Thrift Style Thursday - Show your Stripes

Told you all it was like fashion week on the blog!  Today is Thrift Style Thursday and this week's theme was chosen by Miche of Buttons and Birdcages - Show Your Stripes!  Stripes and I have a pretty good relationship, I own many, MANY striped things.  Today the challenge for me was not if I'd have something stripey to wear, but instead, what stripey thing should I wear?  I pulled out one of my newer thrifted goodies for today and decided to highlight that.

A few weeks ago when I showcased a recent thrift haul, I mentioned that this sweater was an accidental purchase, I had meant to leave it behind, but somehow still had it at checkout, so I just went with it.  In the end, I am so glad I did.  I have actually already worn this guy several times!  I added a striped cami that I adore - it's still a nursing cami and is probably one of the only ones I have left at this point, but I love the colors and it still fits, so I figure even if I don't need it for that purpose, might as well still wear it!  And then I also wore my favorite striped shoes - not thrifted, but they're just so darn fun I had to include them!

Dress - Cliche Mpls (from friend), Peach cami - Motherhood

Sweater - Mossimo (thrifted), Necklace - Camy Couture 

Shoes - DSW

I was going to include Ollie in my post today too, I also dressed him in stripes today, but he's such a flash these days that getting a picture proved a challenge this morning.  So you'll all just have to take my word for it that he's playing along too!

I really do enjoy stripes.  I still think my favorite pattern is plaid, but stripes are a close second for sure.  And I still have a soft spot for polka dots.  There was a song when I was a kid by a kids group called Parachute that was titled "Polka Dots, Checks and Stripes" - about a girl who wore all three at once.  I don't think I would do that, but I do love my patterns, that's for sure!
Make sure to check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals and how they're showing off their stripes!

Target Special

Happy Friday!  I'm kind of phoning it in with an outfit post today - it was a long and at times difficult week at work, so this is just the best my brain can do today.  Not to mention, I'm kind of in love with everything I'm wearing today and it's funny, pretty much the entire outfit is a Target special.  The only piece that isn't is the knit scarf my sister-in-law made me for my birthday!

Sweater - Mossimo (Target), Jeans - Mossimo (Target)

Scarf - handmade from SIL, Booties - Target 

These jeans are my new favorite thing ever.  They're made of very stretchy material and feel more like you're wearing leggings or something.  But they're jeans.  And they are awesome.  And I think I finally found a pair that fits relatively well.  The sweater was a steal, it was on clearance already and then they had a 20% off deal on Cartwheel for all women's clothes - including clearance - so this was a no brainer!  Anyway, it's warm and comfy for a casual snowy Friday at work.
I hope you all have a great weekend!  Stay warm, sounds like many of you are experiencing the same cold weather we're having here in Minnesota!

Thrift Style Thursday - Marsala

It's Thrift Style Thursday again!  Today's theme is brought to us by Miche of Buttons and Birdcages. We're showcasing Pantone's 2015 Color of the Year - Marsala!  Now of course, me being me, I immediately think of wine when I think of marsala!  I wasn't sure I had anything thrifted that would work for this, I have a lovely marsala colored dress, but it's not thrifted.  Then I remembered this sweater that I have and I figured it would work pretty nicely!

I also added the jeans I just featured on a Thrift Style Thursday only a few weeks ago for Winter white - I thought they'd go well with this sweater.  I also added my favorite red booties (thank you again Jes!) because I thought they'd pop well with these pants and they're also sort of wine like!

Sweater - Derek Heart (thrifted), T-shirt - Merona (Target)

Jeans - DKNY (thrifted), Boots - from friend

Necklace - Charming Charlie 

Speaking of wine, a friend of mine sent me this picture on Twitter yesterday and given the type of day I was having, it felt rather appropriate:

This of course led to jokes that every day is National Drink Wine day and somehow spun off into Whine and Wine day and yeah.  It made me laugh in the midst of a difficult work day.  And I may have celebrated said holiday last night because of said work day.  I'll never tell.

Be sure to check out how the other thrifty gals are styling their marsala at their blogs below!  Are you a fan of this year's color of the year?  Or like me, would you rather just drink your wine instead of wearing it?