OOTD & Fossil Wishlist

Yesterday & today I worked from the coffee shop up the street and it was nice to have a change of scenery. And they have the best brownies there!!

Here are outfits 18 & 19 for Kendi’s 30 for 30 Challenge:

Cardigan: Target
Sleeveless Sweater: LOFT
Belt: Anthropologie
Skirt: Old Navy
Necklace: Maurices
Sandals: Target

Shirt: LOFT
Cardigan & Pants: Bealls
Sandals: Target
Bag: Target

While I was taking a little break, I browsed Fossil’s new fall stuff on their website. My watch and purse are Fossil but I’ve never bought any of their clothes. Does anyone else have clothes from Fossil? If so, how does the sizing run? What about the quality?

These are the things that caught my eye. I couldn't figure out how to get pictures from their website so here are the links:

Taylor Dress: Cute denim dress! This could transition well into fall with tights, boots, and sweater.

Goldie Skirt: I like this vibrant color and it looks so cute with the boots.

Floral Tights

Janelle Ghillie Flats: The description says these are inspired by traditional Scottish footwear. I like their unique look and they look nice in both brown and black.

Hathaway Tote

Vintage Re-Issue Satchel: The brown leather looks so rich and pretty (the camel color is nice too). It’s a great size and it has all sorts of pockets inside.

I’d LOVE to have a bunch of bags but only have a few. My husband doesn’t understand why I’d need more than one. Sigh.

Does anyone else have any Fossil items on their wishlist?

Sunday Anthro Reviews: Part 2

Here are the rest of my reviews from Sunday's trip to Anthro with Sara.

I really like the Deco Page Cardigan! I'd need a medium though because the small I have on is way too snug. The print and colors are lovely and the buttons are cute. It is fairly thin but that's perfect for Florida since it never really gets that cold here. Wishlisted for sure!! Check out Dea's review where she paired it with the Acting Out Skirt.



Next is the Spanish Steps Cardigan (still available in some stores) with the Unveiled Tank. I've been trying to wait patiently for this cardigan to go on sale but it seems like it's been around forever so I don't know if it ever will! I like the dark grey the best but my store also had some of the black and beige colors left. I'm usually not a fan of longer cardigans since I'm so short but for some reason I just love this one, especially belted. I also love the Unveiled Tank. It's definitely on my wishlist and I can already imagine wearing it with lots of things!



Now here's a longer cardigan that just doesn't work for me. I do like the pretty purple color and the light-weight fabric. This one looked much better on Sara -- see her review here. I don't see this online yet but in my store they also had it in green and cream.



I thought I'd give the Season's Way Tee a try after seeing how cute it looked on Carol when we were shopping together in San Diego. It looked better on her slimmer frame but I might consider it on sale. It is a cute little shirt with those pretty bow embellishments but not worth full price to me. I forgot to take my white tank top off before I put the shirt on so that's what's sticking out near the top and it also looks a little crooked for some reason. I wanted to see how it looked tucked into the Circle the Globe skirt I was trying on with it but I'm not sure if I prefer it that way or not.



Last is the Precious Materials Cardigan, which was actually nicer in person than I thought it was going to be. Based on the picture online, Sara & I both thought the bow part would be stiff, but it was soft with pretty little sequins. I like the idea of this cardigan, especially because it reminds me of something that Emma Pillsbury from Glee would wear! I can't think of many different ways to wear it though. It definitely looked better buttoned to me. It's probably going to be a pass for me because I don't think I'd wear it enough, but I'd love to see some outfit ideas from people who own this cardigan. Check out these other reviews too: Maria , Roxy, Tien and the British Anthropologiest (sorry if I missed any others!).

30 for 30 Challenge: Outfit 17

I'm plugging away at Kendi's 30 for 30 Challenge, but it's definitely getting more difficult. Today's outfit isn't very exciting. I've already worn that flower belt recently and didn't really want to repeat it again so soon but this black dress needed something to make it more interesting.

Dress: Ann Taylor Outlet
Cardigan: Bealls
Belt: Target
Sandals: Target

I'll post the second part of my Anthro reviews tomorrow morning. I've got to finish some grading now for my online class!

