Unfortunately, there was only about one year during my adult life thus far when I had a good paying job, was renting (so no mortgage), had no children, a paid off car; therefore I had enough disposable income to make some clothing purchases that were higher quality. And by high quality, I don't mean Dolce and Gabbana... please, get real. My job isn't THAT good. My preferences were White House|Black Market, Banana Republic, the designer dresses from Anthropologie, and most anything from the SouthPark Belk. I live in Charlotte where Belk is headquartered, and their flagship store is very near to my house. It is totally different from other Belk's and has some really fabulous higher end clothes that you will not find in most of their other stores. I also must mention that I love Joe's Jeans and will still splurge on them if I need a new pair of jeans. They make a style called Honey that is cut for girls with a bootie and it fits mine perfectly!
These days, I am mostly shopping at Marshalls and the Gap brands (Old Navy primarily) online. Why you ask? Because the times, oh they have 'a changed for me. I still have my pretty good job that I like, but I am now fortunate enough to be able to work from home, so I don't need much of a professional wardrobe anymore. Also, I have a Banana card which gets me free shipping from Gap Inc., which in turn coerces me to browse their website first. I have found some clothes on Piperlime that I really like, so even though some (not all) of their clothes can be a bit expensive for my budget, I feel a little more trendy when I buy clothes from that site. As for Marshalls, there is one in my neighborhood, which has a good selection of name brands and a "Shoe Mega Shop". I manage to sneak in there every now and then before I go to the grocery store that is in the same shopping center. Aside from my stealth Marshall's shopping trips, online shopping is the only way for me now. Although I have done it a few times, I have no desire to drag the girls and their giant double stroller to the mall ever again. Maybe I'll try taking them shopping again in a few years.
As I just referenced, I have two small children, one who is a terrible/terrific two and another who is 9 months old; so I am crawling around on the floor, picking them up and carrying them around... I need comfort. Plus I can't fit into a portion of my wardrobe, since I still have an extra 10 pounds of baby weight hanging on. Despite all my wardrobe debilitations, I do have a few things that I am currently liking a lot and I will share with you via photos. I am bit self conscious about my post-baby body, so I decided to use my dress form for display instead of modeling them myself.
I am also loving chambray this season. I wear the chambray skirt on the left at least once a week. I bought it on a whim at Old Navy, but wish I purchased the one on the right instead. However, it would be difficult to play with the kids in the one I find more stylish. Tighter skirts don't work very well for playtime. You need a flowing, longer skirt if you don't want to show your panties to the other parents on the playground.
French Connection is one of my all time favorite brands. I found this rarity at Marshalls. I think the fit could be better, but I still like it a lot. I would wear this to the office if I ever needed to go in, but I did wear it to church recently and I felt good in it.
I'd love some feedback, so please leave me some comments! For example, I'd love to know how you think I should accessorize these outfits.
I'm working on another post already. Next week I am planning on writing about some jewelry I have found that I really like. It took me a while to get around to taking the pictures for this one, but my plan is to post once a week, so please add me to your blog list and visit regularly!
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