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WhoWhatWear 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge // Day 16 // Monochrome in a Bright Color

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I don’t know if oxblood counts as a bright color, but it’s pretty bright for me!  I have snippets of bright colors in my wardrobe, but I definitely trend towards more basic colors.  With the exception of green.  LOVE just about every shade of green, but I didn’t really want to look like a frog 🙂

Side note.  I’m getting way more comfortable whipping out my tripod and taking these selfies, but this is a very busy running trail.  On a nice sunny day, you can just imagine the comments I was getting…Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-1 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-2 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-3 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-4 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-5 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-6Um, Mom, where are the bubbles you promised?? Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-7This bubble machine was the best $2.99 ever!!!  The only downside was that it was so windy they all few away so fast! Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-8 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-9 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-10 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-11 Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-12Other Style Challenge Days here…

Create a look with three levels of layering.

Mix two or more prints into your outfit.

Make a neutral outfit interesting by layering and adding a pair of statement shoes.

On me…

Leather Jacket- Vintage (similar here and less expensive faux leather here)
Top- Lanston (sold out, similar here)
Boots- Frye “Lisa Short Stitch” (eBay, sold out but similar here and here and less expensive here)
On Maya…
Jacket-Gap (thrifted, similar here)
Top-Gap (thrifted, similar here)
Jeans- 7FAM (ebay)
Shoes- Osh Kosh (Zulily)
Keeping it Real…
Um, can we go play with the bubbles???!Blog Vintage Leather Jacket Lanston Tee True Religion Suede Skinny Frye Booties-13

(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

WhoWhatWear 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge // Day 15 // 3 Levels of Layering

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 It seems funny that I was so overwhelmed by this challenge at first.  I’ve been loving seeing other people’s takes on the challenge on Instagram too.  It’s what I love most about fashion.  Different people can wear almost the same look, yet look completely different.  That also means that you don’t have to shy away from something because you don’t think you could pull it off or it’s not you.  Make it you! 🙂  I had actually thought of a completely different outfit at first, but then it turned out to be 55-yay!  But…that didn’t exactly work with the silk top/sweater/jacket combo I had in mind.  So, I went with lighter layers…Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-1Love how this top is sheer in the back. Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-2 Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-3Can we just pretend this is “artfully out of focus”, vs “I don’t really even know what happened??” Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-4 Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-5 Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-6 Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-7 Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-8 Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-9Other Style Challenge Days here..

Mix two or more prints into your outfit.

Make a neutral outfit interesting by layering and adding a pair of statement shoes.

On me…

Jacket- Juicy Couture (thrifted, similar here)
Top- H&M (similar here)
Tank- Moda (ebay, similar here)
Jeans- Joe’s Jeans (thrifted, similar here, and less expensive here)
Boots- Born (thrifted, similar here)
On Maya…
Jacket-Osh Kosh (thrifted, but similar here)
Top-H&M (thrifted)
Jeans- Joe’s (thrifted, but similar here)
Shoes- Converse (thrifted, but similar here)
Keeping it Real…
Again…no idea what happened to the focus or Maya who just wanted to get down and RUN 🙂Blog Juicy Jacket HM Top Joes Jeans Born Booties-10
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

WhoWhatWear 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge // Day 14 Mix 2 prints into your outfit

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 I’m on a roll with these now.  Yesterday I showed how I made a neutral outfit interesting by layering and adding a pair of statement shoes.  I really do think I’ll finish all of them.  I’m more of a solid color person over prints, so this one totally freaked me out.  Leopard is kind of becoming a new neutral, so I totally felt ok mixing it with these jeans.  Yay or nay?

Btw, there is a very busy restaurant right off to the side of me that overlooks the water.  Yes, it was lunch time.  Yes, everyone was probably wondering what the heck I was doing… :}Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-1 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-2 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-3 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-4 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-5 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-6I think Maya threw at least 87 rocks into the Sound… 🙂 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-7 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-8 Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-9“Yay, I did it!” (got it into the water :)) Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-10She even got into the “mixing two prints”.  Railroad stripes + checks Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-11On me…

Top- Gap (thrifted, but similar here)
Jeans- Black Orchid (old, but LOVING this color here)
Shoes- Target
On Maya…
Shirt- Gap (thrifted, but similar here)
Tank- Naartje (thrifted, but similar here)
Jeans- Old Navy (thrifted, but similar here)
Shoes- Gap (thrifted, but these are so cute!)
Keeping it Real…
At one point the waves were coming in a little too close for comfort 🙂Blog Gap Shirt Black Orchid Ikat Jeans Leopard Flats-12
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

WhoWhatWear 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge // Day 13 Neutrals with a Pop

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 When I first saw this challenge in my Bloglovin’ feed, I thought it would be so fun to do!  Then, I started feeling overwhelmed.  A week went by, and I thought since I was so far behind, there was no point in trying anymore.  Yesterday it hit me.  There were no rules that said I had to do every day on the day it was supposed to happen, or that I had to do each day.  Once I took the pressure off, it sounded fun again.  I photographed 5 of the days yesterday, and plan on doing a big post at the end with all of them (that I don’t put on here first).  Today’s challenge was..

