30 x 30: Day Five, 01/05/13

Hey, I actually got more than one picture of my outfit today. Progress!

I don't know how long I've had this cardigan, but I don't think I've ever worn it. This is the first example of how 30 x 30 is helping me tap into underutilized items in my wardrobe. Hooray!

Kind of full body shot

Top half of body shot

Tried to get a close up of the diamonds but failed!

What I liked:

• The look of the outfit

What I didn't like:

• The cardigan didn't stay buttoned, and the tank top underneath felt a little tight and low cut (especially at church!), so next time I wear the cardigan, I need to try it with a different shirt underneath

Cardigan- Goodwill, tank top- Walmart, jeans- Old Navy, booties- gift from future mother-in-law

What I Wore: Thursday, November 1, 2012

Today was my last crazy class teaching day this week, and I confess, I had this outfit planned for today well before the week started. I had been wanting to wear a blazer/jacket to work because I thought it would make me look more professional. When I found this one on the clearance rack at Rue 21 back in September, I held onto it, waiting to bust it out for today. Unfortunately (well, no, fortunately for me but unfortunately for it), I had lost a little weight since I bought it, so it wasn't as fitted as when I had first tried it on. I guess I'll take the weight loss over the fitted-ness though. ;-)

Phone shot

Blurry body shot

Blurry side shot

Ze jewels

What I liked:

• The idea of the outfit
• The scarf. Must. buy. more. scarves.

What I didn't like:

• The blazer/jacket needed to be more fitted

Blazer- Rue 21, shirt- Walmart, scarf- Walmart, pants- Burke's Outlet, boots- gift from future mother-in-law

What I Wore: Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy (extremely belated) Halloween! I've worked at my current job for nearly 5 years and have never dressed up for Halloween, but day 3 of teaching meant that I still had to look reasonably professional. I decided to dress up as a straight-haired librarian. Who says creativity disappears when you get older? ;-P

Wish I had zoomed in so you could see my "I voted" sticker! 

Blurry-ish side shot

R2D2 and I wish you a Happy Halloween!

My librarian glasses

The boots look kind of purple at this angle

What I liked:

• The blue and brown combo
• This was easy. No ironing required but still looked pretty put together
  

What I didn't like:

• The shoes aren't super comfortable. Then again, I taught 4 classes, walked to my voting location, stood in line for 20 minutes, and went to Walmart. The shoes may be really comfortable on a normal day...

Dress- Old Navy, tank top- Old Navy, tights- Walmart, boots- Hot Kiss (gift from future mother-in-law)

What I Wore: Monday, October 15, 2012

We had one last interview at work today, so I tried to continue the habit of dressing a little nicer than usual to convey the idea that I'm kind of put together and reasonably professional. Ha. Fooled him...

What I liked:

•  I didn't love the outfit while I was wearing it, but the pictures show that it's a little better than I thought
• The dress has pockets!

What I didn't like:

• The weird white tie on the dress. It's not quite long enough to make a nice bow in the back, and it's too short to look right in the front.

Dress- via my grandmother, cardigan- via Mom's closet, tights- Burke's Outlet, booties- gift from my future mother-in-law