Category Archives: Clothing Pintrinspiration
Pics of me trying to figure out separates using my Pinterest inspiration and Midwest flare.
Left: Sweater: Gap; Tank: Gap Factory; Jeans: Express; Shoes: Converse
Right: Jacket: The Limited; Shirt: J. Crew Factory; Pants: Gap; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Leggings
I’m so tired of blog articles saying leggings aren’t pants. They are pants! However, I’ve now find myself self-conscious whenever I wear my leggings and only wear them to run errands. Here’s my look from last Friday for errand running and then for happy hour.
Vest: J. Crew Factory; Sweater: Lands End Canvas; Shoes: Lands End Canvas; Leggings: Target; Jeans: Mango
Halloween Costume, Part I
My KISA and I have a work Halloween party for him on the 30th. On the 31st everyone in my company dresses up…typically as a team/group costume. And then on the 2nd we have a friend throwing a Halloween party. The last time I dressed up for Halloween was 2008, so I decided it was probably time I get back into the spirit.
I mentioned in my last post that I bought some material for a costume. That’s always the easy part. I’ve spent a couple of nights this week working on it and have so far finished a collared cape and a belt! Any guesses yet what I am?
Since a collared cape isn’t very common, I wasn’t exactly sure how to make it. So, I found instructions on how to make a collar. I cut out the collar portion of it and sewed that to step 6. As I sewed the collar stand I made sure to sew some thin black elastic in a loop on one end. I then sewed a button on the other side to have something to fasten it to as I didn’t want it to be too tight.
I took the rest of the material and sewed a gathering thread at the top (essentially a really long stitch that makes it easy to gather the material). I gathered it enough to make the top of the cape the same size as the collar stand and then sewed them together.
For the belt, I bought a cheap, plastic buckle from the fabric store. I also bought black ribbon that was the same width as the middle of the buckle. The sewed one side of the ribbon to loop it through the buckle. The other end of the ribbon I just sewed back a little seam.
When I tried it on I realized the extra ribbon at the end of the belt had no where to go…I needed a belt loop. I then took an extra piece of ribbon sewed two of the sides together length-wise with the right sides facing each other. I flipped it right side out, pressed it, and then sewed it into a loop to put on the belt.
Now for the next few pieces…
Catching Up
Have you missed me? I’ve missed you. Here are some of my outfits from the last week:
Photo 1 – Cardigan: Lands End Canvas; Shirt: J. Crew Factory; Jeans: Levi’s; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Photo 2 – Jacket: Target, Top: Express; Jeans: Levi’s; Shoes: Kenneth Cole
Photo 3 – Jacket: Target; Dress: Express; Belt: H&M; Tights: J. Crew Factory; Booties: Sak’s 5th Avenue
Silk & Shorts
My inspiration:
Shirt: J. Crew Factory (this season); Belt: J. Crew Factory; Shorts: Loft; Shoes: Kenneth Cole
Steppin’ Into Fall
I love white. I don’t care about rules of white after Labor Day and will be wearing my white into fall and winter. But, I decided to tone it down a little to look less like a summer dress.
My inspiration:
Jacket: Target; Dress: Banana Republic Factory; Belt: Pitaya; Shoes: Kenneth Cole
(P.S. Is that Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen in the picture?)
The Herringbone Vest
Last night we went to dinner with my friend Dragos and his wife Elena since they were in town visiting from the UK (they’re originally from Romania if the names don’t sound very British). My new favorite purchase is a herringbone vest that I’ve seen all over Pinterest for the last year, but haven’t been able to get my hands on. Well, as fate would have it, we went to the outlet malls in Napa on Saturday night and there was one vest in the J. Crew store and it was in my size. FATE. Obviously I had to wear it out to dinner last night. Dragos and Elena didn’t comment on it, but I’m sure they loved it. Who wouldn’t?
Vest: J. Crew Factory (this season); Shirt: J. Crew Factory; Belt: J. Crew Factory; Jeans: Levi’s; Shoes: Kenneth Cole
Fun on Top, Business on the Bottom
I was pumped up yesterday that I got to dress up for a company meeting at Salesforce. I’d seen some looks with a chambray shirt mixed with a skirt and was excited to try it. Since I was in downtown San Francisco, after my meeting I got to have lunch with my KISA. When I pressed him on what he thought of my attire he admitted that I looked a little…confused. Obviously he has no appreciation for fashion. But, they say imitation is the sincerely form of flattery and today my boss wore her chambray shirt with a printed skirt.
Shirt: J. Crew Factory; Skirt: Banana Republic Factory; Shoes: Nine West
A Few of My Favorite Things
I’m not a big fan of wearing too many trends, but this inspiration seemed to pull it off well, so I decided to try all three things I love right now: leopard, army jackets, and stripes.
Jacket: Charlotte Russe; Scarf: J. Crew Factory; Shirt: Zara; Belt: H&M (this season); Jeans: Mango; Shoes: Kenneth Cole
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