Stripes on Stripes

Happy Wednesday loves! Hope your week is going well. Had a great weekend and the best part of it was my son's early birthday celebration with his friends. One of the fun parts about motherhood is planning birthday celebrations for your kids and since I only have one child sometimes I go overboard, but this year was more low key. On his actual birthday this past Monday, we started off by going to breakfast and then having another celebration with just him and I. He loves to have a celebration with his friends and then a time to have me all to himself.

I had more birthday cake than I care to admit, LOL. The outfit I am wearing is a subtle pattern mix with stripes on stripes in classic black and white. The patterns I tend to wear the most are animal print, stripes and polka dots and sometimes I wear all three in one outfit.

Striped Blazer: Target, Striped Tank: H&M, Pants: Michael Kors, Booties: Calvin Klein, Bag: Michael Kors

Photography: Stacey Gutierrez

I definitely believe that true style is not defined by a name brand or how much something cost. I pair moderately priced pieces with high end pieces for a nice balance and I tend to favor classic pieces that never go out of style. A lot of my wardrobe consists of clothes I have had for years, but because the pieces are not trendy, you cannot tell that I have had them forever. I usually add the fun element into my looks with accessories, but keep the clothing simple and classic. I play with trends every once in a while.

Do you like stripes?

Have an amazing week!

Connect the Dots...

Happy Monday Loves! I had a great weekend! I hope you did too. The weather has been amazing, the days are longer and I can taste spring. I am feeling joyful indeed. I always love an opportunity to get dolled up and I recently went to an event where I got to wear this cute flirty polka dot dress. I love dots, stripes and animal print. I did a bit of pattern mixing by combining my animal print clutch with my polka dots. It is a pattern clash, but I think it works:-)

 I had so much fun taking these photos that I hope you don't mind that this post is a little more picture heavy than usual:-)

5'10 and all legs 

Walking on a path of roses...oh, thats not normal?

Dress: Burlington Coat Factory, Leopard Clutch: Ebay, Shoes: DSW, Photography: Stacey Gutierrez
 Joy: GOD

Everything's coming up roses:-)

I love the unusual way this clutch is made. You can find some great stuff on Ebay. I have had this clutch for years, but it is still one of my favorites

 

Have an amazing day!