Category Archives: Clothing Pintrinspiration
Pics of me trying to figure out separates using my Pinterest inspiration and Midwest flare.
Indian Kaleidoscope
Green sweater, yellow top, burgundy pants, green shoes: Mansi’s fashion sense.
This is my work friend, Mansi. Mansi’s from India and inherently knows how to dress herself in the most colorful of outfits. Me, not so much; I’ve mastered the art of neutrals. I think it’s time to step it up a bit. Granted, I don’t care to look like a kaleidoscope, but my challenge to myself is to wear color on color. I think I may start with a scarf that’s a different color than my pants or shirt. Whoa…! I know.
I hope to get more inspiration when I got to India this fall. “What?!” you say. Yep, that’s right. Mansi and her husband have a 3 day, Hindu family wedding that they’re returning to India for and have invited my Knight In Shining Armor and I to attend. It took way more begging of my KISA than I’d anticipated, but I somehow convinced him of why this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and he should just give in. I suppose this means we won’t be going on a safari this summer like I wanted, but I guess I have the leopard print down already.
Work? Meh.
Like most people, I had to work on Monday. And like most people, I wasn’t looking forward to it. See, it was friend from Louisiana’s last day in town and she was going to have to explore our beautiful city all by herself. Thankfully my boss had mercy on me and let me leave after lunch.
We proceeded to see the city in the only way we knew how – shopping at H&M. Now, we’ve traveled a lot of places together and explored a lot of countries. But, there was never a city we didn’t explore without stopping at the H&M, regardless of if we’d just been there the day before in another city.
<Any guys reading, please continue to the picture. Do not keep reading, especially if you’re family or you’ll be sorry. I appreciate your support in this whole blogging business and commend you on reading about fashion, but you really don’t want to read this. Trust me.>
Girl talk! Now, one thing I forget is how incredible it is to get a new bra. Like, seriously. I may have gone a bit overboard as I purchased five new ones, but they’re so great! And, they’re only $15 at H&M and fit perfectly. If you haven’t treated yourself lately – please do so. Your new-found perky boobs will thank you. And so will the man in your life (or woman – I don’t discriminate).
My shopping attire inspiration.
Jacket: Lands End Canvas; Top: Gap Factory; Necklace: Forever 21; Belt: H&M (this season); Jeans: Levi’s (this season); Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Sausalito
I should explain that I’ve had two friends in town this week visiting from grad school. After we drank our way through Napa, my friend Sarah (love the name) joined me in San Francisco. Yesterday I decided that it was imperative for her to see this quaint little city across the bay, called Sausalito, and give our livers a break. I have some friends that live over there and have an AMAZING view of the bay that has become a personal tourist destination. Naturally, the girl’s name is Sarah. And, Sarah didn’t care if our livers needed a break because she hadn’t been in Napa. So we drank a few bottles of wine and then did some more sightseeing on the Sausalito side of the bay.
Here is my Pinterest inspiration.
Jacket: Charlotte Russe (this season); Shirt: J.Crew Factory (this season); Purse: Cole Haan (this season); Jeans: Mango; Belt: Express; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Last Morning in Napa
On our last morning we went to this really eclectic restaurant for brunch. You ate breakfast on picnic tables while chickens ran around on the ground. It seemed cute at the time until you got your food and realized that it was kind of gross to watch them while you ate. I’m not sure if the health department has made a lot of visits.
In knowing we were going back to the city I dressed in layers and boy was I glad I did. While it was in the 80’s and 90’s in Napa, it was in the 60’s in SF.
Jacket: The Limited; Dress: Charlotte Russe; Necklace: Forever 21; Sunglasses: Ray Ban; Purse: Mango; Sandal: Aldo
Outlet Malls
I’ve finally started adding a line at the bottom of clothing posting, listing where I purchased each of the items. Most of my things are at least a season old (many 3+ years), but for the new ones I’ll let you know it was this season if you want to check it out.
