Grey Shift with Coral Spring Coat

If I look fancier than usual, it's because this was my outfit for Report Card Pickup. I tried to be pretty straight-forwardly professional (for once!), but snuck in that cheetah belt for a tiny bit of flavor.

The most interesting part of this outfit is the coat. It is a children's Crewcuts coat I found at a J Crew outlet. I didn't buy it the first time I saw it, regretted it, and then miraculously found it again in my size! The color is gorgeous, and I love the playful/sophisticated vibe. 

Are you guilty of raiding the kids section, too?

J Crew Crewcuts: coat

Calvin Klein: dress

Target: belt

Payless: shoes

Forever 21: earrings

All Wrapped Up: Black Wrap Dress with Coral and Turquoise

I won this LBD way back in March, from Tanja's giveaway on her blog Every Day In A Dress.  I took pictures shortly after I received it, and then promptly lost that SD card. Oops!

Thanks, Tanja! It's extremely comfortable, flattering, and wildly versatile. I could throw this bad boy on with flip flops to brunch, or I could even dress it up to wear to a wedding. Here, I summer-ized it with some beachy stones in bright colors.

Earrings old Forever 21 (similar, clips)

Dress H&M (similar, summer version)

Bracelet ? (similar)

Shoes Steve Madden (similar, similar)

Play Ball

Although I bought this sweater way back in Fall, the baseball hem still keeps it right on trend for Spring! This is a little more matchy-matchy than I usually go for, but I kept the shoes neutral and snuck in the randomness of the yellow hair tie to keep the look from feeling too forced.

Sweater J Crew

Jeans Forever 21 (similar)

Shoes Ugg

Necklace Forever 21

TRUE COLORS:DAY 3

The day I (well, we) bought these lavender jeans, I spotted a gorgeous lavender and coral necklace at J Crew and knew I wanted to pair the pants with this coral blouse. The blouse is quite over-sized, so I tamed it with this tailored jacket.

The earrings match the pants, but the random introduction of mint makes them less matchy-matchy.



 

• Earrings Charming Charlie (buy in stores, similar)


• Necklace Forever 21 (buy)


• Jacket Forever 21 (buy)


• Blouse Nine Bird via Buffalo Exchange (similar)


• Jeans Forever 21 (similar)


• Shoes Zara (similar)

GRANDE CHARTREUSE

Grande Chartreuse: monks who sell booze who you can't visit. Now you know.

Nothing super exciting about this outfit, other than the fun color combo. Chartreuse and coral red: you know you bought something in this color 5 years ago from J. Crew!

• Necklace ooold?? (similar)


• Sweater old J. Crew (similar)


• Tee Nikibiki (buy in Suntan)


• Jeans American Eagle (buy)


• Shoes Zara (similar)

It Takes Two To Tangerine

Ugh, gross again. I slept 11 hours the night before these and was rocking a mild fever. But I didn't let my yucky disposition get in the way of busting out these bright, cheerful pants!

• Sweater old J. Crew (similar)


• Shirt Mossimo via Target (similar)


• Bracelet old Forever 21 (similar)


• Pants Forever 21 (buy)


• Shoes Dr. Scholl’s via TJ Maxx (similar)

Come to Poppy

I referred to this as a coral shirt, but it's pinker than what you think of as traditional coral. Probably closer to poppy.  I wore this outfit to school on dress down Friday, and got A LOT of compliments.  My Mr. took these pictures at the end of the day, so the jeans are a little stretched out in the knees (ugh).



This outfit kind of just happened.  I usually have a plan either the night before, or at least during my morning shower. This came about during one of my famous epic clothing hurricanes where I try on a million things and the room looks like a bomb went off afterwards.

(And that's just on the bed...)

I worked out the blouse with the tank and jeans, decided I needed some pattern, so I added the floral shoes. I had originally settled on a silver necklace, but the look felt incomplete without a jacket. The gray jacket has huge gold buttons, so I had to switch the jewelry around.

It's super cute from the back, too.

You may notice that the shoes seem a little big. They were an excellent TJ Maxx clearance find for $4! Only one pair was available in 7.5, but for four bucks, I figured close enough!

And the sunglasses are very cute, but I rarely wear them because they are too loose and don't stay on my head or my face very well. They were an old Nordstrom Rack find.

• Poppy blouse: Nine Bird bought new from Buffalo Exchange (similar here) (tie neck option here) (sleeveless option here)


• Baby pink scoop tank: old Love on a Hanger (almost identical here) (lace back option here) (racerback option here)


• Gray jacket: Spense from TJ Maxx (similar here) (similar here) (lighter gray option here)


• Jeans: old Forever 21 Life in Progress (similar here) (similar here)


• Shoes: Blowfish from TJ Maxx (sandal option here)  (ballet flat option here) (chunky option here) (high heel option here)


• Coral and gold necklace: old Lia Sophia (moroccan option here) (medallion option here) (Ganesha pendant here)


• Yellow flower ring: old Forever 21 (similar here) (similar here) (triple flower option here) (vintage option here)


• Gold/rhinestone earrings: "Borrowed" from Mom [Hi, Mommy! :D] (similar here) (similar here)


• Sunglasses: old Marc Jacobs (similar here) (similar here) (round prada knockoffs here)