All Dress April - Week 1 and 2

I said I was going to post weekly #AllDressApril updates for those not on Instagram, and here it is, the end of week 2 and I have already failed. So this update is going to be a large post, but at least it has lots of pretty pictures! We'll jump right in!

Day 1:

Dress: ModCloth Give It Your Best Guest Dress in Kitchen
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Magenta
Shoes: ThredUp (Miz Mooz)

Decided to kick it off with a dress I'd been dying to wear (although that's the case with most of these) in this adorable novelty print from my new favorite designer Emily and Fin. Also, take note you'll be seeing this hairstyle a lot. It's easier to hide the fact I rock the same hair most days when I'm not taking pictures of myself daily.

Day 2:

Skirt: eShakti Belted Cotton Print Skirt
Top: LOFT Linen Tee
Shoes: ModCloth Weaving in and Out Wedge in Cognac
Scarf: Walmart

I'm really trying to focus on wearing things I've never worn before. I bought this eShakti skirt while I was still pregnant and never got around to wearing it. That is entirely too long to wait to wear a skirt this cute!

Day 3:

Dress: ModCloth Ride Here, Ride Now Dress in Blue
Cardigan: ModCloth Dream of the Crop Cardigan in Honey
Tights: Target
Boots: Soda Brand

Some fun, subtle print mixing and playing around with color.

Day 4:

Dress: Purchased on PoshMark
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Red
Shoes: Keds Champion in Bubble Dot

Casual enough for a trip to the park, but the red lip keeps it from looking too juvenile.

Day 5:

Dress: ModCloth Garden Tour Dress
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Sage
Shoes: ThredUp (Qupid), Similar to ModCloth Dynamic Debut Heel

This was my Easter dress. Florals are a practically a necessity, but I love that this one isn't in a typical color scheme.

Day 6:

Top: Ross (Pink Rose)
Skirt: ModCloth Musee Matisse Skirt in Cocoa
Scarf: Walmart
Shoes: B.O.C.

This wasn't my favorite look. This skirt was much harder to style than originally anticipated. The outfit is a bit too one color for me, which is why I added the mustard scarf. At least the skirt was breezy since it was hot outside.

Day 7:

Dress: eShakti Pineapple Print A-line Shirtdress
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Magenta
Shoes: ModCloth The Best of Times Heel in Black

Pineapples with hearts? Yes, please. The easy nursing access was a definite plus.

Day 8:

Dress: ModCloth Sunny Days Dress (Still available on Folter's website)
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Red
Shoes: ShoeDazzle Sailor

This is my favorite outfit so far because ANIMALS WEARING SUNGLASSES! Deal with it. Folter/Retrolicious is another one of my current favorite brands. They have some of THE BEST prints! My Easter dress was also by Folter.

Day 9:

Dress: eShakti Arbor Melange Knit Dress
Cardigan: ModCloth Birdlandia Cardigan in Blue
Shoes: Bamboo

This was the first dress that I'd worn previously, but I hadn't worn it in over a year and a half. It's actually the dress that I announced my pregnancy with. It's a shame to let this comfortable dress sit in a closet. The shoes were a bit impractical but I couldn't resist how well they matched the cardigan.

Day 10:

Dress: ModCloth Artisan Iced Tea Dress in Blueberry
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Jade
Boots: JustFab Zion

I had heard tales of how magical this dress was, and I'm here to tell you that the legends are true. It is one of the most comfortable dresses I've ever worn. The only downside is it's super short. The lace overlay isn't super short, but the lining is, so leggings are a must.

Day 11:

Dress: eShakti Colorblock Stripe Poplin Dress
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Sage
Shoes: ShoeDazzle

I wore this to my sister's JROTC drill competition so camo was perfect for the occasion! I worked the rest of the outfit around the shoes.

Day 12:

Dress: Effie's Heart Marion Dress in Versaillas
Shoes: ModCloth The Best of Times Heel in Black

Another super comfortable dress. Anything from Effie's Heart is like wearing publicly acceptable pajamas. The headband is actually the original sash that came with the dress. I just decided it would be better suited tied around my head.

Day 13:

Dress: ModCloth Sprinkled Splendor Dress
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Rust
Shoes: ModCloth Party All The Timeless Heel in Mustard

Yet another super comfy dress. Are you seeing a pattern?

Day 14:

Dress: ModCloth Day After Day in Bluebird
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Orchid
Shoes: ModCloth Cottage Wedding Wedge

Another Emily and Fin number in my favorite dress cut, the Day After Day style. I have two other dresses in this style. I bought this from someone in an Emily and Fin BST group and the minute I received it, I put it on and kept it on. As far as the shoes go, I was planning on swapping them because they weren't 100% my style but I tried them on and decided that I really liked them. I'm glad I kept them around!

