Blush

 

Outfit Details: Sweater: Hand me down (original unknown);

Gray Skinnies: Old Navy; Wedges: Ross; Earrings: Gift

Coat: Hand me down (original Target)

 

Blush is not a color that I wear very often - in fact, I think this is the only item of clothing that I have in this color - but the night that I wore this I got so many compliments on it that I am thinking I need to have a few more things in this color!  I guess that means I need to go shopping???

Happy Wednesday!

What I Wore Wednesday: A Maxi + A Romper

With all my talk of hating maxis, I sure have worn enough of them this summer!  A couple weeks ago, Drew and I had the awesome opportunity to share our story of  our church plant at a pastor & wives' luncheon at Bellevue Baptist Church.  It was done in an interview, Q&A style format, so knowing that we would be sitting up in front of everyone on a platform, I opted out for a long skirt that I would not have to worry over the entire time!

Outfit Details:  Top:  Hand me down (originally Old Navy); 

Skirt:  Hand me down (originally Holliday's);

Shoes: (seen in picture below)  Rack Room Shoes

I love this skirt for a lot of different reasons, one is that it is so comfortable!  It's also a great color and pattern.  I think the thing I love most, though, is that I can wear my gladiator sandals with it and it looks great.  I tend to have to wear my wedges or heels with most of my dressier outfits, but this is one that sandals actually looks better with!

 

Just a look at the shoes...I am so thankful for a great friend who passed both this shirt and skirt down to me!!!

Now, before I wrap up this post, let's talk for just a sec about rompers.  I absolutely love shorts rompers, but every.single.time I try on a romper, I just cannot bring myself to buy it because of the length.  For some reason they are all really short on me (which is crazy, because I am extra petite, being only 4'11").  However, last week my mom and I went birthday shopping, and I found this amazing romper at Ann Taylor Loft and the minute I put it on, I just knew I had to have it.  I didn't really care about the price tag (until I saw it and had to do a double take).  I will admit that I splurged on this romper, but I know I am absolutely going to LOVE it!!

Outfit Details:  Romper:  Ann Taylor Loft; Wedges:  Marshalls

Pearl Necklace: Jane; Earrings: Gift

Happy Wednesday!
Linking up with The Pleated Poppy.

Navy & White

  Today's post was supposed to be about 2 things : Navy & Maxi Dresses! What's funny is that Katie's post was exactly that yesterday! So, I changed mine up a bit! First, I will show this navy lace dress that I love! I've had it for about 3 years now. I bought it at Stein Mart for $12. I paired it with my trusty pearls & nude wedges! (My crazy face is b/c my wonderful husband was driving me insane since I asked him to take my photo for the week! Good times! :))

   Now, the 2nd outfit is an all white outfit paired with neutral. Just a soft, mellow outfit. 

   The shirt is from Ross ($4.99), the shorts were from Ross ($6.99-which I got a few years ago & felt they were too short so I won't be wearing these anymore), the purse from Goodwill ($4), the shoes, necklace & earrings match perfectly but were bought separately. I cannot remember where I got either of them! :( 

Hope you are enjoying your summer! :)

Wedges

One of my favorite things to wear is wedges. I'm really petite. 5'1. So, a lot of times I need some extra height with the dresses or skirts that I'm wearing. I used to be able to wear stilettos, but as I've gotten older I can't wear them for very long periods of time. They bother my knees! Ok, I know that made me sound really old...but it's just the truth! A better alternative for me is to wear wedges. It gives me the height I need, and I can literally wear them all day long. I'm going to show you a couple of my favorite pairs.

I love these shoes so much. I bought them at Target probably 3 or 4 years ago. I paid $29.99 for them if I remember correctly. When I worked in research at St. Jude and wore street clothes, I wore them all the time to work. They were really comfortable and I could wear them all day without them hurting my feet.

This is another pair of shoes that I wear a lot. I like these because they have a slightly raised heel, but they aren't as high. I wear these with my casual dresses and skirts. I cannot remember where in the world I got these, but they are a good example of a casual wedge.

