Comfy

I like to wear comfortable clothes when I travel. So I wore this track suit last Saturday on our way back from San Antonio. I got this early this year at Nordstrom Rack. I am absolutely nowhere near being a "Queen"... I just love all the embellishments and swirls on this suit. Plus the ribbed sides on the bottoms give me the perfect length.

Chiffon

I had to look up "Chiffon" on dictionary.com to make sure there were two "f's"! :)

I am loving chiffon lately and I own a few pieces. This Zara dress was on sale (of course!) back in 2009. I clearly remember how much it was - $19.99 (used to be $79.99)! Woot! I paired it with some blue today and very little makeup. Honestly, I don't wear a lot of makeup. Just the basic stuff - foundation, blush and lip gloss. For one thing, I was never really good at it. Secondly, my hubby prefers the natural look (good thing!) :)

P.S. please excuse my goofy smile on the third photo... trying to look natural and posing in front of the camera is quite difficult :)

My love for the word SALE

Three items from this outfit are less than $20! Today's closet item is this dark gray shirt from Gap I bought two weeks ago. It was only $14.47 (used to be $40+). It has a drape-y (not sure that is even a word but anyways) neckline at the back which makes it a not-so-ordinary shirt. I also like the design on the front and how the back has a longer cut.

This Calvin Klein hat was on sale for $19.99 plus an additional extra "early bird" percentage off from last year's black friday sale. I forgot how much it came down to but I am pretty sure it was less than $15 with tax. And yes I was at the outlet mall at 5am that day! :)

The BEST sale item from this outfit are these Steve Madden boots! I love how they were purposely worn in to make it look "old". More than a year ago, we decided to stroll around the Galleria in Houston while visiting in-laws. I saw these at the Steve Madden store on clearance for $19.99! They were the last pair in my size. How lucky can I get! :)

In shades of pink and gray

Today I decided to play around with clothes and accessories I haven't worn for a while. And since we are still on summer mode, I might as well take advantage of it and wear more dresses. I bought this dress at Forever 21 almost two years ago. It was the last one PLUS it was on sale. I love the word SALE! :)

It already has a lot of things going on by itself so I just wore it with simple pearl earrings and this headband (which was on clearance during a black friday sale). The photos make it look like the dress is blue/puple but it actually is dark gray (as shown on the detail photos).

Happy weekend everyone! :)

Dear Fall,

It's almost mid September - WHERE ARE YOU? Please come this way... and if you can, bring some rain with you... we need it...

Playing dress-up: Prep school style

The new challenge for the Bloggers Do it Better series is the All-American look of menswear-prep. When I found out it was going to be about prep school style I was absolutely clueless! First off, my husband's neckties are way too colorful and none of them matched anything I had. So I knew it was going to be difficult.

I worked around the necktie that I thought would be the easiest to dress with. So I came up with this. Problem is it's 85F outside. There was no way I could have done my errands in a sweater with an additional two layers underneath it. I participated anyway for the fun of it. I'm definitely doing this outfit in the Fall.

White pile

I still had my white clothing pile from yesterday so I thought I'd do another outfit for white-out! Thank you Ms. Weather for allowing me to wear my scarf today. Blue sky, sunshine, 70 degrees and a light breeze just puts you in a happy mood. I'm not quite ready for Texas summer yet! This outfit may not exactly be all white, but everything else underneath that sweater is. Does that count??