Friday Fancies: Get Checked for Every Budget

Since I shared with you all my favorite Fall trend yesterday, the grid print. I thought I would share with you today how you can get the look on every budget. But first here are Olivia Palermo & Aimee Song both rocking a grid print jacket at NYFW. How could you not be inspired by their looks. Photos courtesy of Want Her Style & Song of Style
And since I foresee this trend only getting larger during the cooler months, here are some ways to work this look into your own wardrobe. I may or may not have a few of these pieces already. Haha! I couldn't help myself after seeing all those NYFW pictures.

Tops: 1 | 2 | 3
 Pants: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Dresses: 1 | 2
Skirt

And lastly, a big congratulations to Meredith M. for winning the Anthro Inspired Mint Bauble Necklace giveaway! Thank you to everyone who entered and for following my blog.  I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Grid And Bare It

If you're anything like me, then even though you weren't at New York Fashion Week you were still following all the fashions from afar. With so many forms of social media there's so many ways to see what was happening without having to be there.  What stood out to me in so many pictures was all the grid prints. It seemed everyone was wearing some variation of it. And so many collections offered grid print pieces. Seems to me that the grid print will be replacing stripes this season. And don't get me wrong, I love stripes but the grid print is a fresh take on the classic stripe. So I went looking for ways to work this new print into my Fall wardrobe along with my new Phillip Lim for Target purchases.

Photos courtesy of TiffanyEvanna Photography

Outfit Details: Sweater: Gap [new] | Skirt: J. Crew Factory [similar here and here] | Shoes: Target [old, loving these booties here & here] | Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target [sold out online, check your local stores, it's rumored some stores may restock] | Bracelets: Charming Charlie's, PJ & Poppy | Sunnies: Windsor Thanks again for reading!

My New Favorite Shoe + Giveaway

Okay, so I'm just going to say it, I'm OBSESSED! With my new Shoemint heels. I've been impatiently waiting for these to arrive. They're the Romy's. They sold out the first time they released them and last month I luckily caught them when they re-released them. They come in nude and black, and trust me I considered getting both colors, but since I have a pair of blush colored lace up heels I settled for just the black pair. But now that I've strapped my little feet in, I'm obsessed and am honestly conteplating getting the nude the next time they release them. And fyi, there is a good chance they will. So if you missed out on them don't fret Shoemint has started a waitlist for these. So get on it NOW! In the mean time I'm pretty sure I'm going to be wearing these as often as I can. Yes, there will be a chance I will be sitting at Big Sis's dance class in these just to strut about in them. They're gorgeous and actually very comfortable. You really can't find a better pair of Giuseppe Zanotti knock-offs.

Photo Credit: c/o Tiffany Evanna

Outfit Details: Top: J. Crew [Factory version here & similar here] | Bottoms: H&M [recently released a similar version] | Shoes: Shoemint [get on the waitlist here, loving this style here] | Bag: Steve Madden via Marshalls | Necklace: Jane [aka Very Jane] Bracelets: ILY Couture, J. Crew [Factory version now available in stores], PJ & Poppy | Sunnies: Windsor Now I promised 2 weeks ago for this giveaway, and here it is. Your chance to win this popular Anthro inspired bauble necklace in mint, last seen here. Winner announced next Friday. Good Luck!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway And as always Thank You for following. I hope you'll come back tomorrow for a style collaboration with one of my favorite bloggers.   Linking at: Style Sessions | Real Girl Style | Three-fer Thursday | Friday's Five | Aloha Friday

Rhinestones + Elephants

First I want to start off saying that we're moving!!! Crazy business. Granted it's just across town, but still exciting. Thinking about having to move everything though is daunting. I'm not really the greatest at condensing things down so we may have an issue. Especially with all the baby stuff. I'm just not ready to part with any of it. And that's the other sad part, we've been in our house for 5 years now and we brought both girls home here so I may cry when we do finally say good-bye to this house. Also I'll most likely be posting less since I'll be packing and cleaning the house. And that giveaway I promised last week, I'll have to hold off on until next week. Sorry!

On to other things, with the recent Labor Day sales, I just had to share with you my favorite find, the J. Crew Tilda rhinestone top. Since it's release earlier this year, I've had my eye on it, but was not willing to shell out the money for it. But lucky me, I found it marked down plus the additional 30% off at J. Crew in SD. I snatched up the very last one in my size and scurried off to the registers. I couldn't believe my luck. I just adore the rhinestone detailing on the collar. I immediately washed and pressed it so I could wear it. HAHA! When I love something I just can't help myself. Did you guys find anything amazing during all the Labor Day sales?

Photo Credit: c/o This Chic Girl

Outfit Details: Top: J. Crew [similar here & it's on sale!] | Shorts: Milly for Banana Republic [loving these printed shorts here] | Shoes: Coach via TJ Maxx | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff | Bracelets: Charming Charlie's, Groopdealz | Watch: Juicy Couture | Sunnies: Anthro

WIW: Summer Stripes

I'm assuming that by now, you all may have noticed my love of prints, all prints from florals to seahorses. I've rocked them all this Summer, but I feel like there is one print that stands the test of time. Stripes. They're just classic. And all Summer long when I don't know what to wear I just go right to my striped tee and find some inspiration. Pair it with shorts, jeans, skirt, or layered with a dress, it all works. You really can't go wrong with a striped tee, I guess that's probably why I own just about every kind of striped top, long sleeve, short sleeve, tank, peplum, the list goes on.

