Graphic Organizer

My mom took me and a friend to see Clueless the day it came out in theaters. If memory serves, I think we even got to leave school a little early!  Cher's fictional life was covetable  for a variety of reasons, but her electronic closet was the ultimate in fashionista fantasy.

While searching for a photo in my phone, I came across a year old collection of my own version of the electronic outfit maker. The photos were dated from late March 2011 which means I was student teaching. I must've been putting together teacher outfits to help me during those last minute morning rushes when I'm particularly uninspired.

    

Some of these items I have since given away, but it's fun to see how I was putting things together a year and a half ago.

These days, when I'm preemptively putting outfits together, I just end up hanging them up together in my closet, which is easier to look through than busting out my phone and scrolling through, but it's also not as thorough and permanent as photos.

Do you make outfits ahead of time? How do you keep track of them?

Back to Basics

These outfits from Tuesday and Wednesday aren't particularly inspired. Some days, a girl's just GOT to get dressed and go. But I still wanted to share them because they feature some of my favorite basics that get used over and over again in a million different ways.

First up is this great short sleeve dress.





You can't exactly tell from my goofy poses, but the cut is extremely flattering. It has a wide scoop neck, slim longer sleeves, is snug at the waist, and flares out to a few inches above the knee. It is made of this thick, semi shiny fabric, not totally disimilar to an Herve Leger item. It looks like it was made up of a bunch of wide cuts of fabric, with seams every 5ish inches.

I originally bought this as a last minute rehearsal dinner dress. I dressed it up with pink sequin pumps and a sparkly clutch. I've also worn it casually with flip flops, and even under a frilly apron to a 50's Housewife themed bridal shower.

(It did feel a little short to wear to school, so I bought the pantyhose at CVS on the way to school. The shoes look way better with naked legs, but I felt much more appropriate covered up.)

This seed bead necklace is awesome for jazzing up any basic top, and I like how the pink winks at the pink in the shoes.



Next up we have 4 of my favorite basics in 1 outfit.



Cotton "blazer", gray t shirt, black suit skirt, and black ballet flats. These are all well worn favorites.

I had planned on wearing the leopard flats again, but they had rubbed my pinkie toe weird, and I didn't think I could take standing in them for another whole day. My feet look a little weirdly small because the proportion of the skirt and shoes is a little off. Also, I have weirdly small feet...

And, if you are familiar with Tieks, they have a little turquoise bit on the back and soles which reference the blue in the necklace.



I bought the jacket at Nordstrom Rack a while ago, and have been wearing it AT LEAST once a week since. The t shirt is such a staple, I've been asked if I ever take it off to wash it! (I do, I swear!!!)

The skirt was a last minute purchase when I realized that I needed a conservative skirt for my trip to Israel, I wasn't in love with it when I bought it, but I find myself gravitating to it often. It's just a great, flattering work staple.

• Dress: old Forever 21 (similar here) (similar here) (similar here)


• Seed bead necklace: old Forever 21(DIY here!) (similar here) (similar here) (similar here buy a few and layer)


• Ring: old Filene's Basement find with green baguette (similar here) (similar here) (similar here)


• Pantyhose: L'eggs Silken Mist Ultra Sheer in Black Mist (buy in drugstores or here)


• Leopard shoes: Xhilaration at Target in Pink (buy them here) (identical here)

• Jacket: cotton by  Krisa (coated version here) (similar here under $20!) (similar here)


• Gray Tshirt: American Apparel (buy it here)


• Black skirt: old H&M (similar here) (similar here) (soft option here)


• Multicolor necklace: old Nikki Hilton for Claire's (DIY here!) (neutral option here) (interesting option here)


• Ring: old Tiffany with Peridot (new version here) (similar here) (similar here)


• Black shoes:  Tieks in Matte Black (buy them here) (similar here) (similar here for $15)

• Nail polish: Spoiled, Paying With Platinum (buy it here)