A Few of My Favs

Alright my blogger friends; I metaphorically slap myself on the wrist for the past few weeks. When I get too stressed/busy I just tend to curl up in a ball in my bed and watch endless episodes of some new show on Netflix (Breaking Bad this time if anyone is wondering; have a friend to blame for introducing me to it). I had an interview today for a part time sales associate at Ann Taylor Loft and it made me realize that I need to step it up on this blog! I kept up with posting pictures on Instagram over the past few weeks but we'll just go with my favorite looks over the past week or so.

Who doesn't love pastels?! If you don't...then oh well. Because I love them. These jeans are a steal from Forever21 for $15! They have zippers at the bottom on the sides too. LOVE.

Jeans: Forever21

Blazer: LoveCulture

Tank Top: Forever21

Scarf: No clue honestly!

The weather has been driving me crazy. Semi decent one day and then FREEZING the next day. This outfit was the result of a freezing day! This sweater is totally adorable but sadly you can't see the cutest part! It says "Bonjour" across the front. It was just too cold so I had to add a scarf.

Sweater: Charlotte Russe 

Jeans: Gap

Scarf: Market in New York

Boots: Steve Madden

Boot socks: Forever21

One of my go-to dresses because it just fits so perfectly and flows right. And of course I always have to throw an unexpected color combo together to my myself happy. Navy + Mustard = <3

Dress: Forever21

Scarf: Gift

Boots: Forever21

I believe that I will start doing my posts between my classes on MWF from now on since I have an hour break. We'll see! xoxo Jayne

Coral + Leopard

A staple of my wardrobe has to be bright colored jeans. And also prints; they're the best. I feel like this is one of my better put together outfits lately since the top is new and fits perfectly. I really have to resist the temptation to just wake up and throw on the first thing I grab some mornings.

 

Blouse: Charlotte Russe

Jeans: Aeropostale

Necklace: Stein Mart

Boots: Forever21

 

Causal - My Form of Laziness

All that was going through my mind when I was getting dressed yesterday was, comfortable. But I couldn't bring myself to go out in lazy clothes (aka sweatpants, sweatshirt, t-shirt, etc.) so I put this together. Jeans with a comfy laid back shirt and a scarf. Nobody can go wrong with that. Especially if you add some pattern mixing in (which I do way too much anyway sooo..).

 

Shirt: Forever21

Jeans: Express

Scarf: Market in New York

Confusing Weather Lately

Luckily, I have kept up with taking pictures of my outfits so that I have pictures ready to do my posts in the middle of the day. Sadly I haven't been able to take a good picture of what I'm wearing today yet so it'll probably go up tomorrow. Anyway without further adieu, two looks from last week.

 

I loved the weather on this day because I could wear a dress and boots and feel comfortable. Not too cold and not too hot.

 

Dress: Francesca's

Scarf: Francesca's

Boots: Forever21

Watch: gift

 

Now this day was not as nice as the day before. It was hot. And I mean like yucky, muggy hot. And in January I was honestly confused. The skirt was just swishy enough to keep me kind of cool...but still, by the end of the day I felt gross in the heat. And I hate that. I just want spring with nice perfect days.

 

Shirt: Forever21

Skirt: Forever21

Necklace: gift

Colorful Floral

When I'm not slacking off reading or doing other things, I day dream about the perfect dresses. Perfect fit, perfect pattern, etc. This is one of them. It's one of the shirt dress types since the top is like a blouse; so it fits perfectly. And the pattern is amazing because the black off sets the colorful flowers! I added a new scarf I got for Christmas and voila! A pop of color for an other wise dreary day that Monday was.

 

Dress: Target

Scarf: Gift

Shoes: Journey's

Hi, I'm a slacker. But here's my outfits from the last week.

Like the title? I'm not in a very creative mood. At all. But anyway....I am the laziest person ever. I could have written a few posts last week and this week if I had gotten around to it but instead you would have found me curled up in my bed with a book. I am currently on my 4th book this week. I know what everyone is thinking...she has way too much time on her hands. And I will respond by saying that this past week, reading has been a great outlet for me to relieve stress. And I will admit that my book is sitting right beside me; begging me to pick it up and resume reading. But alas I will post pictures of my outfits from last week because, yes, I still managed to look trendy and put together even though I have been extremely lazy.

