Style Diary

As a continuation to an earlier Style Diary post about 1 dress worn 3 ways, I’m adding yet another way to style the same old Calvin Klein neutral grey, cowl neck dress.  I love challenging myself to never wear an outfit the same way more than once.

Here, I’m wearing the Calvin Klein dress that I bought at TJ Maxx for about $39.  I’ve paired it with a fun pair of polka dot tights, $15 leopard flats from Forever 21 and a blue silk cardigan that my friend bought me.   I found the necklace for about $25.  I can’t tell you how many compliments I received over the outfit, the tights and the necklace.  Little did they know how little I spent on the entire outfit.   Of the 4 Calvin Klein dress outfits, which one is your favorite?

Style Diary: Cargo Pencil Jeans

Every year there seems to be a new focus on denim.  This past fall/winter’s season was all about the cargo skinny jean.  Though I initially resisted, I finally gave into the casual cool look when I found this lovely charcoal zip-ankle cargo jean at Off 5th.  It was originally $100 but I bought the “SL8” pair for about $30.  Gotta love the deal!

Here are a couple looks where I pair the jeans with grey plaid flats and a charcoal fedora- a perfect weekend combination.

The  “Just Sweet” flats and the Fedora were each only $30 or less.

The striped long sleeved shirt and flowery cardigan were cheap and cheerful finds from Forever 21.  Both were under $25 each.

I see this as the perfect weekend outfit to go sightseeing in or to attend a casual weekend brunch.  Can you believe I found this sweet Chanel purse at a consignment store?

The next outfit pairs fancy with casual.  I love mixing it up and often seek to wear contradictions.  Here I pair a fancier sequin black stretch sweater with my casual new cargos and again wear it with the same hat and shoes for a darker edgier look than the previously seen feminine floral pairing.

As you can see, I’m a huge fan of Chanel.  I LOVE their purses!  Which outfit would you wear?

I wore the outfit out with my faux fur coat from Express minus the hat today.

Thank God for flats!  A New Yorker can only walk so far in heels…

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