Webbed Snakeskin Shoes!

Ruffle Dress: WD NY.  Cropped Sweater: Old Navy.  Shoes: MIA girl.  Belt: Love Couture.  Bracelets: Charming Charlie.

  

I continue my “detail love” as normal.  At first glance this look may be just a dress and a sweater, but at second glance you hopefully notice the colorful blue, silver, and green bracelets, the contrast of the gray belt against the black ruffles, and the snakeskin “web” detailing of the shoes. 

I adore these shoes.  I think they’re really fun for work because the heel is not too high / skinny, yet they have such fun detail and uniqueness to them.

As luck would have it, I got caught in the rain for a short while - thus, my shoes were caught in the rain - but thankfully they remained unharmed and will live to be worn another day (many days!).

A little dressy

Green Dress: Chadwicks.  Print Tie Top: Mossimo.  Belt: Bargin Box Thrift.  Shoes: Nine West.

Some may tell me these colors don’t “go”, but I challenge them and say that they do!  :)

I like to bring fun color and a bit of pattern into outfits whenever I can, and overall I think the blend worked as the main focus was still on the green dress. 

This belt was a stellar find for $1 while I was in Hilton Head.  It’s a little old-school, but I think maybe that’s why I like it…  LOL

Bubble Gum Bright

  

Weather has been gorgeous in Cincinnati these last few days so I kept with bright sunny colors as I pick out my outfit this morning.  The colors in this necklace remind me of candy and bubble gum  :) 

Even with my happy colors - I admit, I get really frustrated as I make the drive into work each day.  I really don’t like the long congested commute downtown, BUT… now and then I do remember the perks – fun restaurants in walking distance for after work happy hours, walking around town during lunch hour every now and then, looking out my window at the sunshine, city, the river, and pretty boats, and finally – random Cincinnati pigs!

 

Thank you

Blue Dress: Banana Republic.  Casual Blazer: DKNY.  Necklace: Macy’s.  Shoes: Nine West.  Bag: Betsy Johnson.

I’m always so inspired and appreciative of my fellow fashion bloggers, but so often I forget to acknowledge your fabulousness!  Today, I thank all my lovlies out there and say keep doing what you’re doing!  My outfit today was inspired by a recent look of Kasmira’s from What I Wore Today. 

 

This is my second noted inspiration from Kasmira, but I’m sure there have been others I’ve just forgotten!

 

“The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color.” ~Hans Hofmann

Heels: Jessica Simpson.  Necklace: Francesca’s. Dress: Faith Passion.

I wanted to mix this dress with a contrasting color, but didn’t want to overkill it since the dress itself was so bright and pattern filled.  I decided on blue and mixed in a bold necklace and studded blue heels.

Some other red / blue combos of mine over the years:

Color Combinations

Dress: George. Cropped Cardigan: Chadwicks.  Purse: Nine West.  Purple Suede-Like Shoes: H&M.  Necklace: Thrift

 

Mismatch of the day: blue and purple!  I truly love the contrast of blue and purple, and find it an easy combination to work with.  For my neutrals today, I stuck with brown and white.

My color wheel of inspiration:

 

What are your favorite color combos?

Peekaboo Blue

Dress: Bisou Bisou.  Belt: NY & Co.  Watch: Guess.  Bracelet: ?  Shoes: Michael Kors.

Last time I wore this dress, I wore it with blue.  This time I was still feeling the blue accent vibe, but decided to go much simpler with it.  I stuck with neutral accessories (belt & shoes) and just added just a couple peekaboo blue items with the jewelry.

  

Birthday Girl

It’s my birthday today.  I wish I could say that it has been a wonderful weekend, but unfortunately I can’t…  A huge “snafu” happened at work late on Friday and it was my fault and my responsibility.  Blame it on work-load overload, stress, attention to detail – whatever – it sucks and is very upsetting and frustrating.  Personally, I blame it on the birthday curse.  From a broken engagement, a dog dying, a boyfriend in a motorcycle accident, and my car broken into – my birthdays have not brought me much luck the last few years. 

That said, I’ve decided to release the birthday curse and manifest good things for my birthdays from here on out.

I’ll start the good vibes by remembering all the wonderful blessings I am so thankful for: supportive amazing friends, a crazy little family that loves me, a man that I can’t imagine my life without and who makes me laugh every single day, faith that holds me when my world seems to be crumbling, a hunger for food and a passion for life.  The list goes on.  Take that birthday curse!

I did try to enjoy my birthday on Saturday even though the work stress was still on my mind.  I visited with a fabulous friend of mine and did a bit of walking and shopping.  For our leisurely outing I wore a simple cotton dress from Forever XXI w/ a lovely white flower pin.  For dinner out with the man later that evening, I got dolled up in a flowy floral thrifted dress & my Stuart Weitzman heels (pic @ top).

In keeping with today’s flower theme…

My very non-foodie boyfriend actually made a "Top Tier" Devil's Food Cake with Sour Cream-Fudge Frosting for my birthday.  Oh my goodness – it was so amazing!  I was very impressed.

Print Dress Remix

Cardigan: Chadwicks.  Heels: Nine West.  Belt: ?.  Cream tank: Daisy Fuentes.  Necklace: NY & Co.  Dress: Faith Passion.

Print can often be daunting to mix and match, particularly all over print.  It may feel like there is so much going on that you don’t want to overwhelm by adding more too it.  That said – I think there are plenty of ways to mix and match with print and am teaching myself to live this lesson through this very dress!

I’ve definitely changed things up a bit since when I first started wearing this dress.  I still love it by itself, but have had a bit more fun with it the last year or so mixing it up in a new light.

THEN – PRETTY BASIC:

SOMETIME IN BETWEEN - A LITTLE INTEREST:

NOW - ALL MIXED UP: