Awkward moment of the day: wearing a fake engagement ring to work to ward off the creepy men, only to have one of the nicer regular guys see it and– since he’d wanted to Facebook friend you and it didn’t seem to be working– have him wave off your “I’m sorry it’s not working” comment with a…
Tag: outfits under $50
Still as sweet
I’m not usually one to be inspired by fashion blogs. I mean, I love reading them, and I’m always prompted to dress well when I see other people dress well, but before today, I’ve never seen an outfit and thought “Oh, I want to recreate that!” So this outfit is special. It’s the first outfit…
Let’s pretend.
Let’s pretend that I’ve hemmed this skirt to a more flattering length, that I’m not really American (oh, yes, definitely that one), that I’m a secretary from 1943 who has a dashing employer(preferably one that looks like Toby Stephens) that will one day sweep me away to live in an Edwardian-style mansion where we will…
Now let’s go blow things up.
Details: Shirt($7.97) and shoes($12.98) Target; Shorts ($2.50), thrifted; Earrings and headscarf, unknown; belt and turquoise ring, inherited; red swarovski crystal ring ($20), Hallmark Approximate outfit cost: $43.45 Happy Fourth of July.
Transformation complete.
Details: Shorts that are now a skirt($3.99), shirt($3.99), camisole($1.99), and brooch($3.99), thrifted; Shoes($12.98), Target. Approximate outfit cost: $26.94 Most of you know me too well. 😉 So forgive me that I didn’t do a full-body outfit picture today. I have bronchitis– my mother insisted on taking me to urgent care this morning– and I…