OOTD: Skinny Jeans, Sweater, Pashmina, Ankle Boots

thrifted:
skinny jeans $4.20 Forever 21
sweater $2 Merona
pashmina scarf $?
ankle boots $?

New Peep Toe Ankle Booties

Another good thrift find...these creamy soft and comfortable open toed booties.  They have cute buckles on the sides, but this photo was taken before I got my pedicure so I was uncomfortable shooting a close up of my toes without polish.  I'll be showing these off more another day since my toes are now currently presentable for the season. :)

ankle booties $5.59 Body Central
blazer $5 Worthington
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necklace $8.99 via ebay
skirt =  at least 15 yrs old

A New Scarf And Jeans

jeans $12.99 Gap
turtleneck $3.74 Old Navy
sleeveless cardigan $1.95 JJ Basics
purse $5.99 Liz Claiborne
bracelet $2.58
ankle boots $19.99 Liz & Co.
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scarf $4.99 via Charming Charlie 

Linking up with Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style.

Safari Style

brown jeans $6.99 Gloria Vanderbilt
tank top $2.99 Isaac Mizrahi for Target
jacket $5.60 Clio
leopard belt $1.43
animal print bracelet $3 (new w/tags $30) Macy's
earrings $2.09
purse $6.99 Style & Co.
booties $6.99 Mossimo Supply Co.
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necklace (a set w/ earrings, not worn here) $12.99 via ebay 

Link Up:  Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style

New Fall Boots and Ruana

jeans $7.99 Charter Club
top $4
ruana $4 Croft & Barrow
ankle boots $6.99 Mossimo Supply Co.

Skinny Jeans With Ankle Boots

I thought I read that the proper way to wear skinny jeans with ankle boots was to roll up the pant leg and maybe leave a little leg showing.  Well, I do like that look, but on this day...with this outfit...it was not working for me.  For one reason every time I sat or got in and out of the car my jeans hiked up even higher and I was needing to pull them down.  About halfway through my day I gave in, unrolled the jeans and tucked them into the boot.  I felt a lot more relaxed after that. :)

This is the lighter of the 3 new pair of jeans I had previously mentioned.  They're still dark denim, but this pair is more of a skinny fit jean at the ankle, whereas the other 2 pair are more of a cigarette style.  The cigarette style is my favorite.  These feel more casual and are good for just running errands, etc.  This day I was hanging out with my daughter having lunch and thrifting.

Jeans $4.80 Forever 21
Tee
Cardigan $6.80 Jeanne Pierre
Scarf $2.10
Purse $12.99 Bueno
Ankle Boots $19.99 Liz & Co.

The Button Down Returns

It has been quite a long while since I've worn a button down blouse.  Until a few years ago I never even wore them at all.  Then I discovered I liked using them as a layering piece or on their own...generally untucked.  As I hadn't pulled one (of my many) out of my closet in a while I was wondering if I was over them.  Another blog photo spurred me to layer one again with a cardigan and so I came up with this outfit.  It felt nice to wear the button down again, I liked the look, and have realized I'm definitely not over them at all.

This particular blouse is a nice shade of yellow...which I don't wear a whole lot of.  I can't believe it only cost 99 cents!  I love this newish scarf and thought it worked well to complete the look.  In a bit warmer weather I could wear the same outfit, but with a necklace to replace the scarf and a different pair of shoes to replace the ankle boots.

Khaki Pants $4.20 Jigsaw
Yellow Button Down Blouse .99 cents LL Bean
Cardigan $6.79 Lane Bryant
Ankle Boots $19.99 Liz & Co.
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Gold Bracelet $8.80 via Forever 21

Hooded Cardigan With Toggles

I wore dangly earrings (out of sight just behind my hair) and wanted to leave my neckline unadorned so as not to detract from the detail of the toggle closures on the cardigan.

 I love this cardigan and will be wearing it over my blue jeans and also over a new dress I thrifted.  I hope to wear the dress in the next couple of weeks or so.  I think I'm going to wear it the first time with my fur vest, but I'm not quite sure yet.

Black Jeans $2.50 Gloria Vanderbilt
Black 3/4 Sleeve Tee $5 Talbots
Cardigan $4.79 Great Northwest Clothing Company
Purse $5.94 Alfred Dunner
Wedge Ankle Boots $19.99 Liz & Co.

Back to the Black Ponte Pants

Well, it's back on the diet wagon for me after a whopping 15 pound! weight gain over the last couple of months or so.  Oh, yes....I'm not supposed to think of it as a diet.  It's a healthy forever lifestyle change.  Another of my New Year's resolutions is to NOT let this happen again this year.  I've yo yo'd with my weight all my life.  At least I continue to try.  But, seriously....I've got to get a grip and get this weight off.  Even where I was, 15 lbs ago, I was overweight, but I could live with being that size and was sooooo much happier.  I'll get there again.  It just really takes daily effort to make a plan (easy part) and stick with it (hard part-ha).  

