Thursday's Threads

Happy Outfit Day everyone! It's a lazy, hazy day of summer here in CT. We're on day 5 of our heat wave (which is just what all of you in the south call summer... heat waves are made up of at least three days of highs over 90). I don't mind it one bit, but lots of people are getting pretty whiny. To be fair, the humidity hasn't fallen below 80% so it is a bit... stuffy out there. Anyway, I kept it super casual today... with a ridiculous homage to the avocado.

I've had "avocado outfit" on my list to do for awhile, but it was never quite ready... I had all of the accessories, but I didn't have any avocado clothing. Until recently anyway. My mom and I met up one rainy evening and went to the local outlet mall. There is an Old Navy there (talk about cheap!) and you guys! They had this:

Top: Old Navy

Avocado tee shirt! And it was $8. So I mean... How do I NOT buy it?

Belt: C4/Dreamers and Schemers

This awesome avocado belt is a collaboration between C4 Belts and Dreamers and Schemers boot socks. I have the socks too. And if I was riding tonight, I would definitely wear them.

Jeans: Indigo Rein

I think these two-toned, color-blocked, whatever you want to call them jeans are pretty fun. I can't decide if the make my giant legs look bigger or smaller though... I like them either way.

Shoes: Soludos

I have a few pairs of these espadrilles from Soludos, with different themes of course. They're ridiculously comfortable. I sometimes feel like they might be a little small when I first put them on, but then they perfectly mold to me feet and I never want to take them off. I think the fun embroidery on them is great too.

Accessories:
Necklace:

I got this adorable necklace from Etsy ages ago. I love the little spoon! Ha! So cute.

Arm Party:
Lefty:

Lefty is wearing this awesome handcrafted bracelet from Gypsies and Debutantes. She sources her textiles from south America and then adds the jewels herself here in New England! While this isn't exactly avocado themed, the greens in there fit right in.

Righty:

Righty is wearing a coupld of vintage Manelli bracelets from ebay. They are definitely avodao toned! And then this silly charm bracelet (which is also awesome, clearly) came from Etsy. Believe it or not, it was not from the same seller as the necklace.

Purse: Betsey Johnson

I know. Seriously. I love the little fobs it comes with! The salt shaker has a mirror on the other side. I wish the lime had been a change purse though. It's not, it's just decor. And that there on the backside of the purse? That's a guacamole recipe! I'd like to try it!

But that's not all today, kids! Well, that's it for the avocados. But I also have a fun riding outfit to share! FINALLY!

It looks a little boring from afar... but it gets better up close!

Helmet: One K

Terrible photo, but I wore my black One K helmet with the snakeskin. These helmets are so comfortable!

Top: TKEq

Heh, horse humor. I bought some cute shirts from TKEq when they had a sale a few weeks back and this was one of them. I'm not sure why I thought this was so funny? But I do, and I love it.

Belt: Sandy Duftler

I have mixed emotions about the Duftler belts. They're kind of too big for most pants, but I do like how they look.

Breeches: Piper by Smartpak

I kind of love these Pipers. Not so much the fit because I really don't love how Pipers fit in general. But I definitely love the fun pattern and the trim on the pockets. That's my love/hate issue with pipers. I like the price point and the color combos. But I wish they fit a little better.

Socks: Dreamers & Schemers

I mean... there's never a wrong time for the F bomb socks is there? Ok, maybe if there's little kids around... But whatever. I had boots over them at the barn. I have seen evidence that there is a matching C4 belt out there for these, but I haven't found where I can obtain that just yet... It's on my need list though. Any suggestions, please throw them at me!

Boots: Tuffrider Regal

It was a rainy, muddy mess on Saturday, and there was zero chance I'd wear any of my nice boots out in THAT! Plus I just love these crappy boots. #sorrynotsorry

That's it for today! Probably no riding outfit next week, but we'll see. Rio is going to jog for me on the lunge line soon, and if he's looking pretty sound, I may start tack walking him. If that happens, riding outfits all the time! So fingers crossed if you like to see those... but also cross them anyway, because I'm dying to sit on a horse regularly.
Any favorites from today? Yay or neigh on avocados?

