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Helping women love what they wear on a budget
by Katie Haller
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by Katie Haller
Top- Forever 21 (similar) || Jeans- Old Navy-thrifted from Savers (similar) || Shoes- Madden Girl thrifted from ThredUp (similar) || Purse- Same as above
by Katie Haller
Today I want to share 3 ways that you can wear a dress after it’s been shrunk in the dryer. This dress below was from my fill-a-bag sale at Goodwill a while ago. After I picked out a few cute things that I wanted, I just started stuffing clothes in the bag without trying them on. I picked out this striped dress and when I tried it on at home, I realized that someone must have shrunk it in the dryer and ended up giving it away. Well, I always believe that someone’s trash can be someone else’s treasure, and since the dress was basically free, I wanted to get some use out of it. Here are 3 ways that I like to wear my shorter dresses.
If you don’t have any cute dress that you’ve shrunk up on your own. Here are some fun stripe dresses that you could style up. All under $20!!
ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE | SIX | SEVEN
by Katie Haller
*This post is part of a collaboration with PinkBlush. Although I was gifted this item, all my opinions are 100% my own.
Look #1
I wore a simple neutral-colored shirt under the cardigan with jeans and flats. It’s very simple and easy to wear.
Look #2
I wore all black underneath for this look. I always love to wear leggings and boots in the winter. A long cardigan like this is the perfect way to complete a legging look like this.
Look #3
Of course, I had to style this cardigan with a striped top. Whenever I want to mix up my patterns, I always go with a stripe leopard combination. I wore distress jeans and booties to complete the look.
by Katie Haller
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I can’t believe that it’s already mid-November! Christmas is right around the corner, but first, it’s one of my favorite holidays… Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday devoted to eating yummy food, being with family and friends and reflecting on what you’re thankful for. I hate that Thanksgiving gets overshadowed by Christmas. I like to take it one holiday at a time.
Just like every holiday, I love to come up with fun festive outfits. Since Thanksgiving is still a fall holiday, I like to wear some sort of fall color…like orange, which happens to be the color for November’s Year of Color linkup!
I don’t own a lot of oranges, but I do like it. Last spring I found this H&M cardigan at Savers on one of my thrifting trips. I really liked the rust orange color. I felt like it would be perfect for fall. Today I have put together 3 fall outfits that would be perfect for wearing for Thanksgiving.
Sometimes you might want to be a little dressier for Thanksgiving, so I picked a stripe swing dress for this look. A swing dress is perfect for eating a big meal because it’s extremely comfortable. It’s also perfect if you’re in you’re early stages of being pregnant or postpartum. It hides your tummy perfectly. I like to wear tights with my dresses when it gets cold out. I love the way the tights look with my black booties. I choose to mix it up a little and add a leopard clutch.
This next look is more casual. Just like the swing dress above, I love my swing tank tops. They are super casual and comfortable. I like to tuck mine in and layer a cardi over it. To accessorize I added a statement necklace, booties, and a cognac purse.
I often find myself wearing leggings for Thanksgiving because let’s be honest, what’s more, comfortable than leggings? I tend to eat a lot of stuffing, so I hate feeling uncomfortable in jeans. A cardigan, scarf, and boots are the perfect way to dress up your leggings.
Now I just need to decided what I will actually wear for Thanksgiving this year.
Next month is the last month of a Year of Color. It’s all about metallic colors for December. Get all your fun outfits, makeup, decoration, recipes and craft ideas ready to share. It should be a great way to end the year! Don’t forget to leave your orange link below!
by Katie Haller
October seems to be flying by. I can’t believe that it’s already time for another Year of Color linkup post. In case you just started following along, every 3rd Friday of the month I team up with some of my fellow blogger friends to host a link party called A Year of Color. Each month there is a color theme and you can share ANYTHING you like on that color. I always like to share an outfit post, because that’s what I feel I do best. This month’s color is black!
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In my mid to late ’20s my weekends were filled with going to weddings. All my friends were getting married, and to be honest I couldn’t afford to go buy a new dress for every wedding I attended. I bought this simple empire waist black dress for my rehearsal dinner (similar). Instead of going with a traditional bride rehearsal dinner dress, I played it safe and went with a black dress. I’m so happy I did because I’ve worn this dress on a number of other occasions since then.
Today I am going to show you how easy it is to accessorize an LBD like this.
The first way is a very classic traditional look. I wore black patent leather pumps, rhinestone jewelry and a satin clutch with rhinestones. This is perfect for a more formal wedding. I wore this exact look at my husband’s cousin’s wedding in Chicago a few years ago.
Shoes- Ivanka Trump- Von Maur (similar) || Necklace- Target (similar) || Clutch- Jessica McClintock (similar)
For my second look, I chose leopard accessories. I wore my gold sandals, with my leopard clutch and gold jewelry.
Shoes- DSW (similar) || Necklace- LC Lauren Conrad- Kohl’s (similar) || Clutch- H&M- ThredUp (similar)
For my final look, I accessorized with some color. I always love how turquoise looks with black, so I wore turquoise jewelry with my turquoise clutch. For shoes I went with my nude pumps. I think that this look would be great for a destination wedding.
Shoes- Target (similar) || Necklace- Kohl’s (similar) || Clutch- Hand-me-down (similar)
Hopefully this will give you some ideas on how to accessorize your black dresses and maybe help you out next time your stumped on what to wear to a wedding or special occasion.
I hope to see everyone back here next month for the color Orange. Don’t forget to leave your link below!