A Look Back: Fave Outfits of 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, many people take time to reflect on their accomplishments, disappointments, and set new goals for the year to come. I'm just reliving a bunch of my favorite outfits from this year (in no particular order)! Click on a picture for more details.

    

    

    

    

     

    

    

Upon further reflection, it looks like 2013 was a year for leather, camo, mixed prints, statement neckwear, and sweatpants. What new looks are you excited about for 2014?

A Tribal Called Quest

This look started as a non-inspiration and turned into something pretty striking. I threw on the black jeans and gray tee, and then grabbed the black/white snakeskin sandals. I rolled up the pants a little to give it some personality, but it was still pretty bland overall. Then I remembered this SERIOUS necklace I picked up recently, and decided this was an excellent opportunity to showcase it.

The red purse is something I can finally cross off my Want List. I was having no luck with clothes at Forever, and then I stumbled across this baby. I've been dying for plain, red leather clutch for quite some time now (like, YEARS), and this one is a bonus for being oversized and coming with a crossbody strap. Score! I couldn't find it online, but I bet they are still available in stores.

Jacket Uniqlo (similar)

Tee American Apparel

Jeans Old Navy

Shoes Rampage (similar)

Necklace Forever 21

Cuff Kenneth Cole (similar)

Purse Forever 21 (similar)

Lazy Lazy Lazy Lazy Lazy Lazy Jane

She wants a drink of water so she waits and waits and waits and waits and waits for it to rain.

I've felt like death warmed over all week. I don't have a fever and the stuff coming out of my nose is clear, so I'm not sick enough to stay home. But: ugh. The solution? Wear undercover pajamas to work.

These "Magic Pants" look a lot like my Jessica Simpson ones, but are made of a much nicer fabric, are a more appropriate length, and the waistband isn't enormous.  I wore these pants all weekend (this outfit almost exactly to dinner on Friday. And to a movie on Saturday...), so I naturally reached for them for comfort on Monday morning.

And remember how I said I sometimes wear this cardigan around the house like a robe? Throw in a t-shirt and some shoes with Nike Air technology, and I might as well be in my jammies. The pink necklace (another gift from Mom!) adds a pop of unexpected color (my sister read somewhere that this pink is the new hot color(?)), and I like how the zigzags around the jewels reference the pattern in the cardigan.

Please excuse my face. I slept for maybe 12 minutes the night before and am full of (clear) mucous.



 

• Cardigan Forever 21 (very similar)
  


• Tee old Paiva (similar)


• Necklace Charming Charlie (similar, similar)


• Pants Express (buy, runs HUGE)


• Shoes Cole Haan (buy half size up)