Inspiration Monday

Today's inspiration over at Two Birds is Ashley Tisdale.
I wore an Inspiration Monday outfit day before yesterday mostly because I just got up and didn't even have to think about what to wear!

 

Cargo vest + Shirt-dress

I think we can all agree on that shirt-dress never going out of style. 

It's easy, comfortable and casual-sexy.

You can add a belt,  hat or even a cargo vest and it will look totally different.. 

Coatdress

It was one of the style rules that I broke this spring season: Outerwear Is Strictly For Layering. Let your coat be the focus of our next outfit by keeping your accessories to a minimum.

You could see my lightweight button-through blue coat here, here and here.

In this first shot it's worn as a dress. 

Inspiration Monday

This time for Inspiration Monday Two Birds gave us Stacy Keibler with a completely casual and laid-back summer outfit. So I tried to adapt it my way.

 

Be bright. Be you.

Sometimes if you are going somewhere and want to blend in, you could wear normal clothes, but if you want to visually stand out, you could wear a bold outfit. This time I chose "bold" as the opposite of "shy". 

I  rarely wear these neon pink jeans because I'm usually too shy and want to be age-appropriate. 

I hope I have "class, not trash" and no one will say "from behind that women has a teenager style but from the front she has a geriatric face" or even worse, "body off Baywatch, face off Crimewatch".

Floral mood # 5

This is the fifth Floral Moods post. Here you can see all of my "Floral Moods".
So this time I tried to keep it casual and mixed the floral midi skirt with a white tank top and a denim jacket. Also, for comfort, I didn't use heels, I went with pointed toe flats.

Flower child

Inspiration Monday

Back to Inspiration Monday, and for this time Two Birds chose Gwyneth Paltrow. In my opinion she is a brilliant actress.

I don't have any blazers, so I went kind of inside out with this look, and mixed my white jacket with blue V-neck tee and strappy sandals that I normally wouldn't put on with boyfriend jeans.

Cargo vest+ maxi skirt

In recent years I have often read that cargo vests are very versatile items that can make almost any simple outfit have a funky edge, also that this piece is ideal for layering and dressing an outfit up or down. 

My opinion is somewhat different from the usual. I don't see a cargo vest as a versatile article of clothing. If it's too cold why not to wear the same kind of jacket? If it's too hot why do you need to wear the vest with your tee and shorts? So for me it is more of a decorative element, because it doesn't add any benefit to the outfit, except for camping or safari-hunting.

I didn't buy a cargo vest for a long time, but this spring some madness overcame my mind and I bought one, so now you'll be tortured with my cargo vest outfits pics:) because I challenged myself to come up with at least 5 different looks wearing it and have fun styling it away! I hope you will enjoy my ideas too:)

Style guide: Layer a cargo vest over a lace top when wearing a maxi skirt and add a watercolor scarf to complete the look.

Floral mood #4

This is the fourth (technically #3) Floral Moods post. Here you can see all of my "Floral Moods".

I used the same top in the "Floral Mood # 2", but as you can see more clearly here, this is a cropped top. A good thing about the crop tops style of 2014, it's not worn the same way as the crop tops from the beginning 2000's. You don't need to show off your belly button. If you really want to follow this trend and can’t remember the last time you did an abdominal exercises (unless you count the time you had to stretch really far to reach the snacks at the end of your couch) you still don’t have to give up the crop tops trend.
It's enough (as if it by accident) to show a small hint of skin just above the high waisted skirt.
As a second way of participating in the crop tops trend, if you're not wanting to show even a sliver of skin you always can layer it over a longer top.

Travel Fashion

Finally, after a multistop trip is over, I'm back home and can share some of the outfits that I wore the past two weeks.

I started my vacation in Boston where the weather was pretty cold, 

Inspiration Monday

For this Inspiration Monday Two Birds gave us Reese Witherspoon, and she wears two noteworthy pieces: an animal-print flowing mini skirt and hot-pink sandals.
I don't think I ever had a short flowing skirt in my wardrobe. I always liked a  more lady-like style skirt.
Also, I already wrote here that I'm not a big fan of wild animal prints. I have two and both of them are tops, and their prints look more like small dots, circles, and irregular shapes, so from far it's hard to say that they areactually leopard prints:)
So I went upside down with this look. I wore a high-waisted pencil skirt and silk blouse. Normally I would never wear this combination with a denim jacket, but for this inspiration I tried to bring down my lady-like look.
Unfortunately, I am not fully pleased with this look. I am thinking that my denim jacket should be brighter and not so dusty-blue-washed ...or maybe the skirt is too dark for this jacket and I need a lighter one...then it would look better. It seems to me that another bright accessory (besides the shoes) is needed here.

