What I Wore Wednesday...A Winter Dress & Coat

When I saw this dress at Ross, I absolutely fell in love with it, and even better was the price tag (I don't remember exactly what I paid for it, but I know it was under $20)! 

I'm also digging this awesome coat that my mom got me for Christmas.  I absolutely love it and I get a ton of compliments every time I wear it!  It also came from Ross, which reminds me of why Ross continues to be my very favorite place to shop.

Outfit Details:  Coat: Ross; Dress: Ross; Tights: Target;

Booties: JC Penney; Purse: Francesca's

Happy Wednesday!

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Valentine's Attire

I don't know about you but I LOVE Valentine's Day, I love dressing for Valentine's Day & I love Valentine's Day decorations. For the last week I have been dressing my family in Valentine's colors, Daniel included! Here are two outfits I have worn in the last week preparing for Valentine's Day.

This Old Navy heart sweater is so comfortable! It was a hand me down from a friend. My pants are dark jeans from Ross.

My favorite colors together are red & pink! I wore this to church on Sunday & a woman commented "This is such a Julie Taylor outfit"!!! I told her I had been wearing these colors since I was 15 every Valentine's Day! The dress I have had since I was like 15 & I have no idea where it is from. The cardigan is from Gap.

Have a LOVE filled Valentine's Day!

New Jeans

For awhile now I've been looking for a new pair of jeans. I was really specific about what I was looking for. I wanted straight leg, not skinny, dark wash, a length that I could wear with flats, and not too low of a waist. I knew it was going to be difficult to find all of those things! I looked a lot of different places and finally found a pair at Target! I was pretty surprised, because I've never bought jeans there before.

Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft, Shirt: Old Navy,

Jeans: Target, Shoes: Nine West, Jewelry: Gift

 

I have thoroughly enjoyed my new jeans so far! They are the Mossimo brand, mid-rise straight. I was looking for a slightly darker wash, but I am really happy with these. 



Tunics and Skinny Jeans

Today I'm going to show an outfit that I wore to church on Wednesday night. I always feel so comfortable when I wear my skinny jeans. They probably get worn more than any other item in my closet. Mom passed this top down to me and I immediately knew how I would wear it. I put it on with my jeans, cowboy boots and rose gold earrings. I love outfits that are easy and comfortable!



Clothes Mentor

So, I kept hearing about a new store here in town. It's called Clothes Mentor, and it's like a Plato's for adults! Sounded right up my alley! The other day mom and I went shopping (the first time I've been shopping for myself in AGES!!) and we decided to try it out. I've really been needing more casual clothes. I've always had trouble dressing casual...it seems like I start out with a casual outfit, but then I add my shoes and accessories and I end up way too dressy. A lot of my clothes are more "business casual" from when I worked in research. Now that I'm a mom and am going to ballgames and running errands I just do not seem to have the appropriate clothes. So, I knew what I was on a mission to find.

I love the outfit that I found! I ended up wearing it to the kids' basketball games on Saturday. I will definitely be going back to the store. There were lots of clothes and the prices were pretty good. I would highly recommend it!

 



What I Wore Wednesday...A Cheetah Print Dress

 

Outfit Details:  Dress: Hand me down (Originally Target);

Tights: Hand me down (Assets from Target); Booties: JC Penney

Red Coat (above):Gordman's, three seasons ago

 

This dress was originally a high-low dress, which I really do not like on me.  I took it to my sewing machine and evened out the back a little bit, and I have loved it!  The very best thing about this dress is that it was FREE because a very dear friend sees to it that at least twice a year I get a couple of bags full of hand me downs from her closet!  Everyone needs a friend like this :)

 

Happy Wednesday!



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Jean Vest, Maxi Skirt & Accessories

I was so in the mood to wear a dress or a skirt the other day. I decided to wear my navy maxi skirt that I got from Burlington when I was pregnant with June. I paired it with this beige light weight sweater (I have no idea where I got it but I have had it for a long time)! I put my sleeveless jean jacket over it (from Ross) & wore this cute necklace that my mom gave me for Christmas from Charming Charlie. I carried my pink purse Daniel gave me for Christmas & I wore this super cute bracelet that I bought from Walmart for $4! I love it!

Hope you have a fabulous day!