Outfit Inspriation on Pinterest

Over on Pinterest I like to pin images of outfits that give me ideas on styling and new ways to outfit. Here is a recent example:

image via Lucky Magazine

The basic elements of this outfit are: 1) Dark/Navy Blazer 2)Striped Button-Down 3) Cropped Colorful/Embellished Trousers 4) Chunky Bootie. And here's make take from earlier this week:

Making a weird face like I'm a Player!

Switching it up from the theme two weeks ago here and here, wearing the necklace underneath the collar.

Unintentionally matching my nail color to my cropped trousers.

blazer/pants-Jcrew Factory(similar here and here), shirt-Mikkat Market(similar here), heels-Isabel Toledo for Payless(similar here), necklace-Bauble Bar(similar here), ring/bracelet-Cookie Lee

My outfit matches up quite well to the inspiration look, eh? But, it's not about going for an exact match, it's more so about breaking down these elements and mixing them up. For instance, any colorful or patterned cropped trouser works here. Switch out the navy blazer for charcoal or black one. The top could be a tee-shirt or silky tank, while the booties could be loafers. That's the point of inspiration, it's about getting a jumping off point and seeing what happens. FYI, these pics were taken underneath the railroad over pass on 22nd in South Side. And you thought I was in some sort of botanical garden, right? Follow me on Pinterest here for my board "Outfit Ideas."

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Two Things

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Nasty Gal

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40 Year Old Cottagecore

dress-Anthropologie(more options here ), sunnies- DIFF Eyewear , necklace- Benevolence LA , bag-- Shiraleah , sandals- Born I first became aware of Cottagecore earlier this summer and found it to be an aesthetic I can appreciate and find aspirational , but was not necessarily a style that aligned with my wheelhouse. Well as I've been growing my hair during covid quarantine and having picked up this dress as seen here , I felt that I was ready to tackle #cottagecore here on my 40th birthday!!! Yep, that's right today I turn 40 (but I don't look it). And while it's been a year like no other, I feel excited for my next year, decade, chapter of my life. I think it's fair to say I'm done having babies and ready to move on from the chaos of very little children to the chaos of big kids. I no longer feel like I have something to proof in my work, writing, sense of self. I'm just going to enjoy and be grateful for the many blessings of family, friends, health, a

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