fall pantone link-up: cognac

gap plaid placket shirt {thrifted}   ·   mossimo ultrasoft sweater

old navy sweetheart boot-cut jeans   ·   blowfish mesa wedges

happy friday!  we've reached the end of the week and the end of the pantone-inspired fall color challenge marissa from the modern austen and i have been co-hosting all week.  like previous seasons, it's been fun to see all of the color everyone has been wearing and the different ways you interpret the pantone colors of the season.  i'm sure that today's color, cognac, was an easy one for everyone to find in their closets and probably one of the reasons why we chose this color to feature today.  who doesn't have a cognac belt or pair of shoes?  i'm looking forward to seeing if anyone featured anything other than those two items!

thanks again to everyone who has joined us this week!  i'm looking forward to spending the weekend visiting everyone's posts and putting together a recap for monday.  see you again in the spring!

get the look:  exact sweater (on sale for $14.99 this week) / similar button-down / exact jeans / similar wedges

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spring pantone challenge (freesia)

merona sweater {via thredup*}   ·   blowfish mesa wedges

merona button-down   ·   old navy sweetheart boot-cut jeans

today wraps up the spring pantone color challenge marissa & i have been co-hosting all week!  today's color is freesia, a vibrant yellow.  both marissa & i thought freesia was purple based on the bath & body works scent, but i guess freesia's can also be yellow!  i don't have much yellow in my closet, much less bright yellow, but this sweater arrived in a recent order from thredup and it seemed to fit the bill pretty closely.  since it's friday, i'm wearing jeans, but i did add these fun wedges and a bit more color with the plaid button-down.  if you're gonna wear color, you might as well go all out, right?

we're linking up at marissa's blog today so head on over and add your freesia look if you haven't already.  and THANK YOU for joining us for our third challenge now of interpretating pantone's hottest seasonal colors.  it has been really fun seeing everyone's colorful looks this week.  i'm sure we'll see you again this fall!

get the look:  similar sweater / similar button-down / exact jeans / exact wedges

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shoes & sweaters.

 

 

sonoma sweater   ·   calvin klein skirt {thrifted}

blowfish mesa wedges    ·   merona scarf

happy monday! can i start off the week by talking about shoes?  i had a prepaid reward card i kept losing money on because i wasn't using it fast enough, so before the month of march was over i knew i wanted to spend the remaining balance.  the problem was, i didn't have many virtual shopping carts filled with items i wanted to keep an eye on.  i finally stumbled upon this pair of shoes at dsw.com and met my threshold of the card's balance.  is there too much going on with the faux-wedge/thick cone heel and cutout strap across my foot?  i wear my cognac colored wedges to death, so i figured having another shoe in a similar color but different style would be worthwhile.  plus, they meet the criteria i have for shoes these days (flat, wedge, or mary jane) and my resident who always scolds me for wearing high heels said they were a better alternative, so i guess they're keepers!

this sweater was also quite the find at kohl's yesterday!  i had a 20% off friends & family coupon plus i received a random $10 coupon in the mail.  i took a hot lap around the store and couldn't find anything in the shoe department or jewelry section that would come to around $10.  as i was about to leave, i saw a display of these sweaters in every color imaginable and i caught sight of a yellow clearance sticker on one of the tags.  they were marked down to $9!  i quickly grabbed two for myself and one for my sister and walked out of the store with all three for $13.  now that's my kind of deal!

get the look:  exact sweater / similar skirt / exact wedges / similar scarf