Wedding Attire Options

So I have a wedding to attend in August, and I would love to buy a new dress to wear.  I found one from Anthropologie a while back that I love, but it's way too expensive.

  

Yesterday I tried on a few dresses at H&M as well.  Only two fit decently. (Also check out that messy bun...so good even after a day of work and trying on a bunch of dresses!)

 

The second dress from H&M I loved!  I tried it on hoping it came in a different color.  I would love it in black and silver.  Unfortunately, it only comes in white and gold.

 

Do you have any suggestions for a great dress for me to try on?  I am still on the hunt for an affordable dress to wear to a wedding.  It's an evening wedding at a nice hotel, but the ceremony will be outside by the hotel pool.  I want something light for the hot summer weather, but formal enough for an evening reception.

Movies

I saw a lot of movies this week.  On Sunday I saw Despicable Me in 3D at the AMC theater, on Tuesday I saw Inception at the Laemmle's theater, and tonight I watched Nine on demand.  All great in their own ways!

  

More AE Sale Scores

First up, my new short sleeved sweater from American Eagle.  It was so comfortable at work!  Unfortunately I see in these pictures that I need to pair it with more form fitting pants next time I wear it.

Sweater: American Eagle

Tank: Forever 21

Pants: H&M

Shoes: Naturalizer

Necklace: Cost Plus World Market

Another American Eagle sale purchase, a polka dot bandeau top made for a good undershirt with a t-shirt.  I wore this to work with navy khakis (no cardigan), then changed into the shorts to see Inception at my local art house type movie theater.

T-shirt: Victoria's Secret PINK

Bandeau and shorts: American Eagle

Cardigan: LOFT Outlet

Shoes: Birkenstock

Now, not an exciting outfit per say, but I love my hair today!  I followed this demo on how to do a messy bun.  I think it turned out fantastic.  You can see it better in some dressing room pictures I took at H&M while shopping after work, but I'll post those later.  I wore this with jeans for work.  Also I tried out Tania's signature pose: toes in, looking down.  I think I'll stick to my normal pose since I can't even really turn my toes in, and my knees look lame when my legs are straight.

 

T-shirt: Lucky Brand

Shorts: American Eagle (also new)

Shoes: Cynthia Vincent for Target

Necklace: Forever 21

Another Random Post

Some pictures from last week... One night after work I changed into one of my favorite cute dresses to go grocery shopping.

Dress: American Eagle

Shoes: Naturalizer

Necklace: Forever 21

I also caught my cat taking a time out in the corner, hiding behind pillows and blankets.  Silly cat.

  

New picture frame for a picture of my great-grandmother on her 95th birthday.

An AE Weekend

I celebrated my great sale scores from American Eagle by wearing them this weekend.  On Saturday I went to the Summer Aerospace Games at the beach.  I had to wear a company t-shirt most of the day, but I wore my new linen shorts and wore the crop top before and after.  I got a lot of compliments on this top.  This was taken when I got home, and I'm so sunburnt!

Top and shorts: American Eagle

Bikini: Victoria's Secret

Shoes: Target

Today I wore my new AE vest with a dress that I haven't worn much at all.  By itself this dress is way too Barbie pink.  I think the vest balanced out the bright pink color very well.  After I took the first picture, I realized I needed to add a necklace to bring out the gold in the belt buckle.  I wore this to go to the movies and see Despicable Me in 3D.  It was such a cute movie!

 

Dress: LOFT

Vest: American Eagle

Shoes: Naturalizer

Belt: Old Navy

Necklace: Cost Plus World Market

Comfy Casual Friday

Today I was inspired by the comments on this post to wear something simple.  Or I just wanted to be comfortable.  Take your pick.

T-shirt: Victoria's Secret PINK

Jeans: Lucky

Bandeau: American Apparel

Shoes: Puma

I stopped by American Eagle tonight to check out the sale and use the 15% off code I posted earlier this week.  I did so well!  Two pairs of shorts (and these in grey), a draped cotton vest in slate, a crop (on a normal height person) top, a short sleeved sweater, and a polka dot bandeau top.  Drum roll please.....total cost $65!  Any great ideas on how to style these items? (The sweater is a v-neck light blue chunky cable knit.)

A Plethora of Work Outfits

Let's start with last Friday.  We had broken AC, so I wore a dress for the first time ever to work!  I can't go into the lab or shop in a dress, but I figured on a Friday I'd be okay.

Dress: Converse One Star for Target

Tank: Banana Republic

Shoes: Clarks

Belt: Forever 21

Headband: CVS

Next up, Monday's outfit.  Another outfit that's good for a hot, stuffy office.

Shirt: Old Navy

Pants: Lucky

Shoes: Naturalizer

Now, Tuesday and Wednesday.  I'm not feeling very inspired this week with my outfits.

 

Top 1: Banana Republic

Tank 1: Ann Taylor

Shoes 1: Naturalizer

Both pants: Lucky

Top 2: Victoria's Secret PINK

Tank 2: Old Navy

Blazer: Target

Shoes 2: Clarks

In Wednesday's outfit I'm wearing my old jeans, newly hemmed!  So exciting!  That's my mom I'm talking to on the phone.  I had her on speaker.  Also, no work outfit picture today.  I changed too quickly.