Tuesday



This has to be my favorite dress. And I try not to wear it all the time so my pictures don't get repetitive.

 

Dress: Francesca's

Coat: Francesca's

Boots: Burlington Coat Factory, but I have also seen them at Belk's

 



Wednesday

I was clearly in the mood for dresses and jackets/blazers last week.

 

Dress: Express

Blazer: LoveCulture

Belt: gift

Boots: Forever21

Boot socks: Forever21

 



 

Thursday

Stripes and floral! One of my favorite pattern combos. Throw in the high-low dress and the colored tights and you have me in 3 different trends in one outfit. I've always been good at multi-tasking so why not make an outfit out of it?

 

Blazer: Marshell's? Not quite sure.

Dress: Forever21 (Originally my roommate's, but I traded a leather jacket for it :P )

Scarf: Absolutely no clue but I would guess Charlotte Rusee maybe?

Tights: TJMaxx (Yes, I'm a Maxinista or however its spelled)

Boots: Same from Tuesday

 

Friday

On the days that I decide to wear my rain boots; it never ever rains. This day was no different. But I liked the outfit so I'll just deal with it. I am a firm believer in saying that every women should have multiple items in her closet that have polka dots on them. And my theory can be backed up by saying that I had at least 10 people tell me that they loved my pants when I wore these. Case in point.

 

Cardigan: Forever21

Scarf: Wish (in Five Points for those of you who live in Columbia)

Jeans: Target

Rain boots: Hunter's (online)

 

And I figured I might as well start blogging about what I read on here too since reading is such a huge part of my life; as much so as fashion.

 

My roommate and I are both currently reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. Known on TV as the True Blood series. They are absolutely perfect! Right now I'm on the 3rd one. We watched the first episode of True Blood after we read the 1st book and it just couldn't even compare! I highly recommend!

 

 

 

Stripes + Lavender

Lately, I like to wear pastel colors. I know that pastels are usually spring colors; but I think that wearing them now is a good way to bring some fresh color into winter wear. I keep the rest of the look neutral; like with this striped dress here. And of course I add a cute scarf to top it off! Oh and boots are a must. It's too cold now to go out anywhere without boot or tights. And let me just say that this dress is one of my absolute favorite dresses because of the fit and the stripes. The fact that it came from Old Navy makes it even greater! It is extremely comfortable and I can wear it with practically anything.



Dress: Old Navy ($25)
Cardigan: Forever21 ($13)
Scarf: Forever21 ($10? I believe..it was a while ago)
Boots: Steve Madden ($50)
Boot socks: Forever21

Mint + Leopard

I just couldn't help it. I love all of my colored jeans so I had to put on my mint ones. And then I realized that my leopard print scarf went perfectly with the jeans...thus I practically replicated my look from Monday with difference colors and pieces. Oh well. When you find something that you love to wear; why not wear it as much as you can?



Scarf: Market in New York ($5)
Shirt: Forever21 ($9 - Sale)
Jeans: Gap ($60)
Shoes: My black TOMS (although you can't see them :P ) ($60)

What's your favorite thing that you seem to wear ALL the time?

Business Casual

I know, I know; I'm not actually in any form of Business yet. But I like to dress like I am. I literally tried on about, oh say 20 different outfits this morning before I decided I looked decent enough to walk out the door. Needless to say; I'm picking out my outfit for tomorrow, TONIGHT. Any who...


I love this combination because the skirt is very fitted while the top is loose. And the necklace is just to die for. Big, statement, bold color: Everything a girl could ask for! I felt very business like in it; hence the title. I'm looking forward to dressing more business-y for my major later in school.



Top: Belk's (Gift)
Skirt: Forever21 ($10)
Necklace: Belk's ($20 - Sale)

Leopard + Pale Pink

First day back to classes! I have to say that today was a pretty great day. Today I had French and Sociology; both of which I think are going to be good classes. French will most likely be the best! With the weather lately, I had to switch up my look...no sweaters with jeans and boots today! The high was projected to be 81! So I decided to show off my new blouse that I got since I'm obsessed with prints. Pairing it with my new pale pink jeans seems perfect for this spring like weather! And of course I had to add some gold accents to go along with my new watch!