In adding my listings I realized that a lot of my things are from outlet/factory stores because I hate paying full price. And, there’s an outlet mall in Napa. AND, J.Crew had everything in the store 40%. So, you might be seeing some new items mixed into my closet in the coming weeks.
This was my shopping attire and later more wine tasting.
Jacket: The Limited; Necklace: Forever 21; Tank: Express (layer over another from Old Navy); Shorts: Loft; Belt: H&M (this season); Sandals: Aldo
Hats II
Time for some summer clothes! This is what I wore to Napa to hang out with a couple of crazy friends that were in town visiting and to do some wine tasting. Between some networking and some flirting, we didn’t pay for a wine tasting all day or the next.
Hat: Banana Republic Factory; Shirt: Old Navy; Necklace: Forever 21; Belt: H&M (this season); Short: Banana Republic Factory; Sandals: Aldo
Biking in Skirts
I’ve been afraid to bike in a skirt or dress in fear of flashing my lady parts. However, I decided my skirt was long enough that it shouldn’t be an issue. Today the high where I worked was 86, and 79 here in the city, so I knew any cute sweaters or jeans would be out of the question. I haven’t focused any of my time on finding cute summer outfits on Pinterest, assuming that I wouldn’t need them. I now need to dedicate some time to that.
This morning I decided to throw this together.
Skirt: Banana Republic Factory; Top: Banana Republic Factory; Cardigan: Banana Republic Factory; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Drinking In The Sights
Today I was fortunate to have a good friend come to town and did some sightseeing this afternoon. Granted, my outfit wasn’t exactly a show stopper, but it was comfortable and practical for what we were up to. KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Jacket: Charlotte Russe (this season); Scarf: American Apparel; Tee: Gap; Belt: Express; Jeans: Mango; Shoes: Lands End Canvas; Purse: Mango
Summer? Ugh.
I may be OCD, but I prefer to say that I’m just really organized, and I plan my outfits in advance. Granted, some days I may not be in the mood for a particular outfit, so that’s why you plan a bunch. What I do is I look at my Pinterest inspirations and spend a Sunday afternoon going through my closet to see what I can make from them. From there I put all the pieces I’d need for an outfit on the bed and take a picture of it. Then, when I lay awake in the morning, trying to wake up, I flip through my pictures and determine what I’m in the mood for that day. It’s also helpful since I bike and often have to pack my clothes for when I get in the office. I hate forgetting a belt or a necklace, but with a picture you know all the pieces to pack. And, let’s be honest – I’m often running late for work, so it saves a ton of time.
This has been a great method so far and hasn’t failed me yet. That is until today. I spent yesterday picking out a ton of new outfits, taking pics, etc. Well, San Francisco isn’t supposed to ever get warm. I was promised that before moving here. My KISA this morning commented on how warm the week was going to be. I looked at the forecast: 70’s and 80’s for the week. In the city. What the heck? And, where I work it is upper 70’s and upper 80’s for the week. UGH. Well, all the outfits I’d meticulously picked out are for fall weather. So, I had to scramble this morning and was not a fan of doing the closet dance.
After I got to work this morning I had to spend the next half hour cooling down. Gross.
Jacket: The Limited; Tank: Express; Necklace: random store in Madrid; Skirt: Banana Republic Factory; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
“Show” Attire
I’m not sure why, but if we’re going to a show I seem to have a hard time figuring out what I want to wear. I mean, what happens if Brandon Flowers wants me to come up on stage with him? I want to make sure I look good. Oh, and it gets really hot in there with hundreds of people with intense body heat, so you have to make sure to dress coolly. And you have to wear flats if you want to dance to all the words. (Well, you could wear heels, but you’ll be standing for a long time and I’m personally a wuss about that.)
Necklace: Banana Republic Factory; Shirt: Zara (this season); Belt: H&M (this season); Jeans: Mango; Shoes: Nine West
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