I thrifted these pants maybe 3 weeks ago and have been wearing them like crazy.  I was calling them stretch pants because they have no waist closure, just pull on...and they are a nice stretchy fabric that just seems to fit so well.  
I had been seeing a word floating around "ponte" so today I googled it.  Lo and behold that's what these pants are!  I actually also have another pair from Black House White Market that I thrifted a couple of years or so ago, but have not been able to wear for a while because they're in a smaller size.  They do have a zipper and snap closure.
Ponte is a combination of rayon, polyester, and spandex.  Do you own ponte fabric clothing and do you like it?  I'm loving it.

These don't really fit me the way I like best, but they do give me another pant silhouette.  I prefer them to be more fitted through the leg and ankle and will keep my eye out for ones of that style for the future.

Black Ponte Pants $4.90 Sag Harbor
Gray Long Sleeved Tee $4.80 Lea Nicole
Sweater $7.24 Tommy Hilfiger
Purse $12.99 Bueno
Black Ankle Boots
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Scarf $12.99 via Marshall's
Bracelet $10.80 via Forever 21

My Newest Fashion Muse...Consuelo Blocker

These are 2 of the new scarves I thrifted this Tuesday.  I just love the pretty shade of red with pink.  I decided to wear the 2 together because they matched and I liked the look.
I saw another blogger do this (who I discovered a few days ago) and she has become my newest fashion muse.
Her name is Consuelo Blocker.  She is Brazilian, but lives in Italy.  Her blog is fabulous!  I've been reading it and getting inspiration from it for days!  I love her easy chic style and it is one I can emulate comfortably in my real life.  Lots of flat loafers, sandals, scarves, ankle pants, etc... just as I like for myself.  She also shows more evening looks and also beautiful lingerie.  Seeing her elegance makes me realize I need to up my game in the sleepwear and loungewear department.  Generally I am so cold that I am bundled up like an old man. haha  I'm going to have to figure out how to lounge/sleep with more elegance, but maintain my heat comfort level.  That is a goal for 2015.    :)
(I'm thinking a lovely caftan, not mu mu...with simple matching turtleneck, leggings and nice ballet slippers.  Only the neck, lower arms, a bit of lower leg would show with the fitted under things, but they would help keep me warm.  I would remove the caftan before crawling into bed.)

Not only does Consuelo talk about fashion, but also her travels (lovely photos), and delicious foods/nutrition.  Her mother, Costanza Poscolato, is also an amazing and beautiful woman and involved in the world of fashion.  She is featured on the blog as well.
Consuelo has been blogging for a few years and I am going back through every single post and savoring it all.  Make sure you click to translate to your language so you may enjoy her writing along with the photos.

I do enjoy incorporating an inspired look into my thrifty world.  Today the look is achieved with pretty, but inexpensive scarves.

Khaki Pants $4.20 Jigsaw
Butter Yellow Sweater $6.70 Chaus
Olive Green Knit Cardigan $1.29 Chico's
Tomato Red Pashmina Style Scarf $4.45
Red Print Scarf $3.56
Wedged Ankle Boots $19.99 Liz & Co.

Red Skirt Debut

Skirt $4.79 (new w/tags from JC Penney $24.99) Liz Baker Essentials
Turtleneck Sweater $6.63 Land's End
Brown Blazer $3.50 Liz Claiborne
Hammered Gold Bangle $1.52
Purse $13 Nine West
Brown Ankle Boots $6.99 Forever (TJ Maxx)
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Red Necklace and Earrings Set $6.99 via ebay

Greenery

White Jeans $8.50 Gloria Vanderbilt
Green Sweater $4 Sag Harbor
Cardigan $1.95 J.J. Basics
Scarf $2.10
Gold Engraved Earrings $2.62
Hammered Gold Bangle $1.52
Purse $10.52 Harve Benard
Ankle Boots $19.99 Liz & Co.
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Green/Antique Gold Necklace $6.99 (set w/ earrings)

Lost In November: Plaid, Brown, Beige

I actually found this outfit in a November file.  I think I may have forgotten to post it on the blog.  If I've done it twice it's okay because I liked this one. :)

Beige Jeans $3.99 Style & Co.
White Tee
Cardigan $6.79 Lane Bryant
Scarf $2.99
Bracelet $2.40
Earrings .53 cents
Purse $13 Nine West
Wedge Ankle Boots $19.99 Liz & Co.