Blouse: Charlotte Russe ($22)
Jeans: Gap ($30 - Sale)
Tank Top: Forever21 ($2)




Pink Bracelet: Gift
Watch: Gift - Belk's (Anne Klein)
Gold Bracelet: Made from an old Forever21 necklace





I wanted to show off my new lip treatment that my uncle recommended because he got it for my mom. I bought it in a reddish berry color so it gives me a little color for when I don't feel like wearing gloss or lipstick. The lip treatment is meant to cure chapped and dry lips; which I really need!! I got it from Sephora for $23!

School Spirit!

So sorry about the MIA. I've been so busy moving in to my dorm and doing other stuff, I completely forgot about posting outfits! I still took some pictures thank goodness! Here are two outfits I put together to go to two different basketball games. Our school colors are garnet and black and luckily I have added a lot of garnet and black to my closet over the past few months; so I can come up with cute, different outfits.

In this one I decided to try out my new tan/taupe/whatever color you want to call them, pants. The color is hard to see in this picture but I love that they're another neutral that I can wear.



Lace Blazer: Urban Thread in Five Points ($20)
Tank Top: Forever21 ($2)
Jeans: Forever21 ($16)
Scarf: Market in New York ($5)

For today's look I had to make sure I wore something that I wouldn't burn up in...since our weather here in Columbia has decided to go all crazy with 80 degree weather in January!!



Shirt: White House Black Market ($14 - Sale)
Necklace: Belk ($20 - Sale)
Jeans: American Eagle ($30)
Shoes: Target (Gift)

Go Gamecocks!

Dot Obsession!

One of the last times I went to Forever21; the cashier probably thought that I was a little crazy. There were so many pieces that had polka dots on them. The jeans from the last post were in that haul as well. And now I present you with this lovely sweater! I had been on the lookout for a soft polka dot sweater that I could layer with anything and everything. And I found it! Forever21 is really the best store for anything you could possibly need!

 

Sweater: Forever21 ($22)

Skirt: Target ($10)

Necklace: Gift (from Handpicked)

Shoes: Gift (Target)

 

 

 

I love collar necklaces right now because they can be so dainty but they add something great to an outfit!

 

Unexpected Combination

When I came across these jeans at Forever21, I knew that I had to have them. Burgundy dots on black jeans? Perfection. The unexpected part comes in when I decided to wear the jeans with my leopard print loafers. At first I thought it would be a little too much; but after walking around the house in them I realized it was a good mixture of patterns.

 

 

Jeans: Forever21 ($25)

Shirt: Forever21 ($11)

Necklace: Gift from a friend

Shoes: Journey's ($20)

 

 

Plus, I love the way my tattoo looks with these shoes! For anyone wondering it says "Je pense donc je suis" which is French for "I think therefore I am."



Loving Stripes

I've had this striped dress for about a month or so and although I really like it; I hadn't been able to come up with a cute, fun way to wear it yet. Yesterday was the day! I bought the teal top a little while ago and I realized that it would go perfectly over the dress. Plus I've seen pins on Pinterest of wearing shirts of dresses to mix up the look!

 

Dress: Walmart ($3) And I kid you not! The tag said $10 and then when I went to pay it wrung up for $3! Probably the best steal I've ever gotten.

Shirt: Wish (downtown Columbia) ($8) This was on sale as well.

Tights: Christmas gift

Boots: Burlington Coat Factory ($30)

 

What's your favorite way to mix up a dress for a new look?

Staying Infinitely Warm

Now that it's January; here in Columbia it's finally getting cold!! I could finally bring out my new HUGE infinity scarf that I bought about a month ago. It just hasn't been cold enough yet. I love this scarf because my neck is completely covered and it keeps me perfectly warm! I paired it with my mustand pants because I love the color combo! I also recently got these new brown boots thanks to my best friend and awesome roommate! (: I've needed knee-high brown boots for forever it seems and I finally got some.

 

Scarf: Target ($20)

Shirt: Forever21 ($10)

Pants: Belk's (New Direction brand) ($20)

Boots: Forever21 ($40)

 

 

Lazy Wednesday

Being on break has been wonderful. I've been enjoying my down time but I need to find some things to do soon. I'm going out to lunch with an old friend tomorrow so I figured today could be one big lazy day for me! Full of Facebook, blogging, online browsing, and Grey's Anatomy episodes.

