Weekend Wears

What does one wear to go furniture shopping? First, you start off with a mint green shirt, followed by purple jeans and then throw in a statement necklace for good measure. Because your outfit isn't obnoxious enough...

Although it is a good way to keep the sales people away.

What Jen's Wearing:

Mint Green V-Neck Tee - Gap (similar style here)

Purple Jeans- BDG - Urban Outfitters (similar style here)

Iris Patent Leather Wedges - Blowfish Shoes, purchased on ModCloth.com

Violet Princesse Bib Necklace - Bauble Bar

Marc by Marc Jacobs Bombay Satchel

Hot times, ladies and gents. You too can look forward to spending Sunday afternoons looking at sofas with your spouse when you get married. While the sarcasm is all in good fun, and I love my husband dearly and would go toilet paper shopping if it meant spending any amount of time with him, it reminds of the quote in Old School that Frank the Tank says, 

"Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time."

This being my first Bauble Bar purchase, I am beyond happy. The Violet Princesse Bib necklace is gorgeous and adds so much impact to whatever I wear it with. Plus, for what I paid, compared to other sites with a similar style - it's was steal! 

Put Me In Coach

Day 8 - 30-Day No Shopping Challenge

Eight days have passed and I haven't shopped yet! I was afraid the spare time on the weekend would encourage  me to take a trip downtown to Westfield, NJ,  but with St. Patty's, I had a much needed distraction.

Besides, remember I mentioned buying something I'd had my eye on for some time? Well, I bought my first Coach bag!

Outfit:

Fuchsia Sheer Dot Bow Blouse - Forever 21

Purple BGD Skinny Jeans - Urban Outfitters

Audition Smoker's Flats - Bakers

Kristen Satchel - Coach

Rhinestone Braided Bracelet - Henri Bendel

Braided Friendship Bracelet - Madewell

Black Leather Watch - similar style here

For months now, I've been going back and forth about making an investment in a quality handbag - and Coach came to mind. I'm usually very content with buying handbags anywhere, but for me, I wanted to reward myself for all the work I've been putting in, both as far as my job and personal life is concerned. Sometimes, you just have to treat yourself... and not feel guilty about it! 

Oh, and the shoes were part of my "need for shoes" shopping fit about two weeks ago.

Although I'd been eyeing up the re-designed Willis, when I came across Kristen, I knew we'd be fast friends. It fits everything I need on a daily basis. Plus, it doesn't weigh me down when I throw in a few extras. Having the option to ditch the shoulder strap is nice, too. 

Totally have a girl crush on Kristen. Hopefully, my husband won't be too jealous.

The Perfect Purple Jeans

My favorite color is purple, and I do not discriminate in the forms of clothing it comes in. Shirts, skirts, socks... jeans. I bought these skinny jeans a year ago on sale at Urban Outfitters and have been waiting for the colored jeans trend to pick up ever since. Luckily, this year it exploded... so now I don't look so much like Grimace anymore.

Outfit:

Leather motorcycle jacket - Zara (similar style here)

Floral print shirt - Urban Outfitters

Purple jeans - Urban Outfitters

Patent leather wedge boots - Modcloth.com

Spiked and studded leather bag - Zara

Tortoise shell sunnies - Forever 21

Plus, they had a hipster chic vibe to them. Music is a huge influence on my style. I just feel like people in the music community dress in a similar fashion... and for me, it was a huge part of my life for 10 years as a music journalist, and it still is today. I never saw a pyramid studded anything or leather jacket I didn't like. Plus, I absolutely love the look of something rough against something really feminine. 

Or perhaps I'm just liking this outfit because of my freshly dyed hair?