Since it's pretty much officially Summer already I decided it would be fun to go back through my past Summer outfit posts and pick out my all time favorite ones. It's funny, almost all my favorite posts are of outfits that are not mine but borrowed from my lovely girl friends on Flock Together. Ha! This sweet little number I borrowed from Elana of Room 334. I loved it way too much and wish that it were hanging in my closet. I decided to pair it with some edgier pieces from Target, the black heels and faux black leather jacket. I'm pretty sure these were the first black pieces that I added to my wardrobe, now almost everything is black. Ha!
This dress was a fabulous find that I scored at my favorite local thrift store on the east side of town. I love that place! It's a Gap dress in Small but it was rather big and quite shapeless so I threw on a belt and opted for some really bright orange lipstick. I don't think I was quite comfortable with my arms yet at this point in my weight loss journey so I always tried to cover them up with a cardigan or a jacket.
OMG! This is one of my all time favorite dresses that I borrowed from Marissa of The Shades of the Monet Chronicles. It was a super short baby doll dress I do believe from Urban Outfitters with the black bow added on by Marisa. It was short and it was fabulous! I've always have had slimmer legs, even when I was heavier and they are my best attribute so when I get a chance to show them off, I sure will.
This bright orange dress from Old Navy now belongs in the closet of Hannah from The Braided Bandit. It was once mine and I had a love/hate relationship with it. I loved it when I bought it, then saw a picture of myself in it and cried my eyes out because I didn't like the way I looked in it. I'm sure there were other reasons that added to the crying part but that's in the past. Lol! Just one of those days that a girl goes through I suppose. Anyhow, I fell in love with it again after this photo shoot but decided it was time for a wardrobe overhaul and set it to Hannah instead of donating it.
These little lace gloves were a fashion risk that I decided to take and ended up enjoying the look. I bought them from Claire's on a whim with some other fun costume jewelry one day. I have no clue were they are now.... ha! This black J. Lo skirt is another awesome find from that east side thrift store I love. I still have the skirt hanging in my closet but it's too big for me now. I don't want to get rid of it but would love to find the time to try to alter it to fit me. I never can seem to find the time to do anything for myself anymore... literally all my time gets spent working on my crochet business.
Both these pieces the skirt and the blouse were thrift store finds. The skirt was donated later on... I think I wore it just this one time and got bored with it but I did manage to to hang on to the blouse. Someday I'll wear it again. The skirt was from Forever 21 and the blouse was from The Gap. I did have fun playing with the unexpected bright cobalt blue and funky polka dot pattern in the skirt. I was BIG into bright color....
Gah! Another favorite of mine borrowed from Marissa of The Shades of the Monet Chronicles. I love this Urban Outfitter's dress so much!!! I had a hard time giving it back, it was so perfect on me and I was sad to see it go. I'm forever trying to find a dress just like this everytime I go shopping.
This was a fun photo shoot! I also found this dress at the east side thrift store and couldn't believe my luck. It's pretty much the best little 60's style dress there ever was. The cut and the color caught my eye right away. It was a tad tight but I forced Le Husband to zip it up! It was a hot day and I was uncomfortable but it was all worth it in the end... I mean just look at it! I still have it and I bet it will fit me even better now that I've lost a few.... I can't wait to re-visit this dress in the near future.
Our Founding Father's would be so proud of my Fourth of July outfit! Ha! I was really into nautical colors this Summer which pretty much worked out perfectly for the 4th of July post as well. I love this blue stripey top that I purchased from Forever 21..... I think I still have it too, along with my favorite red cardigan from Target.
This is another all time favorite dress that I borrowed from Jana of small town, BIG SMILE. I'm pretty sure it's a Mod Cloth dress because the quality was great. I mean the cut and the color flattered my shape and I basically fell in love with it right away. I'm a BIG fan of mustard yellow, it's a re-occurring color in my wardrobe that you'll always find.
Here's another fashion risk I took and loved. The ol' crop top. I saw this top at Forever 21 and it was only a mere $10 dollars, so I decided "what the hell." It was long enough that it covered most of my stomach and the J. Lo skirt that I paired it with was high waisted so it pretty much worked out perfectly... although The Mister still refers to this top as "The Freddy Krueger top."
Another dress/shirt love affair borrowed from Hannah of The Braided Bandit. I love a good ol' casual fun top and this was just right. A little sailorish but not over the top nautical. I loved the cut and of course the color... I kept it simple with little sailor shorts from Forever 21 (you can't see the buttons) and black wedges from Target.
Last but not least... this vintage 60's style dress borrowed once again from Hannah of The Braided Bandit. I pretty much borrowed all the clothes out of Hannah and Marisa's closet. Ha! This was a fun one to style although I really wish I would have opted for my black t-strap wedges instead of these yellow ones that didn't even match. It just goes to show, you can never go wrong with black. Anyhow, I loved the Creamsicle orange color paired with the unexpected cobalt blue cardigan way too much that I almost didn't want to give it back. Lol!
There are more favorites that I have or have borrowed over the years, this is just a few. It's fun to see how much my style has changed over the course of a few years. I was really into bright color and seemed to be trying to find my style when I should have been trying to be more comfortable with myself and being in my own skin. You live and you learn right?! I'm just so glad that it's Friday, the Mister and I promised that we'd spend the whole weekend together, just the two of us. We need to catch up on some QT. Have a great weekend everyone!!
xoxo