I'll start off with my nail polish for the day:

 

 

Essie's Smokin' Hot with some sparkle

 

 

 

Now on to my wish list for January:

 

Essie's Where's My Chauffeur?

I love this color so much!!

 

Dark green skinny jeans. I have so many different colored jeans but this is one of the colors I'm missing!

 

 

Chain bracelets to go with my new pale pink and rose gold watch:

 

The first one is from BaubleBar and the second one is perfect since it's rose gold too!

 

 

Necklaces to add to my new sweaters:

They're both from BaubleBar and the monogram is great!

 

 

And finally a cute sweater! I have lots of sweaters but this Eiffel Tower one is so adorable I can't resist!

 

 

This one is from Forever21

 

Hope everyone is having a great 2013 so far! Let me know what's on your wish list for this month! (:

 

New Year, New Me, New Everything

This year has been quick and amazing. Through all the ups, downs, and curves; I have found great friends and had some wonderful experiences. One of those experiences has been my blog. Throughout the past couple weeks I have found less and less time to dedicate towards my blog and I resolve that this ends as of now! When I look back at my blog posts, I see how far I've come in fashion and I want to continue my journey towards becoming a better, happier person through fashion. Here's to the New Year everyone! Bonne Année mes amis!

 

I really enjoyed putting this outfit together today. Nice it was New Year's Eve, I figured I should go semi fancy. I love the collar of this shirt because I don't have to wear a necklace. Pearls are always a classic. The lavender cardigan is perfect because it's such a soft color and of course purple is my fav.

 



The fact that I scored these for $3 a few weeks ago still amazes me!

 

Peter Pan Collar Shirt: TJMaxx ($15)

Skirt: Belk's (gift)

Cardigan: Forever21 ($13)

Shoes: Thifted - Bamboo brand ($3)

 

My New Year's Resolutions are as follows:

 

1) Pick up with my blog again in order to expand my fashion outlook.

2) Keep a 4.0 in school.

3) Believe in myself no matter what.

Let's make 2013 a great year y'all!

Stylish in Denim

 

I've recently come across denim shirts and I love the way they look with different things. Like this skirt! I like the way denim shirts look with jeans of a different color but I don't know if I'm ready to go all denim yet! Maybe layered with a sweater or something.

 

 

Shirt: Walmart ($12) can you believe this is from Walmart?!?!

Skirt: Target ($16)

Shoes: Journey's ($20)

Necklace: Belk's (Gift)

 

Who Doesn't Love Polka Dots?

I mean really...they are so much fun! I love wearing them. These pants are a recent purchase that I am absolutely happy with. They are comfortable and they're gray...I love gray jeans. Gray creates another neutral along with brown and black in my opinion. Now on to the boots: I think that everyone needs a pair of combat boots. They can take a girly/feminine outfit and make it seem more relaxed. I paired them with "imitation" boot socks. The socks are actually sleeves from old sweaters that my mother bought me from Goodwill. Just cut the sleeves off and viola! You have easy slip on boot socks that aren't as bulky as the ones that you see on Pinterest.

 

Shirt: Targer (sale $8)

Jeans: Target ($20)

Boots: Cathy Jean ($30)

Socks: See above

Necklace: Gift

 

What patterns are you loving right now?

Floral + Leopard

I just got this dress and I am absolutely loving it! Sorry for the late night post...I got caught up in homework and other shenanigans of a college student hahaha

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the dress because it is this ultra soft (almost silk like) material and the top (covered by my scarf..oops) is collared and is shaped like a linen dress shirt; but its a dress! As usual, I'm mixing patterns here because it's my favorite thing to do! My roommate has recently informed me that she doesn't think that leopard print and stripes go together and I wanted to cry! I've been looking for the perfect darker colored leopard print scarf to pair with my striped shirts and dresses and now I feel discouraged! What is your take on stripes and leopard print?! I think they look adorable together.

 

 

Dress: Target ($28)

Scarf: Market in New York ($5)

Tights: $5 (and they sadly now have a tear in them...you can't tell in the picture but they were sparkly and I loved them!)

Boots: Steve Madden ($50)