Floral mood # 3

I wanted to show how I  layered my floral skirt with something over it this time around.
Technically, this is my 'Floral mood #4', but photos from the "Floral mood #3' saved on a different computer. It has a bunch of viruses and it should be fixed soon.
This time I add a blue t-shirt and a short trench in natural color. Also, I kept my shoes and purse in natural. My necklace has some flowers and leaves, so I can call this outfit "double floral mood."
Here you can see 'Floral mood #1' and  'Floral mood#2'

Laid-back outfit

This is one of my go-to choices that I throw on without even thinking about it, because I know I'll feel comfortable.

 

Crochet dress

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! 

 In the spirit of Easter, I decided to go with some naturals and pastels.
I think the last time I wore this crochet dress I was on a transatlantic cruise. That time I wore it with sneakers. On Sunday I decided to wear it with ankle boots, so I ended up with a cool, festive look, don't you think? 

 

Inspiration Monday

It's Inspiration Monday and this time Two Birds gave us Taylor Swift, who has hot blood and wore a summer dress for a cold  spring day in NY.

 

In my age I should look more like a 'mother-queen' not like an 'infant-princess', but who am I kidding? Maybe it's my last chance to play this role, so I stepped out of the box of my age and wore my summer dress, that I bought to wear at home around the pool.

Artistic Tee

This is my favorite tee, my husband and I call it 'Japanese hedgehog.' I bought  it in Uniqlo a long time ago (maybe it isn't available anymore). Some Japanese artist designed this cute, hug me hedgehog. The print looks like mixing colors on the artist's pallet.

Inspiration Monday

It's Inspiration Monday and this time Two Birds gave us Emmy Possum, who wore a pink cropped leather jacket with a white blouse and skinny jeans. Pretty simple and casual.

 

I was out of CT for few days so I didn't get a chance to be inspired by this outfit and wear a leather jacket (actually I wish my jacket had some bright color, but it doesn't). In Virginia, where I was, we had really summery weather (82 degrees F), everything green and blossoming. People walked around in summer dresses and shorts. Back home, we are also having nice warm weather so instead of the leather jacket, I did some remaking of my old jacket (cut the sleeves off).

Floral mood # 2

First 'Floral mood' you can see here. This time I decided to add a sporty element.

Because of this jacket, both outfits reminded me the 40's.

Don't you think so?

Inspiration Monday

This time for Inspiration Monday Two Birds gave us January Jones, who is seen dressed for a event in Hollywood. Since I'm in between Hollywood events:), I dressed up more nautically casual.

 

Sunny but breezy on Sunday

The #1 Rule Is There Are No Rules

The 'Who what wear' blog gave the link of 12 style rules to break this season and set your own fashion guidelines this spring!

This is the list of rules to break:

1. The Rule: Avoid Mixing Animal Prints. We double dare you to double up on your favorite animal prints this weekend. I'm done!

Floral mood

I'm just getting obsessed with my new midi floral skirt. I couldn't sleep well because in my mind I'm drawing pictures of how I'll wear it. Right now I have at list ten amazingly crazy ideas and I think I will get many more. Don't miss it!

How to wear the Birkenstock type of sandals this year

It's kind of funny. I wore the Birkenstock type of sandals for about seventeen years. I tried them on at my first trip to Germany and fell in love with them; they are very comfy, especially for  long trips.
During that time two pairs were worn to tatters. The last one fell apart last year, just as they became extremely popular in the fashion blogs.

Yesterday, on a 70% off sale, I bought a new pair for me. 

Now, during my upcoming trip to San Diego, it'll be time to try them in a new way and wear them with socks:)) or even more...with socks and cut off jeans that stayed in a box in the garage since the 80s. Hillbilly style!

 

King Kong lives!

Let's get foolish (is it the wrong day for this?) and mix together a classical pencil skirt with a hoodie and sneakers.

white spots on the pictures it's drizzles