daily outfit: 2 degrees fahrenheit (-16 celsius)

This is what you wear when it's below freezing. I also had a hat.

$5 leather jacket, $2.47 green cardigan, levi jeans (new), "combat" boots from payless shoes source when I was in middle school...seriously, I haven't grown since then. I once was giant.

daily outfit: winter time?

So this is the outfit I decided to wear out unbeknownst to me that a snow storm would hit. Not exactly appropriate...but as I lifted myself into our Ford Bronco (product placement) I told my husband I would wear heels in the snow until I died...and then my shoe slipped out from under me and I almost fell on my butt.

Oh well.

Not snow friendly shoes:

But they leave very "jody" footprints in the snow!

only recycled clothing are the accessories. But the dress was only $15 at the fighting eel showroom in honolulu. woo hoo!

beret: gift from parents when I was 10
scarf: $1 spokane goodwill

daily outfit: (back logged) blurry

A couple blurry pictures of a pretty typical outfit:

boots: $5
shrunken blazer: $3.99
scarf: stolen from grandma?
bag: $4.99
gold broach: $2.00

daily outfit: tired

This outfit is titled: the long day's journey after a long journey into night. To sum it up: night started with dinner and dancing and ended with changing a flat tire in my $_ _ _ shoes in below freezing temperatures at 3am. My poor poor shoes.

black hoodie (macy's), hand-me-down tee from mom, slightly unflattering jean skirt $0.99, brown tights HUE (macy's), cowboy boots $5 central union thrift, knit hat borrowed from barbour family hat bin.

daily outfit: date night

Look, I'm smiling in a picture!

Every Tuesday is date night for me and my husband. In order to keep date night feeling extra-ordinary, I use it as an excuse to do my hair and makeup. This means with a done-up face, I tend to keep my clothes on the more casual side. This was my outfit of choice for dinner and a movie.

The jeans are mavi, t-shirt club monoco, belt gap, shoes ninewest. These were all purhased new (but of course on sale).

Scarf: Thrift Store, Honolulu, $2
Loose Jacket: Vintage, Catherine's Closet, $25
Gold Cuff: Catherine's Closet, $16
Faux Chanel Purse: Red Light, $12 (trade)

daily outfit: (back logged) many things wrong...makes it alright?

I have a bit of apprehension posting this outfit as I feel there are many things wrong with it. Let me point out a few of the fashion fumbles: #1 leggings as pants. In general a terrible idea, unless you have toothpick legs a la young hollywood. #2. borderline tacky blazer. Yes, it is even missing a button. #3. designer knock-off bag. This is the debut of my faux chanel which in general is very very wrong and something I am usually not attracted to (fakeness, that is), but for some reason I find this bag ADORABLE.

With all that said, I still somehow find comfort in this outfit. I figure you never develop your style without looking ridiculous in public at times. Go figure.

plain white tee and leggings: both from Island Fever, Honolulu (McCully Center)
blazer: Goodwill, Seattle, $3.99
bag: Red Light, Seattle (Broadway), $12 (trade)
platforms: Nine West Outlet, Waikele Outlets, HI, a GAZILLION years ago (don't you love it when you buy shoes that end up being a MAJOR trend years later?)

daily outfit: necessity, trench coat

When in doubt, throw on a trench:

Spice it up with great accessories:

A trench coat is definitely on my list of "must-haves." It is instantly classy and classic. It is one of the few pieces that can be both casual and formal, depending on what else you pair with it. Go buy one immediately...and, I will admit, this is something to buy NEW. Yes, new. Even though it is a classic piece, there are "updated" versions with newer silhouettes.

When wearing such a classic piece, I'm always sure to let my style shine through with the accessories. I LOVE these gloves, which are more decorative than functional. It's hard to tell in the picture, but they are navy blue and cream stripes.

trench: banana republic (fall '07), NEW
pashmina: catherine's closet, honolulu, $20
gloves: catherine's closet, honolulu, $12
boots: louis vuitton

daily outfit: loosey goosey

This afternoon my husband wanted to show me some houses in a near-by neighborhood. We made a quick stop at Rockwood Bakery for coffee and then meandered down a few streets of real estate. He wanted to show me one house in particular which was run down and abandoned...but AMAZING for someone with the time and money to invest in fixing it up. So, what's a good outfit for coffee and real estate? I figured easy and breezy, something slightly boho for strolling around town, but put together enough for a coffee shop.

As I threw on this purple skirt (worn as a dress) it obviously needed a belt to give it shape, and unfortunately flats were necessary. I was about to run out the door when I figured it's not mid-day and I would probably need a bit of warmth. I grabbed this grey cardigan/sweater a little apprehensive of what the outfit would look like all together, but I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by the proportions and overall drapy-ness of my choices.

dress: skirt worn as dress, rummage sale, honolulu, $2 (it also has a matching top that is adorable on its own, but hideous as an ensemble)
belt: chewelah thrift store, $1
shoes: salvation army, spokane, $0.38 (50% off $0.75)

daily outfit: stripes and denim

As I threw on one of my all time favorite shirts (it's some crazy nylon/spandex blend that feels like you're wearing nothing) I looked outside and realized that it was well over 70 degrees. I figured the only thing to do when the weather is still this warm is wear short-shorts. So I threw on my high-waisted early 90's mossimo light denim shorts and to avoid looking too "momish" I usually put on a belt with them. But then I remembered something. For a brief time in fashion history (approximately when I was in 7th-8th grade) Abercrombie, or some other hideous chain store, came up with the idea that it would be "cool" to roll the top of shorts, pants, anything, down. Something I like to call "the foldover."

Now back in the day when this trend first hit, it was pretty horrible. This was because the foldover was employed on already low cut jeans...hence your butt (or underwear) was guaranteed to be showing at some point. But when I tried this old trend out on my high waisted shorts, it actually gave a pleasing effect. It did the job of the belt, without actually needing a belt. Genius!

I threw on my newly discovered (meaning they've been pushed in the back of the closet) and possibly newly favorite bottega veneta platforms, and grabbed my reliable slouchy brown no-name bag. Voila! Off to run errands I go.

shirt: vintage (pretty sure it's some japanese creation), Buddhist temple rummage sale, Manoa Valley, Honolulu, $2
shorts: early 90s mossimo, salvation army, spokane, $1.50 ($3.00/50% off)
shoes: bottega veneta, NEW
bag: old-faithful, value village, seattle, can't remember the price I've had it so long