A Belted Denim Jacket...

Hello my loves and thankfully it's Thursday!

Since the last time I posted our world has done some major things-we all got out and voted and now our President has one more chance at making our country a better America.

A couple of months back one of my wonderful readers saw an old post of mine (clearly one that I thought nobody was interested in) and she emailed me asking me to recreate the look using

a belted denim jacket as the key piece. I came up with this 'fit. The actual post was one of my most popular ones to date and it was even the first of my posts to make it onto Lucky Magazine's website. 

Well, recently my reader emailed again asking that I recreate the same look, for the fall season. I quickly obliged and this is what I came up with...

I wore this 'fit to a FREE music concert that was going on in my area in support of the Obama campaign.

The FREE music just happened to be Mister Stevie Wonder himself!!!

I mean really-who in their right mind would miss a  FREE Stevie Wonder concert!?

I sure wasn't!

I knew that I would be standing outside for a while awaiting the doors to open so I wanted to layer as much as possible so as to stay warm and still look stylish.

I literally had on 4 layers on the top and 2 on the bottom. I was still very cold but every time I thought about why I was actually standing in the line, it all became worth it. 

And in my true 'thrifty and shameless' fashion, I was able to stay fairly warm at a cost that's incomparable!

Let's see...

*Olive turtleneck-$1.41 with an additional 40% off from Old Navy

*Plaid/Flannel button up-American Eagle thrifted for $.99

*Denim jacket-Aeropostle thrifted for $.99

*Leopard belt-thrifted for $.99

*Puffer vest-$10 from Old Navy

*Olive pants-$7.99 with an additional 50% off from Old Navy

And these booties-which are actually some of my favorites this season-were purchased a couple of years ago during an end of season clearance sale for....

7 bucks!!!

They were originally $35 but $7 was so much better for my wallet! Be prepared to see these alot this fall!

Soooo... thanks to my faithful reader, Ina, I have created another amazingly inexpensive and stylish look.

If you're reading Ina, I would really love for you to continue sending me looks-I enjoy playing with your ideas. I'm also convinced that you should consider becoming a stylist because you obviously have a keen eye for all things fly!

Who do you all go to for styling advice? 

I can't wait to hear from you!

Oh, and please excuse the graininess of the photos. A new camera is definitely on my 'Black Friday' list so please be patient with me. I soooo appreciate it!

Thanks for reading dolls.

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Champagne Taste, Corona Budget...

Well, it's Wednesday my loves. 

We are halfway through the work week and even closer to the weekend. I think that's grounds for celebration!

I hope your day has gotten off to a great start.

I actually wish that I could sleep in however, my body is so accustomed to waking up at a certain hour that I couldn't sleep in if I tried. Ugggghh....the irony!

Anyhow, it's due time for an outfit post.

A couple of days ago one of my readers emailed me about styling a denim jacket with a belt. First of all, I felt totally flattered that someone thought enough of my little 'ole style to ask me to create a post for them-that's loyalty and I appreciate it with everything in me.

So here's what I came up with.

I decided to try my hand at some pattern mixing as well because a great blogger friend of mine, Marion, is hosting a Trend of the Month challenge over at her spot. This month she's highlighting 

pattern mixing. Visit her here for some awesome inspiration. 

I've always been a little leary about mixing patterns out of pure fear of looking like a complete jacka*s! But I actually fell in love with how it turned out. 

I think the trick to this trade is to keep the colors somewhat complimentary. Upon first glance, I wanted to pair this floral skirt with black and white stripes only to find out that I had absolutely no black and white stripes in my closet. So I went for the next best thing-navy blue. It's dark enough and it compliments the orange just right. 

My absolute favorite thing about this 'fit is that it cost me little to nothing. If you haven't learned one thing about me yet-you will learn today that I shop smart, not expensive. Yes, I do have champagne taste on a Corona budget. I love good quality clothing as well as a huge quantity of clothing and I'm able to satisfy my champagne taste through my 'tunnel vision' type of mind set. That mind set includes staying away, far away from regular price, strictly shopping clearance and sale racks, and using coupons. 

Take this 'fit. 

**The $4.99 thrifted denim was originally a long sleeved jacket which I DIY'd into a vest. 

**The stripes-on clearance for 2 bucks at Target. 

**The belt-$1.97 from Old Navy

**Floral skirt-$9.99 from New York & Company (probably less after my coupon)

**Shoes-on clearance for $8.98 at Target

**Shades-$2 from Wet Seal

Approximately 30 bucks-head to toe!

Here's to pattern mixing, denim with belts, and creating the look for less!

What do you all think?

How do you go about creating your looks for less?

I can't wait to hear your answers.

Thanks for reading!

XOXOXOXOXO

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