Day 15: Old Times

This outfit makes me feel like I should be sunning in a nice park with some ladies that lunch.  Maybe it's the hat.  Or the brocade cardigan.  Or the fact that I'm standing in a window full of sunlight.  Who knows? This cardi is a funny thing because I keep telling myself that I hate it.  I mean the faded out flowers, the gold interwoven thread -- it screams old lady.  And then I put it on.  And it's like magic with its fit and ability to make things posh.  You've won again Dwarf Quince Cardi.  I'll guess I'll keep you until the next time I want to give you up.  And I'll wear you again and like you.  It's like a relationship.  /cough.  I'm kidding, really.

 
Outfit Details
Dress: LOFT
Cardigan: Anthropologie Dwarf Quince Cardigan
Shoes: Anthropologie Spectator Espadrilles
Hat: Found in my mom's house
Belt: Anthropologie Snake Bite Belt
Necklace: From the Philippines

 

Well, halfway there!  I will be posting a "Why I Remix" post in the near future -- because it's no fun doing something unless there's some reasoning behind it.  

Thanks for stopping by, see ya tomorrow!

Days 13-14: Like with Like

Lucky you, you get double outfits today!  I've been working from home the past week trying to meet a major deadline, and let me tell you, it's HARD.  At the office, the only distraction I have is my smart phone.  At home, I can be distracted by my personal laptop, my TV, my cats, that piece of dust in the corner.  Not to mention I don't have that nice delineation between my place of work and my place of rest.  It's so CONFUSING! /cue crazy eyes.

These last two days have been a kindergartner's exercise in matching.  Yesterday I wore lace with lace and today I wore stripes with stripes.  Mind-boggling, I know.  Also, my cats decided to deign themselves with more cameos, so enjoy that!

Day 13: Laced with Grace

Outfit Details
Top: Forever 21 Swiss Dot Lace Top
Bottom: J Crew Eyelet Shorts
Shoes: MIA
Bracelets: From the Philippines

Day 14: Stripe Me

Outfit Details
Top: J Crew Starburst Tank
Bottoms: Gap 1969 Skinny Jeans
Blazer: LOFT
Shoes: Seychelles Pinup Pumps
Sunglasses: Maui Jim
Necklace: Anthropologie
Bracelets: From the Philippines



 

You may have noticed that I've been wearing a lot of jewelry from the Philippines.  That's because my mom is the bestest and brings me back amazing beaded and leather jewelry.  So you'll probably see them more on this blog -- they're great for summer!

I'm going to stop promising that I'll be caught up -- especially since I'm going to Canada on Friday.  So I'll just say -- thanks for stopping by!

Days 11-12: Hustle Bustle

I suppose I spoke too soon when I said I was caught up.  You see, this past weekend was the wedding of one of my oldest, oldest friends (19 years? Eeks!).  I was a bridesmaid, and naturally got swept up in the before, during and after parties and prep.  So here I am, yet again, fighting to get back up to speed.

Day 11: Mani Pedis -- My mom and I went through the pre-wedding beauty rituals (tortures?!) this day.  I got my eyebrows threaded, which always makes me tear up, and we got manicures and pedicures.  I also am debuting this amazing J Crew silk driving scarf -- I love the retro orangey ness of it! My cats seem to want to sneak into these days' pictures.  This one is Bastet, and she normally doesn't look that evil. 

 
Outfit Details
Top: Anthropologie Light As Air Pullover
Bottoms: AG Angelina Petite Bootcut
Shoes: Anthropologie Spectator Espadrilles
Scarf: J Crew Silk Driving Scarf

Day 12: Dress it Up - This was wedding rehearsal day and I wore this to the chapel and a local Mexican restaurant.  It was pretty hilarious because the next day a bunch of us got sick a la the movie Bridesmaids.  Uncomfortable yes, but generally a fun thing (yes, I'm sadistic) to look a back on.  You can see Robin in the corner of some of these pictures sniffing shoes.

 

Outfit Details
Dress: Trina Turk
Shoes: Seychelles Pinup Pumps
Necklace: Key West, FL
Belt: Anthropologie Snakebite Belt
Bracelet: Philippines
 





 

Man, 30 for 30 is a lot harder when it's warm out.  I totally relied on layering the first time around and it's not working as well now.  I'll have a couple more days worth soon.  Thanks for stopping by! 

