Who What Wear // 30 Day Outfit Challenge

Spring is coming. It just has to be coming. Right? Yes, Spring will be here soon. In the meantime Sara of Project Soiree and I are taking a fresh look at our wardrobes with the Who What Wear 30 Day Outfit Challenge.

The challenge helps you to see what you already own in a new light and provides guidance for mixing it up! I'm a week in, and already I've gotten to wear bright color combos, a big comfy sweater, and I've donned a boyish look for a day around the city.

Every day I'm uploading a picture of the outfit to What R U Wearing, instagram, and Daily E including shopping links for you to add similar pieces to your wardrobe! And, maybe at the end of the challenge I'll put all of my pictures into a collage for you to check out!

In the top/title picture (taken by Blair, other two by Danny) I am mixing textures... sort of.  I figured the cable knit sweater, chambray, polka dots, and leopard print flats combo is mixing textures and patterns!  The other two pictures are for my boyish look.  I have to admit that Danny helped a lot with that one, I borrowed his watch!  And, even though we both are St. Louis Cardinal Fans, he agreed that the grey Boston hat went with the outfit better.  (What a guy right?)  And he also helped with yesterday's "wear a piece you've been saving" by pointing out that I hadn't worn my army blazer in a while!! 

Shop the items from the first week of looks below!

Outfit with a View + A GIVEAWAY!!!

I shared a couple of our group shots when I announced the Windy City Blogger Collective last week and I've been a bit busy so I figured it would be fun to detail my outfit a bit more for you all.  And, I've got an exciting What R U Wearing giveaway to announce!

Fitness Fashioned

Nike+ Fuelband (via Pinterest) and the Fitbit Flex (via me)

A hot item for Christmas this year was the wearable fitness tracker.  There are several brands available, Fitbit, Nike, or Jawbone for starters and they all track daily activity.  The trick is... you've got to wear it!  Now, it isn't the end of the world to skip a day if you've got a particularly special event but these bands can all easily double as a regular member of your wrist stacks.

I got one for Christmas and I've enjoyed wearing it.  I admit I didn't hit my step goal the last few days but I'm blaming it on 3 days of consecutive snowfall followed by absolute zero temperatures.  Since I am new to the wearable fitness tracker trend, I asked 4 of my fabulous blogger friends to share their style!

Color Me Styled - Boxing Day

 

 

Happy Boxing Day everyone! Hopefully you are all still able to share today with family and friends and continue your Christmas celebrations. 

 

To show off a couple of my gifts from Christmas here's a snippet outfit post!

 

Chambray Shirt from J.Crew | Grey Cable Knit Sweater from GAP | Stadium Coat from J.Crew | Tortoise and Stone Necklace from Milk and Honey



 

Now it is time to focus on New Year's Eve!!



Color Me Styled - Layers, and Blocking, and Boots! Oh my!

Usually I have to put a fair amount of thought into outfits.  But, this one came so naturally I can't explain it.

Color Me Styled - Short and Sweet

Over Labor Day weekend we traveled to Destin, FL to celebrate a family wedding!  I knew it would be hotter than Chicago but thought that because we were right on the Gulf it wouldn't be too bad.

Color Me Styled - Personal Style Posts Ahead

Image via Penny Pincher Fashion



 An item on my list is to do personal style posts where I actually feature ME and what I wore. I've done one and it will be posted in the next few weeks.

Color Me Styled - Dress Code Decoded 1



 

I've shared that I've started at a new company. I love the job, my team and the work BTW! But the dress code needed a bit of clarity for me. We have a staff conference this week and the email said "no ties or suit jackets" and since I'm not Colleen Donaghy that was a bit tricky to navigate.

Staff conference also means I'm pretty busy so I didn't have time to do a well thought out photo shoot of this outfit. Maybe I'll do it again so you can see its full potential for awesome!

Basically I'm in Banana Republic cropped pants, a blouse from Nordstrom Rack (similar one here) and a blazer from H&M (similar one here).

Since I've got this new wardrobe to figure out I'll be posting more work-wear outfits. It is after all, what I wear 40+ hours a week! And by the time I get home I have little inspiration left for cute outfits... it is sweat shirts and PJ pants all the way!

Color Me Styled - #OOTD 70s in October?

I am not going to complain about Indian Summer weather.

But it is a little frustrating to bounce from 35 and rainy to 75 and sunny. It was warm enough to order iced coffee this morning and not feel silly. I even posted a few days ago about how lovely cape coats are and I would love to be wearing one but it is far to warm. I went from wearing long pants with sweaters to today's Outfit of the Day (#OOTD) which I think balances Work Approp. with Fall and June like temps.

Suiting dress from Banana Republic, Leopard Flats from 9 West (they're 2 years old but here are a similar pair from Madewell), floral scarf and jade bead necklace from J.Crew (similar here from Macy's)

I also had a lot of fun with today's Chicago Red Eye. My favorite article compared Taylor Swift Lyrics to Craig's List Missed Connections posts. 

I think most people have a soft spot in their heart for Tay. It is like my soft spot for Avril Lavigne. Can you remember who you sang "Complicated" about? I can. Also, Sk8r Boi is a classic.