The Best Picks of After Christmas Sales

Maybe you got some gift cards and cash to spend on yourself for Christmas. If so, there are lots of after Christmas sales going on. It's a good time to make sure you have all the basics, and if so, add some trends. It's all on sale now. Below are the best sales and some of my picks.

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A  pearl statement necklace will never go out of style. I've heard great things about Zella leggings and this seems like a good price point to give them a try. Don't forget to add something to your work wear basics. Old Navy is killing it with their sale- you can try all the trends at these prices, like these snakeskin booties. 

Sequin Full Skirt • Ann Taylor • $109
Pearlized Twist Statement Necklace • LOFT • $54.50
Cutout V-Neck Sweater • LOFT • $49.50
Leggings in Faux Leather Paneled Ponte • LOFT • $69.50
Velvet Puff Sleeve Top • Ann Taylor • $69.50
Women's Zella Live-In High Waist Leggings • Zella • $38.98
Tweed Funnel Jacket • Ann Taylor • $179
Suede Foldover Tassel Clutch • Ann Taylor • $148
Women's Chelsea28 Off The Shoulder Sweater • Chelsea28 • $47.40
Women's Baublebar Mini Gem Pinata Tassel Earrings • BaubleBar • $21.60

Shades of grey

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Sometimes it's fun to create an outfit from just one color. As much as I like color, every now and then I like a toned down look. This mix of greys came together nicely for me.

Soft wide leg pants

These pants fit two of my favorite categories for summer pants- soft pants and wide leg pants. When it's hot out but I need to wear pants, I turn to these. Soft wide leg pants are breezy and cool, yet easy to dress up.

Balancing color in your work attire

Sweaters and suede pumps

Camo and bling

 

tee- old  option  option  option

jeans- Loft

necklace- online boutique  option   option

rings- old

booties- Piper Lime  option option

bracelets- Forever21 option  option  option

 

 

I never wear this tee but I decided to give camo and bling a try. I mean, camo does have one of my favorite fall colors- olive. I doubt this will be on repeat, but it's fun to mix it up once in a while.

 

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Instagram lately part 2

Forgive me for the back to back Instagram posts, but I had so many Instagram pics to share, I broke them up into two posts.

Vest- Macys

shirt- Gap

jeans- Loft

shoes- Target

tote- Old Navy

 

Blazer- old

shirt- Target

blazer- old

pants- Belk

shoes- TJMaxx

scarf- Old Navy

 

 

Blazer- Forever21

blouse- old

pants Belk

shoes- TJMaxx

necklace- BR via ebay

Blazer- thrifted

shirt- thrifted

pants- Loft

shoes- Payless

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Cobalt and black

 

Blazer- Forever 21  option   option   option

shirt- JCP  option

pants- Loft

shoes- Belks  option

necklace- Banana Republic via ebay  option  option

Worn Jan. 27, 2016

 

Wow! A whole month of the new year has passed. Slow down. I'm still sharing outfits from last week.

This is a combination of black and cobalt. I always love paring cobalt with black in some configuration. This time I added the statement necklace. So, while these are all old pieces, the combination is new.

 

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Grey days

Cardigan- Belks  option  option  option

blouse- Nordstrom

skirt- JCP  option  option

tights- JCP  option

shoes- TJMaxx  option  option

necklace- Loft option (on sale)  option (currently 40% off)  option

 

If you follow me on Instagram, then you got a sneak peek of this outfit last week, as well as a peek of how I took the top pieces to a casual look with jeans and different booties.

 

I was in a really down mood last week so I had some literal and figurative "grey days". I guess it's fitting that I wore the color two days in a row. I actually found this to be a cozy and comfortable outfit and I love taking my pencil skirts into winter with tights and booties.

 

I meant to get a post up last Friday but I took the day off work and spent it doing a major closet purge, and didn't get the post up. I can't say that I have that wonderful feeling everyone talks about with "less is more" and I have so much more room in my closet now. I do have a cleaner and more orderly closet but still not the room I'd like to have. I think the issue is that my whole wardrobe goes in there. Sweaters, sweats, tees, and things like that are in my dresser, but every season is in one of those two places. So, I'm curious- do you switch out the items in your closet season to season and store things? and if so, where do you store them? I don't have room to store items elsewhere and in the South we really only have two seasons, not four. Most of my clothing (75-80%)  can be worn year round so there's no real need to store things. If I did, the attic definitely wouldn't be the place because it gets too hot and humid up there in the summer. Dyes and inks would literally run and my clothes would be ruined. I'd love to hear how you handle your wardrobe and storage.

 

It's really hard to have a capsule because I have a work wardrobe, and a casual one. I'd really like it if the two could merge more. I did let go of a lot of items that I've tried to force myself to wear over the last couple of years because I just don't love them anymore and having them there thinking I should wear them is stressful. It does feel better to not have them there. Some things will be donated and some of it is being listed on Poshmark. Feel free to check out my closet if you like.

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It's all her fault

Sleeveless blazer- Banana Republic (sold out)  option  option   option

blouse- (old) JCP

pants- Loft

necklace- Piperlime  option  option

shoes- TJMaxx  option  option

I know that many of you are plowing snow right now, so you're probably wondering why I'm in short sleeves. You see, it was 80 degrees everyday from Christmas to New Years and I wore this last week after picking the vest up from the tailor. It was perfect for the weather we were having. If I wear this vest this week, I'll be layering it over a turtleneck since it was 45 degrees this morning and is supposed to be 30 tomorrow.

And who's fault is it anyway? Rachelle at pink sole kept blogging about it this vest and the last time she did I noticed it was on major sale. It's one of those pieces I admire for a while yet it intimidates me as to how to style it, so I definitely won't pay full price for it. I ended up getting it for $7.41 after discounts and rewards, and even with a trip to a tailor (it runs large and sizes were limited by the time I made up my mind)  it's only a $17.41 investment. Rachelle also gave lots of ways to style it, so I took the plunge. If I can get past being intimidated, I know it will be a great work piece, because I pretty much have to wear an outer garment most days and sleeveless is much cooler.

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