Days 9-10: Catching Up on Sleep

It's been a crazy few days friends.  As you probably know, I landed in Chicago for a friend's wedding that's coming up on Saturday.  I ended up catching an early 7am flight on Virgin Airlines (that airline's got it going ooooon!), which means I woke up at 4am to have enough time to get ready and drive to the airport.  My mom needed to pick up her dress for the wedding, so after feeding her starving daughter, we ended up hanging out at Woodfield Mall for a good 4-5 hours. I find out shortly after we get home, that my BF needs a ride home from the airport (he's from here too, and yes, he was on a different flight) because his flight was delayed from arriving at midnight to, oh, 2:20am.  As his sister has 2 under 5 year old children, and his BIL left for work at that time, they could no longer get him  Oh happy day, right?  I did get a blog post out of it last night though, so at least you win!

Yesterday's crazy leaked into today because I needed to get BF to his sisters, meet my girlfriends for lunch, and then make it home in time for a work meeting that couldn't wait till next week.  Theeeen, I took a 3 hour nap.  Hence the bedhead  completely intentional "devil may care sexy hair". 

This is (hopefully) the last catch up post.  Here's what I ended up wearing during my travel day yesterday:

Outfit DetailsTop: Anthropologie

Leggings: Express

Shoes: Anthropologie Diamond Stitch Skimmers

Scarf: Twenty8Twelve

Belt: Anthropologie

Glasses: Kate Spade

I'm using the family computer to edit the photos, which is why the sizes aren't consistent. I'm also back to using my point and shoot camera because the BF has our DSLR.  Yay for red eye!

And today's more put together outfit:

Outfit DetailsTop: Anthropologie Ripple Effect Top
Shorts: J Crew Eyelet Shorts
Shoes: Anthropologie Ylang Ylang Sandals
Necklace: Anthropologie
Bracelets: Bought in Philippines






Woo!  A third of the way through.  And it just flew on by!  Well, I'm off to get myself some foodage and then will be meeting some old friends at a local bar.  Thanks for stopping by, see ya tomorrow!

30 for 30 Remix Catch up: Days 6-8

And here the next set of catch-up 30 for 30 outfits!  And yes, I did indeed wear the same skirt 2 days in a row.  Gasp!  But such is the life of a limited closet, right?  I am now back in my hometown in the Chicagoland area for an old friend's wedding, and I'm super excited!  Wedding season for most folks starts around the mid-twenties and continues for...well, I'm not sure, my wedding season hasn't quite ended yet :).  I'm a bridesmaid this time around (you got a sneak peek of the dress if you read this post), which is always a good time.  Still, it's been a few years since I've been to a wedding where I picked my own dress, so I'm looking forward to when I can be a guest at the reception, pick my outfit and do that whole eat, drink and be merry thing. 

Anyway, on with the outfits!

Day 6: Dotted Apples -- a nice, bright, fun outfit.  I love this shirt with its apple print.

Outfit DetailsBlouse: Anthropologie Red Delicious Blouse
Top: Tahari
Skirt: J Crew
Shoes: Anthropologie Ylang Ylang Sandals



Day 7: Fall in Summer - This look has a more autumny feel to it, but I won't let that stop me!  The BF and I got brunch and hung around this day, so I needed something comfortable.

Outfit DetailsTop: J Crew Starburst Tee
Cardigan: J Crew
Skirt: J Crew
Shes: Anthropologie Diamond Stitch Skimmers

Day 8: Pinks - All the incarnations of pinks in my 30 for 30 - blush, rose and hot.  The high waisted ness of this skirt is just so great!

Outfit DetailsTop: J Crew Radiette Top
Cardigan: Anthropologie Clinging Blossoms
Skirt: Anthropologie Eureka Cargo Skirt
Shoes: Anthropologie Ylang Ylang Sandals



And finally, I have to do some admitted 30 for 30 item swaps.  I haven't yet worn these items so I think it will be ok, but essentially -- two of the items were supposed to come new and didn't end up working out and one of them had a stain accident.  Soooo...here are the replacements:

The Anthropologie Vappu Dress instead of the Alice + Olivia Danni Dress

The Anthropologie Amhara Skirt instead of the Old Navy Yellow Skirt

The J Crew Eyelet Short (in grey, not black) instead of the Anthropologie Undisclosed Stitch Shorts

Hope you'll forgive me for the mid-remix item swaps!  Stay tuned for more great outfits :D.  Thanks for stopping by, see ya tomorrow!