Sunday Anthro Reviews: Part 1

As I mentioned before, my friend Sara (Mommyland) and I had a fun Anthro shopping trip on Sunday. I'm going to break my reviews into two posts. Check out Sara's reviews here.

This first picture is the pretty Bits of Pearl Blouse which is now on sale and comes in this lovely grey-blue color and ivory. It caught my eye when it went on sale last week and I also loved how Kathryn from In Pursuit of Pretty Things paired it with the Scalloped Dots Skirt. Then I saw how cute it looked on Roxy from Effortless Anthropologie with the colored cami underneath and I knew I definitely had to have it. Be sure to click on my links to check out their outfits. It looks like there are still plenty of these blouses left online and in stores, so I highly recommend it if you like dainty, pretty blouses. It is fairly sheer (but that's nothing a cami underneath can't fix). The back has cute pleating down the middle.



Here's the blouse with another sale item, the Cattleya Cardigan (still available in some stores). I wanted to see if the fluttery sleeves would lay flat under a cardigan so I grabbed this one and it ended up looking really cute with it. Unfortunately there weren't any mediums at my store and this small that I had on was too snug.



More reviews coming tomorrow! I tried on some cute cardigans! :-)

This last shot is one that Sara took in front of the store and I'm laughing because she said she could see her reflection in the window taking the picture. hee hee :-)

30 for 30 Challenge: Half-way Done!!

I'm at the half-way point in Kendi's 30 for 30 Challenge. Here are outfits 15 & 16. I don't know why I'm doing a weird squinty thing with my eye in the first picture. I guess my eyes were just tired because I didn't sleep well the night before.

Blouse: Ann Taylor
Tank: Belk
Belt: Target
Pants: Bealls
Sandals: Target

Dress: Old Navy
Cardigan & Belt: Anthropologie
Sandals: Target

I hope everyone else has had a fun weekend because I sure did! On Saturday my husband and I got to test drive some cars which has helped us narrow it down and figure out what we like in our price range. I think we'll probably get something next weekend. We also got to see Inception last night and it was SO good! I highly recommend it if you haven't already seen it. Just make sure that you do NOT go to the bathroom or you will miss something important. This is one of those movies that you really have to pay attention to in order to catch all of the little details.

Today my friend Sara (Mommyland) and I went to our local Anthro store. I'll post reviews soon! We found some really cute things to try on and Sara got to use her birthday discount. I got the lovely Bits of Pearl Blouse in grey. Yay!

What did everyone else do this weekend?

Fun Anthro Links

There were some fun posts yesterday in the Anthro blogging community that I got to be a part of!

Kim at Anthroholic is celebrating her one year blog birthday and she invited us to participate in a virtual birthday party by sending in pictures in our Anthro party dresses. Check out all the great outfits that her party attendees put together!

Over at Anthrosdottir, Cat asked for ideas for incorporating Anthro into work outfits. There are some cute outfits to check out! Isn't Cat's Aloha dress pretty? Send in your outfit to Cat for the Anthro at Work feature next week!

Here are my outfits from their blogs with the details:

Travessia Anthro Dress
Cardigan: LOFT
Necklace: Anthropologie
Shoes: really old!

Dress & Belt: Anthropologie
Bag: Fossil
Shoes: Lands End

TGIF!

First of all, if you haven't already done so, make sure you head over to Roxy's blog Effortless Anthropologie to enter her big giveaway that ends tonight.

I have no outfit post for today because I'm just wearing an old pair of jean shorts and shirt since I had to run errands in my car with no air conditioning. On top of that inconvenience, my car decided to die in the parking lot of the post office. Fortunately my friend Sara was able to come to my rescue and pick me up. It turned out well because we got to have lunch together and a fun little visit. My husband has to go take care of the car tonight after work and we might be looking into getting me a new (used) car this weekend.

I get to see Sara again on Sunday for a little trip to Anthro. I'm hoping they will have lots of the stuff that I want to review. The things that I want to try most are:
Compeer Dress -- I think this might look cute with the Deco Page Cardigan over it!
Precious Materials Cardigan
Acting Out Skirt
Gardener's Field Book Top
Seasons Way Tee
Marine Mural Dress
Mirror Mirror Tank
Sale Items: Cattleya Cardigan, Bits of Pearl Blouse, Sweet Shoppe Dress