Fashion Friday Challenge 2- Complete!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have a fun weekend in store for yourselves! Doing anything exciting? For me it's work work work. The hard part isn't the work- it's the resisting the clothing!

So this was my challenge for the week:



Here is the result:

 Top: Gap
Jeans: American Eagle
Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft
Shoes: Target (Similar)
Purse: Coach circa 2006
Glasses: Coach but bought from my Optometrist

Total Cost: $0 because I already owned all the pieces! Don't worry, next week I'm going to try to pick out something I need to work at. But, most of my closet is Classic pieces, and Classics stay Classics for a reason no?

I'm thinking up a new Post Series that I'm going to  kick off next Wednesday. Hint: it's fiber related!

I hope you have a lovely weekend and I'll catch you later!

Fashion Friday Challenge 1 Complete!

Happy Friday! I pulled together this outfit (remember last Friday's post?) over the week and kept waiting for someone to be home during the daytime to take a decent picture. Alas, it was not meant to be. So until I can A: find my camera charger and B: get one of those camera remotes, please bear with the less-than-stellar iphone pictures.

Here's the Polyvore outfit and my version of it!

The Sunglasses on my outfit are Tory Burch (here), the jeans are from American Eagle (similar here), the blouse and Ring From Ann Taylor Loft (similar top and here). The shoes are from Target (black here) and the Bracelets are from my Best Friend who brought them back for me from a trip to Jordan.

Honestly, the sunglasses were the most expensive-but then, my hubs bought them for me on sale, last November for our 4 year anniversary. The only thing I had to buy was the ring from Loft, everything else was in my closet.

The changes made were on the shoes and bracelet. I have a few pairs of red shoes-but no flats- that I never wear and I really couldn't justify buying another new pair. Not that I didn't look mind you, but it was a good thing I didn't find what I wanted. As for the bracelet, The one shown was not to my taste so I opted for artistic license and swapped it for 3 silver bangle bracelets.

Total spent:$8.00. Way cheaper than $1300 no? 

What are your plans for this weekend? I'm going to a charity luncheon for my mom's Women's Club and starting my first day of "real work" at Loft! I'm so excited!Also, I may already have an item for my next FF Challenge!

Love, Alexis

Fashion Friday Challenge 1!

Happy Friday!

Yesterday I interviewed for a sales position at Ann Taylor Loft- and I think I blew them out of the water (immodest as that sounds). Here's the thing, it's only-at most-15 hours a week. Which is totally fine. If I worked one 4 hour shift a week I'd be pleased as punch because I'm still going to have to get a "real" job. IE: one that pays the bills. I really applied for this job to work with people my own age, who are interested in fashion and HELLO! the employee discount. It's a good one. I'll find out next Thursday whether or not I got the job, I'll keep you updated.

One of the things I want to start doing is "Fashion Friday". You know how on Pinterest you see all the amazing Polyvore outfits and think, "Oh, yes, I want to wear that!", then you pin it, then never look at it again? That's totally me. But not anymore! If you go to my "Fashion Friday Outfits" Pinterest Board, you'll see I've collected outfits I want to wear. Any quick glance at the items will show that they are, for the most part, way out of my non-existent fashion budget.

So every other Friday I'm going to pick one outfit and then spend the following week making my own version of it. Then, the Friday after I'll show you what I came up with!  So for my First Fashion Friday (we'll start our easy hmmm?)  Here's the outfit I have in mind:

Find the Outfit Here

The blouse is $79, Shoes $375, Bracelet $195, Ring $594 (!!), and the Jeans are $80. Now, I don't know about you but I cannot spend $1323 on an outfit I can create for a ton less!!! I mean, Really! I could pull this outfit out of my closet right now and would have spent under $200 (my sunglasses were expensive). Well, probably. The shoes I am thinking of adding were a bit more, but bought years ago.

So there you have it, my first Fashion Friday challenge. I hope you guys have a lovely weekend (it's going to be gorgeous here)-I know I will. A friend of mine from pre-school is getting married tomorrow and then Sunday is my day to roller-blade with the hubby!