Get Blazed: Blazer with Sweatpants and Adidas Slides

Here's a slight tweak on the sweatpants look I wore to work for a more casual vibe. I wore this shoe shopping - the slides are perfect for frequent changes.

Also: further evidence that a black blazer can pull together ANYTHING. Here are a few awesome ones in a wide variety of prices.

Pencey Standard slim fit jacket
$180 shopbop.com

Mossimo sateen jacket
$35 target.com

Lord Taylor two button blazer
$72 lordandtaylor.com

LOFT tall jacket
$118 loft.com

Charlotte Russe ponte knit blazer
$23 charlotterusse.com

(MINUS THE) LEATHER TRIM KNIT BLAZER | Express
$80 express.com

HELMUT Helmut Lang Coated Stretch-Cotton Blazer Over the Gala Knit...
$255 neimanmarcus.com

On Safari: Camo with Leopard and Zebra

This trifecta just happened organically. I knew I wanted to dress up this vest to wear to school, and this is how it went down. I love how it turned out!

Vest Forever 21

Blouse Classiques Entier

Pants Express

Shoes Tahari (similar)

Earrings Forever 21

4-Leather Word

This was another post wedding gown shopping impulse buy. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but this tank is a light beige faux leather racerback tank with cute seams in the front.

I imagined only wearing this alone with some ripped up jeans, but I decided to pair it with this super old shirt that I can;t seem to get rid of. The sleeves and neckline are awesome, but it has shrunk to pretty much a belly top. So, layering is the perfect solution!

And yes, I am seeking a 12 step program for my faux leather addiction. I can quit any time I want! (No, I can't...)

Long sleeve Laundry (similar)

Leather tank Zara (bought recently in store, similar)

Pants Express

Shoes Old Navy

Earrings Forever 21 (similar)

WHEN SKIES ARE GREY: DAY 1

This week's theme occurred by accident. The original idea was to show some cute rainy day looks, but the rain never got bad enough to dress specifically for it. I did realize, however, that I found myself reaching for items to match the grey skies outside.

 

Earrings Forevery 21 (similar)

Bracelet ebay

Top H&M

Shrug Express (similar)

Pants Jessica Simpson (similar)

Shoes Payless (very similar)

LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR: DAY 5

This is from a few weeks ago (hence the snow!), but it's another excellent example of how a collared shirt can legitimize anything. A leather shirt and leggings is not what most people consider professional - much less suitable for wearing around children. But the white shirt makes the leather top read more like a black sweater and the whole look doesn't seem that crazy anymore.

Leather shirt ebay

Blouse Limited

Pants Express

Boots Merona via Target

SPRING CLEANING: NEW ADDRESS!

No, not a new apartment. A new web address! AND a new host. Wordpress has beautiful layouts, but they are weirdly strict about what you can/can't do. So, now I'm a Blogger girl with my very own domain.

All old links will work and send you over here to the new site, but if you subscribed via Bloglovin, you'll need to sign up for the new address here.

ANYWAY, we're back from Nashville and had a fabulous time. So good, in fact, that we neglected to take any decent outfit pictures. They were mostly tweaked repeats anyway, so you didn't miss all that much.

Here's a flashback to our double Valentine's date with Jill and her hubbs. I intended to wear a dress/skirt, but it was so darn cold out. Plus, the second half of our evening involved a private screening of Serendipity at SCREEN, and who wants to sit through a movie in tights? So after a hectic debate, this is what I ended up wearing.

Jacket Forever 21 (buy)

Necklace Stephan & Co via Nordstrom (similar)

Tee Zara (similar)

Pants Express (buy on sale)

Boots Cynthia Rowley (similar)

SOLID INVESTMENT

This look started as a copycat: one of the other teachers wore a denim shirt with black jeans and a grey cardigan and it was super cute. I started with this denim shirt and my black "magic" pants, but then went rogue and added the fur vest and boots. The neon bracelet adds a pop of color.

• Vest Forever 21 (similar)


• Shirt American Eagle (similar)


• Bracelets Zara (buy), Ebay (buy)


• Pants Express (buy)


• Boots Kenneth Cole Reaction (similar)

BABY ONE MORE TIME

This skirt was probably too short for school, but that's the beauty of the opaque tight. ALL of my skin is totally covered up, so it's not nearly as scandalous as it could have been. Our school librarian gave this look a hilarious title - and told me to feel free to use it on my blog - but now I can't remember! Something about a school girl gone bad, but way better than that. Let's just pretend I remembered and it was awesome.



 

• Blazer Merona via Target (buy)


• Shirt J.Crew Factory (buy)


• Pearls Brooks Brothers, Express, mom's


• Pin thrifted (similar)


• Skirt Ebay (buy)


• Tights American Eagle


• Shoes Zara (similar)
  

SNOW WHITE

I tried on probably every single blazer/cardigan I own over this dress, and nothing looked right. Either the length was off or it was too baggy for the dress. I got frustrated thinking all I wanted to do was cover my arms (the dress has 3/4 sleeves), and then it hit me: my shrug! I bought this one is high school (you heard me!) and it has been an excellent emergency sleeve piece ever since. If you don't own one, I highly recommend a simple, snug one like this.

• Shrug ooold Express (similar)


• Dress Zara (similar, similar)


• Earrings Forever 21 (similar)


• Tights DKNY in Flannel Grey (buy)


• Boots old Kenneth Cole Reaction (similar)

JUST LIKE A TATTOO

This jacket didn't photograph that well. The fit is perfect in person, and it has this adorable little peplum in the back.

I like how the tattoo-reminiscent jewelry plays off of the classic (with a twist!) tweed jacket. And the snow boots were just a flat out necessity!

• Jacket Zara (similar)


• Blouse J. Crew Factory (buy)


• Necklace Ebay (buy)


• Pants Express (buy, runs HUGE)


• Snow boots Nine West


• Hair skull Gift from Jill! (buy)