Day 13: Make a neutral outfit interesting by layering and adding a pair of statement shoes.

Here’s my take on that…Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-3 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-2Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-1Btw, these jeans are SO comfortable.  They are so stretchy and soft, yet don’t stretch out-WIN! Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-4 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-5 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-6 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-7 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-8 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-9 Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-10 On me…

Sweater- H&M (sold out, but similar here)
Top- Margaret Loves Peter (ebay, but love this here)
Jeans- Mother “The Rascal Cuff” (more styles here)
Shoes- Converse (thrifted, similar here)
On Maya…
Sweater- Gap (thrifted)
Top- Old Navy (thrifted, but similar here)
Jeans- Levi’s  (thrifted, but similar here)
Shoes- Osh Kosh via Zulily
Keeping it Real…
And, we’re done 🙂  Funny thing is, she was really just frustrated because she couldn’t climb up here by herself.  “Help you!”  Which means, “Help me!”Blog HM Sweater Mother Rascal Cuff Jeans Converse-11
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

It’s raining, we were bored….yadayadayada LAUGH :)

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 Blog Maya Self timer- Blog Maya Self timer-2 Blog Maya Self timer-3And this is where it gets hilarious.  Maya had been watching Sesame Street while I took my shots (don’t judge, it’s educational! :))  And then…she took over… (the below shot was taken with my phone)  I took a video of it and posted it here :). Blog Maya Self timer-4These next shots SHE took with the self timer 🙂 Blog Maya Self timer-5 Blog Maya Self timer-6 Blog Maya Self timer-7 Blog Maya Self timer-8Yup, she took this one of me too 😉 Blog Maya Self timer-9And of us… Blog Maya Self timer-10 Blog Maya Self timer-11 Blog Maya Self timer-12Max couldn’t stand to be left out! Blog Maya Self timer-13And then, I got these of her. Blog Maya Self timer-14 Blog Maya Self timer-15 Blog Maya Self timer-16 Blog Maya Self timer-17 Blog Maya Self timer-18On me…

Sweater- Zara (clearance, sold out :()
Jeans- J Brand
Shoess- Airwalk (thrifted, similar here)
On Maya..
Sweater- (thrifted, vintage)
Top- (thrifted, vintage)
Jeans- Gap (thrifted, but similar here)
Shoes-Carter’s  (thrifted, but similar here)
Keeping it Real…
Really, the pictures that Maya took of herself are hilarious enough!!
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya (and otherwise stated that she took of herself with the timer and tripod :))

dit-elle-Lauren

Black and Blue

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 Once again, I was in an all black mood… I had to force myself to add some color, and I thought this bright blue might go well.  As my dad later told me “That blue is the new black.” haha, so…I guess I’m still wearing all black? 😉Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-1 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-2LOVE the simplicity of these Gorjana earrings.  I wear them all the time. Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-3 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-4 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-5 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-6So excited because we are heading to Meme and BOPO’s (my parents) to say hi. Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-7 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-8Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-12 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-9 Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-10 On me…

Jacket- Doma (old, but similar here less expensive here.)
Top- Zara (sold out, but love this here)
Jeans- Joe’s Jeans (thrifted, but similar here and less expensive here)
Shoes- Pura Lopez (thrifted, similar here)
On Maya…
Vest- Route 66 (thrifted)
Top- Mini Boden (thrifted)
Jeans- Gap (thrifted)
Shoes-Sanmi  (thrifted, similar here)
Keeping it Real…
Since my parents only live a few blocks away, Maya always wants to go see them whenever we go outside.  That’s totally good, but not so good if I want to get pics with her :).
“Get dooooown.  Meme and BOPO’s house!!”
So, away we went 🙂Blog Doma Leather Jacket Zara Joes Jeans Zipper Pura Lopez Oxfords-11
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

Gorgeous day in Seattle…

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 It’s so funny how if you give us a little sun and 50 degree weather, we are all happy as clams here in Seattle!  I’ve been dying to shoot down by the water with the Space Needle in the background for a while.  We walk by this spot almost every morning on our walk.  It’s SO pretty…Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-1 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-2So…I tried something a little new with my hem.  I am 5′ 8″, but have ridiculously short legs.  That means, I usually either need to hem my jeans (will do a post on that at some point, because who wants to pay $20 for that??), let them scrunch up at the bottom, or roll them.  These jeans have a super long inseam (35!), so I double rolled them.  I can’t decide if it looks weird, or I’m onto the next “cool thing”  Let’s just say the latter 😉 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-3 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-4I really should do more posts with my bags.  I only have one actual diaper bag (which I posted here), but it doesn’t even look like a diaper bag (I made sure of that!).  I just buy oversized bags, and have a little bag that has a few diapers and wipes that I swap out into each of them 🙂  This particular bag I’m holding here was a major eBay score.  Regularly $446, and I got it for $26! Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-5 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-6 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-7Mini stick!!! haha 🙂 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-8Do I even need to tell you how much fun she had in this puddle and how soaking wet she was at the end?  Reason #47 why I buy thrifted stuff for her.  My heart rate only slightly goes up when she gets all dirty from playing… 🙂 Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-9I mean…could she be any happier? Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-10Maya 124 weeks puddle space needle

