Daily Outfit - Jen - 01/28/11

Do you want to see how I type when I am happy?

THIS IS HOW I TYPE WHEN I AM HAPPY. I AM SO HAPPY BECAUSE OF THIS:

My outfit one year ago.

Cardigan: H&M

Shirt: H&M

Belt: J. Crew Outlet

Jeans: Nordstrom Rack

Boots: Target

Bow hairclip cleverly disguised as a fancy brooch: Etsy seller Sandyalamode

Daily Outfit - Jen - 4/16/10

I felt springy from the waist-up!

Cardigan: Tulle

Brooch: Thrifted

Tank: Old Navy (clearance!)

Jeans: Nordstrom Rack

Flat: Steve Madden via DSW

Daily Outfit - Jen - 3/17/10

WOW it's bright out midday. Oops. I'll resume my after work photo appointments, tomorrow.

I love myself for wearing a brooch. A THRIFTED brooch. Who is this person! It's like I'm... fashionable. A little? Please?

Stop looking at my chipped nail polish. Feast your eyes on my bling!

Cardigan: Newport News

Tank: Old Navy (clearance!)

Brooch: Thrifted

Ring: A cupcake via HEB

Jeans: Nordstrom Rack

Flats: Steve Madden DSW

The Goods

A full post about my awesome day with Diana is over here on my other blog, but I thought I'd save the spoils from that trip for this blog.

We went to the SPARCC Treasure Chest, which was one of those shops with a lot of NWT, boutique brands. Almost everything was in great shape, so it was less "is this item wearable?" and more "do I like this item?". Great shop and great experience. I found:

Brown BCBG dress in a super-soft cotton knit:

If anybody's keeping count, that'd be my 4th brown BCBG dress. Not on purpose, but not NOT on purpose, either.

I'm holding out the side of the skirt to show that it's actually relatively full; it's fun and swingy and casual on. I can tell already it'll be a great summer staple!

Pleated lattice skirt:

NWT (a brand I don't recognize). This was one of my official Finds of the Day. Isn't it adorable?

Check out the details of that floral embellishment:

Unbearably cute.

Finally, this little shirt:

Not the most exciting thing ever, but it'll be great for weekends, and the fit is just right. I love the covered button detailing, too:


From there we moved on to the Mustard Seed Thrift Shop, which really was the epitome of Old Lady Florida-ness - it was insanely awesome. Diana and I found lots of things to laugh at, and lots of things to try on and buy. Behold:

The *perfect* winter-to-spring corduroy skirt:

It's Talbot's, not a brand that I've *ever* considered before, but there's no arguing with cute! (tell that to Jeff).

Check out the beaded accents on the flowers:



Vintage square scarf:


I love this thing. Perfect for spring :-)


I also got a great little pea green belt, but neglected to photograph it (and didn't realize until after it got dark out).

We also stopped briefly into an antique shop right down the road, where I found something to fill a wardrobe hole - pins/brooches:

I think I can make that look really mod, or really fancy and feminine. And for $5, I'm not out a lot of money if I discover that brooches just aren't my thing.

I had a fantastic time with Diana, and LOVED getting to meet a blogfriend in person!


Please click over to KateOhKatie to read about the rest of our adventure(including a newfound crafty passion :-)).