monday (magenta & green)

merona sheath dress ·  old navy turtleneck
fioni tate booties {ebayed}

i love browsing target.com because you never know when there will be an additional sale offered on clothing & accessory items.  most of the time the clothes on target.com aren't discounted to the extent that they are in stores, but sometimes you can come across online-only items or have a second chance at nabbing something if it has already come & gone through your local store.  i came across this dress one day when i was browsing and was immediately attracted to the style and print.  it sat in my virtual shopping cart for a while and i kept watching the price bounce around.  finally, i purchased it when target.com was offering a promotion last week and i found another coupon code online for an additional $5 off (thanks to totallytarget.com).  not too bad!  the length could be an inch or two longer, but i'm willing to work with it for the great style and and print.  i also picked up these two things in the same order:

peggy recommended this top a while ago and now i see what she means - it is really cute and versatile and i can't wait to wear it!  and the heels... well, they were on sale and i just couldn't say "no."  they are a little darker in real life but i like that a little better...  in fact, they would have gone great with this dress!  do you do much shopping at target.com?

tuesday (b&w)

 old navy blazer {thrifted}   merona scarf   forever 21 belt   

merona slacks {thrifted target stock}   fioni booties {thrifted}

i have to preface this post by saying that i have a bias against the color black.  i think women dress in far too much black.  i also know that i have worn my black skirt & black slacks more than any other item so maybe i am a culprit too!  either way, i was a little bummed when the challenge for ebew this month was black & white but i'm giving it a go here!  and i just had to sneak in a colored accessory.  hopefully that isn't against the rules!

monday (shoes, shoes, shoes)

i guess i am starting the new year out with a bang, as i've already purchased five pairs of shoes.  in case you are in the mood for some shoe shopping as well this monday evening, i thought i would share my excitement over one of my particular shoe deals.  i am a big fan of lela rose for payless heels.  i have worn my black finsbury pair from several years ago into the ground, and loved them so much that i bought them in brown too.  so, when i randomly went to the payless website today just to browse and saw that several lela rose styles were marked down, i had a hard time leaving the site without making a purchase.  i ended up gettng the madison printed pump and the wells lazer cut pumps: 

each is marked down to $17.99 (originally $54.99) and i found a 20% off coupon code online (65393) to add an even bigger discount.  also, the great thing about payless is you can ship for free to any payless store, and i live across the street from a mall.  i'm pretty much in love with both of these heels!  sizes are really limited, but if you are as in awe of the price tag as i was, you might want to check it out!  i also found these shoes at the goodwill this weekend & a pair of fioni booties (payless strikes again!).

 

mossimo vassie snip-toe pumps & mossimo velda patent oxford pumps.  

and... i am pretty sure i have no more room for shoes in my shoes closet.  happy shoe shopping!