I'm ~~~~~~~@ SoRosie
Stay Rosy Y'all
P.S. If you find a polka dot pencil skirt during your thrifting adventures please scoop it up for me. Please and thank you!
Its that time again!! Pledging Time! Not for a sorority...for Charity. Each year around this time, my employer kicks off our United Way campaign. The campaign weeks are filled with activities and challenges aimed at raising money for our communities.
In addition to a financial pledge, I enjoy taking part in the month long jeans campaign. Jeans are normally dress code No No with the exception of a few company specific events.
For a nominal amount I get to wear jeans ALL month long. The key to rocking jeans in a business casual environment is simple...Dress them up. You can still look office chic and enjoy the comfort of your jeans.
Last year was fun, this year I plan on mixing up my denim pieces. And thanks to my thrifty habits I now have a good variety to choose from.
I think I'll incorporate into my looks a denim dress, blazer, skirt, shirt, blue jeans, colored jeans and maybe even a pair of denim wedge sandals. I'd really like to try a denim on denim look (💕) but that might be a bit to much for the office.
It feels like it's been forever since I've posted about my goings-on. I've been busy trying to get all this baby weight off so I can fit into all my great thrift finds.
I'm 8 weeks into a 12 week long fitness program. The goal of the program is to transform your body through proper nutrition and exercise. I consider myself to be pretty slender but was I shocked when I got the results of a hydrostatic (under water) weigh-in at the beginning of the program. I had a mind boggling 50.5% of body fat.
I personally think it's all in my upper torso- if you know what I mean. Not too much I can do about it unless I opt for an augmentation, which I've actually considered on a number of occasions. But then I always hear a little voice in my head saying, "Be thankful for what God gave you". (The voice is actually my mother who thinks I'm being ridiculous because some people pay good $ for 'em)
I also joined a sports team to get extra exercise. We've been practicing at least 4 times a week it seems. Wish me luck my 1st game is in 2 weeks!
I'm SoRosie
Stay Rosy Y'all
I'm still trying my hand at mixing prints. I love the concept, but for me, it takes a lot of effort to get it right. I definitely feel like I'm getting better at it but hey...practice makes perfect!
Recently, I mixed a Polka-dot shift blouse, with a tweed-like window pane skinny leg cropped pant. Actually, the pants were thrifted so I'm not sure if they were actually cropped style or just short for my height.
While I loved the entire look, I'll be the first to admit the outfit was in desperate need of a POP of color. I'm still working on wearing brighter colors now that I live in the south. With spring being here but the weather still a bit chilly and rainy; I can still get away with wearing some of my winter items. I'll try my hand at mixing patterns with a more colorful array of prints once it warms up a bit.
Not sure how much I paid for each of these pieces but I'm pretty sure the blazer, blouse and pants were less than $20 in total.
I'm SoRosie
Stay Rosy Y'all!
I generally like to pick out my outfits for the work week on Sundays. I try everything on to be certain they fit and look good together, I'll iron everything and hang them back in my closet. When I'm feeling super obsessive compulsive, I figure out the weather for the week and sort the outfits according to the weather for each day of the week.
On the occasions when Sundays don't provide the luxury of picking my clothes out in advance, mornings can get pretty rough. There are some mornings I wake up and as it turns out I'm not quite as into an outfit as when I first put it together. I stand in the closet and stare around as if an outfit will just magically jump off the shelf. Then the real troubles begin. Items get pulled off hangers, tried on and tossed aside which creates a huge mess.
Since I don't believe in magic, every now and again I go to my Pinterest boards for a little Pinspiration. If you've ever used the site you know its sort of magical in its own way. I mean you can find EVERYTHING on Pinterest. Type an item and up pops a ga-gillion ways to style it. My favorite search is on Polka-dots! Try it out you can find Polka-dot everything!
Last week I hit my boards for a few Pinspired looks and came up with these looks to recreate. I recreated these looks with mostly thrifted finds but I also have some pieces I picked up retail (discounted retail). I try never to pay more than $20 for any retail find, although shoes are an exception to that guideline.
My thrifted items include:
Yellow Merona cardigan
Blue Pinstripe Old Navy Skirt
Black Manolo Blahnik heels
Burgundy DKNY corduroys
Vintage Blouse - No Name
I think I came pretty close to recreating these looks with items already sitting in my closet. How did I do? How do you get inspiration for your outfits?
@~~~~~I'mSoRosie
Stay Rosy Y'all