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Grey Plaid Scarf

November 9, 2017 by Katie Haller

I have to say that I am pretty spoiled with weather living in Las Vegas. November through March the weather has that cool fall feel, which is my favorite kind of weather to dress for. It never gets too cold, but you still get that chill in the air where you want to layer up a little.

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For today’s look, I wanted to share a way I like to layer up when the weather is not cold yet, but you still want to embrace the fall/winter styles. This grey t-shirt is quickly becoming one of my favorite tops in my closet. It was one of the tops I purchased with my ThredUP credit. It’s so soft and so comfortable. If I could, I would wear it every day. I paired it with the jeans that I recently distressed myself. For accessories, I wore my grey plaid scarf that I found on clearance last fall at Banana Republic Factory. My ankle boots are Forever 21 boots that I bought on ThredUP. I usually stick to brown when it comes to boots, but I am loving these boots in black. Plus they are super comfortable and I’ve been able to wear them to work a lot. This black satchel purse is one of my favorite purses in my closet. I bought it last fall at Nemain Marcus Last Call. I thought it was a cute cheaper option to the black Kate Spade satchel purse that I was eyeing at the time.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Distressed jeans with grey plaid scarf and black ankle boots

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- grey plaid scarf

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Distressed jeans and black ankle boots

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Top- ThredUP (similar) || Jeans- Jessica Simpson (similar) || Scarf- Banana Republic Factory (similar) || Boots- ThredUP- Forever 21 (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (exact, similar)

Casual Fall Dress

November 1, 2017 by Katie Haller

A few months ago I ordered a clean-out bag from ThredUP, which is an online consignment and thrift store. I filled my bag with a bunch of Jack and my gently worn clothes. To be honest, I really had low expectations of getting any kind of money back for it, because I normally don’t have good luck with resale shops. I ended up having a few treasures in my clean-out bag and I ended up with a credit of $98 and some change! I was so excited! I ended up getting a ton of new clothes and accessories for Jack and myself, so many of my blog posts for the next month or so might include all my new fun ThredUp purchases.

I shop at thrift stores a lot, and the biggest downfall for me about thrifting is that it’s hard to find clothes and accessories that are still in good condition. It takes me hours to search for a good item at a thrift store. Everything that I ordered from ThredUp came in perfect condition. It was like I ordered it brand new from the original store. Thrift shopping can be really time-consuming, but I loved being able to sit from home on my phone and thrift shop!

Today, I wanted to share this casual Old Navy dress, that was just one of the many items I ordered from ThredUP. They actually had 3 dresses in this style, but I picked this one because I liked the pattern on it. I felt that it would be the perfect fall dress. It’s perfect for work, church or even to wear for Thanksgiving. The best part about this dress is that it’s so comfortable. I like to call dresses like this “pajama dresses” because they are so comfortable I feel like I’m in my pajamas. I also bought these adorable peep-toe booties. I’ve wanted a pair of peep-toe booties for the longest time and these are perfect. I love the color because they can be worn with almost anything!

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Casual Fall Dress

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Dress- Old Navy-ThredUp (similar, similar) || Shoes- Target- ThredUp (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (similar, similar) || Necklace- LC Lauren Conrad- Kohl’s (similar) || Belt- Target (similar) || Sunglasses- glassesshop.com (exact)

I have had a lot of people tell me that they weren’t sure about ThredUP, but they wanted to try it out. I will tell you that you should go for it! They have so many cute styles and designer brands, plus I loved that they have kids clothes too! It’s the perfect way to update your wardrobe for the season changes. Plus you will get 40% off your first purchase! Incase you’re wondering, this post is not sponsored by ThredUP. I just love to share how I save money on my wardrobe. I hope that you can save too!

Blush Cardigan

October 25, 2017 by Katie Haller

My entire wardrobe is all about layering. The weather in Las Vegas in the fall and winter is cold in the mornings, but the sun is always out, so I easily get hot in the afternoons. That’s why I love cardigans so much. They are so easy to throw on over a t-shirt or tank top. Last winter I bought this blush cardigan at Target. I love how it has the cozy sweater feel, but it’s easy to remove if I get too hot. For today’s look, I wore it with distressed jeans and a simple white tank top that I bought at Old Navy last spring for $2. I accessorized with my taupe ankle boots, black satchel purse, and a silver statement necklace.