I love, love, love these shoes! They are so comfortable, and I love the detail! They look great with casual dresses, but also with jeans, short or capris. These are Frye brand which is a really expensive brand. I got these at this outlet store when I lived in NYC. It is called Daffy's and I only paid $19.99 for them, which is ridiculous. Their cheapest sandals normally start in the $150 range.

These are my absolute favorite wedges that I own. I wear them all the time, with everything. I bought them last year from Maurices, and I paid $29.99. I have more than gotten my money's worth out of them. I love the braided detail on them and I like how they strap around the ankle. They are extremely comfortable and I love wearing them.

So, these are some of my wedges that I like to wear. Hope it gave you some good ideas to add to some of your outfits!

Simply Stated

   What a week!! My husband has been working on the construction for a youth building for 18 months now. Last Sunday was our grand opening of the building! It was a huge day for us-in the life of our church, youth ministry & our own personal lives. So, you know what that means...I HAD to get a new dress for the occasion!!! I wear clothes dated back to my high school years all the time so don't think that I have to get something new for everything. But, this was ultra-special & I knew I NEEDED to do this.
   I headed off to where I get 90% of my dresses-Ross. I tried a few on but none were just really sticking out to me. I knew what I was wanting-something very unique & different, something colorful & summery, & something "youthy" since we were opening the new youth building. I came across this dress at TJMaxx for $14.99! I put it on & just knew it was THE dress!! I knew I would put my little denim jacket(which was given to me by a friend) w/ it since it was spaghetti strap. I don't really like wearing spaghetti strap dresses to church. Let me rephrase that...I NEVER wear spaghetti strap dresses to church!
   When I got ready to pull the outfit together, I started thinking about what jewelry to put with it. Whereas most of the time I like to make a statement w/ my jewelry, with this dress, since it popped so much already, I wanted some very low key jewelry. (If you remember Stacy's post "Details" last week, which I totally agreed with, this was kinda the exact opposite. You can either have your jewelry make a statement & your outfit simple, or you can have your outfit/dress make your statement & your jewelry be simple!) I just didn't want my accessories to take away from the dress. The dress is reallly a lot cuter in person than what it shows on camera! I simply went with my diamond earrings given to me by mom that were my grandmother's. I was pleased with how the outfit ended up.
    The last detail are the brown wedges. I got those from TJMaxx also. They were a little more expensive than I what I usually pay for shoes but I remembered my grandmother had given me money for my birthday that I had saved! So, I used that & it worked out perfect!! They are comfortable, which was very helpful since I did a lot of walking, standing & holding babies on Sunday.
Stay posted for more blog posts from me on how to get a good deal, swimsuit shopping, & other various outfit pictures!

Details

Hi, I'm Stacy!  Although Katie would have you believe that she is the "middle child", actually she and I share that honor.  I am the second born in our family and kind of love the fact that I can say that I'm not the oldest and I'm not the youngest! :) My husband and I have three girls, Kylie (10), Kenzie (8), and Kolbie (3).  We are church planters, and after three years are still learning daily what that actually means!  We're having a blast doing what we're doing, though, and you can find out more about my family and what we're up to over at my family blog, Murphy Family Madness.
 
Enough about me, though, let's talk about clothes!  When it comes to fashion, I love all the "little" details.  Sometimes I love to have a statement piece, so to speak, but generally I love all the small things in my outfit that come together to give it cohesiveness.

 

 

Outfit details: Dress: Hand me down (originally Target); 

Cheetah print wedges: Plato's Closet (originally Target);

Michael Kors Purse: TJ Maxx;

Betsey Johnson Watch: Macy's

This dress that I wore on Sunday was very simple, but I felt like all the "details" made it nice.  The dress itself had a lace crochet overlay with rose details on it, which I absolutely love.  The neck of the dress is very pretty, with a lot of detail, as well.  The cheetah print wedges made the dress itself a little more "fun", and my Betsey Johnson cheetah print watch is always fun to wear!  The highlight of my new outfit, though, was my new Michael Kors bag!  I have wanted an MK for a long time, and I was so excited when a friend at church and my husband surprised me with my first (and probably last!) MK bag! 

Happy Wednesday!