realized that the entire outfit would cost only $36.00 on our site. And we're talking about a Ralph Lauren skirt and top, White Mountain shoes, and a Sasha handbag. My initial thought was; I just can't do any better than that. Until I actually tried....Before looking through our clothing on the site, I checked the Gap and Old Navy's sites to make sure what I chose will work with what's fashionable today. The good news is that styles are all over the place! Skirts are either mini or maxi or everything in between. Summer shorts are short-short, knee length, loose fitting, baggy, tight or skinnies. And tops, are tops. But before I could get started I happened to come across an impromptu survey on Facebook with the single question of: What makes the outfit, the jewelry or the shoes? As I would have answered, the results were pretty much split between the two with most answering both.
So armed with all this new information and the latest styles jumping around in my head, I set out to put a couple more outfits together including jewelry and shoes and hopefully keeping the price under the Facebook outfit of $36.00!
The first outfit I've planned can be worn to work and then later for some early evening playtime at dinner, drinks or? Cost for the three items: $19.00. I really liked the outfit, but after seeing all the browns together I decided we needed some color and chose one of our pendants priced at only $7.50. With the pendant, our total is still only $26.50 for all four items. Again, these are not cheaply manufactured items. The skirt is BCBG, the top is Max Studio and the shoes are Steve Madden.
BCBG Maxazria skirt, polyester and spandex, size M, dark brown, a-line, new-no tags, hip hugger elastic waistband, 24 inches, great for traveling -$8.00
Max Studio, print top, v-neck with elastic gathering, sleeveless, slightly flared hemline, size M, new-no tags-$6.00
Steve Madden, oh-so cute, dark brown, peep-toe retro wedge, leather uppers, synthetic and lightweight sole, size 7, new-no tags-$5.00
Gorgeous jigsaw abalone pendant, small bale for thinner chains, back side is solid white mother of pearl, the colors just dance when any light hits it, rectangular 1.5in, NEW - $7.50
Now how is that for a cute outfit?
Steve Madden, oh-so cute, dark brown, peep-toe retro wedge, leather uppers, synthetic and lightweight sole, size 7, new-no tags-$5.00
Gorgeous jigsaw abalone pendant, small bale for thinner chains, back side is solid white mother of pearl, the colors just dance when any light hits it, rectangular 1.5in, NEW - $7.50Now how is that for a cute outfit?
And so far today I've 'spent' only $62.50 on two very versatile work outfits. Plus, both outfits could be changed up with different tops, or the tops with different bottoms and you'd have double the outfits.
Now let's pick something for your weekend play time. Below I've paired together OP Skimmer shorts with a white blouse by ie Relaxed and a pair of white sandals by Qupid. Then for a different look, I kept the blouse, but chose a pair of designer jeans and hot pink heels. With a bracelet added, the total for the shorts outfit came to $24.00. As you would suspect, the jeans outfit total is just a little more at $37.00, including the bracelet. It's not so much more as to be a deal breaker though!
OP Tie Bottom Skimmer shorts, Bermuda length, cotton, 5 pockets, extra buttons, waist tie, size 13, new with tags - $5.00
i.e. Relaxed, light weight cotton blouse, accent of baste stitch in beige on seams, throw on a pair of jeans and you're set to go, size 14, like new -$8.00
All New Qupid White Women Flat Sandal, lots of sexy straps, with heel and ankle support, man made materials, size 7, see on Amazon for $17.99 -Our price-$7.00
Wood bracelet wrapped with coordinating colors of twine to match the hot pink, small bead added for Bling effect, hot pink is a go with anything summer and a great color for spring, 2.5in inside diameter, NEW -$4.00
JAG Jeans- 5 pocket stretch jeans are a product of Australia and have the reputation of being the best fitting jeans ever, size 10, straight leg, jag infamous stitching on rear pockets, new-no tags-Retails for $100 plus.-$20.00
Chinese Laundry-dramatic ankle strap with closed heel and open toe, hot pink leather uppers, scrape on one toe and on one heel, 3 1/2 inch heel, otherwise like new, size 7 M -$5.00
I guess we found out just how low we can go.
