Under Construction

OK, I admit this is not the usual type of hat I wear. However, there is a sign on the front of R's under-construction-dental-practice that clearly says "hard hat area", and I felt compelled to comply.

Details

Shirt: H&M

Pants: Lucky Brand

Tank: Gap

Shoes: Old Navy

Bracelet: Random store in St. John's

Sunnies: D&G

Hat: Walmart 

I wore this outfit to work, but it's also something I'd wear on a weekend too. I can't express how much I love having no distinction between the two!

It's fun to watch the building progress. Next we can build me a new closet! In my dreams....

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Spot the Sequel

My goal of getting through the summer wedding season without buying a new dress has been successful so far. Don't get me wrong, I love buying new dresses... but when you have a bunch of them that don't get out of the closet much, it's worth it to try to get some wear out of them.

When recycling wedding attire, I try not to wear the same dress to a wedding within the same circle of friends. I try to make the look  different by changing up the shoes and the accessories.

Details

Dress: Forever 21

Shoes: Le Chateau

Necklace: Smart Set

I also had a black cardigan on for most of the evening that I forgot to put on for the picture.

The last time I wore this dress I was wearing sandals and silver jewelry.

Two more weddings to go for the year. Will I stick to my "no new dress" rule? Stay tuned to find out!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Dressing Down a Blouse

Something I've been striving to do over the past year is to make my wardrobe more grown-up. When faced with the decision between two pieces, I try to ask myself, "Is something a teenager would likely buy?" and try to stay away from things that could be found in the closet of a high schooler. Note: This rule does not apply to what any of the Pretty Little Liars cast would wear as they dress beyond their years. In fact, I can see a little Spencer in this outfit.

Sometimes I look at the new blouses in my closet and want to wear them, but don't want to "dress up". I find the addition of denim, inexpensive jewelry  and a hat can take things down a notch and make blouses look much less stuffy.

Details

Blouse: Forever 21 (San Francisco)

Hat: Smart Set (Halifax)

Jeans: Guess by Marciano (Vancouver)

Boots: Steve Madden (Toronto)

Bag: Coach (Edmonton)

Necklace: Forever 21 (South Portland)

Bracelets: Gifts, Forever 21, Suzy Shier

How do you dress down blouses?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Lots of Dots

Stripes are my favorite, but polka dots come a close second. I'm linked with longdistanceloving to celebrate this fun pattern.

Photo by Amanda Brownhill Photography

Details

Cardigan: Old Navy (Halifax)

Shirt: H&M (San Francisco)

Jeans: Buffalo by David Bitton (Toronto)

Shoes: DV (Macy's San Francisco)

Belt: H&M (Halifax)

Bracelet: Gift

Earrings: Forever 21 (San Francisco)

Headband: Joe Fresh (Halifax)

Lots of Dots by jennifer-merlin featuring a fedora straw hat

What's your favorite pattern to wear?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Party Clothes

Before you say, "she wore THAT to a party?" let me explain. The party was for a one year old. I felt the polka dots and the bright scarf would be appropriate to appeal to the crowd (10-ish kids from ages 0-5). I tied the scarf around my ears when things got too noisy.... always thinking ahead!

Details

Cardigan: H&M (Vancouver)

Shirt: American Eagle Outfitters (Halifax)

Jeans: Old Navy (Halifax)

Scarf: Gap (Halifax)

Sneakers: Skechers (The Shoe Company, Halifax)

Bracelet: Gift

Happy birthday Owen! And a special thanks to four year old Miss Hannah for the best hug at the end of the party.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Monday Funday

Every so often I work on a Saturday (which isn't great) but in exchange, I get Monday off (which is fantastic). I'm going to spend the day shopping for black bikini bottoms (Joe Fresh I bet), sipping on some Starbucks (gotta buy enough drinks this year to keep my pretty gold card), working out (into week six of P90X), and doing some blog stuff. Wow, excessive use of brackets (sorry).

Details

Sweater: American Eagle Outfitters (Kittery)

Shirt: H&M (San Francisco)

Pants: Uniqlo (San Francisco)

Necklace and Earrings: Gifts

Boots: Call it Spring (Halifax)

Scarf: Le Chateau (Halifax)

Watch: Guess (Vancouver)

Headband: H&M (Vancouver)

Is anyone else excited for The Bachelor tonight? I usually enjoy the "women tell all" shows. I really like both of the girls he's chosen for the final two. It's so hard not to read spoilers, but I don't let myself.

Have a great Monday!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Spot the Classic

There's something refreshing about wearing an easy outfit with simple accessories. Don't get me wrong, I love playing with textures, layers, and hosting the occasional arm party, but sometimes easy is the way to go.

What do they call that? Oh yeah, classic.

Details:

Shirt: H&M (San Francisco)

Jeans: Calvin Klein (Costco, Halifax)

Shoes: Le Chateau (Halifax)

Bracelets: Forever 21 (San Francisco)

Necklace: Gift

My hair is a little darker for the fall (thanks Karrie), and I'm playing around with multicolored nails.

What have you been wearing on your nails lately? Please let me know if there are any must-have new colors for fall (not that I need any more....)

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Connect the Dots

This weekend was a wonderful reminder of why I love living in Nova Scotia. There are amazing wineries an hour from where I live.... so why was this the first time I'd ever been to see them?

R and I were lucky enough to attend a beautiful wedding at Domaine de Grand Pre.

Details:

Dress: Forever 21 (South Portland)

Shoes: Old Navy (Halifax)

Clutch: Guess (Century 21, NYC)

Sunnies: Coach (TJ Maxx, South Portland)

Bracelets: Gift

Necklace: Tiffany & Co (gift)

Earrings: Le Chateau (Halifax)

 

I wore this dress to the rehersal dinner. I thought the polka dots might confuse the mosquitos into submission, but no such luck.

Nails: Suzy Sells Sushi by the Seashore (OPI). Please ignore the obvious spray tan lines on my fingers... hands are always the tricky part.

Baby grapes

Fabulous sunset

Do you have hidden gems in your locale?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl