acai.

old navy v-neck sweater & sweetheart skinny jeans
merona blouse {thrifted target stock}   ·   mix no 6 wedges

guys, we've made it to friday and the last day of the patone-inspired fall color challenge marissa & i have been co-hosting this week!  today we're wearing acai, a rich, deep purple.  along with tuesday's turbulence, this color gave me some pause.  i have a couple lighter purple button-downs {remember when we had african violet as one of our color selections during our spring link-up?} but nothing in a true, darker purple except this v-neck sweater.  i struggled with what to wear with it and finally came up with this outfit!  i added the top underneath in a different purple hue and then some black denim because hey, it's friday.  i was considering wearing some tall boots but then reached for these colorful flats that feature the same shades of purple - i've never worn heels or wedges with skinny jeans before but you know what... i loved this look!  what a great way to wrap up the week and this challenge in an outfit i feel fantastic in!

marissa & i sincerely hope you enjoyed this link-up as much as we did and thank you all for joining us again, including many who also participated in our challenge this spring.  it was fun for us to come together and plan something we were interested in together and have so many friends join us!  look for some recaps at both of our blogs over the weekend!

get the look: similar sweater / exact jeans / exact wedges

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monday (scarfed)

old navy sweater   &middot   dexter kylie wedges {on sale for $19!)

mossimo scarf & slacks {both thrifted target stock}

 

i went to my favorite goodwill for the first time in over a month yesterday and was inundated with target stock.  this scarf and another merona bow blouse (i now have it in all three prints, thanks goodwill!) and a necklace was all i picked up, but i think there was more thrifted target stock than anything else.  i should mention that i use the phrase "thrifted target stock" to refer to the donated target merchandise that i find at my local GWs.  i am not sure if i have ever really explained that before.  from what i have deduced over the years, target has a relationship with GW and will donate clearance or returned merchandise to be sold there.  this merchandise is denoted with a specific color tag and is rarely discounted.  i have never actually asked an employee about this before, this is simply what i have intuitively figured out over the years.  the merchandise ranges from clothing, shoes, accessories, household goods, furniture, you name it - if it doesn't sell at target, it will often end up at the GW.  yesterday there was even a bin full of it, all marked at 49c (nothing that exciting, sadly, mostly just shorts & swim suits).

 

here is another one of my finds... a great j crew strapless eyelet/scallop dress {i also found  an orange j crew shell!}.  the dress is about 2 sizes too small for me, but it was only $4.50 - plus, it's brand new with tags and the back kick pleat is still sewn shut.  i bet you can understand how bummed i was that it didn't fit!  but what could i do?  definitely not leave it there!  do you ever thrift items that don't fit with either a) the hope of fitting into it sometime in the future, or b) to resell?  i'm leaning towards the latter because let's face it, i exercise about once every other month and i know j crew sells well on ebay.  i'll probably still find myself staring at it longingly until i list it.  have you thrifted anything special lately? 

 

i hope your week is off to a great start!

friday (bullseyed)

old navy sweater   merona doubleweave skirt {thrifted target stock}

mossimo belt   simply vera tights   old navy bauble flats

i went to target yesterday afternoon to buy rice krispies and marshmallows because i was craving rice krispie treats, and ended up leaving with an armful of other odds & ends.  why is it that one can never go into target and come out with only the items on their list?  i suppose all the browsing is worth it though when you find super clearance accessories, like this belt... it was marked down to $2.14!  so i couldn't just leave it there.  it's kind of fun & different!  i like taking little risks like this just to add some pizazz to my wardrobe. 

happy weekend!