OOTD: From Dark To Light

A little over a month ago I wore this same faux fur vest with a black base here.
This time I used a beige background and accessories for a lighter look. 

thrifted:
vest $5.99 H&M
tee $2.09 Laura Scott
jeans $3.99 Style & Co.
earrings $1.72
purse $4.19
booties $6.99 Mossimo Supply Co.
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necklace $4.49 via Fred Meyer
 

OOTD: Golden Animal Print Scarf

thrifted:
jeans $3.49 Forever 21
black tee ?
long vest/cardigan $1.95 J.J. Basics
scarf $7.99
earrings $2.62
booties $9.09 Franco Sarto

Dress and Tights

thrifted:
dress $3.59 Merona
black sweater $3.99 Sag Harbor
silver hoop earrings ?
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necklace $1.87 via ebay
purse $14.99 Koltov Collection via Ross

OOTD: Dark Denim + Loafers + Scarf

thrifted:
jeans $7 Banana Republic
zip up jacket ?
scarf $4.20
navy earrings.99 cents
blue suede loafers $4.79 Isaac Mizrahi
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red scarf holder .99 cents via ebay

Muliti-Strand Necklace on Black

thrifted:
pants $6.69 Fabrizio Gianni
black top $3.19 Western Connection
bracelet ?
necklace ?
booties $9.09 Franco Sarto
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black cardigan $9.99 JKLA California via Ross 
purse $14.99 Koltov Collection via Ross

Converse All Star Sneakers

thrifted:
Converse All Star sneakers $3.59
jeans $4.20 Forever 21
gray hooded zip up jacket $2.79 Old Navy

Blue Suede Loafers and More Trader Joe's Products

This is my second pair of blue suede loafers I've thrifted.  The first pair I had to re-donate because they ended up feeling too loose.  These Isaac Mizrahi brand ones seem juuuust right and, for $4.79, were a good price.  I find myself throwing these on a lot when I'm just hanging around the house.

 Here are some more Trader Joe's products we've tried recently.

The Kung Pao Tempura Cauliflower was a hit and cost $4.99.  We ate it over the Vegetable Fried Rice below which is $2.99. Very good.  I would eat this a couple of times per month. 
We eat the rice with lots of other dishes too.  Love the rice.

The Vegetable Biryani with Vegetable Dumplings was okay and a good price at $2.49.  It fed the two of us for dinner. I'm not sure we liked it well enough to purchase again, but it might be something I'd buy on a rare occasion for a change.

OOTD: Finishing up 2016

I'm just now getting around to posting my last outfits of 2016.

The only new item in this group are these new ballet flats (below) with rhinestone details.  They are Furca 81 (made in Italy) brand and were thrifted for $7.79.

Red Plaid

thrifted:
beige jeans $3.99 Style & \Co.
gray sweatshirt with silver details $?
red loafers $5.59 Dong Hai
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scarf = gifted

Casual Boy Fit Jeans, Loafers, Scarf

thrifted:
jeans $5.59 American Eagle
sweater $6.63 Liz Claiborne
scarf $3.99 Rachel Zoe
earrings $1.50
purse $12.99 Bueno
loafers $4 Enzo Angiolini 

OOTD + New Trader Joe's Meal

Trader Joe's has provided us with another great addition to our meal rotation.  This week we tried the Kung Pao Tempora Cauliflower served over a small amount of the Vegetable Rice.  Yum!  We loved it.  I did add a tiny bit of rotisserie chicken to it.  We had this for a dinner and a lunch (for 2 people).  The cauliflower package says it provides 6 servings, but for us it provided 4 servings.  Well, 2 larger dinner servings and 2 smaller lunch size servings.

 We have a personal meal rating system for how good it is as to how frequently we could eat a particular product or meal.  This one rated at once every month or so.  I am actually craving it again now and could eat it more often that that. :)

Another product we tried recently was the Trader Joe's Vegetable Biryani with Vegetable Dumplings.
It was not bad.  I probably liked it more than hubby.  I would only rate this an every 3-4 month meal, but it's a decent option for variety.

thrifted:
dark brown cardigan $4 Reflex Jeans
short sleeved sweater ?
scarf $2.99
earrings .53 cents
jeans $5.60 Metro Blues
boots $7.50 Target
purse $5.99 Style & Co.
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necklace $7.99 (came w/matching earrings) Charming Charlie
 

New Anne Klein Loafers and Ebay Scarf

 This is my second pair of new black loafers.  (My Stuart Weitzman loafers are here.)

And this is another of my new ebay scarves.  I love all the colors that will make it easy to mix and match with multiple tops.

thrifted:
black loafers $3.59 Anne Klein
cardigan $4 Land's End
jeans $5.59 Calvin Klein
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scarf $1.69 via ebay

New Stuart Weitzman Loafers

Black loafers is one of the few things I had left on my wish list of things I look for when I'm thrifting.  I was thrilled to find 2 pair in one shopping trip!  And I love them both.  I actually bought 5 pairs of shoes that day.  I was happy that it was a 40% off shoe sale.  Yay!

The pair I'm wearing here are Stuart Weitzman black patent loafers with tassles.  
I also got 3 other pair of loafers, a pair of ballerina flats, and black All Star Converse sneakers.  So I know I will wear everything I got. 
I have been doing a bit of a shoe purge and have donated many pairs...so I had extra shoe room. :)

loafers $4.79 Stuart Weitzman
jeans $3.49 Forever 21
gray sweater $5.59 Merona
scarf $4.45
purse $5.94 Alfred Dunner
 

Dark Denim With Red Loafers

thrifted:
dark denim jeans $5.59 Calvin Klein Ultimate Skinnies
sweater $6.99 J.Crew (new w/tags, but no price)
scarf .69 cents
black/gold hoop earrings .69 cents
purse $4.19
loafers $5.59 Dong Hai