Well that was quite the undertaking to compile 2 weeks worth of outfits. I think I'll save myself a lot of energy if I just proactively do the weekly wrap ups. So *hopefully* there will be another one next Tuesday. Fingers crossed! If you'd like to follow along on Instagram, my handle is shopwithbeth!

Happy Shopping!

What I Wore To Church - Hello Spring!

Dress: eShakti Floral Print Mixed Media Dress
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Sage
Shoes: ThredUp (Miz Mooz)

Well hello, Spring! It's so nice to see you again. Of course I had to celebrate by wearing florals. I mean I really wear florals year round, but it's always nice to wear the bright colors in season.

I got this fabulous dress from eShakti's overstock section for an absolute steal. I can't believe someone would return it, but their loss is my gain. It's so gosh darn pretty! And wouldn't you know it's twirly too. I have a sad confession to make. Every time I wear something with a twirly skirt, I spend about 10 minutes of my picture taking time trying to get a cute picture of my twirling in the skirt. Have you ever seen me post one in the almost 2 years of blogging? Maybe once. That's because they always turn out embarrassingly terrible. Well today, I decided that even though they were bad, I was going to show you them anyway because I think it's important for people to know. I'm not as photogenic as it appears and I'd make a terrible model. So here they are.

OK. OK. So they aren't the worst things ever. But they certainly aren't what you'd see in a magazine or those adorable girls that post their twirl pictures in the modcloth style gallery. Oh well.

eShakti is doing 30% off site wide right now so as always it's worth a look.

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What I Wore to Church - Turn of the Sensory Dress

Dress: ModCloth Turn of the Sensory Dress in Teal
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Black

Shoes: ModCloth The Best of Times Heel in Black

Guise! Guise! Look at this dress! I about died when I saw it in a Modcloth BST (buy/sell/trade) group and just knew I had to have it. Good golly is it flattering. And oh so cute! 

Alright, now that I've gotten my excitement out. Hello! It's been too long! I apologize for the blogging drought. Between the Disney trip which I still need to blog and then getting sick for a few weeks, I just haven't had the energy to get dressed, let alone take pictures of those things. But I'm back now. 

So first off, Happy International Women's Day! And also, Happy Mustache March. I figured there was no better way for me to celebrate International Women's Day, than to take a print of something that is typically very masculine (mustaches) and wear it in a very feminine way! OK. I may be stretching that a bit, but really this dress just makes me really really giddy and I'm a big advocate of wearing what makes you happy. 

To make sure the dress took center stage (because how could it not?) I went minimal on the accessories. I don't typically do all black accessories but I thought this dress called for it. Then I added a small pop of color with the red lip to finish it off. I really like how the look turned out (if you couldn't tell). 

Thank you again for being patient with my absence, and hopefully I've got some fun stuff coming up. I've practically flipped my whole wardrobe through swapping, and I have a bunch of dresses that are begging to be worn. I may have to do All Dress April or something so I can wear them all! Either way, thanks for sticking around!

Happy Shopping!

What I Wore To Church - Cottage Print Skirt

Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Rust

Skirt: ModCloth Cafe Cutie Skirt

Shoes: ModCloth Weaving In and Out Wedge 

I had a completely different outfit picked out today, but I wasn't sold on the way it looked on me, and honestly it was a little dark. I'm not saying dark is bad, but with as gorgeous as the weather has been, I needed something light and colorful!

I got this skirt from one of the swap groups I'm in (I swear one of these days I'm going to write up that post about swapping), and it's probably the skirt that sold me the most on how awesome swapping is. I mean, c'mon. Are you serious with this skirt?! It's too cute for words! 

The shoes were also a swap (are you sold yet? I haven't even written the post yet and I bet you're sold on swapping) and are just to die for. Super cute basket weave detailing, totally wearable wedge height and padded insoles too! I guess if I could sum up my love of swapping in one outfit, this would be it. 

Alright I guess I'll get on writing that swapping post now. And just a heads up, there won't be a post next Sunday because I'll be at DISNEY WORLD all week, but you can bet there will be a Disney outfit post when I get back. I'M TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP! 

Happy Shopping!

What I Wore To Church - Yellow Circle Skirt

Top: ThredUp (LC Lauren Conrad, similar, similar)

Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Orchid (similar, similiar)

Skirt: ModCloth Ikebana for All Skirt in Floral

Shoes: ThredUp (Ann Marino) I looked and failed at finding similar :(

The title of this blog is a little misleading. This is more of a "What I Would've Worn to Church if the Baby Hadn't Had an 'I Need A Nap' Meltdown Right Before Leaving For Church", but clearly that title is WAY too long so we'll leave it as is.

