SPRING ACCENT

Hello everyone!

You know how sometimes you have a glass of wine and you get unstoppable inspiration and flow of ideas. And other time, you have the same wine, in the same glass and in the same quantity, and all you get is a blank stare into the computer screen for 30 minutes. That is the way I feel tonight so I will keep it short and sweet. I can't help it.

With this outfit I feel like I am half way into the spring. While the boots keep it chilly, the shirt screams spring. I have wanted the same shirt for a while in white and black version but I find this one works perfectly. What do you think is the color? I can't put myfinger on it.

I hope you had the chance to enter my GIVEAWAY. If not, you can find more information at the end of the post. Good Luck and till then, style it up!

xoxo, Teodora

Skinny Jeans - Guess

Shirt - Marshalls

Leather Boots - ZARA

Eyeglasses - Gucci

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Magenta Jeans - Style # 1

Hello Everyone,
This past weekend I paid a visit to Target hoping I would snatch a piece or two from Jason Wu's collection. I had some luck but that is coming in another post. As expected, I left the store with two more items I did not plan to buy - a pair of magenta jeans and a mustard skinny belt. The jeans are made of thin denim fabric with whiskers at the front. Although I prefer heavier denim because it provides a better coverage for those leg dimples, I like this pair as well. The brand is Mossimo - another Target - designer collaboration but on more permanent basis. For now, I think I am getting good value for my money.

Today I am also starting my work out routine with my hubby. I am so excited as I finally convinced him to JOIN the gym and he had to convince me to GO to the gym and use the membership I already have. When I go to the gym, I want to know how much for how long I need to do each exercise.I don't want to have to think about it because I end up watching TV or other people and I look surprised when after 30 days of work out I see no results. I am doing the third routine on this link:

http://weightlossandtraining.com/freeworkoutroutines-women

I will keep you posted on my progress. Maybe I will even show before and after pictures if successful :)


I hope you had the chance to enter my GIVEAWAY. If not, you can find more information at the end of the post. Good Luck and till then, style it up!

Top - Talbots (old)
Rib Tank Top (Bookoo leaf color?) - Target
Magenta Jeans - Target
Pencil Heel Shoes - Aldo
Clutch - Talbots

 Skinny Belt - Target

 

 

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Hello, leopard!

I was looking online for ideas how to wear animal print and I got a little confused. Generally, they recommend pairing animal prints with minimal jewelry and solid colors (usually black). More fashion forward looks feature pairing with denim, stripes, and and different color animal prints. I felt most comfortable somewhere in the middle. I can't wait to play more with this skirt from ASOS. How do you style animal prints?

Skirt - ASOS

Shirt -bebe

Sweater - BCBG

Sunglasses - Kate Spade

Shoes - Guess

Jewelry - Talbots, Betsey Johnson

Am I pass the age group for this outfit?

One of my greatest pet peeves is age-inappropriate dressing. With this outfit, I feel like I am on the verge of doing exactly that. Yes, right there in the right sidebar it says it: Fashion Bloggers Over 30.  Of course, I am proud to be in that league otherwise I would not have it there. However, do you think that distressed jeans and slubby sweaters are for girls in their 20's (excluding celebrities as there are no limitations for them)? What are some of your age-inappropriate pet peeves?

Sweater - Free People from Bloomingdale's 

Jeans - Armani Exchange

Shoes - Kelly and Katie from DSW

Mixin' 101

I wish I could say that matching and mixing different colors and patterns comes to me naturally. Alas, it does not. However, since I have started my blog, I have been more willing to dive into the sea of patterns and be more experimental. This outfit is pretty much as far as I would go as of this point and it is something I would have not done before. Specifically, dress shirt in purple stripes and gray sweater with lace. Surely matching gray with black would have made me comfortable back then but sounds quite boring now. What makes mixing patterns easier?

- Mixing patterns from the same color family (blues in this case)
- Looking at small patterns as solids. You know how you can read and understand something written in reverse order. I think the brain works the same way with small patterns and can see them as solids (gray skirt in this case).
- Space out pieces of similar/same color or pattern (white shirt breaks up the gray skirt and gray sweater).

I can't wait to take my outfits to the next level.

xoxo,

Teodora

Shirt - Banana Republic

Sweater - BCBG

Skirt - Target

Shoes - Kelly & Katie from DSW

Jewelry - Betsey Johnson, Talbots

Perfect Shape

Hello my beauties,

I have to admit that I am one of those people that get tempted by the latest trend and don't always dress with what is best for my figure. I have a pear shaped body and that is wider hips and tights, smaller bust and shoulders. With this outfit, I checked off most of the requirements for a pear-shaped outfit. I wore:

- A top that drew the attention to the upper part of my body
- Additionally, I tried to direct attention to the area below the knee to draw outward and lengthen that mid area
- A top that finished at the top of hips -maybe shorter :) - but manged to emphasize my waist

Do you ever think about what is best for your body shape or are you like me and decide in the spur of the moment if an outfit looks good or not?

xoxo,

Teodora

Dress- Cache

Clutch - Cache

Cape - Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent

Shoes - Jean-Michel Cazabat

Jewelry - Coach, Talbots

Weekend Outfit

This past weekend we celebrated Nadia's birthday. For the occasion, I wore this beautiful "embellished t-shirt dress", although  I refuse to use the word t-shirt. It somehow makes it harder to justify spending money on anything that includes t-shirt in the name. With that said, I love it because it is the perfect day to evening dress. Also, I can already picture it with some color tights for the cooler weather. My hubby loves it too - just look at his grinning face on the last pic. Right, honey?

xoxo, Teodora

Dress - A/X, Shoes - Jessica Simpson, Jewelry - Banana Republic, Coach, Talbots

 

 

 

Miss you

Accessorizing a silk scarf this way has turned into a habit for me. It was Sydney from The Daybook and then Kendy from Kendy Everyday who introduced me to it. Thank you very much, ladies. It is a great way to make an outfit more fun by adding color and texture. At the same time, it makes an outfit more conservative if more coverage is needed for the work place:)

Blazer - Bebe

Scarf - Enrico Coveri

Dress - no brand from Bulgaria

Shoes - Jessica Simpson

Purse - Coach

Jewelry - Talbots

Sunglasses - Kate Spade

xoxo,

Teodora

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Style

The new piece in this outfit is the silk top.  I have to say the material feels great on the skin. It makes me feel both chic and feminine. I decided to wear my hair up for two reasons:

1) The color of the shirt sort of blends with my hair

2) This shirt has the most gorgeous sleeves and shoulder straps detail. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I know I will ...

xoxo,

Teodora

Top - Cecico 

Jeans - Michael Kors from TJ Maxx

Purse - Fab'rik

Shoes - Antonio Melani for Dillards

Jewelry - Talbots, Ann Taylor

Casual Monday

I headed for Express this weekend to purchase the top below in the typical colors of brown, white and beige. They were sold out so I ended up with the blue and black version. What do you think? Was it a good decision?

Blouse from Express

Jeans - Guess

Purse - Coach

Bracelets - Talbots, Ann Taylor