Showing posts with label Brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brown. Show all posts

Brown Navy and Burgundy and Birthday Fun

This is not a full outfit post. What you're seeing here is the only portion of the picture, and the only picture out of the many pictures I took that turned out nice enough to post. I'm still learning people...as mentioned in my last post. But I do love these three colors together and thought to share the outfit with with you. I also styled the printed pants in a collage here.

My birthday is this week and I wanted to have some fun with you guys. Can you guess how old I'm going to be? Let me know and I shall reveal with a giveaway later on this week....maybe on Thursday or Friday. Happy Guessing!

Merona Printed pants burgundy


Cardigan - Old Navy
Tank top - Old navy
Printed Pants - Target

Link ups: Style Elixir


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The Browns


I had to think twice before posting this. Because the sun is causing shadows on my face and brown seems to be boring. But here it is. I need to learn how to take pictures when the sun is not working in my favor. I guess I haven't mastered that yet. There is so much to learn when you are a blogger. I'm even reading this book right now to learn more about blogging and be a better blogger

Back to the outfit- I purchased the brown pencil skirt for church because brown is one of our choir uniform staples. It is one of the skirts I can tuck into even though I am round in the middle so it's a definite keeper. I own the same skirt in navy. It does run big so size down if you purchase it and It is remixed below for you incase you own a brown skirt pencil skirt and need ideas. You can also wear with black, mint, pink, burgundy...anything, because it's a neutral.

Have a great week ahead!


Brown Printed blouse, AGB macy's skirt, pencil skirt for apple shape, modest pencil skirt
Flounce pencil skirt, nine west color block peep toe

Orange and brown, brown floppy hat, orange and leopard, floppy hat

Do you have a favorite look? Does anyone still wear brown skirts?


Printed Blouse - Target (old)
Skirt - Macy's
Shoes - Nine West / Option






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Green Cardi and Khaki




That is fresh snow in the background. Cloudy, rainy and snowy is what we got around here. But hey, I'm not really complaining. The spring/summer weather that is bound to happen will have to happen soon. The back to winter weather is the reason I'm wearing tights, which some of you I'm sure I've already put away for the season. The green sweater is much greener than pictured so the green and khaki color combination looks better in real life.
I'm looking forward to the long weekend...no work tomorrow. Finally a day off without having to be in  bed all day. I can actually get stuff done that I've been putting off.


Target cardigan, Macy's skirt, Brown pencil skirt

In Pink Neckalce, beaded necklace

Cardigan - Target ($15) / Similar / SimilarLove this / Similar
Skirt - Charter Club via Macy's / SimilarOption / Option
Tights - Nine West
Necklace - InPink / Similar
Wedges - Payless / Similar / Peep toe / Peep toe


Here are some pencil skirts to put you in the mood for spring.



1. Plaid 2. Lace 3. Floral (printed) 4. Floral


Link ups: What I wore to work, The Tiny Heart, Three fer ThursdayThe Pleated Poppy, Her and Nicole


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Maxi Dress Favorites from Anthropologie

I won a gift card to Anthropologie from Ladies in Navy (Thanks again Kelsey) a few weeks ago and it took me a long time to decide what to get with my $100 gift card. I didn't realize how expensive it was to shop at Anthro. I really wanted to spend the money on something really nice and I finally settled on a maxi dress (the fourth one). It is the cheapest and it has sleeves. I have hand picked a few for you which I also love. I actually should have gone with no 1. but I wasn't sure if it was going to fit over my chest and No. 3 is my absolute favorite but I didn't want to spend much more than the gift card amount.  I would probably stalk it till it goes on sale (I've been doing great with spending y'all). Do you shop at Anthropologie? If so do you pay full price or wait for sales? 
More maxi dresses here.

Tamsin Maxi Dress


Carreau maxi dress



Anthropologie Strata Maxi Dress


Casual maxi dress with sleeves, belted maxi dress, maxi dress to flatter shape



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Gold Dots and Brown


Happy Thursday. A quick post showing how I'm remixing my gold dotted sweater skirt. I first wore it in this post with a chambray shirt. I'm also showing how to camouflage a big bust by wearing a scarf and wearing a blazer. This sweater is a crew neck sweater which I'm really supposed to stay away from because of my heavy top but there's something about crew necks that I love.  In the last picture I changed things up by wearing the blazer and wedge pumps in the evening for an event.

Outfit of the day, Spring style New England, sweater weather style, what i wore to work

Coach cross body
Scarf and sweater look, nine west wedge tall boots

kenneth Cole did u tell wedge pump, Chain link necklace, blazer over sweater, minimize heavy bust

Crew Neck Sweater - Gap
Skirt - Alfani via Macy's / Option / Option
Scarf - The Limited / Similar / Simialr
Boots - Nine West / Similar /Similar
Cross Body Hobo - Coach / Similar
Wedge Pumps - Kenneth Cole



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Red, Chambray and Khaki + a Social Media Tip

