Outfit 55: Another Black Dress

So today started off just a little crazy. Flash flood warnings trapped me in my apartment and it stormed on and off until around 3 this afternoon. I spent most of the day lounging around and then cleaning, so I wanted to look a little nicer after I showered and got ready for the day! Even if that is when the sun's going down :) This outfit is nice but still casual and very comfortable. Low maintenance too - all I needed to add were the shoes and earrings!

Dress - $8 - Target

This dress was another Target find! I truly do love the clearance racks at that store more than anywhere else. I've found such amazing things! It's difficult to tell from the picture, but it's got a matching fabric belt that ties in the front, the sleeves are loose but have the elastic things at the end to give the dress more definition, and the neckline has a small button in the middle. So it has some character, and makes it different from the other black dresses I own :)

Earrings - $3 - Village Thrift

These earrings were a random find at a thrift store, and the second I saw them I knew I had to have them. Gold earrings and jewelry in general have really started to take over my accessories, and these look like teardrop chandeliers (if that's such a thing) so I fell in love instantly. Plus, they were cheap! So they're a simple and elegant way to dress up the dress!

Sandels - $13 - Target

Again, Target to the rescue for shoes! I have the best luck in their shoe section. I found these at the beginning of the summer, and I wear them so often. They're very comfortable but so cute too! And they're in one of my favorite colors, which goes perfectly with black and gold! So definitely perfect for this outfit.

I must admit that the most I've done in this outfit so far is take a nap, but hopefully the night livens up and I can show it off :) 

Total Cost: $22

Outfit 54: Coral Skirt and Black Laced Pumps

Forgive my tired eyes... it's been a long week!

It's been a long time since I've loved an outfit so much I wanted to put it on the blog! It's sad when you lose passion for some of the smaller things in life. I've been so busy and distracted with life that I've stopped putting much energy into my outfits. I typically like what I wear these days (I think I have a better sense of what I like to wear and what looks good, thanks to this blog) but I just don't think about it much more. 

So, little by little, slowly but surely I'll finish up this blog! Anyway, I LOVE this outfit and it has such great stories behind it that I'm really looking forward to sharing it.

This is a better shot of the outfit with the heels, and I honestly can't decide which I love more - the skirt or the heels! I figured a good day to dress up is a day when you're out and about - and I had quite a few errands to run. The shirt has a black cami under it, and was a $3 thrift store find 2 summers ago. Thanks to my mom for that one! And the necklace was a gift, and in Outfit 11 and Outfit 42. 

Skirt - Chic Envy Consignment - $20

This skirt = perfection. Remember the blue gypsy skirt in Outfit 36? Well, this one is competing with that and I had no idea that was possible.
1. It's CORAL - which is probably my newest favorite color. My best friend, Bess and I went shopping this past weekend when I was in Fairfax visiting her, and she found this AMAZING consignment shop! And kept saying how much she associates the color coral with me - so after I found this skirt, and it fit (perfectly!!) I was sold. 
2. It has POCKETS!!! and HUGE pockets at that. Now I did try using them today and I thought they would rip, just because they go down to my knees. Weird. A skirt with deep pockets? That's definitely new. But so cool!
3. It TWIRLS! Almost like the blue gypsy skirt! It's long enough that it's got the length under it, and it has enough material to twirl! 

In other words, it's perfect. And the belt was a 50 cent find in the Target dollar bins at the front door... it might have been in another post but it's sparkly, and too long, so I had my dad put extra holes in it so I could wear it. It's awesome. I actually wore it yesterday too!





These SHOES! I love them so much. They are not only gorgeous and edgy, but they're actually comfortable! For heels, that is. It's a chunky heel so there's support, and the lace up front gives more support. At least, that's my justification!

Chic Envy - $42

So these shoes are also from Chic Envy, but they were definitely the most expensive part of the outfit! Totally worth it though. They were $42, which is an expensive pair of heels in my wardrobe, but I'm so incredibly happy to have them! And I wore them quite a bit in the store, and after I had them on for longer than 5 minutes I was sold. 

And there's another part of this outfit, which is my watch, but I think I'll save that for a later post. I think there are enough stories in this one! Anyway, I felt like a princess wearing this today and absolutely loved it!

Total Cost: $65.50