I love style and getting dressed every morning, so I’d like to share my daily outfits with you all every week.
I don’t fool myself thinking that I’m some fashion maven, but I love the idea of doing this series because it will help me see how my style evolves (or not!) over time. I also hope it shares what it looks like to get dressed when you are a ‘real’ person, not a fashion blogger. I want to show my real, oft-repeated outfits because I think it will help bring a dose of reality back to the interwebs. I see a lot of posts with a #ootd but I know that most of them are aspirational versions of outfits of the day specifically curated to get you to buy more stuff. I want to document what I’m actually wearing in real-time with you all so that we can share ideas together.
Now, this post idea sounds really good in theory, but it is awkward as hell to take a picture of myself every morning before I head out the door. You’ll see that the first day had slippers, peanuts and Keith’s Bud Light from the night before in the shot! I have no idea how to pose or anything, but I’m genuine and I love my clothes and I hope you’ll find it funny, useful and/or interesting. And, as always, if it’s not for you, feel free to read something else that’s more your speed.
Monday:
My Thoughts:
It was my first day back from medical leave + I had to resign, so I wanted to be as comfortable as possible this day. I wore my trusty high top Van’s and some amazingly comfortable cigarette washed black jeans from the Gap. I usually don’t like to wear their jeans, but these ones fit so well and are so comfortable, I can’t get enough. I want to wear them all the time. I topped it all off with an old grey sweater from Asos and called it a day.
Tuesday
My thoughts:
I went a bit fancy this day and I can’t even explain why. I wore some cute paper bag pants I got on super clearance from Express for about $10, topped with a simple black turtleneck tee from Express. Can I tell you how happy I am that turtlenecks are back in style? I loved them in the 90s and I love them now. My boots are a pair I bought on sale at the Nordstrom rack for $50 a while back, but I bought them because they reminded me a bit of the boss boot from Everlane that I really like. I love Everlane’s quality and transparency, but I just can’t afford to buy their shoes right now.
Wednesday
My thoughts:
Warriors game!! I loved this outfit because I got support my beloved team at the game on Wednesday night, but I didn’t have to wear the bright yellow or blue that I typically wear. I paired it simple black skinny jeans from Old Navy + my favorite boots ever from Asos.
Thursday – Thanksgiving!
My thoughts:
Can I just tell you how much I loved my Thanksgiving outfit yesterday? I felt like I slayed my ideal style with a seasonally relevant twist! I layered a beautiful mustard sweater from Madewell (last season, but here’s a similar one) over my very well-worn but still awesome Geneva dress from Universal Standard. Add my fav black boots from Asos as well as the most comfortable spanx opaque tights I got from Target and it was a winner, winner turkey dinner.
Friday:
My thoughts:
I have a terrible cold today, so I will not be wearing any sort of cute outfit at all. Sometimes I just have to keep it real, I’m in old pajamas and a zip up hoodie today and neither of them should see the light of day.
Thanks for reading along for my first week of ‘What I Wore’ outfits. What did you wear this week? Any new outfits that you loved? Let’s share style inspo with one another!
