Outfit of the Day: Army Fatigue and Sunshine

I swear I have been so horrible when it comes to taking shots of my outfits. I had to work an event on Saturday and decided to pull out my Egotistic Egotism Combat Leather Jacket , a white Old Navy v-neck tee shirt, New York & Company jeans , my favorite Fendi Havanas and my Fringly shoes from Steve Madden. You guys already know I love everything that Nick makes! So my jacket is perfect. 

The Fringly shoes are very comfortable! I didn't complain the whole day! That's amazing! 

I truly wish I took a full body pic. But don't fret because I will definitely be repeating this outfit !!! 

Signing off-

Crystal

Work Attire: Old Navy Sale

You know I appreciate a good sale. Old Navy is where I get a majority of my work attire. They are now having a 50% of EVERYTHING SALE. 

I purchased some basic tees, 3 boyfriend buttons downs and one pair of skinny "Diva" work pants in Coral. 

I already have the perfect outfit in my head for the first really nice Spring Day. 

Tell me this wouldn't be perfect with a pair of nude heels, gold accessories and a cute bag! Can't go wrong. If this is too casual for your job you can switch the coral shirt with a white one and throw on a blazer (and ditch the jewelry)! 

Below are some of the items I thought were cute and that could be worn for numerous occasions and all REASONABLY PRICED (that's the key!!) 

Enjoy and let me know if your purchased anything! 

Signing off-

Crystal

OOTD: Sunday's Finest

Ugh! I missed my daily blog last night! You guys have to excuse me! It was All-Star Weekend in New York and I worked most of the weekend and decided to go to the gym then take my mother out for a late Valentines Day yesterday. Once I came home I was comatosed :-(

With all that said I will post a double for you guys today! For the first post let's talk about my outfit of the day on Sunday. (of course all the pictures are selfies because my mother wasn't paying me any mind). 

Let me say this. NEW YORK IS FRIGID! Not cold but FRIGID. The only reason why you see me wearing a leather jacket is because 1) I was in car 2) Every place I went had parking or a parking lot so nothing consisted of walking long distances.

I definitely layered!! I started off with a pair of ripped American Eagle black jeans and a simple Old Navy v-neck black t-shirt with the ASOS Cape (see here for my previous post about this dope cape) along with a BLANKNYC vegan leather jacket, a pair of June Ambrose Lace-Up Zippered Leather Bootie with Pom-Poms (side note: THESE ARE SOOOOOOOOOO comfortable), a Zara hat (which I have had for about two years and yesterday was the first time wearing it) and my Rocco Alexander Wang bag that I picked up at a sample sale in December. Yesterday was the first day I pulled my baby out and she got lots of attention! You don't have to worry about wearing bright colors in the winter it can brighten up your wardrobe. 

Signing off-

Crystal

Work Wardrobe: My Go To Websites

I vowed that in 2015 I would jazz up my work wardrobe and start chronicling it on my site. As of right now I concentrate way more monotone outfits. I honestly feel you cannot go wrong with all black, nude, or white (even though this color may be a little challenging with pens and highlighters around).  I wanted to give you a quick run down of where I shop for my 9-5.

• Old Navy/Gap- I named these sister companies first because I always flock to these two before anywhere else. I purchase my favorite work pants from Old Navy. Let me introduce you to Pixie Pant. These come in a long and short version and I have them in almost every color and length. Believe me when I tell you that you CANNOT go wrong with these. Whether you pair these with a button down shirt, a blouse, sweater, tee shirt and duster. You can also transition this into weekend and date nights! The pair show below are the Ankle Pixie Pant
  
• New York and Company- I used to walk past this store like the plague was being sold in it! But one day a lady sneezed on me on my way to work and it was the only place that was open. It has now become one of my favorite stores. There are ways not to look like the mannequin in their store window. One way is mix and match their pieces! I have gotten cute dresses, quality suit pants and jackets from NY&Co. I actually have a really cute peplum blazer I purchased in 2012 from NY&Co. Hopefully, I will have a blog post where it is featured. One of my recent purchases from NY&Co. was their Zebra Print Coatigan . The Coatigan is so comfortable and can be dressed up for work or dressed down for running errands. 
  

• Forever 21- ROCK FOREVER 21 but just turned 30 (in my Kanye voice)- Yes this is one of my go to's! Why? Because they are affordable and have excellent shipping! LOL I get a lot of seasonal sweaters from them. Cute basic simple sweaters! I do not purchase any pants or jeans from them because they fit very awkward-in my opinion. Perfect example of something I might order for work is the Shawl Collar Cardigan . I would probably order it in black. 
  
  
  
• ASOS- To me ASOS has the best coat/jacket collection of all of the websites I have listed. I can find any style I am looking for and with their express shipping I have it in 2 business days. My only caution would be to make sure you are choosing the US sizing and not UK. I got caught up once and ordered something when it came it looked like my little cousins jacket. :-( You live and learn and make sure you read before you buy. 
• I really have no website for shoes because I shop wherever for those. Anywhere from Anne Klein, Fendi, Christian Louboutin, and Zara. I am not choosey! 

I usually go shopping at the beginning of the new year for new basics. Once I do I will post them. Then start adding to jazz these pieces up!! 

Signing off-

Crystal

OOTD: Winter White Weekend

Two weekends ago my cousin had a her birthday party at the Yotel in New York City (I have to assume that people other than New Yorkers read my blog). Before this I had never gone to the Yotel. I was uber excited because I have heard nothing but good things about it. 

I decided to bust out an all white fit! I don't know if I ever told you guys but I get food and makeup on EVERYTHING!!! So wearing white is a very adventurous thing for me! I paired a white blouse with white jeans and a blush moto jacket from Forever 21 topped off with a pair of snake skin Lady Daf's from Christian Louboutin . I think this outfit is the definition of Hi-Lo's but you can be the judge. 

Ahh before I forget my boss gifted me the CUTEST Emilio Pucci-esque clutch! I have had it for a couple of months and thought it was the perfect addition to the outfit because it pulled in the all white and the jacket!!! Enjoy the pics and tell me what you think! 

Signing off-

Crystal 

TBT: Simple Chic

In honor of TBT I wanted to give you one of my favorite looks! A casual shirt, jeans, pumps, a clutch and neck candy! 

I took this picture last year on my way to brunch.

What I wore:

Shirt: Zara

Jeans: Old Navy

Pumps: Steve Madden

Clutch: Zara

Jewelry: Zara

Simple and perfect for a brunch or a date with your honey! 

Signing off,

Crystal