I know it's winter, and with winter usually comes more muted colors, but I really needed some color in my life right now. I had a rough night emotionally last night. Nothing life shattering, just emotional. With my husband being on nights I have a lot of time to myself (after the baby goes to bed) to think and sometimes my thoughts can be a sad place. I don't say this to garner your pity or sympathy, just to show that fashion bloggers are people too. Life is usually pretty great, but occasionally I'll have an off day, and that's ok too.

To combat that, I rustled up this super bright and sunshiny outfit to make me feel better. Did it work? I think so. You can't help but smile while wearing this skirt. Seriously. Not only is it my favorite color, but circle skirts are so much fun to twirl in. I swear I made myself dizzy twirling. The baby thought it was hilarious.

At first I just paired it with just the cardigan but I decided it needed more detail, so I added just the slightest hint of polka dot. I really loved the way it turned out. I just love print mixing! I finished the look off with some cute shoes from ThredUp and called it a day.

Bonus points because it works into this week's style prompt for the #PMTStyleChallenge! Wear a Bright Color!

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Everyday Style - Layering a Dress

Dress: eShakti (similar, similar)

Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Rust

Leggings: Old Navy Jersey Leggings

Booties: ThredUp (Aldo, similar, similar)

What's this? A dress in the middle of the week? You can thank Audrey at Putting Me Together for that. I'm doing another style challenge! Fortunately, this one is only a weekly challenge so it's completely doable, yet it gets me out of my yoga pants at least one day a week. The prompt for this week was simply "Wear a Dress". Easy peasy.

I have a ton of dresses and I've always wanted to be one of those girls that wears dresses all the time, but as a stay at home mom (it still feels weird to say that), it just always felt too, well, dressy. For this outfit I took one of my more casual dresses and accessorized the crap out of it. I actually tried a scarf, but after looking at the pictures, it was a bit too overboard with the layers. I also thought about doing knee length boots, but decided to do something a little out of my comfort zone and do scrunched socks with booties. I thought it brought a more casual feel to the outfit which is made it more appropriate for the middle of the week. Who knew? Dresses can be comfy and warm! Well, I guess I already knew that, but it's always nice to be reminded.

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What I Wore To Church - Pants!

Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Red
Top: LOFT (similar, similar)

Pants: ThredUp (The Limited, similar, similar)

Shoes: ModCloth Dynamic Debut Heel in Navy

Pants are certainly not something I usually wear to church. In my church's culture, it's not a typical thing you see, although it's not outright forbidden, but sometimes pants are a necessity. Between it being chilly outside, and having a SUPER wiggly 8 month old, I was thankful to be wearing them. 

This outfit may have been heavily influenced by the fact that I just watched "That Thing You Do!" last night, and I decided I wanted ALL THE CLOTHES in that movie. It's just my luck that ankle pants are in right now so they are fairly easy to find. I'd been looking for an excuse to wear these super cute floral ones that I bought from ThredUp. After watching the movie last night, I decided it was time. 

Of course I had to pair the pants with a Charter School Cardigan because...reasons, and I liked the cream top because it added some interesting detail with the lace without adding any more color. I finished it off with the mustard belt (because I always need a touch of mustard) and my favorite t-straps. I think I could've been cast as an extra dancing at a Wonder's concert or climbing on top of the cop car. What do you think?

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Also, ModCloth is doing one of their huge 70% off sales, so be sure to check out their sale section for some super cute stuff at a steal!

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What I Wore To Church - Pink Florals

Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Bubblegum

Skirt: ModCloth Adept Apprentice Skirt

Shoes: ThredUp (Qupid, same shoe as ModCloth Dynamic Debut Heel)

This outfit was driven by a couple of different things. Namely, a desire to wear some new purchases, as well as the Style Me November Style prompt for today (Instagram Crush).

I picked up the bubblegum cardigan during one of ModCloth's daily sales leading up to black Friday last week. I guess I wasn't the only one since they are now sold out completely. I loved the color and wanted to wear it as soon as possible. I used to HATE the color pink, but clearly I've gotten over that.

I picked up the skirt from a clothing swap group and had also been dying to wear it. (I plan on doing a post on swap groups soon! It's so addicting!) It is such a gorgeous skirt. Plaid, florals, and POCKETS all in one! Need I say more?

The shoes, were an amazing ThredUp find. I have the Dynamic Debut heel in Navy and love it to pieces so I did a happy dance when I spotted this pair on ThredUp.

Now, onto my Instagram Crush. I've been following @BristolElisabeth for a couple months now, and I just adore her style. It's always so bright and colorful, and so stinkin cute. So today, I thought I'd channel her with this look. I don't have any cute, fruity Luxulite accessories or colorful Bait flats, but I thought the outfit itself paid pretty good homage.

Since I'm pretty much decked out in ModCloth today, I guess I should give them a shout out. They are doing 25% off EVERYTHING with code CYBERMONDAY. If there's anything you've been eyeing, now would be a good time to buy!

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