Sporty Chic

Top: Target | Bottoms: Express, similar here and here | Shoes: Prabal Gurung for Target | Bag: Steve Madden | Sunglasses: Kate Spade, similar | Necklace: Kate Spade | Earrings: Kate Spade | Bracelets: J.Crew, Five and Two

I think I went a little crazy when I found these pants in Express, ask my best friend. I like the idea of making sporty pieces look more polished, it's one of those things that seem like a no-brainer and it really is hard to do it wrong. Also, I still haven't decided about the "white after Labor Day rule." Ultimately I don't think I care, but I do realize that it seems as if I'm cramming these in right before the holiday. Whatevs. Are you into the sporty chic look? What are your thoughts on the whole White after Labor Day Debate? Weigh in!

The Chambray Tales

Had to tie the top because otherwise it would have been too long and that just wouldn't work

Have you noticed that I love pink?

Top: Old Navy | Dress: Urban Outfitters | Shoes: Express

Salvete, that's Latin for "Hello." More specifically it's how you great a group of people.  I'm a nerd and I'm not ashamed, 6 years of Latin! Anywho, on to the outfit.  It took me a while to put this outfit together but I think it turned out nicely.  I knew I wanted to pair the dress with the shoes, but that was a no brainer.  The top was the tricky part, the straps on the dress are too skinny for me to wear to work, so I had to figure out how to make this office-appropriate.  In my mind I pictured this dress with a denim jacket but I have yet to find one that I love, so I chose the next best thing.  I love this chambray shirt, I got it months and months ago from Old Navy, it was about $17 and I wore it quite a few times last Fall/Winter.  I always wore it with my black jeggings and riding boots so it was hard for me to see this top with something so bright and summery.  But I think I like this pairing more than I would have liked the denim jacket with it, the jacket would have probably been too heavy and there is nothing about this dress.  I love the cut, it moves quite nicely.  I got this lovely little number from Urban Outfitters around the beginning of the summer, Allison and I went and that day I scored six dresses for a little under $100.  I'd just gotten paid for the first time at my new job so I was all "YOLO."  I have no regrets from that day.  Back to the dress, it was only $9.99, before I tried it on I thought it was just a simple tank dress but I quickly learned that it was way more than that.  And down to the shoes, I wore these in another post, I got them from Express for under $20.  They're super comfortable, as good wedge should be.  I absolutely love the color combo.  All in all this was a super summery outfit, I felt really fun and flirty.  The many compliments I got at work didn't hurt either.

--LaRondezvous

Pink and Orange

Dress: Gap | Necklace: Target | Shoes: Express 

I can't remember what day of the week I wore this ensemble but I guess that doesn't really matter.  I bought this dress at the beginning of the summer on a trip to Gap with Martha and Rosemary.  I didn't even notice this dress, I'd tried on another dress that wasn't very flattering so the sales' lady brought this to me to try on.  I love that about Gap, most of their employees are just so helpful.  On the hanger this dress looked a little but   I've been shopping way too long to know that you have to try something on to truly get the full look.  Once a tried it on and tied that belt just right, I was sold!  I thought the length was classy, you know since I am some kind of adult now, I use the term loosely.  I snagged these shoes from Express one day, we went to dinner with my dad and we were pretty close to the mall so naturally I made my way there, dragging my sister along.  Express was having an extra  30% or 40% off of sale items, whatever the extra discount was I was in there like swimwear. These babies were $19.99 and the additional discount didn't hurt, pink and orange are two of my favorite colors so it was an added bonus that they were featured in one shoe.  The shoes were originally some silly price like $60 or so, that's not how I roll, they're a wedge so of course they're comfy.  I got this chunky pink necklace from Target, big surprise, it was about $6.00 and some change so there was really no question of whether or not I was going to buy it.

--LaRondezvous