance to look at all the NYFW shows, but let me tell you, the ones I've looked at have been really strong.  Like, get excited! strong.  I'll start sharing my picks next week, but in the meantime here are some looks that I love!

First up Oscar de la Renta's OUTSTANDING show - every look was perfection:

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Chado Ralph Rucci - swoon

 

Source: style.com via Jenny on Pinterest

Tory Burch - grey and yellow pattern mixing goodness!

J.Crew - this dress/tunic is to die for!

Exciting right?  I've got so many shows to still look through, but so far so good!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend and see you Monday!

What I Bought on Vacation

Okay it's been a little heavy on what I've purchased lately here on the ol' blog, but I love to share what I have purchased (especially if I like it a lot)!  Here are the two items I bought from the Marc by Marc Jacobs store in Savannah.  I really wanted to go to that store during our swing through Savannah.  I had done a bit of preliminary hunting on some affordable options that I could get while I was there and this rubber bracelet fit the bill!  My dear friend has one in pink and highly recommended it.  They didn't have a ton of them in the store and in only a few colors, but the blue fit the bill for me.  And for $28 you can't beat it!

It's so lightweight and easy to wear, I totally recommend it!  It looks like separate links but it's really just one piece of molded rubber.  Here are some of the color options available:

Top left colors available here

Top right colors available here

While I was in the store I found this cute skull necklace that I fell in love with (what is up with me and skulls lately?) and at $10 I snapped it up!  This must be an in-store only option because I haven't found it online from MJ.

Since it's not available online, I found some affordable alternatives:

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Right

Bottom

While we were in Hilton Head I headed to the outlets one day and picked up these goodies from J.Crew.  Bonus, they were having an extra 50% off of all sale items that day so the three pieces below cost me $30!  Awesome!

Yellow tee

Trouser jeans - similar

White bermuda shorts

So my total vacation shopping cost a grand total of $68!

I want this! - various J. Crew necklaces

I'm seriously in love with these J. Crew necklaces:

Crystal rock necklace - $128

Layered crystal glace necklace - $118

Deco necklace - $128

Neon necklace (for a quick shot of color) - $28

FENTON-FALLON for J. Crew Carrington crystal bow necklace - $295

Crystal colletto necklace - $118

Images via J. Crew

Get This! - O Magazine March 2010

One of my best friends got me a subscription to O Magazine for my birthday last year and I have really enjoyed it.  Every issue is chock full of good info, but March's issue is outstanding.  It's all about de-cluttering your life and it's worth picking up.  I'm sort of an organizational geek so it really appealed to me.  Here are a couple of things that I liked from the issue that I thought I would share:

First off, organizational guru Peter Walsh helps a young professional photographer organize her office (which is in her living room).  In the contributors section in the front of the issue, Peter says something that really hit home with me about being organized "...my parents taught us to take care of the things we did have - to respect our possessions.  I was always an organized kid, but I think respect is the basis for the work I do."  This is something I firmly believe too.

Then there is an editorial about Spring's Best, Most Wearable Trends.  Here are some of my favorite images:

The Glitzy Tank - Isaac Mizrahi

 

The Utility Jacket - J Crew's Jenna Lyons (I'm more taken by the girl coming through the door - the one in the front - with the heels and checked button down and then the yellow bag on the far right - LOVE)

The Spicy Palette - O Magazine's Creative Director Adam Glassman

Images via O Magazine photographed by Roger Neve