Fancy Socks

socks (HauteLook); heels (Vince Camuto); dress (Forever 21); cardigan (Anthropologie); nail art (Sally Hansen)

I know what you're thinking.  It's the same thing Chris said to me this morning "those are socks?"  Yes, they're socks.  Sometimes I dig deep into my closet & start the day off with some fun like with leopard, opened toed patent leather tooth achingly sweet heels, shimmery socks & a bright cardigan.

The weather in the North East is still warm enough to go bare legged but not warm enough to go bare toed (read: perfect weather for socks!)

I bought these socks last year & just rediscovered them in my sock drawer. I'm usually much more of a tights girl, but these were so cute I knew I would wear them one day.

Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!

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Swingy Stripes

top (Freebird); tank (Forever21);  jeans (Ernst Sewn); heels (Steven by Steve Madden); bag (Anthropologie); lip stain (Tarte in Spirited); nail polish (Sheswai in Honey Fox)

Stripes, check. Color, check. Waxy jeans that look like leather, check. Leopard heels, check. Bright punchy polish & lips, check, check. These are a few of my favorite things all bundled into one outfit. 

I know horizontal stripes can be unflattering but I think the cut of this top combined with the way it swings cancels out any unflattering that might happen & just makes it cool.  Plus, I love it, so there.

What are your favorite things to wear?

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P dot S: Happy Birthday Auds, love & miss ya! xx

Polka Dot Confection Perfection

dress: Anthropologie; shoes: Ann Taylor

Any dress that can make you feel like Marilyn when the wind blows is a keeper in my book.  That's why I've decided to keep this dress that my sister lent me (ha ha just kidding, well not really, tee hee I'll give it back I promise).  I wore this sweet little confection of a dress to Marie's baby shower.  It's the perfect amount of lady who lunches with enough fun details (& a plunging neckline) that it doesn't make it stuffy. I kept the accessories to a minimum & let the dots do the talking.

Thanks for the dress Penny :)

Hot Pink Dress Combo

Dress (Anthropologie); Earrings (Gift from my mama); Necklace (Forever 21, remember these); Shoes (Vince Camuto; similar here)

This dress is easily my favorite closet addition this summer.  It's super wearable & fun.  I love the hot pink color & the pockets (!!!!).  It's surprisingly versatile & has been my go to "wedding" dress this season.  Check out more photos after the jump to see how I traded these neutral accessories for bolder ones. Which do you like best?

Red, Yellow & Braided

dress (Urban Outfitters - vintage in my closet!); necklace (unknown - hand-me-down from Christine);
belt (Anthropologie); shoes (Ann Taylor); nail polish (fear or desire - Essie); headband (Goody)

Today's post is my 100th post on HeatherOMade!!! Thanks so much for checking in, reading, commenting & sharing with friends & family! Your support has been so amazing! Love to you all, especially to Chris who is both patient & supportive of his wife (me!). Thanks for all the times I made you wait to eat to so I could photograph our meals, so that I would have photos to edit & blog about later.

In honor of my 100th post, I thought I'd celebrate with some bright colors & this braid - my new fave way to wear my hair this summer!

Belted Leopard Look

earrings (birthday gift! similar here & here:); bracelet (forever 21); sweater (hautelook, similar here); belt (anthropologie, similar here; dress (target); shoes (dolce vita, similar here); sunnies (burberry via A Second Chance).

The peplum look is hot this season but if you haven't added a peplum piece to your closet you can fake it by belting a looser top at your natural waist.

More often than not you can find me in a dress belted at the waist.  To make this leopard dress more work appropriate I threw a light weight sweater over it & belted it for a faux peplum look. I kept my shoes & belt neutral & sprinkled on pops of turquoise jewelery.

Orange-You-Glad-Spring-is-Here-Inspiration

top (anthropologie - on sale early spring 2012); belt (similar here); skirt (urban outifitters - old);
shoes (c/o the chew); clutch (the clutch I wore for my wedding! from hautelook)

 It's finally spring (albeit a little gloomy today)! Last week when the sun finally poked out I couldn't help but want to exude some sunny colors.  I love colors - that's no secret. I wanted to highlight the orange and turquoise here so I kept my skirt and shoes neutral.  Happy spring!

Target: A Thrifty Gal's Anthropologie

Spring is here and my urgency to shop is too.  Inspired by this springs bright colors and patterns for spring I just can't resist shopping!! (Yes, I know I probably should go to meetings - but that's a whole different story.)

Ask anyone I know what my favorite store is - they'll tell you Anthropologie without hesitation. It's known and I let it be known (thank you for whoever has gifted me an anthro gift card in the past - it makes me giddy just thinking about them and I still have the clothes I bought with them in my closet.)

Anthro is no doubt spendy.  A girl's gotta eat and as much as fashion feeds my soul it doesn't do the same for my belly (or Chris's at that).  So I give you Target, the poor gal's Anthro.  Growing up I was blessed with a mother who was trained in apparel design - so not only did all of my clothes fit they were sometimes custom made just for me!  Taking the "I can make that" mentality instilled by my mother and grandmother when referring to an expensive article of clothing,  I accepted the personal (mental) challenge to recreate some looks I found at Anthropologie.*


After a trip to Target this weekend I managed to feed my soul with this spring's trends and save about $335 all the while! See how I saved $335.04 after the jump!