Days 3-5: Playing Catch Up

Oh blog, how I've missed you.  As you know, I had a heck of a time last week between work and soccer camp trying not to be completely exhausted.  Would you believe I spent the last hour recreating every outfit I wore between last Tuesday and today?  Well I did, and you will be getting the first half right now!  I definitely didn't give up on 30 for 30, so here we go:

Day 3: Some casual comfort with a blazer I picked up from the local Goodwill.  Thrifting is amazing!

 
Outfit Details
Dress: LOFT
Blazer: LOFT (thrifted)
Shoes: Anthropologie Diamond Stitch Skimmers
Scarf: Clothing Swap
 

Day 4: And this day, I was going for tall and casual.  

 

Outfit Details
Top: LOFT
Cardigan: Anthropologie Clinging Blossoms Cardigan
Jeans: AG Angelina Petite
Shoes: MIA

 

Day 5: And this is my favorite outfit so far -- layering a light sweater over a dress.  It's so effortless and chic!

 

Outfit Details
Top: Anthropologie Light As Air Pullover
Dress: Bought in Italy
Shoes: Anthropologie Spectator Espadrilles
Belt: J Crew Factory
 

 I'll have Days 6-8 plus tomorrow's outfit for you tomorrow.  Thanks for bearing with me.  Thanks for stopping by, see ya tomorrow!

Where has the Thessa gone?

Hi all!  I know I haven't posted the last few days.  That soccer camp I was talking about on Tuesday?  It was kicking my butt all around town, and I've been exhausted when I got home.  Combine that with an increased workload, and there goes all my blogging time.  Funnily enough, I HAVE continued my 30 for 30, so I do have outfits for days 3, 4, and 5.  I will be putting the outfits on again and taking snaps for all y'all this weekend.

Thanks for your patience!  I should have a real post tomorrow!

Day 2: Lemon and Tangerine

Alright folks.  This week is admittedly going to be a short post kind of week.  I've taken on 2 hours of soccer camp every day Monday to Friday after work which leaves me pleased with myself, but overall exhausted.  Work's also picked up a bit (isn't that always how it is?), not helping all that much.  But! I've committed to this blog and 30 for 30, so here's my Day 2.  It's very bright and happy, which typically helps when I'm trying to pick up my mood.

 
Outfit Details
Top: Anthropologie Ripple Effect Tee
Bottoms: AG Angelina Petite Bootcut
Shoes: MIA
Scarf: Old Navy

As you can see, I have some killer dance moves.  

I love this jeans/wedge combo because they make me soooooo tall.  I'm eye level with my BF!  It's totally another confidence booster, which I think I'm going to need this week.  

Well, short and sweet.  Thanks for stopping by, see ya tomorrow!

Day 1: Hidden Lace

And here we go again!  Back in the game for a new 30 for 30 Challenge.  I actually had to go for a slightly more creative look for the first day because the lace challenge for Everybody, Everywhere is tomorrow.  The only match up with the lace top in my 30 that I liked was with this polka dotted green skirt.  Well, I already did those pieces together here, so I had step it up a notch and do something a little different.  This layered look is what I ended up going with. 

 
Outfit Details
Top: Forever 21 Swiss Dot Lace Top
Tank: J Crew Radiette Cami
Skirt: J Crew
Shoes: Seychelles Pinup Pumps
Belt: Anthropologie Snakebite Belt

 

I think that a summer 30 for 30 challenge is going to be interesting because there's going to be less opportunity to use layering as a outfit making crutch.  I'm going to have to step up the accessories and play with tucking and untucking various pieces.   I love this challenge because it forces me to be creative -- wish me luck! 

Joining the 30 for 30 challenge? I'd love to see what you come up with!  Leave me a comment with your blog link and I'd be happy to follow.  

Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!