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.

If you're interested in joining the style challenge, click the icon below and check out the details!

Game Day Style

So...I've been on a bit of a personal break. No need to worry, I'm not abandoning the blog. We finally bought a house and are in the process of moving in so things have just been crazy hectic around here. I promise we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming in no time.

In the meantime, I was recently asked by Fanatics.com to style a game day outfit using one of their MANY NFL jerseys. With football season in full swing, it's practically a necessity to sport your team's colors and there's no better (and easier) way to do it than with a jersey. Does that mean you have to look frumpy or messy? Absolutely not. I came up with the below outfit using one of Fanatics fitted jerseys. (You can find their full line of jerseys here)

Game Day Fashion by slagle-beth

H&M blue jeans
$39 - hm.com

Office black booties
$140 - office.co.uk

Accessory Street navy blue scarve
nordstromrack.com

Hat
fanatics.com

Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses
$140 - monnierfreres.co.uk

Nail care
julep.com

Wes Welker Denver Broncos Nike Women's Game Jersey Orange
fanatics.com

I like the feel of this outfit. It's comfy with the boyfriend denim and jersey, yet on trend with the infinity scarf and booties.

Those of you that know me know I'm not a huge NFL fan. I'm definitely more of a college football girl. So why did I choose that particular jersey? Because Wes Welker was my favorite player when he played for Texas Tech during my college days! It just seemed fitting to feature his current jersey.

Hopefully this outfit inspires your game day look!

*Fanatics is not compensating me for this post, and the opinions stated in it are genuinely mine.

Style Me November - Week 2

Without further ado, I bring you this week's looks from the Style Me November Style Challenge. For more info on the challenge, see my post from last week. 

A Steal On Sale:

Vest: ThredUp (BB Dakota, similar)
Top: ThredUp (LOFT, similar)
Jeans: JustFab Perfect Jeggings Knit in Burgundy
Shoes: ThredUp (Aldo, similar)

Pretty much everything I buy from ThredUp is a steal on sale, but this BB Dakota vest and these Aldo booties are probably my favorite finds.

Falling for Florals:

Top: H&M
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Navy
Jeans: JustFab Signature Skinny in Dark Medium
Shoes:Vans Authentic 

It was surprisingly tough for me to come up with some florals. This was the only top I had in a floral print. Luckily it was pretty neutral so I could have fun with it.

You may notice that I skipped Polka Dots and Plaids. That's because I had a cranky baby on Sunday and didn't go to skirt so on to Monday.

Queen of Hearts:

Dress: ThredUp (Old Navy, similar)
Top: American Eagle (similar)
Leggings: Old Navy Women's Jersey Leggings
Shoes: ThredUp (Aldo, similar)

I only had one heart print item, and I tried styling it a couple of different ways. This is what I settled on and even though it wasn't at all my usual style, it ended up being one of my favorite looks of the week.

Something Shimmers:

Earrings: Avenue

I spent the day out of town shopping with my mom so I didn't get any full body shots. Since the prompt just applied to my earrings, this is all you get. My apologies.

Sealed with a Kiss:

Vest: LOFT Polka Dot Quilted Puffer Vest
Top: ThredUp (LOFT, similar)
Jeans: JustFab Signature Skinny in Dark Medium
Boots: JustFab Acheline

While shopping I found this supa cute polka dot vest at LOFT. I couldn't wait to style it so I was happy to see the prompt was "sealed with a kiss". I threw on some lipstick and called it a day.

School Girl Prep:

Top: LOFT (similar)
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Red
Jeans: HauteLook (Seven7)
Shoes: HauteLook (Keds, exact)

This was one of my most nerve wracking looks of the week. I haven't curled my hair since I was probably 12, but after watching One Little Momma's tutorial this morning, I thought I'd try it. It needs some work but I'm ok with how it turned out. Also I decided to channel my inner Taylor Swift with the red lip and the red keds. I've never done a red lip ever so that also made me nervous but I kinda love it!

So that's the week. I have to say, this has to be the most fun thing I've done style wise. It makes me get dressed (almost) every day, and it forces me to get creative. It's definitely worth it if you have the ability to do it.

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Everyday Style - Spring Colors in Fall

Top: ThredUp (Lauren Conrad)

Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Jade

Jeans: JustFab Signature Skinny Multi Zipper

Booties: ThredUp (Aldo)

Necklace: Chewbeads

I absolutely adore fall fashion. The boots, the cardigans, the scarves, but sometimes I miss my bright spring colors. Well you don't have to give them up. One small detail like adding some booties and you're back in the right season. At least I think so. Or it's very possible that I've just decided in my head that this is now a fall outfit. In all reality, fashion is about wearing what you love, not about the rules. So if you want to wear your bright colors in fall, just do it!

Shout out (again) to ThredUp for the super cute polka dot blouse and my FAVORITE ThredUp find so far! These Aldo booties. I wear them constantly! Cute, comfy, and WAY cheaper than they had any business being. 

Have I mentioned how much I love JustFab jeans? I'm pretty sure I have. I love how stretchy they are and they have such a wide array of sizes that pretty much anyone can wear them. When I was on the search for post pregnancy jeans, JF jeans were the only ones that fit comfortably without making me feel like a stuffed sausage. They are definitely worth the money if you're willing to deal with their subscription service. 

If you're interested in checking out ThredUp, use my link here for $10 off your first purchase.

If you're interested in ModCloth, use my link here for $15 off $50.

If you're interested in JustFab, use my link here for 20% off your first order. With that is my usual disclaimer that it is a monthly shoe club, so be sure to read the terms and conditions!

Happy Shopping!