Colored Jeans

I love skinny jeans in boots, so when I saw brightly colored jeans coming out I was excited!  However, the first ones I fell in love with at J. Crew were just out of my budget.  I can't wear jeans to work on a normal basis, so I have a hard time spending very much on them.  Finally, I found some on sale at Old Navy for $8.00!!! My waiting really paid off this time.  I found some cobalt blue "Rocket" brand skinny jeans from Old Navy.  I wore them the other day with a black turtle neck and black boots.  Shea Babe actually has the same kind of boot! She bought them first though ;).

I wore this outfit for a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant in Lincoln called Vicenzo's.  They had the most amazing veal Parmesan!

The Final Countdown

Well, I am one week away from my expected due date! I don't know how much I will be able to post in the next several weeks but I'll do my best. I certainly won't have many exciting outfits to show off as I've been lazing around in my pjs all day nearly everyday. I hope you enjoy these last few fashionable posts though! I think I really look good in these pics and again, the top is not maternity but the jeans are. Enjoy your Wednesday!

 Top: Charlotte Russe, Jeans: Debenhams, Shoes: Steve Madden

And just to make your Wednesday a little more kick ass...

Xx

Mellow ruffles

Do mellow yellow ruffles seem less frilly?  I'm not sure.  I have really embraced ruffles over the last year or two.  I wore a J. Crew ruffled silk sleeveless blouse with an Express animal print sweater over the top.  I loved the preppy look with a twist that the animal print brought.  I wore brown slacks and tan Ralph Lauren loafers.

Dressing more creatively & Suited up with ruffles

Installment 2 of old ladies with style, here is the ladies' advice on dressing more creatively! I love it!  There really are practical tips.  Wear a bright colored shoe instead of brown or black.  Wear a scarf or two!

On to my outfit! I loved softening up a suit I wore lately with some ruffles.  I wore a silk J. Crew ruffled sleevless blouse with a   black Express sweater to make the look more weather appropriate.  This is a BCBG suit.  I purchased all of these items on ebay! 

Style as you age & Re-purposing summer clothes

I came across the funniest video on youtube! Ok, actually Kim Kardashian had a link to it on Facebook.  Yes, I'm angry with her for making marriage look like a mockary with her 72 day "marriage".  But this video was great! It's all about old ladies in NYC who are super stylish!

This video makes me really look forward to dressing when I'm older! I will get to wear whatever I want! I love the ladies' parting wisdom, "Young women, you're going to be an old woman some day.  Don't worry about it.....every era builds character."  My job as an attorney definitely keeps me from wearing some of the crazy/creative outfits I would love to.  There are some definite benefits to getting old!

Now to my outfit....

I am a huge fan of a good bargain.  Often that means buying clothes in the "off season".  I bought this sweet little blouse at Kohl's not long ago.  I couldn't wait to put it to use, so I wore it with a black Mossimo Turtleneck and Victoria's Secret straight leg pans.

Mustard and Grey

Eeeek! Another dark photo in my kitchen doorway. I must apologise again for this. It's just that by the time I remember to take the pics for my posts, it was dark out already and I had some laundry on the clotheshorse drying in the usual place I pose. So, that coupled with my not-so-fantastic camera results in this. The cardigan is the same style as the red one from my last pic but in a mustard yellow which is a colour I like but in small amounts. You can't see it too well but the shirt is grey and black with an animal print and although it looks like it, it is not maternity wear!

 Top: New Look, Cardigan: Dorothy Perkins, Jeans: Debenhams

Xx

Royal Purple

Being a serious KU Jayhawk fan I had quite an aversion to Royal Purple (the color of our rival K-State).  Alas, the color has grown on me!  I wore a Pendelton wool short jacket with a royal purple dress from Macy's and black Ann Klein boots.  I guess I might have to compromise on the whole serious KU fan thing.  I now live in Lincoln, Nebraska which is where the University of Nebraska Huskers are seriously revered.  I even received my first bedazzled Husker's shirt for Christmas! I will remind other KU fans, that I can still root for KU and the Huskers - they are in different conferences now!

I apologize for my extended absence! My lovely  husband left my laptop plugged in in my parent's dining room, so they had to send it to me! I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas/Holiday of your choosing and a great New Year ahead!