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Making the Most of your Wardrobe- Grey Tee

by Katie Haller

Lately, I feel like I’ve been dressing extremely casual.  It just fits my life at the moment.  My favorite piece of clothing in my closet right now are my t-shirts.  I love how simple and casual they are.  I feel like I can get a lot of use out of them and wear them again and again just by styling them a little differently each time. 

Today I wanted to share this simple grey t-shirt from Zappos, that I got a few months back.  Because I’m such a bargain shopper, almost all my clothes have a story behind them.  The story behind this one is that I paid $0 for this top.  No Zappos did not sponsor this post.  It’s actually thanks to my cell phone company.  I have T-Mobile, and if you are a T-Mobile customer you can get the app T-Mobile Tuesdays.  Every Tuesday they have free stuff that you can redeem.  Back in December, they had $25 to use on any Zappos purchases.  I ended up going with this Hurley Staple Perfect v neck Tee.  I picked it out because it was simple, casual, versatile and under the $25 price range.  
Here are 3 ways I’m styling my grey tee this spring…
The easiest way to wear a t-shirt is with jeans and right now it’s all about distress jeans!  This look is so casual, but when you add a statement necklace to it, it turns into a whole new look.

Jeans- Nordstom Rack (similar) || Shoes- Target (exact) || Necklace- Savers (similar) || Purse- Coach Outlet (similar)
I’ve been really loving my white jeans lately.  They are so springy.  I love the way they look with the grey.  It’s such a neutral look.  That’s why I like to add a pop of color with a necklace.
Pants- Target (similar) || Shoes- Macy’s (similar) || Belt- Old Navy (exact) Purse- Ross (similar) || Necklace- Nordstrom Rack (similar) 
As the weather heats up, I’ve been wearing shorts more and more.  Tee’s are perfect to pair with shorts.  I am absolutely loving the way my converse chunks look with shorts.  I think it keeps the look youthful and fun.  I accessorized with a long pendant necklace to add some bling to the casual look. 
Shorts- Abercrombie- Thrifted (similar) || Shoes- Nordstrom (exact) || Purse- Savers Thrifted (similar) || Necklace- Old Navy (similar)
 

How will you style your T-shirts this spring?

Thrifty Fashion- White Guess Dress

by Katie Haller

I love to thrift shop and I love finding classic pieces of clothing that you can wear for a long time.  Today I wanted to share this white Guess dress.  I bought this dress at the Salvation Army years ago, for only $3!  I bought them because you never know when you’re going to need a white dress, plus it fits me really nicely.

This dress might be older, but I still am able to incorporate it into my everyday wardrobe.  Here is one way that I recently wore it.
 

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Dress- Thrifted from Salvation Army (similar | similar) || Jacket- Meijer (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Necklace- Kohl’s (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (exact | similar)

Shopping Finds- Easter Dress

by Katie Haller

I hope everyone is having a great Easter weekend!  I just had to do a quick post today to share this little dress I bought yesterday to wear as my Easter dress.  I’ve been wanting to add a little floral and color to my wardrobe, so I got very excited when I found this floral blue and green print LC Lauren Conrad dress at Savers yesterday.  I love the LC Lauren Conrad line at Kohls.  The dresses are super feminine and flattering.  This dress is perfect for any spring event.  Best of all, I only paid $5 for this find! 

Here is my Easter Sunday look.  Everything in this look besides the purse and jewelry is thrifted. 
Dress- LC Lauren Conrad (similar | similar | similar)

Shopping Finds- Old Navy LBD

by Katie Haller

I don’t think it’s possible for a girl to ever have too many little black dresses.  They are so practical and you can accessorize them with almost everything in your closet.  A few weeks ago, I bought this LBD from Old Navy and I couldn’t ask for a more perfect dress for the summer months.  It’s so lightweight and with our summer temperatures in the 100’s for 3 straight months, you definitely want something that will be practical for the heat.  I could honestly pair this dress with anything in my closet, but my favorite way to wear it is with my black strappy wedge sandals.  I love wedges in the spring and summer.  I also decided to wear the new sun hat I recently bought.  I found this cute hat for $5 in the dollar section at Target.  To add a little color to the look, I accessorize with my coral purse.

