The Spoils: mostly Old Navy, and Daily Outfit - Kate - 8/29/10

EDIT - fixed the pictures!

I ran some errands yesterday. One of those errands involved Old Navy, and a 30% Friends and Family discount.

Good (read: bad) things happen when I run an errand in Old Navy. Especially with a discount in hand.

A purple wide-wale corduroy waistcoat happens, for example. As you shall see later.

Also, a new denim knee-length skirt happens:

It's so I don't have to wear the same one every day. Mix it up a bit!

And then there's an airy woven tunic thingy:



($8.99 on clearance!)

Oh, and a cute little ruffled henley:

Look at me, all explorin' outside the box! Shaddup. It's a big step. For me.

And because we can't be *too* adventurous, we end up in Grey Cardigan Land.

But it fits perfectly, and was only $7!

Why buy one cardigan, when you can buy *two*?!

This one is different, though. 'Cause it's purple. And lace. And cropped. And $11.

After leaving Old Navy, I decided to inflict some damage at the adjacent Marshall's. To the tune of $7 pumps:


Which I wore today and... ::shudder::. Glad I didn't pay more than $7 for them!

Oh, and a Talbots skirt:


It may not look like much now, but I can tell ya that it's the *perfect* length to pair with these beauties.

Ssh! Don't tell Jeff I'm already planning outfits, OK?

Goodwill was my last stop, and I tried on a *bunch* of stuff but only came away with one item:

We shall see. It's a bit tight, and it needs a slip, but that grey floral print is just so charming, and the color's so bright and cheery! Worth a shot at $2, yes?

::contented sigh::

Oh! I almost forgot! Sunday night I had a work function to attend, and it was really casual. So I test-drove a couple of my new pieces:

I felt like major hotness!


Yeah, this one will definitely be repeated at some point.

Top: Old Navy
Tank: who knows?
Skirt: Old Navy
Belt: Target, 2008
Sandals: Sofft, 2009
Necklace: super old
Earrings: Kirksville Farmer's Market, circa 2006

Daily Outfit - Jen - 7/23/10

Can you tell that my husband is still learning his way around the camera?

Okay, here we go. I apologize for not looking particularly enthused ("But Jen, this is how you pose for all of your pictures.") - I plastered a smile on my face and froze so that Jarod could snap away as quickly as possible. I liked my outfit fine, and this necklace always reminds me of my cutie grandmother who bought it for me at the Renaissance Market when she was in Austin a few years ago. But folks, do you know what was awaiting me after these pictures were taken? PIZZA. Now, you understand and forgive me.

Shrug/Cardigan/Still don't know the appropriate term: Nordstrom Rack

Top: Old Navy

Jeans: Nordstrom Rack

Necklace: Gift

Sandals: Target

Daily Outfit - Jen - 3/18/10

Well, I'm on my own for a few days, so photographing my outfit today required a bit of creativity. And by creativity, I mean "the ability to set the timer and balance the camera on the arm of a lawn chair."

Don't you love the blue? I do. I love the blue. And I love this necklace. I don't know why I don't wear it more often, but something tells me that the sunny days ahead will present lots of opportunities!

Shrug: Nordstrom Rack

Tank: Old Navy (clearance!)

Necklace: Gift

Jeans: Nordstrom Rack

Flats: Steve Madden via DSW

Daily Outfit - Jen - 2/9/10

My sweets, I am sick. You know when your nose is somehow simultaneously stopped up and runny? Yeah, that's me right now. I tried to go to work, this morning. I even wore another necklace (2 days in a row!), but I was there for about an hour when I admitted defeat.

Since I'm home with just the pups, and I wanted to get into my PJs and relax, I had to improvise with the photography.

This necklace is special to me. Technically, it's a long strand of turquoise somethingoijsoifslk and it is locally made. BUTBUTBUT, when my grandparents flew in from Korea for my wedding in 2006, I gave them a tour of Austin and we ended up at the Renaissance Market. I spotted this thing, and my sweet grandmother bought it for me. Unfortunately for the artist, he was Korean, and my grandma haggled the hell out of him. I love her.

I think that I am becoming more open to the idea of thrifting, since I don't have to thrift clothes - I can find jewelry, too! I am realizing that I like when there is a story behind the jewelry that I wear, which sounds pretty perfect as far as buying used jewelry goes. I'm actually excited about it!

Cardigan: Target

Top: Gap (circa 2008)

Necklace: gift

Jeans: Nordstrom

Boots: Ancient and unknown