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Pink top- Adding Color

by Katie Haller

Believe it or not, I have a bit of a fear of wearing color.  Don’t get me wrong, I love color, especially when accessorizing, but most of my closet is full of neutral colors.  I rarely wear a bright colored piece of clothing.  That’s why on my last shopping trip to Old Navy, I bought a few solid bright colored tees and tanks.  I figured that summer is almost here and I should brighten up my wardrobe a bit.

Today, I wanted to share this look wearing the new bright pink tank top that I bought on my Old Navy shopping trip last weekend.  I found it on clearance for only $7.99.  I really love how lightweight this top feels.  I figured it would be perfect to wear with jeans or shorts.  For this look, I wore it with my white pants and nude heels.  I accessorized with a turquoise necklace and wristlet clutch.  I thought that this look would be perfect for a date night out with your husband or maybe drinks out with the girls…. those are both outings that are rare for me these days, but at least I have an outfit all ready to go! 
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Top- Old Navy (exact) || Pants- Target (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Necklace- Kohl’s (similar) || Purse- Hand-me-down (similar)

I hope you feel inspired to add some color to your wardrobe!

Weekday Wardrobe

by Katie Haller

  I’ve been so bored with my work clothes lately.  I sometimes miss getting to dress up nice and wear lots of different outfits.  I love to dress casually, but sometimes it gets boring.  That’s why this week I decided to challenge myself to step up my casual style by simply adding a couple accessories and styling my outfits a bit differently.  Some of the little tweaks that I made with my outfit was simply tucking my shirt in a little and cuffing my pants.  I also tried to accessorize my outfits with some kind of necklace to make them look a little more fun. 
Here are my looks from the week…
Monday
Grey Tee- Zappos
Black Jeggings- TJ Maxx
Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory
Cardigan- H&M
Tuesday

Tee- Target
Jeans- Kohl’s
Cardigan- Macy’s
Shoes- Target
Necklace- Kohl’s

Wednesday

Top- Old Navy
Jeans- Meijer
Cardigan- Nordstrom Rack
Shoes- Target
Necklace- Target

Thursday

Top- Target
Jeans- Kohl’s
Cardigan- H&M
Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory
Necklace- Target

Friday

Top- Target
Jeans- Meijer
Cardigan- Savers
Necklace- Nordstrom Rack
Shoes- Target

Happy Friday everyone!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

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.   

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