wearing: little red country dress

I don't this dress is meant to be "country," but when I paired it with my booties, I felt like a dressed up cowgirl for some reason. 

It came from the clearance rack at Forever21, and if you don't have a little red dress that's perfect for any occasion [you can dress it up or down], your closet is missing out. 

-F21 dress

-Charlotte Russe wraparound bracelet/watch

-Old Navy booties

-BlueLans earrings

-Urban Decay lipstick from Ipsy

-total outfit: about $30

I didn't realize how see-through the back was... luckily I wore a red bra. I'm sure all the new coworkers I met that day immediately thought "slut in red" though.

This baby is going to carry over into the fall/winter nicely. Pair it with a little black leather jacket? Yes please!

People are always complaining about how making their wardrobe "look expensive" is impossible on their budget. I don't think I necessarily look expensive, but I doubt anyone thinks I spend as little on my outfits as I do unless they follow my blog. It makes me proud, really. 

love,

elizabethany

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wearing; inspiration, my dear watson

I made a post all about Joan Watson's fashion a while back, but I've never really been able to dress like her. It's mostly because I feel like my body type wouldn't carry her outfits the way she does, but also because I don't have the shorts or tops or anything like I thought I might invest in.

BUT... I finally opened my skirt drawer the other day when it was 45 degrees [holy warm!] and decided it was time to try out this green skirt from my clothing swap party! After throwing a million pieces everywhere, I finally went with my go-to striped under shirt and a dark tan cardi.

-cardi from Papaya

-tank from F21

-skirt from my clothing swap

-black opaque tights and black booties from F21 [$12!]

Accessorized with my fave wrap around watch and new purse from Target for $5!

This kind of outfit is just so comfortable! NO WONDER she's always wearing the loose clothes with tights... I mostly felt like I was wearing pajamas all day and night. In fact.. I did sleep in the outfit after crashing at my friend's house...

love,

elizabethany

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wearing: sweater and leather

It was a little warmer the past couple days, so I didn't need a full coat, which made it perfect for a leather jacket!

I paired my favorite one from LC at Kohl's with my new go-to pants... the olive jeans from Charlotte Russe.

-jeans from Charlotte for $15
-sweater tee from F21 a long time ago
-leather jacket from Kohl's $40 [I bought it for an event]
-boots from Target $20
-purse to add a little contrast: thrifted!





I like that my sweater is such a deep v and the jacket has that buckle/snap at the top... it creates a fake cutout of sorts, right?!

The truth is.. I really wanna start posting a bajillion more outfit posts, but I've put on a quick 10 pounds while off my meds [I literally can't stop eating. I'd go to rehab if I could], so pictures aren't my favorite thing right now... but I'm working on it! Gotta work those angles, right?! [And before you're all "shut up, you can't even tell" or something, YOU shut up. :) I'm not looking for pity or saying I'm fat.. just opening up/sharing my weight fluctuation issues.]

Also... I felt like this outfit was really cute when I wore it yesterday, but now I'm realizing it's just like all the other outfits that everyone loves on Pinterest- mostly pretty plain. WHATEVER. I LIKE PLAIN, OKAY.

love,
elizabethany

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