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Dress- Old Navy (exact) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Purse- Coach Outlet (similar) || Necklace-Old Navy (similar) || Bracelet- Old Navy (similar) || Hat – Target (similar)
The best part about this dress is that it’s currently on sale at Old Navy for $15.  They have it in lots of different colors and patterns.  I’m not going to lie, I may buy it in another color if it goes on sale for even less in the next couple months.   

Stripes for Spring

by Katie Haller

I love the in-between seasons of Spring and Fall.  The weather is perfect for putting outfits together because it’s not too hot and it’s not too cold.  I am really loving all the spring trends that I’m seeing this year, however, I haven’t had the opportunity to do very much shopping lately, so I’ve been shopping my own closet to see what I can find for some spring looks.  
If you follow my looks on my blog or on Instagram, you already know that I have a bit of a stripe obsession.  I just love stripes, especially black and white.  I just can’t get away from stripes whenever I go on a shopping trip.  That’s why today I figured that I would go ahead and share some ways that I’m wearing stripes this spring.

For my first look, I wore a simple black and white t-shirt with my white pants, wedge sandals and accessorized with a turquoise pendant necklace.  I love how the white pants and wedges help add that pop of spring into the look.

Top- Target (similar) || Pants- Target (similar) || Necklace- Nordstrom Rack  || Shoes- Target (similar) || Purse- Last Call (exact)
For my next look, I again wore another black and white t-shirt.  I styled it with black jeggings and a denim jacket.  I accessorized with a statement necklace and ankle booties.  To add a pop of spring colors, I used my coral coach purse. 

Top- Target (similar) || Pants- TJ Maxx (similar) || Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory (exact) || Purse- Coach Outlet (similar) || Necklace- Savers (similar)

For my last stripe look, I wore my striped long sleeve dress and denim jacket.  I accessorized with my turquoise bead necklace and some cognac color wedge sandals that I thrifted from the Goodwill. 

Dress- H&M (similar) || Necklace- Kohl’s (similar) || Shoes- Thrifted from the Goodwill (similar) || Purse- linked above || Sunglasses- Ross (similar)

In my opinion, stripes are always in season.  How will you be wearing stripes this spring?

Instagram Outfit Review

by Katie Haller

I just realized that it’s April now and it’s been a really long time since I last did an Instagram outfit review post.  So I decided to put together a quick round-up of all my favorite outfits that I’ve posted during the last couple of months.

Here are my looks! 
Top- Old Navy || Sweater- Target || Leggings- Forever 21 || Shoes- Nordstrom || Purse- Savers
 || Necklace- Nordstrom Rack
Top- Target || Cardigan- H&M || Leggings- Forever 21 || Necklace- Kohl’s || Shoes- Target
 || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus
Top- Old Navy || Cardigan- Nordstrom Rack || Jeans- Target || Purse- Last Call || Shoes- Target
Top- Old Navy || Cardigan- Macy’s || Boots- Target || Necklace- Target || Purse- Coach Outlet
Top- Forever 21 || Cardigan- Target || Scarf- Macy’s || Jeans- Mejier || Shoes- Target
Top- Target || Cardigan- H&M || Scarf- Banana Republic Factory || Leggings- Last Call
 || Shoes- Nordstrom 
Top- Target || Jeans- Target || Necklace- Charming Charlie || Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory 
|| Purse- Coach Outlet
Top- Target || Cardigan- Target || Leggings- Last Call || Shoes- Nordstrom || Purse- Last Call 
Top- Target || Cardigan- H&M || Jeans- Meijer || Shoes- Target || Necklace- Savers || Purse- Last Call
Top- Savers || Cardigan- Macy’s || Pants- Old Navy || Purse- Last Call
 || Shoes- Target || Necklace- Kohl’s 
Top- Old Navy || Sweater- Savers || Leggings- Last Call || Necklace- Kohl’s || Shoes- Nordstrom
 || Purse- Last Call
Top- Savers || Jacket- Meijer || Pants- Target || Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory || Purse- Savers
Top- Target || Cardigan- Savers || Pants- Target || Shoes- Nordstrom || Necklace- Charming Charlie 
I hope you have a great weekend!

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