Ridiculous Deal: graphic v-necks

I am a sucker for graphic v-necks but they are so hard to find at an affordable price. The affordable ones are usually super lame but when I went into Target, I knew something had drawn me to the juniors section for a reason. I found not one great shirt but two and a versatile cardigan that I can dress up or down for pretty much every occasion. Since I had a coupon it brought all three shirts down in price. Total receipt of purchase was $18 USD. 

'Back to the Future' graphic V-neck 

($6.40, Target)

Breakfast at Tiffany's graphic V-neck

($6.40, Target)

Boyfriend cardigan

($6.40, Target)

OOTD: She said my shirt was scandalous

Give me lace any day & I'll die happy. Especially a versatile piece like this. I saw it in Macy's & thought it would be a cute addition to my wardrobe as I could wear it on both the hottest & coldest day of the year. Plus, it fits the bill for my racerback fetish and it would triple as lingerie. The challenge was to wear it to work and get away with it. I almost got away with it. So I brought out my trusty infamous black cardigan, undeniably the best $13 I ever spent in any Target store. That covered the goods to a certain extent which was pretty awesome. I paired it with black skinny pants & nude pumps as well for a romantic feel & here we are. Ash, a friend of mine saw the true nature of my tank on lunch break & she said my shirt was scandalous. I prefer Risque.

OOTD: Good girl v. Bad bitch

Vamped up pinup girl with a razor sharp edge. More of that, please. I love wearing things just for the sake of being outrageously pretty & ridiculously vain. How's that for a modest opening? I love days when I bring a polished look to the outfit of a bad girl. This fusion is one of my favorites. Bad bitch elements include faux gauge nail earrings (hot topic), tease me w kisses tee (plato's closet), skintight stovepipe jeans (pac sun) & sky high pumps with metal detailing (charlotte russe). Classic elements are the red lipstick suitable for a '50s housewife (infallible), ponytail with pinned bangs & cardigan (target). Love this look.

OOTD: Debut of my marvelous new cardigan

Ugh! These pictures suck! I was hoping they were a little better but of course they were taken in a hurry in the morning as I was late to work.

Here are some from my phone:

Cardigan.

Macy's

I purchased this because as you know, all of my cardigans, (save my red XOXO one) are black. The XOXO I usually reserve for a more sultry look. It's great with other things but I hate wearing it with white and that's another story. I felt like wearing white as per my other blog concerning the hunt for this cardigan, I woke up so ready to debut it at work and I must say, complements were rolling in. Chose to pair with pearls because I decided the cardigan would look amazing with it and the white tank.

Tank.

Rainbow?

I honestly don't remember, I bought it freshman or sophomore year of college. 

I'm narrowing it down to Rainbow, Rave or Burlington Coat Factory 

(I went through a phase Freshman year when I shopped there a lot)

Belt.

Michael Kors.

Staple. Worn here on the Espresso side.

Jeans.

Armani Exchange (by way of Plato's Closet)

They're getting a bit loose, which makes me happy. These were bought as fat jeans.

Shoes

Steve Madden.

Staple. I was filing today so I had to bring in the white Coach sandals as reinforcements. Did not expect that.

Ridiculous Deal: A new cardigan for the collection.

I've been in desperate need of a casual cardigan. I needed it neutral enough so that it can go with jeans or slacks & deviate from my normal black cardigan- they are staples but I did need something with a bit of versatility. So while getting my car serviced today, I decided that the hunt was on for a cardigan, navy blue or beige in color. I already own a grey one but was told that I should belt it to give it some shape.

So I set out to Express, my usual go-to spot for things that I need to last for a long time (& a sweater is no exception) and to no avail, I found nothing in the clearance section.

So I went down to Macy's (my failsafe) and looked around. My hunt led me through the entire clearance & I eventually gave up & realized that I would've purchased something clearance in Express for the same price. I purchased this sweater & I must say I believe it was worth the money I paid for it. Not only is it navy blue like I wanted but nice & fitted & casual but dressy enough to wear to work with a decent tank. It also has these cute little fabric rosebuds that give it an elegant look. I'm in love with this cardigan. I think you guys will be seeing a lot of it in the future.

OOTD: Cardigans & pearls in a casual sense.

The choice to wear this was definetly trying out a Jackie O style with my jeans & modern shoes to wear to work.

Cardigan.

Target. Staple. This is the sheer one that I thought I lost. I was like a kid in a candy store when I discovered that it wasn't lost during moving :)

Tank.

A friend gave it to me. I loved the lace detail on it & decided I woud rock it Jackie O style with some pearls.

Pearls.

A gift from my sister for being her maid of honor. They're white pearls.

Jeans.

Armani Exchange. Got them from Plato's closet. A Posh, designer version of Goodwill meets Consignment store. Yes, I wear lightly used designer clothing, so sue me.

Heels.

Nine West. Staple. If you haven't guessed by now, you will see these shoes more times in this Blog than anything else!

OOTD: Royal Purple, old fashioned meets glam.

 

Dress. 

From Forever XXI. I wanted something that was a little old fashioned enough that I could wear to work, but modern enough to wear in Miami weather with sandals. The gold buttons brought something different to the table too and gave me something to deviate from my usual silver accessories. I actually got it from Plato's Closet. They have some good stuff there.

Shoes 

From Nine West. I wore these to my sister's wedding in Jamaica (thankfully, Perry was my date :) which I never expected & they have become a staple in my work wardrobe. I wear them once a week to the office & they go with pretty much everything. These shoes reintroduced gold into my wardrobe in a classy manner.

Sweater 

From Target. This was actually to replace my only cardigan that I couldn't find.

Rule of thumb: Everything that you try to replace surfaces shortly after you buy the replacement.

You can never have enough black cardigans though.