On me…

Sweater- Zara (sold out, but loving this one here)
Top- BCBG MaxAzria (old, similar here)
Jeans– J Brand (sold out, but similar here and less expensive here)
Bag- Gustto (ebay)
Boots- Frye “Lisa Short Stitch” (eBay, sold out but similar here and here and less expensive here)
On Maya…
Jacket- Gap (thrifted, but similar LOVING this one here)
Top- Crewcuts (thrifted, but similar here)
Jeans- Levi’s (thrifted, but similar style here and without the distressing here)
Shoes- Carter’s  (thrifted, but similar here)
Keeping it Real…
I mean who has time for cuddles and kisses when there are puddles to jump in??Blog Zara Sweater J Brand Destroyed Jeans Frye Booties-11
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

Faux fur and camo in the woods…

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I bought Maya’s jeans off eBay.  The pictures weren’t that great, so I just thought they were red skinny jeans (totally fine).  Come to find out, they were camo!! I was SO excited.  I want them in my size… 🙂Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-1I have been looking for faux fur every time I go thrifting, and have not found anything until this last weekend.  And proof that everything is worth waiting for… Everything was an extra 50% off-SCORE!!!  That is one of the things I love about thrifting.  You can try out a trend to see if you like it, and not be out a bunch of money.  In this case 4$ for this super cute vest!  I wasn’t sure if I would feel to overly done wearing a faux fur vest, but I didn’t at all!  Love it! Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-2 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-3 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-4 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-5 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-6Oh, what do you know, another stick?  Shocking 😉 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-7 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-8 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-9 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-10 Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-11

On me…

Vest- thrifted, similar here.
Top- H&M (sold out, similar here)
Jeans- J Brand (ebay similar here)
Boots- StyleMint (on sale!)
Earrings- Gorjana Griffin (scored during their 80% clearance.  Sold out, but similar styles here)
On Maya…
Jacket- Osh Kosh (thrifted, but similar here)
Top- Osh Kosh (old, but love this here)
Jeans- Hudson  (ebay, but similar here or here)
Shoes- Sperry Topsider (thrifted, but similar here)
Keeping it Real…
“No momma!  Want to waaaaaaalk!”  Translation- gather sticks and play in the mud.Blog Faux Fur Vest HM Top J Brand Moto Jeans StyleMint boots-12
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

Work outfit…

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 It’s pretty rare that I have a shoot during the week, unless it’s a newborn shoot.  The shoot I went on was for Executive head shots, so I figured it would be a chance to dust off the heels!

Btw, it was raining sideways, we we stayed inside 🙂Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-1 Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-2 Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-3 Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-4 Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-5I don’t know what I love more.  Maya’s face, or Max’s behind her haha. Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-6 Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-7

On me…

Sweater- Zara (on major sale!)
Necklace- Gorjana Griffin
Jeans- DL1961 “Roxy” (SCORED at Funky Janes for $19, sold out, but similar here)
Boots- Paul and Joe (From Shopbop old, but fun different color here here, similar here and less expensive here)
On Maya…
Top- Ralph Lauren (thrifted, but similar here)
Jeans-Gap (thrifted and destroyed by me)
Boots- Simply Petals  (thrifted, but similar here )
Keeping it Real…
Need I describe this? 🙂Blog Zara Sweater DL1961 Roxy Paul Joe Booties-8
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren

If you dress for spring…will it come?

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 The answer was no… We did get a few hours of sunshine in between downpours, though!Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-1Totally messed up the focus on this next one (forgot where to stand), but I still love it… Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-2 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-3It was SO windy!! Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-4 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-5 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-6 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-7 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-8 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-9 Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-10

On me…

Sweater- 525 Cashmere (old, but similar here)
Top- Joie (sold out, but similar here and less expensive here)
Jeans- Rich & Skinny “Super Studly” (old, but similar here, here, and less expensive here)
Shoes- Timberland (thrifted, but similar here and less expensive option here)
On Maya…
Jacket- Gap (thrifted, but similar here)
Top-  (thrifted, vintage dress)
Jeans- Old Navy (thrifted, but similar here)
Shoes- Zulily
Keeping it Real…
“BUUUUUUBBLES!!!!”Blog 525 Cashmere Joie Rich Skinny Boyfriend Loafers-11
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

dit-elle-Lauren