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- blush cardigan with distressed jeans

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Layered look with blush cardigan with distressed jeans

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Cardigan- Target (similar similar) || Tank Top- Old Navy (similar) || Jeans- Express (similar similar) || Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory (exact) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (exact similar) exact) || Necklace- Savers (similar)

3 Ways to Accessorize a Simple Little Black Dress

October 19, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life | Making the Most of your Wardrobe | 3 ways to accessorize a simple black dress for a special occasion

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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I can’t lie, I was so excited about this color. Black is always my favorite color to wear. It’s easy to accessorize, you can wear it with anything, plus everyone looks good in black. With that said, I had a difficult time narrowing in on what kind of outfit posts I would do for today. I ended up deciding on one of my favorite wardrobe pieces in my closet…..a Little Black Dress a.k.a. LBD.

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.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Accessories for a formal occassion

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life | Simple black dress accessorized with rhinstones

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.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life | Gold and Leopard accessories

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life | LBD accessorized with gold and leopard

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.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life | Turquoise accessories

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life | LBD accessorized with turquoise

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!

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Favorite Fall Look

October 13, 2017 by Katie Haller

Hi everyone! I feel like I’ve been so busy lately, but you probably can’t tell by the number of blog posts I’ve been putting out. I feel like I have so much that I want to share, including all my favorite fall outfits. This time of the year, I am always inspired more with my wardrobe. I love it when the weather starts to cool down and I can start layering again. I have so many new clothes that I’ve purchased in the last 2 months, plus I’ve been working with some of my old wardrobe pieces and reinventing them.

For today’s blog post, I’m sharing one of my favorite fall looks. It’s a mix of new and old. I bought a couple items at Old Navy last month for my birthday. I’m obsessing over leopard right now, so I picked out this leopard scarf that is the perfect fall accessory. I also bought this long t-shirt at Old Navy. I like how it fits and it’s perfect to wear with scarfs. My jeans are old, but I’ve been into making my old jeans new again by adding a distressed look to them. (I promise to have a how-to post on that soon!) These were a pair of jeans that I was debating getting rid of until I reinvented them and now I’ve been wearing them all the time. My boots are from last fall. I find ankle boots to be much more practical in the fall, instead of tall riding boots. Don’t get me wrong, I love my tall boots, but they do make my legs hot, especially when the temperatures warm up in the afternoons. My sunglasses are from my glassesshop.com post that I did back in July (post HERE). I love the style of them with the cat-eye frames, which are super popular this fall. My purse is also from last fall. It’s from Last Call Neiman Marcus and unfortunately, they sold out of this style bag, but I did link some similar options because everyone has been asking me about it.

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Fall look with black top, distressed jeans, ankle boots and leapord scarf

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Top-Old Navy (exact) || Jeans- old (similar) || Scarf- Old Navy (similar, similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (similar, similar) || Boots- XOXO- Burlington Coat Factory (exact) || Sunglasses- Glassesshop.com (exact)

What are your favorite styles for this fall?

Casual Blazer Look

October 6, 2017 by Katie Haller

One thing that I always hear people say to me is that they wish they could be more stylish. When I googled the definition of “stylish” it says that it is to be “fashionably elegant and sophisticated” or to be “neat, confident and skillful”. To me, being stylish means that you can create an outfit and make it into a look. I feel like once you can do that you will feel confident, sophisticated and elegant. I think that most people are overthinking their outfits. It’s not hard to put together a polished look. I know that it can be confusing when you are always seeing new trends, but really you just need to stick to the basics and work with what you have.

For today’s “my closet” post, I recreated a look similar to many of the pins you will find on my Pinterest boards. It’s a very simple look. I pulled my gray T-shirt, an older black blazer from Forever 21, a pair of LC Lauren Conrad jeans that I bought on clearance 4 years ago, my old BCBG black pumps that I bought when I was still in college, a thrifted statement necklace and my black satchel purse. I love this look, because it’s so simple, yet it’s stylish enough to wear out on a date with my husband or to a blogger event. I could also wear it with booties or flats to dress it down a bit.

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Thrifty Wife, Happy Life Gray Tee shirt with blazer, jeans and black pumps.

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Affordable fashion- casual blazer look

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life || Affordable fashion- cuffed jeans

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Top- Zappos (similar, similar) || Jeans- LC Lauren Conrad (similar) || Blazer- Forever 21 (similar) || Shoes- BCBG’s Marshals (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (similar) || Necklace- Savers (similar)

This weekend, I challenge you to be more stylish with your wardrobe. Try to think outside of how you usually wear your clothes and make sure that you feel confident, sophisticated and elegant before you walk out the door.

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