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Navy Stripes with Blush Accessories

by Katie Haller

If you have been following my blog for a long time, you know that one of my favorite fashion icons is Kate Middleton.  I’ve always admired her classic, effortless, chic style.  A few years back I was so inspired by a look she wore with a navy blazer and navy striped shirt.  I just had to find the look myself (check out her look here).

Today I wanted to share my affordable version of a Kate Middleton inspired look.  I wore my navy blazer with my navy striped swing tank top and white pants.  I am really loving the blush and navy color combo right now, so I accessorized the look with a blush purse and jewelry.   For shoes, I wore my nude pumps, that were inspired by the Duchess’s L.K. Bennett nude pumps.

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Blazer- Target (similar) || Top- Target (similar) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Purse- Ross (similar)



Who’s style are you most inspired by?

Striped Swing Dress

by Katie Haller

Did you know that May is one of my favorite months?  I have so many great memories of the month of May.  There are flowers blooming, great weather, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, my wedding anniversary is in May… what’s not to love about May?  That’s why today I wanted to share a look that would be perfect for any event you do this month, featuring one of my favorite dresses that I bought last Spring. 

 I found this adorable striped swing dress last spring at Nordstrom Rack. (original post here)  I just love how lightweight and flowy this dress is.  My favorite way to wear it is to layer it with my denim jacket.  I swear this jacket goes with everything and I wear it all the time.  I accessorized the look with my cognac purse and wedge sandals.  I love accessorizing with cognac, especially with black and white stripes.  People used to tell me that you can’t mix brown with black,  but I think that’s such a silly fashion rule.  Cognac is the perfect shade of brown to mix up with your black and white.
Here is the look.  Oh yeah… did I mention that it was really windy the day I took these pictures?  Even though it was hard to get good pictures with the wind, it did make for some fun photos. 
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Dress- Nordstrom Rack (similar similar) || Denim Jacket- Jessica Simpson (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus- (exact) || Shoes- Old Navy- Thrifted from the Goodwill- (similar similar)
I hope you have a great rest of your week!

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! 
*This post contains affiliate links which means by clicking on and/or making a purchase through a link, I will receive a small commission.  Thank you for your support.

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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)

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