Part 1 - Red Pants Pro

So if you keep up with me, you know one of my biggest struggles is coordinating professional office appropriate outfits for work. I love expressing myself though clothing but at times dress codes can feel just as restricting as wearing a uniform.

Colored pants are a big hit right now and obviously one of my favs! I scored a sweet pair of bright red Rue 21 pants for like $6 at Plato's Closet and I've been slightly obsessed with them ever since. I've tried all kinds of combinations for different outings, ie. work, casual, a night out.

This look has more a of a professional feel and something I'd highly consider wearing to the office.

 This Worthington black one button blazer pulls the outfit together by being a solid color with very little embellishments. Blazer jackets have really made a come back for everyday wear and are a staple item for any working woman's closet. I picked this one up at Goodwill for $3.99, you can't beat that!

I'm wearing a black and white striped tank underneath, which balances the red instead of competing like many other colors and patterns will. This top is Forever 21 and I picked it up at Volunteers of America thrift store for about $3.

I'd recommend just a basic black closed toe pump, something very simple for a professional look. I opted for these heels because I actually don't own a plain black pair but buying black pumps has been added to my to do list! I do like these shoes though, they're unique with studs, bows and zippers. They were purchased at Meijer for $8.

One option for toning down colored pants, especially a strong color like red, is pairing them with an earth tone like brown. Even though I'm more of a black kinda girl but I will be doing a how to piece based on the red/brown combo later on this week. Stay tuned for the 2nd and 3rd installment on these fab red pants :)

Week of shoes!

I declare this week of shoes! With as much excitement in my voice as you can imagine! It began with the most awesome pair of size 10 boots being sold to our store, Plato's Closet (in case you aren't up on my employment.... I currently have 3 jobs so it's completely understandable.) I try to control my impulse buys, so I left the boots on the shelf and went home for the night. I thought about them a lot, to the point that the next day I drove to the store to buy the boots to cure my anxiety. Thank the heavens they weren't sold yet, so now they are mine... all mine. And I couldn't be happier!! :)


Sweet collage I made of the boots (for Instagram), can we say kinda obsessed! I just love how they're a combat boot/work boot combo with frills. They were quite the hit with my 2 year old little brother as well, he's a boot fanatic. With my discount, I walked out spending $17.50 on these beautiful boots!

Then this morning I woke up early to be my mom's partner in crime! We hit several garage sales, but our first stop was my luckiest! To my surprise there were about 20 size 10 pairs of shoes ranging from .25 ¢  to $1.00 .... and about half of these had my name written all over them. Between this one and the following 3 or 4 garage sales, I picked up about 10 pairs of shoes for less than $5. Not too shabby, if you ask me!