Yay for Christmas week! I can’t believe it’s almost here. My sister and her family came into town this weekend so it was so much fun hanging out with them and seeing my daughter play with her cousins. They are all so cute together!
I love this simple little outfit but with the hint of sarcasm with the “No Way” embroidered on the collar. It made me laugh because right now everything with my daughter is “No. No. No”. She hasn’t caught on to the “way” part of it yet but it will probably be coming soon! I’ve talked about these boots before but they have been my best buy this season! I love the over the knee look and they are super comfortable.
Forever 21 Polka Dot Blazer – sometimes you just get lucky and find good gems in Forever 21 and this blazer is one of them. It’s my favorite and the quality is pretty good too.
7 for all mankind Josefina Crop Jeans(on sale!) – yes! I finally found my boyfriend jeans… if you remember this post, I was on a quest for a pair and I LOVE these ones. They are really comfy! Also since they looked a little tight on the model, I went one size up. Although they fit baggy in the waist, I like how they fit through the legs at this size. I also ordered these jeans (same style) with less distressing on the legs but I ended up liking all the distressing so returned those.
Miu Miu Pumps – Here as well. Simple black pumps but these are the most comfortable pair I own. Totally worth the investment.
I wasn’t joking when I told you I was crushing on polka dots! And thanks to everyone that entered my polka dot scarf giveaway. The winner is Jasmine Evains! Congrats! I sent you an email so check your inbox 🙂
My new Prada loves that you saw in my last post. I just adore these booties! I also bought these in purple and they’ve been siting in the box. I can’t decide if I want to keep them but I can’t bear to return them either! They were on sale but they were still a bit expensive so I don’t know if I need two since I also bought many other pairs of shoes. Maybe I need to take a poll and you guys can help me decide if I should keep them. hahaha! I’ve so been into cozy sweaters lately, but how could you not with the crazy cold weather we’ve been having? I haven’t been to or bought anything from Forever 21 in a really long time because I go through phases of loving it or hating it (and I was in the hating it phase) but I finally went in one day when we were in the area (there’s no F21 where I live- so I don’t go to the store very often anyway). And I knew I didn’t want to spend a lot of time in there but the first thing I saw was this cozy sweater so I grabbed it, paid and left. That’s the best way for me to shop in store or else if I’m in there too long my eyes start going crazy (because of the mess and the sheer amount of stuff) and my ears start hurting (because of all the “teenage girl speak”) so in and out is my game plan whenever I step foot in that store!
What I’m Wearing
Sweater: Forever 21
Top: Elizabeth and James
Pants: Madewell
Booties: Prada
Necklace: Gift from my sister
Ring: Made Her Think
Nails: Zoya Valerie and Zoya Pinta
Oh and the “M” I’m holding was an ornament/gift tag that I made for everyone in my family for Christmas! I bought all the supplies at Jo-Ann’s and I spent 3 days glittering those dang letters! But it was worth it, everyone loved them! I’m silly though because I didn’t buy a “T” for myself so I don’t have one 🙁 Oh well, I don’t feel like glittering again! And husband is glad that it’s over because our whole place was covered in glitter for a week after that project!
I also just bought this this Spring & Clifton cardi which is super similar but I like it a bit better because it’s not as big so it doesn’t overwhelm my shape as much.
I really like the fit of Elizabeth and James button downs. I’ve rarely found a button down that fit as well. (you can see it better on me in this lookbook) I also really like this plaid shirt, I love the color! And I’m sure you all know how much I love Madewell so I’m eyeing this one that’s on sale.
I absolutely love my Madewell legging cords. I had to buy them in black and navy blue because they are my new favorite pants EVAR. But they are sold out online, maybe you can snag some at the store though! Still there are a lot of cute skinny cords, like these that are on sale for $59. Or these ones are really similar and a great price as well!
I can’t find mine online so they are probably all sold out. More reason for me to keep the purple ones too right? I always get questions about how I score size 5 shoes, especially on sale, and I have my SA at Nordstrom to thank for that. I’ve been buying shoes from him for a few years now and every sale season he calls me right when he gets the list of what shoes will go on sale and then holds all the 5’s for me until I come in and try them all on and let him know which ones I want. He also calls around to find my size for shoes that I want but he doesn’t have them at his store. In one word he is AWESOME and is a size 5 + designer shoe whore’s dream come true. I wouldn’t have half my shoes without his help (and my husband also says that I’ve probably paid for his kid’s college tuition with all the commission he makes. LOL!) If you want more tips about scoring designer shoes on sale, read my tips on this post. If you are looking for something a little less pricey, these are similar. I like the pretty blue color too!