Today's outfit stemmed from the fact that I literally had no idea what I wanted to wear, and so I went straight for the stripes and kept the look simple. But even simple can be fun. I decided to change it up a bit glam up my typical casual Summer look by adding some fabulous metallic platforms. 

Now, when I ordered these shoes I wasn't quite sure if I could rock them because they were a little naughty to me. But I've become obsessed with them. Worn casually they're not as naughty as I thought. 

Outfit Details: Top: J. Crew Factory [similar here] | Shorts: Forever 21 [similar here] | Shoes: Shoedazzle [sold out, cute platforms to try here and here] | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff | Hat: H&M [similar here] | Necklace: J. Crew Factory | Bracelets: Groopdealz | Sunnies: Ray-Ban

WIW: Polka Dots, Gingham, Anchors, Prints Galore

I've been dying to wear this J. Crew anchor dress that I just snatched up on Poshmark. I missed out on it back when J. Crew had it so I've been looking for one since and finally found my size. Yipee! I have to admit, I've become addicted to checking Poshmark for items I may have missed out and just for fun. So for Big Sis's birthday we ended up being a mish mosh of prints. And the Birthday Girl wanted to dress herself since she is a big girl now. 

These toddler pencil skirts are absolutely darling. She loved being a little lady in her big girl skirt.

Outfit Details: Top: H&M [old, similar here] | Dress: J. Crew via Poshmark [check out this anchor dress] | Shoes: J. Crew [old] | Bag: Target [similar here] | Belt: from another dress | Necklace: Nordstrom Rack | Bracelets: J. Crew, Groopdealz, Charming Charlie's, Windsor | Sunnies: House of Harlow   Big Sis's Outfit: Top: Baby Gap | Skirt: via P.S. I Adore You | Shoes: Crazy 8 Don't forget to enter the Summer Sizzlin' Giveaway, here, for a chance to be one of two winners who will receive a $250 Visa gift card. Good Luck and thanks for reading! Linking with: Style Sessions | Spotlight Linkup | Three-fer Thursday | Summer Style | Trend Spin

WIW: Day to Night Collab with Walking In Memphis In High Heels

Today, I have the amazing opportunity to collaborate with the beautiful and sweet Laura from Walking in Memphis in High Heels. We're bringing to you how to style a simple black skater skirt for both day and night. 
A black skater skirt is a staple piece. It literally goes with everything. I know I get so much wear out of mine both during the day and night. Which is why I'm so glad Laura and I get to show you two different ways to wear this versatile piece. Laura will be sharing with you her daytime look while I have the pleasure of sharing with you all a more dressed up night time look.

Outfit Details:

Top: H&M [old, similar faux leather front tee here] | Skirt: H&M [similar here] | Shoes: eBay | Bag: Gigi New York [last seen here] | Necklace: Forever 21 [old, craving this one, here] | Bracelets: J. Crew, Charming Charlie's, Stella & Dot, Groopdealz

FYI, I'd been dying for a pair of Torrid's Valentino inspired Rockstud pump look-a-likes, but they didn't come in sizes smaller then 7's. But I found my dupes on eBay for cheap. Check them out above.

And make sure you head over to Walking in Memphis in High Heels to get all the details on Laura's great casual skater skirt look.

Hope you all enjoyed our Day to Night looks.

WIW: Zara Inspired Culottes For Less

Hello! I hope you are all well. I just wanted to say I've been a little bit MIA lately since I have had family in town recently so it's been making it harder to get time to take outfit pictures. And on top of that Baby Sis caught a little bug and she's been absolutely miserable. Poor girl, but at least she's on the up and up now.  I did manage to get some pictures of my outfit yesterday. And I have to share with you how I managed to find the perfect Zara inspired pair of culottes. I'm sure you've seen these shorts, or some may say skort, all over the blogosphere recently. Most notably worn by the ever stylish Olivia Palermo, here in black.

Photo via Pinterest

So at first I ordered them from Zara several weeks ago in white. When they arrived I was sorely disappointed to see that they ran a size, maybe even a size and a half too big. Seeing as the smallest size is an XS and that's typically what I would wear, I was very sad to have to return them. Well I knew I had to have these culotte shorts because they're absolutely adorable. And so my hunt for look-a-like pair began. 

That's when I turned to eBay knowing I could probably find an Asian seller from China that carries a similar version in smaller sizes. And man did I hit the jackpot. I found them in all the same colors Zara has them available even the sold out blue. Best part was they were only $9.99 and free shipping! Free shipping is always a plus. And for that price I ordered a blue, black and white pair. I decided to keep only the blue and the black. As for the white I considered selling them on Poshmark but decided to gift my teenage cousin with them. If you are on the petite side like I am and would still like to have this look I would definitely recommend checking eBay for smaller sizes. I'm wearing an XS and these fit like an XS should fit. Heck if you're just the average girl on a budget these are a great option too. They do lack the same quality of Zara's but for $10 vs $40 it's not a bad option. And the seller I found shipped rather quickly [link to seller below]. And as I'm writing this I've realized that the Zara ones are currently sold out online. 

Outfit Details: Top: Forever 21 [last worn here] | Bottoms: eBay | Shoes: Me Too via Marshalls [similar here] | Necklace: Groopdealz | Bracelets: J. Crew,  Charming Charlie's, Groopdealz, Forever 21 | Sunnies: Anthropologie