Thursday's Threads

I've been super lazy this week about planning ahead with my outfits. It's been more of a mad scramble out of bed and throw on whatever is clean kind of week. I did however manage to at least match. Here's today's outfit:

Sweater and jeans is always a safe way to go in the winter time! (Please excuse my mountains of shoes in the background.) Let's look closer:

Sweater: American Eagle by way of TJ Maxx

I'm such a sucker for cable knit... I like the big cowl neck on this one, and it's loose boxy fit. Perfect for all the holiday goodies I've been packing into my belly!I love the marled pink and gray; makes it more fun than just a regular solid color. There's a chance if they still have them after the holidays that I may need this in another color...

Pants: Hot Kiss

I'm confident you've seen these before. They're a light gray denim with a distressed look to them. But NO HOLES!  I don't really like the pre-ripped jeans. At least, not to wear to work. It's casual here, but I think that's probably taking it too far.
This color is perfect with the sweater as it makes the gray pop. Last time I wore this sweater with navy blue and it looked great, but I think it's better with the gray pants.

Boots: Sugar

These are a short boot, and truth is... They're from the kids department. I wear a size 6 which is the same as a children's 4. They are canvas with pink laces and pink elastic inserts on the sides. They go perfectly with the sweater! Perhaps too much gray on gray with the pants? I'm undecided there. But I think it works.

Arm candy:

 Left is sporting my horse bracelet that you're going to get tired of soon. (Sorry, not sorry, I love this one!) Also a friendship bracelet, that I THINK might be Shashi, but honestly I'm not sure, and my trusty gold watch.

Righty has a friendship bracelet from Gypsies and Debutantes and a wrap bracelet from Zulilly.

Well that's it from here! What do you think? Too much pink? Too much gray? Just right? What are you wearing today?

Thursday's Threads!

It's HOT and HUMID out there today! My kind of weather! Ok, well I could probably skip the humidity, but I HATE WINTER SO MUCH that I'm not allowed to complain about anything hot or humid. I LOVE summer! So here's what I'm wearing today:

We'll start up and work down.



Top: Eyeshadow 12.99 at Marshalls

I love the lace-like part on the shoulders and back. It's not so see-through as to be inappropriate for my casual workplace, but it is nice and cool!

Belt: Designer inspired from a flea market. I don't recall the price, I've had it probably 10 years.

This is definitely one of my favorite LV patterns though. It's so summery!

Pants: Joes $16.99 TJ Maxx

Your eyes are not deceiving you, they actually ARE silver. Not so silver as to be ridiculous, just enough to make them more fun than plain white jeans. They are cute with nautical inspired tops as well. Great find!

Shoes: Sperry's $34.99 at TJ Maxx

These were the only pair there! They're actually half a size smaller than I normally wear, but luckily they must run a little big, because they are perfect! I LOVE them so much! What a deal, as I have never seen the hair-on Sperry's for under $70.00. And the colors are amazing too!

Arm Party Time!

Up on top there, on my left hand is a rhinestone bangle from BaubleBar. I think it was a buried bauble one week which would have made it $10.00. Next is a plastic chain bracelet from Little Black Bag (who I'm missing terrible lately!). I forget the brand on this one, but I wound up getting a black one too, since I liked this one so much. It's hard to see in the photo, but just part of it is pink, the rest is gold toned. I think by now you're all pretty well acquainted with my trusty watch.
Righty is sporting a stretchy rhinestone bracelet from Express (it came in a pack of 10, all different colors), a friendship bracelet from Gypsies and Debutantes (I LOVE their stuff!), and a rhinestone friendship bracelet from BaubleBar (this was also a $10.00 buried bauble).

What are you wearing today? How's the weather? Big plans for the long weekend?