Today I'm showing you a super simple Do-It-Yourself (DIY) project with my new Northern Reflections sweater.
Yes, I just said Northern Reflections. To be honest, I haven't gone in that store in ages, since I was a kid and my mom dragged me out shopping for herself. Northern Reflections always made me think of Grandma-like clothing with trees painted on the walls and wolves printed on the fronts of sweaters. Boy have things changed.
While Northern Reflections is still geared towards a slightly more mature crowd, they are definitely re-branding themselves to appeal to a younger market. That said, I was stoked when I circled around the store and found this perfectly faded pink sweatshirt (which also comes in white, blue and grey). After trying it on, I concluded an x-small would be a good place to start but the snug, restrictive neckline had to go.
Since crew neck and boatneck sweatshirts--plain and logo'ed--are an up-and-coming trend (especially for Fall), I thought this would be the perfect occasion to share this.
Keep reading to see how I changed up this sweatshirt and how I styled it two different ways; for day and for night.
Easy as pie. From there, pull on the neckline to stretch it out and you're all set.
Pull the neckline off your shoulder and pair it with some hi-top sneaks and an edgy cross-body bag for day...
...or, throw on some booties and a statement necklace and you're ready for a night on the town:
Tell me, which way would you wear it!?
HAVE FUN!
* This post is sponsored by Place d'Orleans, the mall I vlog for. As always, thanks for reading & for supporting my sponsors! Be sure to check out the Place d'Orleans Facebook page for more information & promotions happening within the mall.
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I have a mad love on for social media, however, Pinterest always took a backseat. I always felt I had enough going on with Instagram, my blog, Twitter, and more recently when I added Facebook into the mix; you get the picture.
However, that has recently changed and I've been turning to Pinterest when getting dressed in the mornings. I'm not sure what it is, but it seems Monday through Friday is somewhat of a struggle to get dressed. I stand in front of my closet for far too long trying to put something that's work-appropriate together; getting dressed on the weekends is much more fun. Although I work in a large business-casual office, and sometimes push the limits, I try to veer on the side of conservative-ish... kind of. This is hard to do when knee length skirts and dresses hit me mid-thigh #tallgirlproblems.
Additionally, I cannot pick out my outfits the night before; I need to go on how I'm feeling to get dressed, and that can vary drastically from evening to next morning. The weather is always a depending factor too, but it's mainly an emotional decision (so complicated, I know).
I have found when I'm stumped, I will call on Pinterest to help me get dressed and look in my -Fashion Inspiration- folder for this. Since I signed up for Pinterest a couple years ago, I had a good base but recently have been pinning and adding more photos to this folder to help myself on those mornings when I just have nothing to wear.
How do you get dressed in the mornings?
Find my personal style board HERE, and all my boards HERE.
Outfit deets:
* Garage denim jacket--new this summer--which I'm obsessed with; love the light, acid-like wash. I think this is the first time it's been photographed officially despite wearing it countless times on the weekends.
* Forever 21 romper, which belonged to my bestie but she wore it once and generously let me have it--after I pawed at it--and you might remember seeing this during my trip to Vegas with said best friend.
* Spring gladiator sandals (old); my favourite gladiators that so badly need to be re-soled.
* Accessories: MK watch, F21 leather wrap bracelet, Gucci shades, Suzy Shier ring & Aldo bangle.
I love the fact that it's a short week, we are just that much closer to the weekend!
Last night I worked, after work, on my Place d'Orleans post that will hopefully be going up this week. I'm tying in a DIY with a cool Fall trend and am really proud of the end result. I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I won't say anymore, but look out for that.
I also purchased some Zara shoes recently and they just arrived. I took a little 36-second video of them as I'm really not sure if I want to keep them or not; I was so excited until I put them on my feet. Likely a tell tale sign they should go back but I'm still on the fence. Here's a closer look at the shoes. Care to weigh in?
Photos by Steve Palisek.
The first weekend in August is always a long weekend so I decided to try and vlog it...of course I left out tons of bits and had a relatively low-key, but packed weekend.
What did I do this past long weekend? Go-karting, breakfast out with friends, laundry (keepin' it real), shopping, late night ice cream run + more.
Things I mentioned: DIY Sweatshirt
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Friday night get up.
Outfit deets: Unknown sweater (my fave) from Winners, DIY'ed denim cut-offs (thrifted men's pants), Spring galdiator sandals (old) & an old Aldo belt.
On Friday night we celebrated my bff's birthday with a double date; dinner, go-karting & ice cream cake. It was so much fun.
We recreated our picture from the winter with Zebes 2.0 with this extra massive giraffe at the go-karting grounds (see Zebes HERE and Zebes 2.0 HERE).
Saturday morning breakfast out with friends. I've been switching up my scrambled eggs for poached soft.
Saturday post brunch.
Outfit deets: Smart Set tank (old), Jean Machine maxi (current), Garage denim jacket, Urban Expressions bag, Le Chateau necklace & Gucci sunnies.
New bikini from Ardène. I think I fooled some of you on the 'gram, the bottoms are tucked, it's not a thong bikini :P
Funny story about this bikini: I follow Ardène on Instagram and they posted a picture of this bikini--and another one, same style--over a month ago. I liked the photo but had never seen it in store. Then I'm there shopping last week on my lunch hour and came across this and loved it. It was only when I was going through my 'LIKE' folder on the 'gram that I realized I'd see this swimsuit before! Until that moment, I had totally forgotten about it.
Sunday morning home-made breakfast (I splurged and got the Cavendish hashbrowns).
Sunday afternoon chill outfit.
Outfit deets: DIY sweatshirt, Bench cut-offs, Spring gladiators (old) & Christian Siriano cross-body bag.
Sunday night home-made pizza.
On Monday morning (well, closer to noon), I met up with a bunch of friends for brunch. My bestie's hubby snapped my outfit shots which I will share later this week.
Outfit deets: Garage denim jacket, Forever 21 romper & Spring sandals (old).
On Sunday evening I ended up at the same rooftop spot as last week (and many times before this summer) with friends for an impromptu BBQ. It really is an awesome, central location, with a great view and setting. It's the perfect way to end a long--or regular--weekend.
Other exciting news: my sister had her baby on Sunday night! It was a boy and they have named him Bentley. I went to visit on Monday afternoon and he's precious. I will share a photo or two soon!
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