Just a quick post to show what I wore to work sometime this week. What day is it? I lose track of what day it is sometimes. I've been mighty busy trying to do a lot this week and I think I'm beginning to see some results. I'll be sharing with you soon. 
I'm beginning to love Instagram a lot now ( I just got serious with it about a month ago). Instagram is where I am finding and connecting with a new set of people.  You encounter different kinds of connections on different social media sites. The use of hashtags lets you quickly connect with people who share the same interests or who could be potential customers.  I've also learnt that different social media sites work for different kinds of businesses/blogs. Twitter has helped a lot with my blogging, but Facebook, not so much. Focus your efforts on engaging and promoting your business/blog on the social media sites that work for you and fit your audience. Which Social media site(s) have helped your business or blog?

red sweater, chambray Shirt style, How to wear chambray

layering a chambray shirt, Gap Sweater, Macy's Marc Fisher tote, DSW Crown Vintage Booties

Sweater - Gap / Similar / Similar
Pants - Gap
Boots - DSW
Bag - Marc Fisher via Macy's
Link ups: What I wore to work, I Feel Pretty, The Pleated Poppy, Look What I Got
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Brown and Navy

We have definitely had our share of snow this year and I'm now getting used to it. Thank God for his safe keeping. I know you've seen these pants so many times in the past few weeks so I'm not even going to talk about them but I love how navy looks with brown. I would love to try this color combo again in another way. 

Corduroy pants, How to wear cords, Stylish in beanie, wear blue with brown

Brown with Navy, Knit hat, Plaid Scarf

This was my car today at work before I realized I needed to get out and go home.



Sweater - Forever 21 / Similar
Pants - Old Navy / Similar / Similar
Boots - Nine West 
Plaid Scarf - Gift / Similar
Knit Hat - Target / Option / Option / Option
 
Link ups: Tiny Heart, Three-fer Thursday, Pleated Poppy, Favorite Fashion Friday, Simply Lulu Style,
Style Elixir, Fashion Friday
 
Don't forget to enter this giveaway to win a gift card to JCrew (TJ Maxx) and Avon
 
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Christmas Outfit + Target and Avon Giveaway

If I were invited to a Christmas party, this is what I would wear. The skirt is in my closet and I own a similar top and similar pair of shoes (peep toe style).  Gold, green and leopard go great together. Now if only I had somewhere to where this to..hint hint dear hubby let's go somewhere.  Do you ever go out somewhere just because you want to wear a special outfit?
The skirt is from Target and I bought it just in case I needed to wear it someday. I also got it in red because red pencil skirts are hard to find.
Merry Christmas! The count down begins...

Gold Top Sequined, Gold shoes, Green Skirt, Leopard clutch




Green and Brown

I'm still dressing for all the walking around I'm doing at work and for the freezing cold weather. 
I'm glad I found these cords because they are high rise and have the perfect amount of stretch. They also don't flatten my non existent back side. I altered the leg opening though. The pants were really flared and threw my proportions off balance so I turned them into a boot cut style.  Many times, the perfect item of clothing is not out there and you have to do some things to make them flatter your shape. 
One of my tips to dressing an apple body type in this post includes wearing a camisole in a smaller size if you do not want bother with a body shaper. I'm wearing a camisole two sizes smaller here to smooth things out without any discomfort. How do you make your outfits work?


Sweater - Tommy Hilfiger via Macy's / Similar / Similar
Cords - Old Navy / Similar
Boots - Nine West / Similar


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Feeling Fall with Orange and Brown

I don't believe it's December already. It's already going to be a real busy month. This was choir uniform for Sunday. Today's message was about God's overflowing blessings. God can do more than you can ever think or imagine. I'm trusting Him big time.

Looks like I've been wearing a lot of dark brown lately and I realize I have a lot of items in this color. I don't know what had drawn me to this shade of brown in the past, but I'm making the best use of all my dark brown clothes by pairing them with bright complementary colors. It's actually a versatile color; an alternative to black. I wore the peplum top last exactly a year ago. Whoever said If you've not worn an item for year, toss it is lying. I have many items like this and I still plan on wearing them. I only toss if an item doesn't look right on me, like the items I'm selling in my closet. Please check them out.

Brown pencil skirt, snake skin pumps, brown bag, Gold bangle

Statement necklace, Brown cocktail ring, How to wear peplum




Peplum Top - Bar III via Macy's. Previously worn here
Skirt - Macy's / Similar Previously worn here
Pumps - Gift / SimilarSimilar
Bracelet - mark (Avon) / Similar
Necklace - Avon / Similar / Similar
Bag - Avon


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Burgundy and Brown and What I Did on Black Friday

Guess what I got on Black Friday? Nothing! I spent my Friday doing some running around for my Avon business, visited a friend and spent the rest of the day putting braids back in my hair. I'm not even going to tell you how long it took. Let's just say I browsed my Facebook and Twitter timelines till there was nothing else to see, watched two movies, read my bible, responded to a couple of emails, and worked on getting the blog re-designed by Designed Lovely Studio before I was done. Thank God for the iPad. It was a productive day after all.

The color combo for this outfit was inspired by this pin. I love burgundy with brown...well I love burgundy with everything..and it does go with everything.



Cardigan - Old Navy (diff. Colors) (Previously worn here) / Similar / Cropped
Sleeveless top -Old Navy (previously worn here)
Jeans - Levi's
Bag - Nine West / Option
Boots - Nine West / Similar