I wore the Valerie on the ring fingers and Pinta on all the other fingers. I reviewed both colors on this vlog. psst… did you take advantage of the 3 free nail polishes from Zoya? They are giving everyone free polishes for reaching over 20,000 facebook likes, isn’t that awesome? Use code FB2011 and pick your free colors! You just have to pay shipping and handling, not a bad deal at all! Expires on the 7th so don’t wait too long to order!
What I wore to pick up my birthday cupcakes! Mmm.. Cupcake Royale is my favorite cupcake place in Seattle. I always get the Dance Party – pink frosting with vanilla cake. I felt like a cupcake in this pretty ruffle tank!
What a great background right? Love the colorful walls in the Capitol Hill neighborhood! And of course, I couldn’t go without showing you the delish cupcakes that we devoured! These are the Blue Mountain Huckleberry babycakes. I love these little cupcakes, they make for the perfect amount of cupcake if you want to try different flavors.
I love love all of my Elizabeth and James stuff. It seems to fit perfectly to my shape and their blazers are perfection. I’m eyeing this Bow Tie Blazer and I die for this one with the fur collar.
I have a serious collection of blazers. There are just so many ways to wear them. This white one is one of my favorites. It’s a silk/satin material and is super comfortable. I bought it ages ago on a trip to LA with one of my best girlies and it’s the one thing out of the major shopping we did that I have not donated or given away.
I did the hair braid thing again but this time I didn’t pin it back. Didn’t need it to look too structured for the weekend, you know. Just let it flow into my hair.
You previously saw this outfit when I kicked J in the head 🙂 I love the grafitti wall so thought I’d post some as my “Urban” lookbook pics. ha.
J makes fun of my cheesy grin so I try to mix things up and make funny faces. I read somewhere that the Olsen Twins say the word “prune” when they get their picture taken. Makes sense to me, how else do they get those perfect pouty lips. I tried that technique and this is what I looked like. Hmm… need more practice.
About this collage; apparently J didn’t think it was “urban” enough. I opened my email to find my collage had been tampered with and then renamed to “Tiffiti”.
Oh the things he does. Makes me laugh.
images by my husband (oooh I said husband! I feel special!) Ashley Olsen via PopSugar
I haven’t shopped at Forever 21 since I was about 23. I think it was after I officially stopped going out to bars every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, I felt no need for cheap tops and short skirts. Not until I started reading Diabolina’s blog and saw her mixing her Forever 21 pieces with her Chanel bags and Manolos did I realize that maybe I should venture back into the store.
I had heard much buzz of the new XXI Forever (btw, what’s with the name change?) at the mall up north so I left my little safe haven of downtown Seattle and drove up there. Granted, I needed to go to Target too, so it wasn’t only for F21 but you know what? it met expectations. and maybe more. The store is HUGE. I liked how the clothes were separated into semi departments and it even has a accessories and men’s section! It was an impressively large store, although I have to say it does not top the Top Shop in London’s Oxford Street. Now, that place is massive. Anyway, as I started browsing, I realized that this was not the F21 that I had remembered, the skanky tops and short skirts are still there, but they have so much more to offer now! I walked away with quite a few items that you will probably see in future posts, but the first is this color block jersey dress.
What I’m wearing: Dress: Forever 21 Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs Necklace: Kenneth Jay Lane
The jersey is really comfortable, perfect for the summer. I love all things gray, black and white so when I saw that dress I knew I had to get it. Before I bought this dress I had almost bought this one by Bailey 44. Similar don’t you think?
The Bailey 44 wasn’t expensive ($140), but compared to the $30 or whatever I spent at F21, I was just as happy. I added the necklace to give the outfit a little bit more depth and thought my marc’s with the bows was the perfect little girly touch it needed.
Since most of my money is spent on shoes, handbags and jewelry, I feel like the mix of the cheapy dress works with my accessories. I would never do head to toe cheapy, that’s not my style, but the one cheap piece, even if it is the main piece, definitely works for me.
One last thing. Sale alert! My necklace has matching rings and they are currently on sale at Nordstrom. I love big rings, they are such an easy and fun accessory to spice up your outfit.
I get so many comments about this ring, it’s pretty funny. It’s definitely a conversation starter!
Tank: Forever 21
This one is very similar to mine and it’s on sale! (Sizing wise, mine is a size 2 which fits more like a 0)
Or another cute option is this 
Favorite jeans EVAR 🙂
