Fabulous Friday!! And, yes... our Christmas tree is already up and decorated haha. I'm beginning to sound like a broken record but I have seriously been slacking with only posting once per week. I've run into some growing pains! I didn't expect each post to take a much time as it does. First, you need to come up with an idea for the post. I try very hard to come up with content that I think will be helpful. For flat lay posts, I have to come up with the outfit. This (surprisingly) takes a LOT of time. I pull tons of things out of my closet and dresser. I make a huge mess, which will only get worse as I incorporate more accessories (sorry R!) and I try a bunch of looks before I settle on the one. Then there are the pictures. I do not have a nice expensive camera, I'm just a gal and her iPhone. A picture of one outfit takes a lot of tries. I just got a light source to help make the pictures easier, yay! Then, there is the actual writing of the post. My goal is to make it so that someone is able to imagine the outfit or the room or feeling I'm describing. I try to use colorful language to try to achieve that goal, so it takes some time to get everything out. Then there is product linking, because I'm a huge proponent of using what you've got, it takes a while to find similar items. I start working on posts 3-4 days before they go live, so I'm working to develop a schedule of posts and go from there. Hopefully, once I've got the schedule and kinks of it all worked out, I should be golden on more posts. Also, to you bloggers that can pump out content, major kudos to you! If you've been reading along, you may already know that I have blazers that I want to wear, but never do. I challenged myself to put together a few outfits with blazers to get me wanting to wear them. So I've chosen three looks with blazers. I'm not linking similar items for this post. Instead, I encourage you to use what you have. Get out of your comfort level and try something new. It's a lot of fun and I feel like my personal style has expended so much since I've really been pushing myself. Plus, my wallet has been happier. Rather than purchasing, I'm finding new way to look at pieces I own. If you realllllly want to know similar items, shoot me an email and I'll be happy to send some suggestions. My first look is a sexy (slightly scandalous) combination. Something I wouldn't usually wear but wanted to go out of my comfort zone. A light pink blazer with black trim, black vegan leather pants and black pumps (and sunnies). Aren't I forgetting a shirt? NOPE! The way this blazer fastens, it is low cut but provides full coverage and stays closed, so you don't technically need to wear a shirt. Plus, I love the idea of wearing a blazer as a shirt. It just feels so scandalous haha. You can also add a black tank or cami if this is too risque for you and the look would be the same. Simple but sexy! I wasn't able to get the wrinkles out of the pants but loved them with the blazer, so please excuse them (more growing pains!) Next up, a look that I think would be great for the upcoming holiday season and one of my favorite looks I've put together so far. I'm not sure if it's the red blazer or the intricate detail and pattern to the pants or if it's because our apartment is already decked out for the season, but this outfit just feels so festive to me! The base of the outfit is very basic black, white and gold. I paired it first with a black blazer and it just didn't finish off the look. By adding the pop of red, it solidified the look and really made the gold touches pop. I opted to roll the blazer sleeve so the striped shirt would also be viable on the sleeves. It's amazing how little touches like that seem to take it from a good look to a great look! So far, this outfit is a front runner for Thanksgiving! This next look is so easy to recreate. I started with white pants and a white T-shirt. I finished the look with a patterned blazer. I love this blazer! The colors and pattern are just perfect. Can’t wait to wear this outfit. The final look of the week is a little more casual. I paired a black blazer with a pearl embellished 3/4 length sleeve, high neck sweater and pink distressed jeans. I finished the look off with a nude strappy pump and gold metallic clutch. I love the relaxed look of the frayed hem of the jean against the formal look of the pumps. I love the different length sleeve in this outfit. This time of year, temperature is such a variable (especially with the oven cooking dinner) so it is nice to have built in layers to adapt to the change in the temperature. I also like the mixture of gold and silver. Both the shoes and the pants have gold detail but the shirt and the clutch have silver (and pear) detail. I always wear my grandmother's gold rings and my white gold wedding ring, so I'm constantly wearing gold and silver. I like that it's continued through the outfit in this case. We've come to the end of another blog post and work week. I've been seriously slacking on running (ugh!) and blogging, too! I love that we gained an hour when the time changed but coming home from work in the dark is downright depressing and I do not approve of it! I want to finish on a more positive note..... only 38 days until Christmas (for those who celebrate it)!! Wooo!! *Sound the holiday music* I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. XOXO, Chelsea
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